[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 106 (Friday, June 3, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32577-32579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-11118]


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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

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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 PM 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 standards.
    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 18A-P*....................  Standard on Water             5/27/2005
                                  Additives for Fire
                                  Control and Vapor
                                  Mitigation.
NFPA 25-2002...................  Standard for the              5/27/2005
                                  Inspection, Testing,
                                  and Maintenance of
                                  Water-Based Fire
                                  Protection Systems.
NFPA 51-2002...................  Standard for the Design       5/27/2005
                                  and Installation of
                                  Oxygen-Fuel Gas
                                  Systems for Welding,
                                  Cutting, and Allied
                                  Processes.
NFPA 58-2004...................  Liquefied Petroleum Gas       5/27/2005
                                  Code.
NFPA 59-2004...................  Utility LP-Gas Plant           3/3/2006
                                  Code.
NFPA 68-2002...................  Guide for Venting of          5/27/2005
                                  Deflagrations.
NFPA 70-2005...................  National Electrical           11/4/2005
                                  Code[reg].
NFPA 85-2004...................  Boiler and Combustion         5/27/2005
                                  Systems Hazards Code.
NFPA 204-2002..................  Standard for Smoke and        5/27/2005
                                  Heat Venting.
NFPA 385-2000..................  Standard for Tank             5/27/2005
                                  Vehicles for Flammable
                                  and Combustible
                                  Liquids.
NFPA 471-2002..................  Recommended Practice          5/27/2005
                                  for Responding to
                                  Hazardous Materials
                                  Incidents.
NFPA 472-2002..................  Standard for                  5/27/2005
                                  Professional
                                  Competence of
                                  Responders to
                                  Hazardous Materials
                                  Incidents.
NFPA 473-2002..................  Standard for                  5/27/2005
                                  Competencies for EMS
                                  Personnel Responding
                                  to Hazardous Materials
                                  Incidents.
NFPA 551-2004..................  Guide for the                 5/27/2005
                                  Evaluation of Fire
                                  Risk Assessments.
NFPA 560-2002..................  Standard for the              5/27/2005
                                  Storage, Handling, and
                                  Use of Ethylene Oxide
                                  for Sterilization and
                                  Fumigation.
NFPA 720-2005..................  Standard for the              5/26/2005
                                  Installation of Carbon
                                  Monoxide (CO) Warning
                                  Equipment in Dwelling
                                  Units.
NFPA 900-2004..................  Building Energy Code...       5/27/2005
NFPA 1005-P*...................  Standard on                   5/27/2005
                                  Professional
                                  Qualifications for
                                  Marine Fire Fighting
                                  for Land-Based Fire
                                  Fighters.
NFPA 1037-P*...................  Standard for                  5/27/2005
                                  Professional
                                  Qualifications for
                                  Fire Marshal.
NFPA 1041-2002.................  Standard for Fire             5/27/2005
                                  Service Instructor
                                  Professional
                                  Qualifications.
NFPA 1051-2002.................  Standard for Wildland         5/27/2005
                                  Fire Fighter
                                  Professional
                                  Qualifications.
NFPA 1061-2002.................  Standard for                  5/27/2005
                                  Professional
                                  Qualifications for
                                  Public Safety
                                  Telecommunicator.
NFPA 1141-2003.................  Standard for Fire             9/23/2005
                                  Protection in Planned
                                  Building Groups.
NFPA 1144-2002.................  Standard for Protection       9/23/2005
                                  of Life and Property
                                  from Wildfire.
NFPA 1402-2002.................  Guide to Building Fire        5/27/2005
                                  Service Training
                                  Centers.
NFPA 1403-2002.................  Standard on Live Fire         5/27/2005
                                  Training Evolutions.
NFPA 1451-2002.................  Standard for a Fire           5/27/2005
                                  Service Vehicle
                                  Operations Training
                                  Program.
NFPA 1521-2002.................  Standard for Fire             9/30/2005
                                  Department Safety
                                  Officer.
NFPA 1600-2004.................  Standard on Disaster/         5/27/2005
                                  Emergency Management
                                  and Business
                                  Continuity Programs.
NFPA 1901-2003.................  Standard for Automotive       3/31/2006
                                  Fire Apparatus.
NFPA 1961-2002.................  Standard on Fire Hose..       5/27/2005
NFPA 1962-2003.................  Standard for the              3/10/2006
                                  Inspection, Care and
                                  Use of Fire Hose,
                                  Couplings and Nozzles;
                                  and the Service
                                  Testing of Fire Hose.
NFPA 1964-2003.................  Standard for Spray            3/10/2006
                                  Nozzles.
NFPA 2001-2004.................  Standard on Clean Agent      5/27/2005
                                  Fire Extinguishing
                                  Systems.
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* P Proposed NEW drafts are available from NFPA's Web site--www.nfpa.org
  or may be obtained from NFPA's Codes and Standards Administration, 1
  Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts, 02269.



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    Dated: May 27, 2005.
Hratch G. Semerjian,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 05-11118 Filed 6-2-05; 8:45 am]
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