[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 104 (Friday, May 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30621-30622]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-12185]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


National Fire Codes: Request for Proposals for Revision of Codes 
and Standards

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) proposes to 
revise some of its fire safety codes and standards and requests 
proposals from the public to amend existing or begin the process of 
developing new NFPA fire safety codes and standards. The purpose of 
this request is to increase public participation in the system used by 
NFPA to develop its codes and standards. The publication of this notice 
of request for proposals 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: Interested persons may submit proposals on or before the dates 
listed with the standards.

ADDRESSES: Casey C. Grant, Secretary, Standards Council, NFPA, 1 
Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02269-9101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Casey C. Grant, Secretary, Standards 
Council, at above address, (617) 770-3000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) develops building, 
fire, and electrical safety codes and standards. Federal agencies 
frequently use these codes and 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 proposals, supported by written data, 
views, or arguments to Casey C. Grant, Secretary, Standards Council, 
NFPA, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02269-9101. Proposals 
should be submitted on forms available from the NFPA Codes and 
Standards Administration Office or on NFPA's Web site at http://www.nfpa.org.
    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 p.m. local time on the closing date indicated would be acted on 
by the Committee. The NFPA will consider any proposal that it receives 
on or before the date listed with the codes or standard.
    At a later date, each NFPA Technical Committee will issue a report, 
which will include a copy of written proposals that have been received, 
and an account of their disposition of each proposal by the NFPA 
Committee as the Report on Proposals. Each person who has submitted a 
written proposal will receive a copy of the report.

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                                                               Proposal
         Document-edition               Document title         closing
                                                                 date
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NFPA 10-2002.....................  Standard for Portable       6/25/2004
                                    Fire Extinguishers.

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NFPA 13-2002.....................  Standard for the            11/5/2004
                                    Installation of
                                    Sprinkler Systems.
NFPA 13D-2002....................  Standard for the            11/5/2004
                                    Installation of
                                    Sprinkler Systems in
                                    One- and Two-Family
                                    Dwellings and
                                    Manufactured Homes.
NFPA 13R-2002....................  Standard for the            11/5/2004
                                    Installation of
                                    Sprinkler Systems in
                                    Residential Occupancies
                                    up to and Including
                                    Four Stories in Height.
NFPA 14-2003.....................  ``Standard for the          6/25/2004
                                    Installation of
                                    Standpipe Private
                                    Hydrants and Hose
                                    Systems''.
NFPA 15-2001.....................  Standard for Water Spray   11/29/2004
                                    Fixed Systems for Fire
                                    Protection.
NFPA 20-2003.....................  Standard for the           12/31/2004
                                    Installation of
                                    Stationary Pumps for
                                    Fire Protection.
NFPA 24-2002.....................  Standard for the            11/5/2004
                                    Installation of Private
                                    Fire Service Mains and
                                    Their Appurtenances.
NFPA 30B-2002....................  Code for the Manufacture   11/29/2004
                                    and Storage of Aerosol
                                    Products.
NFPA 31-2001.....................  Standard for the            6/25/2004
                                    Installation of Oil-
                                    Burning Equipment.
NFPA 33-2003.....................  Standard for Spray         11/29/2004
                                    Application Using
                                    Flammable or
                                    Combustible Materials.
NFPA 34-2003.....................  Standard for Dipping and   11/29/2004
                                    Coating Processes Using
                                    Flammable or
                                    Combustible Liquids.
NFPA 37-2002.....................  Standard for the            6/25/2004
                                    Installation and Use of
                                    Stationary Combustion
                                    Engines and Gas
                                    Turbines.
NFPA 40-2001.....................  Standard for the Storage   11/29/2004
                                    and Handling of
                                    Cellulose Nitrate Film.
NFPA 68-2002.....................  Guide for Venting of        6/25/2004
                                    Deflagrations.
NFPA 70B-2002....................  Recommended Practice for    6/25/2004
                                    Electrical Equipment
                                    Maintenance.
NFPA 72-2002.....................  National Fire Alarm Code    11/5/2004
                                    [reg].
NFPA 79-2002.....................  Electrical Standard for     6/25/2004
                                    Industrial Machinery.
NFPA 85-2004.....................  Boiler and Combustion       5/27/2005
                                    Systems Hazards Code.
NFPA 97-2003.....................  Standard Glossary of        6/25/2004
                                    Terms Relating to
                                    Chimneys Vents and Heat-
                                    Producing Appliances.
NFPA 150-2000....................  Standard on Fire Safety    11/29/2004
                                    in Racetrack Stables.
NFPA 211-2003....................  ``Standard for Chimneys     6/25/2004
                                    Fireplaces Vents and
                                    Solid Fuel-Burning
                                    Appliances''.
NFPA 232-2000....................  Standard for the            6/25/2004
                                    Protection of Records.
NFPA 289-P*......................  Standard Method of Fire     6/25/2004
                                    Test for Room Fire
                                    Growth Contribution of
                                    Individual Fuel
                                    Packages.
NFPA 291-2002....................  Recommended Practice for    11/5/2004
                                    Fire Flow Testing and
                                    Marking of Hydrants.
NFPA 418-2001....................  Standard for Heliports..    6/25/2004
NFPA 750-2003....................  Standard on Water Mist      6/25/2004
                                    Fire Protection Systems.
NFPA 804-2001....................  Standard for Fire           6/25/2004
                                    Protection for Advanced
                                    Light Water Reactor
                                    Electric Generating
                                    Plants.
NFPA 901-2001....................  Standard Classifications    6/25/2004
                                    for Incident Reporting
                                    and Fire Protection
                                    Data.
NFPA 1142-2001...................  Standard on Water           8/13/2004
                                    Supplies for Suburban
                                    and Rural Fire Fighting.
NFPA 1401-2001...................  Recommended Practice for    6/25/2004
                                    Fire Service Training
                                    Reports and Records.
NFPA 1405-2001...................  Guide for Land-Based        6/25/2004
                                    Fire Fighters Who
                                    Respond to Marine
                                    Vessel Fires.
NFPA 1500-2002...................  Standard on Fire           11/29/2004
                                    Department Occupational
                                    Safety and Health
                                    Program.
NFPA 1582-2003...................  Standard on                11/29/2004
                                    Comprehensive
                                    Occupational Medical
                                    Program for Fire
                                    Departments.
NFPA 1583-2000...................  Standard on Health-        11/29/2004
                                    Related Fitness
                                    Programs for Fire
                                    Fighters.
NFPA 1901-2003...................  Standard for Automotive     3/31/2006
                                    Fire Apparatus.
NFPA 1906-2001...................  Standard for Wildland       5/28/2004
                                    Fire Apparatus.
NFPA 1911-2002...................  Standard for Service         4/1/2005
                                    Tests of Fire Pump
                                    Systems on Fire
                                    Apparatus.
NFPA 1912-2001...................  Standard for Fire           5/28/2004
                                    Apparatus Refurbishing.
NFPA 1914-2002...................  Standard for Testing         4/1/2005
                                    Fire Department Aerial
                                    Devices.
NFPA 1915-2000...................  Standard for Fire            4/1/2005
                                    Apparatus Preventative
                                    Maintenance Program.
NFPA 1982-1998...................  Standard on Personal       6/25/2004
                                    Alert Safety Systems
                                    (PASS).
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* Proposed NEW drafts are available from NFPA's Web site--http://
  www.NFPA.org or may be obtained from NFPA's Codes and Standards
  Administration, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269.


    Dated: May 21, 2004.
Hratch Semerjian,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 04-12185 Filed 5-27-04; 8:45 am]
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