[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 170 (Friday, September 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52366-52367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17519]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


International Code Council: The Update Process for the 
International Codes

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Final Action Hearings on U.S. Model Codes, 2006 
editions.

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SUMMARY: The International Code Council (ICC), under whose auspices the 
International Codes (``I-Codes'') are developed, maintains a process 
for updating these model codes based on receipt of proposals from 
interested individuals and organizations. The ICC's 14 separately 
published codes are each comprehensively updated and re-published every 
three years with a supplement released between each edition. The most 
current versions of the I-Codes are the 2003 Editions and 2004 
Supplements. The 2006 Editions will be released in March, 2006.
    The purpose of this notice is to invite public participation in the 
Final Action Hearings. At this session, public comments are reviewed 
and discussed and final voting is conducted to determine which 
proposals are adopted into the 2006 I-Codes.
    The publication of this notice by the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology (NIST) on behalf of ICC is being undertaken as 
a public service; NIST does not necessarily endorse, approve, or 
recommend any of the codes or standards referenced in the notice.
    Session Dates: The Final Action Hearings of the 2004/2005 Code 
Development Cycle will occur between September 28 and October 2, 2005, 
at the COBO Center in Detroit, Michigan.
    Proposed changes approved during this cycle, in addition to changes 
published in the 2004 Supplement, will constitute the 2006 editions of 
the International Codes.
    The agenda for the hearing as well as updates to the schedule are 
also posted on the ICC Web site at: http://www.iccsafe.org.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Pfeiffer, PE, Vice President, 
Codes and Standards Development at ICC's Chicago District Office, 4051 
West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, Illinois, 60478; Telephone 
888-422-7233, Extension 4338; e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The ICC produces a family of Codes and Standards that are 
comprehensive, coordinated and are widely used across the country in 
the regulation of the built environment. Local, state and federal 
agencies use these codes and standards as the basis for developing 
regulations concerning new and existing construction.
    The ICC code development process is initiated when proposals from

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interested persons-supported by written data, views, or arguments-are 
solicited, received and then published in the Proposed Changes 
document. This document is distributed a minimum of 30 days in advance 
of the Code Development Hearings and serves as the agenda for that 
session.
    At the Code Development Hearing the ICC Code Development Committee 
for each code or subject area of the code considers testimony and takes 
action on each proposal (Approval, Disapproval, or Approval as 
Modified). Following the Code Development Hearing, 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. Any person wishing to comment on the committee's 
action may do so in the public comment period following the first 
hearing. 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 by a vote of the Governmental Members 
of ICC at the second hearing (Final Action Hearing) are incorporated in 
either the Supplement or Edition, as applicable, with the next 18-month 
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, by downloading the ``return coupon'' from the ICC Web site at 
http://www.iccsafe.org and sending it in as directed.
    The International Codes 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; and
International Zoning Code

    Dated: August 25, 2005.
William Jeffrey,
Director.
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