Annual 2021 Revision Cycle

Consent Standard
NFPA 15
The Committee on Water Spray Fixed Systems produced a First Draft Report for
NFPA 15, Standard for Water Spray Fixed Systems for Fire Protection, and sought
public comments. No public comments were received on this Standard. No
Second Draft Meeting was held, and no Second Revision was created. Therefore,
the proposed NFPA Standard, as revised in the First Draft Report, shall be
considered a consent standard. According to 4.4.8.4 of the Regulations Governing
the Development of NFPA Standards, NFPA 15 will be forwarded directly to the
Standards Council for action in accordance with Section 4.7.

NOTE: In accordance with 1.6.2(a) of the Regulations, there

is a fifteen day appeal period following the publication date of
this report in which one may file an appeal related to the
issuance of any Consent Document listed in this report. The
final date to file any such appeal is November 13, 2020.
Anyone can appeal to the Standards Council concerning procedural or substantive matters related to the
development, content, or issuance of any document of the Association or on matters within the purview of
the authority of the Council, as established by the Bylaws and as determined by the Board of Directors.
Such appeals must be in written form and filed with the Secretary of the Standards Council (Regulations
at 1.6). Time constraints for filing an appeal must be in according with 1.6.2 of the Regulations.
Objections are deemed to be resolved if not pursued at this level.
 MEMORANDUM

TO: Technical Committee on Water Spray Fixed Systems

FROM: Elena Carroll, Sr. Committee Administrator

DATE: October 29, 2020

SUBJECT: NFPA 15 Second Draft Meeting Determination Final Ballot Results

(A2021)

According to the ballot results, the Technical Committee has voted NOT
TO SCHEDULE a Second Draft Meeting (voting results summarized below).

29 Eligible to Vote
11 Not Returned (Asp, Carrier, Cook, Grein, Henderson, Maddry, D. Moore,
Philbrick, Ramirez, Taylor, West)

0 Members Voted to Hold a Second Draft Meeting

18 Members Voted Not to Hold a Second Draft Meeting (Arango, Bell,
Bellamy, Bosma, Gagnon, Ghotikar, Hardy, Hussain Awan, McCune, E. Parks
Moore, Pecot, Perry, Pognant, Sellers, Sutton, Streit, Wojcik, Zuspan)

The Technical Committee has voted not to hold a Second Draft Meeting and the result is
that NFPA 15, as revised in the First Draft Report, shall be considered a Consent
Standard and forward NFPA 15 to the Standards Council for issuance in accordance with
Section 4.7 (see also 4.5.2).

As always, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

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Per Section 4.4.8.4.1 of the Regs., since there were no Public Comments received, a ballot is required to determie if you agree a Second
Draft meeting is unnecessary; in which case the document shall be considered a consent standard and proceed through the development
process. NOTE: A negative vote indicates that a Second Draft meeting is needed in order to consider the development of Second Revisions
to the 2022 Edition of NFPA 15.
Eligible to Vote: 29
Not Returned : 11
Kevin F. Carrier,Scott D. Henderson,Dennis W.
Taylor,Roland A. Asp,James M. Maddry,David A.
Moore, Jr.,Richard Philbrick,Lawrence H.
Cook,Edward A. Ramirez,Eric Grein,Christopher
Wayne West
Vote Selection Votes Comments
Affirmative 17
Affirmative with Comment 1
Justin A. Perry Agree
Negative 0
Abstain 0

Total Voted : 18

For Simple majority, the affirmative votes needed are 15

 Report of the Committee on
Water Spray Fixed Systems
Chair
Tracey D. Bellamy, Telgian Corporation, GA [SE]

Secretary
Robert M. Gagnon, Gagnon Engineering, MD [SE]

Principal
Luis F. Arango, Global Asset Protection Services, LLC, TX [I]
Roland A. Asp, National Fire Sprinkler Association, Inc., MD [IM]
Rep. National Fire Sprinkler Association
Kerry M. Bell, UL LLC, IL [RT]
Rep. UL LLC
Michael J. Bosma, The Viking Corporation, MI [M]
Rep. National Fire Sprinkler Association
Kevin F. Carrier, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department, FL [E]
Miheer Ghotikar, Hd Fire Protect Pvt. Ltd., India [M]
Eric Grein, Westinghouse Electric Company, SC [U]
Russell J. Hardy, RSF Local 669, KS [L]
Rep. United Assn. of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipe
Fitting Industry
Scott D. Henderson, Allianz, MA [I]
Malik Shahid Hussain Awan, JGC Gulf International, Saudi Arabia [SE]
James M. Maddry, James M. Maddry, P.E., GA [SE]
Randall A. McCune, Tri-State Fire Protection, Inc., IN [IM]
David A. Moore, Jr., Glendale Fire Department, OH [E]
E. Parks Moore, S & S Sprinkler Company, LLC, AL [IM] Rep.
American Fire Sprinkler Association
John H. Pecot, Johnson Controls, TX [M]
Justin A. Perry, Dominion Energy, VA [U]
Rep. Edison Electric Institute
Richard Philbrick, Shell Oil Company, TX [U]
Rep. American Petroleum Institute
Matt Pognant, Liberty Mutual Property, GA [I]
Edward A. Ramirez, IHI E&C, TX [SE]
Joseph Radford Seller, U.S. Department Of Energy, TN [U]
James R. Streit, Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM [U]
Jeffery W. Sutton, TUV SUD America Inc./Global Risk Consultants
Corporation, MN [SE]
Dennis W. Taylor, Dooley Tackaberry, Inc., TX [IM]
Christopher Wayne West, Eastman Chemical Company, TX [M]
Michael J. Wojcik, JENSEN HUGHES, AZ [SE]
Rep. JENSEN HUGHES
Jarrett Zuspan, State of Alaska Department of Public Safety, AK

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 Voting Alternate
Lawrence H. Cook, WorleyParsons, Inc., TX [SE]

Alternate
Gregory A. Bartels, Sprinkler Fitters LU 669-JATC, MD [L]
(Alt. to Russell J. Hardy) Rep. United Assn. of Journeymen & Apprentices
of the Plumbing & Pipe Fitting Industry
Ralph E. Bless, Jr., Telgian Corporation, GA[SE]
(Alt. to Tracey D. Bellamy)
James S. Crews, Allianz, GA [I]
(Alt. to Scott D. Henderson)
Bruce J. Curatola, Calpine Corporation, TX [U]
(Alt. to Justin A. Perry) Rep. Edison Electric Institute
Jeffrey S. Grove, JENSEN HUGHES, NV [SE]
(Alt. to Michael J. Wojcik) Rep. JENSEN HUGHES
Jason Erik Hanson, Dooley Tackaberry Inc, TX [IM]
(Alt. to Dennis W. Taylor)
Jeff Hebenstreit, UL LLC, IL [RT]
(Alt. to Kerry M. Bell) Rep. UL LLC
Michael W. Hembree, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, IL [I]
(Alt. to Matt Pognant)
Edward F. Kadlec, C. L. Doucette, Inc., IL [IM]
(Alt. to Roland A. Asp) Rep. National Fire Sprinkler Association
Joseph A. Lynch, Swiss Re, GA [I]
(Alt. to Luis F. Arango)
Elmer Revilla, Chevron, TX [U]
(Alt. to Richard Philbrick) Rep. American Petroleum Institute
Terry L. Victor, Johnson Controls, MD [M]
(Alt. to John H. Pecot)
John F. Viola, JFV Engineering, LLC, MA [IM]
(Alt. to E. Parks Moore) Rep. American Fire Sprinkler Association
Cary Webber, Reliable Automatic Sprinkler, SC [M]
(Alt. to Michael J. Bosma) Rep. National Fire Sprinkler Association

Staff Liaison
Baran Ozden