[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 124 (Friday, June 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34691-34693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16813]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
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
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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 1998 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 30, 1997. Comments
received on or before October 24, 1997 will be considered by the
National Electrical Code Committee before NFPA takes final action on
the proposals.
Forty-seven reports are published in the 1988 Annual Meeting Report
on Proposals and will be available on August 1, 1997. Comments received
on or before October 10, 1997 will be considered by the respective NFPA
Committee before final action is taken on the proposals.
ADDRESSES: The 1998 Annual Meeting Report on Proposals and the 1998 NEC
Report on Proposals are available from NFPA, Fulfillment Center, 11
Tracy Drive, Avon, MA 02322. Comments on the reports should be
submitted to Casey C. Grant, Secretary, Standards Council, NFPA, 1
Batterymarch Park, P.O. Box 9101, Quincy, Massachusetts 02269-9101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Casey C. Grant, Secretary, Standards
Council, NFPA, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269-9101, (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 codes and 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 Casey C. Grant, Secretary,
Standards Council, NFPA, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts
02269-9101. Commenters may use the forms provided for comments in the
Reports of Proposals. Each person submitting a comment should include
his or here name and address, identify the notice, and give reasons for
any recommendations. Comments received on or before October 10, 1997
for the 1998 Annual Meeting Report on Proposals, or October 24, 1997
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
these comments by the NFPA committees will be published as the 1998
Annual Meeting Report on Comments by March 27, 1998 or April 10, 1998
for the NEC Report on Comments, prior to the Annual Meeting.
A copy of the Report of 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 18-21, 1998, in
Cincinnati, Ohio, by NFPA members.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 272.
Dated: June 20, 1997.
Elaine Bunten-Mines,
Director, Program Office.
1998 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 22-1996................. Water Tanks for Private P
Fire Protection.
NFPA 30B-1994................ Aerosol Products....... P
NFPA 43D-1994................ Pesticides (will be P
renumbered NFPA 434).
NFPA 52-1995................. Compressed Natural Gas P
(CNG) Vehicular Fuel
Systems.
NFPA 65-1993................. Processing and W
Finishing of Aluminum
(Being incorporated
into NFPA 651).
NFPA 68-1994................. Venting of C
Deflagrations.
NFPA 70B-1994................ Electrical Equipment P
Maintenance.
NFPA 88A-1995................ Parking Structures..... C
NFPA 96-1994................. Ventilation Control and P
Fire Protection of
Commercial Cooking
Operations.
NFPA 231-1995................ General Storage........ P
NFPA 231C-1995............... Rack Storage of P
Materials.
NFPA 231D-1994............... Storage of Rubber Tires P
NFPA 260-1994................ Cigarette Ignition R
Resistance of
Components of
Upholstered Furniture.
NFPA 261-1994................ Mock-Up Upholstered R
Furniture Material
Assemblies to Ignition
by Smoldering
Cigarettes.
NFPA 263-1994................ Heat and Visible Smoke W
Release Rates for
Materials and Products.
NFPA 264-1995................ Using an Oxygen C
Consumption
Calorimeter (Being
renumbered NFPA 271).
NFPA 265-1994................ Evaluating Room Fire C
Growth Contribution of
Textile Wall Coverings.
NFPA 270-P *................. Determination of N
Specific Optical
Density of Smoke.
NFPA 285-P *................. Evaluation of N
Flammability
Characteristics of
Exterior Non-Load
Bearing Wall
Assemblies Containing
Combustible Components
Using the Intermediate
Scale Multi-Story Test
Apparatus.
NFPA 295-1991................ Wildfire Control....... C
NFPA 302-1994................ Pleasure and Commercial P
Motor Craft.
NFPA 318-1995................ Protection of P
Cleanrooms.
NFPA 403-1993................ Aircraft Rescue and P
Fire Fighting Services
at Airports.
NFPA 412-1993................ Aircraft Rescue and P
Fire Fighting Foam
Equipment.
NFPA 480-1993................ Magnesium Solids and P
Powders.
NFPA 490-1993................ Ammonium Nitrate....... P
NFPA 496-1993................ Purged and Pressurized P
Enclosures for
Electrical Equipment.
NFPA 502-1996................ Limited Access C
Highways, Tunnels,
Bridges, Elevated
Roadways, and Air
Right Structures.
NFPA 512-1994................ Truck Fire Protection.. W
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NFPA 513-1994................ Motor Freight Terminals P
NFPA 550-1995................ Fire Safety Concepts W
Tree.
NFPA 651-1993................ Aluminum Powder........ C
NFPA 664-1993................ Wood Processing and C
Woodworking Facilities.
NFPA 906-1993................ Fire Incident Field R
Notes.
NFPA 1002-1993............... Fire Department Vehicle C
Driver/Operator
Professional
Qualifications.
NFPA 1031-1993............... Professional C
Qualifications for
Fire Inspector.
NFPA 1033-1993............... Professional P
Qualifications for
Fire Investigator.
NFPA 1124-1995............... Manufacture, P
Transportation, and
Storage of Fireworks.
NFPA 1127-1995............... High Power Rocketry.... P
NFPA 1141-1990............... Fire Protection in C
Planned Building
Groups.
NFPA 1420-1993............... Pre-Incident Planning W
for Warehouse
Occupancies (Being
incorporated into NFPA
1620).
NFPA 1620-P *................ Pre-Incident Planning.. N
NFPA 1921-1993............... Fire Department W
Portable Pumping Units.
NFPA 1941-P *................ Marine Fire Fighting N
Vessels.
NFPA 1963-1993............... Fire Hose Connections.. P
NFPA 1977-1993............... Protective Clothing and C
Equipment for Wildland
Fire Fighting.
NFPA 1982-1993............... Personal Alert Safety C
Systems (PASS) for
Fire Fighters.
NFPA 8506-1995............... Heat Recovery Steam P
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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