Code Council Position Statements & Comments
On this page, you'll find a list of comments filed by ICC as a part of the public comment process on federal rulemaking, as well as official ICC statements regarding final rules and other executive actions. These comments and statements are made to publicly express ICC's position on potential and completed actions made by the executive branch.
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Published
File
Size
Comments of the International Code Council on FEMA’s Request for Information (RFI) on the National Flood Insurance Program's (NFIP) Community Rating System (CRS) Redesign Effort (Docket ID: FEMA-2024-0022
09/09/2024
393 KB
Comments of the International Code Council on the DHS/FEMA Proposed Revisions to “Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide, FP 104-009-2” - Docket ID: FEMA–2024–0010
08/09/2024
310 KB
Comments of the International Code Council on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s proposed rule regarding the HOME Investment Partnerships Program; Docket No. FR6144-P-01
07/29/2024
341 KB
Letter to House Subcommittee on Economic Development Supporting Resilient Code Investments
05/01/2024
195 KB
Public Assistance Consensus-Based Codes, Specifications, and Standards Policy Update
04/26/2024
331 KB
RE: Comments of the International Code Council to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the Draft Criteria for Product Category Rules to Support the Label Program for Low Embodied Carbon Construction Materials
04/03/2024
292 KB
Comments of the International Code Council to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the Draft Approach for Implementation of the EPA Label Program for Low Embodied Carbon Construction Materials
03/18/2024
284 KB
Re: Submission for Community Development Block Grant Program, Consolidated Plans, and Indian Community Development Block Grant Program Changes, Docket No. HUD-2024-0002
03/11/2024
368 KB
“Request for Information on Implementation of the United States Government National Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technology (USG NSSCET)”, Docket No. 2023-19245.
12/22/2023
400 KB
Comments of the International Code Council on the DHS/FEMA Proposed Policy: Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS)
12/01/2023
321 KB
International Code Council Letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on Requiring Modern Building and Energy Codes
11/20/2023
307 KB
Comments of the International Code Council on approaches to advance innovation, sustainability, and resilience of the U.S. housing stock given during the National Institute of Building Sciences Housing Affordability Hearing.
11/15/2023
368 KB
Testimony of the International Code Council, Submitted to Senate Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development on 9/12/2023
09/12/2023
318 KB
Comments of the International Code Council on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Request for Information (RFI) Regarding the Implementation of the Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act of 2022 and Updates to the National Risk Index
08/23/2023
336 KB
Re: Comments of the International Code Council on the Proposed Revised Regulations Associated with the Approval, Carriage, and Maintenance of Certain Safety Equipment Required Onboard Vessels and Offshore Units or Facilities
08/17/2023
337 KB
Comments of the International Code Council on the Preliminary Determination and Solicitation of Comment regarding the Adoption of Energy Efficiency Standards for New Construction of HUD- and USDA-Financed Housing
08/07/2023
429 KB
Comments of the International Code Council on the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) proposed rule to revise HUD’s Regulations and Implement the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS)
06/06/2023
262 KB
Comments of the International Code Council on Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Request for Information (RFI) on Chronic Hazards Associated with Gas Ranges and Proposed Solutions to Those Hazards
05/09/2023
1127 KB
Comments of the International Code Council on the EPA's Request for Information to Support New Inflation Reduction Act Programs to Lower Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Construction Materials and Products
05/02/2023
386 KB
ICC Comments to CEQ regarding NEPA Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change
04/10/2023
242 KB
Re: Request for Information for HUD’s Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG–DR) Rules, Waivers, and Alternative Requirements
02/21/2023
259 KB
Comments of the International Code Council on the Department of Energy’s Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Clean Energy for New Federal Buildings and Major Renovations of Federal Buildings
02/21/2023
220 KB
Comments of the International Code Council on the General Services Administration‘s Virtual Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Industry Exchange: IRA Low Embodied Carbon (LEC) Material Standards
02/09/2023
229 KB
Department of Energy (DOE) Request for Information (RFI) on Preparing Workers and Businesses to Deliver Energy Efficiency and Building Electrification Measures
01/26/2023
189 KB
ICC Comments in Response to GSA, DoD, and NASA on Proposed Amendment to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to Require Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk and Target
01/13/2023
220 KB
Comments of the International Code Council on GSA and DOE’s joint Request for Information for Emerging Technologies for Net-Zero Carbon Buildings, Green Proving Ground Program (Notice ID: FY23RFI1011122)
12/19/2022
225 KB
Comments of the International Code Council on the Federal Buy Clean Request for Information: Construction Materials with Substantially Lower Embodied Carbon
11/03/2022
208 KB
Comments of the International Code Council on the Green and Resilient Retrofit Program Request for Information
10/21/2022
264 KB
Comments of the International Code Council in Response to FEMA’s Request for Feedback on its Upcoming State and Local Mitigation Planning Policy Updates
08/14/2020
270 KB
Department of Energy (DOE) Request for Information (RFI) on Resilient and Efficient Codes Implementation
05/20/2022
259 KB
Statement For The Record U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs “Addressing Climate Change with Energy-Efficient and Resilient Housing”
05/18/2022
404 KB
Department of Energy (DOE) Request for Information (RFI) on Designing Equitable, Sustainable, and Effective Revolving Loan Fund Programs
05/06/2022
145 KB
ICC DOE MH EC Comments
02/28/2022
178 KB
Comments of ICC on FEMA's NFIP RFI 1-27-22
01/27/2022
319 KB
FY 2022 BCEP Support Letter
02/01/2022
133 KB
Comments of the International Code Council on the Study on People’s Republic of China (PRC) Policies and Influence in the Development of International Standards for Emerging Technologies
12/06/2021
793 KB
Comments on Energy Conservation Standards for Manufactured Housing Supplemental Proposed Rule, Docket Number EERE–2009-BT-BC-0021
11/24/2021
238 KB
Comments of ICC in Response to FEMA CRS RFI
10/22/2021
216 KB
ICC Comments to USGCRP on National Climate Assessment 5
08/10/2020
301 KB
ICC Comments in Response to FEMA Program Delivery RFI
07/21/2021
279 KB
State and Local Amendments to the I-Codes
06/24/2021
305 KB
Sign on Letter Supporting Construction Codes and Standards for Infrastructure
05/03/2021
107 KB
Comments of ICC in Response to NRCS Handbook Revisions
04/10/2021
227 KB
ICC Comments on Housing Maintenance Rule
03/15/2021
226 KB
Letter to CDC re: Frontline Essential Workers
01/12/2021
254 KB
ICC Comments on Energy Storage Roadmap
08/31/2020
268 KB
ICC Comments on WaterSense Specifications Review and RFI
07/24/2020
241 KB
Comments of ICC in Response to NRCS Handbook Revision
04/23/2020
218 KB
Joint Comments in Support of HUD's Proposed Safe Harbors
04/13/2020
154 KB
ICC Comments to NIST on Conformity Assessment
04/07/2020
226 KB
ICC Comments to HUD on Manufactured Housing Standards
03/31/2020
255 KB
Joint Comments in Response to HUD Affordable Housing RFI
01/31/2020
286 KB
Support for the Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act
11/12/2019
167 KB
Comments of the International Code Council on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Water Reuse Action Plan (WRAP)
12/20/2019
268 KB
A Multi-Pronged Approach to Safe and Resilient Buildings and Communities
12/20/2019
1201 KB
Vision 20/20
10/07/2019
173 KB
ICC Comments on VA Structural Safety Standards
09/25/2019
233 KB
ICC Comments on Codes for Resilient Energy Infrastructure
08/22/2019
282 KB
ICC Comments on Construction Manager as Constructor (CMc) Proposed Rule
01/04/2019
539 KB
Codes and Standards Infrastructure Sign On
05/01/2019
259 KB
ICC Comments on NIST Plumbing RFI
11/08/2018
525 KB
MFH NODA
10/03/2018
319 KB
Hydrogen Deployment Barriers RFI
07/06/2018
189 KB
ICC Comments on FEMA Mitigation Investment
03/14/2018
690 KB
ICC Comments CPSC Slip Resistance final dlk
06/29/2018
408 KB
JCC Senate Perkins Letter
06/28/2018
138 KB
ICC’s comments on FEMA Draft Individual Assistance Program and Policy Guide
06/07/2018
716 KB
Coalition Letter in support of Disaster Mitigation Policy Reform
06/08/2018
528 KB
Safety at Nuclear Plants
10/16/2017
111 KB
ICC Comments on NAFTA Renegotiation Issues
06/01/2017
100 KB
ICC Comments on Proposed HUD Manf. Housing Code draft
08/24/2017
146 KB
ICC Comments on Effective Methods for Implementing Water Management Programs
10/17/2017
83 KB
ICC Comments on Energy Conservation Standards for Manufactured Housing
09/02/2016
233 KB
ICC Comments on New HUD Planning Process to Increase Resilience
07/22/2016
89 KB
ICC Comments on Proposed FEMA Disaster Deductible
03/07/2016
95 KB
ICC Statement on publication of revised OMB A-119 Federal Standards Policy
01/28/2016
68 KB
Comments of ICC and Partners on NIST Community Resilience Planning Guide
06/26/2015
137 KB
ICC Comments on Request for Information, Docket No. GSA-GSA-2014-0002-0015,
03/20/2015
75 KB
ICC Comments on the Proposed Revision of OMB A-119
05/12/2014
130 KB
ICC Comments on NIST Technical Report on Joplin, MO Tornado
01/06/2014
171 KB
ICC Comments on HUD/USDA IECC Energy Efficiency Determination
05/29/2014
85 KB
ICC Comments on HUD Manufactured Housing Consensus Council 2015 Agenda
12/15/2014
229 KB
ICC Comments on EPA Clean Power Plan
11/17/2014
291 KB
ICC Comments on DOE Preliminary Determination on 2015 IECC
10/24/2014
59 KB
ICC Comments on CMS Regulations on Fire Safety for Certain Health Care Facilities
06/16/2014
197 KB
Comments on OSHA Fire Extinguisher Record-Keeping Requirements
01/30/2014
46 KB
Comments on OMB A-119 Proposed Revision submitted to ANSI
04/03/2014
508 KB
Comments filed wtih HUD regarding Manual Underwriting Requirements
01/29/2014
154 KB
ICC Testimony on HR 2065-The Safe Housing for Homeless Veterans Act
07/09/2013
173 KB
ICC Comments to EISA Ad-Hoc Review Group on Green Building Certification Systems
04/05/2013
277 KB
ICC comments on HUD proposal to accept local inspections and utilize ICC Certified Residential Combination Inspectors for FHA insurance program
04/08/2013
37 KB
ICC Comments on FEMA-NIMS Structural Condition Evaluator job description
06/26/2013
170 KB
ICC Comments on DOE RFI on Energy Code Compliance
09/05/2013
73 KB
Comments filed with Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, Green Building Advisory Committee
04/29/2013
275 KB
Comments filed with DOE on Energy Efficiency Standards for Manufactured Homes
07/25/2013
35 KB
ICC Comments Senate Hearing on Water-Energy Efficiency
08/08/2012
188 KB
ICC Comments on HR 2069 Hearing
08/07/2012
33 KB
HUD Builders Certification Rulemaking Comments
02/24/2012
36 KB
Comments filed by ICC on Dept of Energy Standard Work Specifications for Manufactured Homes
02/15/2012
113 KB
Comment period extension request: Single Family Energy Std. Work Specifications
04/05/2012
186 KB
Testimony: Advocating for support of the 2011 Safe Building Codes Incentive Act.
07/14/2011
191 KB
Statement: Home Appraisals
10/14/2011
30 KB
Comments: RIN 3209
10/14/2011
37 KB
Comments: Response to the Federal Register notice, for the benefit of the NCST formed on June 29, 2011, to examine the tornado that touched down in Joplin, MO
07/20/2011
99 KB
Comments: Public Housing Capital Fund Program
03/30/2011
35 KB
Comments: ICC Comments on Office of Government Ethics exemption for Federal employees to serve on boards and committees of non-profit entities
07/01/2011
40 KB
Comments: Building Energy Codes Cost Analysis
10/12/2011
35 KB
Comments on DOE Home Energy Retrofit Workforce Guidelines
09/09/2011
90 KB
Comments of ICC on CMS proposed regulation regarding Medicare and Medicaid program efficiency
12/21/2011
125 KB
Comments of ICC on CMS proposed regulation related to CMS Conditions of Participation
12/21/2011
116 KB
Comment: National Institute of Standards and Technology
01/12/2011
49 KB
Comment: FEMA National Advisory Council
01/14/2011
36 KB
Statement: Hearing of November 18, 2010 on HR 4347
11/18/2010
82 KB
Statement: Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Design Standards for New Federal Buildings
07/28/2010
149 KB
Letter to Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Program RE: Docket # EERE-2010-BT-BC-0012
05/21/2010
587 KB
Letter to Committee on Foreign Relations RE: Haiti
01/19/2010
65 KB
ICC Comment on Docket No. OSHA
02/01/2010
22 KB
Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency Standards for Manufactured Housing, Docket number
03/01/2010
404 KB
Comments: Standards Improvement Project--Phase III
09/29/2010
81 KB
Comments: NSTC Subcommittee on Standards
06/06/2010
35 KB
Comment: NIST Technical Study of Sofa Super Store Fire, October 2010
12/02/2010
35 KB
Comment: Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards
08/18/2010
118 KB
Comment: Fossil Fuel Generated Energy Consumption Reduction for New Federal Buildings and Major Renovations of Federal Buildings
12/14/2010
35 KB
Letter to Senators Bingaman & Murkowski re: Wildland Fire Issues
07/20/2009
50 KB
Letter to Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation RE: National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program (NEHRP)
06/08/2009
89 KB
ICC Letter to Senators Bingaman & Murkowski RE: proposed energy legislation
06/03/2009
56 KB
DOE releases ASHRAE 90.1
01/02/2009
64 KB
Comments: Code provisions addressing tamper-resistant refrigerant caps
03/16/2009
30 KB
Re: Proposed Rule by DOJ on ADA/ABA Accessibility Guidelines
08/18/2008
63 KB
Re: Letter to Senators Baucus and Grassley regarding HHS actions affecting Medicare/Medicaid cost burdens on states
04/23/2008
443 KB
Re: Letter to NIST on Final Report on Collapse of WTC Building 7
09/11/2008
292 KB
Re: Support of recognition of A117.1-2003 and retention of recognition of previous safe harbor documents
09/17/2007
47 KB
Re: Reply comments table on OSHA proposed rule for recognition of the IBC/IFC for demonstration of employer compliance with workplace safety egress rules
02/20/2007
34 KB
Re: Reply comments on OSHA proposed rule for recognition of the IBC/IFC for demonstration of employer compliance with workplace safety egress rules
02/20/2007
75 KB
Re: Letter to Senate in support of S.1771, requiring U.S. pool and spa drains to conform to ASTM standard
07/17/2007
11 KB
Re: Letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee opposing grant of standard writing authority to a federal agency in Section 9031 of HR 3221
08/06/2007
37 KB
Re: Joint Statement to Congress by ICC, ASHRAE, AIA and ASE regarding proposed revisions to Section 9031 of HR 3221
10/23/2007
240 KB
Re: Comments to FEMA on the Department of Homeland Security Draft National Response Framework
10/22/2007
52 KB
Re: Comments on OSHA proposed rule for recognition of the IBC/IFC for demonstration of employer compliance with workplace safety egress rules
02/20/2007
38 KB
Department of Homeland Security Draft National Response Framework
10/23/2007
21 KB
Re: Wind Hazards Coalition statement on the Windstorm Impact Reduction Implementation Plan
06/02/2006
48 KB
Re: HHS CMS proposed rule on nursing home sprinkler requirements
12/15/2006
125 KB
Re: Bill 16-515, " The District of Columbia Green Building Act of 2005"
10/24/2006
60 KB
Re: The advance notice of proposed rule making for the implementation of the ADA/ABA Accessibility Guidelines
05/31/2005
31 KB
Re: The adoption of the temporary interim amendment for Alcohol Based Hand Rub Solutions as published by the NFPA, as well as the new smoke detector installation requirements for nursing homes
05/24/2005
54 KB
Re: Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America
04/29/2005
958 KB
Re: Responses to Request for Public Comments on WTC Investigation Draft Final Reports
08/04/2005
153 KB
Re: Proposed rulemaking by the U.S. Department of Energy to establish worker safety and health regulations to govern contractor activities at DOE workplaces
04/25/2005
80 KB
Re: Proposed rule issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to revise the requirements that end stage renal disease (ESRD) dialysis facilities must meet to be certified under the Medicare Program
05/05/2005
66 KB
Re: Letter to National Archives and Records Administration regarding the Final Rule on Records Center Facility Standards
10/05/2005
203 KB
Re: Comments to NIST on the study of the Station Fire in Rhode Island
05/19/2005
107 KB
Re: Comments to HUD on the proposed rule that would establish new Model Manufactured Home Installation Standards for the installation of new manufactured homes
06/21/2005
45 KB
Re: Combustible Dust Hazards
08/01/2005
40 KB
Re: Statement before the Committee on Housing and Buildings New York City Council
11/30/2004
61 KB
Re: To the Senate Sub-Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia on the West Nile Virus health threat.
09/26/2002
50 KB
Re: to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia on the West Nile Virus health threat.
09/26/2002
50 KB
Re: Oral Statement Presented to the Advisory Committee on Structural Safety of Department of Veterans Affairs Facilities, U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs
06/07/2002
15 KB
Re: Letter to the Honorable Robert B. Zoellick, U.S. Trade Representative
04/02/2002
33 KB
Re: "The Investigation of the World Trade Center Collapse: Findings, Recommendations and Next Steps"
05/14/2002
32 KB
Re: "Learning from 9/11: Understanding the Collapse of the World Trade Center" before the Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives, March 6, 2002
03/12/2002
30 KB
Re: Federal Register of October 26, 2001, Volume 66, Number 208: pages 54179-54186
12/21/2001
573 KB