[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64068-64069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30709]
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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
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committees. The purpose of this notice is to request comments on the
technical reports which will be presented at NFPA's 1997 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: Twenty-eight reports are published in the 1997 Fall Meeting
Report on Proposals and will be available on January 31, 1997. Comments
received on or before April 11, 1997 will be considered by the
respective NFPA Committees before final action is taken on the
proposals.
ADDRESSES: The 1997 Fall Meeting Report on Proposals is available from
NFPA, Publications Department, 11 Tracy Drive, Avon, MA 02322. 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 Report on Proposals.
Request for Comments
Interested persons may participate in the revisions of these
technical reports 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. The
1997 Fall Report on Proposals will be available on CD-ROM (suitable for
use only in Windows or Macintosh environments). It will also be
available in the traditional print version. Commenters may use the
forms provided for comments in the Reports 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 11, 1997, for the 1997 Fall Meeting 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
those comments by the NFPA committees will be published as the 1997
Fall Meeting Report on Comments by September 26, 1997, prior to the
Fall 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 Fall Meeting, November 17-19, 1997,
in Kansas City, Missouri, by NFPA members.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 272.
Dated: November 26, 1996.
Samuel Kramer,
Associate Director.
1997 Fall 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 10-1994.................. Standard for Portable P
Fire Extinguishers.
NFPA 10R-1992................. Recommended Practice for W
Portable Fire
Extinguishing Equipment
in Family Dwellings and
Living Units.
NFPA 12-1993.................. Standard on Carbon P
Dioxide Extinguishing
Systems.
NFPA 17-1994.................. Standard for Dry Chemical P
Extinguishing Systems.
NFPA 17A-1994................. Standard for Wet Chemical P
Extinguishing Systems.
NFPA 25-1995.................. Standard for the P
Inspection, Testing, and
Maintenance of Water-
Based Fire Protection
Systems.
NFPA 37-1994.................. Standard for the P
Installation and Use of
Stationary Combustion
Engines and Gas Turbines.
NFPA 55-1993.................. Standard for the Storage, P
Use, and Handling of
Compressed and Liquefied
Gases in Portable
Cylinders.
NFPA 58-1995.................. Standard for the Storage P
and Handling of
Liquefied Petroleum
Gases.
NFPA 59-1995.................. Standard for the Storage P
and Handling of
Liquefied Petroleum
Gases at Utility Gas
Plants.
NFPA 68-1994.................. Guide for Venting of P
Deflagrations.
NFPA 101A-1995................ Guide on Alternative P
Approaches to Life
Safety.
NFPA 160-P *.................. Standard for the Use of N
Flame Special Effects
Before a Proximate
Audience.
NFPA 256-1993................. Standard Methods of Fire P
Tests of Roof Coverings.
NFPA 259-1993................. Standard Test Method for C
Potential Heat of
Building Materials.
NFPA 266-1994................. Standard Method of Test P
for Fire Characteristics
of Upholstered Furniture
Exposed to Flaming
Ignition Source.
NFPA 267-1994................. Standard Method of Test P
for Fire Characteristics
of Mattresses and
Bedding Assemblies
Exposed to Flaming
Ignition Source.
NFPA 301-P*................... Code for Safety to Life N
From Fire on Merchant
Vessels.
NFPA 650-1990................. Standard for Pneumatic C
Conveying Systems for
Handling Combustible
Materials.
NFPA 720-P*................... Recommended Practice for N
the Installation of
Household Carbon
Monoxide (CO) Warning
Equipment.
NFPA 801-1995................. Standard for Facilities C
Handling Radioactive
Materials.
NFPA 802-1993................. Recommended Practice for W
Fire Protection for
Nuclear Research and
Production Reactors.
NFPA 803-1993................. Standard for Fire P
Protection for Light
Water Nuclear Power
Plants.
NFPA 921-1995................. Guide for Fire and P
Explosion Investigations.
NFPA 1201-1994................ Standard for Developing C
Fire Protection Services
for the Public (will be
renumbered NFPA 1200).
NFPA 1962-1993................ Standard for the Care, P
Use and Service Testing
of Fire Hose, Including
Couplings and Nozzles.
NFPA 1964-1993................ Standard for Spray C
Nozzles (Shutoff and
Tip).
NFPA 8505-1992................ Recommended Practice for P
Stoker Operation.
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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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