TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES AGENDA Technical Committee on Internal Combustion Engines National Fire Protection Association Offices Quincy, MA Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Thursday, May 24, 2012, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM 1. Call to Order. 2. Introduction of Attendees. Update of Committee Roster. (Attachment № A1) 3. Approval of Minutes of Last Meeting. (March 2011 Web Conference) (Attachment № A2) 4. Report of Committee Chair. 5. Report of Staff Liaison. Review of Technical Committee Scope. (Attachment № A3) Review of Technical Committee Membership. (Attachment № A3) - Replacements for B. Bischoff, M. Gustafson, D. Hollinger Enforcer Participation Emphasis Program. Alternate Member Emphasis Program. Review of Fall 2013 Document Revision Schedule. (Attachment № A4) 6. Report on Status of NFPA 56PS. (L. Danner) 7. Report on Wind / Seismic Issues. (R. Shaffer) 8. Status of Proposed Tentative Interim Amendment to 9.3.3 of 2010 Edition of NFPA 37. (Attachment № A5) 9. Report of Chapter Task Groups. 10. Proposed Amendments to Chapter 4 of 2010 Edition of NFPA 37. (Attachment № A6) 11. Review and Action on Proposals to Amend 2010 Edition of NFPA 37. (Attachment № A7) 12. Review and Action on Additional Suggested Amendments to 2010 Edition of NFPA 37. (Attachment № A8) 13. Recent Correspondence & Communications. (Attachment № A9) 14. Other Old Business. (NONE) 15. New Business. Proposed Air Toxic Rules – US EPA. (Attachment № A10) Requirement for Oil Safety Valve – NFPA 31 vs. NFPA 37. [NFPA31 requires such valves; NFPA 37 does not.] Termination of Normal vents for Sub-Base Tanks. (Attachment № A11) RE: Subsection 4.1.4 of NFPA 37, can an intervening barrier wall be considered as equivalent to separation distance? (Attachment № A12) Application of Subsection 4.1.2 to stationary engines and their fuel tanks in garages. (Attachment № A13) Engines in Dedicated Enclosures Installed in Buildings. (Attachment № A14) Changes in NFPA 85 Provisions for HRSG and Correlation with NFPA 37. (J. Biggins) 16. Schedule Next Meeting(s). 17. Adjournment. Address List No Phone 05/17/2012 Robert P. Benedetti Internal Combustion Engines INT-AAA Clifford C. Roberts I 10/6/2000 Stephen P. Wetter M 1/1/1996 Chair INT-AAA Secretary INT-AAA Chartis Insurance Caterpillar, Inc. Global Marine & Energy Electric Power Division 15019 Eaglerise Drive 560 Rehoboth Road Lithia, FL 33547 Griffin, GA 30224 James B. Biggins SE 1/1/1992 Lawrence M. Danner M 7/19/2002 Principal INT-AAA Principal INT-AAA Global Risk Consultants Corporation General Electric, Energy 15732 West Barr Road 300 Garlington Road Manhattan, IL 60442-9012 GTTC Room 200D Greenville, SC 29615-0648 Kenneth M. Elovitz SE 1/1/1994 Fred L. Hildebrandt IM 8/2/2010 Principal INT-AAA Principal INT-AAA Energy Economics, Inc. Janus Fire Systems 26 Elm Street 1102 Rupcich Drive, Millennium Park Foxboro, MA 02035 Crown Point, IN 46307 Fire Suppression Systems Association Zuhair M. Ibrahim SE 3/4/2009 David Nieman SE 8/5/2009 Principal INT-AAA Principal INT-AAA Exponent, Inc. Bechtel Power Corporation 5401 McConnell Avenue 5275 Westview Drive Los Angeles, CA 90066 Frederick, MD 21703 Steven H. Pasternack RT 4/17/2002 Owen M. Preston SE 7/1/1994 Principal INT-AAA Principal INT-AAA Intertek Testing Services 3221 Blair Drive 3933 US Route 11 Palatka, FL 32177 Cortland, NY 13045 Y. R. Reddy U 4/1/1994 John E. Reiter U 7/19/2002 Principal INT-AAA Principal INT-AAA R-B Pumps, Inc. AES Corporation PO Box 557 237 Tall Pines Drive Baxley, GA 31513 Mineral, VA 23117 Richard Scott I 1/1/1994 Ron Shaffer M 4/28/2000 Principal INT-AAA Principal INT-AAA Chubb Group of Insurance Companies IEA Incorporated One Financial Center 9625 55th Street Boston, MA 02111-2697 Kenosha, WI 53144 1 Address List No Phone 05/17/2012 Robert P. Benedetti Internal Combustion Engines INT-AAA Milan Tretinjak M 4/17/2002 Bruce J. Wertz SE 8/9/2011 Principal INT-AAA Principal INT-AAA Solar Turbines Incorporated Power Plant Management Consulting LLC 9330 Sky Park Court, MZ-CSC-24 4332 Austin Farm Trail San Diego, CA 92123 Acworth, GA 30101 Alternate: Gerard J. Schnee Gerard J. Schnee M 10/27/2009 Robert P. Benedetti 7/2/2002 Alternate INT-AAA Staff Liaison INT-AAA Solar Turbines Incorporated National Fire Protection Association 9250 Skypark Court 1 Batterymarch Park San Diego, CA 92123 Quincy, MA 02169-7471 Principal: Milan Tretinjak 2 TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES MINUTES of WEB CONFERENCE Technical Committee on Internal Combustion Engines March 4, 2011 I. ATTENDANCE B. G. Bischoff, Chemetron Fire Systems L. M. Danner, General Electric Energy K. M. Elovitz, Energy Economics, Inc. F. L. Hildebrandt, Janus Fire Systems D. W. Hollinger, District of Columbia Fire/EMS Department Z. M. Ibrahim, Exponent, Inc. D. Nieman, Bechtel Power Corporation S. H. Pasternack, Intertek Testing Services O. M. Preston, Palatka FL J. E. Reiter, AES Corporation C. C. Roberts, Chartis Global Marine & Energy, CHAIR G. J. Schnee, Solar Turbines Incorporated R. Shaffer, IEA Incorporated R. P. Benedetti, National Fire Protection Association, STAFF LIAISON II. MINUTES 1. The web conference was called to order at 11:00 AM (Eastern Time) by Technical Committee Chair Cliff Roberts. 2. Participants introduced themselves. The Staff Liaison reported on reappointment of Jim Biggins to the Technical Committee. 3. The Minutes of the last meeting (April 21, 2009 conference call) were unanimously approved as submitted. 4. The Staff Liaison and Larry Danner reported on the status of the new NFPA project on Gas Process Safety (NFPA 56). The NFPA Standards Council has approved the scope of the project and the start- up roster. 5. Larry Danner presented a summary of the issues related to “gas blow” processes, including the attendant safety issues. INT.2011-03-04 Web Conference Minutes.doc 6. The Technical Committee discussed Tentative Interim Amendment (TIA) 37-10-1, which amended Paragraphs 11.4.4.1.1 and 11.4.4.2, regarding the duration of maintaining the design concentration of gaseous extinguishing agents. Action Item: Technical Committee members are directed to review this issue and submit appropriate concerns to the Staff Liaison for inclusion in the next meeting’s Agenda. 7. The Technical Committee agreed to establish Chapter Task Groups to review the 2010 edition of NFPA 37 for needed improvements. Task Group leaders are as follows: Chapters 1, 2, 3 [R. Benedetti] Chapter 4 [O. M. Preston] Chapter 5 [L. Danner] Chapters 6 & 7 [D. Hollinger] Chapter 8 [Z. Ibrahim] Chapter 9 [G. Schnee] Chapter 10 [R. Shaffer] Chapter 11 [C. Roberts] Action Item: Technical Committee members who wish to participate on any of the Task Groups should contact the Task Group leader and the Staff Liaison. Action Item: Task Group reports should be submitted to the Staff Liaison by Friday, September 30, 2011. 8. The Technical Committee discussed the need for a Tentative Interim Amendment to reinstate the requirement for a purge cycle for gas turbines (Subsection 9.3.2 of the 2006 edition of NFPA 37). The Technical Committee decided to proceed as quickly as possible and developed a draft of a TIA to reinstate the language as new Subsection 9.3.3 in the current edition. Larry Danner agreed to develop a statement to justify emergency nature. The proposed TIA reads: Add a new Section 9.3.3 to read as follows: “9.3.3 The combustion gas turbine starting sequence shall include a purge cycle that will result in a nonignitible atmosphere in the turbine and its exhaust system prior to the start of the ignition sequence and the introduction of fuel.” Submitter’s Reason: The purpose of this Tentative Interim Amendment (TIA) is to reinstate an important safety provision of earlier editions of NFPA 37 that was inadvertently deleted in the processing of the current 2010 edition. This requirement appears in the 2006 edition of NFPA 37 as Subsection 9.3.2. Technical Validity: Proposal 37-20 (Log #CP19) in the Fall 2009 Report on Proposals (ROP) proposed a rewrite of Chapter 9 of NFPA 37. This proposal was accepted by the Technical Committee on Internal Combustion Engines and the text being proposed for addition by this Tentative Interim Amendment (TIA) appears in the proposal as Subsection 9.3.2. Comment 37-7 (Log #6) proposed amendments to this rewrite of Chapter 9 in the form of a new rewrite of the text from Subsection 9.2.1 to the end of the chapter. This comment also was accepted. Unfortunately, the text of Subsection 9.3.2 from the 2006 edition was not included in the text of the public comment and, therefore, does not appear in the text accepted by the rewrite. A poll of the Technical Committee members disclosed that it was never anyone’s intent to delete this provision and all agreed the text needs to be reinstated. Emergency Nature: [text to come] Action Item: The Staff Liaison was directed to prepare the Tentative Interim Amendment and circulate it for letter ballot to the Technical Committee. INT.2011-03-04 Web Conference Minutes.doc 9. The Technical Committee determined that the next revision cycle for NFPA 37 will be the Fall 2013 cycle. The cycle schedule is attached. Action Item: The Staff Liaison was directed to notify NFPA Standards Administration Department of the Technical Committee’s intent. 10. The Technical Committee discussed the following items of new business: Ken Elovitz brought up the issue of UL 900 dropping Class 1 vs. Class 2 designations for air filters. This has impact on 4.1.1.5 of NFPA 37, which states: “For reciprocating engines fueled with a Class I liquid or with a flammable gas, combustion air filters shall be listed as Class 1 when tested in accordance with UL 900, Standard for Air Filter Units.