National Fire Codes: Request for Comments on NFPA Technical Committee Reports

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology

[Notice 1]

National Fire Codes: Request for Comments on NFPA Technical

Committee Reports

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 for the National Fire Protection Association

(NFPA) as a public service. NIST does not necessarily endorse, approve,

or recommend any of the standards referenced in the notice.

The NFPA revises existing standards and adopts new standards twice

a year. At its November meeting or its May meeting, the NFPA acts on

recommendations made by its technical committees. The purpose of this

notice is to request comments on technical committee reports which will

be presented at NFPA's 2000 November Meeting.

DATES: Thirty-eight reports appear in the ``2000 November Meeting

Report on Proposals'' which becomes available on January 21, 2000.

Comments received on or before March 31, 2000, will be considered by

the respective NFPA committees before final action is taken on the

proposals.

ADDRESSES: The ``2000 November Meeting Report on Proposals'' is

available from NFPA, Fulfillment Center, 11 Tracy Drive, Avon, MA

02322. Comments on the technical committee reports should be submitted

by Casey C. Grant, Secretary, Standards Council, NFPA, Batterymarch

Park, P.O. Box 9101, Quincy, Massachusetts 02269-9101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Casey C. Grant, Secretary, Standards

Council, NFPA, at the above address, (617) 770-3000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Standards developed by NFPA technical committees have been used by

various federal agencies as the basis for Federal regulations

concerning fire safety. The NFPA codes and standard are known

collectively as the ``National Fire Codes.'' Often, the Office of the

Federal Register approves the incorporation by reference of these

standards under 5 U.S.C. 52(a) and 1 CFR Part 51.

Revisions of existing standards and adoption of new standards are

reported by NFPA technical committees at the NFPA November meeting or

at the May meeting each year. The NFPA invites public comments on its

technical committee reports contained in the ``2000 November Report on

Proposals.''

Request for Comments

Interested persons may participate in these revisions by submitting

written data, views, or arguments to Casey C. Grant, Secretary,

Standards Council, NFPA, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts

02269-9101. Commenters may use the forms provided for comments in the

``2000 November Meeting 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 on or

before March 31, 2000 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 ``2000

November Meeting Report on Comments'' by September 22, 2000, prior to

the November meeting. A copy of this report will be sent automatically

to each commenter. Action on the reports of the NFPA technical

committees (adoption or rejection) will be taken by NFPA members at the

November meeting, November 11-15, 2000, in Orlando, Florida.

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 272.

Dated: December 27, 1999.

Raymond G. Kammer,

Director.

2000 November Meeting; Report on Proposals

[P=Partial revision; W=Withdrawal; R=Reconfirmation; N=New; C=Complete Revision]

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31..................................... Standard for the Installation of Oil-Burning C

Equipment.

36..................................... Standard for Solvent Extraction Plants............. P

50..................................... Standard for Bulk Oxygen Systems at Consumer Sites. P

51A.................................... Standard for Acetylene Cylinder Charging Plants.... P

58..................................... Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code....................... C

59..................................... Standard for the Storage and Handling of Liquefied C

Petroleum Gases at Utility Gas Plants.

59A.................................... Standard for the Production, Storage, and Handling C

of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).

85..................................... Combustion Systems Hazards Code.................... C

101A................................... Guide on Alternative Approaches to Life Safety..... P

105.................................... Recommended Practice for the Installation of Smoke- C

Control Door Assemblies.

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111.................................... Standard on Stored Electrical Energy Emergency and P

Standby Power Systems.

121.................................... Standard on Fire Protection for Self-Propelled and P

Mobile Surface Mining Equipment.

160.................................... Standard for Flame Effects Before an Audience...... P

258.................................... Standard Research Test Method for Determining Smoke C

Generation of Solid Materials.

287.................................... Standard Methods of Test for Measurement of N

Material Flammability Using a Fire Propagation

Apparatus (FPA).

418.................................... Standard for Heliports............................. P

803.................................... Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water W

Nuclear Power Plants.

804.................................... Standard for Fire Protection for Advanced Light P

Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants.

805.................................... Standard on Performance-Based Fire Protection for N

Light Water Reactor Electric Generation Plants.

901.................................... Standard Classifications for Incident Reporting and C

Fire Protection Data.

909.................................... Standard for the Protection of Cultural Resources, P

Including Museums, Libraries, Places of Worship,

and Historic Properties.

914.................................... Recommended Practice for Fire Protection in C

Historic Structures.

921.................................... Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations........ P

1126................................... Standard for the Use of Pyrotechnics before a P

Proximate Audience.

1401................................... Recommended Practice for Fire Service Training P

Reports and Records.

1405................................... Guide for Land-Based Fire Fighters Who Respond to P

Marine Vessel Fires.

1851................................... Standard on Selection, Care, and Maintenance of N

Structural Fire Fighting Protective Ensemble

Elements.

1906................................... Standard for Wildland Fire Apparatus............... C

1912................................... Standard on Refurbishing Fire Apparatus............ N

1951................................... Standard on Protective Ensemble for Urban Technical N

Rescue Incidents.

1983................................... Standard on Fire Service Life Safety Rope and C

System Components.

1994................................... Standard on Protective Ensembles for Chemical or N

Biological Terrorism Incidents.

8501................................... Standard for Single Burner Boiler Operation........ W

8502................................... Standard for Prevention of Furnace Explosions/ W

Implosions in Multiple Burner Boilers.

8503................................... Standard for Pulverized Fuel Systems............... W

8504................................... Standard on Atmospheric Fluidized-Bed Boiler W

Operation.

8505................................... Standard for Stoker Operation...................... W

8506................................... Standard on Heat Recovery Steam Generator Systems.. W

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NFPA No. Title date

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NFPA 10-1998.................. Portable Fire 6/30/2000

Extinguishers.

NFPA 15-1996.................. Water Spray Fixed 1/7/2000

Systems for Fire

Protection.

NFPA 17-1998.................. Dry Chemical 1/5/2001

Extinguishing

Systems.

NFPA 17A-1998................. Wet Chemical 1/5/2001

Extinguishing

Systems.

NFPA 25-1998.................. Water-Based Fire 6/30/2000

Protection Systems.

NFPA 40-1997.................. Cellulose Nitrate 1/7/2000

Motion Picture Film.

NFPA 51-1997.................. Oxygen-Fuel Gas 6/30/2000

Systems for Welding,

Cutting, and Allied

Processes.

NFPA 51B-1999................. Fire Prevention 12/28/2001

During Welding,

Cutting, and Other

Hot Work.

NFPA 55-1998.................. Storage, Use, and 7/6/2001

Handling of

Compressed and

Liquefied Gases in

Portable Cylinders.

NFPA 61-1999.................. Fires and Dust 1/5/2001

Explosions in

Agricultural and

Food Products

Facilities.

NFPA 72-1999.................. National Fire Alarm 1/5/2001

Code.

NFPA 75-1999.................. Electronic Computer/ 6/30/2000

Data Processing

Equipment.

NFPA 79-1997.................. Electrical Standard 1/5/2001

for Industrial

Machinery.

NFPA 80-1999.................. Fire Doors and Fire 6/30/2000

Windows.

NFPA 80A-1996................. Protection of 1/7/2000

Buildings from

Exterior Fire

Exposures.

NFPA 96-1998.................. Ventilation Control 1/7/2000

and Fire Protection

of Commercial

Cooking Operations.

NFPA 101B-1999................ Code for Means of 6/30/2000

Egress for Buildings

and Structures.

NFPA 204-1998................. Smoke and Heat 6/30/2000

Venting.

NFPA 252-1999................. Fire Tests of Door 12/28/2001

Assemblies.

NFPA 260-1998................. Cigarette Ignition 1/5/2001

Resistance of

Components of

Upholstered

Furniture.

NFPA 261-1998................. Mock-Up Upholstered 12/28/2001

Furniture Material

Assemblies to

Ignition by

Smoldering

Cigarettes.

NFPA 262-1999................. Flame Travel and 7/6/2001

Smoke of Wires and

Cables for Use in

Air-Handling Spaces.

NFPA 265-1998................. Evaluating Room Fire 1/5/2001

Growth Contribution

of Textile Wall

Coverings.

NFPA 266-1998................. Fire Characteristics 6/30/2000

of Upholstered

Furniture Exposed to

Flaming Ignition

Source.

NFPA 267-1998................. Fire Characteristics 6/30/2000

of Mattresses and

Bedding Assemblies

Exposed to Flaming

Ignition Source.

NFPA 268-1996................. Ignitibility of 1/7/2000

Exterior Wall

Assemblies Using a

Radiant Heat Energy

Source.

NFPA 270-1998................. Measurement of Smoke 6/30/2000

Obscuration Using a

Conical Radiant

Source in a Single

Closed Chamber.

NFPA 271-1998................. Heat and Visible 1/7/2000

Smoke Release Rates

for Materials and

Products Using an

Oxygen Consumption

Calorimeter.

NFPA 272-1999................. Heat and Visible 7/6/2001

Smoke Release Rates

for Upholstered

Furniture Components

or Composites and

Mattresses Using an

Oxygen Consumption

Calorimeter.

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NFPA 285-1998................. Evaluation of 12/28/2001

Flammability

Characteristics of

Exterior Non-Load

Bearing Wall

Assemblies

Containing

Combustible

Components Using the

Intermediate-Scale

Multistory Test

Apparatus.

NFPA 288-P *.................. Fire Tests of Floor 1/7/2000

Door Assemblies.

NFPA 301-1998................. Safety to Life from 1/7/2000

Fire on Merchant

Vessels.

NFPA 306-1997................. Control of Gas 1/7/2000

Hazards on Vessels.

NFPA 402-1996................. Aircraft Rescue and 1/7/2000

Fire Fighting

Operations.

NFPA 407-1996................. Aircraft Fuel 1/7/2000

Servicing.

NFPA 424-1996................. Airport/Community 1/7/2000

Emergency Planning.

NFPA 432-1997................. Organic Peroxide 1/7/2000

Formulations.

NFPA 471-1997................. Responding to 6/30/2000

Hazardous Materials

Incidents.

NFPA 472-1997................. Professional 6/30/2000

Competence of

Responders to

Hazardous Materials

Incidents.

NFPA 473-1997................. EMS Personnel 6/30/2000

Responding to

Hazardous Materials

Incidents.

NFPA 482-1996................. Zirconium............ 1/7/2000

NFPA 502-1998................. Road Tunnels, 1/7/2000

Bridges, and Other

Limited Access

Highways.

NFPA 505-1999................. Powered Industrial 1/5/2001

Trucks Including

Type Designations,

Areas of Use,

Conversions,

Maintenance, and

Operation.

NFPA 513-1998................. Motor Freight 1/7/2000

Terminals.

NFPA 560-1995................. Storage, Handling, 1/7/2000

and Use of Ethylene

Oxide for

Sterilization and

Fumigation.

NFPA 664-1998................. Wood Processing and 1/7/2000

Woodworking

Facilities.

NFPA 704-1996................. Identification of the 1/7/2000

Hazards of Materials

for Emergency

Response.

NFPA 705-1997................. Field Flame Test for 1/5/2001

Textiles and Films.

NFPA 902-1997................. Fire Reporting Field 6/30/2000

Incident Guide.

NFPA 903-1996................. Fire Reporting 6/30/2000

Property Survey

Guide.

NFPA 904-1996................. Incident Follow-up 6/30/2000

Report Guide.

NFPA 1041-1996................ Fire Service 6/30/2000

Instructor

Professional

Qualifications.

NFPA 1051-1995................ Wildland Fire Fighter 6/30/2000

Professional

Qualifications.

NFPA 1061-1996................ Professional 6/30/2000

Qualifications for

Public Safety

Telecommunicator.

NFPA 1081-P *................. Industrial Fire 1/7/2000

Brigade Member

Professional

Qualifications.

NFPA 1124-1998................ Manufacture, 1/7/2000

Transportation, and

Storage of Fireworks

and Pyrotechnic

Articles.

NFPA 1127-1998................ High Power Rocketry.. 1/7/2000

NFPA 1142-1999................ Water Supplies for 1/7/2000

Suburban and Rural

Fire Fighting.

NFPA 1192-1999................ Recreational Vehicles 6/30/2000

NFPA 1194-1999................ Recreational Vehicle 6/30/2000

Parks and

Campgrounds.

NFPA 1500-1997................ Fire Department 6/30/2000

Occupational Safety

and Health Program.

NFPA 1521-1997................ Fire Department 6/30/2000

Safety Officer.

NFPA 1710-P *................. Organization and 1/7/2000

Deployment of Fire

Suppression

Emergency Medical

Operations, and

Special Operations

Provided to the

Public by Career

Fire Departments.

NFPA 1720-P *................. Volunteer Fire 1/7/2000

Service Deployment.

NFPA 1981-1997................ Open-Circuit Self- 6/30/2000

Contained Breathing

Apparatus for the

Fire Service.

NFPA 1982-1998................ Personal Alert Safety 6/30/2000

Systems (PASS).

NFPA 1999-1997................ Protective Clothing 1/5/2001

for Emergency

medical Operations.

NFPA 2112-P *................. Flash Fire Protective 1/7/2000

Garments for

Industrial Personnel.

NFPA 2113-P *................. Selection, Care, Use, 1/7/2000

and Maintenance of

Flash Fire

Protective Garments.

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* P Proposed NEW drafts are available from the NFPA Codes and Standards

Administration, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269.

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