[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 209 (Friday, October 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66735-66737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27431]
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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: 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 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
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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 21, 2011. Certified motions will
be posted by November 18, 2011. Documents that receive notice of
proper Amending Motions (Certified Amending Motions) will be
presented for action at the annual June 2012 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 the 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 2011 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.
DATES: Thirty-nine reports are published in the 2011 Fall Revision
Cycle Report on Proposals and will be available on December 22, 2010.
Comments received by 5 p.m. EST/EDST on March 4, 2011 will be
considered by the respective NFPA Committees before final action is
taken on the proposals.
ADDRESSES: The 2011 Fall 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 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:
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
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 March 4,
2011 for the 2011 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 2011
Fall Revision Cycle Report on Comments by August 26, 2011. A copy of
the Report on Comments will be sent automatically to each commenter.
2011 Fall Revision Cycle Report on Proposals
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NFPA 59A....................... Standard for the P
Production, Storage,
and Handling of
Liquefied Natural Gas
(LNG).
NFPA 75........................ Standard for the P
Protection of
Information
Technology Equipment.
NFPA 76........................ Standard for the Fire P
Protection of
Telecommunications
Facilities.
NFPA 115....................... Standard for Laser P
Fire Protection.
NFPA 150....................... Standard on Fire and P
Life Safety in Animal
Housing Facilities.
NFPA 170....................... Standard for Fire P
Safety and Emergency
Symbols.
NFPA 252....................... Standard Methods of P
Fire Tests of Door
Assemblies.
NFPA 257....................... Standard on Fire Test P
for Window and Glass
Block Assemblies.
NFPA 268....................... Standard Test Method P
for Determining
Ignitibility of
Exterior Wall
Assemblies Using a
Radiant Heat Energy
Source.
NFPA 269....................... Standard Test Method P
for Developing Toxic
Potency Data for Use
in Fire Hazard
Modeling.
NFPA 271....................... Standard Method of P
Test for Heat and
Visible Smoke Release
Rates for Materials
and Products Using an
Oxygen Consumption
Calorimeter.
NFPA 275....................... Standard Method of P
Fire Tests for the
Evaluation of Thermal
Barriers Used Over
Foam Plastic
Insulation.
NFPA 285....................... Standard Fire Test P
Method for Evaluation
of Fire Propagation
Characteristics of
Exterior Non-Load-
Bearing Wall
Assemblies Containing
Combustible
Components.
NFPA 287....................... Standard Test Methods P
for Measurement of
Flammability of
Materials In
Cleanrooms Using a
Fire Propagation
Apparatus (FPA).
NFPA 288....................... Standard Methods of P
Fire Tests of Floor
Fire Door Assemblies
Installed
Horizontally in Fire
Resistance-Rated
Floor Systems.
NFPA 385....................... Standard for Tank P
Vehicles for
Flammable and
Combustible Liquids.
NFPA 497....................... Recommended Practice P
for the
Classification of
Flammable Liquids,
Gases, or Vapors and
of Hazardous
(Classified)
Locations for
Electrical
Installations in
Chemical Process
Areas.
NFPA 499....................... Recommended Practice P
for the
Classification of
Combustible Dusts and
of Hazardous
(Classified)
Locations for
Electrical
Installations in
Chemical Process
Areas.
NFPA 550....................... Guide to the Fire P
Safety Concepts Tree.
NFPA 557....................... Standard for N
Determination of Fire
Load for Use in
Structural Fire
Protection Design.
NFPA 560....................... Standard for the W
Storage, Handling,
and Use of Ethylene
Oxide for
Sterilization and
Fumigation.
NFPA 655....................... Standard for P
Prevention of Sulfur
Fires and Explosions.
NFPA 1005...................... Standard for P
Professional
Qualifications for
Marine Fire Fighting
for Land-Based Fire
Fighters.
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NFPA 1037...................... Standard for P
Professional
Qualifications for
Fire Marshal.
NFPA 1041...................... Standard for Fire P
Service Instructor
Professional
Qualifications.
NFPA 1051...................... Standard for Wildland P
Fire Fighter
Professional
Qualifications.
NFPA 1061...................... Standard for P
Professional
Qualifications for
Public Safety
Telecommunicator.
NFPA 1401...................... Recommended Practice P
for Fire Service
Training Reports and
Records.
NFPA 1402...................... Guide to Building Fire P
Service Training
Centers.
NFPA 1403...................... Standard on Live Fire C
Training Evolutions.
NFPA 1906...................... Standard for Wildland C
Fire Apparatus.
NFPA 1911...................... Standard for the P
Inspection,
Maintenance, Testing,
and Retirement of In-
Service Automotive
Fire Apparatus.
NFPA 1951...................... Standard on Protective P
Ensembles for
Technical Rescue
Incidents.
NFPA 1961...................... Standard on Fire Hose. P
NFPA 1971...................... Standard on Protective P
Ensembles for
Structural Fire
Fighting and
Proximity Fire
Fighting.
NFPA 1983...................... Standard on Life P
Safety Rope and
Equipment for
Emergency Services.
NFPA 1991...................... Standard on Vapor- P
Protective Ensembles
for Hazardous
Materials Emergencies.
NFPA 1992...................... Standard on Liquid P
Splash-Protective
Ensembles and
Clothing for
Hazardous Materials
Emergencies.
NFPA 1994...................... Standard on Protective P
Ensembles for First
Responders to CBRN
Terrorism Incidents.
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P = Partial revision; W = Withdrawal; R = Reconfirmation; N = New; C =
Complete Revision.
Dated: October 22, 2010.
Harry Hertz,
Director, Baldrige Performance Excellence Program.
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