[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67628-67631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27463]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


National Fire Codes: Request for Public Input for Revision of 
Codes and Standards

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice contains the list of National Fire Protection 
Association (NFPA) documents opening for Public Input, and it also 
contains information on the NFPA Revision Process. The National 
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is publishing this notice 
on behalf of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to 
announce the NFPA's proposal to revise some of its fire safety codes 
and standards and requests Public Input to amend existing or begin the 
process of developing new NFPA fire safety codes and standards. The 
purpose of this request is to increase public participation in the 
system used by NFPA to develop its codes and standards.

DATES: Interested persons may submit Public Input by 5:00 p.m. EST/EDST 
on or before the date listed with the code or standard.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Beasley Cronin, NFPA, Secretary, 
Standards Council, at above address, (617) 770-3000. David F. Alderman, 
NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 2100, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, email: 
[email protected], or at 301-975-4019.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Fire Protection Association 
(NFPA) proposes to revise some of its fire safety codes and standards 
and requests Public Input to amend existing or begin the process of 
developing new NFPA fire safety codes and standards. The purpose of 
this request is to increase public participation in the system used by 
NFPA to develop its codes and standards. The publication of this notice 
of request for Public Input 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.
    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 Code Revision Process contains four basic steps that 
are followed for developing new documents as well as revising existing 
documents. Step 1: Public Input Stage, which results in the First Draft 
Report (formerly ROP); Step 2: Comment Stage, which results in the 
Second Draft Report (formerly ROC); Step 3: the Association Technical 
Meeting at the NFPA Conference & Expo; and Step 4: Standards Council 
consideration and issuance of documents.

    Note: NFPA rules state that anyone wishing to make Amending 
Motions on the Second Draft Report must signal his or her intention 
by submitting a Notice of Intent to Make a Motion by 5:00 p.m. EST/
EDST of the Deadline stated in the Second Draft Report. Certified 
motions will then be posted on the NFPA Web site. Documents that 
receive notice of proper Amending Motions (Certified Amending 
Motions) will be presented for action at the Association Technical 
Meeting at the NFPA Conference & Expo. Documents that receive no 
motions will be forwarded directly to the Standards Council for 
action on issuance.

    For more information on these rules and for up-to-date information 
on schedules and deadlines for processing NFPA Codes and Standards, 
check the NFPA Web site at www.nfpa.org, or contact NFPA Codes and 
Standards Administration.

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.
    When a Technical Committee begins the development of a new or 
revised NFPA code or standard, it enters one of two Revision Cycles 
available each year. The Revision Cycle begins with the Call for Public 
Input, that is, a public notice asking for any interested persons to 
submit specific Input for developing or revising a code or standard. 
The Call for Public Input is published in a variety of publications.
    Following the Call for Public Input period, the Technical Committee 
holds a meeting to consider all the submitted Public Input and make 
Revisions accordingly. A document known as the First Draft Report 
(formerly ROP), is prepared containing all the Public Input, the 
Technical Committee's response to each Input, as well as all Committee-
generated First Revisions. The First Draft Report is then submitted for 
the approval of the Technical Committee by a formal written ballot. Any 
Revisions that do not receive approval by a two-thirds vote calculated 
in accordance with NFPA rules will not appear in the First Draft 
Report. If the necessary approval is received, the Revisions are 
published in the First Draft Report that is posted on the NFPA Web site 
at www.nfpa.org for public review and comment, and the process 
continues to the next step.
    Once the First Draft Report becomes available, there is a ten-week 
comment period during which anyone may submit a Comment on the proposed 
changes in the First Draft Report. The Committee then reconvenes at the 
end of the Comment period and acts on all Comments.
    As before, a two-thirds approval vote by written ballot of the 
eligible members of the Committee is required for approval of the 
Second Revisions. All of this information is compiled into a second 
report, called the Second Draft Report (formerly ROC), which, like the 
First Draft Report, is published, and is made available for public 
review for a five-week period.
    The process of public input and review does not end with the 
publication of the First and Second Draft Reports. Following the 
completion of the Public Input and Comment periods, there is further 
opportunity for debate and discussion through the Association Technical 
Meeting that takes place at the NFPA Conference & Expo.
    The Association Technical Meeting provides an opportunity for the 
Technical Committee Report (i.e., the First Draft Report and Second 
Draft Report) on each proposed new or revised code or standard to be 
presented to the NFPA membership for the debate and consideration of 
motions to amend the Report. Before making an allowable motion at an 
Association Technical Meeting, the intended maker of the motion must 
file, in advance of the session, and within the published deadline, a 
Notice of Intent to Make a Motion (NITMAM). A Motions Committee 
appointed by the Standards Council then reviews all notices and 
certifies all amending motions that are proper. Only these Certified 
Amending Motions, together with certain allowable

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Follow-Up Motions (that is, motions that have become necessary as a 
result of previous successful amending motions) will be allowed at the 
Association Technical Meeting.
    For more information on dates/locations of NFPA Technical Committee 
meetings and NFPA Conference & Expo, check the NFPA Web site at: 
www.nfpa.org/tcmeetings.
    The specific rules for the types of motions that can be made and 
who can make them are set forth in NFPA's Regulations Governing the 
Development of NFPA Standards which should always be consulted by those 
wishing to bring an issue before the membership at an Association 
Technical Meeting.

Request for Public Input

    Interested persons may submit Public Input supported by data, 
views, and substantiation. Public Input should be submitted online for 
each specific document (i.e., www.nfpa.org/publicinput). Public Input 
received by 5:00 p.m. EST/EDST on or before the closing date indicated 
with each code or standard would be acted on by the Committee, and then 
considered by the NFPA Membership at the Association Technical Meeting.

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                                                           Public input
       Document--edition              Document title       closing date
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NFPA 2--2011...................  Hydrogen Technologies          1/4/2013
                                  Code.
NFPA 11--2010..................  Standard for Low-,             1/4/2013
                                  Medium-, and High-
                                  Expansion Foam.
NFPA 12--2011..................  Standard on Carbon             1/4/2013
                                  Dioxide Extinguishing
                                  Systems.
NFPA 12A--2009.................  Standard on Halon 1301         1/4/2013
                                  Fire Extinguishing
                                  Systems.
NFPA 13--2013..................  Standard for the              5/31/2013
                                  Installation of
                                  Sprinkler Systems.
NFPA 13D--2013.................  Standard for the              5/31/2013
                                  Installation of
                                  Sprinkler Systems in
                                  One- and Two-Family
                                  Dwellings and
                                  Manufactured Homes.
NFPA 13E--2010.................  Recommended Practice           1/4/2013
                                  for Fire Department
                                  Operations in
                                  Properties Protected
                                  by Sprinkler and
                                  Standpipe Systems.
NFPA 13R--2013.................  Standard for the              5/31/2013
                                  Installation of
                                  Sprinkler Systems in
                                  Low-Rise Residential
                                  Occupancies.
NFPA 16--2011..................  Standard for the               1/4/2013
                                  Installation of Foam-
                                  Water Sprinkler and
                                  Foam-Water Spray
                                  Systems.
NFPA 20--2013..................  Standard for the               7/8/2013
                                  Installation of
                                  Stationary Pumps for
                                  Fire Protection.
NFPA 24--2013..................  Standard for the              5/31/2013
                                  Installation of
                                  Private Fire Service
                                  Mains and Their
                                  Appurtenances.
NFPA 31--2011..................  Standard for the               1/4/2013
                                  Installation of Oil-
                                  Burning Equipment.
NFPA 33--2011..................  Standard for Spray             1/4/2013
                                  Application Using
                                  Flammable or
                                  Combustible Materials.
NFPA 34--2011..................  Standard for Dipping,          1/4/2013
                                  Coating, and Printing
                                  Processes Using
                                  Flammable or
                                  Combustible Liquids.
NFPA 40--2011..................  Standard for the               7/8/2013
                                  Storage and Handling
                                  of Cellulose Nitrate
                                  Film.
NFPA 45--2011..................  Standard on Fire               1/4/2013
                                  Protection for
                                  Laboratories Using
                                  Chemicals.
NFPA 55--2013..................  Compressed Gases and           7/8/2013
                                  Cryogenic Fluids Code.
NFPA 59A--2013.................  Standard for the               7/8/2013
                                  Production, Storage,
                                  and Handling of
                                  Liquefied Natural Gas
                                  (LNG).
NFPA 72--2013..................  National Fire Alarm and       5/20/2013
                                  Signaling Code.
NFPA 73--2011..................  Standard for Electrical        7/8/2013
                                  Inspections for
                                  Existing Dwellings.
NFPA 80--2013..................  Standard for Fire Doors        7/8/2013
                                  and Other Opening
                                  Protectives.
NFPA 85--2011..................  Boiler and Combustion          1/4/2013
                                  Systems Hazards Code.
NFPA 91--2010..................  Standard for Exhaust           1/4/2013
                                  Systems for Air
                                  Conveying of Vapors,
                                  Gases, Mists, and
                                  Noncombustible
                                  Particulate Solids.
NFPA 92--2012..................  Standard for Smoke             1/4/2013
                                  Control Systems.
NFPA 101A--2013................  Guide on Alternative           7/8/2013
                                  Approaches to Life
                                  Safety.
NFPA 105--2013.................  Standard for the               7/8/2013
                                  Installation of Smoke
                                  Door Assemblies and
                                  Other Opening
                                  Protectives.
NFPA 110--2013.................  Standard for Emergency         7/8/2013
                                  and Standby Power
                                  Systems.
NFPA 111--2013.................  Standard on Stored             7/8/2013
                                  Electrical Energy
                                  Emergency and Standby
                                  Power Systems.
NFPA 120--2010.................  Standard for Fire              1/4/2013
                                  Prevention and Control
                                  in Coal Mines.
NFPA 122--2010.................  Standard for Fire              1/4/2013
                                  Prevention and Control
                                  in Metal/Nonmetal
                                  Mining and Metal
                                  Mineral Processing
                                  Facilities.
NFPA 150--2013.................  Standard on Fire and           7/8/2013
                                  Life Safety in Animal
                                  Housing Facilities.
NFPA 160--2011.................  Standard for the Use of        7/8/2013
                                  Flame Effects Before
                                  an Audience.
NFPA 170--2012.................  Standard for Fire              1/4/2013
                                  Safety and Emergency
                                  Symbols.
NFPA 204--2012.................  Standard for Smoke and         1/4/2013
                                  Heat Venting.
NFPA 253--2011.................  Standard Method of Test        1/4/2013
                                  for Critical Radiant
                                  Flux of Floor Covering
                                  Systems Using a
                                  Radiant Heat Energy
                                  Source.
NFPA 262--2011.................  Standard Method of Test        1/4/2013
                                  for Flame Travel and
                                  Smoke of Wires and
                                  Cables for Use in Air-
                                  Handling Spaces.
NFPA 265--2011.................  Standard Methods of            1/4/2013
                                  Fire Tests for
                                  Evaluating Room Fire
                                  Growth Contribution of
                                  Textile or Expanded
                                  Vinyl Wall Coverings
                                  on Full Height Panels
                                  and Walls.
NFPA 276--2011.................  Standard Method of Fire        1/4/2013
                                  Tests for Determining
                                  the Heat Release Rate
                                  of Roofing Assemblies
                                  with Combustible Above-
                                  Deck Roofing
                                  Components.
NFPA 286--2011.................  Standard Methods of            1/4/2013
                                  Fire Tests for
                                  Evaluating
                                  Contribution of Wall
                                  and Ceiling Interior
                                  Finish to Room Fire
                                  Growth.
NFPA 291--2013.................  Recommended Practice          5/31/2013
                                  for Fire Flow Testing
                                  and Marking of
                                  Hydrants.
NFPA 303--2011.................  Fire Protection                7/8/2013
                                  Standard for Marinas
                                  and Boatyards.
NFPA 307--2011.................  Standard for the               7/8/2013
                                  Construction and Fire
                                  Protection of Marine
                                  Terminals, Piers, and
                                  Wharves.
NFPA 312--2011.................  Standard for Fire              7/8/2013
                                  Protection of Vessels
                                  During Construction,
                                  Conversion, Repair,
                                  and Lay-Up.

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NFPA 326--2010.................  Standard for the               1/4/2013
                                  Safeguarding of Tanks
                                  and Containers for
                                  Entry, Cleaning, or
                                  Repair.
NFPA 329--2010.................  Recommended Practice           1/4/2013
                                  for Handling Releases
                                  of Flammable and
                                  Combustible Liquids
                                  and Gases.
NFPA 400--2013.................  Hazardous Materials            7/8/2013
                                  Code.
NFPA 405--2010.................  Standard for the               1/4/2013
                                  Recurring Proficiency
                                  of Airport Fire
                                  Fighters.
NFPA 408--2010.................  Standard for Aircraft          1/4/2013
                                  Hand Portable Fire
                                  Extinguishers.
NFPA 409--2011.................  Standard on Aircraft           7/8/2013
                                  Hangars.
NFPA 410--2010.................  Standard on Aircraft           1/4/2013
                                  Maintenance.
NFPA 415--2013.................  Standard on Airport            7/8/2013
                                  Terminal Buildings,
                                  Fueling Ramp Drainage,
                                  and Loading Walkways.
NFPA 422--2010.................  Guide for Aircraft             1/4/2013
                                  Accident/Incident
                                  Response Assessment.
NFPA 423--2010.................  Standard for                   7/8/2013
                                  Construction and
                                  Protection of Aircraft
                                  Engine Test Facilities.
NFPA 520--2010.................  Standard on                    1/4/2013
                                  Subterranean Spaces.
NFPA 556--2011.................  Guide on Methods for           7/8/2013
                                  Evaluating Fire Hazard
                                  to Occupants of
                                  Passenger Road
                                  Vehicles.
NFPA 557--2012.................  Standard for                   1/4/2013
                                  Determination of Fire
                                  Loads for Use in
                                  Structural Fire
                                  Protection Design.
NFPA 600--2010.................  Standard on Industrial         1/4/2013
                                  Fire Brigades.
NFPA 601--2010.................  Standard for Security          1/4/2013
                                  Services in Fire Loss
                                  Prevention.
NFPA 701--2010.................  Standard Methods of            1/4/2013
                                  Fire Tests for Flame
                                  Propagation of
                                  Textiles and Films.
NFPA 804--2010.................  Standard for Fire              1/4/2013
                                  Protection for
                                  Advanced Light Water
                                  Reactor Electric
                                  Generating Plants.
NFPA 805--2010.................  Performance-Based              1/4/2013
                                  Standard for Fire
                                  Protection for Light
                                  Water Reactor Electric
                                  Generating Plants.
NFPA 806--2010.................  Performance-Based              1/4/2013
                                  Standard for Fire
                                  Protection for
                                  Advanced Nuclear
                                  Reactor Electric
                                  Generating Plants
                                  Change Process.
NFPA 820--2012.................  Standard for Fire              7/8/2013
                                  Protection in
                                  Wastewater Treatment
                                  and Collection
                                  Facilities.
NFPA 850--2010.................  Recommended Practice           1/4/2013
                                  for Fire Protection
                                  for Electric
                                  Generating Plants and
                                  High Voltage Direct
                                  Current Converter
                                  Stations.
NFPA 851--2010.................  Recommended Practice           1/4/2013
                                  for Fire Protection
                                  for Hydroelectric
                                  Generating Plants.
NFPA 853--2010.................  Standard for the               1/4/2013
                                  Installation of
                                  Stationary Fuel Cell
                                  Power Systems.
NFPA 914--2010.................  Code for Fire                  1/4/2013
                                  Protection of Historic
                                  Structures.
NFPA 950--P *..................  Standard for Data              1/4/2013
                                  Development and
                                  Exchange for the Fire
                                  Service.
NFPA 1003--2010................  Standard for Airport           1/4/2013
                                  Fire Fighter
                                  Professional
                                  Qualifications.
NFPA 1035--2010................  Standard for                   1/4/2013
                                  Professional
                                  Qualifications for
                                  Fire and Life Safety
                                  Educator, Public
                                  Information Officer,
                                  and Juvenile
                                  Firesetter
                                  Intervention
                                  Specialist.
NFPA 1071--2011................  Standard for Emergency         7/8/2013
                                  Vehicle Technician
                                  Professional
                                  Qualifications.
NFPA 1126--2011................  Standard for the Use of        7/8/2013
                                  Pyrotechnics Before a
                                  Proximate Audience.
NFPA 1128PYR--2013.............  Standard Method of Fire        7/8/2013
                                  Test for Flame Breaks.
NFPA 1129PYR--2013.............  Standard Method of Fire        7/8/2013
                                  Test for Covered Fuse
                                  on Consumer Fireworks.
NFPA 1145--2011................  Guide for the Use of           7/8/2013
                                  Class A Foams in
                                  Manual Structural Fire
                                  Fighting.
NFPA 1150--2010................  Standard on Foam               1/4/2013
                                  Chemicals for Fires in
                                  Class A Fuels.
NFPA 1201--2010................  Standard for Providing         1/4/2013
                                  Fire and Emergency
                                  Services to the Public.
NFPA 1221--2013................  Standard for the               7/8/2013
                                  Installation,
                                  Maintenance, and Use
                                  of Emergency Services
                                  Communications Systems.
NFPA 1250--2010................  Recommended Practice in        1/4/2013
                                  Fire and Emergency
                                  Service Organization
                                  Risk Management.
NFPA 1407--2010................  Standard for Training          1/4/2013
                                  Fire Service Rapid
                                  Intervention Crews.
NFPA 1408--P *.................  Standard on Thermal            1/4/2013
                                  Imaging Training.
NFPA 1410--2010................  Standard on Training           1/4/2013
                                  for Initial Emergency
                                  Scene Operations.
NFPA 1452--2010................  Guide for Training Fire        1/4/2013
                                  Service Personnel to
                                  Conduct Dwelling Fire
                                  Safety Surveys.
NFPA 1581--2010................  Standard on Fire               1/4/2013
                                  Department Infection
                                  Control Program.
NFPA 1583--2008................  Standard on Health-            1/4/2013
                                  Related Fitness
                                  Programs for Fire
                                  Department Members.
NFPA 1584--2008................  Standard on the                1/4/2013
                                  Rehabilitation Process
                                  for Members During
                                  Emergency Operations
                                  and Training Exercises.
NFPA 1620--2010................  Standard for Pre-              1/4/2013
                                  Incident Planning.
NFPA 1901--2009................  Standard for Automotive        7/8/2013
                                  Fire Apparatus.
NFPA 1906--2012................  Standard for Wildland          7/8/2013
                                  Fire Apparatus.
NFPA 1917--2013................  Standard for Automotive        7/8/2013
                                  Ambulances.
NFPA 1931--2010................  Standard for                   1/4/2013
                                  Manufacturer's Design
                                  of Fire Department
                                  Ground Ladders.
NFPA 1932--2010................  Standard on Use,               1/4/2013
                                  Maintenance, and
                                  Service Testing of In-
                                  Service Fire
                                  Department Ground
                                  Ladders.
NFPA 1936--2010................  Standard on Powered            1/4/2013
                                  Rescue Tools.
NFPA 1952--2010................  Standard on Surface            1/4/2013
                                  Water Operations
                                  Protective Clothing
                                  and Equipment.
NFPA 1953--P *.................  Standard on Protective         1/4/2013
                                  Ensembles for
                                  Contaminated Water
                                  Diving.
NFPA 1991--2005................  Standard on Vapor-             1/4/2013
                                  Protective Ensembles
                                  for Hazardous
                                  Materials Emergencies.
NFPA 2001--2012................  Standard on Clean Agent        1/4/2013
                                  Fire Extinguishing
                                  Systems.
NFPA 2010--2010................  Standard for Fixed             1/4/2013
                                  Aerosol Fire-
                                  Extinguishing Systems.
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* Proposed new drafts are available from NFPA's Web site--www.nfpa.org
  or may be obtained from NFPA's Codes and Standards Administration, 1
  Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169-7471.



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    Dated: November 5, 2012.
Willie E. May,
Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
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