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ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
Michael R. Coveyou, Agency Rules Administrator
Phone: (515) 725-6185 e-mail:
admrule@dps.state.ia.us
The Iowa Administrative Procedure Act,
Chapter 17A of the Code of Iowa, provides for the promulgation of administrative
rules by state agencies. Administrative rules amplify, clarify, and implement
statutory language found in the Code of Iowa. Administrative rules carry
the force of law, and are codified in the Iowa Administrative Code.
The Iowa Administrative Code is organized
by issuing agency and each agency has an identifying number to uniquely
label its rules. The Iowa Department of Public Safety's identifying number
is 661. Consequently, Chapter 121 of the Department's administrative rules
may be cited as "661 IAC Chapter 121."
Current and Recent
Rulemaking
ELECTRICIAN QUALIFICATIONS: Proposed amendments to the rules of
the Electrical Examining Board would allow for alternative paths to qualify to take journeyman examination, clarify requiremens for supervision of apprentices and unclassified persons working on residential electrical installations, and provide for licensure without examination for electricians licensed in other state which have entered into reciprocity agreemtns with Iowa. The proposed rules were the subject of a public hearing on September 15, 2011.
ADOPTION OF NEW EDITION OF NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE: The Electrical Examining Board, the State Fire Marshal, and the Building Code Commissioner have each proposed adoption of the new (2011) edition of the National Electrical Code as the standards for electrical installations in Iowa. These proposed rules were the subject of a public hearing on August 18, 2011.
STATEWIDE INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM BOARD: The Board has adopted final rules which will take effect on October 1, 2011.
DISPENSING OF BIOFUELS: Adopted and Filed Rules amending requirements for dispensing biofuels in Iowa take effect on September 1, 2011. An emergency amendment related to dispensing of E-85 previously took effect on December 1, 2010. That amendment corresponded to an Order issued previously by the State Fire Marshal, which requires that new installations of dispensers for E-85 use dispensers listed (approved) by an independent testing laboratory for use with E-85 and that, as of August 26, 2014, E-85 be dispensed only from dispeners listed for use with E-85, regardless of the date on which the dispenser was installed. The Adopted and Filed Rules also define several terms to clarify requirements for dispensing biofuels and provide an additonal option to meet requirements for dispensing biodiesel blends beyond B-5.
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