New Mexico Register / Volume XXXIV, Issue 14 / July 31, 2023

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Construction Industries Commission will convene a public hearing for amendments to New Mexico Liquefied Petroleum Gas Standard, 19.15.40 NMAC. The hearing will be held before a hearing officer, at which time any interested person is invited to submit data, views or arguments on the proposed changes, either orally or in writing and to examine witnesses testifying at the hearing. The hearing is scheduled for September 8, 2023.

The purpose of this public rule hearing is to receive public comments regarding the amendments to New Mexico Liquefied Petroleum Gas Standard, 19.15.40 NMAC.

The statutory authority for this rulemaking is found in the Construction Industries Licensing Act, Subsection F of Section 60-13-9 NMSA 1978 and Liquefied Petroleum Gas Standard Act, Section 70-5-5 NMSA 1978.

Summary of the Proposed Changes to the Rule: Adoption of the 2021 national fuel gas code, referred to as NFPA 54; 2020 liquefied petroleum gas code, referred to as NFPA 58; and 2021standard on recreational vehicles, referred to as NFPA 1192.

The hearing is scheduled as follows:

An in-person hearing shall be held on Friday, September 8, 2023, at the Toney Anaya Building, 2550 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, NM, second floor, Rio Grande Conference Room, starting at 9:30 a.m. The hearing will remain open until 10:00 a.m. or until participants have an opportunity to make public comment, whichever is longer.

Interested persons may obtain copies of the proposed rule changes by logging onto the Construction Industries Division website (https://www.rld.nm.gov/construction-industries) to download the proposed rules or by written request to the Albuquerque CID Office – Regulation and Licensing Department, 5500 San Antonio Drive NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109, attention: Quindi Otero-Robertson.

You may send written comments to: Construction Industries Division, – Regulation and Licensing Department, 5500 San Antonio Drive NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109, Attention: Public Comments. Written comments may also be faxed to (505) 765-5670 or submitted to Quindi Otero-Robertson at her email address: Quindi.Otero@rld.nm.gov. All written comments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., on Thursday, September 7, 2023. You may also review submitted comments by requesting copies from Quindi Otero-Robertson at her email address above. Public comments will be posted on the division’s website (https://www.rld.nm.gov/construction-industries). Written comments may also be received by the Commission at the in-person hearing until the hearing is closed. All public comment received shall be admitted into the record during the public hearing.

If you require special accommodations to attend the hearing, please notify CID by phone, email, or fax, of such needs as soon as possible to ensure adequate accommodations. Telephone: (505) 629-3835. Email: eliza.casados@rld.nm.gov; Fax No. (505) 765-5670.