[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 230 (Thursday, November 30, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61539-61541]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-29214]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
[Notice 2]


National Fire Codes: Request for Proposals for Revision of 
Standards

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, DOC.

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 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.

ADDRESS: 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 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 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 
on Proposals which will include a copy of written proposals that have 
been received and an account of their disposition by the Technical 
Committee. Each person who has submitted a written proposal will 
receive a copy of the report.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 272.

    Dated: November 22, 1995.
Samuel Kramer,
Associate Director.

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                                                               Proposal 
          NFPA No., date                     Title             closing  
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NFPA 10R-1992....................  Portable Fire                 1/19/96
                                    Extinguishing Equipment             
                                    in Family Dwellings and             
                                    Living Units.                       
NFPA 11-1994.....................  Low-Expansion Foam......      1/16/96
NFPA 12-1993.....................  Carbon Dioxide                1/19/96
                                    Extinguishing Systems.              

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NFPA 12A-1992....................  Halon 1301 Fire               1/19/96
                                    Extinguishing Systems.              
NFPA 17-1994.....................  Dry Chemical                  7/19/96
                                    Extinguishing Systems.              
NFPA 17A-1994....................  Wet Chemical                  7/19/96
                                    Extinguishing Systems.              
NFPA 25-1995.....................  Water-Based Fire              7/19/96
                                    Protection Systems.                 
NFPA 30B-1994....................  Aerosol Products........       8/1/96
NFPA 33-1995.....................  Spray Application Using        8/1/97
                                    Flammable and                       
                                    Combustible Materials.              
NFPA 34-1995.....................  Dipping and Coating            8/1/97
                                    Processes Using                     
                                    Flammable or                        
                                    Combustible Liquids.                
NFPA 35-1995.....................  Manufacture of Organic       12/31/96
                                    Coatings.                           
NFPA 40-1994.....................  Cellulose Nitrate Motion      1/19/96
                                    Picture Film.                       
NFPA 40E-1993....................  Pyroxylin Plastic.......      1/19/96
NFPA 43B-1993....................  Organic Peroxide              1/19/96
                                    Formulations.                       
NFPA 43D-1994....................  Pesticides..............      1/17/97
NFPA 65-1993.....................  Processing and Finishing      1/17/97
                                    of Aluminum.                        
NFPA 68-1994.....................  Venting of Deflagrations      7/19/96
NFPA 77-1993.....................  Static Electricity......       8/1/96
NFPA 79-1994.....................  Electrical Standard for       1/19/96
                                    Industrial Machinery.               
NFPA 88B-1991....................  Repair Garages..........      1/19/96
NFPA 91-1995.....................  Exhaust Systems for Air       7/19/96
                                    Conveying of Materials.             
NFPA 101A-1995...................  Alternative Approaches        4/12/96
                                    to Life Safety.                     
NFPA 102-1995....................  Grandstands, Folding and      3/29/96
                                    Telescopic Seating,                 
                                    Tents, and Membrane                 
                                    Structures.                         
NFPA 105-1993....................  Smoke-Control Door            1/17/97
                                    Assemblies.                         
NFPA 130-1995....................  Fixed Guideway Transit        1/19/96
                                    Systems.                            
NFPA 220-1995....................  Types of Building             1/19/96
                                    Construction.                       
NFPA 221-1994....................  Fire Walls and Fire           1/19/96
                                    Barrier Walls.                      
NFPA 258-1994....................  Determining Smoke             1/19/96
                                    Generation of Solid                 
                                    Materials.                          
NFPA 270-P *.....................  Determination of              1/19/96
                                    Specific Optical                    
                                    Density of Smoke.                   
NFPA 273-P *.....................  Determining Degrees of        2/29/96
                                    Combustibility of                   
                                    Building Materials.                 
NFPA 299-1991....................  Protection of Life and        2/29/96
                                    Property From Wildfire.             
NFPA 301-P *.....................  Safety to Life From Fire      1/19/96
                                    on Merchant Vessels.                
NFPA 302-1994....................  Pleasure and Commercial       1/17/97
                                    Motor Craft.                        
NFPA 306-1993....................  Control of Gas Hazards        1/19/96
                                    on Vessels.                         
NFPA 328-1992....................  Flammable and                 1/19/96
                                    Combustible Liquids and             
                                    Gases in Manholes,                  
                                    Sewers, and Similar                 
                                    Underground Structures.             
NFPA 329-1992....................  Underground Releases of       1/19/96
                                    Flammable and                       
                                    Combustible Liquids.                
NFPA 430-1995....................  Liquid and Solid              1/17/97
                                    Oxidizers.                          
NFPA 480-1993....................  Magnesium Solids and          1/17/97
                                    Powders.                            
NFPA 490-1993....................  Ammonium Nitrate........      1/19/96
NFPA 491M-1991...................  Hazardous Chemical            1/19/96
                                    Reactions.                          
NFPA 497A-1992...................  Classification of Class       1/19/96
                                    I Hazardous                         
                                    (Classified) Locations              
                                    for Electrical                      
                                    Installations in                    
                                    Chemical Process Areas.             
NFPA 497B-1991...................  Classification of Class       1/19/96
                                    II Hazardous                        
                                    (Classified) Locations              
                                    for Electrical                      
                                    Installations in                    
                                    Chemical Process Areas.             
NFPA 497M-1991...................  Classification of Gases,      1/19/96
                                    Vapors, and Dusts for               
                                    Electrical Equipment in             
                                    Hazardous (Classified)              
                                    Locations.                          
NFPA 501-P *.....................  Manufactured Dwelling         2/29/96
                                    Code.                               
NFPA 501A-1992...................  Manufactured Home             2/29/96
                                    Installations, Sites,               
                                    and Communities.                    
NFPA 651-1993....................  Aluminum Powder.........      1/17/97
NFPA 655-1993....................  Sulfur Fires and              1/17/97
                                    Explosions.                         
NFPA 705-1993....................  Field Flame Test for          1/19/96
                                    Textiles and Films.                 
NFPA 720-P *.....................  Household Carbon              1/19/96
                                    Monoxide (CO) Warning               
                                    Equipment.                          
NFPA 721-P *.....................  Fuel Gas Warning              1/19/96
                                    Equipment.                          
NFPA 780-1995....................  Lightning Protection          1/19/96
                                    Systems.                            
NFPA 802-1993....................  Nuclear Research and          7/19/96
                                    Production Reactors.                
NFPA 803-1993....................  Fire Protection for           7/19/96
                                    Light Water Nuclear                 
                                    Power Plants.                       
NFPA 910-1991....................  Protection of Libraries       3/15/96
                                    and Library Collections.            
NFPA 911-1991....................  Protection of Museums         3/15/96
                                    and Museum Collections.             
NFPA 912-1993....................  Fire Protection in            3/15/96
                                    Places of Worship.                  
NFPA 914-1994....................  Historic Structures.....      3/15/96
NFPA 921-1995....................  Fire and Explosion            7/19/96
                                    Investigations.                     
NFPA 1021-1992...................  Fire Officer                  1/19/96
                                    Professional                        
                                    Qualifications.                     
NFPA 1122-1994...................  Code for Model Rocketry.      1/19/96
NFPA 1500-1992...................  Fire Department               1/19/96
                                    Occupational Safety and             
                                    Health Program.                     
NFPA 1521-1992...................  Fire Department Safety        1/19/96
                                    Officer.                            
NFPA 1977-1993...................  Protective Clothing and       8/30/96
                                    Equipment for Wildland              
                                    Fire Fighting.                      
NFPA 1982-1993...................  Personal Alert Safety          7/5/96
                                    Systems (PASS) for Fire             
                                    Fighters.                           
NFPA 8501-1992...................  Single Burner Boiler          1/17/96
                                    Operation.                          
NFPA 8503-1992...................  Pulverized Fuel Systems.      1/17/96
NFPA 8505-1992...................  Stoker Operation........      1/17/96
NFPA 8506-1995...................  Heat Recovery Steam           1/17/97
                                    Generators.                         
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* Proposed NEW drafts are available from the NFPA Standards             
  Administration Department, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269.     



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