New
Mexico Register / Volume XXXVI, Issue 1 / January 14, 2025
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Construction Industries Division will convene a public
hearing for the adoption of rules for adding a new chapter to Title 14 of the Housing
and Construction of the New Mexico Administrative Code titled Chapter 15 Elevator
Safety Code with Parts 14.15.1 NMAC - General Provisions; 14.15.2 - Permitting;
14.15.3 - Inspections; 14.15.4 - Fees; 14.15.5 - Contractor’s License
Requirements; 14.15.6 -Journeyman
Certification; 14.15.7 - Inspectors - 14.15.8 - 2019 NM Safety Code for
Elevator and Escalators. 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 rules, either orally or in writing, and to examine witnesses
testifying at the hearing. The hearing is scheduled for February 17, 2025.
The purpose of this public rule hearing is to receive public comments regarding the adoption of new rules for the Elevator Safety Act signed into law on April 6, 2023. New rules adopted pursuant to the Elevator Safety Act, NMSA 1978, Sections 60-13B-1 through 15 shall be published under NMAC 14.15.1 through 14.15.8 Elevator Safety Codes.
The statutory authority for this rulemaking is found in the Elevator Safety Act, NMSA 1978 Section 60-13B-4(B).
The hearing is scheduled as follows:
An in-person hearing shall be held on February 17, 2025, at the Regulation and Licensing Department located at 5500 San Antonio Drive NE, Albuquerque, NM, starting at 9:30 a.m. The hearing will remain open until 12:00 p.m. or until participants have an opportunity to make public comment, whichever is longer, but no later than 4:30 pm.
Interested persons may obtain copies of the proposed new rules 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: Felicia Garcia.
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 Felicia Garcia at her email address: felicia.garcia@rld.nm.gov. All written comments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., on Friday, February 14, 2025. You may also review submitted comments by requesting copies from Felicia 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 at the in-person hearing until the hearing is closed. All public comments 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) 487-3563. Email: Felicia.garcia@rld.nm.gov; Fax No. (505) 765-5670.
Summary of the Proposed Changes to the Administrative Codes:
14.15.1 NMAC adopt general provisions for the administration of the Elevator Safety Act
14.15.2 NMAC adopt rules for permitting the erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing, testing, repairing, maintaining, removing or dismantling conveyances contained within a building or structure
14.15.3 NMAC adopt rules of inspecting the erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing, testing, repairing, maintaining, removing or dismantling conveyances contained within a building or structure
14.15.4 NMAC adopt rules for fees charged for the administering of the Elevator Safety Act.
14.15.5 NMAC adopt contractor’s license requirements
14.15.6 NMAC adopt journeyman certification requirements
14.15.7 NMAC adopt inspector requirements
14.15.8 NMAC adopt 2019 NM Elevator Safety Code Requirements for elevator and escalators