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TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON PULVERIZED FUEL SYSTEMS

NFPA 85 First Draft Meeting Minutes

March 2, 2017 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Eastern Time Web Meeting/Teleconference

Attendees

Committee Members:

Joseph Bittinger, Chair American Electric Power Company, Inc., OH

Denise Beach FM Global, MA

Vaughn Boley Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance, CT

John Dage DTE Electric Company, MI

Rory Eastman General Electric/ALSTOM Power Inc., CT

Gray Kahl Apex Power Services Pty Ltd., Australia

Qingsheng Lin Riley Power, Inc./Babcock Power Inc., MA

William Martin Babcock & Wilcox Company, OH

Roy Reeves Emerson Automation Solutions, PA

Cleveland Skinker Bechtel Infrastructure and Power Corporation, VA

William (Andy) Smith American International Group, Inc., GA

Frederick Wehe Luminant, Big Brown SES, TX

Yancy McWain Babcox & Wilcox PPG Inc., OH

Glenn Richter Emerson Automation Solutions, WI

Laura Moreno, Staff Liaison National Fire Protection Association, MA

NFPA 85 Technical Committee on Pulverized Fuel Systems First Draft Meeting March 2, 2017 - Teleconference

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1. Call to Order. Joseph Bittinger, Chair, called the meeting to order at 10:00 AM and welcomed the participants to the meeting.

2. Introductions. Committee members introduced themselves and identified their affiliation.

3. Approval of Minutes. The minutes from January 7-8, 2014 were approved.

4. Staff Updates. Laura Moreno provided an overview of the Fall 2018 revision cycle schedule and the NFPA process (attached).

5. Review of Public Inputs: NFPA 85 Chapter 9. The Technical Committee reviewed Public Inputs and developed First Revisions and Committee Inputs as necessary. The following items should be brought to the attention of the Fundamentals Technical Committee and the Correlating Committee:

Committee Inputs 729 and 730 – new definitions

The definition of explosion vents should use the term “deflagration pressures” rather than “explosion pressures”

6. Review of Fundamentals Technical Committee actions. The Technical Committee reviewed two First Revisions that were flagged by the Fundamentals Technical Committee for their review, and created First Revisions as necessary.

7. Task Group Reports.

Operations, Section 9.6. The task group was created at the 2014 Second Draft meeting

but has not been active. The Technical Committee decided to reconstitute the task group at the 2018 Second Draft meeting to perform a complete review of section 9.6 and related annex material to ensure that it is complete and accurate to current practices, and create recommendations for revisions or additional annex material for the next edition.

8. New Business. The Technical Committee reviewed the use of the term “flue gas” in 9.6.1.1.2 as mentioned in the minutes from the 2014 Second Draft meeting. After some discussion, the committee decided to have the Operations Task Group review this for the next edition.

The Technical Committee also discussed replacing the term “coal” with “pulverized fuel” throughout Chapter 9 and its Annex material. It was decided that a global change would not be appropriate at this time without additional review, so a task group will be formed at the Second Draft meeting to complete this for the next edition.

9. Next Meeting. The Technical Committee decided to hold the Second Draft meeting by teleconference on January 30, 2018.

10. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 1:13 PM.


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NFPA First Draft Meeting

Technical Committee on Pulverized Fuel SystemsTeleconference

March 2, 2017 | Staff liaison: Laura Moreno | Chair: Joseph Bittinger


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If the fire alarm sounds, please proceed to an exit.


• Members, please verify/update your contact information

• Use of audio recorders or other means capable of reproducing verbatim transcriptions of this or any NFPA meeting is not permitted

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Members


• All guests are required to sign in and identify their affiliations.

• Participation is limited to TC members or those individuals who have previously requested time to address the committee. Other participation is granted at the discretion of the Chair.

• Guest chairs are located around the room as a courtesy.

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Guests

Enforcers 0% Members: 0

Insurers 19% Members: 3

Installer/Maintainer 0%Members: 0

Labor 0%

Members: 0

Manufacturers 31% Members: 5

Research & Testing 0%

Members: 0

Special Experts 31%

Members: 5

Users 19% Members: 3

Consumer 0%Members: 0 5

Technical Committee on

Pulverized Fuel Systems

16 Voting members19 Total committee members

3 Principals with alternate

Alternates can apply at www.nfpa.org/85tc


• Public Input Stage (First Draft): First Draft Meeting: TODAY Posting of First Draft for Balloting Date: 4/27/17 Posting of First Draft for Public Comment: 9/7/17

• Comment Stage (Second Draft): Public Comment Closing Date: 11/16/17 Second Draft Meeting Period: 11/16/17 - 2/8/18 Posting of Second Draft for Balloting Date: 3/22/18 Posting of Second Draft for NITMAM: 8/2/18

• Tech Session Preparation: NITMAM Closing Date: 8/30/18 NITMAM /CAM Posting Date: 10/11/18 NFPA Annual Meeting: June 2019

• Standards Council Issuance: Issuance of Consent Documents: 11/5/18 Issuance of Documents with CAM: August 2019

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Members categorized in ANY interest category who have been retained to represent the interests of ANOTHER interest category (with respect to a specific issue or issues that are to be addressed by a TC) shall declare those interests to the committee and refrain from voting on any Public Input, Comment, or other matter relating to those issues throughout the process.

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• Only principals can vote. – alternate may vote if the principal is not present

• All Principals encouraged to have an alternate.

• Voting during meeting is used to establish a sense of agreement on first revisions (simple majority).

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Voting at First Draft Meeting


• Follow Robert’s Rules of Order.

• Discussion requires a motion.

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General Procedures


• Member addresses the chair.

• Receives recognition from the chair.

• Introduces the motion.

• Another member seconds the motion.

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Committee member actions:


• States the motion.

• Calls for discussion.

• Ensures all issues have been heard.

• Takes the vote.

• Announces the result of the vote.

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Committee chair actions:


• Resolve Public Input

• Create a First Revision

• Create a Committee Input (Trial Balloon)

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Committee Actions and Motions:


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• Committee develops a Committee Statement (CS) to respond (resolve) a Public Input.

• Committee must clearly indicate reasons for not accepting the recommendation in CS and/or point to a relevant First Revision

• PI does not get balloted

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Resolve a Public Input (PI)


• Committee wants to make a change to a current section or add new text.

• Committee develops a Committee Statement (CS) substantiating the change. (do not refer to PI as the reason)

• Ensure any associated PIs get a committee response, often simply referring to the relevant FR.

• Each FR gets balloted

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Create a First Revision (FR)


• Committee wants to receive Public Comment on a topic, but not ready to incorporate it into the draft

• Need to have a Committee Statement

• Does not get balloted

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Create a Committee Input (Trial Balloon)


• All Public Input must have a Committee Statement

• Must include a valid technical reason

• No vague references to “intent”

• Explain how the submitter’s substantiation is inadequate

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Committee Statements (Substantiation):


• Not in order when another has the floor

• Requires a second

• This motion is not debatable and DOES NOT automatically stop debate

• A 2/3 affirmative vote will immediately close debate and return to the original motion on the floor. Less than 2/3 will allow debate to continue.

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Motions for Ending Debate Previous Question or “Call the Question”

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• Voting during meeting is used to establish a sense of agreement (simple majority)

• Secured by letter ballot (2/3 agreement)

• Only the results of the formal ballot determine the official position of the committee on the First Draft

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Formal Voting


• Initial ballot

• Circulation of negatives and comments

• First Revision that fails letter ballot becomes Committee Input (CI) – just like the trial balloon version of CI – so as to solicit Public Comment

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Balloting


• First Revisions (FR) ONLY

Public Inputs and Committee Statements not balloted

Reference materials are available -

• First Draft, PI, CI, CS, etc

• Allowed vote:

Affirmative on all FR

Affirmative on all FR with exceptions specifically noted

• Ballot form provides a column for affirmative with comment

Note: This box only needs to be checked if there is an accompanying comment.

• Reject or abstain requires a reason.

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Ballots


• Ballots will be an online format

• Alternates are strongly encouraged to return ballots

• Ballot session will time out after 90 minutes

• Use “submit” to save your work

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Electronic Balloting

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• It is the policy of the NFPA to strictly comply with state and federal antitrust laws.

• NFPA expects all participants in its standards development activities to conduct themselves in strict accordance with these laws.

• It is the obligation of each participant to read and understand NFPA’s Antitrust Policy. (You can access this policy at nfpa.org/regs.)

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Antitrust Matters

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• Participants must avoid any conduct, conversation or agreement that would constitute an unreasonable restraint of trade.

• Conversation topics that are off limits include: Profit, margin, or cost data;

Prices, rates, or fees;

Selection, division or allocation of sales territories, markets or customers;

Refusal to deal with a specific business entity.

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Antitrust Matters (cont’d)


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• Participants must adhere to the Regulations Governing the Development of NFPA Standards and the Guide for the Conduct of Participants in the NFPA Standards Development Process. (You can access the Regulations and Guide at nfpa.org/regs.)

• Follow guidance and direction from your employer or other organization you may represent.

• Be sure to ask questions if you have them.

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• Participants must take appropriate steps to ensure their statements whether written or oral and regardless of the setting, are portrayed as personal opinions, not the position of NFPA.

• Be sure to ask questions if you have them.

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• It is the obligation of each participant to read and understand NFPA’s Patent Policy. (You can access this policy at nfpa.org/regs.)

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