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What is NYC FC § 401.3.6?

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This section outlines the operational requirement for building owners to prepare and submit an emergency preparedness plan to the department. Owners of buildings and occupancies with a comprehensive fire safety and emergency action plan have 24 months, while those with other emergency plans have 18 months to comply. Applies to building owners with specified emergency preparedness requirements.

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401.3.6 Applicability to existing buildings and occupancies.

FC § 401.3.6

The preparation of an emergency preparedness plan shall constitute an operational requirement. Except as otherwise provided in this section, owners of buildings and occupancies required by this chapter to have a comprehensive fire safety and emergency action plan shall have 24 months from the promulgation of rules implementing such emergency preparedness plan provisions of this chapter to prepare such plan and submit it to the department for acceptance. Owners of buildings and occupancies required by this chapter to have any other emergency preparedness plan shall have 18 months from the promulgation of rules implementing such emergency preparedness plan provisions of this chapter to prepare such plan and, if required by this chapter, submit it to the department for acceptance.

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