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

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Docket No. 950106005-5005-01, Notice 1]

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 1995 Fall 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: Thirty-one Reports are published in the 1995 Fall Meeting Report

on Proposals and will be available on January 27, 1995. Comments

received on or before April 7, 1995 will be considered by the

respective NFPA Committees before final action is taken on the

proposals.

ADDRESSES: The 1995 Fall Report on Proposals are 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., 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 Technical Committee Reports.

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 April 7, 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 Report

on Comments by September 22, 1995, prior to the Fall Meeting.

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

commenter. Action on the Technical Committee Reports (adoption or

rejection) will be taken at the Fall Meeting, November 13-15, 1995 in

Chicago, Illinois by NFPA members.

Authority: 15 USC 272.

Dated: January 25, 1995.

Samuel Kramer,

Associate Director.

1995 Fall Meeting, Technical Committee Reports

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

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Doc No. Title Action

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14.............. Installation of Standpipe and Hose Systems..................................... P

22.............. Water Tanks for Private Fire Protection........................................ P

46.............. Storage of Forest Products..................................................... P

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

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

57.............. LNG Vehicle Fuel............................................................... N

59A............. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).................................................... P

81.............. Fur Storage, Fumigation and Cleaning........................................... W

99.............. Health Care Facilities......................................................... P

99B............. Hypobaric Facilities........................................................... P

110............. Emergency and Standby Power Systems............................................ P

111............. Stored Electrical Energy Emergency and Standby Power Systems................... P

121............. Self-Propelled and Mobile Surface Mining Equipment............................. R

140............. Motion Picture and Television Industry Facilities.............................. N

231E............ Storage of Baled Cotton........................................................ P

231F............ Storage of Roll Paper.......................................................... P

255............. Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials.......................... P

257............. Fire Tests of Window Assemblies................................................ C

268............. Ignitibility of Exterior Wall Assemblies Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source.... N

269............. Toxic Potency Data for Use in Fire Hazard Modeling............................. N

501C............ Recreational Vehicles.......................................................... P

501D............ Recreational Vehicle Parks and Campgrounds..................................... P

600............. Industrial Fire Brigades....................................................... P

601............. Guard Service in Fire Loss Prevention.......................................... C

850............. Electric Generating Plants..................................................... P

851............. Hydroelectric Generating Plants................................................ P

913............. Protection of Historic Structures and Sites.................................... W

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1401............ Fire Service Training Reports and Records...................................... C

1404............ Fire Department Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Program..................... C

1405............ Land-Based Fire Fighters Who Respond to Marine Vessel Fires.................... P

2001............ Clean Agent Fire Extinguishing Systems......................................... P

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