Under IC 4-22-2-24, notice is hereby given that on October 27, 2008, at 6:00 p.m. EDT, at the Public Safety Academy of NE Indiana, 7602 Patriot Crossing, Room #2200, Fort Wayne, Indiana, the Board of Firefighting Personnel Standards and Education will hold a public hearing on the proposed adoption of LSA Document #08-429 that amends 655 IAC 1, the general administrative rules, for the purpose of making changes to the Board's certification requirements, processes, and procedures, deleting certifications, correcting typographical errors, and making conforming section changes. Public comments are invited and may be directed to the Indiana Department of Homeland Security, Code Services Section, Attn: Mara Snyder, Indiana Government Center South, 302 West Washington Street, Room W246, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.

The Board of Firefighting Personnel Standards and Education has authority to adopt this rule under IC 22-14-2-7. The proposed rule provides necessary clarification and updating of the Board's administrative rules. The costs associated with the rule are necessary to ensure a heightened level of proficiency among the instructors who are overseeing and delivering training classes. The increasing integration of public safety response has created a vastly increased number of professionals who combine with firefighters in response teams. It is critically important to ensure that all members of such a response team are equally trained and that those delivering the training are appropriately qualified.

Copies of these rules are now on file at the Indiana Government Center South, 302 West Washington Street, Room W246 and Legislative Services Agency, One North Capitol, Suite 325, Indianapolis, Indiana and are open for public inspection.