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International Code Council: The
Update Process for the International
Codes and Standards
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The International Code
Council (ICC), promulgator of the
International Codes and Standards,
maintains a process for updating the
entire family of International Codes
based on receipt of proposals from
interested individuals and organizations
involved in the construction industry as
well as the general public. The codes are
updated every three years.
The purpose of this notice is to
increase public participation in the
system used by ICC to develop and
maintain its codes and standards. The
publication of this notice by the
National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) on behalf of ICC is
being undertaken as a public service;
NIST does not necessarily endorse,
approve, or recommend any of the codes
or standards referenced in the notice.
DATES: The date of the next Committee
Action Hearings is April 21–30, 2013 in
Dallas, TX at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel.
This will be followed by the Public
Comment Hearings October 2, 2013 in
Atlantic City, New Jersey at the Atlantic
City Convention Center.
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Committee Action Hearings
in Dallas, TX at the Sheraton Dallas
Hotel and the Public Comment Hearings
in Atlantic City, New Jersey at the
Atlantic City Convention Center.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mike Pfeiffer, PE, Deputy SVP,
Technical Services,4051 West
Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills,
Illinois 60478; Telephone 888–ICC–
SAFE, Extension 4338. David F.
Alderman, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, MS
2100, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, email:
david.alderman@nist.gov or by phone at
301–975–4019.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
Background
ICC produces the only family of Codes
and Standards that are comprehensive,
coordinated, and necessary to regulate
the built environment. Federal agencies
frequently use these codes and
standards as the basis for developing
Federal regulations concerning new and
existing construction.
This is the second year of ICC’s three
year cycle. The fifteen International
Codes are updated on a three year cycle
where each code is updated in a specific
year. In this current three year cycle, 5
codes were updated in 2012, 9 will be
updated in 2013 and one will be
updated in 2014. Completion of this
cycle results in the 2015 edition of the
International Codes which are
scheduled to be published in the first
half of 2014. For detailed information
on the 2012/2013/2014 Cycle, including
a list of codes to be updated and in
which cycle, go to: https://www.iccsafe.
org/cs/codes/Web pages/cycle.aspx.
The Code Development Process is
initiated when proposals from
interested persons, supported by written
data, views, or arguments are solicited
and published in the Code Change
Agenda document. This document is
posted a minimum of 30 days in
advance of the Committee Action
Hearing serves as the agenda.
At the Committee Action Hearing, the
ICC Code Development Committee
considers testimony on every proposal
and acts on each one individually
(Approval, Disapproval, or Approval as
Modified). The results are published in
a report entitled the Report of the
Committee Action Hearing, which
identifies the disposition of each
proposal and the reason for the
committee’s action. Anyone wishing to
submit a comment on the committee’s
action, expressing support or opposition
to the action, is provided the
opportunity to do so. Comments
received are published and distributed
in a document called the Public
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Comment Agenda which serves as the
agenda for the second hearing called the
Public Comment Hearing. As part of
ICC’s Governmental Consensus Process,
at the Public Comment Hearing, only
ICC’s Governmental Members are
permitted to vote as they have no vested
interest other than health, safety and
welfare in the enforcement of the code.
Proposals which are approved at the
Public Comment Hearing are
incorporated in the subsequent Edition,
with the next cycle starting with the
submittal deadline for proposals.
International Code Council, 4051 W
Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills,
Illinois 60478; or download a copy from
the ICC Web site noted previously.
The International Codes and
Standards consist of the following:
ICC Codes
International Building Code.
International Energy Conservation
Code.
International Existing Building Code.
International Fire Code.
International Fuel Gas Code.
International Green Construction
Code.
International Mechanical Code.
ICC Performance Code for Buildings
and Facilities.
International Plumbing Code.
International Private Sewage Disposal
Code.
International Property Maintenance
Code.
International Residential Code.
International Swimming Pool and Spa
Code
International Wildland-Urban
Interface Code.
International Zoning Code.
ICC Standards
ICC A 117.1: Accessible and Usable
Buildings and Facilities.
ICC 300: Standard on Bleachers,
Folding and Telescopic Seating and
Grandstands.
ICC 400: Standard on the Design and
Construction of Log Structures.
ICC 500: ICC/NSSA Standard on the
Design and Construction of Storm
Shelters.
ICC 600: Standard for Residential
Construction in High Wind Regions.
ICC 700: National Green Building
Standard
The maintenance process for ICC
Standards such as ICC A117.1 follows a
similar process of soliciting proposals,
committee action, public comment and
ultimately the update and publication of
the standard. ICC’s Standard
development process meets ANSI
requirements for standard’s
development.
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Maryland. The primary purpose of this
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considered during this period. Speakers
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statements, those who had wished to
speak but could not be accommodated
on the agenda, and those who were
unable to attend in person are invited to
submit written statements to the Smart
Grid and Cyber-Physical Systems
Program Office, National Institute of
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau
Drive, Mail Stop 8200, Gaithersburg,
MD 20899–8200; fax 301–975–4091; or
via email at nistsgfac@nist.gov.
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Friday, April 12, 2013, in order to
attend. Please submit your full name,
time of arrival, email address, and
phone number to Cuong Nguyen. NonU.S. citizens must also submit their
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country of citizenship, title, employer/
sponsor, and address. Mr. Nguyen’s
email address is cuong.nguyen@nist.gov
and his phone number is (301) 975–
2254.
Dated: March 20, 2013.
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Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
International Code Council: The Update Process for the
International Codes and Standards
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The International Code Council (ICC), promulgator of the
International Codes and Standards, maintains a process for updating the
entire family of International Codes based on receipt of proposals from
interested individuals and organizations involved in the construction
industry as well as the general public. The codes are updated every
three years.
The purpose of this notice is to increase public participation in
the system used by ICC to develop and maintain its codes and standards.
The publication of this notice by the National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST) on behalf of ICC is being undertaken as a public
service; NIST does not necessarily endorse, approve, or recommend any
of the codes or standards referenced in the notice.
DATES: The date of the next Committee Action Hearings is April 21-30,
2013 in Dallas, TX at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel. This will be followed
by the Public Comment Hearings October 2, 2013 in Atlantic City, New
Jersey at the Atlantic City Convention Center.
ADDRESSES: Committee Action Hearings in Dallas, TX at the Sheraton
Dallas Hotel and the Public Comment Hearings in Atlantic City, New
Jersey at the Atlantic City Convention Center.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Pfeiffer, PE, Deputy SVP,
Technical Services,4051 West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills,
Illinois 60478; Telephone 888-ICC-SAFE, Extension 4338. David F.
Alderman, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 2100, Gaithersburg, MD 20899,
email: david.alderman@nist.gov or by phone at 301-975-4019.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
ICC produces the only family of Codes and Standards that are
comprehensive, coordinated, and necessary to regulate the built
environment. Federal agencies frequently use these codes and standards
as the basis for developing Federal regulations concerning new and
existing construction.
This is the second year of ICC's three year cycle. The fifteen
International Codes are updated on a three year cycle where each code
is updated in a specific year. In this current three year cycle, 5
codes were updated in 2012, 9 will be updated in 2013 and one will be
updated in 2014. Completion of this cycle results in the 2015 edition
of the International Codes which are scheduled to be published in the
first half of 2014. For detailed information on the 2012/2013/2014
Cycle, including a list of codes to be updated and in which cycle, go
to: https://www.iccsafe.org/cs/codes/Web pages/cycle.aspx.
The Code Development Process is initiated when proposals from
interested persons, supported by written data, views, or arguments are
solicited and published in the Code Change Agenda document. This
document is posted a minimum of 30 days in advance of the Committee
Action Hearing serves as the agenda.
At the Committee Action Hearing, the ICC Code Development Committee
considers testimony on every proposal and acts on each one individually
(Approval, Disapproval, or Approval as Modified). The results are
published in a report entitled the Report of the Committee Action
Hearing, which identifies the disposition of each proposal and the
reason for the committee's action. Anyone wishing to submit a comment
on the committee's action, expressing support or opposition to the
action, is provided the opportunity to do so. Comments received are
published and distributed in a document called the Public Comment
Agenda which serves as the agenda for the second hearing called the
Public Comment Hearing. As part of ICC's Governmental Consensus
Process, at the Public Comment Hearing, only ICC's Governmental Members
are permitted to vote as they have no vested interest other than
health, safety and welfare in the enforcement of the code. Proposals
which are approved at the Public Comment Hearing are incorporated in
the subsequent Edition, with the next cycle starting with the submittal
deadline for proposals.
International Code Council, 4051 W Flossmoor Road, Country Club
Hills, Illinois 60478; or download a copy from the ICC Web site noted
previously.
The International Codes and Standards consist of the following:
ICC Codes
International Building Code.
International Energy Conservation Code.
International Existing Building Code.
International Fire Code.
International Fuel Gas Code.
International Green Construction Code.
International Mechanical Code.
ICC Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities.
International Plumbing Code.
International Private Sewage Disposal Code.
International Property Maintenance Code.
International Residential Code.
International Swimming Pool and Spa Code
International Wildland-Urban Interface Code.
International Zoning Code.
ICC Standards
ICC A 117.1: Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities.
ICC 300: Standard on Bleachers, Folding and Telescopic Seating and
Grandstands.
ICC 400: Standard on the Design and Construction of Log Structures.
ICC 500: ICC/NSSA Standard on the Design and Construction of Storm
Shelters.
ICC 600: Standard for Residential Construction in High Wind
Regions.
ICC 700: National Green Building Standard
The maintenance process for ICC Standards such as ICC A117.1
follows a similar process of soliciting proposals, committee action,
public comment and ultimately the update and publication of the
standard. ICC's Standard development process meets ANSI requirements
for standard's development.
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Dated: March 21, 2013.
Willie E. May,
Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2013-06909 Filed 3-25-13; 8:45 am]
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