[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 24, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 71671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29503]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology

[Docket Number 101025532-0532-01]


Draft Report on the Technical Study of the Sofa Super Store 
Fire--South Carolina, June 18, 2007.

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 
seeks public comments on the draft report of its Technical Study of the 
Sofa Super Store Fire--South Carolina, which took place on June 18, 
2007.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before 12 noon EST, December 2, 
2010.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to NIST by e-mail at 
[email protected], by fax to 301-975-4647; or by mail to the 
attention of Nelson Bryner, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8660, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8660. 
The draft report is available at: http://www.nist.gov/el/investigations/bfrl-investigations.cfm

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for further information may 
be sent to [email protected], or by mail, Nelson Bryner, National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8660, 
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8660, or by telephone at 301-975-6868.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Following a fire in Charleston, SC on June 
18, 2007, NIST conducted a study to determine the likely technical 
causes of the rapid fire growth and spread. NIST recently completed a 
draft report of their technical study and the principal findings are 
summarized in this report. The report also describes NIST's simulation 
of the fire environment that affected the rapid fire growth, possible 
factors contributing to the fire development, and rapid fire spread 
sequence. The report concludes with eleven recommendations that involve 
modification, adoption, or enforcement of model building and fire codes 
and research for improving fire safety.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 272 et seq.

    Request for Comments: NIST seeks comments on the draft report of 
its Technical Study of the Sofa Super Store Fire--South Carolina, June 
18, 2007. NIST will review comments received, make appropriate 
revisions, and publish the report in a final form following the public 
comment period.

    Dated: November 12, 2010.
Harry S. Hertz,
Director, Baldrige Performance Excellence Program.
[FR Doc. 2010-29503 Filed 11-23-10; 8:45 am]
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