[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 230 (Thursday, November 30, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 61541]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28853]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[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 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 Fall Meeting. The 
publication of this notice by the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology (NIST) on behalf of NFPA is undertaken as a public service; 
NIST does not necessarily endorse, approve, or recommend any of the 
standards referenced in the notice.

DATES: Nineteen reports are published in the 1996 Fall Meeting Report 
on Proposals and will be available on February 2, 1996. Comments 
received on or before April 12, 1996 will be considered by the 
respective NFPA Committees before final action is taken on the 
proposals.

ADDRESSES: The 1996 Fall Meeting Report on Proposals is available from 
NFPA, Publications Department, 1 Batterymarch Park, PO 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, PO 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 revision of NFPA Standards by 
submitting written data, views, or arguments to Arthur E. Cote, P.E., 
Secretary, Standards Council, NFPA, 1 Batterymarch Park, PO Box 9101, 
Quincy, Massachusetts 02269-9101. Commenters may use the forms provided 
for comments in the 1990 Fall Meeting 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 1996 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 
Fall Meeting Report on Comments by September 27, 1996, prior to the 
Fall 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 Fall Meeting, November 18-20, 1996 
in Nashville, Tennessee, by NFPA members.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 272.

    Dated: November 20, 1995.
Samuel Kramer,
Associate Director.

                  1996 Fall 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 1......................  Fire Prevention Code...  C                
NFPA 31.....................  Oil-Burning Equipment..  P                
NFPA 36.....................  Solvent Extraction       P                
                               Plants.                                  
NFPA 51.....................  Oxygen-Fuel Gas Systems  P                
                               for Welding, Cutting,                    
                               and Allied Processes.                    
NFPA 69.....................  Explosion Prevention     C                
                               Systems.                                 
NFPA 96.....................  Ventilation Control and  P                
                               Fire Protection of                       
                               Commercial Cooking                       
                               Operations.                              
NFPA 101....................  Safety to Life from      P                
                               Fire in Buildings and                    
                               Structures.                              
NFPA 415....................  Standard on Airport      C                
                               Terminal Buildings,                      
                               Fueling Ramp Drainage,                   
                               and Loading Walkways                     
                               (Incorporating NFPA                      
                               416 and NFPA 417).                       
NFPA 471....................  Responding to Hazardous  P                
                               Materials Incidents.                     
NFPA 472....................  Professional Competence  C                
                               of Responders to                         
                               Hazardous Materials                      
                               Incidents.                               
NFPA 473....................  EMS Personnel            P                
                               Responding to                            
                               Hazardous Materials                      
                               Incidents.                               
NFPA 902M...................  Fire Reporting Field     C                
                               Incident Manual.                         
NFPA 1402...................  Building Fire Service    P                
                               Training Centers.                        
NFPA 1403...................  Live Fire Training       C                
                               Evolutions                               
                               (Incorporating NFPA                      
                               1406).                                   
NFPA 1451...................  Fire Service Vehicle     N                
                               Risk Management                          
                               Program.                                 
NFPA 1961...................  Fire Hose..............  R                
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