[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 219 (Monday, November 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70413-70414]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29314]



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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 and Standards

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 Fall 
Revision Cycle.

DATES: Forty-eight reports are published in the 2012 Fall Revision 
Cycle Report on Proposals and will be available on December 23, 2011. 
Comments received by 5 p.m. EST/EDST on March 2, 2012 will be 
considered by the respective NFPA Committees before final action is 
taken on the proposals.

ADDRESSES: The 2012 Fall Revision Cycle Report on Proposals will be 
available and downloadable from NFPA's Web site on December 23, 2011 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 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. David F. Alderman, NIST, (301) 975-4019.

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 295 documents, are administered by more 
than 240 Technical Committees comprised of approximately 7,600 
volunteers and are adopted and used throughout the world. NFPA is a 
nonprofit membership organization with approximately 70,000 members 
from over 100 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; Calling for Comments on the 
Committee's disposition of the Proposals and these Comments are 
published in the Report on Comments; having a Technical Report Session 
at the NFPA Conference and Expo; and finally, the Standards Council 
Consideration and Issuance of documents.

    Note:  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 October 5, 2012. Certified motions will 
be posted by November 2, 2012. Documents that receive notice of 
proper Amending Motions (Certified Amending Motions) will be 
presented for action at the annual June 2013 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 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 2012 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.

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 Amy Beasley Cronin, Secretary, 
Standards Council, NFPA, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 
02169-7471. Commenters may use the forms provided for comments in the 
Report 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 March 2, 
2012 for the 2012 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 2012 
Fall Revision Cycle Report on Comments by August 24, 2012. A copy of 
the Report on Comments will be sent automatically to each commenter.

                                  2012 Fall Revision Cycle--Report on Proposals
           [P = Partial revision; W = Withdrawal; R = Reconfirmation; N = New; C = Complete revision]
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NFPA 10........................................  Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers.............        P
NFPA 14........................................  Standard for the Installation of Standpipe and Hose          P
                                                  Systems.
NFPA 17........................................  Standard for Dry Chemical Extinguishing Systems......        P
NFPA 17A.......................................  Standard for Wet Chemical Extinguishing Systems......        P
NFPA 22........................................  Standard for Water Tanks for Private Fire Protection.        P
NFPA 36........................................  Standard for Solvent Extraction Plants...............        P
NFPA 52........................................  Vehicular Gaseous Fuel Systems Code..................        P
NFPA 67........................................  Guideline on Explosion Protection for Gaseous                N
                                                  Mixtures in Pipe Systems.
NFPA 68........................................  Standard on Explosion Protection by Deflagration             P
                                                  Venting.
NFPA 70B.......................................  Recommended Practice for Electrical Equipment                P
                                                  Maintenance.

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NFPA 140.......................................  Standard on Motion Picture and Television Production         P
                                                  Studio Soundstages, Approved Production Facilities,
                                                  and Production Locations.
NFPA 211.......................................  Standard for Chimneys, Fireplaces, Vents, and Solid          P
                                                  Fuel-Burning Appliances.
NFPA 225.......................................  Model Manufactured Home Installation Standard........        P
NFPA 241.......................................  Standard for Safeguarding Construction, Alteration,          P
                                                  and Demolition Operations.
NFPA 259.......................................  Standard Test Method for Potential Heat of Building          P
                                                  Materials.
NFPA 260.......................................  Standard Methods of Tests and Classification System          P
                                                  for Cigarette Ignition Resistance of Components of
                                                  Upholstered Furniture.
NFPA 261.......................................  Standard Method of Test for Determining Resistance of        P
                                                  Mock-Up Upholstered Furniture Material Assemblies to
                                                  Ignition by Smoldering Cigarettes.
NFPA 270.......................................  Standard Test Method for Measurement of Smoke                P
                                                  Obscuration Using a Conical Radiant Source in a
                                                  Single Closed Chamber.
NFPA 274.......................................  Standard Test Method To Evaluate Fire Performance            P
                                                  Characteristics of Pipe Insulation.
NFPA 289.......................................  Standard Method of Fire Test for Individual Fuel             P
                                                  Packages.
NFPA 290.......................................  Standard for Fire Testing of Passive Protection              P
                                                  Materials for Use on LP-Gas Containers.
NFPA 495.......................................  Explosive Materials Code.............................        P
NFPA 496.......................................  Standard for Purged and Pressurized Enclosures for           P
                                                  Electrical Equipment.
NFPA 498.......................................  Standard for Safe Havens and Interchange Lots for            P
                                                  Vehicles Transporting Explosives.
NFPA 501A......................................  Standard for Fire Safety Criteria for Manufactured           P
                                                  Home Installations, Sites, and Communities.
NFPA 501.......................................  Standard on Manufactured Housing.....................        P
NFPA 505.......................................  Fire Safety Standard for Powered Industrial Trucks           P
                                                  Including Type Designations, Areas of Use,
                                                  Conversions, Maintenance, and Operations.
NFPA 551.......................................  Guide for the Evaluation of Fire Risk Assessments....        P
NFPA 705.......................................  Recommended Practice for a Field Flame Test for              P
                                                  Textiles and Films.
NFPA 801.......................................  Standard for Fire Protection for Facilities Handling         P
                                                  Radioactive Materials.
NFPA 900.......................................  Building Energy Code.................................        P
NFPA 909.......................................  Code for the Protection of Cultural Resource                 P
                                                  Properties--Museums, Libraries, and Places of
                                                  Worship.
NFPA 1006......................................  Standard for Technical Rescuer Professional                  P
                                                  Qualifications.
NFPA 1061......................................  Standard for Professional Qualifications for Public          P
                                                  Safety Telecommunicator.
NFPA 1404......................................  Standard for Fire Service Respiratory Protection             P
                                                  Training.
NFPA 1451......................................  Standard for a Fire Service Vehicle Operations               P
                                                  Training Program.
NFPA 1600......................................  Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and                P
                                                  Business Continuity Programs.
NFPA 1851......................................  Standard on Selection, Care, and Maintenance of              P
                                                  Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting
                                                  and Proximity Fire Fighting.
NFPA 1852......................................  Standard on Selection, Care, and Maintenance of Open-        P
                                                  Circuit Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA).
NFPA 1855......................................  Standard for Selection, Care, and Maintenance of             N
                                                  Protective Ensembles for Technical Rescue Incidents.
NFPA 1925......................................  Standard on Marine Fire-Fighting Vessels.............        P
NFPA 1962......................................  Standard for the Inspection, Care, and Use of Fire           P
                                                  Hose, Couplings, and Nozzles and the Service Testing
                                                  of Fire Hose.
NFPA 1964......................................  Standard for Spray Nozzles...........................        P
NFPA 1981......................................  Standard on Open-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing            P
                                                  Apparatus (SCBA) for Emergency Services.
NFPA 1982......................................  Standard on Personal Alert Safety Systems (PASS).....        P
NFPA 1989......................................  Standard on Breathing Air Quality for Emergency              P
                                                  Services Respiratory Protection.
NFPA 1999......................................  Standard on Protective Clothing for Emergency Medical        P
                                                  Operations.
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    Dated: November 4, 2011.
Willie E. May,
Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-29314 Filed 11-10-11; 8:45 am]
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