PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE 25 West 43rd Street, NY, NY 10036 VOL. 36, #36 September 9, 2005 Contents American National Standards Call for Comment on Standards Proposals ................................................ 2 Call for Comment Contact Information ....................................................... 12 Initiation of Canvasses ................................................................................. 14 Final Actions.................................................................................................. 15 Project Initiation Notification System (PINS).............................................. 16 International Standards ISO and IEC Draft Standards........................................................................ 19 ISO and IEC Newly Published Standards.................................................... 21 Proposed Foreign Government Regulations................................................ 23 Information Concerning ................................................................................. 24 Standards Action is now available via the World Wide Web For your convenience Standards Action can now be downloaded from the following web address: http://www.ansi.org/news_publications/periodicals/stan dards_action/standards_action.aspx?menuid=7 American National Standards Call for comment on proposals listed This section solicits public comments on proposed draft new American National Standards, including the national adoption of Ordering Instructions for "Call-for-Comment" Listings ISO and IEC standards as American National Standards, and on 1. 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Journals may excerpt items in their fields standards action - september 9, 2005 - page 2 of 26 pages BSR/GPTC Z380.1-2003 TR03-43-200x, Guide for Gas Transmission Comment Deadline: October 9, 2005 and Distribution Piping Systems (revision of ANSI/GPTC Z380.1-2003) Revision to the guide material on relief capacities under 192.739 and UL (Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.) 192.743. The Standard provides information to assist the gas pipeline operator in complying with the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Revisions Part 192. Single copy price: Free BSR/UL 296-200x, Standard for Safety for Oil Burners (revision of ANSI/UL 296-1994) Obtain an electronic copy from: www.aga.org/gptc These revisions are to the UL 296 proposals announced in the March 18, Order from: Paul Cabot, AGA (ASC Z223); [email protected] 2005 issue of ANSI's "Standards Action”. Send comments (with copy to BSR) to: Same Click here to see these changes in full, or look at the end of “Standards BSR/GPTC Z380.1-2003 TR04-14-200x, Guide for Gas Transmission Action.” and Distribution Piping Systems (revision of ANSI/GPTC Z380.1-2003) Send comments (with copy to BSR) to: Tim Corder, UL-NC; Revision to the guide material on welding references under 192.225, [email protected] 192.245 and 192.713. The Standard provides information to assist the gas pipeline operator in complying with the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Part 192. Comment Deadline: October 24, Single copy price: Free Obtain an electronic copy from: www.aga.org/gptc 2005 Order from: Paul Cabot, AGA (ASC Z223); [email protected] Send comments (with copy to BSR) to: Same AGA (ASC Z380) (American Gas Association) BSR/GPTC Z380.1-2003 TR04-24-200x, Guide for Gas Transmission Revisions and Distribution Piping Systems (revision of ANSI/GPTC Z380.1-2003) Revision to the guide material on qualified welders under Appendix C to BSR/GPTC Z380.1-2003 TR01-24-200x, Guide for Gas Transmission part 192. The Standard provides information to assist the gas pipeline and Distribution Piping Systems (revision of ANSI/GPTC Z380.1-2003) operator in complying with the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Revision to the guide material on testing against live valves under Part 192. 192.505, 192.507, 192.509, 192.511, 192.513 and 192.515. The Single copy price: Free Standard provides information to assist the gas pipeline operator in Obtain an electronic copy from: www.aga.org/gptc complying with the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Part 192. Single copy price: Free Order from: Paul Cabot, AGA (ASC Z223); [email protected] Send comments (with copy to BSR) to: Same Obtain an electronic copy from: www.aga.org/gptc Order from: Paul Cabot, AGA (ASC Z223); [email protected] BSR/GPTC Z380.1-2003 TR04-28-200x, Guide for Gas Transmission Send comments (with copy to BSR) to: Same and Distribution Piping Systems (revision of ANSI/GPTC Z380.1-2003) Revision to the guide material on internal inspection devices under BSR/GPTC Z380.1-2003 TR03-17-200x, Guide for Gas Transmission 192.150. The Standard provides information to assist the gas pipeline and Distribution Piping Systems (revision of ANSI/GPTC Z380.1-2003) operator in complying with the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Revison to guide material on internal corrosion under 192.475. The Part 192. Standard provides information to assist the gas pipeline operator in Single copy price: Free complying with the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Part 192. Obtain an electronic copy from: www.aga.org/gptc Single copy price: Free Order from: Paul Cabot, AGA (ASC Z223); [email protected] Obtain an electronic copy from: www.aga.org/gptc Send comments (with copy to BSR) to: Same Order from: Paul Cabot, AGA (ASC Z223); [email protected] Send comments (with copy to BSR) to: Same AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics) BSR/GPTC Z380.1-2003 TR03-31-200x, Guide for Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems (revision of ANSI/GPTC Z380.1-2003) New Standards Revision to the guide material on service regulator under 192.3. The BSR/AIAA S-102.1.4-200x, Performance-Based FRACAS Requirements Standard provides information to assist the gas pipeline operator in (new standard) complying with the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Part 192. Single copy price: Free This Standard provides the basis for developing the performance-based Failure Reporting, Analysis & Corrective Action System (FRACAS) to Obtain an electronic copy from: www.aga.org/gptc resolve the problems and failures of individual products along with those Order from: Paul Cabot, AGA (ASC Z223); [email protected] of their procured elements. The requirements for contractors, the Send comments (with copy to BSR) to: Same planning and reporting needs, along with the analytical tools are established. BSR/GPTC Z380.1-2003 TR03-38-200x, Guide for Gas Transmission Single copy price: Free and Distribution Piping Systems (revision of ANSI/GPTC Z380.1-2003) Obtain an electronic copy from: http://aiaa.kavi.com/public/pub_rev Revision to the guide material on atmospheric corrosion under 192.3, 192.479 and 192.481. The Standard provides information to assist the Order from: http://aiaa.kavi.com/public/pub_rev gas pipeline operator in complying with the Code of Federal Regulations, Send comments (with copy to BSR) to: Craig Day, AIAA; Title 49, Part 192. [email protected] (Use comment template on website to submit comments.) Single copy price: Free Obtain an electronic copy from: www.aga.org/gptc Order from: Paul Cabot, AGA (ASC Z223); [email protected] Send comments (with copy to BSR) to: Same standards action - september 9, 2005 - page 3 of 26 pages BSR/AIAA S-102.1.5-200x, Performance-Based Failure Review Board BSR/ASTM Z0883Z-200x, Specification for Protective Headgear with Requirements (new standard) Faceguard Used in Bull Riding (new standard) This Standard establishes uniform requirements and criteria for a ANSI/ASTM Reinstatement of WK8122 (F1446). performance-based Failure Review Board (FRB). The Single copy price: $39.00 performance-based aspect of this Standard requires that the organization’s FRB capability be rated according to predetermined BSR/ASTM Z1611Z-200x, Guide for Specification, Purchase, Installation criteria for process capability and data maturity. and Maintenance of Poured-in-Place Playground Surfacing (new standard) Single copy price: Free ANSI/ASTM Reinstatement of WK5358 (F2479). Obtain an electronic