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TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ONINTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINESAGENDATechnical Committee on Internal Combustion EnginesNational Fire Protection Association OfficesQuincy, MAWednesday, May 23, 2012, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PMThursday, May 24, 2012, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM1.Call to Order.2.Introduction of Attendees.3.Approval of Minutes of Last Meeting.4.Report of Committee Chair.5.Report of Staff Liaison. Update of Committee Roster.(Attachment A1)(March 2011 Web Conference)(Attachment A2)Review of Technical Committee Scope. (Attachment A3)Review of Technical Committee Membership. (Attachment A3)- Replacements for B. Bischoff, M. Gustafson, D. HollingerEnforcer 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.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 37.11.Review and Action on Proposals to Amend 2010 Edition of NFPA 37.12.Review and Action on Additional Suggested Amendments to 2010 Edition of NFPA 37.(Attachment A8)13.Recent Correspondence & Communications.(R. Shaffer)(Attachment A9)(Attachment A6)(Attachment A7)

14.Other Old Business.15.New Business. (NONE)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 toseparation 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.

05/17/2012ATTACHMENTNo. A1Robert P. BenedettiINT-AAAAddress List No PhoneInternal Combustion EnginesClifford C. RobertsChairChartis InsuranceGlobal Marine & Energy15019 Eaglerise DriveLithia, FL 33547I 10/6/2000 Stephen P. WetterINT-AAA SecretaryCaterpillar, Inc.Electric Power Division560 Rehoboth RoadGriffin, GA 30224M 1/1/1996INT-AAAJames B. BigginsPrincipalGlobal Risk Consultants Corporation15732 West Barr RoadManhattan, IL 60442-9012SE 1/1/1992 Lawrence M. DannerINT-AAA PrincipalGeneral Electric, Energy300 Garlington RoadGTTC Room 200DGreenville, SC 29615-0648M 7/19/2002INT-AAAKenneth M. ElovitzPrincipalEnergy Economics, Inc.26 Elm StreetFoxboro, MA 02035SE 1/1/1994 Fred L. HildebrandtINT-AAA PrincipalJanus Fire Systems1102 Rupcich Drive, Millennium ParkCrown Point, IN 46307Fire Suppression Systems AssociationIM 8/2/2010INT-AAAZuhair M. IbrahimPrincipalExponent, Inc.5401 McConnell AvenueLos Angeles, CA 90066SE 3/4/2009 David NiemanINT-AAA PrincipalBechtel Power Corporation5275 Westview DriveFrederick, MD 21703SE 8/5/2009INT-AAASteven H. PasternackPrincipalIntertek Testing Services3933 US Route 11Cortland, NY 13045Y. R. ReddyPrincipalR-B Pumps, Inc.PO Box 557Baxley, GA 31513Richard ScottPrincipalChubb Group of Insurance CompaniesOne Financial CenterBoston, MA 02111-2697RT 4/17/2002 Owen M. PrestonINT-AAA Principal3221 Blair DrivePalatka, FL 32177SE 7/1/1994INT-AAAU 4/1/1994 John E. ReiterINT-AAA PrincipalAES Corporation237 Tall Pines DriveMineral, VA 23117U 7/19/2002INT-AAAI 1/1/1994 Ron ShafferINT-AAA PrincipalIEA Incorporated9625 55th StreetKenosha, WI 53144M 4/28/2000INT-AAA1

Address List No PhoneInternal Combustion EnginesMilan TretinjakPrincipalSolar Turbines Incorporated9330 Sky Park Court, MZ-CSC-24San Diego, CA 92123Alternate: Gerard J. SchneeGerard J. SchneeAlternateSolar Turbines Incorporated9250 Skypark CourtSan Diego, CA 92123Principal: Milan Tretinjak05/17/2012Robert P. BenedettiINT-AAAM 4/17/2002 Bruce J. WertzINT-AAA PrincipalPower Plant Management Consulting LLC4332 Austin Farm TrailAcworth, GA 30101M 10/27/2009 Robert P. BenedettiINT-AAA Staff LiaisonNational Fire Protection Association1 Batterymarch ParkQuincy, MA 02169-7471SE 8/9/2011INT-AAA7/2/2002INT-AAA2

ATTACHMENT No. A2TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ONINTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINESMINUTES of WEB CONFERENCETechnical Committee on Internal Combustion EnginesMarch 4, 2011I.ATTENDANCEB. G. Bischoff, Chemetron Fire SystemsL. M. Danner, General Electric EnergyK. M. Elovitz, Energy Economics, Inc.F. L. Hildebrandt, Janus Fire SystemsD. W. Hollinger, District of Columbia Fire/EMS DepartmentZ. M. Ibrahim, Exponent, Inc.D. Nieman, Bechtel Power CorporationS. H. Pasternack, Intertek Testing ServicesO. M. Preston, Palatka FLJ. E. Reiter, AES CorporationC. C. Roberts, Chartis Global Marine & Energy, CHAIRG. J. Schnee, Solar Turbines IncorporatedR. Shaffer, IEA IncorporatedR. P. Benedetti, National Fire Protection Association, STAFF LIAISONII.MINUTES1.The web conference was called to order at 11:00 AM (Eastern Time) by Technical Committee ChairCliff Roberts.2.Participants introduced themselves. The Staff Liaison reported on reappointment of Jim Biggins tothe Technical Committee.3.The Minutes of the last meeting (April 21, 2009 conference call) were unanimously approved assubmitted.4.The Staff Liaison and Larry Danner reported on the status of the new NFPA project on Gas ProcessSafety (NFPA 56). The NFPA Standards Council has approved the scope of the project and the startup roster.5.Larry Danner presented a summary of the issues related to “gas blow” processes, including theattendant safety issues.INT.2011-03-04 Web Conference Minutes.doc

6.The Technical Committee discussed Tentative Interim Amendment (TIA) 37-10-1, which amendedParagraphs 11.4.4.1.1 and 11.4.4.2, regarding the duration of maintaining the design concentrationof gaseous extinguishing agents.Action Item: Technical Committee members are directed to review this issue and submitappropriate 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 ofNFPA 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 Groupsshould 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 therequirement 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 toreinstate the language as new Subsection 9.3.3 in the current edition. Larry Danner agreed todevelop 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 sequenceshall include a purge cycle that will result in a nonignitible atmosphere in the turbine and its exhaustsystem 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 animportant safety provision of earlier editions of NFPA 37 that was inadvertently deleted in theprocessing of the current 2010 edition. This requirement appears in the 2006 edition of NFPA 37 asSubsection 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 TechnicalCommittee on Internal Combustion Engines and the text being proposed for addition by thisTentative 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 textfrom 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 thepublic comment and, therefore, does not appear in the text accepted by the rewrite. A poll of theTechnical Committee members disclosed that it was never anyone’s intent to delete this provisionand 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 andcirculate 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 2013cycle. The cycle schedule is attached.Action Item: The Staff Liaison was directed to notify NFPA Standards Administration Department ofthe 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 airfilters. This has impact on 4.1.1.5 of NFPA 37, which states: “For reciprocating engines fueledwith a Class I liquid or with a flammable gas, combustion air filters shall be listed as Class 1when tested in accordance with UL 900, Standard for Air Filter Units. For all other applications,air filters for engine combustion shall be listed as Class 1 or Class 2 when tested in accordancewith UL 900.”Action Item: Ken Elovitz agreed to research this issue. The Technical Committee discussed how NFPA 37 should deal with wind-loading issues andseismic loading issues.Action Item: Ron Shaffer agreed to research this issue.11.The web conference ended at 12:30 PM (Eastern Time).INT.2011-03-04 Web Conference Minutes.doc

ATTACHMENT No. A3TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ONINTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINESSCOPE STATEMENTThis Committee shall have primary responsibility for documents on the fire safety of theinstallation, operation, and control of internal combustion engines, including gas turbineengines, using all types of fuel, within structures or immediately exposing structures.Responsible for NFPA 37, Standard for the Installation and Use of Stationary CombustionEngines and Gas Turbines.COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP BALANCEMembers:Voting Alternates:Alternates:Non-Voting:EmeritusTask Group:Hold List:16010000M:I/M:R/T:I:4112Balance:(25%)*(6%) L/C:(6%)(12%)U:L/C:E:SE:2 (12%)006 (38%)Overbalanced by 1 SE*(fire suppression systems: 0 prime movers: 1 system components: 1 turbines: 2)INT Scope Statement & Member Balance.doc-5/16/2012