[Federal Register: November 14, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 220)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
National Fire Codes: Request for Proposals for Revision of Codes
and Standards
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) proposes to
revise some of its fire safety codes and standards, and requests
proposals from the public to amend existing, or begin the process of
developing new, NFPA fire safety codes and standards. The purpose of
this request is to increase public participation in the system used by
NFPA to develop its codes and standards. The publication of this notice
of request for proposals 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: Interested persons may submit proposals on or before the dates
listed with the standards.
ADDRESSES: Casey C. Grant, Secretary, Standards Council, NFPA, 1
Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02269-9101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Casey C. Grant, Secretary, Standards
Council, at above address, (617) 770-3000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) develops building,
fire, and electrical safety codes and standards. Federal agencies
frequently use these codes and standards as the basis for developing
federal regulations concerning fire safety. 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.
Request for Proposals
Interested persons may submit proposals, supported by written data,
views, or arguments to Casey C. Grant, Secretary, Standards Council,
NFPA, 1
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Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02269-9101. Proposals should
be submitted on forms available from the NFPA Codes and Standards
Administration Office or on NFPA's Web site at http://www.nfpa.org.
Each person must include his or her name and address, identify the
document, and give reasons for the proposal. Proposals received before
or by 5 p.m. local time on the closing date indicated would be acted on
by the Committee. The NFPA will consider any proposal that it receives
on or before the date listed with the code or standard.
At a later date, each NFPA Technical Committee will issue a report,
which will include a copy of written proposals that have been received,
and an account of their disposition of each proposal by the NFPA
Committee as the Report on Proposals. Each person who has submitted a
written proposal will receive a copy of the report.
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NFPA 1-2003................. Uniform Fire Code.... 1/5/2004
NFPA 10-2002................ Standard for Portable 6/25/2004
Fire Extinguishers.
NFPA 13-2002................ Standard for the 11/5/2004
Installation of
Sprinkler Systems.
NFPA 13D-2002............... Standard for the 11/5/2004
Installation of
Sprinkler Systems in
One- and Two-Family
Dwellings and
Manufactured Homes.
NFPA 13R-2002............... Standard for the 11/5/2004
Installation of
Sprinkler Systems in
Residential
Occupancies up to
and Including Four
Stories in Height.
NFPA 15-2001................ Standard for Water 12/31/2004
Spray Fixed Systems
for Fire Protection.
NFPA 18-1995................ Standard on Wetting 1/5/2004
Agents.
NFPA 24-2002................ Standard for the 11/5/2004
Installation of
Private Fire Service
Mains and Their
Appurtenances.
NFPA 52-2002................ Compressed Natural 1/5/2004
Gas (CNG) Vehicular
Fuel Systems Code.
NFPA 54-2002................ National Fuel Gas 1/5/2004
Code.
NFPA 57-2002................ Liquefied Natural Gas 1/5/2004
(LNG) Vehicular Fuel
Systems Code.
NFPA 72-2002................ National Fire Alarm 11/5/2004
Code[reg].
NFPA 73-2000................ Electrical Inspection 1/5/2004
Code for Existing
Dwellings.
NFPA 79-2002................ Electrical Standard 6/25/2004
for Industrial
Machinery.
NFPA 80-1999................ Standard for Fire 1/5/2004
Doors and Fire
Windows.
NFPA 90A-2002............... Standard for the 1/5/2004
Installation of Air-
Conditioning and
Ventilating Systems.
NFPA 90B-2002............... Standard for the 1/5/2004
Installation of Warm
Air Heating and Air-
Conditioning Systems.
NFPA 160-2001............... Standard for Flame 1/5/2004
Effects Before an
Audience.
NFPA 170-2002............... Standard for Fire 1/5/2004
Safety Symbols.
NFPA 230-2003............... Standard for the Fire 1/5/2004
Protection of
Storage.
NFPA 251-1999............... Standard Methods of 1/5/2004
Tests of Fire
Endurance of
Building
Construction and
Materials.
NFPA 253-2000............... Standard Method of 1/5/2004
Test for Critical
Radiant Flux of
Floor Covering
Systems Using a
Radiant Heat Energy
Source.
NFPA 255-2000............... Standard Method of 1/5/2004
Test of Surface
Burning
Characteristics of
Building Materials.
NFPA 257-2000............... Standard on Fire Test 1/5/2004
for Window and Glass
Block Assemblies.
NFPA 269-2000............... Standard Test Method 1/5/2004
for Developing Toxic
Potency Data for Use
in Fire Hazard
Modeling.
NFPA 285-1998............... Standard Method of 1/5/2004
Test for the
Evaluation of
Flammability
Characteristics of
Exterior Non-Load-
Bearing Wall
Assemblies
Containing
Combustible
Components Using the
Intermediate-Scale,
Multistory Test
Apparatus.
NFPA 286-2000............... Standard Methods of 1/5/2004
Fire Tests for
Evaluating
Contribution of Wall
and Ceiling Interior
Finish to Room Fire
Growth.
NFPA 291-2002............... Recommended Practice 11/5/2004
for Fire Flow
Testing and Marking
of Hydrants.
NFPA 303-2000............... Fire Protection 1/5/2004
Standard for Marinas
and Boatyards.
NFPA 307-2000............... Standard for the 1/5/2004
Construction and
Fire Protection of
Marine Terminals,
Piers, and Wharves.
NFPA 312-2000............... Standard for Fire 1/5/2004
Protection of
Vessels During
Construction,
Repair, and Lay-Up.
NFPA 318-2002............... Standard for the 1/5/2004
Protection of
Semiconductor
Fabrication
Facilities.
NFPA 484-2002............... Standard for 1/5/2004
Combustible Metals,
Metal Powders, and
Metal Dusts.
NFPA 495-2001............... Explosive Materials 1/5/2004
Code.
NFPA 498-2001............... Standard for Safe 1/5/2004
Havens and
Interchange Lots for
Vehicles
Transporting
Explosives.
NFPA 505-2002............... Fire Safety Standard 1/5/2004
for Powered
Industrial Trucks
Including Type
Designations, Areas
of Use, Conversions,
Maintenance, and
Operation.
NFPA 654-2000............... Standard for the 1/5/2004
Prevention of Fire
and Dust Explosions
from the
Manufacturing,
Processing, and
Handling of
Combustible
Particulate Solids.
NFPA 730-P\*\............... Guide for Electronic 1/5/2004
Premises Security.
NFPA 731-P\*\............... Standard for the 1/5/2004
Installation of
Electronic Premises
Security Systems.
NFPA 750-2003............... Standard on Water 6/25/2004
Mist Fire Protection
Systems.
NFPA 1000-2000.............. Standard for Fire 1/5/2004
Service Professional
Qualifications
Accreditation and
Certification
Systems.
NFPA 1071-2000.............. Standard for 1/5/2004
Emergency Vehicle
Technician
Professional
Qualifications.
NFPA 1123-2000.............. Code for Fireworks 1/5/2004
Display.
NFPA 1124-2003.............. Code for the 1/5/2004
Manufacture,
Transportation,
Storage and Retail
Sales of Fireworks
and Pyrotechnic
Articles.
NFPA 1126-2001.............. Standard for the Use 1/5/2004
of Pyrotechnics
before a Proximate
Audience.
NFPA 1145-2000.............. Guide for the Use of 1/5/2004
Class A Foams in
Manual Structural
Fire Fighting.
NFPA 1221-2002.............. Standard for the 1/5/2004
Installation,
Maintenance, and Use
of Emergency
Services
Communications
Systems.
NFPA 915-2000............... Standard for Fire 1/5/2004
Apparatus
Preventative
Maintenance Program.
NFPA 1982-1998.............. Standard on Personal 6/25/2004
Alert Safety Systems
(PASS).
NFPA 1983-2001.............. Standard on Fire 1/9/2004
Service Life Safety
Rope and System
Components.
NFPA 2010-P\*\.............. Standard on Aerosol 1/5/2004
Fire Extinguishing
Systems.
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\P*\ Proposed NEW drafts are available from NFPA's Web site--
http://www.nfpa.org or may be obtained from NFPA's Codes and Standards
Administration, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169-7471.
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Dated: November 5, 2003.
Arden L. Bement, Jr.,
Director.
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