[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 88 (Friday, May 8, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21625-21627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-10766]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


National Fire Codes: Request for Comments on NFPA Technical 
Committee Reports

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 hold over 290 
documents, are administered by more than 238 Technical Committees 
comprised of approximately 7,200 volunteers and are adopted and used 
throughout the world. NFPA is a nonprofit membership organization

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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 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 Code Revision Process contains five 
basic steps that are followed for developing new documents as well as 
revising existing documents: Call for Proposals; Report on Proposals 
(ROP); Call for Comments on the Committee's Disposition of the 
Proposals and publication of these Comments in the Report on Comments 
(ROC); the Association Technical Meeting at the NFPA Conference & Expo; 
and finally, the Standards Council Consideration and Issuance of 
documents.

    Note:  NFPA rules state that anyone wishing to make Amending 
Motions on the Technical Committee Reports (ROP and ROC) must signal 
his or her intention by submitting a Notice of Intent to Make a 
Motion by the Deadline of 5 p.m. EST/EDST on or before April 9, 
2010. Certified motions will be posted by May 7, 2010. Documents 
that receive notice of proper Amending Motions (Certified Amending 
Motions) will be presented for action at the Annual 2010 Association 
Technical Meeting. Documents that receive no motions will be 
forwarded directly to the Standards Council for action on issuance 
at its June 1, 2010 meeting.

    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 presented at NFPA's 2010 Annual 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: Twenty-four reports are published in the 2010 Annual Cycle 
Report on Proposals and will be available on June 26, 2009. Comments 
received by 5 p.m. EST/EDST on or before September 4, 2009 will be 
considered by the respective NFPA Committees before final action is 
taken on the proposals.

ADDRESSES: The 2010 Annual Revision Cycle Report on Proposals is 
available and downloadable from NFPA's Web site at 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 Amy Beasley Spencer, Secretary, Standards Council, NFPA, 1 
Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169-7471.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Beasley Spencer, Secretary, 
Standards Council, NFPA, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 
02169-7471, (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 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 Comments

    Interested persons may participate in these revisions by submitting 
written data, views, or arguments, to Amy Beasley Spencer, Secretary, 
Standards Council, NFPA, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 
02169-7471. 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 by 5 p.m. EST/EDST on or before 
September 4, 2009 for the 2010 Annual 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 2010 
Annual Cycle Report on Comments by February 26, 2010. A copy of the 
Report on Comments will be sent automatically to each commenter. 
Reports of the Technical Committees on documents that do not receive a 
Notice of Intent to Make a Motion will automatically be forwarded to 
the Standards Council for action on issuance. Action on the reports of 
the Technical Committees on documents that do receive a Notice of 
Intent to Make a Motion will be taken at the Association Technical 
Meeting, which is held at the NFPA Conference & Expo, June 6-10, 2010 
in Las Vegas, Nevada, by the NFPA membership.

                2010 Annual Meeting--Report on Proposals
 [P = Partial revision; W = Withdrawal; R = Reconfirmation; N = New; C =
                           Complete revision]
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NFPA 25......................  Standard for the Inspection,      P
                                Testing, and Maintenance of
                                Water-Based Fire Protection
                                Systems.
NFPA 30B.....................  Code for the Manufacture and      P
                                Storage of Aerosol Products.
NFPA 33......................  Standard for Spray Application    P
                                Using Flammable or Combustible
                                Materials.
NFPA 34......................  Standard for Dipping and         P
                                Coating Processes Using
                                Flammable or Combustible
                                Liquids.
NFPA 40......................  Standard for the Storage and     R
                                Handling of Cellulose Nitrate
                                Film.
NFPA 58......................  Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code...  P
NFPA 70......................  National Electrical Code [reg].  P
NFPA 73......................  Electrical Inspection Code for   P
                                Existing Dwellings.
NFPA 86......................  Standard for Ovens and Furnaces  P
NFPA 87......................  Recommended Practice for Fluid   N
                                Heaters.
NFPA 88A.....................  Standard for Parking Structures  P
NFPA 96......................  Standard for Ventilation         P
                                Control and Fire Protection of
                                Commercial Cooking Operations.
NFPA 160.....................  Standard for the Use of Flame     P
                                Effects Before an Audience.
NFPA 303.....................  Fire Protection Standard for     P
                                Marinas and Boatyards.
NFPA 307.....................  Standard for the Construction    P
                                and Fire Protection of Marine
                                Terminals, Piers, and Wharves.
NFPA 312.....................  Standard for Fire Protection of  P
                                Vessels During Construction,
                                Conversion, Repair, and Lay-Up.
NFPA 502.....................  Standard for Road Tunnels,       P
                                Bridges, and Other Limited
                                Access Highways.
NFPA 556.....................  Guide on Methods for Evaluating  N
                                Fire Hazard to Occupants of
                                Passenger Road Vehicles.

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NFPA 654.....................  Standard for the Prevention of   P
                                Fire and Dust Explosions from
                                the Manufacturing, Processing,
                                and Handling of Combustible
                                Particulate Solids.
NFPA 780.....................  Standard for the Installation     P
                                of Lightning Protection
                                Systems.
NFPA 1000....................  Standard for Fire Service        P
                                Professional Qualifications
                                Accreditation and
                                Certification Systems.
NFPA 1071....................  Standard for Emergency Vehicle   C
                                Technician Professional
                                Qualifications.
NFPA 1126....................  Standard for the Use of           P
                                Pyrotechnics Before a
                                Proximate Audience.
NFPA 1145....................  Guide for the Use of Class A     P
                                Foams in Manual Structural
                                Fire Fighting.
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    Dated: May 4, 2009.
Patrick Gallagher,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. E9-10766 Filed 5-7-09; 8:45 am]
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