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

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology

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

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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 1998 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: The National Electrical Code (NEC) is published in a separate

Report on Proposals and is available about June 30, 1997. Comments

received on or before October 24, 1997 will be considered by the

National Electrical Code Committee before NFPA takes final action on

the proposals.

Forty-seven reports are published in the 1988 Annual Meeting Report

on Proposals and will be available on August 1, 1997. Comments received

on or before October 10, 1997 will be considered by the respective NFPA

Committee before final action is taken on the proposals.

ADDRESSES: The 1998 Annual Meeting Report on Proposals and the 1998 NEC

Report on Proposals are available from NFPA, Fulfillment Center, 11

Tracy Drive, Avon, MA 02322. Comments on the reports should be

submitted to Casey C. Grant, Secretary, Standards Council, NFPA, 1

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

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

Council, NFPA, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269-9101, (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 codes and 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 Casey C. Grant, Secretary,

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

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

Reports of Proposals. Each person submitting a comment should include

his or here name and address, identify the notice, and give reasons for

any recommendations. Comments received on or before October 10, 1997

for the 1998 Annual Meeting Report on Proposals, or October 24, 1997

for the NEC 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

these comments by the NFPA committees will be published as the 1998

Annual Meeting Report on Comments by March 27, 1998 or April 10, 1998

for the NEC Report on Comments, prior to the Annual Meeting.

A copy of the Report of 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 18-21, 1998, in

Cincinnati, Ohio, by NFPA members.

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 272.

Dated: June 20, 1997.

Elaine Bunten-Mines,

Director, Program Office.

1998 Annual Meeting Report on Proposals

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

Revision]

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Doc No. Title Action

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NFPA 22-1996................. Water Tanks for Private P

Fire Protection.

NFPA 30B-1994................ Aerosol Products....... P

NFPA 43D-1994................ Pesticides (will be P

renumbered NFPA 434).

NFPA 52-1995................. Compressed Natural Gas P

(CNG) Vehicular Fuel

Systems.

NFPA 65-1993................. Processing and W

Finishing of Aluminum

(Being incorporated

into NFPA 651).

NFPA 68-1994................. Venting of C

Deflagrations.

NFPA 70B-1994................ Electrical Equipment P

Maintenance.

NFPA 88A-1995................ Parking Structures..... C

NFPA 96-1994................. Ventilation Control and P

Fire Protection of

Commercial Cooking

Operations.

NFPA 231-1995................ General Storage........ P

NFPA 231C-1995............... Rack Storage of P

Materials.

NFPA 231D-1994............... Storage of Rubber Tires P

NFPA 260-1994................ Cigarette Ignition R

Resistance of

Components of

Upholstered Furniture.

NFPA 261-1994................ Mock-Up Upholstered R

Furniture Material

Assemblies to Ignition

by Smoldering

Cigarettes.

NFPA 263-1994................ Heat and Visible Smoke W

Release Rates for

Materials and Products.

NFPA 264-1995................ Using an Oxygen C

Consumption

Calorimeter (Being

renumbered NFPA 271).

NFPA 265-1994................ Evaluating Room Fire C

Growth Contribution of

Textile Wall Coverings.

NFPA 270-P *................. Determination of N

Specific Optical

Density of Smoke.

NFPA 285-P *................. Evaluation of N

Flammability

Characteristics of

Exterior Non-Load

Bearing Wall

Assemblies Containing

Combustible Components

Using the Intermediate

Scale Multi-Story Test

Apparatus.

NFPA 295-1991................ Wildfire Control....... C

NFPA 302-1994................ Pleasure and Commercial P

Motor Craft.

NFPA 318-1995................ Protection of P

Cleanrooms.

NFPA 403-1993................ Aircraft Rescue and P

Fire Fighting Services

at Airports.

NFPA 412-1993................ Aircraft Rescue and P

Fire Fighting Foam

Equipment.

NFPA 480-1993................ Magnesium Solids and P

Powders.

NFPA 490-1993................ Ammonium Nitrate....... P

NFPA 496-1993................ Purged and Pressurized P

Enclosures for

Electrical Equipment.

NFPA 502-1996................ Limited Access C

Highways, Tunnels,

Bridges, Elevated

Roadways, and Air

Right Structures.

NFPA 512-1994................ Truck Fire Protection.. W

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NFPA 513-1994................ Motor Freight Terminals P

NFPA 550-1995................ Fire Safety Concepts W

Tree.

NFPA 651-1993................ Aluminum Powder........ C

NFPA 664-1993................ Wood Processing and C

Woodworking Facilities.

NFPA 906-1993................ Fire Incident Field R

Notes.

NFPA 1002-1993............... Fire Department Vehicle C

Driver/Operator

Professional

Qualifications.

NFPA 1031-1993............... Professional C

Qualifications for

Fire Inspector.

NFPA 1033-1993............... Professional P

Qualifications for

Fire Investigator.

NFPA 1124-1995............... Manufacture, P

Transportation, and

Storage of Fireworks.

NFPA 1127-1995............... High Power Rocketry.... P

NFPA 1141-1990............... Fire Protection in C

Planned Building

Groups.

NFPA 1420-1993............... Pre-Incident Planning W

for Warehouse

Occupancies (Being

incorporated into NFPA

1620).

NFPA 1620-P *................ Pre-Incident Planning.. N

NFPA 1921-1993............... Fire Department W

Portable Pumping Units.

NFPA 1941-P *................ Marine Fire Fighting N

Vessels.

NFPA 1963-1993............... Fire Hose Connections.. P

NFPA 1977-1993............... Protective Clothing and C

Equipment for Wildland

Fire Fighting.

NFPA 1982-1993............... Personal Alert Safety C

Systems (PASS) for

Fire Fighters.

NFPA 8506-1995............... Heat Recovery Steam P

Generators.

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* Proposed NEW drafts are available from the NFPA Standards

Administration Department, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269.

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