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Notice.
SUMMARY: The National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA) proposes to revise
some of its safety codes and standards
and requests proposals from the public
to amend existing or begin the process
of developing new NFPA safety codes
and standards. The purpose of this
request is to increase public
participation in the system used by
NFPA to develop its codes and
standards. The publication of this notice
of request for proposals by the National
Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) on behalf of NFPA is being
undertaken as a public service; NIST
does not necessarily endorse, approve,
or recommend any of the standards
referenced in the notice.
The NFPA process provides ample
opportunity for public participation in
the development of its codes and
standards. All NFPA codes and
standards are revised and updated every
three to five years in Revision Cycles
that begin twice each year and that takes
approximately two years to complete.
Each Revision Cycle proceeds according
to a published schedule that includes
final dates for all major events in the
process. The process contains five basic
steps that are followed both for
developing new documents as well as
revising existing documents. These
steps are: Calling for Proposals;
Publishing the Proposals in the Report
on Proposals; Calling for Comments on
the Committee’s disposition of the
proposals and these Comments are
published in the Report on Comments;
having a Technical Report Session at the
NFPA Annual Meeting; and finally, the
Standards Council Consideration and
Issuance of documents.
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Note: Under new rules effective Fall 2005,
anyone wishing to make Amending Motions
on the Technical Committee Reports (ROP
and ROC) must signal their intention by
submitting a Notice of Intent to Make a
Motion by the Deadline stated in the ROC.
Certified motions will then be posted on the
NFPA Web site. Documents that receive
notice of proper Amending Motions
(Certified Amending Motions) will be
presented for action at the annual June
Association Technical Meeting. Documents
that receive no motions will be forwarded
directly to the Standards Council for action
on issuance.
For more information on these new
rules and for up-to-date information on
schedules and deadlines for processing
NFPA Documents, check the NFPA Web
site at https://www.nfpa.org or contact
NFPA Codes and Standards
Administration.
DATES: Interested persons may submit
proposals on or before the dates listed
with the standards.
ADDRESSES: Christian Dubay, Secretary,
Standards Council, NFPA, 1
Batterymarch Park, Quincy,
Massachusetts 02269–7471.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christian Dubay, Secretary, Standards
Council, at above address, (617) 770–
3000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA) develops building,
fire, and electrical safety codes and
standards. Federal agencies frequently
use these codes and standards as the
basis for developing Federal regulations
concerning safety. Often, the Office of
the Federal Register approves the
incorporation by reference of these
standards under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1
CFR Part 51.
When a Technical Committee begins
the development of a new or revised
NFPA code or standard, it enters one of
two Revision Cycles available each year.
The Revision Cycle begins with the Call
for Proposals, that is, a public notice
asking for any interested persons to
submit specific written proposals for
developing or revising the Document.
The Call for Proposals is published in a
variety of publications. Interested
parties have approximately twenty
weeks to respond to the Call for
Proposals.
Following the Call for Proposals
period, the Technical Committee holds
a meeting to consider and accept, reject
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or revise, in whole or in part, all the
submitted Proposals. The committee
may also develop its own Proposals. A
document known as the Report on
Proposals, or ROP, is prepared
containing all the Public Proposals, the
Technical Committee’s action and each
Proposal, as well as all Committeegenerated Proposals. The ROP is then
submitted for the approval of the
Technical Committee by a formal
written ballot. If the ROP does not
receive approval by a two-thirds vote
calculated in accordance with NFPA
rules, the Report is returned to the
committee for further consideration and
is not published. If the necessary
approval is received, the ROP is
published in a compilation of Reports
on Proposals issued by NFPA twice
yearly for public review and comment,
and the process continues to the next
step.
The Reports on Proposals are sent
automatically free of charge to all who
submitted proposals and each respective
committee member, as well as anyone
else who requests a copy. All ROPs are
also available for free downloading at
https://www.nfpa.org.
Once the ROP becomes available,
there is a 60-day comment period
during which anyone may submit a
Public Comment on the proposed
changes in the ROP. The committee
then reconvenes at the end of the
comment period and acts on all
Comments.
As before, a two-thirds approval vote
by written ballot of the eligible members
of the committee is required for
approval of actions on the Comments.
All of this information is compiled into
a second Report, called the Report on
Comments (ROC), which, like the ROP,
is published and made available for
public review for a seven-week period.
The process of public input and
review does not end with the
publication of the ROP and ROC.
Following the completion of the
Proposal and Comment periods, there is
yet a further opportunity for debate and
discussion through the Technical Report
Sessions that take place at the NFPA
Annual Meeting.
The Technical Report Session
provides an opportunity for the final
Technical Committee Report (i.e., the
ROP and ROC) on each proposed new
or revised code or standard to be
presented to the NFPA membership for
the debate and consideration of motions
to amend the Report. Before making an
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allowable motion at a Technical Report
Session, the intended maker of the
motion must file, in advance of the
session, and within the published
deadline, a Notice of Intent to Make a
Motion. A Motions Committee
appointed by the Standards Council
then reviews all notices and certifies all
amending motions that are proper. Only
these Certified Amending Motions,
together with certain allowable FollowUp Motions (that is, motions that have
become necessary as a result of previous
successful amending motions) will be
allowed at the Technical Report
Session.
For more information on dates/
locations of NFPA Technical Committee
meetings and NFPA Annual Technical
Report Sessions, check the NFPA Web
site at: https://www.nfpa.org/
itemDetail.asp?categoryID=822&
itemID=22818.
The specific rules for the types of
motions that can be made and who can
make them are set forth in NFPA’s
Regulation Governing Committee
Projects which should always be
consulted by those wishing to bring an
issue before the membership at a
Technical Report Session.
Interested persons may submit
proposals, supported by written data,
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views, or arguments to Christian Dubay,
Secretary, Standards Council, NFPA, 1
Batterymarch Park, Quincy,
Massachusetts 02269–7471. Proposals
should be submitted on forms available
from the NFPA Codes and Standards
Administration Office or on NFPA’s
Web site at https://www.nfpa.org.
Each person must include his or her
name and address, identify the
document and give reasons for the
proposal. Proposals received before or
by 5 p.m. local time on the closing date
indicated would be acted on by the
Committee. The NFPA will consider any
proposal that it receives on or before the
date listed with the codes or standard.
Proposal
closing date
Document title
Hydrogen Technologies Code ................................................................................................................
Standard on Carbon Dioxide Extinguishing Systems .............................................................................
Standard for Dry Chemical Extinguishing Systems ................................................................................
Standard for Wet Chemical Extinguishing Systems ...............................................................................
Standard on Water Additives for Fire Control and Vapor Mitigation ......................................................
Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems ......
Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code ............................................................................................
Code for the Manufacture and Storage of Aerosol Products .................................................................
Standard for the Storage and Handling of Cellulose Nitrate Film ..........................................................
Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code ...............................................................................................................
Utility LP-Gas Plant Code .......................................................................................................................
National Electrical Code .......................................................................................................................
Electrical Inspection Code for Existing Dwellings ...................................................................................
Boiler and Combustion Systems Hazards Code ....................................................................................
Standard for Ovens and Furnaces .........................................................................................................
Recommended Practice for Fluid Heaters ..............................................................................................
Standard for Parking Structures .............................................................................................................
Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations ....................
Standard for the Use of Flame Effects Before an Audience ..................................................................
Standard Methods of Tests of Fire Resistance of Building Construction and Materials .......................
Standard Method of Test for Critical Radiant Flux of Floor Covering Systems Using a Radiant Heat
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Standard Method of Test for Flame Travel and Smoke of Wires and Cables for Use in Air-Handling
Spaces.
Standard Methods of Fire Tests for Evaluating Room Fire Growth Contribution of Textile Coverings
on Full Height Panels and Walls.
Standard Fire Test Method for Evaluation of Fire Propagation Characteristics of Exterior Non-LoadBearing Wall Assemblies Containing Combustible Components.
Standard Methods of Fire Tests for Evaluating Contribution of Wall and Ceiling Interior Finish to
Room Fire Growth.
Fire Protection Standard for Marinas and Boatyards .............................................................................
Standard for the Construction and Fire Protection of Marine Terminals, Piers, and Wharves .............
Standard for Fire Protection of Vessels During Construction, Conversion, Repair, and Lay-Up ..........
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA): Proposes To Revise
Codes and Standards
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) proposes to
revise some of its safety codes and standards and requests proposals
from the public to amend existing or begin the process of developing
new NFPA safety codes and standards. The purpose of this request is to
increase public participation in the system used by NFPA to develop its
codes and standards. The publication of this notice of request for
proposals by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
on behalf of NFPA is being undertaken as a public service; NIST does
not necessarily endorse, approve, or recommend any of the standards
referenced in the notice.
The NFPA process provides ample opportunity for public
participation in the development of its codes and standards. All NFPA
codes and standards are revised and updated every three to five years
in Revision Cycles that begin twice each year and that takes
approximately two years to complete. Each Revision Cycle proceeds
according to a published schedule that includes final dates for all
major events in the process. The process contains five basic steps that
are followed both for developing new documents as well as revising
existing documents. These steps are: Calling for Proposals; Publishing
the Proposals in the Report on Proposals; Calling for Comments on the
Committee's disposition of the proposals and these Comments are
published in the Report on Comments; having a Technical Report Session
at the NFPA Annual Meeting; and finally, the Standards Council
Consideration and Issuance of documents.
Note: Under new rules effective Fall 2005, anyone wishing to
make Amending Motions on the Technical Committee Reports (ROP and
ROC) must signal their intention by submitting a Notice of Intent to
Make a Motion by the Deadline stated in the ROC. Certified motions
will then be posted on the NFPA Web site. Documents that receive
notice of proper Amending Motions (Certified Amending Motions) will
be presented for action at the annual June Association Technical
Meeting. Documents that receive no motions will be forwarded
directly to the Standards Council for action on issuance.
For more information on these new rules and for up-to-date
information on schedules and deadlines for processing NFPA Documents,
check the NFPA Web site at https://www.nfpa.org or contact NFPA Codes
and Standards Administration.
DATES: Interested persons may submit proposals on or before the dates
listed with the standards.
ADDRESSES: Christian Dubay, Secretary, Standards Council, NFPA, 1
Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02269-7471.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christian Dubay, Secretary, Standards
Council, at above address, (617) 770-3000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) develops building,
fire, and electrical safety codes and standards. Federal agencies
frequently use these codes and standards as the basis for developing
Federal regulations concerning safety. Often, the Office of the Federal
Register approves the incorporation by reference of these standards
under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR Part 51.
When a Technical Committee begins the development of a new or
revised NFPA code or standard, it enters one of two Revision Cycles
available each year. The Revision Cycle begins with the Call for
Proposals, that is, a public notice asking for any interested persons
to submit specific written proposals for developing or revising the
Document. The Call for Proposals is published in a variety of
publications. Interested parties have approximately twenty weeks to
respond to the Call for Proposals.
Following the Call for Proposals period, the Technical Committee
holds a meeting to consider and accept, reject or revise, in whole or
in part, all the submitted Proposals. The committee may also develop
its own Proposals. A document known as the Report on Proposals, or ROP,
is prepared containing all the Public Proposals, the Technical
Committee's action and each Proposal, as well as all Committee-
generated Proposals. The ROP is then submitted for the approval of the
Technical Committee by a formal written ballot. If the ROP does not
receive approval by a two-thirds vote calculated in accordance with
NFPA rules, the Report is returned to the committee for further
consideration and is not published. If the necessary approval is
received, the ROP is published in a compilation of Reports on Proposals
issued by NFPA twice yearly for public review and comment, and the
process continues to the next step.
The Reports on Proposals are sent automatically free of charge to
all who submitted proposals and each respective committee member, as
well as anyone else who requests a copy. All ROPs are also available
for free downloading at https://www.nfpa.org.
Once the ROP becomes available, there is a 60-day comment period
during which anyone may submit a Public Comment on the proposed changes
in the ROP. The committee then reconvenes at the end of the comment
period and acts on all Comments.
As before, a two-thirds approval vote by written ballot of the
eligible members of the committee is required for approval of actions
on the Comments. All of this information is compiled into a second
Report, called the Report on Comments (ROC), which, like the ROP, is
published and made available for public review for a seven-week period.
The process of public input and review does not end with the
publication of the ROP and ROC. Following the completion of the
Proposal and Comment periods, there is yet a further opportunity for
debate and discussion through the Technical Report Sessions that take
place at the NFPA Annual Meeting.
The Technical Report Session provides an opportunity for the final
Technical Committee Report (i.e., the ROP and ROC) on each proposed new
or revised code or standard to be presented to the NFPA membership for
the debate and consideration of motions to amend the Report. Before
making an
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allowable motion at a Technical Report Session, the intended maker of
the motion must file, in advance of the session, and within the
published deadline, a Notice of Intent to Make a Motion. A Motions
Committee appointed by the Standards Council then reviews all notices
and certifies all amending motions that are proper. Only these
Certified Amending Motions, together with certain allowable Follow-Up
Motions (that is, motions that have become necessary as a result of
previous successful amending motions) will be allowed at the Technical
Report Session.
For more information on dates/locations of NFPA Technical Committee
meetings and NFPA Annual Technical Report Sessions, check the NFPA Web
site at: https://www.nfpa.org/
itemDetail.asp?categoryID=822&itemID=22818.
The specific rules for the types of motions that can be made and
who can make them are set forth in NFPA's Regulation Governing
Committee Projects which should always be consulted by those wishing to
bring an issue before the membership at a Technical Report Session.
Interested persons may submit proposals, supported by written data,
views, or arguments to Christian Dubay, Secretary, Standards Council,
NFPA, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02269-7471. Proposals
should be submitted on forms available from the NFPA Codes and
Standards Administration Office or on NFPA's Web site at https://
www.nfpa.org.
Each person must include his or her name and address, identify the
document and give reasons for the proposal. Proposals received before
or by 5 p.m. local time on the closing date indicated would be acted on
by the Committee. The NFPA will consider any proposal that it receives
on or before the date listed with the codes or standard.
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Proposal
Document--Edition Document title closing date
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NFPA 2--P*............................... Hydrogen Technologies Code........................... 1/2/2009
NFPA 12--2008............................ Standard on Carbon Dioxide Extinguishing Systems..... 5/29/2009
NFPA 17--2009............................ Standard for Dry Chemical Extinguishing Systems...... 5/23/2011
NFPA 17A--2009........................... Standard for Wet Chemical Extinguishing Systems...... 5/23/2011
NFPA 18A--2007........................... Standard on Water Additives for Fire Control and 12/1/2008
Vapor Mitigation.
NFPA 25--2008............................ Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance 12/1/2008
of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems.
NFPA 30--2008............................ Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code............... 12/1/2008
NFPA 30B--2007........................... Code for the Manufacture and Storage of Aerosol 12/1/2008
Products.
NFPA 40--2007............................ Standard for the Storage and Handling of Cellulose 12/1/2008
Nitrate Film.
NFPA 58--2008............................ Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code......................... 12/1/2008
NFPA 59--2008............................ Utility LP-Gas Plant Code............................ 11/24/2009
NFPA 70--2008............................ National Electrical Code[reg]........................ 11/7/2008
NFPA 73--2006............................ Electrical Inspection Code for Existing Dwellings.... 12/1/2008
NFPA 85--2007............................ Boiler and Combustion Systems Hazards Code........... 5/8/2009
NFPA 86--2007............................ Standard for Ovens and Furnaces...................... 12/1/2008
NFPA 87--P*.............................. Recommended Practice for Fluid Heaters............... 1/2/2009
NFPA 88A--2007........................... Standard for Parking Structures...................... 12/1/2008
NFPA 96--2008............................ Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection 12/1/2008
of Commercial Cooking Operations.
NFPA 160--2006........................... Standard for the Use of Flame Effects Before an 12/1/2008
Audience.
NFPA 251--2006........................... Standard Methods of Tests of Fire Resistance of 5/29/2009
Building Construction and Materials.
NFPA 253--2006........................... Standard Method of Test for Critical Radiant Flux of 5/29/2009
Floor Covering Systems Using a Radiant Heat Energy
Source.
NFPA 262--2007........................... Standard Method of Test for Flame Travel and Smoke of 5/29/2009
Wires and Cables for Use in Air-Handling Spaces.
NFPA 265--2007........................... Standard Methods of Fire Tests for Evaluating Room 5/29/2009
Fire Growth Contribution of Textile Coverings on
Full Height Panels and Walls.
NFPA 285--2006........................... Standard Fire Test Method for Evaluation of Fire 5/29/2009
Propagation Characteristics of Exterior Non-Load-
Bearing Wall Assemblies Containing Combustible
Components.
NFPA 286--2006........................... Standard Methods of Fire Tests for Evaluating 5/29/2009
Contribution of Wall and Ceiling Interior Finish to
Room Fire Growth.
NFPA 303--2006........................... Fire Protection Standard for Marinas and Boatyards... 12/1/2008
NFPA 307--2006........................... Standard for the Construction and Fire Protection of 12/1/2008
Marine Terminals, Piers, and Wharves.
NFPA 312--2006........................... Standard for Fire Protection of Vessels During 12/1/2008
Construction, Conversion, Repair, and Lay-Up.
NFPA 385--2007........................... Standard for Tank Vehicles for Flammable and 5/28/2010
Combustible Liquids.
NFPA 502--2008........................... Standard for Road Tunnels, Bridges, and Other Limited 12/1/2008
Access Highways.
NFPA 556--P*............................. Guide on Methods for Evaluating Fire Hazard to 12/1/2008
Occupants of Passenger Road Vehicles.
NFPA 654--2006........................... Standard for the Prevention of Fire and Dust 12/1/2008
Explosions from the Manufacturing, Processing, and
Handling of Combustible Particulate Solids.
NFPA 780--2008........................... Standard for the Installation of Lightning Protection 12/1/2008
Systems.
NFPA 1000--2006.......................... Standard for Fire Service Professional Qualifications 12/1/2008
Accreditation and Certification Systems.
NFPA 1071--2006.......................... Standard for Emergency Vehicle Technician 11/1/2008
Professional Qualifications.
NFPA 1124--2006.......................... Code for the Manufacture, Transportation, Storage, 12/1/2008
and Retail Sales of Fireworks and Pyrotechnic
Articles.
NFPA 1126--2006.......................... Standard for the Use of Pyrotechnics Before a 12/1/2008
Proximate Audience.
NFPA 1145--2006.......................... Guide for the Use of Class A Foams in Manual 12/1/2008
Structural Fire Fighting.
NFPA 1991--2005.......................... Standard on Vapor-Protective Ensembles for Hazardous 12/1/2008
Materials Emergencies.
NFPA 1992--2005.......................... Standard on Liquid Splash-Protective Ensembles and 12/1/2008
Clothing for Hazardous Materials Emergencies.
NFPA 1994--2007.......................... Standard on Protective Ensembles for First Responders 12/1/2008
to CBRN Terrorism Incidents.
NFPA 2001--2008.......................... Standard on Clean Agent Fire Extinguishing Systems... 5/29/2009
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*P = Proposed NEW drafts are available from NFPA's Web site--https://www.nfpa.org or may be obtained from NFPA's
Codes and Standards Administration, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02269-7471.
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Dated: October 22, 2008.
Patrick Gallagher,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. E8-25698 Filed 10-27-08; 8:45 am]
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