[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 23, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60006-60007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-20843]


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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\[reg]\ and Standards

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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 take 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 (ROP); Calling for Comments on the 
Committee's disposition of the Proposals and these Comments are 
published in the Report on Comments (ROC); 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 17, 2008. Certified motions 
will be posted by November 14, 2008. Documents that receive notice 
of proper Amending Motions (Certified Amending Motions) will be 
presented for action at the annual June 2009 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 the 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 2008 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: Eighteen reports are published in the 2008 Fall Revision Cycle 
Report on

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Proposals and will be available on December 21, 2007. Comments received 
on or before February 29, 2008 will be considered by the respective 
NFPA Committees before final action is taken on the proposals.

ADDRESSES: The 2008 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 Milosh Puchovsky, Secretary, Standards Council, NFPA, 1 Batterymarch 
Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02269-7471.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Milosh Puchovsky, 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 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 Milosh Puchovsky, 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 February 29, 2008 
for the 2008 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 2008 
Fall Revision Cycle Report on Comments by August 22, 2008. A copy of 
the Report on Comments will be sent automatically to each commenter.

              2008 Fall Revision Cycle Report on Proposals
 [P=Partial revision; W=Withdrawal; R=Reconfirmation; N=New; C=Complete
                                Revision]
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NFPA 36 Standard for Solvent Extraction        P
 Plants.
NFPA 52 Vehicular Fuel Systems Code..........  P
NFPA 53 ``Recommended Practice on Materials,   P
 Equipment and Systems Used in Oxygen-
 Enriched Atmospheres''.
NFPA 55 ``Standard for the Storage, Use, and   P
 Handling of Compressed Gases and Cryogenic
 Fluids in Portable and Stationary
 Containers, Cylinders, and Tanks''.
NFPA 82 Standard on Incinerators and Waste     P
 and Linen Handling Systems and Equipment.
NFPA 150 Standard on Fire and Life Safety in   P
 Animal Housing Facilities.
NFPA 170 Standard for Fire Safety and          P
 Emergency Symbols.
NFPA 211 ``Standard for Chimneys, Fireplaces,  P
 Vents, and Solid Fuel-Burning Appliances''.
NFPA 225 Model Manufactured Home Installation  C
 Standard.
NFPA 241 ``Standard for Safeguarding           P
 Construction, Alteration, and Demolition
 Operations''.
NFPA 271 Standard Method of Test for Heat and  P
 Visible Smoke Release Rates for Materials
 and Products Using an Oxygen Consumption
 Calorimeter.
NFPA 501 Standard on Manufactured Housing....  C
NFPA 501A ``Standard for Fire Safety Criteria  C
 for Manufactured Home Installations, Sites,
 and Communities''.
NFPA 909 ``Code for the Protection of          P
 Cultural Resources Properties--Museums,
 Libraries, and Places of Worship''.
NFPA 1670 Standard on Operations and Training  P
 for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents.
NFPA 1963 Standard for Fire Hose Connections.  P
NFPA 1965 Standard for Fire Hose Appliances..  P
NFPA 1975 Standard on Station/Work Uniforms    C
 for Fire and Emergency Services.
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    Dated: October 17, 2007.
Richard F. Kayser,
Acting Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. E7-20843 Filed 10-22-07; 8:45 am]
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