New Mexico Register / Volume XXX, Issue 9 / May 14, 2019

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Construction Industries Commission (CIC) of the Construction Industries Division (CID) of the Regulation and Licensing Department will convene a public hearing on the following proposed changes to repeal its rule 14.9.5 NMAC – MEDICAL GAS INSTALLATION AND CERTIFICATION and to replace it with 14.9.5 NMAC – MEDICAL GAS AND VACUUM SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS STANDARDS. 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 CIC proposes to repeal 14.9.5 NMAC – MEDICAL GAS INSTALLATION AND CERTIFICATION and to replace it with 14.9.5 NMAC – MEDICAL GAS AND VACUUM SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS STANDARDS in order to update the rules regarding medical gas and vacuum systems and to clarify the rules regarding professional qualification standards.

Section 60-13-6, Subsections F and K of Section 60-13-9 and Subsections B and J of Section 60-13-44 of the Construction Industries Licensing Act, NMSA 1978 authorize the CIC and the CID to adopt rules to carry out the provisions for medical gas and vacuum systems.

The hearing is scheduled as follows:

CIC hearing – 9:00 a.m., June 18, 2019, at the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department, Toney Anaya Building – Hearing Room 2 on the 2^nd Floor, located at 2550 Cerrillos Rd., Santa Fe, NM 87504.

Please Note: All persons wishing to participate in the public hearing remotely may do so telephonically dialing into:

Dial-in Number: (515) 739-1015

Meeting ID: 788-223-117

Interested persons may secure copies of the proposed changes by accessing the Construction Industries Division website (www.rld.state.nm.us/construction) or by requesting from the Santa Fe CID Office – Toney Anaya Building, 2550 Cerrillos Rd. Santa Fe, NM 87504. You may send written comments to: Construction Industries Division P.O. Box 25101, Santa Fe, NM 87504, Attention: Public Comments. Written comments may also be faxed to (505) 476-4702 to the attention of Mary James. All comments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., on June 14, 2019. All public comments and documentation will be entered 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 notifying us as soon as possible to ensure adequate accommodations. Telephone: (505) 476-4616, email: Mary.James2@state.nm.us; Fax No: (505) 476-4702.