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Technical Meeting

June 22, 2023, Las Vegas, NV

IMPORTANT UPDATE AND NOTICE: THE 2023 TECHNICAL MEETING WILL BE A SINGLE DAY EVENT based upon the number of NITMAMs received for Annual 2023 standards. The Technical Meeting will commence on Thursday, June 22nd at 8:00 a.m. with the presentation of Committee Service and Special Achievement Awards. At the conclusion of awards recognition, presentation and debate of certified amending motions will begin. All Certified Amending Motions (posted in the final Motions Committee Report) will proceed and conclude on June 22nd. The full agenda and approved order of certified amending motions is posted below.  

Please note: In general, the NFPA Standards presented for action at the 2023 Tech Session are those with amending motions submitted to NFPA in advance of the meeting and certified by the Motions Committee of the Standards Council. Please check back periodically for updates and additional important information. The complete technical committee records (First Draft Report and Second Draft Report) documenting all revisions created during the revision cycle and relative materials are accessible on the Next Edition tab of the specific document’s information page (e.g. for NFPA 101, Life Safety Code®, for NFPA 54, National Fuel Gas Code, etc.) for your review at any time. Anyone who has been a continuously active member of the association since December 24, 2022, and is registered for the 2023 Tech Session, will be eligible to vote on all CAMs.

 

Annual 2023 revision cycle

  • Transcript of the 2023 NFPA Technical Meeting (NFPA 14, NFPA 45, NFPA 58, NFPA 140, NFPA 260, NFPA 286, NFPA 505, NFPA 4, NFPA 30A, NFPA 99, NFPA 101, NFPA 5000)
  • Results of the 2023 NFPA Technical Meeting Membership Voting
  • Consent Standards:  NFPA 4, NFPA 45, NFPA 140, and NFPA 260 did not receive appeals and have been issued as Consent Standards.  Please see individual standards pages for more information.

    • CAM not pursued on NFPA 260: The authorized maker of the motion did not pursue the one Certified Amending Motion for NFPA 260.  Therefore, in accordance with Section 4.7 of the Regulations Governing the Development of NFPA Standards (“Regs”), NFPA 260, shall be considered a Consent Standard and forwarded directly to the NFPA Standards Council for action. Anyone wishing to appeal the issuance of NFPA 260 may do so by July 7, 2023 pursuant to Section 1.6.2 of the Regs to the Secretary, Standards Council.

  • Technical Meeting Agenda - Order of Standards and Certified Amending Motions (CAMs) for presentation
  • Submitter Substantiations and Committee Statements
  • May 9, 2023:The Report of the Motions Committee addresses five Annual 2023 Standards and seven Fall 2022 Standards with Certified Amending Motions for consideration at the 2023 NFPA Technical Meeting:  NFPA 4, NFPA 14, NFPA 30A, NFPA 45, NFPA 58, NFPA 99, NFPA 101, NFPA 140, NFPA 260, NFPA 286, NFPA 505, and NFPA 5000; and provides a list of NITMAMs that were not certified and a list of NITMAMs requested by the submitter to be withdrawn.
    • Withdrawal of eight CAMs on NFPA 30A:  Subsequent to the posting of the Motions Committee Report, eight Certified Amending Motions for NFPA 30A (specifically, CAMs 30A-6, 30A-9, 30A-16, 30A-17, 30A-20, 30A-21, 30-25, 30A-26) were requested to be withdrawn by the submitter.  In accordance with the Regulations Governing the Development of NFPA Standards and the NFPA Technical Meeting Convention Rules, these CAMs were approved by the Motions Committee for withdrawal.
  • March 28, 2023:  Deadline for Notice of Intent to Make a Motion (NITMAM) on Standards in Annual 2023 cycle.
    • The following Annual 2023 Standards did not receive NITMAMs and have been issued as Consent Standards:  NFPA 3, NFPA 17, NFPA 17A, NFPA 30, NFPA 51B, NFPA 70E, NFPA 77, NFPA 78, NFPA 90A, NFPA 90B, NFPA 96, NFPA 99B, NFPA 220, NFPA 221, NFPA 306, NFPA 496, NFPA 497, NFPA 499, NFPA 556, NFPA 703, NFPA 820, NFPA 915, and NFPA 1078.  Please see individual standards pages for more information.
    • Withdrawal of NITMAM 54-2:  Subsequent to the NITMAM closing date, one NITMAM for NFPA 54 (specifically, NITMAM No. 2) was requested to be withdrawn by the submitter.  In accordance with the Regulations Governing the Development of NFPA Standards and the NFPA Technical Meeting Convention Rules, this NITMAM was approved by the Motions Committee for withdrawal.  As a result of the Motions Committee action of NITMAM 54-2, NFPA 54, National Fuel Gas Code, will be forwarded to the Council for balloting on issuance as a consent standard. Anyone wishing to appeal, may do so by May 4, 2023, to the Secretary, Standards Council in accordance with the Regulations.
  • January 5, 2023: Deadline for Notice of Intent to Make a Motion (NITMAM) on NFPA 1, Fire Code.
    • NFPA 1 did not receive NITMAMs.  Anyone wishing to appeal, may do so by January 21, 2023 to the Secretary, Standards Council in accordance with the Regulations.  Please see individual standards page for more information.

Fall 2022 revision cycle

  • December 13, 2022: The Report of the Motions Committee addresses seven Fall 2022 Standards with Certified Amending Motions for consideration at the 2023 NFPA Technical Meeting: NFPA 14, NFPA 45, NFPA 58, NFPA 140, NFPA 260, NFPA 286, and NFPA 505; and provides a list of NITMAMs that were not certified and a list of NITMAMs requested by the submitter to be withdrawn.
    • Withdrawal of CAM 14-14:  Subsequent to the posting of the Motions Committee Report, one Certified Amending Motion for NFPA 14 (specifically, CAM 14-14) was requested to be withdrawn by the submitter.  In accordance with the Regulations Governing the Development of NFPA Standards and the NFPA Technical Meeting Convention Rules, this CAM was approved by the Motions Committee for withdrawal.
  • November 30, 2022: Deadline for Notice of Intent to Make a Motion (NITMAM) on NFPA 70B, Recommended Practice for Electrical Equipment Maintenance.
    • Consent Standard.  NFPA 70B did not receive NITMAMs and has been issued as a Consent Standard.  Please see individual standards pages for more information.
  • November 2, 2022: Deadline for Notice of Intent to Make a Motion (NITMAM) on Standards in Fall 2022 cycle.
  • September 9, 2022: Deadline for Notice of Intent to Make a Motion (NITMAM) on Standards in the Emergency Response and Responder Safety (ERRS) Group 2 Fall 2022 revision cycle.