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Hydrogen Codes & Standards:Goal & ObjectivesGoal : Facilitate the creation and adoption of model building codes andequipment standards for hydrogen systems in commercial, residential, andtransportation applications. Provide technical resources to harmonize thedevelopment of international standards among IEC, ISO, and GRPE.Objectives• Complete the drafting of hydrogen building codes for the National FireProtection Association’s (NFPA’s) hearing cycle. Facilitate in the adoption ofthe International Code Council’s codes in three key regions: North East, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest, by 2005;• Complete the adoption of the International Standards Organization’s standardsfor hydrogen refueling and storage, by 2006;• Complete and adopt the revised NFPA 55 standard for hydrogen storage withdata from Technology Validation projects and the experimental project forunderground bulk storage of hydrogen, by 2008;• Complete U.S. adoption of a Global Technical Regulation (GTR) for hydrogenfuel cell vehicles under the Global Regulation on Pollution and EfficiencyProgram, by 2010.