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

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Fire Codes: Request for Comments on NFPA Technical

Committee Reports

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) revises

existing standards and adopts new standards twice a year. At its Fall

Meeting in November or its Annual Meeting in May, the NFPA acts on

recommendations made by its technical committees. The purpose of this

notice is to request comments on the technical reports which will be

presented at NFPA's 1996 Annual Meeting.

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: Forty-nine reports are published in the 1996 Annual Meeting

Report on Proposals and will be available on August 4, 1995. Comments

received on or before October 13, 1995 will be considered by the

respective NFPA Committees before final action is taken on the

proposals.

ADDRESSES: The 1996 Annual Meeting Report on Proposals is available

from NFPA, Publications Department, 1 Batterymarch Park, P.O. Box 9101,

Quincy, Massachusetts 02269-9101. Comments on the reports should be

submitted to Arthur E. Cote, P.E., [[Page 32140]] Secretary, Standards

Council, NFPA, 1 Batterymarch Park, P.O. Box 9101, Quincy,

Massachusetts 02269-9101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arthur E. Cote, P.E., Secretary,

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Standards developed by the technical committees of the National

Fire Protection Association (NFPA) have been used by various Federal

Agencies as the basis for Federal regulations concerning fire safety.

The NFPA standards 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. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.

Revisions of existing standards and adoption of new standards are

reported by the technical committees at the NFPA's Fall Meeting in

November or at the Annual Meeting in May each year. The NFPA invites

public comment on its Report on Proposals.

Request for Comments

Interested persons may participate in these revisions by submitting

written data, views, or arguments to Arthur E. Cote, P.E., Secretary,

Standards Council, NFPA, 1 Batterymarch Park, P.O. Box 9101, Quincy,

Massachusetts 02269-9101. Commenters may use the forms provided for

comments in the 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

October 13, 1995 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 1996

Annual Meeting Report on Comments by March 29, 1996, prior to the

Annual Meeting.

A copy of the Report on Comments will be sent automatically to each

commenter. Action on the reports of the Technical Committees (adoption

or rejection) will be taken at the Annual Meeting, May 20-23, 1996 in

Boston, Massachusetts, by NFPA members.

Authority: 15 USC 272.

Dated: June 12, 1995.

Samuel Kramer,

Associate Director.

1996 Annual Meeting--Report on Proposals

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Doc No. Title Action

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13 Installation of Sprinkler Systems......... P

13D Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- P

and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured

Homes.

13R Installation of Sprinkler Systems in P

Residential Occupancies up to and

Including Four Stories in Height.

15 Water Spray Fixed Systems for Fire C

Protection.

20 Installation of Centrifugal Fire Pumps.... P

30 Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code.... P

30A Automotive and Marine Service Station Code P

32 Drycleaning Plants........................ R

45 Fire Protection for Laboratories Using P

Chemicals.

54 National Fuel Gas Code.................... P

72 National Fire Alarm Code.................. P

73 Residential Electrical Maintenance Code P

for One- and Two-Family Dwellings.

80A Protection of Buildings from Exterior Fire P

Exposures.

90A Air Conditioning and Ventilating Systems.. P

90B Warm Air Heating and Air Conditioning P

Systems.

92A Smoke-Control Systems..................... P

97 Chimneys, Vents, and Heat-Producing P

Appliances.

170 Fire Safety Symbols....................... P

211 Chimneys, Fireplaces, Vents, and Solid P

Fuel-Burning Appliances.

214 Water-Cooling Towers...................... P

241 Safeguarding Construction, Alteration, and P

Demolition Operations.

321 Classification of Flammable and W

Combustible Liquids.

395 Flammable and Combustible Liquids at Farms W

and Isolated Sites.

402 Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting P

Operations (Formerly NFPA 402M).

419 Master Planning Airport Water Supply P

Sytems for Fire Protection.

424 Airport/Community Emergency Planning P

(Formerly NFPA 424M).

482 Zirconium................................. C

495 Explosive Materials Code.................. P

498 Explosives Motor Vehicle Terminals........ C

502 Limited Access Highways, Tunnels, Bridges, C

Elevated Roadways, and Air Right

Structures.

505 Powered Industrial Trucks Including Type P

Designations, Areas of Use, Maintenance,

and Operation.

555 Methods for Decreasing the Probability of N

Flashover.

704 Identification of the Fire Hazards of P

Materials.

750 Water Mist Fire Suppression Systems....... N

903 Fire Reporting Property Survey Guide...... C

904 Incident Follow-up Report Guide........... C

1041 Fire Service Instructor Professional P

Qualifications.

1061 Professional Qualifications for Public N

Safety Telecommunicator.

1126 Use of Pyrotechnics before a Proximate C

Audience.

1141 Fire Protection in Planned Building Groups C

1901 Automotive Fire Apparatus (Combining and C

Redesignating NFPA 1901, 1902, 1903,

1904).

1971 Protective Clothing for Structural Fire C

Fighting (Combining and Redesignating

NFPA 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974).

8504 Atmospheric Fluidized-Bed Boiler Operation P

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(P = Partial revision; W = Withdrawal; R = Reconfirmation; N = New; C =

Complete Revision).

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