[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 73 (Friday, April 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19944-19945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8781]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
International Code Council: The Update Process for the
International Codes and Standards
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The International Code Council (ICC), promulgator of the
International Codes and Standards, maintains a process for updating the
entire family of International Codes based on receipt of proposals from
interested individuals and organizations involved in the construction
industry as well as the general public. The codes are updated every
three years (2009--current edition, 2012, 2015 editions, etc.). In the
past, the codes were updated on 2-18 month cycles, with an intervening
supplement between cycles. Starting with the 2009/2010 Cycle, ICC is
transitioning to a development cycle where there will only be a single
cycle of code development with the codes split into two groups. For
each group of codes, there are two hearings for each code development
cycle; the first where a committee considers the proposals and
recommends an action on each proposal and the second to consider
comments submitted in response to the committee action on proposals.
The purpose of this notice is to increase public participation in
the system used by ICC to develop and maintain its codes and standards.
The publication of this notice by the National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST) on behalf of ICC is being undertaken as a public
service; NIST does not necessarily endorse, approve, or recommend any
of the codes or standards referenced in the notice.
DATES: The date of the next final action hearing is May 14-22, 2010 in
Dallas, Texas at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel.
Completion of this cycle results in the 2012 edition of the
International Codes which are scheduled to be published by April 2011.
For detailed information on the 2009/2010 Cycle, go to: http://www.iccsafe.org/cs/codes/Pages/cycle.aspx
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Pfeiffer, PE, Secretary, Code
Development, 4051 West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, Illinois
60478.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
ICC produces the only family of Codes and Standards that are
comprehensive, coordinated, and necessary to regulate the built
environment. Federal agencies frequently use these codes and standards
as the basis for developing Federal regulations concerning new and
existing construction.
The Code Development Process is initiated when proposals from
interested persons, supported by written data, views, or arguments are
solicited and published in the Proposed Changes document. This document
is posted a minimum of 30 days in advance of the first hearing and
serves as the agenda.
At the first hearing (Code Development Hearing), the ICC Code
Development Committee considers testimony on every proposal and acts on
each one individually (Approval, Disapproval, or Approval as Modified).
The results are published in a report entitled the Report of the Public
Hearing, which identifies the disposition of each proposal and the
reason for the committee's action. Anyone wishing to submit a comment
on the committee's action, expressing support or opposition to the
action, is provided the opportunity to do so. Comments received are
published and distributed in a document called the Final Action Agenda
which serves as the agenda for the second hearing (Final Action
Hearing). As part of ICC's Governmental Consensus Process, at the Final
Action Hearing, only ICC's Governmental Members are permitted to vote
as they have no vested interest other than health, safety and welfare
in the enforcement of the code. Proposals which are approved at the
second hearing are incorporated in the subsequent Edition, with the
next cycle starting with the submittal deadline for proposals.
ICC maintains a mailing list of interested parties who will be sent
a complimentary CD, free of charge, of all code development documents
from ICC's Chicago District Office:
International Code Council, 4051 W Flossmoor Road, Country Club
Hills, Illinois 60478; or download a copy from the ICC Web site noted
previously.
The International Codes and Standards consist of the following:
ICC Codes
International Building Code.
International Energy Conservation Code.
International Existing Building Code.
International Fire Code.
International Fuel Gas Code.
International Mechanical Code.
ICC Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities.
International Plumbing Code.
International Private Sewage Disposal Code.
International Property Maintenance Code.
International Residential Code.
International Wildland-Urban Interface Code.
International Zoning Code.
ICC Standards
ICC A 117.1: Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities.
ICC 300: Standard on Bleachers, Folding and Telescopic Seating and
Grandstands.
ICC 400: Standard on the Design and Construction of Log Structures.
ICC 500: ICC/NSSA Standard on the Design and Construction of Storm
Shelters.
ICC 600: Standard for Residential Construction in High Wind Areas.
ICC 700: National Green Building Standard.
The maintenance process for ICC Standards such as ICC A117.1
follows a
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similar process of soliciting proposals, committee action, public
comment and ultimately the update and publication of the standard.
ICC's Standard development process meets ANSI requirements for
standard's development.
ICC has recently completed the drafting phase in the development of
the International Green Construction Code which will become part of the
family of 2012 International Codes (``I-Codes''). For information on
its development: http://www.iccsafe.org/cs/SBTC/Pages/default.aspx.
Dated: April 12, 2010.
Marc G. Stanley,
Acting Deputy Director.
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