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MEMORANDUM

TO: NFPA Technical Committee on Fire Code (FCC-AAA) FROM: Gregory Harrington, Staff Liaison DATE: March 7, 2012 SUBJ: NFPA 1 Proposed TIA No. 1045 Final Ballot Results

____________________________________________________________________________ According to 5.4 in the NFPA Regulations Governing Committee Projects, this TIA has not achieved the ¾ majority vote needed on both Question 1 (Technical Merit) and Question 2 (Emergency Nature). 30 Eligible to Vote 1 Not Returned (T. Fangmann) Technical Merit: Emergency Nature: 0 Abstentions 0 Abstentions 21 Agree ( 3 w/comment –A. Apfelbeck, J.

Budzinski and R. Hanselka) 8 Disagree (J. Collins, S. DeCrane, R. Fash, R. James, R. Kimball, W. Koffel, V. Martin and R. Thornberry)

15 Agree (4 w/comment – S. Adams, C. Baldassarra, J. Budzinski and S. Francis) 14 Disagree (K. Bush, J. Collins, S. DeCrane, R. Fash, R. Hanselka, R. James, R. Kimball, W. Koffel, R. Kraus, V. Martin, J. Peterkin, J. Sharry, R. Thornberry and W. Waggoner)

There are two criteria necessary to pass ballot [(1) affirmative ¾ vote and (2) simple majority] with both questions needing to pass ballot in order to recommend that the Standards Council issue this TIA. (1) The number of affirmative votes needed to pass ballot is: 22.

(30 eligible to vote - 1 not returned - 0 abstentions = 29 × 0.75 = 21.75 (2) In all cases, an affirmative vote of at least a simple majority of the total membership eligible to

vote is required. This is the calculation for simple majority: [30 eligible ÷ 2 = 15 + 1 = (16)] Final ballot comments are attached for your review. Ballots received from alternate members are not included unless the ballot from the principal member was not received. Attachments