[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67628-67631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27463]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
National Fire Codes: Request for Public Input for Revision of
Codes and Standards
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice contains the list of National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA) documents opening for Public Input, and it also
contains information on the NFPA Revision Process. 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 Public Input 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 Public Input by 5:00 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, NFPA, Secretary,
Standards Council, at above address, (617) 770-3000. David F. Alderman,
NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 2100, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, email:
[email protected], or at 301-975-4019.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA) proposes to revise some of its fire safety codes and standards
and requests Public Input 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. The publication of this notice
of request for Public Input 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 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 four basic steps that
are followed for developing new documents as well as revising existing
documents. Step 1: Public Input Stage, which results in the First Draft
Report (formerly ROP); Step 2: Comment Stage, which results in the
Second Draft Report (formerly ROC); Step 3: the Association Technical
Meeting at the NFPA Conference & Expo; and Step 4: Standards Council
consideration and issuance of documents.
Note: NFPA rules state that anyone wishing to make Amending
Motions on the Second Draft Report must signal his or her intention
by submitting a Notice of Intent to Make a Motion by 5:00 p.m. EST/
EDST of the Deadline stated in the Second Draft Report. 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 Association Technical
Meeting at the NFPA Conference & Expo. 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 Codes and Standards,
check the NFPA Web site at 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 fire 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 Public
Input, that is, a public notice asking for any interested persons to
submit specific Input for developing or revising a code or standard.
The Call for Public Input is published in a variety of publications.
Following the Call for Public Input period, the Technical Committee
holds a meeting to consider all the submitted Public Input and make
Revisions accordingly. A document known as the First Draft Report
(formerly ROP), is prepared containing all the Public Input, the
Technical Committee's response to each Input, as well as all Committee-
generated First Revisions. The First Draft Report is then submitted for
the approval of the Technical Committee by a formal written ballot. Any
Revisions that do not receive approval by a two-thirds vote calculated
in accordance with NFPA rules will not appear in the First Draft
Report. If the necessary approval is received, the Revisions are
published in the First Draft Report that is posted on the NFPA Web site
at www.nfpa.org for public review and comment, and the process
continues to the next step.
Once the First Draft Report becomes available, there is a ten-week
comment period during which anyone may submit a Comment on the proposed
changes in the First Draft Report. 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 the
Second Revisions. All of this information is compiled into a second
report, called the Second Draft Report (formerly ROC), which, like the
First Draft Report, is published, and is made available for public
review for a five-week period.
The process of public input and review does not end with the
publication of the First and Second Draft Reports. Following the
completion of the Public Input and Comment periods, there is 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
Technical Committee Report (i.e., the First Draft Report and Second
Draft Report) 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 (NITMAM). 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
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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 Conference & Expo, check the NFPA Web site at:
www.nfpa.org/tcmeetings.
The specific rules for the types of motions that can be made and
who can make them are set forth in NFPA's Regulations Governing the
Development of NFPA Standards which should always be consulted by those
wishing to bring an issue before the membership at an Association
Technical Meeting.
Request for Public Input
Interested persons may submit Public Input supported by data,
views, and substantiation. Public Input should be submitted online for
each specific document (i.e., www.nfpa.org/publicinput). Public Input
received by 5:00 p.m. EST/EDST on or before the closing date indicated
with each code or standard would be acted on by the Committee, and then
considered by the NFPA Membership at the Association Technical Meeting.
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Public input
Document--edition Document title closing date
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NFPA 2--2011................... Hydrogen Technologies 1/4/2013
Code.
NFPA 11--2010.................. Standard for Low-, 1/4/2013
Medium-, and High-
Expansion Foam.
NFPA 12--2011.................. Standard on Carbon 1/4/2013
Dioxide Extinguishing
Systems.
NFPA 12A--2009................. Standard on Halon 1301 1/4/2013
Fire Extinguishing
Systems.
NFPA 13--2013.................. Standard for the 5/31/2013
Installation of
Sprinkler Systems.
NFPA 13D--2013................. Standard for the 5/31/2013
Installation of
Sprinkler Systems in
One- and Two-Family
Dwellings and
Manufactured Homes.
NFPA 13E--2010................. Recommended Practice 1/4/2013
for Fire Department
Operations in
Properties Protected
by Sprinkler and
Standpipe Systems.
NFPA 13R--2013................. Standard for the 5/31/2013
Installation of
Sprinkler Systems in
Low-Rise Residential
Occupancies.
NFPA 16--2011.................. Standard for the 1/4/2013
Installation of Foam-
Water Sprinkler and
Foam-Water Spray
Systems.
NFPA 20--2013.................. Standard for the 7/8/2013
Installation of
Stationary Pumps for
Fire Protection.
NFPA 24--2013.................. Standard for the 5/31/2013
Installation of
Private Fire Service
Mains and Their
Appurtenances.
NFPA 31--2011.................. Standard for the 1/4/2013
Installation of Oil-
Burning Equipment.
NFPA 33--2011.................. Standard for Spray 1/4/2013
Application Using
Flammable or
Combustible Materials.
NFPA 34--2011.................. Standard for Dipping, 1/4/2013
Coating, and Printing
Processes Using
Flammable or
Combustible Liquids.
NFPA 40--2011.................. Standard for the 7/8/2013
Storage and Handling
of Cellulose Nitrate
Film.
NFPA 45--2011.................. Standard on Fire 1/4/2013
Protection for
Laboratories Using
Chemicals.
NFPA 55--2013.................. Compressed Gases and 7/8/2013
Cryogenic Fluids Code.
NFPA 59A--2013................. Standard for the 7/8/2013
Production, Storage,
and Handling of
Liquefied Natural Gas
(LNG).
NFPA 72--2013.................. National Fire Alarm and 5/20/2013
Signaling Code.
NFPA 73--2011.................. Standard for Electrical 7/8/2013
Inspections for
Existing Dwellings.
NFPA 80--2013.................. Standard for Fire Doors 7/8/2013
and Other Opening
Protectives.
NFPA 85--2011.................. Boiler and Combustion 1/4/2013
Systems Hazards Code.
NFPA 91--2010.................. Standard for Exhaust 1/4/2013
Systems for Air
Conveying of Vapors,
Gases, Mists, and
Noncombustible
Particulate Solids.
NFPA 92--2012.................. Standard for Smoke 1/4/2013
Control Systems.
NFPA 101A--2013................ Guide on Alternative 7/8/2013
Approaches to Life
Safety.
NFPA 105--2013................. Standard for the 7/8/2013
Installation of Smoke
Door Assemblies and
Other Opening
Protectives.
NFPA 110--2013................. Standard for Emergency 7/8/2013
and Standby Power
Systems.
NFPA 111--2013................. Standard on Stored 7/8/2013
Electrical Energy
Emergency and Standby
Power Systems.
NFPA 120--2010................. Standard for Fire 1/4/2013
Prevention and Control
in Coal Mines.
NFPA 122--2010................. Standard for Fire 1/4/2013
Prevention and Control
in Metal/Nonmetal
Mining and Metal
Mineral Processing
Facilities.
NFPA 150--2013................. Standard on Fire and 7/8/2013
Life Safety in Animal
Housing Facilities.
NFPA 160--2011................. Standard for the Use of 7/8/2013
Flame Effects Before
an Audience.
NFPA 170--2012................. Standard for Fire 1/4/2013
Safety and Emergency
Symbols.
NFPA 204--2012................. Standard for Smoke and 1/4/2013
Heat Venting.
NFPA 253--2011................. Standard Method of Test 1/4/2013
for Critical Radiant
Flux of Floor Covering
Systems Using a
Radiant Heat Energy
Source.
NFPA 262--2011................. Standard Method of Test 1/4/2013
for Flame Travel and
Smoke of Wires and
Cables for Use in Air-
Handling Spaces.
NFPA 265--2011................. Standard Methods of 1/4/2013
Fire Tests for
Evaluating Room Fire
Growth Contribution of
Textile or Expanded
Vinyl Wall Coverings
on Full Height Panels
and Walls.
NFPA 276--2011................. Standard Method of Fire 1/4/2013
Tests for Determining
the Heat Release Rate
of Roofing Assemblies
with Combustible Above-
Deck Roofing
Components.
NFPA 286--2011................. Standard Methods of 1/4/2013
Fire Tests for
Evaluating
Contribution of Wall
and Ceiling Interior
Finish to Room Fire
Growth.
NFPA 291--2013................. Recommended Practice 5/31/2013
for Fire Flow Testing
and Marking of
Hydrants.
NFPA 303--2011................. Fire Protection 7/8/2013
Standard for Marinas
and Boatyards.
NFPA 307--2011................. Standard for the 7/8/2013
Construction and Fire
Protection of Marine
Terminals, Piers, and
Wharves.
NFPA 312--2011................. Standard for Fire 7/8/2013
Protection of Vessels
During Construction,
Conversion, Repair,
and Lay-Up.
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NFPA 326--2010................. Standard for the 1/4/2013
Safeguarding of Tanks
and Containers for
Entry, Cleaning, or
Repair.
NFPA 329--2010................. Recommended Practice 1/4/2013
for Handling Releases
of Flammable and
Combustible Liquids
and Gases.
NFPA 400--2013................. Hazardous Materials 7/8/2013
Code.
NFPA 405--2010................. Standard for the 1/4/2013
Recurring Proficiency
of Airport Fire
Fighters.
NFPA 408--2010................. Standard for Aircraft 1/4/2013
Hand Portable Fire
Extinguishers.
NFPA 409--2011................. Standard on Aircraft 7/8/2013
Hangars.
NFPA 410--2010................. Standard on Aircraft 1/4/2013
Maintenance.
NFPA 415--2013................. Standard on Airport 7/8/2013
Terminal Buildings,
Fueling Ramp Drainage,
and Loading Walkways.
NFPA 422--2010................. Guide for Aircraft 1/4/2013
Accident/Incident
Response Assessment.
NFPA 423--2010................. Standard for 7/8/2013
Construction and
Protection of Aircraft
Engine Test Facilities.
NFPA 520--2010................. Standard on 1/4/2013
Subterranean Spaces.
NFPA 556--2011................. Guide on Methods for 7/8/2013
Evaluating Fire Hazard
to Occupants of
Passenger Road
Vehicles.
NFPA 557--2012................. Standard for 1/4/2013
Determination of Fire
Loads for Use in
Structural Fire
Protection Design.
NFPA 600--2010................. Standard on Industrial 1/4/2013
Fire Brigades.
NFPA 601--2010................. Standard for Security 1/4/2013
Services in Fire Loss
Prevention.
NFPA 701--2010................. Standard Methods of 1/4/2013
Fire Tests for Flame
Propagation of
Textiles and Films.
NFPA 804--2010................. Standard for Fire 1/4/2013
Protection for
Advanced Light Water
Reactor Electric
Generating Plants.
NFPA 805--2010................. Performance-Based 1/4/2013
Standard for Fire
Protection for Light
Water Reactor Electric
Generating Plants.
NFPA 806--2010................. Performance-Based 1/4/2013
Standard for Fire
Protection for
Advanced Nuclear
Reactor Electric
Generating Plants
Change Process.
NFPA 820--2012................. Standard for Fire 7/8/2013
Protection in
Wastewater Treatment
and Collection
Facilities.
NFPA 850--2010................. Recommended Practice 1/4/2013
for Fire Protection
for Electric
Generating Plants and
High Voltage Direct
Current Converter
Stations.
NFPA 851--2010................. Recommended Practice 1/4/2013
for Fire Protection
for Hydroelectric
Generating Plants.
NFPA 853--2010................. Standard for the 1/4/2013
Installation of
Stationary Fuel Cell
Power Systems.
NFPA 914--2010................. Code for Fire 1/4/2013
Protection of Historic
Structures.
NFPA 950--P *.................. Standard for Data 1/4/2013
Development and
Exchange for the Fire
Service.
NFPA 1003--2010................ Standard for Airport 1/4/2013
Fire Fighter
Professional
Qualifications.
NFPA 1035--2010................ Standard for 1/4/2013
Professional
Qualifications for
Fire and Life Safety
Educator, Public
Information Officer,
and Juvenile
Firesetter
Intervention
Specialist.
NFPA 1071--2011................ Standard for Emergency 7/8/2013
Vehicle Technician
Professional
Qualifications.
NFPA 1126--2011................ Standard for the Use of 7/8/2013
Pyrotechnics Before a
Proximate Audience.
NFPA 1128PYR--2013............. Standard Method of Fire 7/8/2013
Test for Flame Breaks.
NFPA 1129PYR--2013............. Standard Method of Fire 7/8/2013
Test for Covered Fuse
on Consumer Fireworks.
NFPA 1145--2011................ Guide for the Use of 7/8/2013
Class A Foams in
Manual Structural Fire
Fighting.
NFPA 1150--2010................ Standard on Foam 1/4/2013
Chemicals for Fires in
Class A Fuels.
NFPA 1201--2010................ Standard for Providing 1/4/2013
Fire and Emergency
Services to the Public.
NFPA 1221--2013................ Standard for the 7/8/2013
Installation,
Maintenance, and Use
of Emergency Services
Communications Systems.
NFPA 1250--2010................ Recommended Practice in 1/4/2013
Fire and Emergency
Service Organization
Risk Management.
NFPA 1407--2010................ Standard for Training 1/4/2013
Fire Service Rapid
Intervention Crews.
NFPA 1408--P *................. Standard on Thermal 1/4/2013
Imaging Training.
NFPA 1410--2010................ Standard on Training 1/4/2013
for Initial Emergency
Scene Operations.
NFPA 1452--2010................ Guide for Training Fire 1/4/2013
Service Personnel to
Conduct Dwelling Fire
Safety Surveys.
NFPA 1581--2010................ Standard on Fire 1/4/2013
Department Infection
Control Program.
NFPA 1583--2008................ Standard on Health- 1/4/2013
Related Fitness
Programs for Fire
Department Members.
NFPA 1584--2008................ Standard on the 1/4/2013
Rehabilitation Process
for Members During
Emergency Operations
and Training Exercises.
NFPA 1620--2010................ Standard for Pre- 1/4/2013
Incident Planning.
NFPA 1901--2009................ Standard for Automotive 7/8/2013
Fire Apparatus.
NFPA 1906--2012................ Standard for Wildland 7/8/2013
Fire Apparatus.
NFPA 1917--2013................ Standard for Automotive 7/8/2013
Ambulances.
NFPA 1931--2010................ Standard for 1/4/2013
Manufacturer's Design
of Fire Department
Ground Ladders.
NFPA 1932--2010................ Standard on Use, 1/4/2013
Maintenance, and
Service Testing of In-
Service Fire
Department Ground
Ladders.
NFPA 1936--2010................ Standard on Powered 1/4/2013
Rescue Tools.
NFPA 1952--2010................ Standard on Surface 1/4/2013
Water Operations
Protective Clothing
and Equipment.
NFPA 1953--P *................. Standard on Protective 1/4/2013
Ensembles for
Contaminated Water
Diving.
NFPA 1991--2005................ Standard on Vapor- 1/4/2013
Protective Ensembles
for Hazardous
Materials Emergencies.
NFPA 2001--2012................ Standard on Clean Agent 1/4/2013
Fire Extinguishing
Systems.
NFPA 2010--2010................ Standard for Fixed 1/4/2013
Aerosol Fire-
Extinguishing Systems.
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* Proposed new drafts are available from NFPA's Web site--www.nfpa.org
or may be obtained from NFPA's Codes and Standards Administration, 1
Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169-7471.
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Dated: November 5, 2012.
Willie E. May,
Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
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