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AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE 25 West 43Rd Street, NY, NY 10036 PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE 25 West 43rd Street, NY, NY 10036 VOL. 47, #20 May 13, 2016 Contents American National Standards Call for Comment on Standards Proposals ................................................. 2 Call for Members (ANS Consensus Bodies) ................................................ 6 Final Actions .................................................................................................. 10 Project Initiation Notification System (PINS) ............................................... 13 ANS Maintained Under Continuous Maintenance ....................................... 17 ANSI-Accredited Standards Developers Contact Information ................... 18 International Standards ISO and IEC Draft Standards ......................................................................... 20 ISO and IEC Newly Published Standards ..................................................... 24 Proposed Foreign Government Regulations ................................................. 25 Information Concerning .................................................................................. 26 American National Standards Call for comment on proposals listed This section solicits public comments on proposed draft new Ordering Instructions for "Call-for-Comment" Listings American National Standards, including the national adoption of 1. Order from the organization indicated for the specific ISO and IEC standards as American National Standards, and on proposal. proposals to revise, reaffirm or withdraw approval of existing American National Standards. A draft standard is listed in this 2. Use the full identification in your order, including the section under the ANSI-accredited standards developer (ASD) BSR prefix; for example, Electric Fuses BSR/SAE J554. that sponsors it and from whom a copy may be obtained. 3. Include remittance with all orders. Comments in connection with a draft American National 4. BSR proposals will not be available after the deadline of Standard must be submitted in writing to the ASD no later than call for comment. the last day of the comment period specified herein. Such comments shall be specific to the section(s) of the standard Comments should be addressed to the organization indicated, under review and include sufficient detail so as to enable the with a copy to the Board of Standards Review, American reader to understand the commenter's position, concerns and National Standards Institute, 25 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036. Fax: 212-840-2298; e-mail: [email protected] suggested alternative language, if appropriate. Please note that the ANSI Executive Standards Council (ExSC) has determined that an ASD has the right to require that interested parties submit * Standard for consumer products public review comments electronically, in accordance with the developer’s procedures. © 2016 by American National Standards Institute, Inc. ISSN 0038-9633 ANSI members may reproduce for internal distribution. Journals may excerpt items in their fields Standards Action - May 13, 2016 - Page 2 of 36 Pages Comment Deadline: June 12, 2016 NSF (NSF International) Revision ASA (ASC S12) (Acoustical Society of America) BSR/NSF 61-201x (i131r1), Drinking Water System Components - Health Revision Effects (revision of ANSI/NSF 61-2015) BSR/ASA S12.6-201x, Methods for Measuring the Real-Ear Attenuation of This Standard establishes minimum health effects requirements for the Hearing Protectors (revision of ANSI/ASA S12.6-2008) chemical contaminants and impurities that are indirectly imparted to drinking Specifies lab-based procedures for measuring, analyzing and reporting water from products, components, and materials used in drinking water passive noise-reducing capabilities of hearing protectors. Procedures consist systems. This Standard does not establish performance, taste and odor, or of psychophysical tests on humans to determine real-ear attenuation microbial growth support requirements for drinking water system products, measured at hearing threshold. Provides two fitting procedures: trained- components, or materials. subject fit to describe capabilities of devices fitted by carefully trained users, Click here to view these changes in full and inexperienced-subject fit to approximate protection that can be attained Send comments (with copy to [email protected]) to: Monica Leslie, (734) 827 by users as reported in real-world occupational studies. -5643, [email protected] Click here to view these changes in full Send comments (with copy to [email protected]) to: Susan Blaeser, (631) 390 -0215, [email protected] UL (Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.) Revision BSR/UL 1082-201X, Standard for Safety for Household Electric Coffee NSF (NSF International) Makers and Brewing-Type Appliances (Proposals dated 5/13/16) (revision of Revision ANSI/UL 1082-2015a) BSR/NSF 4-201x (i24r2), Commercial Cooking, Rethermalization, and Proposed change to the Instruction Manual for Household Electric Drip-Type Powered Hot Food Holding and Transportation Equipment (revision of Coffee Makers and other Similar Drip-Type Brewing Appliances, New ANSI/NSF 4-2014) SA24.1.1. Equipment covered by this Standard includes, but is not limited to, ranges, Click here to view these changes in full ovens, fat/oil fryers, fat/oil filters, griddles, tilting griddle skillets, broilers, Send comments (with copy to [email protected]) to: Linda Phinney, Linda.L. steam and pressure cookers, kettles, rotisseries, toasters, coffee makers [email protected] and other hot beverage makers, component water heating equipment, proofing boxes and cabinets, hot food holding equipment, rethermalization equipment, and hot food transport cabinets. Click here to view these changes in full Send comments (with copy to [email protected]) to: Allan Rose, (734) 827 -3817, [email protected] Comment Deadline: June 27, 2016 ABYC (American Boat and Yacht Council) New Standard NSF (NSF International) BSR/ABYC A-23-201x, Sound Signal Appliances (new standard) Revision This standard applies to all sound signal appliances for use on vessels of BSR/NSF 49-201x (i76r2), Biosafety Cabinetry: Design, Construction, less than 20 meters (65 ft.) in length, regardless of the mode of operation or Performance, and Field Certification (revision of ANSI/NSF 49-201x (i76r1), power source of the appliance. ANSI/NSF 49-2014) Single copy price: $50.00 This Standard applies to Class II (laminar flow) biosafety cabinetry designed Obtain an electronic copy from: www.abycinc.org to minimize hazards inherent in work with agents assigned to biosafety levels 1, 2, 3, or 4. It also defines the tests that shall be passed by such Order from: www.abycinc.org cabinetry to meet this Standard. This Standard includes basic requirements Send comments (with copy to [email protected]) to: [email protected] for the design, construction, and performance of biosafety cabinets that are intended to provide personnel, product, and environmental protection; reliable operation; durability and structural stability; cleanability; limitations on noise level; illumination; vibration; and motor/blower performance. Click here to view these changes in full Send comments (with copy to [email protected]) to: Allan Rose, (734) 827 -3817, [email protected] Standards Action - May 13, 2016 - Page 3 of 36 Pages ANS (American Nuclear Society) ASSE (ASC Z244) (American Society of Safety Reaffirmation Engineers) BSR/ANS 57.10-1996 (R201x), Design Criteria for Consolidation of LWR Revision Spent Fuel (reaffirmation of ANSI/ANS 57.10-1996 (R2006)) BSR ASSE Z244.1-201X, Control of Hazardous Energy Lockout, Tagout and This standard provides design criteria for the process of consolidating LWR Alternative Methods (revision of ANSI ASSE Z244.1-2003 (R2014)) spent nuclear fuel in either a wet or a dry environment. It addresses This standard establishes requirements for the control of hazardous energy processes for consolidating fuel either horizontally or vertically. The standard associated with machines, equipment or processes that could cause injury to sets forth requirements for utilizing equipment and systems to perform personnel. consolidation, handle fuel rods and nonfuel-bearing components, and handle Single copy price: $77.00 broken fuel rods. This standard also contains requirements for facility or installation interfaces, nuclear safety, structural design, thermal design, Obtain an electronic copy from: [email protected] accountability, safeguards, decommissioning, and quality assurance. The Order from: Ovidiu Munteanu, (847) 232-2012, [email protected] standard is not concerned with the storage of the spent fuel either before or Send comments (with copy to [email protected]) to: Same after the consolidation process. These areas are covered in the following American National Standards: Design Requirements for Light Water Reactor Spent Fuel Facilities at Nuclear Power Plants, ANSI/ANS 57.2-1992; Design Criteria for an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (Water Pool ASTM (ASTM International) Type), ANSI/ANS 57.7-1992; and Design Criteria for an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (Dry Storage Type), ANSI/ANS 57.9-1992. Revision Single copy price: $135.00 BSR/ASTM D4477-201x, Specification for Rigid (Unplasticized) Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Soffit (revision of ANSI/ASTM D4477-2009) Obtain an electronic copy from: [email protected] http://www.astm.org/ANSI_SA Order from: [email protected] Single copy price: Free Send comments (with copy to [email protected]) to: [email protected] Obtain an electronic copy from: [email protected] Order
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