[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 219 (Monday, November 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70414-70417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29317]
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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 Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is
publishing this notice on behalf of the National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA) to announce the NFPA's proposal to revise some of
its fire safety codes and standards and requests proposals from the
public to amend existing or begin the process of developing new NFPA
fire 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.
DATES: Interested persons may submit proposals by 5 p.m. EST/EDST on or
before the date listed with the code or standard.
ADDRESSES: Amy Beasley Cronin, Secretary, Standards Council, NFPA, 1
Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169-7471.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Beasley Cronin, Secretary,
Standards Council, at above address, (617) 770-3000. David F. Alderman,
NIST at (301) 975-4019.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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,
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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 take 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 code revision Process contains five basic steps that
are followed for developing new documents as well as revising existing
documents: Call for Proposals; Publishing the Report on Proposals
(ROP); Call for Comments on the Committee's disposition of the
Proposals and publication of these Comments in the Report on Comments
(ROC); the Association Technical Meeting at the NFPA Conference & Expo;
and finally, the Standards Council Consideration and Issuance of
documents.
Note: Anyone wishing to make Amending Motions on the Technical
Committee Reports (ROP and ROC) must signal his or her 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 rules and for up-to-date information
on schedules and deadlines for processing NFPA Documents, check the
NFPA Web site at http://www.nfpa.org, or contact NFPA Codes and
Standards Administration.
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 a code
or standard. 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
Committees' action on 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 Report on Proposals is sent automatically free of charge to all
who submitted Proposals and each Committee member, as well as anyone
else who requests a copy. All ROPs are also available for free
downloading at http://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 is 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 a further opportunity for debate
and discussion through the Association Technical Meeting that takes
place at the NFPA Conference & Expo.
The Association Technical Meeting 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 allowable motion at an Association Technical
Meeting, 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
Association Technical Meeting.
For more information on dates/locations of NFPA Technical Committee
meetings and NFPA Annual Association Technical Meeting, check the NFPA
Web site at: http://www.nfpa.org/itemDetail.asp?categoryID=822&itemID=22818.
The specific rules for the types of motions that can be made or who
can make them are set forth in NFPA's Regulations Governing Committee
Projects which should always be consulted by those wishing to bring an
issue before the membership at an Association Technical Meeting.
Request for Proposals
Interested persons may submit proposals, supported by written data,
views, or arguments, to Amy Beasley Cronin, Secretary, Standards
Council, NFPA, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169-7471.
Proposals should be submitted on forms available from the NFPA Codes
and Standards Administration Office, or from NFPA's Web site at http://www.nfpa.org.
Each person must include his or her name and address, identify the
code or standard, and give reasons for the proposal. Proposals received
by 5 p.m. EDT/EDST on or before the closing date indicated with each
code or standard would be acted on by the respective Committee, and
then considered by the NFPA Membership at the Association Technical
Meeting.
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Proposal
Document--Edition Document title closing date
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NFPA 1--2012.................................. Fire Code....................................... 6/22/2012
NFPA 2--2011.................................. Hydrogen Technologies Code...................... 1/4/2012
NFPA 3--2012.................................. Recommended Practice on Commissioning and 6/22/2012
Integrated Testing of Fire Protection and Life
Safety Systems.
NFPA 18--2011................................. Standard on Wetting Agents...................... 6/22/2012
NFPA 30--2012................................. Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code.......... 6/22/2012
NFPA 30A--2012................................ Code for Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities and 6/22/2012
Repair Garages.
NFPA 30B--2011................................ Code for the Manufacture and Storage of Aerosol 6/22/2012
Products.
NFPA 31--2011................................. Standard for the Installation of Oil-Burning 5/24/2013
Equipment.
NFPA 37--2010................................. Standard for the Installation and Use of 1/4/2012
Stationary Combustion Engines and Gas Turbines.
NFPA 40--2011................................. Standard for the Storage and Handling of 6/22/2012
Cellulose Nitrate Film.
NFPA 51B--2009................................ Standard for Fire Prevention During Welding, 11/25/2011
Cutting, and Other Hot Work.
NFPA 54--2012................................. National Fuel Gas Code.......................... 6/22/2012
NFPA 56PS--2012............................... Standard for Fire and Explosion Prevention 11/25/2011
During Cleaning and Purging of Flammable Gas
Piping Systems.
NFPA 58--2011................................. Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code.................... 11/25/2011
NFPA 59--2012................................. Utility LP-Gas Plant Code....................... 6/22/2012
NFPA 69--2008................................. Standard on Explosion Prevention Systems........ 1/4/2012
NFPA 70--2011................................. National Electrical Code[supreg]................ 11/4/2011
NFPA 70E--2012................................ Standard for Electrical Safety in the 6/22/2012
Workplace[supreg].
NFPA 79--2012................................. Electrical Standard for Industrial Machinery.... 6/22/2012
NFPA 82--2009................................. Standard on Incinerators and Waste and Linen 1/4/2012
Handling Systems and Equipment.
NFPA 86--2011................................. Standard for Ovens and Furnaces................. 6/22/2012
NFPA 87--2011................................. Recommended Practice for Fluid Heaters.......... 6/22/2012
NFPA 88A--2011................................ Standard for Parking Structures................. 6/22/2012
NFPA 90A--2012................................ Standard for the Installation of Air- 6/22/2012
Conditioning and Ventilating Systems.
NFPA 90B--2012................................ Standard for the Installation of Warm Air 6/22/2012
Heating and Air-Conditioning Systems.
NFPA 92--2012................................. Standard for Smoke Management Systems........... 6/22/2012
NFPA 96--2011................................. Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire 11/25/2011
Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations.
NFPA 99--2012................................. Health Care Facilities Code..................... 6/22/2012
NFPA 99B--2010................................ Standard for Hypobaric Facilities............... 6/22/2012
NFPA 101--2012................................ Life Safety Code[supreg]........................ 6/22/2012
NFPA 130--2010................................ Standard for Fixed Guideway Transit and 11/25/2011
Passenger Rail Systems.
NFPA 220--2012................................ Standard on Types of Building Construction...... 6/22/2012
NFPA 221--2012................................ Standard for High Challenge Fire Walls, Fire 6/22/2012
Walls, and Fire Barrier Walls.
NFPA 302--2010................................ Fire Protection Standard for Pleasure and 6/22/2012
Commercial Motor Craft.
NFPA 306--2009................................ Standard for the Control of Gas Hazards on 11/25/2011
Vessels.
NFPA 318--2012................................ Standard for the Protection of Semiconductor 6/22/2012
Fabrication Facilities.
NFPA 403--2009................................ Standard for Aircraft Rescue and Fire-Fighting 11/25/2011
Services at Airports.
NFPA 412--2009................................ Standard for Evaluating Aircraft Rescue and Fire- 11/25/2011
Fighting Foam Equipment.
NFPA 484--2012................................ Standard for Combustible Metals................. 6/22/2012
NFPA 502--2011................................ Standard for Road Tunnels, Bridges, and Other 11/25/2011
Limited Access Highways.
NFPA 520--2010................................ Standard on Subterranean Spaces................. 5/24/2013
NFPA 556--2011................................ Guide on Methods for Evaluating Fire Hazard to 6/22/2012
Occupants of Passenger Road Vehicles.
NFPA 610--2009................................ Guide for Emergency and Safety Operations at 11/25/2011
Motorsports Venues.
NFPA 703--2012................................ Standard for Fire Retardant Treated-Wood and 6/22/2012
Fire-Retardant Coatings for Building Materials.
NFPA 720--2012................................ Standard for the Installation of Carbon Monoxide 6/22/2012
(CO) Detection and Warning Equipment.
NFPA 730--2011................................ Guide for Premises Security..................... 1/4/2012
NFPA 731--2011................................ Standard for the Installation of Electronic 1/4/2012
Premises Security Systems.
NFPA 750--2010................................ Standard on Water Mist Fire Protection Systems.. 1/4/2012
NFPA 780--2011................................ Standard for the Installation of Lightning 11/25/2011
Protection Systems.
NFPA 790--2012................................ Standard for Competency of Third-Party Field 6/22/2012
Evaluation Bodies.
NFPA 791--2012................................ Recommended Practice and Procedures for 6/22/2012
Unlabeled Electrical Equipment Evaluation.
NFPA 853--2010................................ Standard for the Installation of Stationary Fuel 5/24/2013
Cell Power Systems.
NFPA 914--2010................................ Code for Fire Protection of Historic Structures. 5/24/2013
NFPA 921--2011................................ Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations..... 1/4/2012
NFPA 1005--2007............................... Standard for Professional Qualifications for 1/4/2012
Marine Fire Fighting for Land-Based Fire
Fighters.
NFPA 1021--2009............................... Standard for Fire Officer Professional 11/11/2011
Qualifications.
NFPA 1026--2009............................... Standard for Incident Management Personnel 11/11/2011
Professional Qualifications.
NFPA 1031--2009............................... Standard for Professional Qualifications for 11/11/2011
Fire Inspector and Plan Examiner.
NFPA 1033--2009............................... Standard for Professional Qualifications for 11/11/2011
Fire Investigator.
NFPA 1123--2010............................... Code for Fireworks Display...................... 11/25/2011
NFPA 1143--2009............................... Standard for Wildland Fire Management........... 11/25/2011
NFPA 1192--2011............................... Standard on Recreational Vehicles............... 1/4/2012
NFPA 1194--2011............................... Standard for Recreational Vehicle Parks and 1/4/2012
Campgrounds.
NFPA 1521--2008............................... Standard for Fire Department Safety Officer..... 1/4/2012
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NFPA 1561--2008............................... Standard on Emergency Services Incident 1/4/2012
Management System.
NFPA 1670--2009............................... Standard on Operations and Training for 1/4/2012
Technical Search and Rescue Incidents.
NFPA 1710--2010............................... Standard for the Organization and Deployment of 6/22/2012
Fire Suppression Operations, Emergency Medical
Operations, and Special Operations to the
Public by Career Fire Departments.
NFPA 1720--2010............................... Standard for the Organization and Deployment of 6/22/2012
Fire Suppression Operations, Emergency Medical
Operations and Special Operations to the Public
by Volunteer Fire Departments.
NFPA 1901--2009............................... Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus.......... 11/25/2011
NFPA 1963--2009............................... Standard for Fire Hose Connections.............. 1/4/2012
NFPA 1965--2009............................... Standard for Fire Hose Appliances............... 1/4/2012
NFPA 1975--2009............................... Standard on Station/Work Uniforms for Emergency 1/4/2012
Services.
NFPA 2113--2012............................... Standard on Selection, Care, Use, and 6/22/2012
Maintenance of Flame-Resistant Garments for
Protection of Industrial Personnel Against
Flash Fire.
NFPA 5000--2012............................... Building Construction and Safety Code[supreg]... 6/22/2012
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* Proposed NEW document drafts are available from NFPA's Web site--http://www.nfpa.org, or may be obtained from
NFPA's Codes and Standards Administration, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169-7471.
Dated: November 4, 2011.
Willie E. May,
Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
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