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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[Docket No. 940688-4188; Notice 1]

 

National Fire Codes: Request for Comments on NFPA Technical 
Committee Reports

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, DOC.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) revises 
existing standards and adopts new standards twice a year. At its Fall 
Meeting in November or its Annual Meeting in May, the NFPA acts on 
recommendations made by its technical committees.
    The purpose of this notice is to request comments on the technical 
reports which will be presented at NFPA's 1995 Annual Meeting. The 
publication of this notice 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.

DATES: The National Electrical Code (NEC) is published in a separate 
Report on Proposals and is available about June 17, 1994. Comments 
received on or before October 21, 1994 will be considered by the 
National Electrical Code Committee before NFPA takes final action on 
the proposals.
    Sixty-one Reports are published in the 1995 Annual Meeting Report 
on Proposals and will be available on August 5, 1994. Comments received 
on or before October 14, 1994 will be considered by the respective NFPA 
Committees before final action is taken on the proposals.

ADDRESSES: The 1995 Annual Meeting Report on Proposals are available 
from NFPA, Publications Department, 1 Batterymarch Park, P.O. Box 9101, 
Quincy, Massachusetts 02269-9101. Comments on the reports should be 
submitted to Arthur E. Cote, P.E., Secretary, Standards Council, NFPA, 
1 Batterymarch Park, P.O. Box 9101, Quincy, Massachusetts 02269-9101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Arthur E. Cote, P.E., Secretary, Standards Council, at above address, 
(617) 770-3000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    Standards developed by the technical committees of the National 
Fire Protection Association (NFPA) have been used by various Federal 
Agencies as the basis for Federal regulations concerning fire safety. 
The NFPA standards are known collectively as the National Fire Codes. 
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.
    Revisions of existing standards and adoption of new standards are 
reported by the technical committees at the NFPA's Fall Meeting in 
November or at the Annual Meeting in May each year. The NFPA invites 
public comment on its Report on Proposals.

Request for Comments

    Interested persons may participate in these revisions by submitting 
written data, views, or arguments to Arthur E. Cote, P.E., Secretary, 
Standards Council, NFPA 1 Batterymarch Park, P.O. Box 9101, Quincy, 
Massachusetts 02269-9101. Commenters may use the forms provided for 
comments in the Reports on Proposals. Each person submitting a comment 
should include his or her name and address, identify the notice, and 
give reasons for any recommendations. Comments received on or before 
October 14, 1994 for the 1995 Annual Meeting Report on Proposals, and 
October 21, 1994 for the NEC Report on Proposals, will be considered by 
the NFPA before final action is taken on the proposals.
    Copies of all written comments received and the disposition of 
those comments by the NFPA committees will be published at the 1995 
Annual Meeting Report on Comments by March 31, 1995, and the NEC Report 
on Comments by April 14, 1995, prior to the Annual Meeting.
    A copy of the Report on Comments will be sent automatically to each 
commenter. Action on the reports of the Technical Committees (adoption 
or rejection) will be taken at the Annual Meeting, May 22-25, 1995 in 
Denver, Colorado, by NFPA members.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 272.

    Dated: July 5, 1994.
Samuel Kramer,
Associate Director.

                                     1995 Annual Meeting Report on Proposals                                    
                [P=Partial revision; W=Withdrawal; R=Reconfirmation; N=New; C=Complete Revision]                
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         DOC No.                                             Title                                     Action   
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NFPA 11C..................  Mobile Foam Apparatus.................................................  P           
NFPA 12B..................  Halon 1211 Fire Extinguishing Systems.................................  W           
NFPA 18...................  Wetting Agents........................................................  R           
NFPA 24...................  Installation of Private Fire Service Mains and Their Appurtenances....  P           
NFPA 26...................  Supervision of Valves Controlling Water Supplies for Fire Protection..  W           
NFPA 33...................  Spray Application Using Flammable and Combustible Materials...........  C           
NFPA 34...................  Dipping and Coating Processes Using Flammable or Combustible Liquids..  C           
NFPA 43A..................  Liquid and Solid Oxidizers (Will be renumbered NFPA 430...............  C           
NFPA 52...................  Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Vehicular Fuel Systems...................  P           
NFPA 61...................  Standard for the Prevention of Fire and Dust Explosions in              C           
                             Agricultural and Food Product Facilities (Combining and Redesignating              
                             NFPA 61A, 61B, 61C and 61D).                                                       
NFPA 70...................  National Electrical Code..............................................  P           
NFPA 75...................  Electronic Computer/Data Processing Equipment.........................  P           
NFPA 80...................  Fire Doors and Fire Windows...........................................  P           
NFPA 85C..................  Furnace Explosions/Implosions in Multiple Burner Boiler-Furnaces (Will  P           
                             be renumbered NFPA 8502).                                                          
NFPA 86...................  Ovens and Furnaces....................................................  P           
NFPA 86C..................  Industrial Furnaces Using a Special Processing Atmosphere.............  P           
NFPA 86D..................  Industrial Furnaces Using Vacuum as an Atmosphere.....................  P           
NFPA 88A..................  Parking Structures....................................................  P           
NFPA 88B..................  Repair Garages........................................................  P           
NFPA 92B..................  Smoke Management Systems in Malls, Atria, and Large Areas.............  P           
NFPA 115..................  Laser Fire Protection.................................................  N           
NFPA 130..................  Fixed Guideway Transit Systems........................................  P           
NFPA 150..................  Fire Safety in Racetrack Stables......................................  P           
NFPA 203..................  Roof Coverings and Roof Deck Constructions............................  P           
NFPA 220..................  Types of Building Construction........................................  P           
NFPA 232..................  Protection of Records.................................................  P           
NFPA 232AM................  Fire Protection for Archives and Records Centers (Will be renumbered    P           
                             232A).                                                                             
NFPA 251..................  Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials.....................  P           
NFPA 253..................  Critical Radiant Flux of Floor Covering Systems Using a Radiant Heat    P           
                             Energy Source.                                                                     
NFPA 264..................  Heat Release Rates for Materials and Products Using an Oxygen           C           
                             Consumption Calorimeter.                                                           
NFPA 269..................  Toxic Hazard Modeling.................................................  N           
NFPA 291..................  Fire Flow Testing and Marking of Hydrants.............................  P           
NFPA 297..................  Telecommunications Systems--Principles and Practices for Rural and      C           
                             Forestry Services.                                                                 
NFPA 303..................  Marinas and Boatyards.................................................  P           
NFPA 307..................  Marine Terminals, Piers, and Wharves..................................  P           
NFPA 312..................  Vessels During Construction, Repair, and Lay-Up.......................  P           
NFPA 407..................  Aircraft Fuel Servicing...............................................  P           
NFPA 409..................  Aircraft Hangars......................................................  P           
NFPA 414..................  Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Vehicles............................  P           
NFPA 418..................  Heliports.............................................................  P           
NFPA 481..................  Titanium..............................................................  C           
NFPA 560..................  Storage, Handling, and Use of Ethylene Oxide for Sterilization and      N           
                             Fumigation.                                                                        
NFPA 701..................  Fire Tests for Flame-Resistant Textiles and Films.....................  C           
NFPA 703..................  Fire Retardant Impregnated Wood and Flame Retardant Coatings for        R           
                             Building Materials.                                                                
NFPA 720..................  Household Carbon Monoxide (CO) Warning Equipment and Fuel Gas Warning   N           
                             Equipment.                                                                         
NFPA 780..................  Lightning Protection Code.............................................  P           
NFPA 804..................  Advance Lightwater Reactor Electric Generating Plants.................  N           
NFPA 820..................  Wastewater Treatment and Collection Facilities........................  C           
NFPA 901..................  Uniform Coding for Fire Protection....................................  C           
NFPA 902M.................  Fire Reporting Field Incident Manual..................................  W           
NFPA 903..................  Fire Reporting Property Survey Guide..................................  W           
NFPA 904..................  Incident Follow-up Report Guide.......................................  W           
NFPA 1051.................  Wildland Fire Management Personnel Professional Qualifications........  N           
NFPA 1123.................  Outdoor Display of Fireworks..........................................  P           
NFPA 1127.................  High Power Rocketry...................................................  N           
NFPA 1561.................  Fire Department Incident Management System............................  P           
NFPA 1581.................  Fire Department Infection Control Program.............................  C           
NFPA 1583.................  Fire Fighter Physical Performance.....................................  N           
NFPA 1600.................  Disaster Management...................................................  N           
NFPA 1983.................  Fire Service Life Safety Rope, Harnesses, and Hardware................  C           
NFPA 8506.................  Heat Recovery Steam Generators........................................  N           
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