Updates to Marine Engineering Standards
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
46 CFR Parts 50, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62, 63, and 64
[Docket No. USCG-2020-0634]
RIN 1625-AC72
Updates to Marine Engineering Standards
AGENCY:
Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION:
Final rule.
SUMMARY:
The Coast Guard is updating marine engineering standards that are incorporated by reference and eliminating outdated or unnecessarily prescriptive regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations. This regulatory action is consistent with the standards currently used by industry and supports the Coast Guard's maritime safety mission.
DATES:
This final rule is effective September 10, 2024. The incorporation by reference of certain material listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register beginning September 10, 2024. The incorporation by reference of certain material listed in this rule was approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of October 1, 1990.
ADDRESSES:
To view documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in the docket, go to
www.regulations.gov
, type USCG-2020-0634 in the search box and click “Search.” Next, in the Document Type column, select “Supporting & Related Material.”
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For further information about this document, call or email Thane Gilman, Systems Engineering Division (CG-ENG-3), 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20593. Phone (202) 372-1383, Email:
thane.gilman@uscg.mil
.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents for Preamble
I. Abbreviations
II. Background, Basis, and Purpose
III. Discussion of Comments
A. General Comments
B. Editorial Comments
C. Comments on Specific Standards
D. Comments Recommending Other Changes to the CFR
E. Recommendations for Coast Guard Action
F. Comments on the Regulatory Analysis (RA)
IV. Discussion of Rule
A. General Discussion
B. Standards Incorporated by Reference To Be Updated or Added
C. Standards Previously Approved for Incorporation by Reference
D. Section-by-Section Analysis of Changes to the Regulatory Text
E. Additional Changes From the NPRM
V. Incorporation by Reference
VI. Regulatory Analyses
A. Regulatory Planning and Review
B. Small Entities
C. Assistance for Small Entities
D. Collection of Information
E. Federalism
F. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
G. Taking of Private Property
H. Civil Justice Reform
I. Protection of Children
J. Indian Tribal Governments
K. Energy Effects
L. Technical Standards
M. Environment
I. Abbreviations
ABS American Bureau of Shipping
ABYC American Boat and Yacht Council
ACP Alternative Compliance Program
ANSI American National Standards Institute
API American Petroleum Institute
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASTM ASTM International
BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics
BPVC Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
BSEE Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CG-5PS U.S. Coast Guard Commercial Regulations and Standards Directorate
CG-ENG U.S. Coast Guard Office of Design and Engineering Standards
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
GS General Schedule
IBR Incorporation by Reference
IMO International Maritime Organization
ISO International Organization for Standardization
MISLE Marine Information for Safety and Law Enforcement
MSC Marine Safety Center
MSS Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fitting Industry, Inc.
MTN Marine Safety Center Technical Note
NAICS North American Industry Classification System
NOSAC National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee
OCS Outer Continental Shelf
OCSNCOE Outer Continental Shelf National Center of Expertise
OFR Office of the Federal Register
OMB Office of Management and Budget
OPM Office of Personnel Management
PV Pressure Vessel
RA Regulatory Analysis
§ Section
SAE SAE International
SBA Small Business Administration
SOLAS International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea
U.S.C. United States Code
II. Background, Basis, and Purpose
This rule incorporates by reference updated marine engineering standards in Title 46 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) subchapter F, including standards for boilers, pressure vessels, auxiliary machinery, piping, valves, and fittings, for various types of vessels. The rule also adds a limited number of alternative standards and eliminates outdated or unnecessarily prescriptive regulations.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directs, via OMB Circular A-119, that federal agencies use industry-based voluntary consensus standards in lieu of government-unique requirements, where appropriate. The Coast Guard actively participates in the development of industry standards for safety of marine equipment at the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), ASTM International (ASTM), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and other standards-setting bodies that belong to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Recently published editions of these standards provide necessary updates to materials, testing practices, and technologies, enhancing safety and compliance.
The Coast Guard has statutory authority to issue regulations under Title 43, United States Code (U.S.C.), section 1333(d), 46 U.S.C. 3306 and 3703, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3, paragraph (II)(92)(b), which delegates authority under these statutes to the Commandant of the Coast Guard. Title 43 of the U.S.C., section 1333(d) grants the Secretary the authority to promulgate and enforce regulations with respect to lights and other warning devices, safety equipment, and other matters relating to the promotion of safety of life and property on artificial islands, installations, and other devices. Title 46 of the U.S.C., section 3306(a)(1), authorizes the Secretary to prescribe regulations for the design, construction, alteration, repair, and operation of vessels subject to inspection, including equipment, appliances, propulsion machinery, auxiliary machinery, boilers, unfired pressure vessels, piping, and electric installations. Additionally, 46 U.S.C. 3703(a) grants the Secretary authority to regulate tank vessels regarding the construction, alteration, repair, maintenance, operation, and equipping of vessels that may be necessary for increased protection against hazards to life and property, for navigation and vessel safety, and for
enhanced protection of the marine environment.
On October 19, 2021, the Coast Guard published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) titled “Updates to Marine Engineering Standards,” (86 FR 57896) requesting comments on the proposed changes implemented by this final rule, including several updates to the standards incorporated by reference. A detailed description of the background and proposed changes is available in that NPRM.
III. Discussion of Comments
During the 60-day comment period for the NPRM, beginning on October 19, 2021, the Coast Guard received a comment requesting an extension of the comment period. The Coast Guard granted this request, and, on December 20, 2021, published an extension of the comment period (86 FR 71864), for 45 days, until February 3, 2022. During the extended comment period, we received two comments. The comments can be viewed in the docket following the instructions in the
ADDRESSES
section of this preamble. We summarize the comments and our responses in the following sections, starting with general comments then moving to specific comments.
A. General Comments on the Proposed Rule
We received two comments supporting
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the update of many of the standards proposed for incorporation by reference (IBR) in subchapter F, emphasizing the importance of “referencing the latest editions of widely used consensus standards.” Both comments also supported the addition of alternative standards and the elimination of outdated or unnecessarily prescriptive regulations. We thank the commenters for their support of this update to subchapter F.
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One commenter provided a lengthy statement detailing its full support of the proposed updates, while the other commenter endorsed the first commenter's statement. When we use “both comments” we mean either both comments explicitly, or the first comment as supported by the second.
B. Editorial Comments on the Proposed Rule
Comment:
Two commenters recommended that, for the sake of clarity, proposed 46 CFR 56.60-1(a)(2) be turned into a multiple-paragraph list. The same commenters stated that the reference to table 56.60-1(b) in § 56.60-1(b) appears erroneous and should probably refer to table 2 to § 56.60-1.
Response:
We agree and have reorganized § 56.60-1(a)(2) so that it now constitutes new § 56.60-1(a)(2) through (4). We have revised the table reference in § 56.60-1(b) to conform with other updates to table numbering as proposed in the NPRM.
C. Substantive Comments on Standards Within the Proposed Rule
Comment:
Two commenters recommended that the Coast Guard continue the IBR of ASME B16.10, Face-to-Face and End-to-End Dimensions of Valves, which we proposed to remove in the NPRM.
Response:
Because ASME B16.10 is already referenced in ASTM F1155, which we proposed for IBR in the NPRM, in practice ASME B16.10 will continue to be incorporated by reference even if it is not specifically mentioned. Specifically incorporating ASME B16.10 is redundant when the standard and its requirements are provided within ASTM F1155.
Comment:
Two commenters recommended the following standards be incorporated by reference in Part 56:
• American Petroleum Institute (API) standard API Spec 6D, Specification for Pipeline and Piping Valves, 25th Edition;
• ASTM B148-18, Standard Specification for Aluminum-Bronze Sand Castings; and
• ASTM D2996-17, Standard Specification for Filament-Wound “Fiberglass” (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Pipe.
Response:
Because ASTM D2996 is already referenced within ASTM F1155, which we incorporate by reference by means of this final rule, it is not necessary to duplicate the reference. With regards to ASTM B148 and API Spec 6D, these standards are neither currently referenced within subchapter F, nor were they proposed for IBR in the NPRM. We recognize that there are numerous national and international standards that provide similar requirements and equivalent performance for the same equipment or system. Naval architects and system designers may submit for approval components designed to alternative standards that provide an equivalent level of safety in accordance with the provisions of 46 CFR 50.20-30.
Comment:
We received two comments recommending against incorporating by reference API Recommended Practice 14C, Analysis, Design, Installation, and Testing of Safety Systems for Offshore Production Facilities, Eighth Edition, February 2017 (which would update the current incorporation by reference within subchapter F of an earlier edition of this standard), and API STD 53, Well Control Equipment Systems for Drilling Wells, 5th Edition (which would replace a superseded standard currently incorporated by reference within subchapter F). The commenters expressed concern that, since the June 4, 2013, Memorandum of Agreement between the Coast Guard and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) designates BSEE as the lead agency for safety and operations on outer continental shelf (OCS) facilities, and the referenced standards are already included in BSEE regulations, including them in subchapter F as well could create a risk of edition conflict between BSEE and the Coast Guard. For the same reason, the commenter recommended removing the entirety of subpart 58.60—Industrial Systems and Components on Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODUs), and using the standards incorporated by reference in 30 CFR 250.198 for industrial systems and components as well as marine systems and components for all oil and gas facilities on the OCS.
Response:
We have elected to retain these standards in subchapter F and not remove subpart 58.60 from the CFR, in order to maintain clarity regarding requirements for engineering systems. The ship and facility marine engineering and electrical systems that the Coast Guard regulates interface with industrial systems under the jurisdiction of BSEE. The Coast Guard and BSEE have a shared mission of ensuring safety on the OCS. We work together closely to ensure our requirements are not in conflict.
Comment:
We received a comment regarding the IBR of the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) standard, ABS Rules for Building and Classing Marine Vessels, 2020, Part 4, Vessel Systems and Machinery, which we proposed in the NPRM as an update of the earlier 2003 standard already incorporated in subchapter F. The commenter argued that “incorporating the classification rules of [ABS] in subchapter F (and 46 CFR Chapter I) uses the rules of one classification society to set a regulatory baseline, which could competitively disadvantage other societies and deprive the industry of knowledge and innovation available in other societies' rules.”
Response:
We appreciate the comment, but do not agree. Many vessels normally subject to the regulations of subchapter F are enrolled in the Alternate Compliance Program (ACP), where the rules of any recognized classification society may be used in lieu of the requirements of subchapter F. Given that the rules of other recognized classification societies are already in wide use through the ACP
and will remain so, the IBR of the ABS standards will not disadvantage other classification societies or interfere with the sharing of expertise throughout the industry. We discussed this in depth in “Discussion of Proposed Rule” in the NPRM.
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86 FR 57896, 57897.
D. Comments Recommending Additional Regulatory Action
Comment:
Two commenters recommended updating 33 CFR subchapter N to clarify the applicability of the rule to existing and new floating OCS facilities, nearly all of which are not, properly speaking, “vessels” or “ships.” The commenters also recommended that the Coast Guard act on the March 28, 2018, National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (NOSAC) Production Subcommittee Final Report on [U.S. Coast Guard] Regulatory Reform recommendation that “The Coast Guard should issue NOSAC a new Task Statement to evaluate the suitability of the regulations in 46 CFR Subchapter F (Marine Engineering) and 46 CFR Subchapter J (Electrical Engineering) to floating OCS facilities.”
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The commenters suggested that, since floating OCS facilities are not, properly speaking, “vessels” or “ships,” the application of subchapter F to such facilities has led to multiple requests for equivalencies and alternatives, and that while the Coast Guard has attempted to address this via policy letter,
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this policy letter only applies to floating OCS facilities classed with a classification society.
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https://homeport.uscg.mil/Lists/Content/Attachments/35215/Production%20final%20report.pdf
. (last visited May 12, 2023).
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https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/DCO%20Documents/5p/5ps/Design%20and%20Engineering%20Standards/docs/CG-ENG%20PolicyLetter%2001-13.pdf
(last visited May 12, 2023).
The commenters suggested that, at a minimum, the Coast Guard should update 33 CFR 143.120 to establish the date on which this rule would apply to a new floating OCS facility.
Response:
An update to 33 CFR subchapter N regarding its applicability to floating OCS facilities and a statement on the same issue to NOSAC are outside the scope of this rulemaking but could be addressed in a future rulemaking. We encourage questions regarding the applicable regulations for floating OCS facilities to be sent either to the Coast Guard's Eighth District Outer Continental Shelf Division Staff (website:
https://www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil/D8/OCS
) or the Outer Continental Shelf National Center of Expertise (OCSNCOE) (website:
https://www.dco.uscg.mil/OCSNCOE
). As to an update to 33 CFR 143.120, the date that 33 CFR subchapter N requires compliance with subchapter F is the effective date, 90 days after the publication of this final rule.
E. Comments Recommending Additional Non-Regulatory Action
Comment:
Two commenters supported the proposed IBR of ASTM F1155-10 (Reapproved 2015), Standard Practice for Selection and Application of Piping System Materials, but also recommended the Coast Guard's Marine Safety Center (MSC) cancel Marine Safety Center Technical Note (MTN) 02-10, Material Selection for Vital Piping Systems, as superseded by the adoption of this standard.
Response:
We generally agree, but we note that ASTM F1155 has application to all shipboard piping systems, while MTN 02-10 is focused on “vital” shipboard systems. MTN 02-10 will be reviewed and revised if necessary.
F. Comments on the Regulatory Analysis (RA)
Comment:
Two comments expressed concern that table 3 of the RA did not specifically address floating OCS facilities and did not provide enough clarity to determine if floating OCS facilities were included within the table. The commenters recommended that the Coast Guard undertake changes to the Marine Information for Safety and Law Enforcement (MISLE) system and its internal documentation to eliminate any confusion regarding the inclusion or exclusion of floating OCS facilities, not only for the purpose of this rule but also for future Coast Guard regulatory actions.
Response:
We agree with these comments. In our MISLE database, floating production systems are listed as being inspected under 46 CFR subchapter I-A; this is incorrect, and, as a result, we overstated the number of MODUs in the RA, which lowered the population of vessels in the “Industrial Vessel” category. After further analysis we revised the population of MODUs to one, because we incorrectly classified the remainder based on the subchapter inspection field in MISLE. The Coast Guard will amend its MISLE database to correctly label these vessels.
While we did update table 4 of the RA in response to public comments, we did not receive feedback from the public that would impact our estimate of the number of equivalency requests that are submitted to the Coast Guard on an annual basis. Therefore, the regulatory assessment of costs, cost savings, and benefits of the NPRM remain unchanged, other than the use of more current economic data, where available.
Comment:
We also received two related comments regarding the number of specific vessel types, suggesting that the listing of 110 MODUs in table 3 of the RA was not accurate and that there are fewer than 5 U.S.-flagged MODUs in active service.
Response:
We agree with these comments. As stated above, in the RA for the proposed rule, we incorrectly labeled “floating production systems” and counted them as MODUs. This overstated the number of MODUs because these systems are incorrectly listed in MISLE as being inspected under title 46 CFR subchapter I-A. After further analysis, we revised the population of MODUs for the final rule to one, because we incorrectly classified the rest based on the subchapter inspection field in MISLE. Floating production systems are facilities certificated and inspected under 33 CFR subchapter N and not vessels inspected under 46 CFR subchapter I. We overestimated the number of affected vessels in the proposed rule; therefore, in this final rule we revise the number of vessels in the subchapter I from 6,086 down to 623. Because we updated the entire population for this final rule, the total number of vessels and facilities is revised down from 16,148 in the proposed rule to 5,655 (see table 4 in this document).
IV. Discussion of Rule
A. General Discussion
In order to decrease the likelihood of introducing errors, to improve efficiency during the publication process, and to meet drafting and formatting requirements for publication, we are revising or revising and republishing entire sections, subparts, and parts, as appropriate. Except as explained as a change in this preamble, the individual (piecemeal) changes are detailed in the proposed rule, published on October 19, 2021 (86 FR 57896).
In general, the rule makes the following changes:
1. Corrections—we amend several sections to correct inadvertent errors or deletions. We also remove material that is obsolete or superfluous, and update contact information for Coast Guard offices and standards organizations.
2. Stylistic Revisions—we revise the language of some sections, primarily for greater clarity. This includes revising sentences containing the word “shall” to use “must” or another grammatically equivalent word or phrase in accordance with plain language guidelines. We also standardize terms
that were variously presented as compound words, hyphenated constructions, or multi-word phrases using the format preferred by the Government Publishing Office.
3. Updated cross references—we update cross references to reflect the relocation within the CFR of pertinent provisions. We also standardize designations for tables, figures, notes, and formulas using the format preferred by the Office of the Federal Register (OFR).
4. Updated industry standards—we update cross-references to industry standards by adding new references, replacing references to superseded standards or editions, and by conforming text accordingly. We incorporate these updated standards because they reflect the latest available technologies, practices, and procedures that are recommended by consensus bodies, ship classification societies, and other maritime organizations with experience in the industry. As the baseline upon which other standards, rules, and equivalency requests are evaluated, it is important that subchapter F incorporate up-to-date references. The class rules of ABS, in particular, are incorporated by reference in multiple locations within subchapter F and 46 CFR chapter I.
It is important to note that, while these rules set the regulatory baseline or standard for specific engineering systems and equipment, the Coast Guard has also authorized classification societies in accordance with 46 CFR part 8. These authorized classification societies are listed on the Coast Guard website
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and have been delegated the authority to perform certain functions and certifications using their respective class rules for vessels enrolled in the ACP. For vessels not enrolled in the ACP, the class rules of an authorized classification society may be proposed as an alternative to the ABS class rules incorporated by reference for engineering systems and equipment. Table 1 indicates the sections we amend, and why.
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https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Prevention-Policy-CG-5P/Inspections-Compliance-CG-5PC-/Commercial-Vessel-Compliance/Flag-State-Control-Division/ClassSocAuth/
(last visited November 25, 2023).
Table 1—Reason for Change—CFR Part or Section Affected
Reason for change
Section
Corrections
§§ 50.05-5(b), 50.05-20, 50.05-20(a), 50.10-23, 50.20-5(b), 50.20-5(c), 50.20-10(a), 50.20-15(a), 50.20-30, 50.25-1, 50.25-7(c), 50.25-7(d), 52.01-1(a), 52.01-1(b), 52.01-3, 52.01-50, 52.01-50(b)(2), 52.01-55(a), 52.01-90, 52.01-95, 52.01-105(f), 52.01-110, 52.01-120, 52.01-130, 52.01-135, 52.05-20, 52.25-3, 53.01-1(a), 53.01-1(b), 54.01-1(a), 54.01-1(b), 54.01-1(c), 54.01-1(d), 54.01-1(e), 54.01-15, 54.01-15(a)(3)(i), 54.01-18(a), 54.01-18(b)(5), 54.01-18(c), 54.05-30(b), 54.10-3, 54.10-3(b), 54.10-20(a)(2), redesignated 56.01-2 introductory text, redesignated 56.01-2(a), redesignated 56.01-2(b), redesignated 56.01-2(c), redesignated 56.01-2(d), redesignated 56.01-2(e), redesignated 56.01-2(f), redesignated 56.01-2(g), redesignated 56.01-2(h), redesignated 56.01-2(i), redesignated 56.01-2(j), redesignated 56.01-2(k), 56.07-5, 56.10-5, 56.15-1, 56.15-5, 56.15-10, 56.20-1, 56.20-5, 56.20-9, 56.20-15, 56.25-5, 56.25-10, 56.25-20, 56.30-5, 56.30-10, 56.30-20, 56.30-25, 56.30-30, 56.30-35, 56.30-40, 56.35-10, 56.35-15, 56.50-1, 56.50-15, 56.50-20, 56.50-25, 56.50-30, 56.50-35, 56.50-40, 56.50-45, 56.50-50, 56.50-55(c), 56.50-55(e), 56.50-60, 56.50-65, 56.50-70, 56.50-75(a), 56.50-75(b), 56.50-80, 56.50-85, 56.50-90, 56.50.95, 56.50-105, 56.60-1, 56.60-2. 56.60-5(a), 56.70-5(b), 56.70-10(a), 56.70-10(b), 56.85-10, 56.85-15, 56.90-5(a), 56.90-10, 56.95-10(a)(1), 56.97-1, 56.97-25, 56.97-35, 56.97-38, 56.97-40, 57.01-1(a), 57.02-1(a), 57.02-1(b), 57.02-2(a), redesignated table 1 to § 57.02-2(a), 57.02-2(a)(1), 57.02-3(a), 57.03-1(a)(1), 57.06-1(c), 58.01-5, 58.03-1, 58.05-1, 58.16-10, 58.16-30(k), 58.16-35(a), 58.25-10, 58.25-25(e), 58.25-40(a), 58.25-60, 58.25-75, 58.25-85, 58.30-1(a)(4), 58.30-1(a)(5), 58.30-1(a)(10), 58.30-5(a), 58.30-40(a), 58.50-1, 59.01-2(b), 59.10-1, 59.10-5, 59.15-1(a), 59.15-1(b), 59.15-1(c), 59.15-1(e), 61.03-1(a), 61.03-1(b), 61.05-10, 61.10-5(g), 62.05-1(a), 62.05-1(b), 62.35-5(c)(2), 62.35-5(c)(3), 62.35-20(d)(1), 62.35-50, 63.01-3(b), 63.05-1, 63.05-1(a), 63.05-1(b), 63.05-1(c), 63.05-1(d), 63.05-1(e), 63.05-1(f), 63.10-1, 63.25-9(a), 63.25-9(b), 63.25-9(b)(3), 63.25-9(g), 64.2(b), and 64.63.
Stylistic revisions
§§ 50.01-10(b), 50.05-1(a), 50.05-1(c), 50.05-5(b), 50.05-5(c), 50.05-10(a), 50.05-15(a), 50.05-15(b), 50.05-20(a), 50.05-20(b), 50.10-20, 50.10-23, 50.10-25, 50.10-30(b), 50.20-1(b), 50.20-15(a), 50.20-25(a), 50.20-25(b), 50.20-30, 50.20-35(a), 50.20-35(b), redesignated 50.25-1(e), 50.25-3(a), 50.25-3(b), 50.25-5(a), 50.25-5(b), 50.25-7(b), 50.25-7(c), 50.30-1(a), 50.30-10(a), 50.30-10(b), 50.30-15(a), 50.30-15(b), 50.30-15(c), 50.30-20(a), 50.30-20(b), 52.01-1(a), 52.01-1(b)(1), 52.01-2(a), 52.01-5(a), 52.01-35(b), 52.01-40, redesignated 52.01-50(b)(1), redesignated 52.01-50(b)(2), 52.01-55(a), 52.01-55(b), 52.01-95(a), 52.01-95(b)(1), 52.01-95(b)(2), 52.01-95(b)(3), 52.01-95(c), 52.01-95(e), 52.01-95(f), 52.01-100(a), 52.01-100(b), 52.01-105(d)(1), 52.01-105(d)(2), 52.01-105(e)(1), 52.01-110(a), 52.01-110(b)(1), 52.01-110(b)(2), 52.01-110(b)(3), 52.01-110(b)(4), 52.01-110(c), 52.01-110(d), 52.01-110(f), 52.01-120(a)(3), 52.01-120(a)(4), 52.01-120(a)(5), 52.01-120(a)(6), 52.01-120(a)(8), 52.01-120(a)(9), 52.01-120(b)(1), 52.01-120(b)(2), 52.01-120(c)(1), 52.01-120(c)(2), 52.01-120(c)(3), 52.01-120(d)(1), 52.01-120(d)(2), 52.01-130(a)(1), 52.01-130(a)(2), 52.01-130(a)(3), 52.01-130(b)(1), 52.01-130(b)(2), redesignated 52.01-130(b)(3), redesignated 52.01-130(b)(4), redesignated 52.01-130(b)(5), 52.01-130(c)(1), 52.01-130(c)(2), 52.01-135(a), 52.01-135(b), 52.01-135(c), 52.01-140(c), 52.01-140(d), 52.01-145, 52.05-1, 52.05-15, 52.05-30(a), 52.05-30(b), 52.05-30(c), 52.05-45(a), 52.05-45(c), 52.15-1, 52.15-5(a), 52.15-5(b), 52.15-5(c), 52.15-5(d), 52.20-1, 52.20-17, 52.20-25(a), 52.20-25(b), 52.25-5, 52.25-7. 52.25-10(a), 52.25-10(b), 52.25-15(a), 53.01-1(a), 53.01-1(b), 53.01-1(b)(1), 53.01-1(b)(2), 53.01-1(c)(1), 53.01-1(c)(2), 53.01-3(a), 53.01-5(a), 53.01-5(b), 53.01-10(a), 53.01-10(b)(1), 53.01-10(b)(2), 53.01-10(c)(2), 53.01-10(d), 53.05-1, 53.05-2, 53.05-3, 53.05-5, 53.10-1, 53.10-3(a), 53.10-10, 53.10-15, 53.12-1(a), 53.12-1(b), 54.01-1(a), 54.01-1(b)(1), 54.01-2(a), 54.01-10(b), 54.01-10(c), 54.01-15(a)(2)(iv), 54.01-18(a), 54.01-18(b), 54.01-25(a), 54.01-25(b), 54.01-30(a), 54.01-35(a), 54.01-35(b), 54.01-35(c), 54.01-35(d), 54.01-40(b), 54.03-1, 54.05-1, 54.05-3(a), 54.05-3(a)(2), 54.05-5(a), 54.05-5(b), 54.05-5(c)(1), 54.05-5(c)(2), 54.05-5(d), 54.05-10(a), 54.05-10(b)(1), 54.05-10(b)(3), 54.05-10(b)(4), 54.05-10(c)(2), 54.05-10(c)(3), 54.05-10(c)(4), 54.05-10(d)(1), 54.05-10(e)(1), 54.05-10(e)(3), 54.05-10(f), 54.05-15(a), 54.05-15(b), 54.05-15(c), 54.05-15(d), 54.05-16(a), 54.05-16(c), 54.05-16(d), 54.05-16(e), 54.05-17(a), 54.05-17(b), 54.10-1, 54.10-3(a), 54.10-3(b), 54.10-3(c), 54.10-5, 54.10-10(a), 54.10-10(b), 54.10-10(c), 54.10-10(d), 54.10-10(e), 54.10-10(f), 54.10-15(a), 54.10-15(b), 54.10-15(c), 54.10-15(d), 54.10-15(d)(1), 54.10-15(e), 54.10-15(f), 54.10-15(g), 54.10-20(b), 54.10-20(c), 54.10-20(c)(1), 54.10-20(d), 54.10-25(a), 54.10-25(b), 54.15-1(b), 54.15-5(b), 54.15-5(c), 54.15-5(d), 54.15-5(e), 54.15-5(f), 54.15-5(h), 54.15-5(i), 54.15-5(j), 54.15-5(k), 54.15-5(l), 54.15-10(a), 54.15-10(b), 54.15-10(c), 54.15-10(e), 54.15-10(g), 54.15-10(h), 54.15-13(b), 54.15-13(b)(3), 54.15-13(c), 54.15-15(a), 54.15-15(b), 54.15-15(c), 54.15-15(c)(2), 54.15-15(d), 54.15-15(e), 54.15-15(f), 54.15-15(g)(1), 54.15-15(g)(2), 54.15-25(a), 54.15-25(b), redesignated 54.15-25(c)(1), 54.15-15(d), 54.15-15(e)(1), 54.15-15(e)(2), 54.20-1(a), 54.20-3(a), 54.20-3(b), 54.20-3(d), 54.20-3(e), 54.23-1(a), 54.25-1, 54.25-3, 54.25-7(b), 54.25-8(b), 54.25-10(a)(2), 54.25-10(b), 54.25-10(b)(1)(i), 54.25-10(b)(1)(ii), 54.25-10(b)(2), 54.25-10(b)(3), 54.25-10(b)(4), 54.25-10(b)(5), 54.25-15(a), 54.25-15(b), 54.25-20(a), 54.25-20(b), 54.25-20(d), 54.30-3(c), 54.30-5(b), 54.30-10(a), 54.30-10(a)(2), 54.30-10(a)(3), 54.30-15(a),
54.30-15(b), 56.01-1(b), redesignated 56.01-2(b), redesignated 56.01-2(b)(1), redesignated 56.01-2(c)(1), redesignated 56.01-2(c)(2), redesignated 56.01-2(c)(3), redesignated 56.01-2(c)(7), redesignated 56.01-2(c)(8), redesignated 56.01-2(c)(9), redesignated 56.01-2(c)(10), redesignated 56.01-2(c)(11), redesignated 56.01-2(c)(12), redesignated 56.01-2(c)(14), redesignated 56.01-2(c)(15), redesignated 56.01-2(c)(16), redesignated 56.01-2(c)(17), redesignated 56.01-2(c)(18), redesignated 56.01-2(c)(19), redesignated 56.01-2(c)(20), redesignated 56.01-2(c)(21), redesignated 56.01-2(c)(22), redesignated 56.01-2(c)(23), redesignated 56.01-2(c)(24), redesignated 56.01-2(c)(25), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(1), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(3), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(4), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(5), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(6), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(7), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(8), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(9), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(10), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(11), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(12), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(13), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(14), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(15), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(16), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(17), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(18), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(19), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(20), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(21), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(22), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(23), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(24), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(25), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(26), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(27), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(28), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(29), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(30), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(31), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(32), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(33), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(34), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(35), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(36), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(37), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(38), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(39), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(40), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(41), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(42), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(43), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(44), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(45), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(46), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(47), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(48), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(49), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(50), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(51), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(52), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(53), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(54), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(55), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(57), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(58), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(59), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(60), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(61), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(62), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(63), redesignated 56.01-2(d)(64), redesignated 56.01-2(e)(1), redesignated 56.01-2(f)(1), redesignated 56.01-2(g)(1), redesignated 56.01-2(h)(1), redesignated 56.01-2(i)(1), redesignated 56.01-2(j)(1), redesignated 56.01-2(j)(2), redesignated 56.01-2(j)(3), redesignated 56.01-2(j)(4), redesignated 56.01-2(j)(5), redesignated 56.01-2(j)(6), redesignated 56.01-2(j)(7), redesignated 56.01-2(j)(8), redesignated 56.01-2(j)(9), redesignated 56.01-2(k)(1), redesignated 56.01-2(k)(2), 56.01-10(a), 56.01-10(b), 56.01-10(c)(1), 56.01-10(c)(2), 56.01-10(d)(1), 56.01-10(d)(2), 56.01-10(d)(3), 56.01-10(e), 56.04-1, 56.04-2, 56.07-10(a)(2), 56.07-10(b)(1), 56.07-10(b)(2), 56.07-10(b)(3), 56.07-10(c), 56.07-10(e)(2), 56.07-10(f)(1), 56.10-1(a), 56.10-5(a), 56.10-5(b), 56.10-5(c)(5), 56.15-5(a), 56.15-5(b), 56.15-5(e), 56.20-5, 56.20-7, 56.20-9(b), 56.20-9(c), 56.20-9(d), 56.20-9(e), 56.20-9(f), 56.20-15(a), 56.20-15(b), 56.20-20(a), 56.25-10, 56.25-15(a), 56.25-20(e), 56.30-3, 56.30-5(b)(1), 56.30-5(b)(2), 56.30-5(e), 56.30-10(b), 56.30-27, 56.30-30(a), 56.30-30(b)(1), redesignated 56.30-40(c), redesignated 56.30-40(f), redesignated 56.30-40(g), 56.35-1(a), 56.50-1(a), 56.50-1(b)(1), 56.50-1(b)(2), 56.50-1(d), 56.50-1(e), 56.50-1(f), 56.50-1(g)(3), 56.50-1(h), 56.50-1(i), 56.50-1(j), 56.50-1(k), 56.50-10(b), 56.50-15(a), 56.50-15(b), 56.50-15(c), 56.50-15(d), 56.50-15(g), 56.50-15(j), 56.50-20(b), 56.50-25(a), 56.50-25(b), 56.50-25(c), 56.50-25(d), 56.50-30(a)(1), 56.50-30(a)(3), 56.50-30(a)(4), redesignated 56.50-30(b)(2), redesignated 56.50-30(b)(3), 56.50-30(c)(1), 56.50-30(c)(2), 56.50-30(d), 56.50-30(d)(1), 56.50-30(d)(3), 56.50-30(e), 56.50-30(e)(1), 56.50-30(e)(2), 56.50-30(f), 56.30-35, 56.50-40(a)(2), 56.50-40(b), 56.50-40(c), 56.50-40(d), 56.50-45(a), 56.50-45(b), redesignated 56.50-50(a)(2), redesignated 56.50-50(a)(3), 56.50-50(b), 56.50-50(d), 56.50-50(d)(3), 56.50-50(d)(4), 56.50-50(d)(5), 56.50-50(f)(1), 56.50-50(f)(4), 56.50-50(g), 56.50-50(i), 56.50-50(j), 56.50-50(l), 56.50-50(m), 56.50-55(b)(1), 56.50-55(b)(2), 56.50-55(d), 56.50-55(e)(2), 56.50-55(e)(3), 56.50-60(a)(1), 56.50-60(d)(3)(i), 56.50-60(d)(3)(ii), 56.50-60(d)(3)(iii), 56.50-60(d)(3)(iv), 56.50-60(f), 56.50-65(c), 56.50-60(d), 56.50-60(e), 56.50-60(f), 56.50-70(a)(1), 56.50-70(a)(3), 56.50-70(a)(4), 56.50-70(b)(1), 56.50-70(c), 56.50-70(d), 56.50-70(f), 56.50-70(g), 56.50-70(h), 56.50-75(a)(1), 56.50-75(a)(2), 56.50-75(a)(3), 56.50-75(b)(1), 56.50-75(b)(2), 56.50-75(b)(3), 56.50-75(b)(4), 56.50-75(b)(6), 56.50-75(b)(7), 56.50-80(a), 56.50-80(b), 56.50-80(c), 56.50-80(d), 56.50-80(e), 56.50-80(f), 56.50-80(g), 56.50-85(a)(1), 56.50-85(a)(2), 56.50-85(a)(3), 56.50-85(a)(7), 56.50-85(a)(7)(i), 56.50-85(a)(9), redesignated 56.50-85(a)(12), 56.50-90(b), 56.50-90(e), 56.50-95(a)(1), 56.50-95(a)(2), 56.50-95(a)(3), 56.50-95(b)(2), 56.50-95(b)(3), 56.50-95(d)(1), 56.50-95(d)(2), 56.50-95(e)(1), 56.50-95(e)(2), 56.50-95(f), 56.50-95(g), 56.50-95(h), 56.50-96(a), 56.50-97, 56.50-103(b), 56.50-103(e), 56.50-103(g), 56.50-103(h), 56.50-103(i), 56.50-103(k), 56.50-105(a), 56.50-105(a)(1), 56.50-105(a)(1)(i), 56.50-105(a)(1)(ii), 56.50-105(a)(2), 56.50-105(a)(3), 56.50-105(a)(4), 56.50-105(b), 56.50-105(b)(2), 56.50-105(b)(3), 56.50-105(b)(4), 56.50-105(b)(6), 56.50-110(b), 56.60-1(a)(1), 56.60-1(b), 56.60-2(a), 56.60-2(c)(1)(ii), 56.60-2(c)(2), 56.60-3(b), redesignated 56.60-5(c), 56.60-10(a), 56.60-10(b), 56.60-25, 56.65-1, 56.70-5(b), 56.70-10(a)(1)(iii), 56.70-10(a)(2), 56.70-10(a)(4), 56.70-15(a)(1), redesignated 56.70-15(a)(2), 56.70-15(b)(2), 56.70-15(b)(3), 56.70-15(b)(4), 56.70-15(b)(8), 56.70-15(e)(1), 56.70-15(f)(1), 56.70-15(g)(2), 56.70-15(g)(4), 56.70-15(g)(5), 56.70-15(g)(5)(i), 56.70-15(g)(5)(ii), 56.70-15(g)(6), 56.70-15(h), 56.70-20(a), 56.70-20(b), 56.75-5(b), redesignated 56.75-10, 56.75-15(a), 56.75-20(a), 56.75-20(b), 56.75-25(c), 56.75-30(a)(1), 56.75-30(b)(1), 56.75-30(b)(2), 56.75-30(c)(1), 56.75-30(c)(2), 56.80-5, 56.80-15(b), 56.80-15(f), 56.90-1, 56.90-5(a), 56.90-5(c), 56.90-10(a), 56.90-10(b), 56.95-1(a), 56.95-1(b), 56.95-5, 56.95-10(a), 56.95-10(b), 56.95-10(c)(1), 56.95-10(c)(1)(i), 56.95-10(c)(1)(ii), 56.95-10(c)(3), 56.95-10(c)(4), 56.95-10(c)(4)(i), 56.95-10(c)(5), 56.97-40(a), 56.97-40(a)(1), 56.97-40(c), 57.01-1(a), 57.02-1(a), 57.02-2(a), 57.02-4(a), 57.02-4(b), 57.04-1, 57.05-1, 57.05-2, 57.05-3, 57.05-5, 57.06-1(a), 57.06-1(b), 57.06-1(c), 57.06-2(a), 57.06-2(a)(1), 57.06-2(a)(2), 57.06-2(b), 57.06-2(c), 57.06-3(a), 57.06-3(b), 57.06-3(d), 57.06-3(e), 57.06-4(a), 57.06-4(b), 57.06-4(c), 57.06-4(d), 57.06-4(e), 57.06-4(f), 57.06-4(f)(1), 57.06-4(f)(2), 57.06-4(g), 57.06-4(h), 57.06-4(i), 57.06-5(a), 57.06-5(b), 58.01-10(b), 58.01-20, 58.01-30, 58.01-50, 58.01-55, 58.03-1(a), 58.03-1(b)(1), 58.03-1(c)(1), redesignated 58.03-1(d)(1), redesignated 58.03-1(d)(2), redesignated 58.03-1(e)(1), redesignated 58.03-1(e)(2), redesignated 58.03-1(e)(3), redesignated 58.03-1(e)(4), redesignated 58.03-1(f)(1), redesignated 58.03-1(f)(2), redesignated 58.03-1(f)(3), redesignated 58.03-1(f)(4), redesignated 58.03-1(f)(5), redesignated 58.03-1(f)(6), redesignated 58.03-1(f)(7), redesignated 58.03-1(f)(8), redesignated 58.03-1(f)(9), redesignated 58.03-1(g)(1), redesignated 58.03-1(g)(2), redesignated 58.03-1(h)(1), redesignated 58.03-1(i)(1), redesignated 58.03-1(i)(2), 58.05-1(b), 58.05-5(a), 58.10-5(a), 58.10-5(b)(1), 58.10-5(c), 58.10-5(d)(1)(i), 58.10-10(a), 58.10-15(a), 58.10-15(b), 58.10-15(c)(1), 58.10-15(c)(2), 58.10-15(c)(3), 58.10-15(e), 58.10-15(f)(1), 58.10-15(f)(2), 58.10-15(f)(3), 58.10-15(g), 58.10-15(h), 58.16-1(c), 58.16-10(a)(1), 58.16-10(a)(3), redesignated 58.16-10(b)(2), redesignated 58.16-10(b)(3), 58.16-10(d), 58.16-10(e), 58.16-15(a), 58.16-15(b), 58.16-15(c), 58.16-15(d), 58.16-15(e), 58.16-16(a), 58.16-16(b), 58.16-16(c), 58.16-17(a), 58.16-17(b), 58.16-17(c), 58.16-18(a)(1), 58.16-18(a)(2), 58.16-18(a)(3), 58.16-18(a)(4), 58.16-18(a)(5), 58.16-18(b)(1), 58.16-18(b)(2), 58.16-18(c), 58.16-18(d), 58.16-19(a)(1), 58.16-19(a)(2), 58.16-19(b), 58.16-20(a), 58.16-20(b), 58.16-25(a), 58.16-30(a), 58.16-30(b), 58.16-30(c), 58.16.30(d), 58.16-30(e), 58.16-30(f), 58.16-30(g), 58.16-35(a), 58.16-35(b), 58.16-35(c), 58.20-1(b), 58.20-5(a), 58.20-10(a), 58.20-10(b), 58.20-15(a), 58.20-15(b), 58.20-15(c), 58.20-20(a), 58.20-20(b), 58.20-20(c), 58.20-25(a), 58.20-25(b), 58.25-5, 58.25-10, 58.25-20, 58.25-25(a), 58.25-25(e), 58.25-60, 58.25-65(a), 58.30-1(a), 58.30-5(b), 58.30-5(c), 58.30-10(b), 58.30-10(c), 58.30-10(d), 58.30-10(e), 58.30-15(b), 58.30-15(c), 58.30-15(d), 58.30-15(e), 58.30-15(f), 58.30-20(b), 58-30-20(c), 58.30-20(d), 58.30-25(b), 58.30-25(c), 58.30-30(c), 58.30-30(d), 58.30-30(e), 58.30-35(a), 58.30-35(b), 58.30-35(c), 58.30-35(c)(1), 58.30-35(c)(2), 58.30-35(c)(3), 58.30-35(d), 58.30-50, 58.50-1(b), 58.50-1(c), 58.50-5(a)(1), 58.50-5(a)(2), 58.50-5(a)(3), 58.50-5(a)(4), 58.50-5(a)(5), 58.50-5(a)(6), 58.50-5(a)(7), 58.50-5(a)(8), 58.50-5(b)(1), 58.50-5(b)(2), 58.50-5(b)(3), 58.50-5(b)(4), 58.50-5(b)(5), 58.50-5(c)(1), 58.50-5(c)(2), 58.50-5(c)(3), 58.50-10(a)(2), 58.50-10(a)(3), 58.50-10(a)(5), 58.50-10(a)(6), 58.50-10(a)(7), 58.50-10(a)(8), 58.50-10(a)(9),
58.50-10(b)(1), 58.50-10(b)(2), 58.50-10(b)(3), 58.50-10(b)(4), 58.50-10(b)(5), 58.50-10(c)(1), 58.50-10(c)(2), 58.50-10(c)(3), 58.50-15, 58.60-7, 59.01-2(a), 59.01-2(b)(1), 59.01-2(b)(2), 59.01-2(b)(3), 59.01-2(b)(4), 59.01-5(a), 59.01-5(b), 59.01-5(c), 59.01-5(d), 59.10-1(b), 59.10-1(d), 59.10-5(h), 59.10-5(i), 59.10-5(j), 59.10-5(k), 59.10-5(l), 59.10-10(a)(1), 59.10-10(a)(2), 59.10-10(a)(3), 59.10-10(d), 59.10-10(e), 59.10-10(f), 59.10-15(a), 59.10-15(b), 59.10-20(a), 59.10-20(b), 59.10-25, 59.10-30, 59.10-35(a), 59.10-35(b), 59.10-35(c), 59.10-35(d), 59.15-1(a), 59.15-1(a)(1), 59.15-1(a)(2), 59.15-1(d), 59.15-5(b), 59.15-10(a), 59.15-10(c), 59.20-1, 61.01-1(a), 61.01-1(b), 61.03-1(a), 61.03-1(b), 61.05-1, 61.05-5(a), 61.05-5(b), 61.05-10(b), 61.05-10(c), 61.05-10(d), 61.05-10(e), 61.05-10(f), 61.05-10(g), 61.05-15(a), 61.05-15(e), 61.05-20, redesignated 61.10-5(g)(1), 61.15-1, 61.15-5(a), 61.15-5(c), 61.15-10(a), 61.15-15(a), 61.20-1(b), 61.20-3(a), 61.20-3(b), 61.20-5(a), 61.20-5(b), 61.20-17(b), 61.20-23(c), 61.30-5, 61.30-20, 61.35-3, 61.40-1(b), 62.01-3, 62.01-5(d), 62.05-1(a), 62.05-1(b)(1), 62.10-1, 62.15-1, 62.20-1, 62.20-5(a), 62.25-25(d), 62.35-1(a), 62.35-10(b), 62.35-15(a)(2), 62.35-35, 62.35-40, 62.35-50, 62.50-30, 63.15-1, 63.15-3, 63.15-7, 63.25-3, 63.25-7, 63.25-9, 64.2(a), 64.2(b), 64.5, 64.11, 64.13, 64.21, 64.25, and 64.31.
Updated cross-references
§§ 50.10-30(c)(1), 50.30-1(c), 52.25-1. 53.01-5(a), 54.01-1(b)(1), 54.01-1(c)(1) 54.01-1(c)(2), 54.01-1(c)(3), 54.01-1(c)(4), 54.01-1(c)(5), 54.01-1(d)(1), 54.01-2(a), 54.01-5(a), 54.01-5(b), 54.01-5(d)(5), 54.05-15, 54.05-20, 54.10-20(a)(2), 56.10-5(a), 56.15-5(b), redesignated 56.15-10(a), redesignated 56.15-10(b), 56.25-10, 56.30-5(c)(1), 56.30-10(b), 56.30-20(b), 56.30-20(c), redesignated 56.35-10(a), 56.35-15, 56.50-55(a), 56.50-55(a)(1), 56.50-55(b)(1), 56.50-70(a), 56.50-70(a)(2), 56.50-105(a)(1), 56.50-105(a)(1)(i), 56.50-105(a)(1)(ii), 56.50-105(a)(1)(iii), 56.60-1(a)(2)(i), 56.60-1(b), 56.60-2(b), 56.70-15(b)(6)(ii), 56.70-15(g), 56.97-5(b), 57.02-1(b), 57.02-2(a), 57.03-1(b), 58.16-7, 58.50-15, 59.01-2(b)(1), 59.01-2(b)(2), 59.01-2(b)(3), 59.01-2(b)(4), 59.15-1(e), 61.05-10(a), 62.35-1(a), 63.15-1(a), 63.15-3(d), 63.15-7(d), and 63.25-7(a).
Updated industry standards
§§ 52.01-1(b)(1), 53.01-1(b)(1), 53.01-1(b)(2), 53.01-1(c)(1), 53.01-1(c)(2), 54.01-1(b)(1), 54.01-1(c)(1), 54.01-1(c)(2), 54.01-1(c)(3), 54.01-1(c)(4), 54.01-1(c)(5), 54.01-1(d)(1), 54.01-1(e)(1), 54.01-2, 56.01-2, 56.50-60(d)(1), 56.50-60(d)(2), 56.50-105, 56.60-1, 56.60-15(a), 56.60-15(b), 57.02-1(b), 58.01-50, 58.10-5(d)(1), 59.01-2(b)(1), 59.01-2(b)(2), 59.01-2(b)(3), 59.01-2(b)(4), 62.05-1(b)(1), 62.25-30(a)(1), 62.25-30(a)(2), 62.25-30(a)(3), 62.25-30(a)(5), 62.35-5(d), 62.35-35, 62.35-50, 62.50-30(c), 63.05-1(a)(1), 63.05-1(b)(1), 63.05-1(c)(1), 63.05-1(d)(2), 63.05-1(e)(1), 63.05-1(e)(3), 63.05-1(f)(1), 63.05-1(f)(2), 63.05-1(f)(3), 63.05-1(f)(4), and 63.25-3(a).
B. Standards Incorporated by Reference To Be Updated or Added
Following this paragraph, we include an alphabetical list of the standards we are updating or adding, each with a listing of the sections in which they appear in 46 CFR. For each standard listed, we describe the topics covered by the standard, the changes to the standard, any difference between the older edition of standards currently included within the CFR via IBR and the edition adopted, and a list of subparts or sections that reference the standard.
• ABS Rules for Building and Classing Marine Vessels, Part 4, Vessel Systems and Machinery, January 2020. This standard updates the 2003 standard, incorporated by reference in §§ 58.01-5, 58.05-1, 58.10-15, 58.20-5, 58.25-5, 62.25-30, 62.35-5, 62.35-35, 62.35-40, 62.35-50, and 62.50-30. In 2020, ABS changed the name of the Steel Vessel Rules to Marine Vessel Rules. All parts and sections contain the same information along with updates to reflect the current technologies for commercial vessels. The rules contain a comprehensive set of construction and maintenance requirements for ships and offshore facilities.
• ABYC P-1-14, Installation of Exhaust Systems for Propulsion and Auxiliary Engines, reaffirmed 2014. This American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) standard updates the 1973 standard, incorporated by reference at § 58.10-5. It contains the rules and guidance for the safe installation and operation of exhaust systems for propulsion and auxiliary engines. Updates to the standard are editorial (non-substantive) in nature.
• ANSI Z21.22-2015, Relief valves for hot water supply systems, July 2015. This standard updates the 1986 edition incorporated by reference at § 63.25-3. This standard establishes requirements for relief valves for hot water systems. It has been regularly revised to accommodate technological developments, to address administrative requirements, to incorporate interpretations, and to clarify the standard intent. It is the internationally accepted standard.
• API RP 14C, Analysis, Design, Installation, and Testing of Safety Systems for Offshore Production Facilities, Eighth Edition, February 2017 with errata 1 May 2018. This standard updates the 1986 edition incorporated by reference in § 58.60-9. This document presents provisions for designing, installing, and testing both process safety and non-marine emergency support systems on an offshore production facility. The updates made to the standard are editorial in nature.
• API STD 53, Well Control Equipment Systems for Drilling Wells, Fifth Edition, December 2018. This standard replaces API Recommended Practice 53 (API RP 53), the second edition of which is currently incorporated by reference at § 58.60-7. API STD 53 promotes best safety practices for the oil and gas industry during drilling operations, principally focusing on blowout prevention.
• API STD 607, Fire Test for Quarter-turn Valves and Valves Equipped with Nonmetallic Seats, Seventh Edition, June 2016. This standard replaces the fourth edition of API STD 607 (1993), incorporated by reference at § 56.20-15. This standard specifies fire type-testing of valves that contain nonmetallic materials and pressure-containing capabilities after the fire test.
• ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section I, Rules for Construction of Power Boilers, 2019 Edition, issued July 1, 2019. The 2001 edition is currently incorporated by reference at §§ 52.01-2, 52.01-5, 52.01-50, 52.01-90, 52.01-95, 52.01-100, 52.01-105, 52.01-110, 52.01-115, 52.01-120, 52.01-135, 52.01-140, 52.01-145, 52.05-1, 52.05-15, 52.05-20, 52.05-30, 52.05-45, 52.15-1, 52.15-5, 52.20-1, 52.20-25, 52.25-3, 52.25-5, 52.25-7, 52.25-10, 53.01-10, 56.15-1, 56.15-5, 56.20-1, 56.60-1, 56.70-15, 56.95-10, 58.30-15, and 59.10-5. By means of this rule, we remove the references at §§ 56.15-5 and 56.20-1 and add a reference at § 52.01-3(g). This portion of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) provides rules for construction of power boilers, electric boilers, miniature boilers, and high temperature water boilers to be used in stationary service, and includes power boilers used in locomotive, portable, and traction service. Every 2 years, the code is revised to accommodate technological developments, to address administrative requirements, to incorporate interpretations, and to clarify the intent of the code. It is the internationally accepted authoritative standard for design and construction of boilers. Incorporating the latest edition simplifies regulatory compliance and
ensures the latest industry practices based on changes in technology are addressed and the highest possible level of safety is required. The 2019 standard updates the code by developing a new non-mandatory appendix for fabrication of dissimilar metal welds for creep strength enhanced ferritic steel to austenitic materials, rewriting section PW-38, incorporating non-mandatory appendix A-100, including detailed rules for preheating and inter-pass temperatures and interruption of welding and preheat, and adding a new figure for code jurisdictional limits for piping for fire-tube boilers.
• ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section IV, Rules for Construction of Heating Boilers, 2019 Edition, issued July 1, 2019. The 2004 edition is currently incorporated by reference at §§ 53.01-3, 53.01-5, 53.01-10, 53.05-1, 53.05-2, 53.05-3, 53.05-5, 53.10-1, 53.10-3, 53.10-10, 53.10-15, and 53.12-1. This code contains requirements, specific prohibitions, and non-mandatory guidance for construction of heating boilers. It has been regularly revised to accommodate technological developments, address administrative requirements, incorporate interpretations, and clarify the intent of the code. It is the internationally accepted authoritative standard for the design and construction of heating boilers. Incorporating the latest edition ensures compliance with current industry practices. The 2019 code updates Section IV by adding stress values to Table HF-30001 and adding language to various parts to allow for electronic signatures.
• ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VII, Recommended Guidelines for the Care of Power Boilers, 2019 Edition, issued July 1, 2019. The 2001 edition is currently incorporated by reference at § 59.01-5. This code contains requirements, specific prohibitions, and non-mandatory guidance for construction of power boilers. It has been regularly revised to accommodate technological developments, address administrative requirements, incorporate interpretations, and clarify the intent of the code. It is the internationally accepted authoritative standard for the operating, maintaining, examining, and care of power boilers. Incorporating the latest edition ensures compliance with current industry practices. The changes made to the standard are structural and stylistic.
• ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII, Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels, 2019 Edition, issued July 1, 2019. The 1998 edition is currently incorporated by reference at §§ 54.01-2, 54.01-5, 54.01-15, 54.01-18, 54.01-25, 54.01-30, 54.01-35, 54.03-1, 54.05-1, 54.10-1, 54.10-3, 54.10-5, 54.10-10, 54.10-15, 54.15-1, 54.15-5, 54.15-10, 54.15-13, 54.20-1, 54.20-3, 54.25-1, 54.25-3, 54.25-8, 54.25-10, 54.25-15, 54.25-20, 54.30-3, 54.30-5, 54.30-10, 56.15-1, 56.15-5, 56.20-1, 56.25-5, 56.30-10, 56.30-30, 56.60-1, 56.60-2, 56.60-15, 56.95-10, 58.30-15, 59.10-5, and 59.10-10. By means of this rule, we remove the references at §§ 54.01-15, 56.15-5, 56.20-1, and 56.30-30, replacing the 1989 version in the other sections. The 1989 edition is also incorporated by reference at §§ 64.5, 64.11, 64.13, 64.21, 64.25, and 64.31, and reference is made to the use of a constant from the 1974 edition in a calculation at § 64.63. We remove the reference to the 1974 edition of the standard in § 64.63 (while still retaining the value of the constant), but maintain references to the 1989 edition in these sections since part 64 is applicable only to marine portable tanks for which the MSC received an application on or before May 1, 1991. This code contains requirements, specific prohibitions, and non-mandatory guidance for the construction of pressure vessels. It has been regularly revised to accommodate technological developments, address administrative requirements, incorporate interpretations, and clarify the intent of the code. It is the internationally accepted authoritative standard for the design and construction of heating boilers. Incorporating the latest edition ensures compliance with current industry practices. The 2019 edition allows for additional design methods from Div. 2 to be used in Div. 1 by creating new appendix 46. Revisions were also made for clarity.
• ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section IX, Qualification Standard for Welding, Brazing, and Fusing Procedures; Welders; Brazers; and Welding, Brazing, and Fusing Operators, 2019 Edition, issued July 1, 2019. This standard updates the 1989 edition currently incorporated at §§ 56.70-5, 56.70-20, 56.75-20, 57.02-2, 57.02-3, 57.02-4, 57.03-1, 57.04-1, 57.05-1, 57.06-1, 57.06-4, and 59.10-5. By means of this rule, we incorporate this standard at § 56.85-10 and remove the references at § 57.02-3. This standard establishes the qualifications of welders, welding operators, brazers, and brazing operators, and the procedures employed in welding or brazing. It has been regularly revised to accommodate technological developments, address administrative requirements, incorporate interpretations, and clarify the intent of the code. It is the internationally accepted authoritative standard for pressure vessels.
• ASME B1.1-2003 (Reaffirmed 2008), Unified Inch Screw Threads (UN and UNR Thread Form), issued September 30, 2004. This standard updates the 1982 edition, incorporated by reference at §§ 56.25-20 and 56.60-1, and specifies the thread form, series, class, allowance, tolerance, and designation for unified screw threads. The revision changes some of the values in tables provided in the standard. These changes in value were the result of the application of consistent eight decimal and round rules established in ASME B1.30-1992.
• ASME B1.20.1-2013, Pipe Threads, General Purpose (Inch), issued November 15, 2013. This standard updates the 1983 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1, and covers the dimensions and gauging of pipe threads. The revisions to the standard include editorial changes, changes in calculations and figures, and clarification of figures.
• ANSI B1.20.3-1976 (Reaffirmed 2013), Dryseal Pipe Threads (Inch), November 18, 1976. This standard is incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. We are updating the reaffirmation date of this standard to conform with its most recent reaffirmation. This document primarily provides specific dimensions for tapered pipe threads of various common sizes and has not changed substantially.
• ASME B16.1-2015, Gray Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings, Classes 25, 125, and 250, issued December 28, 2015. This standard updates the 1998 standard for these fittings as incorporated by reference in §§ 56.60-1 and 56.60-10. It covers pressure-temperature ratings, markings, and materials for Classes 25, 125, and 250 gray iron pipe flanges and flanged fittings. Updates include editorial changes, revisions, and corrections to the 1998 edition.
• ASME B16.3-2016, Malleable Iron Threaded Fittings, Classes 150 and 300, issued November 30, 2016. This standard updates the 1998 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1, and covers pressure-temperature ratings, dimensions, markings, and materials for Classes 150 and 300 malleable iron threaded fittings. Updates to the standard are editorial in nature, with changes made to update verbiage and readings.
• ASME B16.4-2016, Gray Iron Threaded Fittings, Classes 125 and 250, issued November 11, 2016. This standard updates the 1998 edition
incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It covers pressure-temperature ratings, markings, materials, dimensions, and tolerances for Classes 125 and 250 gray iron threaded fittings. The updates to this standard include metric system units and revisions to the text concerning dimensions and tolerance.
• ASME B16.5-2017, Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings, NPS
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through NPS 24 Metric/Inch Standard, issued November 20, 2017. This standard updates the 2003 edition incorporated by reference at §§ 56.25-20, 56.30-10, and 56.60-1. It covers pressure-temperature ratings, materials, dimensions, tolerances, marking, testing, and methods of designing openings for pipe flanges and flanged fittings. The updates made to this standard include updating materials and requirements for forgings.
• ASME B16.11-2016, Forged Fittings, Socket-Welding and Threaded, issued January 20, 2017, including errata. This standard updates the 2001 edition incorporated by reference at §§ 56.30-5 and 56.60-1. It covers pressure-temperature ratings, materials, dimensions, tolerances, marking, and testing for forged fittings. Updates to the standard include the addition of another type of fitting, format and reference revisions, and updated marking requirements.
• ASME B16.14-2013, Ferrous Pipe Plugs, Bushings, and Locknuts with Pipe Threads, issued November 15, 2013. This standard updates the 1991 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It covers pressure-temperature ratings, materials, dimensions, tolerances, marking, testing, and threading for various threaded ferrous pipe fittings. The updates to this standard were mostly editorial and conforming in nature, with revisions to section 8 requiring threads and gauging practices to conform to ASME B1.20.1 and other B16 standards.
• ASME B16.15-2013, Cast Copper Alloy Threaded Fittings, Classes 125 and 250, issued December 6, 2013. This standard updates the 1985 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It covers pressure-temperature ratings, materials, dimensions, tolerances, marking, testing, and threading requirements for Classes 125 and 250 of cast copper alloy fittings. The standard was updated in 2004, and 2011, and the 2013 edition revises section 7, requiring threading and gauging practices be identical to ASME B1.20.1 and other B16 standards.
• ASME B16.20-2012, Metallic Gaskets for Pipe Flanges, Ring-Joint, Spiral-Wound, and Jacketed, issued June 25, 2013. This standard updates the 1998 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It covers materials, dimensions, tolerances, and markings for metal ring-joint gaskets, spiral-wound metal gaskets, metal-jacketed gaskets, and grooved metal gaskets with covering layers. The updates to the standard include minor revisions to the material requirements for spiral-wound gaskets, along with tables and figures.
• ASME B16.21-2016, Nonmetallic Flat Gaskets for Pipe Flanges, issued December 9, 2016. This standard updates the 2005 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It covers types, sizes, materials, and dimensions for gaskets used with flanges. The 2016 edition primarily expands the scope of the standard to include values greater than size 12 NPS.
• ASME B16.23-2016, Cast Copper Alloy Solder Joint Drainage Fittings: DWV, issued January 16, 2017. This standard updates the 2002 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It covers materials, dimensions, tolerances, and markings for cast copper alloy solder joint drainage fittings, designed for use in drain, waste, and vent systems. The updates in the 2016 edition are editorial in nature and not substantive.
• ASME B16.25-2012, Buttwelding Ends, issued December 20, 2012. This standard updates the 2003 edition incorporated by reference at §§ 56.30-5, 56.60-1, and 56.70-10. It covers the preparation of butt-welding ends of piping components to be joined into a piping system by welding and includes requirements for welding bevels for external and internal shaping of heavy-wall components, and for preparation of internal ends (including dimensions and tolerances). The updates to the standard are editorial in nature and include updated references and tables.
• ASME B16.29-2012, Wrought Copper Alloy Solder-Joint Drainage Fittings-DWV, issued September 26, 2012. This standard updates the 2007 edition currently incorporated at § 56.60-1. The standard covers the materials, marking, sizes, and dimensions for wrought copper and copper alloy solder-joint drainage fittings, and was updated editorially in 2012.
• ASME B16.34-2017, Valves—Flanged, Threaded, and Welding End, issued August 23, 2017. This standard updates the 1996 edition currently incorporated by reference at §§ 56.20-1 and 56.60-1. Through this rule, we remove the reference at § 56.20-1. This standard applies to new construction and covers pressure-temperature ratings, dimensions, tolerances, materials, testing and marking for flanged, threaded, and welding end valves. The standard updates the materials manufactured list to include valves up to NPS 60, and changes were made to allowable materials.
• ASME B18.2.1-2012, Square, Hex, Heavy Hex, and Askew Head Bolts and Hex, Heavy Hex, Hex Flange, Lobed Head, and Lag Screws (Inch Series), issued April 24, 2013. This standard updates the 1996 edition incorporated by reference at §§ 56.25-20 and 56.60-1. It covers the dimensional requirements for nine product types of inch series bolts and screws recognized as American National Standard. The 2012 standard provides significant revisions to illustrations in tables 6, 7 and 8, which provided the wrong dimensions for several figures.
• ASME B18.2.2-2015, Nuts for General Applications: Machine Screw Nuts, Hex, Square, Hex Flange, and Couplings Nuts (Inch Series), issued November 30, 2015. This standard updates the 1987 edition incorporated by reference at §§ 56.25-20 and 56.60-1. It covers complete general and dimensional data for various types of inch series hex and square nuts.
• ASME B31.1-2016, Power Piping, ASME Code for Pressure Piping, B31, issued June 30, 2016. This standard updates the 2001 edition currently incorporated by reference at §§ 56.01-3, 56.01-5, 56.07-5, 56.07-10, 56.10-1, 56.10-5, 56.15-1, 56.15-5, 56.20-1, 56.25-7, 56.30-1, 56.30-5, 56.30-10, 56.30-20, 56.35-1, 56.50-1, 56.50-15, 56.50-40, 56.50-65, 56.50-70, 56.50-97, 56.60-1, 56.65-1, 56.70-10, 56.70-15, 56.80-5, 56.80-15, 56.95-1, 56.95-10, and 56.97-1. By means of this rule, we add new references at §§ 56.70-5, 56.85-10, and 56.85-15, and remove the existing references at §§ 56.15-5, 56.20-1, 56.30-10, 56.50-15, and 56.50-65. This standard prescribes requirements for the design, materials, fabrication, inspection, operation, and maintenance of piping systems. The updates to the standard were numerous, with many revisions to nomenclature and additions to stress test values for several items in various tables.
• ASME B31.3-2018, Process Piping, ASME Code for Pressure Piping, B31, issued August 30, 2019. This standard updates the 1987 edition currently incorporated by reference at § 58.60-7, and by means of this rule is also adopted for § 56.60-1. ASME B31.3 is the industry standard for low temperature piping. It is a more appropriate reference for low temperature piping than ASME B31.1, which is the current main reference document for part 56. A specific
standard for low temperature piping is needed due to the increase in liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a ship fuel. LNG is cryogenic, necessitating the use of very specific materials.
• ASME B31.5-2016, Refrigeration Piping and Heat Transfer Components, ASME Code for Pressure Piping, B31, issued June 29, 2016. This standard updates the 1987 edition, incorporated by reference at § 58.20-5 and 58.20-20. It prescribes requirements for the materials, design, fabrication, assembly, test and inspection of refrigerant, heat transfer components, and secondary cooling piping for very low temperatures. The changes in the standard include editorial changes to sections and tables, as well as substantive revisions to technical requirements including materials, design, and fabrication.
• ASME B36.10M-2015, Welded and Seamless Wrought Steel Pipe, issued August 31, 2015. This standard updates the 2004 edition incorporated by reference at §§ 56.07-5, 56.30-20, and 56.60-1. This standard covers the standardization of dimensions of welded and seamless wrought steel pipe for high or low temperatures and pressure. The 2015 edition updates the standard with editorial changes and revisions.
• ASME CSD-1-2018, Controls and Safety Devices for Automatically Fired Boilers, issued October 12, 2018. This standard updates the 2004 edition incorporated by reference at §§ 63.10-1, 63.15-1, and 63.20-1. This standard establishes requirements for the assembly, installation, maintenance, and operation of controls and safety devices on automatically operated boilers. It has been regularly revised to accommodate technological developments, address administrative requirements, incorporate interpretations, and clarify the intent of the standard. It is the internationally accepted authoritative standard on controls and safety devices for pressure vessels.
• ASME BPVC.II.A-2021/SA-675-2021, 2021 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code: Section II—Materials; Part A—Ferrous Material Specifications (SA-451 to End), Specification for Steel Bars, Carbon, Hot-Wrought, Special Quality, Mechanical Properties, 2021 Edition, issued July 1, 2021. This standard replaces the 1998 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-2. The standard is identical to ASTM A675 in that it covers special quality carbon steel bars and bar size shapes to specific mechanical properties, most importantly, tensile strength. The current standard has minor technical differences from the 1998 edition, such as minor changes to maximum carbon content of certain steel grades.
• ASTM A20/A20M-19, Standard Specification for General Requirements for Steel Plates for Pressure Vessels, approved May 1, 2019. The 1997 edition is incorporated by reference at §§ 54.05-10 and 54.25-10. This standard provides a group of common requirements that apply to rolled steel plates used for pressure vessels. It has been regularly updated to address advancements in steel plate chemical compositions, manufacturing processes, and material testing.
• ASTM A36/A36M-14, Standard Specification for Carbon Structural Steel, approved December 1, 2014. This standard updates the 1997 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.30-10. It covers “carbon steel shapes, plates, and bars of structural quality for use in rivet, bolted, or welded construction . . . for general purposes.” The updates to the standard include updates to material construction limits for plate products greater than 15 inches.
• ASTM A47/A47M-99 (Reapproved 2014), Standard Specification for Ferritic Malleable Iron Castings, approved April 1, 2014. This standard updates the 1995 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. This standard, which covers ferritic malleable castings for general engineering usage at temperatures from normal ambient to approximately 400 °C (750 °F), is routinely updated to reflect updates in technology and practices.
• ASTM A53/A53M-12, Standard Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and Seamless, approved March 1, 2012. This standard updates the 1998 edition incorporated by reference at §§ 56.10-5 and 56.60-1. It covers seamless and welded black and hot-dipped galvanized steel pipes. The standard is updated to reflect changes in material composition for copper content of a type of pipe, as well as some editorial changes.
• ASTM A126-04 (Reapproved 2014), Standard Specification for Gray Iron Castings for Valves, Flanges, and Pipe Fittings, approved April 1, 2014. This standard updates the 1995 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It covers three classes of gray iron for castings intended for use as valve pressure retaining parts, pipe fittings, and flanges. The standard is updated to reflect changes in material testing.
• ASTM A135/A135M-19, Standard Specification for Electric-Resistance-Welded Steel Pipe, approved May 1, 2019. This standard updates the 1997 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It covers two grades of electric-resistance-welded steel pipe in NPS 2 to NPS 30 wall thickness. The standard has been updated to reflect changes in material testing and some editorial changes.
• ASTM A193/A193M-19, Standard Specification for Alloy-Steel and Stainless Steel Bolting for High-Temperature or High Pressure Service and Other Special Purpose Applications, approved November 1, 2019. This standard updates the 1998 standard incorporated by reference at § 58.30-15. It covers alloy and stainless-steel bolting materials and components for pressure vessels, valves, flanges, and fittings for high temperature or high-pressure service. The updates to this standard are editorial in nature, with minor technical changes and changes in material testing and grading.
• ASTM A197/A197M-00 (Reapproved 2015), Standard Specification for Cupola Malleable Iron, approved November 1, 2015. This standard updates the 1992 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It covers malleable irons for castings made by the cupola process. The standard has been updated to reflect changes in material testing, as well as making some editorial changes.
• ASTM A203/A203M-17, Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Nickel, approved November 1, 2017. This standard updates the 1997 edition incorporated by reference at § 54.05-20. The standard covers nickel-alloy steel plates intended for pressure vessels. It has been revised twice since 1997 to update the chemical composition requirements of nickel-alloy steel and to eliminate prescriptive “current practice” thickness limits. Instead, thickness is only limited by the capacity of the composition to meet specified mechanical properties.
• ASTM A210/A210M-19, Standard Specification for Seamless Medium-Carbon Steel Boiler and Superheater Tubes, approved May 1, 2019. This standard updates the 1996 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It covers minimum-wall-thickness, seamless medium-carbon steel, boiler flues, including safe ends, arch and stay tubes, and superheater tubes. The standard is updated to reflect changes in material testing and grading, as well as some editorial changes.
• ASTM A268/A268M-10 (Reapproved 2016), Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded Ferritic and Martensitic Stainless Steel Tubing for General Service, approved September 1, 2016. This standard updates the 1996 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It covers
minimum-wall-thickness, stainless steel tubing for general corrosion-resisting and high-temperature service. The updated standard reflects changes in material testing and grading, as well as some editorial changes.
• ASTM A276/A276M-17, Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes, approved March 15, 2017. This standard updates the 1998 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-2. It covers hot-finished or cold-finished bars except bars for forging. The updated standard reflects changes in material testing and grading, as well as some editorial changes.
• ASTM A312/A312M-17, Standard Specification for Seamless, Welded, and Heavily Cold Worked Austenitic Stainless Steel Pipes, approved March 15, 2017. This standard updates the 1995 edition incorporated by reference at §§ 56.50-105 and 56.60-1. It covers seamless, straight-seam welded, and heavily cold worked welded austenitic stainless-steel pipe intended for high-temperature and general corrosive service. The standard is updated to reflect changes in material testing and grading, as well as some editorial changes.
• ASTM A333/A333M-16, Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded Steel Pipe for Low-Temperature Service and Other Applications with Required Notch Toughness, approved March 1, 2016. This standard updates the 1994 edition incorporated by reference at §§ 56.50-105 and 56.60-1. It covers nominal (average) wall seamless and welded carbon and alloy steel pipe intended for use at low temperatures and in other applications requiring notch toughness. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions as well as changes in material grading and testing.
• ASTM A334/A334M-04a (Reapproved 2016), Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded Carbon and Alloy-Steel Tubes for Low-Temperature Service, approved March 1, 2016. This standard updates the 1994 edition incorporated by reference at §§ 56.50-105 and 56.60-1. It covers nominal (average) wall seamless and welded carbon and alloy steel tubes intended for use at low temperatures and in other applications requiring notch toughness. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions as well as changes in material grading and testing.
• ASTM A350/A350M-17, Standard Specification for Carbon and Low-Alloy Steel Forgings, Requiring Notch Toughness Testing for Piping Components, approved September 1, 2017. This standard updates the 1997 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.50-105. It covers several grades of carbon and low-alloy steel forged or ring-rolled flanges, forged fittings and valves intended primarily for low-temperature service and requiring notch toughness testing. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions as well as changes in material grading and testing.
• ASTM A352/A352M-17, Standard Specification for Steel Castings, Ferritic and Martensitic, for Pressure-Containing Parts, Suitable for Low-Temperature Service, approved November 1, 2017. This standard updates the 1998 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.50-105. It covers steel castings for valves, flanges, fittings, and other pressure-containing parts. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions as well as changes in material grading and testing.
• ASTM A358/A358M-15, Standard Specification for Electric-Fusion-Welded Austenitic Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service and General Applications, approved September 1, 2015. This standard updates the 1992 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It covers the grades of alloy and stainless-steel piping suitable for corrosive or high-temperature service. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions as well as changes in material grading and testing.
• ASTM A370-19, Standard Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products, approved July 1, 2019. We are incorporating this standard by reference at § 54.25-20. The standard covers procedures and definitions for the mechanical testing of steels, stainless steels, and related alloys. It has been revised almost annually since 1997 to address advancements in testing technology and practices.
• ASTM A376/A376M-17, Standard Specification for Seamless Austenitic Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service, approved September 1, 2017. This standard updates the 1998 edition incorporated by reference at §§ 56.60-1 and 56.60-2. It covers grades of hydrogen and nitrogen for seamless austenitic steel pipes made for high-temperature service. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions, as well as changes in material grading and testing.
• ASTM A403/A403M-16, Standard Specification for Wrought Austenitic Stainless Steel Piping Fittings, approved May 1, 2016. This standard updates the 1998 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It covers wrought stainless steel fittings for pressure piping applications. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions, as well as changes in material grading and testing.
• ASTM A420/A420M-16, Standard Specification for Piping Fittings of Wrought Carbon Steel and Alloy Steel for Low-Temperature Service, approved May 1, 2016. This standard updates the 1996 edition incorporated by reference at §§ 56.50-105 and 56.60-1. It covers fittings for use in pressure piping and pressure vessel service at low temperatures. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions, as well as changes in material grading and testing.
• ASTM A522/A522M-14, Standard Specification for Forged or Rolled 8 and 9% Nickel Alloy Steel Flanges, Fittings, Valves, and Parts for Low-Temperature Service, approved October 1, 2014. This standard updates the 1995 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.50-105. It covers 8- or 9-percent nickel-alloy steel forged or rolled flanges, fittings, valves, and parts intended for use in welded pressure vessels for low-temperature service. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions, as well as changes in material grading and testing.
• ASTM A575-96 (Reapproved 2013), Standard Specification for Steel Bars, Carbon, Merchant Quality, M-Grades, approved April 1, 2013. This standard updates the 1996 (reapproved in 2007) edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-2. It covers hot-wrought merchant quality steel bars produced to a chemical composition. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions, as well as changes in material grading and testing.
• ASTM A576-17, Standard Specification for Steel Bars, Carbon, Hot-Wrought, Special Quality, approved November 1, 2017. This standard updates the 1990 edition (reapproved in 2012) incorporated by reference at § 56.60-2. It covers hot-wrought special quality steel bars. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions and corrections.
• ASTM B16/B16M-10 (Reapproved 2015), Standard Specification for Free-Cutting Brass Rod, Bar and Shapes for Use in Screw Machines, approved May 1, 2015. This standard updates the 1992 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-2. It establishes the requirements for free-cutting brass rod, bar, wire, and shapes of any specified cross section produced from copper alloy suitable for high-speed screw matching applications and moderate thread rolling. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions, as well as changes in material composition, grading, and testing.
• ASTM B21/B21M-20, Standard Specification for Naval Brass Rod, Bar, and Shapes, approved April 1, 2020. This standard updates the 1996 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-2. It establishes the requirements for naval brass rod, bar, and shapes produced from copper alloy, including dimensions, workmanship and appearance, testing methods, and performance requirements. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions, as well as changes in material grading and testing.
• ASTM B26/B26-M-18, Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Sand Castings, approved May 15, 2018. This standard updates the 1997 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-2. It covers specifications for aluminum-alloy sand castings used in general purpose applications, including dimensions, workmanship and appearance, testing methods, and performance requirements. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions, as well as changes in material grading and testing.
• ASTM B42-20, Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Pipe, Standard Sizes, approved April 1, 2020. This standard updates the 1996 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It covers the requirements for seamless copper pipe in all nominal or standard pipe sizes, both regular and extra-strong, suitable for use in plumbing, boiler feed lines, and for similar purposes. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions, as well as changes in material grading and testing.
• ASTM B43-15, Standard Specification for Seamless Red Brass Pipe, Standard Sizes, approved October 1, 2015. This standard updates the 1996 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It covers grades of hydrogen and nitrogen for seamless austenitic steel pipes made for high-temperature service. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions, as well as changes in material grading and testing.
• ASTM B68/B68M-19, Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Tube, Bright Annealed, approved April 1, 2019. This standard updates the 1995 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It covers the requirements for bright annealed seamless copper tube suitable for use in refrigeration, oil lines, and gasoline lines, where tubing with an interior surface free from scale and dirt is required. This standard was updated in 2011. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions, as well as changes in material grading and testing.
• ASTM B75/B75M-19, Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Tube, approved April 1, 2019. This standard updates the 1997 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It establishes the requirements for seamless round, rectangular, and square copper tube suitable for general engineering applications. This standard was updated in 2011. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions, as well as changes in material grading and testing.
• ASTM B85/B85M-18, Standard Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Die Castings, approved May 1, 2018. This standard updates the 1996 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-2. It covers aluminum alloy die-castings for use in general-purpose applications, including dimensions, workmanship and appearance, testing methods, and performance requirements. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions, as well as changes in material grading and testing.
• ASTM B96/B96M-16, Standard Specification for Copper-Silicon Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar for General Purposes and Pressure Vessels, approved April 1, 2016. This standard updates the 1993 edition incorporated by reference at §§ 56.60-2 and 58.50-5. It establishes requirements for copper-silicon alloy plate, sheet, strip, and rolled bar for drawing, forming, stamping, bonding, and general engineering applications. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions, as well as changes in material grading and testing.
• ASTM B111/B111M-18a, Standard Specification for Copper and Copper-Alloy Seamless Condenser Tubes and Ferrule Stock, approved October 1, 2018. This standard updates the 1995 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It establishes the requirements for seamless tube and ferrule stock of copper and various copper alloys, including testing methods, material and manufacture, mechanical properties, and performance requirements. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions in the tables provided in the standard.
• ASTM B122/B122M-16, Standard Specification for Copper-Nickel-Tin Alloy, Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloy (Nickel Silver), and Copper-Nickel Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar, approved April 1, 2016. This standard updates the 1998 edition incorporated by reference at § 58.50-5. It establishes the requirements for copper-nickel-tin alloy, copper-nickel-zinc alloy (nickel silver), and copper-nickel alloy plate, sheet, strip, and rolled bar, including testing methods, material and manufacture, mechanical properties, and performance requirements. The updates to this standard are editorial in nature, with minor technical changes, or changes in material testing and grading.
• ASTM B124/B124M-18, Standard Specification for Copper and Copper Alloy Forging Rod, Bar, and Shapes, approved March 15, 2018. This standard updates the 1996 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-2. It establishes the requirements for copper and copper alloy rod, bar, and shapes intended for hot forging, including testing methods, material and manufacture, mechanical properties, and performance requirements. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions, as well as changes in material grading and testing.
• ASTM B127-19, Standard Specification for Nickel-Copper Alloy Plate, Sheet, and Strip, approved November 1, 2019. This standard updates the 1993 edition incorporated by reference at §§ 58.50-5 and 58.50-10. It covers the requirements for rolled nickel-copper alloy plate, sheet, and strip, including testing methods, material and manufacture, mechanical properties, and performance requirements. The updates to this standard are editorial in nature, with minor technical changes, or changes in material testing and grading.
• ASTM B152/B152M-19, Standard Specification for Copper Sheet, Strip, Plate, and Rolled Bar, approved October 1, 2019. This standard updates the 1997 edition incorporated by reference at § 58.50-5. It covers the requirements for copper sheet, strip, plate, and rolled bar, including testing methods, material and manufacture, mechanical properties, and performance requirements. The updates to this standard are editorial in nature, with minor technical changes, or changes in material testing and grading.
• ASTM B161-05 (Reapproved 2019), Standard Specification for Nickel Seamless Pipe and Tube, approved April 1, 2019. This standard updates the 1993 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It covers the requirements for nickel and low-carbon nickel in the form of cold-worked seamless pipe and tubes, including testing methods, material and manufacture, mechanical properties, and performance requirements. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions, as well as changes in material grading and testing.
• ASTM B165-19, Standard Specification for Nickel-Copper Alloy Seamless Pipe and Tube, approved November 1, 2019. This standard updates the 1993 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It covers the requirements for nickel-copper alloy in the form of cold-worked seamless pipe and tubes, including testing methods, material and manufacture, mechanical properties, and performance
requirements. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions, as well as changes in material grading and testing.
• ASTM B167-18, Standard Specification for Nickel-Chromium-Aluminum Alloys (UNS N06699), Nickel-Chromium-Iron Alloys (UNS N06600, N06601, N06603, N06690, N06693, N06025, N06045, and N06696), Nickel-Chromium-Cobalt-Molybdenum Alloy (UNS N06617), Nickel-Iron-Chromium-Tungsten Alloy (UNS N06674), and Nickel-Chromium-Molybdenum-Copper Alloy (UNS N06235) Seamless Pipe and Tube, approved December 1, 2018. This standard updates the 1997 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It covers cold-worked annealed, hot-worked annealed, and hot-finished seamless pipe and tube intended for general corrosion-resistant and heat-resistant applications. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions, as well as changes in material grading and testing.
• ASTM B171/B171M-18, Standard Specification for Copper-Alloy Plate and Sheet for Pressure Vessels, Condensers, and Heat Exchangers, approved October 1, 2018. This standard updates the 1995 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-2. It covers the requirements for copper-alloy plate, sheet, and circles cut from plate and sheet for pressure vessels, condensers, and heat exchangers, including testing methods, material and manufacture, mechanical properties, and performance requirements. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions, as well as changes in material grading and testing.
• ASTM B209-14, Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Sheet and Plate, approved November 1, 2014. This standard updates the 1996 edition incorporated by reference at §§ 58.50-5 and 58.50-10. It covers aluminum and aluminum-alloy flat sheet, coiled sheet, and plate, including testing methods, material and manufacture, mechanical properties, and performance requirements. The updates to this standard are editorial in nature, with minor technical changes, or changes in material testing and grading.
• ASTM B210/B210M-19a, Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Drawn Seamless Tubes, approved November 1, 2019. This standard updates the 1995 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It covers aluminum and aluminum-alloy drawn seamless tubes in straight lengths and coils for general purpose and pressure application in alloys. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions, as well as changes in material grading and testing.
• ASTM B234-17, Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Drawn Seamless Tubes for Surface Condensers, Evaporators, and Heat Exchangers, approved October 1, 2017. This standard updates the 1995 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It covers aluminum-alloy drawn seamless round tube in straight lengths for use in surface condensers, evaporators, and heat exchangers. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions, as well as changes in material grading and testing.
• ASTM B241/B241M-16, Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Seamless Pipe and Seamless Extruded Tube, approved February 1, 2016. This standard updates the 1996 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It covers aluminum and aluminum-alloy seamless pipe intended for pressure applications, and outlines the standard sizes and tempers necessary. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions, as well as changes in material grading and testing.
• ASTM B280-18, Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Tube for Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Field Service, approved March 1, 2018. This standard updates the 1997 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It establishes the requirements for seamless copper tube intended for use in the connection, repairs, or alterations of air conditioning or refrigeration units in the field. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions, as well as changes in material grading and testing.
• ASTM B283/B283M-18, Standard Specification for Copper and Copper-Alloy Die Forgings (Hot-Pressed), approved March 1, 2018. This standard updates the 1996 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-2. It establishes the requirements for copper and copper alloy die forgings produced by the hot-pressing method. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions, as well as changes in chemical compositions and material grading and testing.
• ASTM B315-19, Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Alloy Pipe and Tube, approved April 1, 2019. This standard updates the 1993 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It establishes the requirements for seamless copper alloy tube intended for general engineering purposes. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions.
• ASTM B361-16, Standard Specification for Factory-Made Wrought Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Welding Fittings, approved May 1, 2016. This standard updates the 1995 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It covers factory-made wrought aluminum and aluminum-alloy welding fittings (butt-welding or socket-end parts). The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions, as well as changes in material grading and testing.
• ASTM B858-06 (Reapproved 2018), Standard Test Method for Ammonia Vapor Test for Determining Susceptibility to Stress Corrosion Cracking in Copper Alloys, approved March 1, 2018. This standard updates the 1995 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-2. It describes a procedure to determine the presence of residual stress in wrought copper alloy products that may lead to stress corrosion cracking. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions, as well as changes in material testing.
• ASTM D92-18, Standard Test Method for Flash and Fire Points by Cleveland Open Cup Tester, approved July 1, 2018. This standard updates the 1997 edition incorporated by reference at § 58.30-10. It describes the determination of the flash point and fire point of petroleum products by manual or automated Cleveland open cup apparatus. The updates to this standard are editorial in nature, with minor technical changes, or changes in material testing and grading.
• ASTM D93-19, Standard Test Methods for Flash Point by Pensky-Martens Closed Cup Tester, approved November 1, 2019. This standard updates the 1997 edition incorporated by reference at § 58.01-10. It covers the determination of the flash point of petroleum products in the temperature range from 40 °C to 370 °C by manual or automated Pensky-Martens closed-cup apparatus. The updates to this standard are editorial in nature, with minor technical changes, or changes in material testing and grading.
• ASTM D323-15a, Standard Test Method for Vapor Pressure of Petroleum Products (Reid Method), approved June 1, 2015. This standard updates the 1994 edition incorporated by reference at § 58.16-5. It covers test method procedures for the determination of vapor pressure of gasoline, volatile crude oil, and other volatile petroleum products. The updates to this standard are editorial in nature, with minor technical changes, or changes in material testing and grading.
• ASTM D665-19, Standard Test Method for Rust-Preventing Characteristics of Inhibited Mineral Oil in the Presence of Water, approved December 1, 2019. This standard
updates the 1998 edition incorporated by reference at § 61.20-17. It covers test methods evaluating the ability of inhibited mineral oils, particularly steam-turbine oils, to aid in rust prevention of ferrous parts. The edits to this standard are editorial in nature.
• ASTM E23-18, Standard Test Methods for Notched Bar Impact Testing of Metallic Materials, approved June 1, 2018. This standard updates the 1996 edition incorporated by reference at §§ 54.05-5 and 56.50-105. It describes notched-bar impact testing of metallic materials. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions, as well as changes in material testing.
• ASTM E208-19, Standard Test Method for Conducting Drop-Weight Test to Determine Nil-Ductility Transition Temperature of Ferritic Steels, approved October 1, 2019. This standard updates the 1995 edition incorporated by reference at § 54.05-5. It describes methods of determining nil-ductile transition of ferritic steels. The standard has been revised three times since 1995 to address advancements in testing methods.
• ASTM F1006-86 (Reapproved 2018), Standard Specification for Entrainment Separators for Use in Marine Piping Applications, approved September 1, 2018. This standard updates the 1986 edition (reapproved in 2008) incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It covers the minimum requirements for the pressure-temperature rating, testing, and making of pressure-containing vessels for entrainment separators. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions, as well as changes in material grading and testing.
• ASTM F1007-18, Standard Specification for Pipeline Expansion Joints of the Packed Slip Type for Marine Application, approved May 1, 2018. This standard updates the 1986 edition (reapproved in 2007) incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It covers the design, manufacturing, and testing of packed slip tube expansion joints used in pipelines for thermal growth and contraction. The standard is updated to reflect editorial revisions, as well as changes in material grading and testing.
• ASTM F1020-86 (Reapproved 2018), Standard Specification for Line-Blind Valves for Marine Applications, approved March 1, 2018. This standard reapproves the 1986 edition (reapproved last in 2011) incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It provides the minimum requirements for design fabrication, pressure rating, and testing for line-blind valves.
• ASTM F1120-87 (Reapproved 2015), Standard Specification for Circular Metallic Bellows Type Expansion Joints for Piping Applications, approved May 1, 2015. This standard reapproves the 1987 edition (reapproved last in 2010) incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It establishes the requirements for design, manufacture, inspection, and testing of circular metallic bellows-type expansion joints for piping applications.
• ASTM F1123-87 (Reapproved 2015), Standard Specification for Non-Metallic Expansion Joints, approved May 1, 2015. This standard reapproves the 1987 edition (reapproved last in 2010) incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It provides the minimum requirements for construction, materials, performance, and dimensional requirements of arch-type non-metallic expansion joints.
• ASTM F1139-88 (Reapproved 2015), Standard Specification for Steam Traps and Drains, approved May 1, 2015. This standard reapproves the 1988 edition (reapproved last in 2010) incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It provides the minimum requirements for the design, fabrication, pressure rating, marking, and testing of steam traps and drains.
• ASTM F1155-10 (Reapproved 2015), Standard Practice for Selection and Application of Piping System Materials, approved May 1, 2015. ASTM F1155 specifies a list of acceptable material and design standards for many shipboard systems. This standard is currently not incorporated by reference in 46 CFR part 56 but, by means of this rule, will be incorporated by reference in §§ 56.50-60, 56.50-105, 56.60-1, and 56.60-15. Incorporating ASTM F1155 enables the removal of the following standards from Part 56:
○ ASME B16.9, Factory-Made Wrought Steel Buttwelding Fittings.
○ ASME B16.10, Face-to-Face and End-to-End Dimensions of Valves.
○ ASME B16.18, Cast Copper Alloy Solder Joint Pressure Fittings.
○ ASME B16.22, Wrought Copper and Copper Alloy Solder-Joint Pressure Fittings.
○ ASME B16.24, Cast Copper Alloy Pipe Flanges, Flanged Fittings, and Valves Classes 150, 300, 600, 900, 1500, and 2500.
○ ASME B16.42, Ductile Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings Classes 150 and 300.
○ ASTM A106/A106M, Standard Specification for Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service.
○ ASTM A139/A139M, Standard Specification for Electric-Fusion (Arc)-Welded Steel Pipe (NPS 4 and Over).
○ ASTM A182/A182M, Standard Specification for Forged or Rolled Alloy-Steel Pipe Flanges, Forged Fittings, and Valves and Parts for High-Temperature Service.
○ ASTM A192/A192M, Standard Specification for Seamless Carbon Steel Boiler Tubes for High-Pressure Service.
○ ASTM A194/A194M, Standard Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel Nuts for Bolts for High Pressure or High Temperature Service, or Both.
○ ASTM A213/A213M, Standard Specification for Seamless Ferritic and Austenitic Alloy-Steel Boiler, Superheater, and Heat-Exchanger Tubes.
○ ASTM A214/A214M, Standard Specification for Electric-Resistance-Welded Carbon Steel Heat-Exchanger and Condenser Tubes.
○ ASTM A234/A234M, Standard Specification for Piping Fittings of Wrought Carbon Steel and Alloy Steel for Moderate and High Temperature Service.
○ ASTM A249/A249M, Standard Specification for Welded Austenitic Steel Boiler, Superheater, Heat-Exchanger, and Condenser Tubes.
○ ASTM A307, Standard Specification for Carbon Steel Bolts and Studs, 60,000 PSI Tensile Strength.
○ ASTM A320/A320M, Standard Specification for Alloy/Steel Bolting Materials for Low-Temperature Service.
○ ASTM A335/A335M, Standard Specification for Seamless Ferritic Alloy-Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service.
○ ASTM A351/A351M, Standard Specification for Castings, Austenitic, for Pressure-Containing Parts.
○ ASTM A395/A395M, Standard Specification for Ferritic Ductile Iron Pressure-Retaining Castings for Use at Elevated Temperatures.
○ ASTM A536, Standard Specification for Ductile Iron Castings.
○ ASTM B88, Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Water Tube.
○ ASTM F682, Standard Specification for Wrought Carbon Steel Sleeve-Type Pipe Couplings.
○ MSS SP-44, Steel Pipe Line Flanges.
○ MSS SP-67, Butterfly Valves.
○ MSS SP-72, Ball Valves with Flanged or Butt-Welding Ends for General Service.
○ MSS SP-83, Class 3000 and 6000 Pipe Unions, Socket Welding and Threaded (Carbon Steel, Alloy Steel, Stainless Steels, and Nickel Alloys).
• ASTM F1172-88 (Reapproved 2015), Standard Specification for Fuel Oil Meters of the Volumetric Positive Displacement Type, approved May 1, 2015. This standard reapproves the 1988 edition (reapproved last in 2010)
incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It provides the minimum requirements for the design, fabrication, pressure rating, marking, calibration and testing for fuel oil measurement meters of the volumetric, positive displacement type. Editorial corrections were made in the 2015 standard.
• ASTM F1173-01 (Reapproved 2018), Standard Specification for Thermosetting Resin Fiberglass Pipe Systems to be Used for Marine Applications, approved March 1, 2018. This standard reapproves the 1995 edition (reapproved last in 2010) incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It covers reinforced thermosetting resin pipe systems with nominal pipe sizes 1 through 48 in. (25 through 1200 mm). The update reflects editorial revisions, as well as changes in material grading and testing.
• ASTM F1199-88 (Reapproved 2015), Standard Specification for Cast (All Temperatures and Pressures) and Welded Pipe Line Strainers (150 psig and 150 °F Maximum), approved May 1, 2015. This standard reapproves the 1988 edition (reapproved last in 2010) incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It covers the minimum requirements for the design, fabrication, rating, marking, and testing of cast and welded pipe line strainers.
• ASTM F1200-88 (Reapproved 2016), Standard Specification for Fabricated (Welded) Pipe Line Strainers (Above 150 psig and 150 °F), approved September 1, 2016. This standard reapproves the 1988 edition (reapproved last in 2010) incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It covers the minimum requirements for the design, fabrication, rating, marking, and testing of welded pipe line strainers.
• ASTM F1201-88 (Reapproved 2016), Standard Specification for Fluid Conditioner Fittings in Piping Applications above 0 °F, approved September 1, 2016. This standard reapproves the 1988 edition (reapproved last in 2010) incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It provides the minimum requirements for pressure-retaining components of fluid conditioner fittings and addresses the pressure-retaining component design, fabrication, rating, marking, and testing.
• ASTM F1323-14, Standard Specification for Shipboard Incinerators, approved November 1, 2014. This standard updates the 2001 standard currently incorporated by reference at § 63.25-9. It establishes requirements for the design, manufacture, performance, operation, functioning, and testing of shipboard incinerators. The standard has been regularly revised to accommodate technological developments, address administrative requirements, incorporate interpretations, and clarify the intent of the standard.
• ASTM F1387-19, Standard Specification for Performance of Piping and Tubing Mechanically Attached Fittings, approved September 15, 2019. This standard updates the 1993 edition currently incorporated by reference at § 56.30-25. It covers performance characteristics required for mechanically attached fillings used in piping and tubing systems. The changes made to the standard include updates to references, deleting cancelled United States Military Specifications and Standards, corrections to notes and tables, and clarifications on required testing.
• ASTM F1476-07 (Reapproved 2013), Standard Specification for Performance of Gasketed Mechanical Couplings for Use in Piping Applications, October 1, 2013. This standard reapproves the 2007 edition, which updated the 1995 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.30-35. It provides the performance characteristics and qualification tests required for gasketed mechanical couplings, including grooved-type mechanical couplings for grooved end pipe. The changes made to the standard in 2007 were mostly editorial in nature, with some changes to material testing and grading.
• ASTM F1548-01 (Reapproved 2018), Standard Specification for Performance of Fittings for Use with Gasketed Mechanical Couplings Used in Piping Applications, approved March 1, 2018. This standard reapproves the 2001 edition, which updated the 1994 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.30-35. It defines classification, materials, test requirements, inspection certification, marking and packing of fittings for use with gasketed mechanical couplings. The changes made to the standard in 1999 were editorial in nature, with some changes to material testing and grading.
• CGA S-1.2-2009, Pressure Relief Device Standards—Part 2—Portable Containers for Compressed Gases, Ninth Edition, 2009. This standard updates the 1979 edition incorporated by reference at § 54.15-10. It covers the recommended minimum requirements for pressure relief devices used on portable containers for compressed gases that comply with regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation or the corresponding regulations of Transport Canada. The standard has been revised at least five times since 1979 to address advancements in technology and changes in U.S. and Canadian regulations.
• Standards of the Expansion Joint Manufacturers Association, Tenth Edition (with errata), 2016. This edition replaces the 1980 edition currently incorporated in § 56.60-1. This standard specifies the design and manufacturing requirements for expansion joints, including metallic bellows type, used in piping systems to accommodate pipe movements due to temperature expansion/contraction, and slight misalignments in joined piping sections.
• FCI 69-1, Pressure Rating Standard for Steam Traps, 2017. The 2017 edition replaces the edition currently incorporated at § 56.60-1. This standard covers the minimum design, fabrication, pressure rating and marking of pressure-containing housings for steam traps. Revisions to this standard consist mainly of editorial changes and modifications to definitions.
• International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Consolidated Edition 2020, Consolidated text of the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, and its Protocol of 1988: articles, annexes and certificates, 2020. This standard is not currently codified within 46 CFR part 56 or part 58, though its applicability to passenger vessels on international voyages is mentioned in § 56.50-50(c)(2). The CFR codifies language taken directly from SOLAS in a number of places in titles 33 and 46. Incorporating specific SOLAS regulations by reference, in § 56.50-50 for bilge systems and § 58.25-10 for steering gear, allows for an alternative to the prescriptive technical requirements of the CFR. SOLAS is an international maritime treaty that sets minimum safety standards in the construction, equipment, and operation of merchant ships. Incorporating SOLAS by reference requires no updates, merely the adoption of a standard already in practice.
• IMO Resolution MEPC.244(66), Standard Specification for Shipboard Incinerators, April 4, 2014. This standard is added as an alternate method of compliance to the requirements for shipboard incinerators in § 63.25-9. IMO MEPC.244(66) is the IMO's updated standard for shipboard incinerator design, defining the engineering requirements and environmental air emissions limits for ship incinerators.
• IMO Resolution MSC.337(91), Code on Noise Levels on Board Ships, November 30, 2012. This standard replaces the older IMO Resolution A.468(XII), Code on Noise Levels on Board Ships, incorporated by reference in § 58.01-50. The Code on Noise Levels on Board Ships is intended to provide
standards to prevent and mitigate the occurrence of hazardous noise levels on board ships, and to provide standards for an acceptable working and living environment for seafarers. The 2012 Code on Noise Levels on Board Ships reflects technology improvements and mandatory requirements not included in the older IMO Resolution, and is intended to provide the basis for a design standard.
• ISO 9096:2017(E), Stationary source emissions—Manual determination of mass concentration of particulate matter, Third Edition, September 2017. This standard updates the 2003 edition currently incorporated by reference at § 63.25-9. It establishes methods for measurement of particulate matter concentration in waste gases. The standard has been regularly revised to accommodate technological developments, address administrative requirements, incorporate interpretations, and clarify the standard intent. It is the internationally accepted standard.
• ISO 13617:2019(E), Ships and marine technology—Shipboard incinerators—Requirements, Third Edition, August 2019. This standard updates the 2001 edition currently incorporated by reference at § 63.25-9. It establishes the design, manufacture, performance, operation, functioning and testing of incinerators. The standard has been regularly revised to accommodate technological developments, address administrative requirements, incorporate interpretations, and clarify the standard intent. It is the internationally accepted standard.
• ISO 15540:2016(E), Ships and marine technology—Fire resistance of non-metallic hose assemblies and non-metallic compensators—Test methods, Second Edition, July 15, 2016. This standard replaces the 1999 edition currently incorporated in § 56.60-25. It specifies the temperatures, duration, and pressure testing associated with fire tests used to qualify nonmetallic hose for use in ship piping systems.
• MSS SP-6-2017, Standard Finishes for Contact Faces of Pipe Flanges and Connecting-End Flanges of Valves and Fittings, approved January 2017, published March 2017. This standard updates the 2001 edition incorporated by reference at §§ 56.25-10 and 56.60-1. It pertains to the finish of gasket contact faces of pipe flanges and connecting-end flanges of valves and fittings. The changes made to the standard are largely editorial in nature; however, there are also some changes to definitions and material limitations.
• MSS SP-9-2013, Spot Facing for Bronze, Iron, and Steel Flanges, approved October 2012, published March 2013. This standard updates the 2001 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It applies to the spot facing for U.S. customary bolting of pipe flanges in bronze, gray iron, ductile iron, or settle. The changes made to the standard include both editorial and technical revisions, with some changes to material testing, design, and grading requirements.
• MSS SP-25 (ANSI/MSS SP-25-2018), Standard Marking System for Valves, Fittings, Flanges and Unions, approved March 2018, published September 2018. This standard updates the 1998 edition incorporated by reference at § 54.01-25 and the 2001 edition incorporated by reference at §§ 56.15-1, 56.20-5, and 56.60-1. It provides a marking system for new valves, fittings, flanges, and unions used in piping connections that include (but are not limited to) flanged, soldered, brazed, threaded, or welded joints. Markings are used for product identification and to assist in proper application. The standard has been revised three times since 1998 to address changes in industry practices.
• MSS SP-45-2003, Bypass and Drain Connections, 2008 Edition, originally approved July 1953, reaffirmed 2008. This document provides standard practices for design and installation of various types of drain and bypass valves, such as globe valves, gate valves and check valves. This standard reaffirms the 2003 edition incorporated by reference at §§ 56.20-20 and 56.60-1.
• MSS SP-51-2012, Class 150LW Corrosion Resistant Flanges and Cast Flanged Fittings, 2012 Revision, approved August 2011, published May 2012. This standard updates the 2003 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It establishes the design dimensions, tolerances, and pressure-temperature ratings for flanged steel fittings for both Metric and Imperial units.
• MSS SP-53-2012, Quality Standard for Steel Castings and Forgings for Valves, Flanges, Fittings, and Other Piping Components-Magnetic Particle Examination Method, approved October 2012, published December 2012. This standard updates the 1995 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It provides methods and acceptance standards for magnetic particle examination of ferritic steel valves, flanges, fittings, and other piping components by use of dry magnetic powder or wet magnetic particles. The changes made to the standard are editorial in nature, with some changes to material testing, design, and grading.
• MSS SP-55 (ANSI/MSS-SP-55-2011), Quality Standard for Steel Castings for Valves, Flanges and Fittings and Other Piping Components-Visual Method for Evaluation of Surface Irregularities, 2011 Revised Edition, approved August 2011, published October 2011. This standard updates the 2001 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It describes common irregularities found in the castings of steel pipe fittings and flanges, as well as acceptable criteria for evaluating irregularities. The changes made to the standard are editorial in nature, with some changes to material testing, design, and grading.
• MSS SP-58 (ANSI/MSS SP-58-2009), Pipe Hangers and Supports-Materials, Design, Manufacture, Selection, Application, and Installation, approved May 2011, published October 2011. This standard updates the 1993 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It specifies the design criteria and minimum strength requirements for hangars used to mount piping systems to ship bulkheads and decks. The changes made to the standard are editorial in nature, with some changes to material testing, design, and grading.
• MSS SP-61-2019, Pressure Testing of Valves, approved September 2019, published December 2019. This standard updates the 2003 edition incorporated by reference at § 56.60-1. It provides standardized technical requirements and acceptance criteria for the pressure testing of valves.
• NFPA 302, Fire Protection Standard for Pleasure and Commercial Motor Craft, 2020 Edition, approved August 25, 2019. This standard provides the minimum requirements on boats for the prevention of fire and explosion, mitigation of carbon monoxide hazards, and life safety in case of fire. It updates the 1989 standard incorporated by reference at § 58.10-5. The updates to this standard are editorial in nature with minor technical changes, and changes in material testing and grading.
• SAE J429 MAY2014, Mechanical and Material Requirements for Externally Threaded Fasteners, revised May 2014. This standard updates the 1989 standard incorporated by reference at § 58.30-15. It covers the mechanical and material requirements for inch-series steel bolts, screws, studs, screws for screw-and-washer assemblies, and U-bolts. The updates to this standard are editorial in nature, with minor technical changes, and changes in material testing and grading.
• SAE J1475 JUN2014, Hydraulic Hose Fittings for Marine Applications, stabilized June 2014. This standard updates the 1996 edition currently
incorporated in § 56.60-25. It covers the materials, design, and testing requirements for fittings used with flexible hose assemblies for use in ship piping systems. The updates to this document are primarily editorial in nature, with no substantive change to technical requirements.
• SAE J1928 JUN2018, Devices Providing Backfire Flame Control for Gasoline Engines in Marine Applications, revised June 2018. This standard updates the 1989 edition incorporated by reference at § 58.10-5. It covers the minimum requirements for design, construction, and testing of devices to prevent the propagation of backfire flame from a gasoline engine to the surrounding atmosphere. The updates to this standard are editorial in nature, with minor technical changes, and changes in material testing and grading.
• SAE J1942 MAR2019, Hose and Hose Assemblies for Marine Applications, revised March 2019. This standard updates the 1997 edition currently incorporated in § 56.60-25. It defines the design and testing requirements, including fire tests, for non-metallic flexible hose assemblies used in shipboard piping systems. Changes to this standard are administrative in nature, including updated testing frequency and record retention requirements.
• UL 174, Standard for Safety, Household Electric Storage Tank Water Heaters, Eleventh Edition, April 29, 2004, including revisions through December 15, 2016. This standard updates the 1996 edition incorporated by reference at §§ 53.01-10 and 63.25-3. It contains requirements and non-mandatory guidance for household electric storage tank water heaters. The standard has been regularly revised to accommodate technological developments, address administrative requirements, incorporate interpretations, and clarify the intent of the standard. Incorporating the latest edition ensures compliance with current industry practices.
• UL 296, Standard for Safety, Oil Burners, Eleventh Edition, February 24, 2017. This standard updates the 1993 edition currently incorporated by reference at § 63.15-5. It establishes requirements for oil burners intended for firing appliances and devices such as boilers, central, floor, wall, and special furnaces, storage tank water, air, and direct-fired air heater units. The standard has been regularly revised to accommodate technological developments, address administrative requirements, incorporate interpretations, and clarify the intent of the standard. It is the internationally accepted standard.
• UL 343, Standard for Safety, Pumps for Oil-Burning Appliances, Ninth Edition, December 17, 2008, including revisions through June 12, 2013. This standard updates the 1997 edition currently incorporated by reference at § 63.15-3. It establishes requirements for pumps intended for use as part of oil-burning appliances or installed in fuel-oil piping systems serving equipment. The standard has been regularly revised to accommodate technological developments, address administrative requirements, incorporate interpretations, and clarify the standard intent. It is the internationally accepted standard.
• UL 1453, Standard for Safety, Electric Booster and Commercial Storage Tank Water Heaters, Sixth Edition, March 29, 2016, including revisions through March 9, 2017. This standard replaces the 1995 standard incorporated by reference at §§ 53.01-10 and 63.25-3. It contains requirements for electric booster water heaters, electric commercial storage tank water heaters, and remote-control assemblies for such heaters, rated 600 volts or less, that are over 120 gallons (454 L) in capacity, rated over 12 kilowatts, or are equipped with one or more temperature-regulating controls permitting water temperature of more than 85 °C (185 °F). The 2016 edition provides minor technical changes and has been edited for clarity.
C. Standards Previously Approved for Incorporation by Reference
The following standards were previously approved for incorporation by reference and the references are included in the regulatory text either because the current format of the reference does not comply with current OFR requirements (and is, therefore, revised to comply) or because the text being revised includes an existing reference to the standard. We do not change the existing IBR approval.
• ASME B36.19M-2004 Stainless Steel Pipe (Reaffirmed 2015), issued October 25, 2004, IBR approved for §§ 56.07-5 and 56.60-1.
• IMO Resolution A.467(XII), Guidelines for Acceptance of Non-Duplicated Rudder Actuators for Tankers, Chemical Tankers and Gas Carriers of 10,000 Tons Gross Tonnage and Above But Less Than 100,000 Tonnes Deadweight, 1981, IBR approved for § 58.25-60.
• IMO Resolution A.753(18) Guidelines for the Application of Plastic Pipes on Ships, adopted on November 4, 1993, IBR approved for § 56.60-25.
• IMO Resolution MEPC.76(40), Standard Specification for Shipboard Incinerators, September 25, 1997, IBR approved for § 63.25-9.
• IMO Resolution MSC.313(88), Amendments to the Guidelines for the Application of Plastic Pipes on Ships, adopted November 26, 2010, IBR approved for § 56.60-25.
• The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78), Annexes I, II, III, and V, 1978, IBR approved for § 63.25-9.
• ISO 10396: 2007(E), Stationary source emissions—Sampling for the automated determination of gas emission concentrations for permanently-installed monitoring systems, Second Edition, February 1, 2007, IBR approved for § 63.25-9.
D. Section-by-Section Analysis of Changes to the Regulatory Text
In addition to updating existing standards incorporated by reference, adding new standards, and removing obsolete standards, we modify technical regulatory text in the following sections of subchapter F. For the convenience of the reader, the list below does not detail purely stylistic revisions and corrections of drafting errors.
Part 50—General Provisions
Section 50.05-5 Existing boilers, pressure vessels or piping systems.
Modifying paragraph (b) to eliminate redundant text and more clearly describe the requirements for recalculating the maximum allowable working pressure.
Section 50.05-20 Steam-propelled motorboats.
Replacing the words “motorboats” and “motor boats” with the more current and universally used “vessels.”
Section 50.10-23 Marine Safety Center.
Modifying the contact information for the MSC and the details for electronically submitting documents.
Section 50.20-5 Procedures for submittal of plans.
Modifying the procedures for submitting plans to the Coast Guard by eliminating the requirements in paragraph (b) for plans to be submitted in triplicate, since most plans are electronically submitted, and by deleting unnecessary detail in paragraph (c).
Section 50.20-10 Number of copies of plans required.
Deleting this section. Submittal of plans is adequately addressed in § 50.20-5.
Section 50.20-15 Previously approved plans.
Deleting the unnecessary text “(including work accomplished under a different contract)” in paragraph (a).
Section 50.20-30 Alternative materials or methods of construction.
Modifying paragraph (a) to include the word “materials” and deleting paragraph (b). These changes improve the clarity of the section.
Section 50.25-1 General.
Deleting paragraph (e) as unnecessary because nonmetallic flexible hoses, including those intended for hydraulic service, are adequately addressed in § 56.60-25.
Section 50.25-7 Testing of products required to be certified in presence of marine inspector.
Deleting paragraphs (c) and (d) as unnecessary. When specific testing conditions are required, they are specified in the applicable standards or regulations.
Part 52—Power Boilers
Replacing the words “boiler pressure vessel code” with “BPVC” throughout all of part 52, as BPVC is recognized as the appropriate acronym for the ASME Boiler Pressure Vessel Code. Modifying various paragraphs throughout part 52 to delete text already addressed in ASME BPVC and to make stylistic changes for greater clarity and readability.
Section 52.01-1 Incorporation by reference.
Modifying paragraph (b) to update contact information for the ASME.
Section 52.01-3 Definitions of terms used in this part.
Deleting definitions listed in this section but not currently used in Part 52 and not needed going forward, as there is no need to define a term if it is not used later in the regulatory text. Deleted terms include:
High temperature water boiler, packaged boiler, Fired steam boiler, Hybrid boiler, Shell, Heads, Dished heads, Stayed heads, Water wall, Header, Domes, Steam chimneys, Corrugated furnace, Plain furnace, Combustion chamber, Separate combustion chamber, Common combustion chamber, Crown or top plate, Curved bottom plate, Combustion chamber tube sheet, Combustion chamber back sheet, Seamless tube, Electric resistance welded tube, Stay tube, Tube sheet, Ligament, Longitudinal ligament, Circumferential ligament, Diagonal ligament, Stays and supports, Solid screw staybolt, Welded collar, Hollow screw staybolt, Flexible staybolt, Sling stay, Crowfoot, Crowfoot stay, Diagonal stay, Gusset stay, Dog stay, Girder, Structural stiffeners, Reinforcement, Pressure loaded pilot actuated safety valve, Spring loaded pilot actuated safety valve, Spring loaded pilot valve, Relief valve, Safety relief valve, Conventional safety relief valve, Balanced safety relief valve, Internal spring safety relief valve, Power actuated relief valve, Breaking pin device, Shear pin device, Frangible disk device, Bursting disk device, Feed valve, Salinometer cocks, Expanding, Beading, Bell mouthing, Telltale hole, Openings, Pressure, Absolute pressure, Internal pressure,
and
External pressure.
In addition, deleting Figure
52.01-3—Acceptable Types of Boiler Stays.
Figure
52.01-3
is not necessary, as the ASME BPVC adequately defines the requirements for boiler-stayed surfaces.
Section 52.01-50 Fusible plugs (modifies A-19 through A-21).
Modifying various paragraphs in this section to delete references and text already addressed by the ASME BPVC or that are otherwise outdated.
Section 52.01-55 Maximum allowable working pressure.
Modifying various paragraphs in this section to delete references and text already addressed by the ASME BPVC or that are otherwise outdated.
Section 52.01-90 Materials (modifies PG-5 through PG-13).
Removing provisions from this section governing exceptions to the ASME BPVC standards for materials under pressure. The ASME BPVC adequately addresses materials for boiler design as written.
Section 52.01-105 Piping, valves, and fittings (modifies PG-58 and PG-59).
Modifying various paragraphs in this section to delete references and text already addressed by the ASME BPVC or that are otherwise outdated.
Section 52.01-110 Water-level indicators, water columns, gauge-glass connections, gauge cocks, and pressure gauges modifies PG-60).
Modifying various paragraphs in this section to delete references and text already addressed by the ASME BPVC or that are otherwise outdated.
Section 52.01-120 Safety valves and safety relief valves (modifies PG-67 through PG-73).
Modifying various paragraphs in this section to delete references and text already addressed by the ASME BPVC or that are otherwise outdated.
Section 52.01-130 Installation.
Modifying various paragraphs in this section to delete references and text already addressed by the ASME BPVC or that are otherwise outdated.
Section 52.01-135 Inspection and tests (modifies PG-90 through PG-100).
Modifying various paragraphs in this section to delete references and text already addressed by the ASME BPVC or that are otherwise outdated.
Section 52.05-20 Radiographic and ultrasonic examination (modifies PW-11 and PW-41.1).
Modifying various paragraphs in this section to delete references and text already addressed by the ASME BPVC or that are otherwise outdated.
Section 52.25-3 Feedwater heaters (modifies PFH-1).
Modifying various paragraphs in this section to delete references and text already addressed by the ASME BPVC or that are otherwise outdated.
Part 53—Heating Boilers
Replacing the words “boiler pressure vessel code” with “BPVC” throughout part 53, as BPVC is recognized as the appropriate acronym for the ASME Boiler Pressure Vessel Code. Making stylistic changes throughout part 53 for greater clarity and readability.
Section 53.01-1 Incorporation by reference.
Modifying paragraph (b) to update contact information for the ASME, and modifying paragraph (c) to reflect Underwriters Laboratories change of name to UL Solutions and update the organization's contact information.
Section 53.01-10 Service restrictions and exceptions (replaces HG-101
).
Modifying paragraph (d) to remove exact temperature requirements and retaining a temperature range that will benefit industry.
Modifying paragraph (e)(1) to provide the correct citation for the ASME BPVC stamping and provide cites to the IBR.
Part 54—Pressure Vessels
Replacing the words “boiler pressure vessel code” with “BPVC” throughout all of part 54, as BPVC is recognized as the appropriate acronym for the ASME Boiler Pressure Vessel Code. Making stylistic changes throughout part 54 for greater clarity and readability.
Section 54.01-1 Incorporation by reference.
Modifying paragraphs (b), (c), (d), and (e) to update contact information for the ASME, ASTM, the Compressed Gas Association, and the Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fitting Industry, Inc. (MSS), respectively.
Section 54.01-15 Exemptions from shop inspection plan approval (modifies U-1(c)(2)).
Deleting paragraph (a)(3)(i) because this section deals with internal pressure and the reference cited deals with external pressure.
Section 54.01-18 Plan approval.
Editing paragraph (a) to provide reference to new paragraph (c).
Adding paragraph (c) to identify which plans for Class I, II, and III
pressure vessels are not required to be submitted for approval.
Section 54.10-3 Marine inspectors (replaces UG-90 and UG-91, and modifies UG-92 through UG-103).
Editing the section heading to make it easier to find the regulation requiring stamping of the Coast Guard Symbol.
Modifying paragraph (b) to identify when shop inspection is required. Part 54 refers to shop inspection of pressure vessels under construction in several locations, but the term is not used here.
Adding new paragraph (c), redesignating existing paragraph (c) as new paragraph (d), and removing the requirement for stamping with the Coast Guard Symbol. The requirement for the use of the Coast Guard Symbol on pressure vessels is often misunderstood. By applying the symbol, the marine inspector is documenting that the pressure vessel meets Coast Guard requirements for pressure vessels on ships. Adding a paragraph clarifies which pressure vessels do not require stamping.
Section 54.10-20 Marking and stamping.
Modifying paragraph (a)(2) to clarify numbering requirements. The requirement for Coast Guard numbering of pressure vessels is often misunderstood. Numbering is only required when the Coast Guard has inspected the pressure vessel during construction (shop inspection).
Part 56—Piping Systems and Appurtenances
Making stylistic changes throughout part 56 for greater clarity and readability.
Section 56.01-2 Incorporation by reference.
Modifying paragraphs (a) through (i) to update contact information for the API, the ASME, ASTM, the Expansion Joint Manufacturers Association, the Fluid Controls Institute, IMO, ISO, the MSS, and SAE International (SAE), respectively.
Section 56.07-5 Definitions (modifies 100.2).
Clarifying the definition for piping “schedule” and deleting the definition for “plate flange,” as it does not require a definition.
Section 56.07-10 Design conditions and criteria (modifies 101-104.7).
Modifying paragraph (b) by deleting the last sentence within the parentheses. It is not necessary to refer to definitions in part 52 for this paragraph.
Modifying paragraph (d) by deleting text that was inadvertently repeated.
Modifying paragraph (e) by removing references to specific paragraphs and instead referring to the entire subpart.
Section 56.10-5 Pipe.
Adding text in paragraph (b) to clarify definitions of flammable and combustible materials, and removing redundant text from paragraph (c)(4).
Section 56.15-1 Pipe joint fittings.
Removing text in paragraph (c)(2) that is already adequately addressed by the incorporated ASME industry standard.
Section 56.15-5 Fluid-conditioner fittings.
Deleting text in paragraph (c), nonstandard fluid conditioner fittings, that is already adequately addressed by paragraph (b); generally, fluid conditioner fittings must meet the requirements of this section regardless of whether they are `standard' or `nonstandard', and must be appropriate for the fluid contained, and the temperature and pressure of the system. In addition, with advancements in manufacturing, there is no need to reference part 54 (pressure vessels), for fluid conditioner fittings in current paragraphs (c) and (d).
Section 56.15-10 Special purpose fittings.
Removing outdated text to clarify the requirements for special purpose fittings, and removing a cross-reference to a section of 46 CFR that has been removed.
Section 56.20-1 General.
Removing text that is redundant and that can be adequately replaced by the incorporated ASME standard.
Section 56.20-5 Marking (modifies 107.2).
Removing text that is redundant with current industry standards for marking.
Section 56.20-9 Valve construction.
Modifying paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (e), and (g) to reflect advancements in valve design technology that enable alternate methods to achieve a level of safety at least equivalent to what is provided by the current regulations, remove outdated CFR requirements, and remove text adequately addressed already by the incorporated ASME standard.
Section 56.20-15 Valves employing resilient material.
Deleting text that is no longer required and simplifying text to reflect current policy employed by the MSC to evaluate these types of valves. These valves are not required anywhere on ships, and this section only delineates the requirements for when they are installed.
Section 56.25-5 Flanges.
Removing text that is outdated or otherwise already adequately addressed by the incorporated standards in part 56.
Section 56.25-10 Flange facings.
Removing paragraph (b) as no longer necessary.
Section 56.25-20 Bolting.
Removing unnecessary text in paragraphs (b) and (c).
Section 56.30-5 Welded joints.
Removing text in paragraphs (c)(1), (c)(2) and (c)(3) as adequately addressed already by the incorporated ASME standard.
Section 56.30-10 Flanged joints modifies 104.5.1(a)).
Removing text adequately addressed already by the incorporated standards in part 56.
Section 56.30-20 Threaded joints.
Removing text adequately addressed already by the incorporated standards in part 56.
Section 56.30-25 Flared, flareless, and compression fittings.
Removing unnecessary text.
Section 56.30-30 Brazed joints.
Removing text adequately addressed already by the incorporated standards in part 56.
Section 56.30-35 Gasketed mechanical couplings.
Removing unnecessary text in paragraph (a) and modifying text in paragraph (b)(1) for readability.
Section 56.30-40 Flexible pipe couplings of the compression or slip-on type.
Removing text in paragraphs (b) and (c) that is no longer necessary or is otherwise adequately addressed already by the incorporated standards in part 56.
Section 56.35-10 Nonmetallic expansion joints.
Removing the reference to part 50, as the appropriate standards are listed already in this part.
Section 56.35-15 Metallic expansion joints (replaces 119.5.1).
Removing the reference to part 50, as the appropriate standards are listed already in this part.
Section 56.50-1 General (replaces 122).
Deleting text in paragraphs (a), (b), (d), (g), and (i) that is unclear or outdated.
Section 56.50-15 Steam and exhaust piping.
Deleting text in paragraphs (b), (c), (f), (g), (j), and (k) that is unclear or outdated.
Section 56.50-20 Pressure relief piping.
Deleting text not necessary to the intent of the regulation.
Section 56.50-25 Safety and relief valve escape piping.
Deleting text in paragraphs (a), (c), and (d) that is outdated or redundant.
Section 56.50-30 Boiler feed piping.
Deleting text in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) that is outdated or unclear and no longer necessary.
Section 56.50-35 Condensate pumps.
Deleting text that is outdated and no longer necessary.
Section 56.50-40 Blowoff piping (replaces 122.1.4).
Deleting text in paragraphs (b) and (d) that is outdated or redundant and no longer necessary.
Section 56.50-45 Circulating pumps.
Deleting text in paragraph (d) that is outdated or unclear.
Section 56.50-50 Bilge and ballast piping.
Modifying paragraph (a) to consider ships that meet SOLAS requirements for bilge systems as equivalent to this section.
Deleting outdated text in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (f), (h), (j), and (k).
Section 56.50-55 Bilge pumps.
Modifying paragraph (c) to add a pump capacity alternative formula.
Section 56.50-57 Bilge piping and pumps, alternative requirements.
Deleting this entire section as outdated, as it contains cross-references to sections already removed from the CFR (§§ 171.075 and 171.082).
Section 56.50-60 Systems containing oil.
Deleting or modifying text in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (m), and (n) that is outdated or unclear.
Section 56.50-65 Burner fuel-oil service systems.
Deleting or modifying text in paragraphs (a) and (b) that is outdated, unclear, or adequately addressed already by the incorporated standards in part 56.
Section 56.50-70 Gasoline fuel systems.
Deleting or modifying text in paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), and (g) that is outdated, unclear, or adequately addressed already by incorporated standards in this part.
Section 56.50-75 Diesel fuel systems.
Deleting or modifying text in paragraphs (a) and (b) that is outdated, unclear, or adequately addressed already by incorporated standards in this part.
Section 56.50-80 Lubricating-oil systems.
Deleting or modifying text in paragraphs (a), (d), and (h) that is outdated, unclear, or adequately addressed already by incorporated standards in this part.
Section 56.50-85 Tank-vent piping.
Deleting or modifying text in paragraphs (a) and (b) that is outdated, unclear, or adequately addressed already by incorporated standards in this part.
Section 56.50-90 Sounding devices.
Deleting or modifying text in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) that is outdated, unclear, or adequately addressed already by incorporated standards in this part.
Section 56.50-95 Overboard discharges and shell connections.
Deleting text in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (h), and (i) that is outdated, unclear, or adequately addressed already by incorporated standards in this part.
Section 56.50-105 Low-temperature piping.
Deleting text in paragraph (a) that is outdated, unclear, or adequately addressed already by incorporated standards in this part.
Section 56.60-1 Acceptable materials and specifications (replaces 123 and Table 126.1 in ASME B31.1).
Adding ASTM F1155 as a reference in paragraph (a) for material standards applicable to certain marine engineering piping systems.
Section 56.60-5 Steel (high temperature applications).
Modifying paragraph (a) to align the CFR with the temperature requirements of the incorporated ASME standard.
Section 56.70-5 Material.
Deleting text in paragraph (b) that is outdated and aligning text with incorporated ASME standard.
Section 56.70-10 Preparation (modifies 127.3).
Deleting text in paragraphs (a) and (b) that is outdated, unclear, or adequately addressed already by incorporated standards in this part.
Section 56.70-15 Procedure.
Deleting text in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), and (g) that is outdated, unclear, unenforceable, or adequately addressed already by incorporated standards in this part.
Section 56.80-5 Bending (modifies 129).
Deleting text that is outdated, unclear, or adequately addressed already by incorporated standards in this part.
Section 56.85-15 Postheat treatment.
Deleting text in paragraphs (a), (b), and (d) that is outdated, unclear, or adequately addressed already by incorporated standards in this part, and making additional changes as described in section IV.E of this preamble, “Additional Changes from the NPRM.”
Section 56.90-5 Bolting procedure.
Deleting text in paragraph (a) that is outdated, unclear, or adequately addressed already by incorporated standards in this part.
Section 56.90-10 Threaded piping (modifies 135.5).
Deleting paragraph (c) as outdated and unnecessary.
Section 56.95-1 General (replaces 136).
Modifying paragraph (b) for readability.
Section 56.97-1 General (replaces 137).
Modifying paragraph (b) for readability.
Section 56.97-25 Preparation for testing (reproduces 137.2).
Modifying paragraphs (b) and (d) for readability.
Section 56.97-35 Pneumatic tests (modifies 137.5).
Modifying title of section to describe its relationship to the ASME BPVC more accurately, and removing unnecessary text in paragraph (b)(2).
Section 56.97-38 Initial service leak test (reproduces 137.7).
Modifying paragraph (a) for readability.
Section 56.97-40 Installation tests.
Deleting text in paragraph (a) that is outdated, unclear, or adequately addressed already by incorporated standards in this part.
Part 57—Welding and Brazing
Replacing the words “boiler pressure vessel code” with “BPVC” throughout part 57, as BPVC is recognized as the appropriate acronym for the ASME Boiler Pressure Vessel Code. Making stylistic changes throughout part 57 for greater clarity and readability.
Section 57.01-1 Qualifications and production tests.
Modifying the text in paragraph (a) to reflect updates in section numbering of the BPVC.
Section 57.02-1 Incorporation by reference.
Modifying paragraph (b) to update contact information for the ASME.
Section 57.02-2 Adoption of Section IX of the ASME code.
Modifying paragraph (a) to update and clarify the information provided in the section.
Modifying paragraph (a)(1) to delete unnecessary references to parts of the subchapter that have been removed.
Amending table 1 to § 57.02-2(a) to reflect updates in the section numbering of the BPVC.
Section 57.02-3 Performance qualifications issued by other agencies.
Deleting references to ASME BPVC paragraphs PG-91, N-612, HG-515.2, and UG-91 in paragraph (a) as unnecessary.
Section 57.03-1 General requirements.
Updating paragraph (a)(1) to reflect changes in the standard.
Section 57.06-1 Production test plate requirements.
Updating paragraph (c) to reflect current name of the relevant section of the ASME BPVC.
Part 58—Main and Auxiliary Machinery and Related Systems
Making stylistic changes throughout part 58 for greater clarity and readability.
Section 58.01-5 Applicable standards.
Updating the reference from ABS Steel Vessel Rules to ABS Marine Vessel Rules.
Section 58.01-20 Machinery guards.
Updating section for readability.
Section 58.01-50 Machinery space, noise.
Updating incorporated reference to reflect updated IMO Resolution (Noise Code).
Section 58.03-1 Incorporation by reference.
Modifying paragraphs (a) through (h) to update contact information for the ABYC, the ABS, the API, the ASME, ASTM, IMO, ISO, the National Fire Protection Association, and SAE, respectively.
Section 58.05-1 Material, design and construction.
Updating the reference from ABS Steel Vessel Rules to ABS Marine Vessel Rules, and making a further change as described in section IV.E of this preamble, “Additional Changes from the NPRM.”
Section 58.16-5 Definition.
Updating paragraph to correct grammar and make the text easier to read without impacting the public.
Section 58.16-7 Use of liquefied petroleum gas.
Updating incorrect CFR reference.
Section 58.16-10 Approvals.
Deleting the requirement in paragraph (a) that gas-consuming appliances be “of a type approved” by the Commandant. The requirement that the Commandant specifically “approve” all types of gas-consuming appliances is not necessary, since the Coast Guard verifies during plan review that appliances are tested and listed by third-party laboratories and meet the additional requirements of Subpart 58.16.
Changing the word “approved” to “accepted” in paragraph (c). Because this paragraph refers to another government agency's requirements for safety-relief devices, and shipboard appliance installations are reviewed case by case, “acceptance” allows for more flexibility than “approval” when evaluating the overall installation for compliance.
Section 58.16-30 Operating instructions.
Updating paragraph (k) to make the text easier to read without impacting the public.
Section 58.16-35 Markings.
Deleting text in paragraph (a) that is redundant with paragraphs (b) and (c) of same section.
Section 58.25-5 General.
Making an editorial correction to ensure “control system” is a separate definition from “auxiliary steering gear”.
Section 58.25-10 Main and auxiliary steering gear.
Adding SOLAS regulations plus class rules as an equivalent standard.
Section 58.25-20 Piping for steering gear.
Eliminating redundant references to part 56 of this chapter.
Section 58.25-25 Indicating and alarm systems.
Deleting requirements in current paragraph (e) that are redundant with other paragraphs in same section.
Section 58.25-40 Arrangement of the steering gear compartment.
Deleting the Note following paragraph (a)(3) as unnecessary.
Section 58.25-60 Non-duplicated hydraulic rudder actuators.
Amending this section for readability.
Section 58.25-75 Materials.
Deleting paragraph (b) of this section as unnecessary.
Section 58.25-85 Special requirements for tank vessels.
Deleting certain text in paragraphs (c)(1) and (2) of this section as unenforceable.
Deleting paragraph (g) as this paragraph is applicable only to tank vessels of 40,000 gross tons or more constructed before 1984. Virtually all those vessels have been phased out of service due to the pollution prevention requirements in 33 CFR 157 for “double hulls” on tank vessels.
Section 58.30-1 Scope.
Deleting certain text in paragraph (a) as not applicable.
Section 58.30-5 Design requirements.
Removing unnecessary text from paragraph (a).
Section 58.30-15 Pipe, tubing, valves, fittings, pumps, and motors.
Deleting certain text in paragraphs (b) and (d) as redundant, given the incorporation of industry standards.
Section 58.30-25 Accumulators.
Deleting certain text in paragraphs (a) and (c) to make the text easier to read without impacting the public.
Section 58.30-40 Plans.
Removing requirements in paragraph (a) for material to be included with plan submissions that is no longer necessary.
Section 58.50-1 General requirements.
Modifying text to remove allowance for gasoline as a fuel for vessels constructed before 1935.
Part 59—Repairs to Boilers, Pressure Vessels and Appurtenances
Making stylistic changes throughout part 59 for greater clarity and readability.
Section 59.01-2 Incorporation by reference.
Modifying paragraph (b) to update contact information for the ASME.
Section 59.10-1 Scope.
Modifying paragraphs (b) and (c) to eliminate unnecessary requirements and to provide clarity for welding repairs.
Section 59.10-5 Cracks.
Modifying paragraphs (d) and (h) to eliminate unnecessary requirements and to provide clarity for repair of cracks in boiler and pressure vessels.
Section 59.10-20 Patches in shells and tube sheets.
Removing text in paragraphs (a) and (b) to make the text easier to read without impacting the public.
Section 59.15-1 Furnace repairs.
Modifying paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (e) to eliminate unnecessary requirements and to provide clarity for furnace repairs.
Part 61—Periodic Tests and Inspections
Making stylistic changes throughout part 61 for greater clarity and readability.
Section 61.03-1 Incorporation by reference.
Modifying paragraph (b) to update the name, telephone number, and web address of ASTM International.
Section 61.05-10 Boilers in service.
Eliminating unnecessary and outdated text regarding boiler inspections from paragraphs (a) and (f).
Section 61.10-5 Pressure vessels in service.
Modifying paragraph (g) to provide inspection compliance options, in lieu of the hydrostatic test currently required by this paragraph, for bulk storage tanks containing refrigerated liquefied carbon dioxide for use aboard a vessel as a fire-extinguishing agent. The inspection options consist of performing a hydrostatic test or having an internal inspection. This is further explained in the regulatory language.
Part 62—Vital System Automation
Making stylistic changes throughout part 62 for greater clarity and readability.
Section 62.05-1 Incorporation by reference.
Modifying paragraph (b) to update the address for ABS.
Section 62.35-5 Remote propulsion-control systems.
Removing redundant text in paragraphs (c)(2) and (3) and correcting the title of the applicable ABS Rules in paragraph (d).
Section 62.35-20 Oil-fired main boilers.
Removing an outdated Note to paragraph (d)(1).
Section 62.35-50 Tabulated monitoring and safety control requirements for specific systems.
Deleting the requirements for main propulsion boiler supply casing and uptakes, burner flames, control power, and burner valves in Table 62.35-50. These components are required to comply with the same requirements in Section 4-9-6 of the ABS Marine Vessel Rules (2020), which is referenced in this table.
Modifying the requirements for ship service generators in Table 62.35-50. Currently, compliance with the ABS Steel Vessel Rules for propulsion boilers and propulsion diesel engines is required. The requirements for auxiliary generators in Section 4-9-6 of the ABS Marine Vessel Rules (2020) are referenced instead because this section of the ABS Rules is more directly applicable to generators.
Deleting the requirements for generators to comply with §§ 111.12-1 (b) and (c), and parenthetical items 6 and 7 in Table 62.35-50.
Part 63—Automatic Auxiliary Boilers
Making stylistic changes throughout part 63 for greater clarity and readability.
Section 63.01-3 Scope and Applicability.
Amending paragraph (b) to remove language regarding electric cooking equipment, electric air heaters, and electric oil immersion heaters. The requirements for these electric appliances are covered in 46 CFR subchapter J part 111.
Section 63.05-1 Incorporation by reference.
Modifying paragraphs (a) through (f) to update contact information for the ANSI, ASME, ASTM, IMO, ISO, and UL Solutions, respectively.
Section 63.10-1 Test procedures and certification report.
Updating address and options for item submittals.
Section 63.25-9 Incinerators.
Modifying paragraph (a) to update address and options for application for type approval of shipboard incinerators.
Modifying paragraph (b) to clarify and update requirements for testing prior to granting type approval.
Adding paragraph (g) to reflect IMO MEPC.244(66) as an accepted design standard for incinerators.
Part 64—Marine Portable Tanks and Cargo Handling Systems
Replacing the words “ASME Code” with “ASME BPVC” throughout part 64, as BPVC is recognized as the appropriate acronym for the ASME Boiler Pressure Vessel Code. Making stylistic changes throughout part 64 for greater clarity and readability.
Section 64.2 Incorporation by reference.
Modifying paragraph (b) to update the address for the ASME.
E. Additional Changes From the NPRM
In addition to the changes discussed above, we are making further editorial changes from the text proposed in the NPRM, as follows.
In § 56.30-20(d), correcting an erroneous Fahrenheit to Celsius conversion. The Fahrenheit temperature currently provided in the CFR is correct.
In § 56.50-60(n), restoring the word “flammable,” as it was inadvertently deleted.
In § 56.50-70(e), clarifying that the openings indicated in this paragraph are openings for fuel tanks.
In § 56.50-75(b)(1), adding “seamless steel” to the list of acceptable materials. Seamless steel has always been acceptable under this paragraph as an “other material,” but, because it is commonly used, we are adding it to the list for clarity.
In § 56.50-75(b)(6), removing the words “on vessels less than 100 gross tons and tank barges” as unnecessary because this applicability condition is already specified in § 56.50-75(b).
In § 56.50-95(f), removing redundant text relating to prohibitions on the use of heat-sensitive materials.
In Table 2 to § 56.50-105, removing footnote 2 and renumbering the remaining footnotes. Footnote 2 redirected readers to part 54 for additional information, and all the necessary information is found in the table. Deleting cross-references to table 1 to § 56.85-10(c) as we are removing that table, as discussed below.
In § 56.60-1, relocating note 1 to table 1 to § 56.60-1(a) to follow the table rather than precede it and redesignating the other note as note 2 to table 1 to § 56.60-1(a).
Reorganizing the information in table 1 to § 56.60-2 and its associated footnotes to ensure all substantive requirements are found in the table itself and renumbering the remaining footnotes.
In § 56.85-10, revising the text and removing table 1 to § 56.85-10(c) to simplify the information presented and focus on the incorporated standard, ASME B31.1. The relevant information regarding heat treatment of welds is already provided by ASME B31.1 and it is unnecessary to supplement the text with additional Coast Guard requirements that are redundant to ASME B31.1. In addition, removing a cross-reference to table 1 to § 56.85-10(c) in § 56.50-105, as noted above.
As with § 56.85-10, revising the text in § 56.85-15 to remove unnecessary supplementary information regarding post-heat treatment of welds and, instead, directing readers to follow the relevant section and table of the incorporated standard, ASME B31.1.
In § 56.95-10 (a)(1), correcting an Imperial unit/Metric system unit conversion that is incorrect in the current CFR.
In § 58.05-1(b), removing the requirement for drawings to be submitted in quadruplicate because drawings are typically submitted under this section electronically, making multiple copies unnecessary.
In § 58.16-10(e), removing the requirement for plans to be submitted in triplicate because plans are typically submitted under this section electronically, making multiple copies unnecessary.
Restoring § 58.25-25(a) and (e), with minor stylistic changes, as these paragraphs were inadvertently deleted.
In § 58.50-1(b), removing the text “converted on or after July 1, 1935” because the emergency systems requirements under this section now apply to all ships.
Reorganizing the information in table 1 to § 62.35-50 and its associated footnotes to ensure all substantive requirements are in the table itself and renumbering the remaining footnotes.
In § 62.50-20(g)(2), correcting a drafting error by changing the reference to “§§ 111.12-11(g) and 111.30-1 of this subchapter” to read “§§ 111.12-11(g) and 111.30-1 of this chapter.” The referenced sections are in the same chapter as § 62.50-20(g)(2), but not the same subchapter.
In § 64.2, removing the incorporation by reference of section VIII of the ASME BPVC, 1974 edition, as it is only relevant as the source for a constant used in a calculation in § 64.63. The actual value of the constant, given in that section, is sufficient for the calculation.
In § 64.63, removing the reference to the 1974 edition of section VIII of the ASME BPVC as the source of the value of constant C used in calculating total emergency venting capacity. The source of constant C is not required for this calculation, and as noted above we are removing the incorporation by reference
of section VIII of the ASME BPVC for this part.
V. Incorporation by Reference
Material for incorporation by reference appears in 46 CFR parts 50, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62, 63, and 64 and is summarized in section IV.B of this preamble. Copies of the material are available either at the publisher's web address listed in the incorporation by reference sections in 46 CFR parts 50, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62, 63, and 64 or by contacting the publisher listed for those standards. We reviewed and updated all the publisher's web addresses listed in the parts to ensure they are current. You may also contact the person in the
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section for additional direction on how to obtain access to electronic copies of the materials.
Based on the volume of equivalency requests the Coast Guard receives asking us to confirm that the latest edition is equivalent to or better than the edition currently incorporated, we believe industry already has access to and uses these more recent standards. The affected industry typically obtains the more recent editions of standards in the course of their business in order to address advancements in technology.
The Director of the Federal Register approved the material in 46 CFR parts 50, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62, and 63 for incorporation by reference under 5 U.S.C. 552 and 1 CFR part 51.
VI. Regulatory Analyses
We developed this rule after considering numerous statutes and Executive Orders related to rulemaking. A summary of our analyses based on these statutes or Executive Orders follows.
A. Regulatory Planning and Review
Executive Orders 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review), as amended by Executive Order 14094 (Modernizing Regulatory Review) and 13563 (Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review) direct agencies to assess the costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). Executive Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying costs and benefits, reducing costs, harmonizing rules, and promoting flexibility.
As OMB has not designated this rule a significant regulatory action under section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, as amended by Executive Order 14094, it has not reviewed this regulatory action. An RA follows.
The Coast Guard received four public comments on the affected population in the RA for the proposed rule. Two of these comments stated that the RA in the NPRM did not provide clarity on the inclusion of OCS facilities. We also received two comments, with essentially the same content, stating that the suggested listing of 110 MODUs in table 3 of the RA in the NPRM was incorrect. We discuss our responses to these comments in section III.F of the preamble of this final rule. We are incorporating the commenters' suggestions into the RA for this final rule and are revising the population of MODUs and Cargo and Miscellaneous Vessels based on MISLE Data.
We are also revising our affected population estimate from 16,148 vessels and facilities to 5,655. While preparing this final rule we obtained the most current data from the MISLE database, and determined we likely overcounted in our analysis in the NPRM (see Affected Population section for details).
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Additionally, we updated the mean hourly wage rate for private sector workers and Coast Guard military and civilian personnel using 2022 data. Furthermore, we updated the load factor used to account for non-wage benefits for private sector employees by using Q4 2022 U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data instead of Q4 2020 BLS data. We further revised the load factor for civilian Coast Guard marine engineers from 1.75 to 1.69 to be consistent with other recently published rulemakings from the Coast Guard's Office of Design and Engineering Standards (CG-ENG). We present a summary of changes to the RA from the NPRM to the final rule in table 2, below.
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The updated affected population estimate of 5,655 vessels and facilities subject to subchapter F is similar to the estimate from the Update to Electrical Engineering Regulations (Subchapter J) final rule published on March 16, 2023. There is a high degree of overlap in the populations of vessels and facilities subject to subchapters F and J; therefore, we believe this revised estimate is more accurate than what we presented in the NPRM. Readers can access the Subchapter J final rule at
www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/03/16/2023-04370/update-to-electrical-engineering-regulations
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Table 2—Summary of Changes to the RA From the NPRM to the Final Rule
Element of the analysis
NPRM
Final rule
Reason for change
Resulting change in RA
Affected population of U.S.-flagged vessels and facilities
The Coast Guard estimated that the rule affected 16,148 vessels and facilities and 6,437 owners and operators
In the final rule, we revised this estimate down to 5,655 vessels and facilities
We performed a new data pull of the affected population and determined that the NPRM affected population estimate was likely incorrect
No change because the RA does not directly use the affected population in calculations but instead uses equivalency requests.
Hourly wage rates for private sector and for Federal Government civilian and uniformed personnel
The NPRM used BLS Occupational and Employment Statistics, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) General Schedule (GS) Pay Tables, and Commandant Instruction U for calendar year 2020
The final rule uses BLS Occupational and Employment Statistics, OPM GS Pay Tables, and Commandant Instruction W for calendar year 2022
Availability of more recent data
Data directly affects the calculation of projected cost savings.
Load factor to account for non-wage benefits for private sector employees and Federal Government civilian employees
The NPRM used BLS Employer Cost for Employee Compensation data for Q4 2020 for private-sector employees.
The NPRM used a load factor of 1.75 for civilian Coast Guard marine engineers.
The final rule uses BLS Employer Cost for Employee Compensation data for Q4 2022 for private-sector employees.
The final rule uses a load factor of 1.69 for civilian Coast Guard marine engineers.
Availability of more recent data
Encourage consistency across recent rulemakings involving the same category of Coast Guard civilian employees.
Data directly affects the calculation of projected cost savings.
With this final rule, the Coast Guard updates 46 CFR subchapter F. This final rule aligns the standards for U.S.-flagged vessels and facilities in subchapter F with current industry practic
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