A new TIA (Tentative Interim Amendment) 11-1 has been issued for the recently released 2011 Edition of the NEC (National Electrical Code) NFPA 70. This particular TIA provides 2 exceptions in section 680.42(B) of the code.
A TIA is an amendment to an NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) document processed in accordance with specific NFPA protocols. It is not required to go through the entire codes and standards-making process of being published for review and comment. It is labeled “interim” because it is effective only between editions of a particular standard. A TIA automatically becomes a proposal for the next edition of the standard.
Requests for TIAs need to provide the recommended revision and the reason as to why it is of an emergency nature requiring prompt action. The submitter must also provide the appropriate endorsments in writing of two members of the applicable technical committee or technical correlating committee within NFPA.
It is different from an Errata, which is a correction of the text of the standard. A TIA provides a technical modification of the document itself.
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