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review period. Failure to comply with 

this requirement could result in the 

Secretary’s presumption that 

reimbursement of antidumping duties 

occurred and the subsequent assessment 

of double antidumping duties. 

These administrative and new shipper 

reviews and notice are in accordance 

with sections 751(a)(1), 751(a)(2)(B), and 

777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213 

and 351.214. 

Dated: January 30, 2008. 

David M. Spooner, 

Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

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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 Code Development 

Hearings on U.S. Model Building Safety 

and Fire Prevention Codes, 2009 

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. Each of 

the I-Codes are comprehensively 

updated and re-published every three 

years with a supplement released 

between each edition. The most current 

versions of the I-Codes are the 2006 

editions and the 2007 supplements to 

the 2006 editions. The 2009 editions of 

the I-Codes, the subject of this notice, 

will be released in the first quarter of 

2009. 

The purpose of this notice is to invite 

public participation in the Code 

Development Hearings. At this session, 

all proposed changes submitted for the 

family of the 2009 I-Codes will be 

considered by the respective Code 

Development Committees, with the 

assembled body of the International 

Code Council members also afforded the 

opportunity to vote via an assembly 

action. Proposals for consideration at 

these hearings were received by the 

August 20, 2007, deadline and were 

made publically available as an 

electronic document on November 7, 

2007, and as a printed Monograph on 

December 18, 2007. 

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 Code Development 

Hearings of the 2007/2008 Code 

Development Cycle will occur between 

February 18 and March 1, 2008, at the 

Palm Springs Convention Center in 

Palm Springs, California. 

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, Deputy Senior 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 Web site 

at http://www.iccsafe.org and 

forwarding it as directed. 

The 2009 International Codes consist 

of the following: International Building 

Code; 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 UrbanWildland Interface Code; and 

International Zoning Code. 

Dated: January 31, 2008. 

Richard F. Kayser, 

Acting Deputy Director. 

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