Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules  
Administrative Rules Division (ARD)  
MOAHR-Rules@michigan.gov  
REQUEST FOR RULEMAKING (RFR)  
1. Department:  
Licensing and Regulatory Affairs  
2. Bureau:  
Bureau of Fire Services  
3. Promulgation type:  
Full Process  
4. Title of proposed rule set:  
Fire Inspector Certification  
5. Rule numbers or rule set range of numbers:  
R 29.501 - R 29.508  
6. Estimated time frame:  
6 months  
Name of person filling out RFR:  
Liam Carroll  
E-mail of person filling out RFR:  
CarrollL3@michigan.gov  
Phone number of person filling out RFR:  
517-242-1171  
Address of person filling out RFR:  
611 W. Ottawa 4th Floor  
Lansing, MI 48933  
7. Describe the general purpose of these rules, including any problems the changes are intended  
to address.  
Rules describe the method(s) by which Fire Inspectors are certified or revoked (including appeals  
process), delegation of authority occurs, maintenance of certification via continued education and  
the process by which continued education programs are approved. This rule set is antiquated and  
needs to be updated to remove items that are no longer supported and better clarify other items .  
8. Please cite the specific promulgation authority for the rules (i.e. department director,  
commission, board, etc.).  
Bureau of Fire Services  
A. Please list all applicable statutory references (MCLs, Executive Orders, etc.).  
By authority conferred on the bureau of fire services by sections 1c, 2a, 2b, 3c, and 3e of 1941 PA  
207, MCL 29.1c, 29.2a, 29.2b, 29.3c, and 29.3e, and Executive Reorganization Order Nos. 1997-  
2, 2003-1, and 2011-4, MCL 29.451, 445.2011, and 445.2030.  
B. Are the rules mandated by any applicable constitutional or statutory provision? If so, please  
explain.  
MCL 24.239  
RFR-Page 2  
MCL 29.2b(2) of the Fire Prevention Code (Act 207 of 1941) states that the Bureau of Fire  
Services shall promulgate rules establishing qualifications for certification of an individual or  
individuals, who is described in Section 2b(1) of the Code, MCL 29.2b(1), as 1 or more  
individuals employed as full-time fire inspectors by the organized fire department and certified  
under MCL 29.2b(2) with the authority to enforce 1 or more of the fire safety rules promulgated  
under this act.  
9. Please describe the extent to which the rules conflict with or duplicate similar rules,  
compliance requirements, or other standards adopted at the state, regional, or federal level.  
None identified.  
10. Is the subject matter of the rules currently contained in any guideline, handbook, manual,  
instructional bulletin, form with instructions, or operational memoranda?  
Yes. Portions of the rules appear on applications (forms with instructions).  
11. Are the rules listed on the department’s annual regulatory plan as rules to be processed  
for the current year?  
No.  
12. Will the proposed rules be promulgated under Section 44 of the Administrative Procedures  
Act, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.244, or under the full rulemaking process?  
Full Process  
13. Please describe the extent to which the rules exceed similar regulations, compliance  
requirements, or other standards adopted at the state, regional, or federal level.  
There exists no other similar items.  
14. Do the rules incorporate the recommendations received from the public regarding any  
complaints or comments regarding the rules? If yes, please explain.  
Yes, an open forum discussion occurs prior to accepting the rules and there exists an appeal  
process within the rules.  
15. If amending an existing rule set, please provide the date of the last evaluation of the rules  
and the degree, if any, to which technology, economic conditions, or other factors have changed  
the regulatory activity covered by the rules since the last evaluation.  
Last evaluation: 2009. Considerable changes have occurred in the testing and certification process  
as well as the continuing education and program approval processes.  
16. Are there any changes or developments since implementation that demonstrate there is no  
continued need for the rules, or any portion of the rules?  
No  
17. Is there an applicable decision record (as defined in MCL 24.203(6) and required by MCL  
24.239(2))? If so, please attach the decision record.  
No  
Based on the information provided in this RFR, MOAHR concludes that there are sufficient  
policy and legal bases for approving the RFR. The RFR satisfies the requirements of the  
Administrative Procedures Act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, and Executive  
Order No. 2019-6.  
MCL 24.239  
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