[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 81 (Friday, April 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24725-24729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09938]


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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 by phone 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 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 Public Comments, Second Revisions, or Committee 
Comments 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

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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 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. 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 10 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 Draft Report and Second Draft Report. 
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 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 go to the NFPA Web site at www.nfpa.org/tcmeetings; and for 
NFPA Conference & Expo, go to the NFPA Web site at www.nfpa.org/conference.
    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 10--2013..................  Standard for Portable          1/3/2014
                                  Fire Extinguishers.
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 13R--2013.................  Standard for the              5/31/2013
                                  Installation of
                                  Sprinkler Systems in
                                  Low-Rise Residential
                                  Occupancies.
NFPA 14--2013..................  Standard for the               1/3/2014
                                  Installation of
                                  Standpipe and Hose
                                  Systems.
NFPA 15--2012..................  Standard for Water             7/7/2014
                                  Spray Fixed Systems
                                  for Fire Protection.
NFPA 18--2011..................  Standard on Wetting            1/3/2014
                                  Agents.
NFPA 18A--2011.................  Standard on Water              1/3/2014
                                  Additives for Fire
                                  Control and Vapor
                                  Mitigation.
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 32--2011..................  Standard for                   1/3/2014
                                  Drycleaning Plants.
NFPA 35--2011..................  Standard for the               1/3/2014
                                  Manufacture of Organic
                                  Coatings.
NFPA 36--2013..................  Standard for Solvent           1/5/2015
                                  Extraction Plants.
NFPA 40--2011..................  Standard for the               7/8/2013
                                  Storage and Handling
                                  of Cellulose Nitrate
                                  Film.
NFPA 51--2013..................  Standard for the Design        7/6/2015
                                  and Installation of
                                  Oxygen-Fuel Gas
                                  Systems for Welding,
                                  Cutting, and Allied
                                  Processes.
NFPA 51A--2012.................  Standard for Acetylene         7/7/2014
                                  Cylinder Charging
                                  Plants.
NFPA 52--2013..................  Vehicular Gaseous Fuel         1/3/2014
                                  Systems Code.
NFPA 53--2011..................  Recommended Practice on        1/3/2014
                                  Materials, Equipment,
                                  and Systems Used in
                                  Oxygen-Enriched
                                  Atmospheres.
NFPA 55--2013..................  Compressed Gases and           7/8/2013
                                  Cryogenic Fluids Code.

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NFPA 59A--2013.................  Standard for the               7/8/2013
                                  Production, Storage,
                                  and Handling of
                                  Liquefied Natural Gas
                                  (LNG).
NFPA 61--2013..................  Standard for the               7/6/2015
                                  Prevention of Fires
                                  and Dust Explosions in
                                  Agricultural and Food
                                  Processing Facilities.
NFPA 67--2013..................  Guideline on Explosion         1/3/2014
                                  Protection for Gaseous
                                  Mixtures in Pipe
                                  Systems.
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 75--2013..................  Standard for the Fire          1/3/2014
                                  Protection of
                                  Information Technology
                                  Equipment.
NFPA 76--2012..................  Standard for the Fire          1/3/2014
                                  Protection of
                                  Telecommunications
                                  Facilities.
NFPA 80--2013..................  Standard for Fire Doors        7/8/2013
                                  and Other Opening
                                  Protectives.
NFPA 80A--2012.................  Recommended Practice           7/7/2014
                                  for Protection of
                                  Buildings from
                                  Exterior Fire
                                  Exposures.
NFPA 101A--2013................  Guide on Alternative           7/8/2013
                                  Approaches to Life
                                  Safety.
NFPA 102--2011.................  Standard for                   1/3/2014
                                  Grandstands, Folding
                                  and Telescopic
                                  Seating, Tents, and
                                  Membrane Structures.
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 115--2012.................  Standard for Laser Fire        1/3/2014
                                  Protection.
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 211--2013.................  Standard for Chimneys,         1/3/2014
                                  Fireplaces, Vents, and
                                  Solid Fuel-Burning
                                  Appliances.
NFPA 214--2011.................  Standard on Water-             1/3/2014
                                  Cooling Towers.
NFPA 225--2013.................  Model Manufactured Home        1/5/2015
                                  Installation Standard.
NFPA 232--2012.................  Standard for the               7/7/2014
                                  Protection of Records.
NFPA 241--2013.................  Standard for                   1/5/2015
                                  Safeguarding
                                  Construction,
                                  Alteration, and
                                  Demolition Operations.
NFPA 252--2012.................  Standard Methods of            1/5/2015
                                  Fire Tests of Door
                                  Assemblies.
NFPA 257--2012.................  Standard on Fire Test          1/5/2015
                                  for Window and Glass
                                  Block Assemblies.
NFPA 268--2012.................  Standard Test Method           1/5/2015
                                  for Determining
                                  Ignitibility of
                                  Exterior Wall
                                  Assemblies Using a
                                  Radiant Heat Energy
                                  Source.
NFPA 269--2012.................  Standard Test Method           1/5/2015
                                  for Developing Toxic
                                  Potency Data for Use
                                  in Fire Hazard
                                  Modeling.
NFPA 275--2013.................  Standard Method of Fire        1/5/2015
                                  Tests for the
                                  Evaluation of Thermal
                                  Barriers.
NFPA 285--2012.................  Standard Fire Test             1/5/2015
                                  Method for Evaluation
                                  of Fire Propagation
                                  Characteristics of
                                  Exterior Non-Load-
                                  Bearing Wall
                                  Assemblies Containing
                                  Combustible Components.
NFPA 287--2012.................  Standard Test Methods          1/5/2015
                                  for Measurement of
                                  Flammability of
                                  Materials in
                                  Cleanrooms Using a
                                  Fire Propagation
                                  Apparatus (FPA).
NFPA 288--2012.................  Standard Methods of            1/5/2015
                                  Fire Tests of
                                  Horizontal Fire Door
                                  Assemblies Installed
                                  in Horizontal Fire
                                  Resistance-Rated
                                  Assemblies.
NFPA 291--2013.................  Recommended Practice          5/31/2013
                                  for Fire Flow Testing
                                  and Marking of
                                  Hydrants.
NFPA 301--2013.................  Code for Safety to Life        7/6/2015
                                  from Fire on Merchant
                                  Vessels.
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.
NFPA 385--2012.................  Standard for Tank              1/5/2015
                                  Vehicles for Flammable
                                  and Combustible
                                  Liquids.
NFPA 400--2013.................  Hazardous Materials            7/8/2013
                                  Code.
NFPA 402--2013.................  Guide for Aircraft             7/6/2015
                                  Rescue and Fire-
                                  Fighting Operations.
NFPA 407--2012.................  Standard for Aircraft          7/7/2014
                                  Fuel Servicing.
NFPA 409--2011.................  Standard on Aircraft           7/8/2013
                                  Hangars.
NFPA 414--2012.................  Standard for Aircraft          7/7/2014
                                  Rescue and Fire-
                                  Fighting Vehicles.
NFPA 415--2013.................  Standard on Airport            7/8/2013
                                  Terminal Buildings,
                                  Fueling Ramp Drainage,
                                  and Loading Walkways.
NFPA 418--2011.................  Standard for Heliports.        1/3/2014
NFPA 423--2010.................  Standard for                   7/8/2013
                                  Construction and
                                  Protection of Aircraft
                                  Engine Test Facilities.
NFPA 424--2013.................  Guide for Airport/             7/6/2015
                                  Community Emergency
                                  Planning.
NFPA 450--2013.................  Guide for Emergency            7/7/2014
                                  Medical Services and
                                  Systems.
NFPA 472--2013.................  Standard for Competence        7/6/2015
                                  of Responders to
                                  Hazardous Materials/
                                  Weapons of Mass
                                  Destruction Incidents.
NFPA 473--2013.................  Standard for                   7/6/2015
                                  Competencies for EMS
                                  Personnel Responding
                                  to Hazardous Materials/
                                  Weapons of Mass
                                  Destruction Incidents.
NFPA 475 P *...................  Recommended Practice           1/5/2015
                                  for Responding to
                                  Hazardous Materials
                                  Incidents/Weapons of
                                  Mass Destruction.

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NFPA 497--2012.................  Recommended Practice           1/3/2014
                                  for the Classification
                                  of Flammable Liquids,
                                  Gases, or Vapors and
                                  of Hazardous
                                  (Classified) Locations
                                  for Electrical
                                  Installations in
                                  Chemical Process Areas.
NFPA 499--2013.................  Recommended Practice           7/7/2014
                                  for the Classification
                                  of Combustible Dusts
                                  and of Hazardous
                                  (Classified) Locations
                                  for Electrical
                                  Installations in
                                  Chemical Process Areas.
NFPA 501--2013.................  Standard on                    1/5/2015
                                  Manufactured Housing.
NFPA 501A--2013................  Standard for Fire              1/5/2015
                                  Safety Criteria for
                                  Manufactured Home
                                  Installations, Sites,
                                  and Communities.
NFPA 550--2012.................  Guide to the Fire              1/5/2015
                                  Safety Concepts Tree.
NFPA 551--2013.................  Guide for the                  1/3/2014
                                  Evaluation of Fire
                                  Risk Assessments.
NFPA 555--2013.................  Guide on Methods for           7/7/2014
                                  Evaluating Potential
                                  for Room Flashover.
NFPA 556--2011.................  Guide on Methods for           7/8/2013
                                  Evaluating Fire Hazard
                                  to Occupants of
                                  Passenger Road
                                  Vehicles.
NFPA 654--2013.................  Standard for the               7/6/2015
                                  Prevention of Fire and
                                  Dust Explosions from
                                  the Manufacturing,
                                  Processing, and
                                  Handling of
                                  Combustible
                                  Particulate Solids.
NFPA 655--2012.................  Standard for Prevention        1/5/2015
                                  of Sulfur Fires and
                                  Explosions.
NFPA 664--2012.................  Standard for the               7/7/2014
                                  Prevention of Fires
                                  and Explosions in Wood
                                  Processing and
                                  Woodworking Facilities.
NFPA 704--2012.................  Standard System for the        7/7/2014
                                  Identification of the
                                  Hazards of Materials
                                  for Emergency Response.
NFPA 820--2012.................  Standard for Fire              7/8/2013
                                  Protection in
                                  Wastewater Treatment
                                  and Collection
                                  Facilities.
NFPA 900--2013.................  Building Energy Code...        1/3/2014
NFPA 901--2011.................  Standard                       1/3/2014
                                  Classifications for
                                  Incident Reporting and
                                  Fire Protection Data.
NFPA 909--2013.................  Code for the Protection        1/5/2015
                                  of Cultural Resource
                                  Properties--Museums,
                                  Libraries, and Places
                                  of Worship.
NFPA 951 P *...................  Guide to Building and          1/3/2014
                                  Utilizing Data
                                  Information.
NFPA 1000--2011................  Standard for Fire              1/5/2015
                                  Service Professional
                                  Qualifications
                                  Accreditation and
                                  Certification Systems.
NFPA 1037--2012................  Standard for                   1/5/2015
                                  Professional
                                  Qualifications for
                                  Fire Marshal.
NFPA 1051--2012................  Standard for Wildland          1/5/2015
                                  Fire Fighter
                                  Professional
                                  Qualifications.
NFPA 1071--2011................  Standard for Emergency         7/8/2013
                                  Vehicle Technician
                                  Professional
                                  Qualifications.
NFPA 1072 P *..................  Standard for Hazardous         1/5/2015
                                  Materials/Weapons of
                                  Mass Destruction
                                  Emergency Response
                                  Personnel Professional
                                  Qualifications.
NFPA 1122--2013................  Code for Model Rocketry        7/6/2015
NFPA 1124--2013................  Code for the                   7/7/2014
                                  Manufacture,
                                  Transportation,
                                  Storage, and Retail
                                  Sales of Fireworks and
                                  Pyrotechnic Articles.
NFPA 1125--2012................  Code for the                   7/7/2014
                                  Manufacture of Model
                                  Rocket and High Power
                                  Rocket Motors.
NFPA 1126--2011................  Standard for the Use of        7/8/2013
                                  Pyrotechnics Before a
                                  Proximate Audience.
NFPA 1127--2013................  Code for High Power            7/6/2015
                                  Rocketry.
NFPA 1128PYR--2013.............  Standard Method of Fire        7/7/2014
                                  Test for Flame Breaks.
NFPA 1129PYR--2013.............  Standard Method of Fire        7/7/2014
                                  Test for Covered Fuse
                                  on Consumer Fireworks.
NFPA 1141--2012................  Standard for Fire              7/7/2014
                                  Protection
                                  Infrastructure for
                                  Land Development in
                                  Wildland, Rural, and
                                  Suburban Areas.
NFPA 1142--2012................  Standard on Water              7/7/2014
                                  Supplies for Suburban
                                  and Rural Fire
                                  Fighting.
NFPA 1144--2013................  Standard for Reducing          7/6/2015
                                  Structure Ignition
                                  Hazards from Wildland
                                  Fire.
NFPA 1145--2011................  Guide for the Use of           7/8/2013
                                  Class A Foams in
                                  Manual Structural Fire
                                  Fighting.
NFPA 1221--2013................  Standard for the               7/8/2013
                                  Installation,
                                  Maintenance, and Use
                                  of Emergency Services
                                  Communications Systems.
NFPA 1401--2012................  Recommended Practice           1/5/2015
                                  for Fire Service
                                  Training Reports and
                                  Records.
NFPA 1402--2012................  Guide to Building Fire         1/5/2015
                                  Service Training
                                  Centers.
NFPA 1403--2012................  Standard on Live Fire          1/5/2015
                                  Training Evolutions.
NFPA 1405--2011................  Guide for Land-Based           1/3/2014
                                  Fire Departments that
                                  Respond to Marine
                                  Vessel Fires.
NFPA 1500--2013................  Standard on Fire               7/6/2015
                                  Department
                                  Occupational Safety
                                  and Health Program.
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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: April 22, 2013.
Willie E. May,
Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
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