[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 20, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32139-32141]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14943]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

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 1996 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: Forty-nine reports are published in the 1996 Annual Meeting 
Report on Proposals and will be available on August 4, 1995. Comments 
received on or before October 13, 1995 will be considered by the 
respective NFPA Committees before final action is taken on the 
proposals.

ADDRESSES: The 1996 Annual Meeting Report on Proposals is 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., [[Page 32140]] 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 Report 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 13, 1995 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 as the 1996 
Annual Meeting Report on Comments by March 29, 1996, 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 20-23, 1996 in 
Boston, Massachusetts, by NFPA members.

    Authority: 15 USC 272.

    Dated: June 12, 1995.
Samuel Kramer,
Associate Director.

                1996 Annual Meeting--Report on Proposals                
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   Doc No.                        Title                        Action   
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13             Installation of Sprinkler Systems.........  P            
13D            Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One-   P            
                and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured               
                Homes.                                                  
13R            Installation of Sprinkler Systems in        P            
                Residential Occupancies up to and                       
                Including Four Stories in Height.                       
15             Water Spray Fixed Systems for Fire          C            
                Protection.                                             
20             Installation of Centrifugal Fire Pumps....  P            
30             Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code....  P            
30A            Automotive and Marine Service Station Code  P            
32             Drycleaning Plants........................  R            
45             Fire Protection for Laboratories Using      P            
                Chemicals.                                              
54             National Fuel Gas Code....................  P            
72             National Fire Alarm Code..................  P            
73             Residential Electrical Maintenance Code     P            
                for One- and Two-Family Dwellings.                      
80A            Protection of Buildings from Exterior Fire  P            
                Exposures.                                              
90A            Air Conditioning and Ventilating Systems..  P            
90B            Warm Air Heating and Air Conditioning       P            
                Systems.                                                
92A            Smoke-Control Systems.....................  P            
97             Chimneys, Vents, and Heat-Producing         P            
                Appliances.                                             
170            Fire Safety Symbols.......................  P            
211            Chimneys, Fireplaces, Vents, and Solid      P            
                Fuel-Burning Appliances.                                
214            Water-Cooling Towers......................  P            
241            Safeguarding Construction, Alteration, and  P            
                Demolition Operations.                                  
321            Classification of Flammable and             W            
                Combustible Liquids.                                    
395            Flammable and Combustible Liquids at Farms  W            
                and Isolated Sites.                                     
402            Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting           P            
                Operations (Formerly NFPA 402M).                        
419            Master Planning Airport Water Supply        P            
                Sytems for Fire Protection.                             
424            Airport/Community Emergency Planning        P            
                (Formerly NFPA 424M).                                   
482            Zirconium.................................  C            
495            Explosive Materials Code..................  P            
498            Explosives Motor Vehicle Terminals........  C            
502            Limited Access Highways, Tunnels, Bridges,  C            
                Elevated Roadways, and Air Right                        
                Structures.                                             
505            Powered Industrial Trucks Including Type    P            
                Designations, Areas of Use, Maintenance,                
                and Operation.                                          
555            Methods for Decreasing the Probability of   N            
                Flashover.                                              
704            Identification of the Fire Hazards of       P            
                Materials.                                              
750            Water Mist Fire Suppression Systems.......  N            
903            Fire Reporting Property Survey Guide......  C            
904            Incident Follow-up Report Guide...........  C            
1041           Fire Service Instructor Professional        P            
                Qualifications.                                         
1061           Professional Qualifications for Public      N            
                Safety Telecommunicator.                                
1126           Use of Pyrotechnics before a Proximate      C            
                Audience.                                               
1141           Fire Protection in Planned Building Groups  C            
1901           Automotive Fire Apparatus (Combining and    C            
                Redesignating NFPA 1901, 1902, 1903,                    
                1904).                                                  
1971           Protective Clothing for Structural Fire     C            
                Fighting (Combining and Redesignating                   
                NFPA 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974).                           
8504           Atmospheric Fluidized-Bed Boiler Operation  P            
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(P = Partial revision; W = Withdrawal; R = Reconfirmation; N = New; C = 
  Complete Revision).                                                   


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