[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 198 (Friday, October 13, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60478-60479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-17023]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


National Fire Protection Association (NFPA): Request for Comments 
on NFPA's Codes and Standards

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to request comments on the 
technical reports that will be published in the NFPA's 2007 Fall 
Revision Cycle. 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.
    Since 1896, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has 
accomplished its mission by advocating scientifically based consensus 
codes and standards, research, and education for safety related issues. 
NFPA's National Fire Codes[supreg], which holds over 270 documents, are 
administered by more than 225 Technical Committees comprised of 
approximately 7,000 volunteers and are adopted and used throughout the 
world. NFPA is a nonprofit membership organization with approximately 
80,000 members from over 70 nations, all working together to fulfill 
the Association's mission.
    The NFPA process provides ample opportunity for public 
participation in the development of its codes and standards. All NFPA 
codes and standards are revised and updated every three to five years 
in Revision Cycles that begin twice each year and that takes 
approximately two years to complete. Each Revision Cycle proceeds 
according to a published schedule that includes final dates for all 
major events in the process. The process contains five basic steps that 
are followed both for developing new documents as well as revising 
existing documents. These steps are: Calling for Proposals; Publishing 
the Proposals in the Report on Proposals; Calling for Comments on the 
Committee's disposition of the Proposals and these Comments are 
published in the Report on Comments; having a Technical Report Session 
at the NFPA Annual Meeting; and finally, the Standards Council 
Consideration and Issuance of documents.

    Note: Under new rules effective Fall 2005, anyone wishing to 
make Amending Motions on the Technical Committee Reports (ROP and 
ROC) must signal their intention by submitting a Notice of Intent to 
Make a Motion by the Deadline of October 19, 2007. Certified motions 
will be posted by November 16, 2007. Documents that receive notice 
of proper Amending Motions (Certified Amending Motions) will be 
presented for action at the annual June 2008 Association Technical 
Meeting. Documents that receive no motions will be forwarded 
directly to the Standards Council for action on issuance.

    For more information on these new rules and for up-to-date 
information on schedules and deadlines for processing NFPA Documents, 
check the NFPA Web site at http://www.nfpa.org or contact NFPA Codes 
and Standards Administration.
    The purpose of this notice is to request comments on the technical 
reports that will be published in the NFPA's 2007 Fall Revision Cycle. 
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: Thirty reports are published in the 2007 Fall Revision Cycle 
Report on Proposals and will be available on December 22, 2006. 
Comments received on or before March 2, 2007, will be considered by the 
respective NFPA Committees before final action is taken on the 
proposals.

ADDRESSES: The 2007 Fall Revision Cycle Report on Proposals is 
available and downloadable from NFPA's Web site--http://www/nfpa.org or 
by requesting a copy from the NFPA, Fulfillment Center, 11 Tracy Drive, 
Avon, Massachusetts 02322. Comments on the report should be submitted 
to Casey C. Grant, Secretary, Standards Council, NFPA, 1 Batterymarch 
Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02269-7471.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Casey C. Grant, Secretary, Standards 
Council, NFPA, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02269-7471, 
(617) 770-3000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) develops building, 
fire, and electrical safety codes and

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standards. Federal agencies frequently use these codes and standards as 
the basis for developing Federal regulations concerning 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 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 
02269-7471. Commenters may use the forms provided for comments in the 
Reports on Proposals. Each person submitting a comment should include 
his or her name and address, identify the notice, and give reasons for 
any recommendations. Comments received on or before March 2, 2007 for 
the 2007 Fall Revision Cycle 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 
those comments by the NFPA committees will be published as the 2007 
Fall Revision Cycle Report on Comments by August 24, 2007. A copy of 
the Report on Comments will be sent automatically to each commenter.

              2007 Fall Revision Cycle--Report on Proposals
 [P=Partial revision; W=Withdrawal; R=Reconfirmation; N=New; C=Complete
                                Revision]
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NFPA 17..................  Standard for Dry Chemical      P
                            Extinguishing Systems.
NFPA 17A.................  Standard for Wet Chemical      P
                            Extinguishing Systems.
NFPA 22..................  Standard for Water Tanks for   P
                            Private Fire Protection.
NFPA 36..................  Standard for Solvent           P
                            Extraction Plants.
NFPA 59..................  Utility LP-Gas Plant Code....  P
NFPA 75..................  Standard for the Protection    P
                            of Information Technology
                            Equipment.
NFPA 76..................  Standard for the Fire          P
                            Protection of
                            Telecommunications
                            Facilities.
NFPA 115.................  Standard for Laser Fire        P
                            Protection.
NFPA 140.................  Standard on Motion Picture     P
                            and Television Production
                            Studio Soundstages and
                            Approved Production
                            Facilities.
NFPA 496.................  Standard for Purged and        P
                            Pressurized Enclosures for
                            Electrical Equipment.
NFPA 497.................  Recommended Practice for the   P
                            Classification of Flammable
                            Liquids, Gases, or Vapors
                            and of Hazardous
                            (Classified) Locations for
                            Electrical Installations in
                            Chemical Process Areas.
NFPA 499.................  Recommended Practice for the   P
                            Classification of
                            Combustible Dusts and of
                            Hazardous (Classified)
                            Locations for Electrical
                            Installations in Chemical
                            Process Areas.
NFPA 720.................  Standard for the Installation  P
                            of Carbon Monoxide (CO)
                            Warning Equipment in
                            Dwelling Units.
NFPA 730.................  Guide for Premises Security..  P
NFPA 731.................  Standard for the Installation  P
                            of Electronic Premises
                            Security Systems.
NFPA 801.................  Standard for Fire Protection   P
                            for Facilities Handling
                            Radioactive Materials.
NFPA 806.................  Performance Based Standard     N
                            for Fire Protection for
                            Advanced Nuclear Reactor
                            Electric Generating Plants.
NFPA 909.................  Code for the Protection of     P
                            Cultural Resources
                            Properties--Museums,
                            Libraries, and Places of
                            Worship.
NFPA 921.................  Guide for Fire and Explosion   P
                            Investigations.
NFPA 1006................  Standard for Rescue            C
                            Technician Professional
                            Qualifications.
NFPA 1192................  Standard on Recreational       P
                            Vehicles.
NFPA 1194................  Standard for Recreational      P
                            Vehicle Parks and
                            Campgrounds.
NFPA 1561................  Standard on Emergency          C
                            Services Incident Management
                            System.
NFPA 1584................  Recommended Practice on the    C
                            Rehabilitation of Members
                            Operating at Incident Scene
                            Operations and Training
                            Exercises.
NFPA 1852................  Standard on Selection, Care,   C
                            and Maintenance of Open-
                            Circuit Self-Contained
                            Breathing Apparatus (SCBA).
NFPA 1925................  Standard on Marine Fire-       C
                            Fighting Vessels.
NFPA 1962................  Standard for the Inspection,   P
                            Care, and Use of Fire Hose,
                            Couplings, and Nozzles and
                            the Service Testing of Fire
                            Hose.
NFPA 1964................  Standard for Spray Nozzles...  P
NFPA 1989................  Standard on Breathing Air      C
                            Quality for Fire and
                            Emergency Services
                            Respiratory Protection.
NFPA 1999................  Standard on Protective         P
                            Clothing for Emergency
                            Medical Operations.
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    Dated: October 5, 2006.
James E. Hill,
Acting Deputy Director.
 [FR Doc. E6-17023 Filed 10-12-06; 8:45 am]
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