[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 77 (Thursday, April 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22381-22383]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8041]


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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: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is 
publishing this notice on behalf of the National Fire Protection 
Association (NFPA) to announce the availability of and request comments 
on the technical reports that will be presented at NFPA's 2012 Annual 
Revision Cycle.

DATES: Thirty-eight reports are published in the 2012 Annual Cycle 
Report on Proposals and will be available on June 24, 2011. Comments 
received by 5 p.m. EST/EDST on or before August 30, 2011 will be 
considered by the respective NFPA Committees before final action is 
taken on the proposals.

ADDRESSES: The 2012 Annual 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 Amy Beasley Cronin, Secretary, Standards Council, NFPA, 1 
Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169-7471.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Beasley Cronin, Secretary, 
Standards Council, NFPA, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 
02169-7471, (617) 770-3000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    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 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 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 6, 2012. 
Certified motions will be posted by May 4, 2012. Documents that receive 
notice of proper Amending Motions (Certified Amending Motions) will be 
presented for action at the Annual 2012

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Association Technical Meeting. Documents that receive no motions will 
be forwarded directly to the Standards Council for action on issuance 
at its May 29, 2012 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 2012 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.

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 Cronin, 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 
August 30, 2011 for the 2012 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 2012 
Annual Cycle Report on Comments by February 24, 2012. 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 4-7, 2012 in 
Las Vegas, Nevada, by the NFPA membership.

                2012 Annual Meeting--Report on Proposals
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NFPA 13.........................  Standard for the Installation        P
                                   of Sprinkler Systems.
NFPA 13D........................  Standard for the Installation        P
                                   of Sprinkler Systems in One-
                                   and Two-Family Dwellings and
                                   Manufactured Homes.
NFPA 13R........................  Standard for the Installation        P
                                   of Sprinkler Systems in
                                   Residential Occupancies up to
                                   and Including Four Stories in
                                   Height.
NFPA 20.........................  Standard for the Installation        P
                                   of Stationary Pumps for Fire
                                   Protection.
NFPA 24.........................  Standard for the Installation        P
                                   of Private Fire Service Mains
                                   and Their Appurtenances.
NFPA 51.........................  Standard for the Design and          P
                                   Installation of Oxygen-Fuel
                                   Gas Systems for Welding,
                                   Cutting, and Allied Processes.
NFPA 55.........................  Compressed Gases and Cryogenic       P
                                   Fluids Code.
NFPA 61.........................  Standard for the Prevention of       P
                                   Fires and Dust Explosions in
                                   Agricultural and Food
                                   Processing Facilities.
NFPA 68.........................  Standard on Explosion                P
                                   Protection by Deflagration
                                   Venting.
NFPA 72.........................  National Fire Alarm and              P
                                   Signaling Code.
NFPA 80.........................  Standard for Fire Doors and          P
                                   Other Opening Protectives.
NFPA 101A.......................  Guide on Alternative Approaches      P
                                   to Life Safety.
NFPA 105........................  Standard for the Installation        P
                                   of Smoke Door Assemblies and
                                   Other Opening Protectives.
NFPA 110........................  Standard for Emergency and           P
                                   Standby Power Systems.
NFPA 111........................  Standard on Stored Electrical        P
                                   Energy Emergency and Standby
                                   Power Systems.
NFPA 291........................  Recommended Practice for Fire        P
                                   Flow Testing and Marking of
                                   Hydrants.
NFPA 301........................  Code for Safety to Life from         P
                                   Fire on Merchant Vessels.
NFPA 400........................  Hazardous Materials Code.......      P
NFPA 402........................  Guide for Aircraft Rescue and        P
                                   Fire-Fighting Operations.
NFPA 415........................  Standard on Airport Terminal         P
                                   Buildings, Fueling Ramp
                                   Drainage, and Loading Walkways.
NFPA 424........................  Guide for Airport/Community          P
                                   Emergency Planning.
NFPA 450........................  Guide for Emergency Medical          P
                                   Services and Systems.
NFPA 472........................  Standard for Competence of           P
                                   Responders to Hazardous
                                   Materials/Weapons of Mass
                                   Destruction Incidents.
NFPA 473........................  Standard for Competencies for        P
                                   EMS Personnel Responding to
                                   Hazardous Materials/Weapons of
                                   Mass Destruction Incidents.
NFPA 555........................  Guide on Methods for Evaluating      P
                                   Potential for Room Flashover.
NFPA 654........................  Standard for the Prevention of       P
                                   Fire and Dust Explosions from
                                   the Manufacturing, Processing,
                                   and Handling of Combustible
                                   Particulate Solids.
NFPA 1001.......................  Standard for Fire Fighter            P
                                   Professional Qualifications.
NFPA 1122.......................  Code for Model Rocketry........      P
NFPA 1124.......................  Code for the Manufacture,            P
                                   Transportation, Storage, and
                                   Retail Sales of Fireworks and
                                   Pyrotechnic Articles.
NFPA 1127.......................  Code for High Power Rocketry...      P
NFPA 1128DS.....................  Draft Standard for Standard          N
                                   Method of Fire Test for Flame
                                   Breaks.
NFPA 1129DS.....................  Draft Standard for Standard          N
                                   Method of Fire Test for
                                   Covered Fuse on Consumer
                                   Fireworks.
NFPA 1144.......................  Standard for Reducing Structure      P
                                   Ignition Hazards from Wildland
                                   Fire.
NFPA 1221.......................  Standard for the Installation,       P
                                   Maintenance, and Use of
                                   Emergency Services
                                   Communications Systems.
NFPA 1500.......................  Standard on Fire Department          P
                                   Occupational Safety and Health
                                   Program.
NFPA 1582.......................  Standard on Comprehensive            P
                                   Occupational Medical Program
                                   for Fire Departments.
NFPA 1801.......................  Standard on Thermal Imagers for      P
                                   the Fire Service.
NFPA 1917.......................  Standard for Automotive              N
                                   Ambulance.
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P = Partial revision; W = Withdrawals; R = Reconfirmation; N = New; C =
  Complete revision.



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    Dated: March 28, 2011.
Charles H. Romine,
Acting Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
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