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NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE® CODE-MAKING PANEL 7

NFPA 70 First Draft Meeting Agenda

January 15 - 17, 2018 Hilton Head, SC

1. Call to Order. L. Keith Lofland, Chair

2. Introductions.

3. Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes (Attachment A)

4. Staff Updates. NFPA Staff

• Committee membership update. (Attachment B)

• Annual 2019 revision cycle schedule. (Attachment C)

• Overview of NFPA Process.

5. Review of Public Inputs

6. Old Business.

7. New Business.

8. Next Meeting, San Diego, CA, October 22 – November 3, 2018, schedule to be determined.

9. Adjourn.

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Attachment A: Previous Meeting Minutes


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NEC CMP – 19 Chairman’s Report - Second Draft Meeting ______________________________________________

1) Date(s) and location of meeting: Code Making Panel 19 met Monday and Tuesday, November 2 & 3, 2015 at the Sheraton Harbor Hotel in San Diego, CA.

2) List of members and guests in attendance is attached. 3) List names of guests addressing the Panel, the subject of their address, and

the length of time they spoke: There were no guests that had requested to speak to the Panel.

4) Number of Pubic Inputs acted upon:

We acted on 31 Public Comments.

5) Number of Second Revisions created:

As a result of the meeting there were 14 Second Revisions created.

6) List any Task Groups appointed to work subsequent to the Second Draft Meeting, along with the names of members of the Task Group(s): There were no Task Groups appointed for work after the Second Draft meeting.

7) List any request contained in a Responses or Statement that require NEC Correlating Committee attention: There are no requests to be submitted to the NEC Correlating Committee for consideration at this time.


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8) List any Public Inputs or First Revisions, in your opinion, that needs to be referred to another TC for information or correlation: There are no PI’s to be referred.

9) List any Public Comments or Second Revisions that should be referred to the Toxicity Advisory Committee: There are no PCs or SRs to be referred.

10) List all PCs or SRs related to combustibles in plenums or other air handling spaces: There are no comments or actions in this regard.

11) Identify any issues that should be brought to the attention of the NFPA Research Foundation for their input and assistance: There are no issues to be referred to the Research Foundation. 12) List any general requests for information or assistance from the NEC Correlating Committee: There are no requests at this time. 13) Provide any additional information that you feel would be helpful to the NEC Correlating Committee, staff, or to the process in general: There are no issues to present information on with regard to CMP-19’s actions at this time. The Code Making Panel has attempted to address all concerns referred to the Panel from the First Revision Meeting.


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Panel 19 members in attendance:

Ron B. Chilton International Association of Electrical Inspectors

Aisha Bajwa The Aluminum Association, Inc.

Barry S. Bauman American Society of Agricultural & Biological Engineers

Wade Elliott National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds

John P. Goodsell National Electrical Manufacturers Association

Ryan Hyer Testing Engineers International

David W. Johnson Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc.

Thomas R. Lichtenstein UL LLC

Doug Mulvaney Kampgrounds of America

Darrell M. Sumbera Electric Light & Power Group/EEI

Michael L. Zieman Manufactured Housing Institute

Donald W. Zipse Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, INC.

Richard Paredes International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

William Bruce Bowman Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc.

Robert Fick American Society of Agricultural & Biological Engineers

Dean C. Hunter International Association of Electrical Inspectors

Kent Perkins Recreation Vehicle Industry Association

Thomas L. Pottschmidt Electric Light & Power Group/EEI

Stephen G. Rood National Electrical Manufacturers Association

Guests in attendance:

Gerald Dix IBEW

Paul Reis AFC Cable

Thomas Papallo Siemens

Don Iverson NEMA

Palmer Hickman IBEW

Wesley Wheeler NECA

Keith Lofland IAEI

John Masarick IEC

Kevin Lippert EATON

Michael Smith NECA

Gil Moniz NFPA

Jacquelyn Doucette NFPA

Mark Cloutier NFPA

Sonia Barbosa NFPA

Ed Conlin NFPA

Lynn Lupo NFPA

Staff Liaison

Richard Roux NFPA

Chris Farrell NFPA


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Attachment B: Code-Making Panel Roster


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Address List No PhoneCode-Making Panel 07 NEC-P07

National Electrical Code®

Mark W. Earley12/19/2017

NEC-P07

L. Keith Lofland

ChairInternational Association of Electrical Inspectors (IAEI)901 Waterfall Way, Suite 602Richardson, TX 75080International Association of Electrical InspectorsAlternate: Dean C. Hunter

E 04/04/2017NEC-P07

Jorge L. Arocha

PrincipalFlorida Power & Light4200 West Flagler StreetMiami, FL 33134-1606Edison Electric Institute

UT 08/17/2017

NEC-P07

Joseph R. Chandler

PrincipalIndependent Electrical Contractors-Dallas1931 Hereford DriveIrving, TX 75038-4317Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc.Alternate: William Bruce Bowman

IM 04/04/2017NEC-P07

Wade Elliott

PrincipalUtility Services Group, Inc.26519 Bond Road NEKingston, WA 98346National Association of RV Parks & CampgroundsAlternate: Garry D. Cole

U 8/2/2010

NEC-P07

Robert J. Fick

PrincipalAlliant Energy2777 Columbia DrivePortage, WI 53901American Society of Agricultural & Biological Engineers

U 3/4/2009NEC-P07

Robert A. Garcia

PrincipalCavco Industries/Fleetwood Homes, Inc.1001 North Central Avenue, Suite 800Phoenix, AZ 85004

M 07/29/2013

NEC-P07

Bruce A. Hopkins

PrincipalRecreation Vehicle Industry Association1896 Preston White DrivePO Box 2999Reston, VA 20195-0999Alternate: Kent Perkins

M 1/1/1983NEC-P07

Ryan Hyer

PrincipalTesting Engineers International3455 South 500 WestSalt Lake City, UT 84115-4234

RT 08/11/2014

NEC-P07

Thomas R. Lichtenstein

PrincipalUL LLC333 Pfingsten RoadNorthbrook, IL 60062-2096Alternate: Mark C. Ode

RT 1/10/2002NEC-P07

Doug Mulvaney

PrincipalKampgrounds of America, Inc.Facilities Development Director500 North 31st Street, TW 3, Fourth FloorBillings, MT 59101Alternate: Jeffrey Kreidler

U 5/30/2008

NEC-P07

Clifford Norton

PrincipalBellingham Marine Utilities1813 Dennis StreetJacksonville, FL 32204

IM 08/17/2017NEC-P07

Richard A. Paredes

PrincipalIBEW Local 164 JATC65 West Century RoadParamus, NJ 07652-1408International Brotherhood of Electrical WorkersAlternate: Gerald D. Dix

L 10/28/2014

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NEC-P07

Stephen G. Rood

PrincipalLegrand North AmericaPO Box 4822Syracuse, NY 13221-4822National Electrical Manufacturers AssociationAlternate: Matthew J. Samojeden

M 08/11/2014NEC-P07

Dave Watson

PrincipalSouthwireOne Southwire DriveCarrollton, GA 30119-4400The Aluminum Association, Inc.

Alternate: Paul J. Reis

M 04/04/2017

NEC-P07

Wesley L. Wheeler

PrincipalNational Electrical Contractors Association3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1100Bethesda, MD 20814-6302National Electrical Contractors Association

IM 12/08/2015NEC-P07

Michael L. Zieman

PrincipalRADCO3220 East 59th StreetLong Beach, CA 90805-4502Manufactured Housing Institute

M 1/1/1991

NEC-P07

Donald W. Zipse

PrincipalZipse Electrical Forensics, LLC417 Bluebird CrossingGlen Mills, PA 19342-3362Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc.

U 3/2/2010NEC-P07

William Bruce Bowman

AlternateFox Systems, Inc.PO Box 1777Calhoun, GA 30705-1777Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc.Principal: Joseph R. Chandler

IM 3/21/2006

NEC-P07

Garry D. Cole

AlternateShelby/Mansfield KOA6787 Baker Road 47Shelby, OH 44875-9103National Association of RV Parks & CampgroundsPrincipal: Wade Elliott

U 5/30/2008NEC-P07

Gerald D. Dix

AlternateHampton Roads Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee1254 Petworth LaneNewport News, VA 23608-7740International Brotherhood of Electrical WorkersPrincipal: Richard A. Paredes

L 12/08/2015

NEC-P07

Dean C. Hunter

AlternateMinnesota Department of Labor & IndustryPO Box 177Menahga, MN 56464International Association of Electrical InspectorsPrincipal: L. Keith Lofland

E 3/1/2011NEC-P07

Jeffrey Kreidler

AlternateKampgrounds Of America Inc.550 North 31st Street, 4th FloorBillings, MT 59101-1123Principal: Doug Mulvaney

U 11/30/2016

NEC-P07

Mark C. Ode

AlternateUL LLC9786 West Sydney WayPeoria, AZ 85383Principal: Thomas R. Lichtenstein

RT 08/17/2017NEC-P07

Kent Perkins

AlternateRecreation Vehicle Industry Association1896 Preston White DriveReston, VA 20191-0999Principal: Bruce A. Hopkins

M 1/1/1990


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NEC-P07

Paul J. Reis

AlternateAFC Cable Systems, Inc.960 Flaherty DriveNew Bedford, MA 02745The Aluminum Association, Inc.Principal: Dave Watson

M 12/08/2015NEC-P07

Matthew J. Samojeden

AlternateHubbell IncorporatedP.O. Box 1000Shelton, CT 06484National Electrical Manufacturers AssociationPrincipal: Stephen G. Rood

M 04/04/2017

NEC-P07

Mark W. Earley

Staff LiaisonNational Fire Protection Association1 Batterymarch ParkQuincy, MA 02169-7471


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Attachment C: A2019 Revision Cycle Schedule

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12/22/2017 NFPA

Annual 2019 NEC Revision Cycle

Process Stage Process StepDates for TC

with CC

Public InputStage (First Draft)

Public Input Closing Date* 9/07/2017

Final Date for TC First Draft Meeting 1/20/2018

Posting of First Draft and TC Ballot 3/09/2018

Final date for Receipt of TC First Draft ballot 3/23/2018

Final date for Receipt of TC First Draft ballot ‐ recirc 3/30/2018

Posting of First Draft for CC Meeting 4/06/2018

Final date for CC First Draft Meeting 5/11/2018

Posting of First Draft and CC Ballot 6/15/2018

Final date for Receipt of CC First Draft ballot 6/22/2018

Final date for Receipt of CC First Draft ballot ‐ recirc 6/29/2018

Post First Draft Report for Public Comment 7/06/2018

Comment Stage(Second Draft)

Public Comment Closing Date* 8/30/2018

Notice Published on Consent Standards (Standards that received no Comments) Note: Date varies and determined via TC ballot.

Appeal Closing Date for Consent Standards (Standards that received no Comments)

Final date for TC Second Draft Meeting 11/03/2018

Posting of Second Draft and TC Ballot 12/21/2018

Final date for Receipt of TC Second Draft ballot 1/11/2019

Final date for receipt of TC Second Draft ballot ‐ recirc 1/18/2019

Posting of Second Draft for CC Meeting 2/01/2019

Final date for CC Second Draft Meeting 2/22/2019

Posting of Second Draft for CC Ballot 3/15/2019

Final date for Receipt of CC Second Draft ballot 3/22/2019

Final date for Receipt of CC Second Draft ballot ‐ recirc 3/29/2019

Post Second Draft Report for NITMAM Review 4/05/2019

Tech SessionPreparation (&

Issuance)

Notice of Intent to Make a Motion (NITMAM) Closing Date 4/26/2019

Posting of Certified Amending Motions (CAMs) and Consent Standards 5/17/2019

Appeal Closing Date for Consent Standards

SC Issuance Date for Consent Standards

Tech Session Association Meeting for Standards with CAMs 6/20/2019

Appeals andIssuance

Appeal Closing Date for Standards with CAMs 7/10/2019

SC Issuance Date for Standards with CAMs 8/07/2019

TC = Technical Committee or Panel CC = Correlating Committee

As of 1/27/2017

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