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conformance testing of all or any 

integral part of the IPv6 Profile, in a 

forum open to all qualified applicants. 

Other interested parties are also 

invited to submit written statements. All 

parties desiring to attend the meeting 

must register in advance, to help coordinate access to the NIST campus. 

Draft NIST SP 500–267, the IPv6 

profile, remains available electronically 

at http://www.antd.nist.gov/usgv6-v1- 

draft.pdf. 

Dated: April 12, 2007. 

William Jeffrey, 

Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

International Code Council: The 

Update Process for the International 

Codes 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Final Action Hearings 

on U.S. Model Building Safety and Fire 

Prevention Codes, 2007 supplement to 

the 2006 editions. 

SUMMARY: The International Code 

Council (ICC), under whose auspices the 

International Codes (‘‘I-Codes’’) are 

developed, maintains a process for 

updating these model codes based on 

receipt of proposals from interested 

individuals and organizations. The 

ICC’s 14 separately published codes are 

each comprehensively updated and republished every three years with a 

supplement released between each 

edition. The most current versions of 

the I-Codes are the 2006 editions. The 

2007 supplement to the 2006 editions, 

the subject of this notice, will be 

released in July of 2007. 

The purpose of this notice is to invite 

public participation in the Final Action 

Hearings of the present code 

development cycle that concludes in the 

publication of the 2007 supplement to 

the 2006 edition. Consistent with the 

procedures of the Governmental 

Consensus Process, following committee 

action taken at the Code Development 

Hearings held in September 2006, the 

ICC published the result of the hearings 

and invited and received public 

comment. At the Final Action Hearings 

contested proposals will again be 

publicly debated followed by 

membership action to approve or reject 

each scheduled item. 

The publication of this notice by the 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology (NIST) on behalf of ICC is 

being undertaken as a public service. 

NIST does not necessarily endorse, 

approve, or recommend any of the codes 

or standards referenced in the notice. 

Session Dates: The Final Action 

Hearings of the 2006/2007 Code 

Development Cycle will occur between 

May 21 and May 26, 2007, at the 

Rochester Riverside Convention Center, 

Rochester, New York. 

The agenda for the hearing as well as 

updates to the schedule are also posted 

on the ICC Web site at: http:// 

www.iccsafe.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mike Pfeiffer, PE, Vice President, Codes 

and Standards Development at ICC’s 

Chicago District Office, 4051 West 

Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, 

Illinois 60478; Telephone 888–422–

7233, Extension 4338; e-mail 

mpfeiffer@iccsafe.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The ICC produces a family of Codes 

and Standards that are comprehensive, 

coordinated, and are widely used across 

the country in the regulation of the built 

environment. Local, State, and Federal 

agencies use these codes and standards 

as the basis for developing regulations 

concerning new and existing 

construction. ICC’s model codes and 

standards are each developed and 

maintained through voluntary 

consensus development processes 

known as the Governmental Consensus 

Process. Consistent with the voluntary 

consensus requirements of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–113), the 

Governmental Consensus Process 

incorporates a balance of involved 

interests, ensures due process, provides 

for conclusion by consensus, the 

resolution of objections by interested 

parties, the fair consideration of all 

public comments, and has a prescribed 

process for appeal of any action. 

The ICC code development process is 

initiated when proposals from 

interested persons—supported by 

written data, views, or arguments—are 

solicited, received and then published 

in the Proposed Changes document. 

This document is distributed a 

minimum of 30 days in advance of the 

Code Development Hearings and serves 

as the agenda for that session. 

At the Code Development Hearing the 

ICC Code Development Committee for 

each code or subject area of the code 

considers testimony and takes action on 

each proposal (Approval, Disapproval, 

or Approval as Modified). At the 

conclusion of committee action on each 

proposal, any member of the public 

assembly may make a motion for a vote 

by the ICC members in attendance 

(‘‘assembly action’’) to consider an 

action different than the committee 

action. Successful assembly actions on 

code changes become part of the record 

of public comments and are considered 

at the Final Action Hearing. Following 

the Code Development Hearing, the 

Report of the Public Hearing is 

published and identifies the disposition 

of each proposal, the reason for the 

committee’s action, and successful 

assembly actions. Any person may 

provide additional comment on the 

committee actions in the public 

comment period following the first 

hearing. These comments are published 

and distributed in Final Action Agenda 

which serves as the agenda for the 

second public hearing in each cycle. 

Proposals which are approved by a 

vote of the Governmental Members of 

ICC at the Final Action Hearing are 

incorporated in either the Supplement 

or Edition, as applicable, with the next 

18-month cycle starting with the 

submittal deadline for proposals. 

Proponents of proposals will receive a 

copy of all documents (Proposed 

Changes, Report of the Public Hearing 

and Final Action Agenda). Any 

interested party may also request a 

copy, free of charge, by downloading the 

‘‘return coupon’’ from the ICC website at 

http://www.iccsafe.org and forwarding it 

as directed. 

The International Codes consist of the 

following: 

International Building Code; 

International Code Council Electrical 

Code Administrative Provisions; 

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; and 

International Zoning Code. 

Dated: April 12, 2007. 

William Jeffrey, 

Director. 

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