FDNY Response Policy Memo, August 1997

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

FIRST AMENDMENT TO MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF HEW YORK AND THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY 353OTTED AS OF DECEMBER 30, 1993

On December 30, 1993, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (the "Port Authority") and the Fire Department of the City of New York ("FDNY") entered into a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with respect to certain matters relating to the implementation of the policy adopted by the Port Authority on April 15, 1993 regarding the maintenance and enhancement of fire safety at Port Authority facilities. Under paragraph 3 of the MOU, the FDNY, acting through its Bureau of Fire Prevention ("BFP”) was to receive copies of the drawings and specifications of proposed new or modified fire safety systems for BFP’s review and approval. FDNY has requested, and the Port Authority is agreeable, to the following changes to paragraph 3 of the MOU. Accordingly, effective January 1, 1995, FDNY and the Port Authority agree that paragraph 3 of the MOU shall be amended to read as follows: 3. The Port Authority shall notify the BFP in writing prior to the introduction of a new fire safety system or the introduction of modifications to an existing fire safety system at any building located at a Port Authority facility in the City of New York. a. Port Authority Review: To assure conformance with the standards set forth in local codes and regulations at the time of the design and construction of any new or modified fire safety system,, the Port Authority shall, in the case of each system, thoroughly review and examine all plans in connection with such system for conformance with the standards set forth in all applicable local codes and regulations. Plans prepared for new or modified systems to be undertaken by Port Authority tenants shall be prepared and sealed by a New York State licensed professional engineer or architect retained or employed by tenant; plans prepared for new or modified systems to be undertaken by the Port Authority shall be prepared by a New York State licensed professional engineer or architect employed or retained by the Port Authority, The Port Authority’s examination of plans shall be conducted by New York State licensed architects and engineers retained or employed by the Port Authority. The Port Authority engineer or architect approving the plans for any new or modified system from the standpoint of Code conformance shall be a New York State licensed architect or engineer who shall not have assisted in the actual preparation of such plans. b. New and/or Modified Fire Safety System File: The Port Authority shall maintain a file for each new or modified system which file shall at all times contain the most recently prepared drawings, plans and any other documents required in connection with the review of the systems from the standpoint of Code conformance. In the case of any new or modified system being effectuated by a tenant of the Port Authority, such file shall also include the Tenant Alteration Application prepared by the tenant. In the case of any new or modified system administered by a line department of the Port Authority, such file shall include any application prepared in connection with such new or modified system. The Line Departments of the Port Authority are currently its World Trade, Aviation, Interstate Transportation, Port and Regional Development Departments.

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