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Rules Revision Process


Click here for 2019-2020 RCP Proposals and NAR Member Comment Area.


The Rules Revision Process is the method by which changes may be made to the United States Model Rocket Sporting Code (Sporting Code). The rules which govern the RCP process is found in Appendix D of the Sporting Code. Follow this link to a PDF of Appendix D and the RCP process. Be sure to read the entire Appendix D before submitting a RCP.

A general overview of the RCP process:
  • An NAR member submits a RCP Form to the Rules Revision Chairman (RRC). There is no fee required.
  • The RRC reviews the RCP to ensure it does not violate the Safety Code. The author may be contacted if changes to the RCP are required. The RRC will send the author an acknowledgment of receipt in a timely manner.
  • Accepted Regular type RCP’s will be published in accordance with the RCP Cycle and a 60 day member comment period. 
  • RCPs which receive a 51% majority vote are approved and are included in the next Sporting Code revision.

2019-2020 RCP Cycle Update

Due to personal issues, I have not been able to follow the RCP cycle timeline per the Sporting Code Appendix D. The timeline as it appears below has dates that have been edited in red. The membership still has 60 days to comment per the standard schedule and 30 days to vote per the standard schedule.  –Jim Filler

The RCP process operates on a one-year cycle which begins the day after NARAM ends. The following timeline taken from Appendix D describes the RCP Cycle and all pertinent action dates:

D.4.1   September 1—Deadline for RCPs to be received by RCP Chair.

D.4.2   September 2 – October 31—Period for RCP Chair to email acknowledgement of proposals received and accepted and proposals received and returned to authors with suggested corrections. Proposals returned for correction must be resubmitted by November 1 in order to be included in the current Cycle.

D.4.3   November 1 – December 14—The period the RCP Chair has to prepare the Regular RCP’s for NAR website publication.

D.4.4   January 30 – March 30—Member comment period. The comment period closes at midnight, March 30, on the RCP Forum.

D.4.5   March 31 – April 30—The period RCP authors have to amend their proposals based on member comments or leave as originally submitted.  Amended proposals must be resubmitted by midnight, May 1.

D.4.6   May 1 – May 13—The period that the RCP Chair has to construct the ballot.

D.4.7   May 14—RCP ballot published on the NAR RCP Forum to allow voting by the membership.

D.4.8   May 15 – June 15—The period for Member voting. Deadline to submit your ballot to the RCP Forum is midnight, June 15.

D.4.9   June 16 – July 14—The period that the RCP Chair has to tabulate and prepare the results for publication.

D.4.10   July 15—Voting results published on the RCP Forum, Contest Rocketry Forum, and in the NAR Homepage News Section.

D.4.11   First day after NARAM ends – Approved RCP’s go into effect for the new NRC/contest year.

Be sure to read the entire Appendix D (link above) before submitting a RCP!

The deadline for each cycle is September 1. Proposals must be received by that date to be included in the cycle and, if approved, go into effect July 1 the following year.

An RCP Form is located here.

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