4-3.3 Content of Proposals. Each Proposal shall be submitted to the Council Secretary and shall include the following:
(a) Identification of the submitter and his or her affiliation (i.e., TC, organization, company), where appropriate
(b) Identification of the Document, edition of the Document, and paragraph of the Document to which the Proposal is directed
(c) Proposed text of the Proposal, including the wording to be added, revised (and how revised), or deleted
(d) Statement of the problem and substantiation for Proposal
(e) The signature of the submitter or other means of authentication approved by the Council Secretary
(f) Two copies of any document(s) (other than an NFPA document) being proposed as a reference standard or publication (see 3-
3.7)
The receipt of the Proposal on a Document that does not have a published Proposal closing date shall be acknowledged by the staff liaison, in writing, to the submitter.
4-3.4 Time for Submission or Withdrawal of Proposal. A Proposal, other than a Committee Proposal, to revise or amend an existing or proposed Document may be submitted up to the published Proposal closing date. A Proposal on the affected edition received after this date shall be returned to the submitter. A submitter, by written request to the Council Secretary, may withdraw the Proposal before the published Proposal closing date. Proposals cannot be withdrawn after the established proposal closing date.
