2009 Association Technical Meeting

The 2009 Association Technical Meeting was held on June 10-11 in Chicago, IL.The Motions Committee received and reviewed NITMAMs (Notice of Intent to Make a Motion) on 12 Annual 2009 Revision Cycle Documents and has determined that all 12 documents (listed below) had at least one certified amending motion that could be presented for action at the Association Technical Meeting. Documents that had no certified motions were not presented at the meeting and were forwarded directly to the NFPA Standards Council for action on issuance.

Read the Final Motions Committee Report of Certified Amending Motions (PDF, 263) for details on the motions listed below.
See the results of this Association Technical Meeting (PDF, 49 KB) as issued by NFPA's Stadards Administration division .

Manufactured Housing
NFPA 501, Standard on Manufactured Housing

501-1 Motion Passed to accept Comment 501-7
501-2 Motion Failed to accept Comment 501-8
501-3 Motion Passed to accept Comment 501-10

NFPA 501 was passed with 2 amending motions.

Hazardous Chemicals
NFPA 400, Hazardous Materials Code:

400-1 Motion failed to accept Comment 400-12
400-2 Motion failed to accept Comment 400-16
400-3 Motion failed to accept Comment 400-60
400-4 Motion failed to accept Comment 400-89
400-5 and 400-6 (Related Motions) failed to accept Comment 400-218

NFPA 400 was passed with no amending motions.

Fire Pumps
NFPA 20, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire Protection:

20-1 Motion passed to return a portion of a Report in the form of an identifiable part of Proposal 20-3 and related comment 20-2.
20-2 Not pursuing the motion.
20-3 passed to accept Comment 20-66 (rendering related motion 20-4 no longer in order)

NFPA 20 was passed with two amending motions.

Automatic Sprinkler Systems
NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems:

13-1 Motion failed to reject Comment 13-34
13-2 Motion failed to accept Comment 13-46
13-3 Motion was not pursued
13-4 Motion passed to accept Comment 13-84
13-5 Motion passed to accept Comment 13-136 (Count 78 for/56 against)
13-6 Motion passed to reject Comment 13-141 (86 for/63 against)
13-7 Motion failed to accept Comment 13-104
13-8 Motion failed to reject Comment 13-173
13-9 Motion failed to Return a portion of a Report in the form of a Proposal 13-510(b) and related Comment 13-291
13-10 Motion failed to reject Comment 13-47
13-11 Motion passed to reject Reject an Identifiable Part of Comment 13-302. The rejection of the identifiable part results in reinstating Figure A.22.4.4.5.1 (Moody Diagram) and Table A.22.4.4.5.1 (aged pipe table) from the 2007 edition.

NFPA 13 was passed with 4 amending motions.

Residential Sprinkler Systems
NFPA 13D, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in one- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes:

13D-1 Motion failed to accept both Proposals 13D-27 and 13D-30 (Group Amending Motion)
13D-2 Motion passed to accept Comment 13D-18 (Count 56 for/44 against) (rendering 13D-3 and 13D-4 out of order since they are Related Motions)
13D-3 Motion not pursued since it is a Related Motion to 13D-2.
13D-4 Motion not pursued since it is a Related Motion to 13D-2.
13D-5 Motion failed to accept Comment 13D-27 (Count 45 for/56 against with abstentions)

NFPA 13D was passed with 1 amending motion.

Vehicular Alternative Fuel Systems
NFPA 52, Vehicular Fuel Systems Code:

52-1 Motion passed to accept Comment 52-34

NFPA 52 was passed with one amending motion.

Cultural Resources
NFPA 909, Code for the Protection of Cultural Resources Properties - Museums, Libraries, and Places of Worship:

909-1 Motion not pursued to accept Comment 909-7
909-2 Motion not pursued to accept Comment 909-8

NFPA 909 was passed with no amending motions.

Health Care Facilities
NFPA 99, Standard for Health Care Facilities:

99-1 Motion failed to Return a portion of a Report in the form of Proposal 99-6a and related Comment 99-2.
99-2 Motion failed to Return a portion of a Report in the form of Proposal 99-68 and Comment 99-93. The return of the report results in the return of the definition, wet location, and associated annex, to previous edition text.
99-3 Motion failed to Return a portion of a Report in the form of Proposal 99-73a and related Comment 99-6. The return of the report results in the deletion of: a new definition of Basic Care Rooms and associated annex material; the modification of the definitions Critical Care Areas and General Care Areas and associated annex material; and the deletion of the electrical requirements specified for Basic Care Rooms, Critical Care Areas and General Care Areas. (Count 42 for/50 against)
99-4 Motion failed to accept Comment 99-408 (Count 40 for/46 against)
99-5 Motion failed to Accept Comment 99-434
99-6 Motion not pursued to Return a portion of a Report in the form of identifiable part of Proposal 99-446 and related Comments 99-583, 99-587, 99-588, 99-589, and 99-596. The identifiable part is to return all of Section X.8.2.
99-7 Motion passed to Return a portion of a Report in the form of a Proposal 99-446 and related Comments 99-583, 99-587, 99-588, 99-589, and 99-596. The effect is the return of entire Chapter X, currently shown as Chapter 15, Features of Fire Protection.
99-8 Motion passed to Return entire report.

NFPA 99 was returned to the committee.

Fixed Guideway Transit System
NFPA 130, Standard for Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems:

130-1 Motion failed to accept Comment 130-11

NFPA 130 was passed with no amending motions.

Fire Doors and Windows
NFPA 80, Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives:

80-1 Motion passed to accept Comment 80-10

NFPA 80 was passed with 1 amending motion.

Fire Doors and Windows
NFPA 105, Standard for the Installation of Smoke Door Assemblies and Other Opening Protectives:

105-1 Motion passed to Accept an identifiable part of Proposal 105-4. The acceptance of the identifiable part results in the addition of an annex note and asterisk to 6.5.2, the deletion of text in 6.5.5, and no change to 6.6.5.

Signaling Systems for the Protection of Life and Property
NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm Code®:

72-1 Motion failed to Reject an Identifiable Part of Comment 72-30. The rejection of the identifiable part results in the removal of the reserved chapters added in the TCC Note.
72-2 Motion not pursued.
72-3 Motion not pursued.
72-4 Motion not pursued.
72-5 Motion not pursued.
72-6 Motion failed to Reject Comment 72-150 (rendering 72-7 out of order since it is a Related Motion).
72-7 Motion not pursued since it is a Related Motion to 72-6.
72-8 Motion passed to Accept Comment 72-164.
72-9 Motion failed to Reject Comment 72-223 (rendering 72-10 out of order since it is a Related Motion).
72-10 Motion not pursued since it is a Related Motion to 72-9.
72-11 Motion passed to Accept Comment 72-235.
72-12 Motion failed to Accept Comment 72-303.
72-13 Motion not pursued since it is a Related Motion to 72-12.
72-14 Motion not pursued since it is a Related Motion to 72-12.
72-15 Motion failed to Accept Comment 72-328
72-16 Motion failed to Accept Comment 72-388 (Count 50 for/66 against)
72-17 Motion passed to Reject an Identifiable Part of Comment 72-394. The rejection of the identifiable part results in the deletion from the table the proposed new (15)(1)(6), which reads: "Fire pump supervisory indicating evices - (with a quarterly test frequency - same as current)."
72-18 Motion passed to Accept Comment 72-405 (Count 70 for/67 against)
72-19 Motion failed to Return a portion of a Report in the form of Proposal 72-571a and related Comment 72-452 (rendering 72-20 and 72-21 out of order since they are Related Motions).
72-20 Motion not pursued since it is a Related Motion to 72-19.
72-21 Motion not pursued since it is a Related Motion to 72-19.
72-22 Motion passed to Accept an Identifiable Part of Comment 72-457. The acceptance of the identifiable part results in the reinstatement of 12.1.6.1.1, which reads as follows: “Refer to the 2010 Annex C for previous nomenclature and cross reference.”
72-23 Motion passed to Reject an Identifiable Part of Comment 72-450. The rejection of the identifiable part results in the deletion of 12.4.2.20.3, which reads as follows: “Strobes used solely for mass notification shall be amber in color” (rendering 72-24 out of order since it is a Related Motion).
72-24 Motion not pursued since it is a Related Motion to 72-23.
72-25 Motion not pursued.
72-26 Motion passed to Reject Comment 72-527

NFPA 72 was passed with 7 amendments.

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