[Federal Register: September 20, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 183)]
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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 (2000--current edition, 2003, 2006 editions, etc.) with an
intervening Supplement published every 18 months. 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 schedule is printed below.
The purpose of this request is to increase public participation in
the system used by ICC to develop and maintain its codes and standards.
In accordance with responsibilities assigned to NIST by the National
Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995, NIST is publishing
this notice as a public service in behalf of ICC. NIST does not
necessarily endorse, approve, or recommend any of the codes or
standards referenced in the notice.
DATES: The date of next code hearings is September 29--October 4, 2002
at the Fort Worth Convention Center, Fort Worth, TX.
Completion of this cycle results in the 2003 edition of the
International Codes.
Updates to the schedule are posted on the ICC website at: http://
www.intlcode.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Pfeiffer, PE, Secretary, Code
Development, 4051 West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, IL 60478.
Telephone: 708/799-2300 Extension 338.
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 distributed a minimum of 30 days in advance of the first hearing and
serves as the agenda.
At the first 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. Proposals which are approved at
the second hearing are incorporated in either the Supplement or
Edition, as applicable, with the next cycle starting with the submittal
deadline for proposals.
Proponents of proposals automatically receive a copy of all
documents (Proposed Changes, Report of the Public Hearing and Final
Action Agenda). Interested parties may also request a copy, free of
charge, from ICC headquarters at: International Code Council, 5203
Leesburg Pike, Suite 600, Falls Church, VA 22041-3401; or download a
copy from the ICC web site at http://www.intlcode.org.
The International Codes and Standards consist of the following:
International Building Code
ICC Electrical 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 Urban-Wildland Interface Code
International Zoning Code
ICC/ANSI A 117.1 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities
ICC Standard on Bleachers, Folding and Telescopic Seating and
Grandstands
The maintenance process for ICC Standards such as ICC/ANSI A 117.1
and the ICC Standard on Bleachers, Folding and Telescopic Seating and
Grandstands follows a similar process of soliciting proposals,
committee action, public comment and ultimately the update and
publication of the standard.
Dated: September 16, 2002.
Karen H. Brown,
Deputy Director.
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