[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5903-5905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-2326]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[Docket Number 950106006-5006-01; Notice 2]


National Fire Codes: Request for Proposals for Revision of 
Standards

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of request for proposals.

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SUMMARY: The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) proposes to 
revise some of its fire safety standards and requests proposals from 
the public to amend existing NFPA fire safety standards. The purpose of 
this request is to increase public participation in the system used by 
NFPA to develop its 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.

DATES: Interested persons may submit proposals on or before the dates 
listed with the standards.

ADDRESSES: 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

    The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) develops fire 
safety [[Page 5904]] standards which are known collectively as the 
National Fire Codes. Federal agencies frequently use these 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.

Request for Proposals

    Interested persons may submit amendments, supported by 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. Proposals should be submitted on forms 
available from the NFPA Standards Administration Office.
    Each person must include his or her name and address, identify the 
document and give reasons for the proposal. Proposals received before 
or by 5:00 PM local time on the closing date indicated will be acted on 
by the Committee. The NFPA will consider any proposal that it receives 
on or before the date listed with the standard.
    At a later date, each NFPA Technical Committee will issue a report 
which will include a copy of written proposals that have been received 
and an account of their disposition of each proposal by the NFPA 
Committee as the Report on Proposals. Each person who has submitted a 
written proposal will receive a copy of the report.

    Authority: 15 USC 272.

    Dated: January 25, 1995.
Samuel Kramer,
Associate Director.

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                                                               Proposal 
        NFPA No.                        Title                  closing  
                                                                 date   
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NFPA 1-1992............  Fire Prevention Code..............       3/3/95
NFPA 13-1994...........  Installation of Sprinkler Systems.      1/20/95
NFPA 13D-1994..........  Installation of Sprinkler Systems       1/20/95
                          in One- and Two-Family Dwellings              
                          and Manufactured Homes.                       
NFPA 13R-1994..........  Installation of Sprinkler Systems       1/20/95
                          in Residential Occupancies Up to              
                          and Including Four Stories in                 
                          Height.                                       
NFPA 20-1993...........  Installation of Centrifugal Fire        1/20/95
                          Pumps.                                        
NFPA 31-1992...........  Oil-burning Equipment.............      1/20/95
NFPA 32-1990...........  Drycleaning Plants................      1/20/95
NFPA 36-1993...........  Solvent Extraction Plants.........       8/1/95
NFPA 45-1991...........  Fire Protection for Laboratories        1/20/95
                          Using Chemicals.                              
NFPA 51-1992...........  Oxygen-Fuel Gas Systems for             5/19/95
                          Welding, Cutting, and Allied                  
                          Processes.                                    
NFPA 54-1992...........  National Fuel Gas Code............      1/20/95
NFPA 68-1994...........  Venting of Deflagrations..........      7/21/95
NFPA 69-1992...........  Explosion Prevention Systems......      7/21/95
NFPA 72-1993...........  National Fire Alarm Code..........       1/5/95
NFPA 73-1994...........  Residential Electrical Maintenance       1/5/95
                          Code for One- and Two-Family                  
                          Dwellings.                                    
NFPA 80A-1993..........  Protection of Buildings from            1/20/95
                          Exterior Fire Exposures.                      
NFPA 90A-1993..........  Air Conditioning and Ventilating        1/20/95
                          Systems.                                      
NFPA 90B-1993..........  Warm Air Heating and Air                1/20/95
                          Conditioning Systems.                         
NFPA 92A-1993..........  Smoke-Control Systems.............      1/20/95
NFPA 97-1992...........  Chimneys, Vents, and Heat-              1/20/95
                          Producing Appliances.                         
NFPA 101-1994..........  Safety to Life from Fire in              4/7/95
                          Buildings and Structures.                     
NFPA 170-1994..........  Fire Safety Symbols...............      1/18/95
NFPA 204M-1991.........  Smoke and Heat Venting............      1/20/95
NFPA 211-1992..........  Chimneys, Fireplaces, Vents, and        1/20/95
                          Solid Fuel-Burning Appliances.                
NFPA 214-1992..........  Water-Cooling Towers..............      1/17/95
NFPA 241-1993..........  Safeguarding Construction,              1/20/95
                          Alteration, and Demolition                    
                          Operations.                                   
NFPA 299-1991..........  Protection of Life and Property         1/20/95
                          from Wildfire.                                
NFPA 321-1991..........  Classification of Flammable and         1/20/95
                          Combustible Liquids.                          
NFPA 385-1990..........  Tank Vehicles for Flammable and         1/20/95
                          Combustible Liquids.                          
NFPA 386-1990..........  Portable Shipping Tanks for             1/20/95
                          Flammable and Combustible Liquids.            
NFPA 395-1993..........  Flammable and Combustible Liquids       1/20/95
                          at Farms and Isolated Sites.                  
NFPA 402M-1991.........  Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting       2/20/95
                          Operations.                                   
NFPA 424M-1991.........  Airport/Community Emergency             2/20/95
                          Planning.                                     
NFPA 482-1987..........  Zirconium.........................      1/18/95
NFPA 497A-1992.........  Classification of Class I               1/20/95
                          Hazardous (Classified) Locations              
                          for Electrical Installations in               
                          Chemical Process Areas.                       
NFPA 497B-1991.........  Classification of Class II              1/20/95
                          Hazardous (Classified) Locations              
                          for Electrical Installations in               
                          Chemical Process Areas.                       
NFPA 497M-1991.........  Classification of Gases, Vapors,        1/20/95
                          and Dusts for Electrical                      
                          Equipment in Hazardous                        
                          (Classified) Locations.                       
NFPA 505-1992..........  Powered Industrial Trucks               1/20/95
                          Including Type Designations,                  
                          Areas of Use, Maintenance, and                
                          Operation.                                    
NFPA 555-P*............  Methods for Decreasing the              1/20/95
                          Probability of Flashover.                     
NFPA 704-1990..........  Identification of the Fire Hazards      1/20/95
                          of Materials.                                 
NFPA 750-P*............  Water Mist Fire Suppression             1/20/95
                          Systems.                                      
NFPA 911-1991..........  Protection of Museums and Museum        1/20/95
                          Collections.                                  
NFPA 1001-1992.........  Fire Fighter Professional               1/20/95
                          Qualifications.                               
NFPA 1041-1992.........  Fire Service Instructor                 1/20/95
                          Professional Qualifications.                  
NFPA 1061-P*...........  Public Safety Dispatchers               1/20/95
                          Professional Qualifications.                  
NFPA 1126-1992.........  Use of Pyrotechnics before a            1/20/95
                          Proximate Audience.                           
NFPA 1141-1990.........  Fire Protection in Planned              1/20/95
                          Building Groups.                              
NFPA 1582-1992.........  Medical Requirements for Fire           1/20/95
                          Fighters.                                     
NFPA 1914-1991.........  Testing Fire Department Aerial          1/20/95
                          Devices.                                      
NFPA 8504-1993.........  Atmospheric Fluidized-Bed Boiler        1/18/95
                          Operation.                                    
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P*--Proposed NEW drafts are available from the NFPA Standards           
  Administration Department, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269.     


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