[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 73 (Friday, April 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19944-19945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8781]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


International Code Council: The Update Process for the 
International Codes and Standards

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The International Code Council (ICC), promulgator of the 
International Codes and Standards, maintains a process for updating the 
entire family of International Codes based on receipt of proposals from 
interested individuals and organizations involved in the construction 
industry as well as the general public. The codes are updated every 
three years (2009--current edition, 2012, 2015 editions, etc.). In the 
past, the codes were updated on 2-18 month cycles, with an intervening 
supplement between cycles. Starting with the 2009/2010 Cycle, ICC is 
transitioning to a development cycle where there will only be a single 
cycle of code development with the codes split into two groups. For 
each group of codes, there are two hearings for each code development 
cycle; the first where a committee considers the proposals and 
recommends an action on each proposal and the second to consider 
comments submitted in response to the committee action on proposals.
    The purpose of this notice is to increase public participation in 
the system used by ICC to develop and maintain its codes and standards. 
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.

DATES: The date of the next final action hearing is May 14-22, 2010 in 
Dallas, Texas at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel.
    Completion of this cycle results in the 2012 edition of the 
International Codes which are scheduled to be published by April 2011. 
For detailed information on the 2009/2010 Cycle, go to: http://www.iccsafe.org/cs/codes/Pages/cycle.aspx

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Pfeiffer, PE, Secretary, Code 
Development, 4051 West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, Illinois 
60478.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    ICC produces the only family of Codes and Standards that are 
comprehensive, coordinated, and necessary to regulate the built 
environment. Federal agencies frequently use these codes and standards 
as the basis for developing Federal regulations concerning new and 
existing construction.
    The Code Development Process is initiated when proposals from 
interested persons, supported by written data, views, or arguments are 
solicited and published in the Proposed Changes document. This document 
is posted a minimum of 30 days in advance of the first hearing and 
serves as the agenda.
    At the first hearing (Code Development Hearing), the ICC Code 
Development Committee considers testimony on every proposal and acts on 
each one individually (Approval, Disapproval, or Approval as Modified). 
The 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. Anyone wishing to submit a comment 
on the committee's action, expressing support or opposition to the 
action, is provided the opportunity to do so. Comments received are 
published and distributed in a document called the Final Action Agenda 
which serves as the agenda for the second hearing (Final Action 
Hearing). As part of ICC's Governmental Consensus Process, at the Final 
Action Hearing, only ICC's Governmental Members are permitted to vote 
as they have no vested interest other than health, safety and welfare 
in the enforcement of the code. Proposals which are approved at the 
second hearing are incorporated in the subsequent Edition, with the 
next cycle starting with the submittal deadline for proposals.
    ICC maintains a mailing list of interested parties who will be sent 
a complimentary CD, free of charge, of all code development documents 
from ICC's Chicago District Office:
    International Code Council, 4051 W Flossmoor Road, Country Club 
Hills, Illinois 60478; or download a copy from the ICC Web site noted 
previously.
    The International Codes and Standards consist of the following:

ICC Codes

    International Building 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 Wildland-Urban Interface Code.
    International Zoning Code.

ICC Standards

    ICC A 117.1: Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities.
    ICC 300: Standard on Bleachers, Folding and Telescopic Seating and 
Grandstands.
    ICC 400: Standard on the Design and Construction of Log Structures.
    ICC 500: ICC/NSSA Standard on the Design and Construction of Storm 
Shelters.
    ICC 600: Standard for Residential Construction in High Wind Areas.
    ICC 700: National Green Building Standard.
    The maintenance process for ICC Standards such as ICC A117.1 
follows a

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similar process of soliciting proposals, committee action, public 
comment and ultimately the update and publication of the standard. 
ICC's Standard development process meets ANSI requirements for 
standard's development.
    ICC has recently completed the drafting phase in the development of 
the International Green Construction Code which will become part of the 
family of 2012 International Codes (``I-Codes''). For information on 
its development: http://www.iccsafe.org/cs/SBTC/Pages/default.aspx.

    Dated: April 12, 2010.
Marc G. Stanley,
Acting Deputy Director.
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