[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 183 (Friday, September 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 59264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24002]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


International Code Council: The Update Process for the 
International Codes and Standards

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The International Code Council (ICC), promulgator of the 
International Codes and Standards, maintains a process for updating the 
entire family of International Codes based on receipt of proposals from 
interested individuals and organizations involved in the construction 
industry as well as the general public. The codes are updated every 
three years (2000--current edition, 2003, 2006 editions, etc.) with an 
intervening Supplement published every 18 months. There are two 
hearings for each code development cycle; the first where a committee 
considers the proposals and recommends an action on each proposal and 
the second to consider comments submitted in response to the committee 
action on proposals. The schedule is printed below.
    The purpose of this request is to increase public participation in 
the system used by ICC to develop and maintain its codes and standards. 
In accordance with responsibilities assigned to NIST by the National 
Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995, NIST is publishing 
this notice as a public service in behalf of ICC. NIST does not 
necessarily endorse, approve, or recommend any of the codes or 
standards referenced in the notice.

DATES: The date of next code hearings is September 29--October 4, 2002 
at the Fort Worth Convention Center, Fort Worth, TX.
    Completion of this cycle results in the 2003 edition of the 
International Codes.
    Updates to the schedule are posted on the ICC website at: http://www.intlcode.org.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Pfeiffer, PE, Secretary, Code 
Development, 4051 West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, IL 60478. 
Telephone: 708/799-2300 Extension 338.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    ICC produces the only family of Codes and Standards that are 
comprehensive, coordinated and necessary to regulate the built 
environment. Federal agencies frequently use these codes and standards 
as the basis for developing Federal regulations concerning new and 
existing construction.
    The Code Development Process is initiated when proposals from 
interested persons, supported by written data, views, or arguments are 
solicited and published in the Proposed Changes document. This document 
is distributed a minimum of 30 days in advance of the first hearing and 
serves as the agenda.
    At the first hearing, the ICC Code Development Committee considers 
testimony on every proposal and acts on each one individually 
(Approval, Disapproval, or Approval as Modified). The results are 
published in a report entitled the Report of the Public Hearing, which 
identifies the disposition of each proposal and the reason for the 
committee's action. Anyone wishing to submit a comment on the 
committee's action, expressing support or opposition to the action, is 
provided the opportunity to do so. Comments received are published and 
distributed in a document called the Final Action Agenda which serves 
as the agenda for the second hearing. Proposals which are approved at 
the second hearing are incorporated in either the Supplement or 
Edition, as applicable, with the next cycle starting with the submittal 
deadline for proposals.
    Proponents of proposals automatically receive a copy of all 
documents (Proposed Changes, Report of the Public Hearing and Final 
Action Agenda). Interested parties may also request a copy, free of 
charge, from ICC headquarters at: International Code Council, 5203 
Leesburg Pike, Suite 600, Falls Church, VA 22041-3401; or download a 
copy from the ICC web site at http://www.intlcode.org.
    The International Codes and Standards consist of the following:

International Building Code
ICC Electrical Code
International Energy Conservation Code
International Existing Building Code
International Fire Code
International Fuel Gas Code
International Mechanical Code
ICC Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities
International Plumbing Code
International Private Sewage Disposal Code
International Property Maintenance Code
International Residential Code
International Urban-Wildland Interface Code
International Zoning Code
ICC/ANSI A 117.1 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities
ICC Standard on Bleachers, Folding and Telescopic Seating and 
Grandstands

    The maintenance process for ICC Standards such as ICC/ANSI A 117.1 
and the ICC Standard on Bleachers, Folding and Telescopic Seating and 
Grandstands follows a similar process of soliciting proposals, 
committee action, public comment and ultimately the update and 
publication of the standard.

    Dated: September 16, 2002.
Karen H. Brown,
Deputy Director.
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