ASME BOILER and PRESSURE VESSEL Committee I-100 requires TECHNICAL inquiries to be PREPARED. ASME does not approve, certify, or endorse any item, construction, proprietary device, or activity. Inquiries that do not provide the information needed for The Committee's full understanding will be returned.
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Appendix i — Mandatory Preparation of Technical Inquiries to The
ASME BOILER and PRESSURE VESSEL Committee I-100 requires TECHNICAL inquiries to be PREPARED. ASME does not approve, certify, or endorse any item, construction, proprietary device, or activity. Inquiries that do not provide the information needed for The Committee's full understanding will be returned.
ASME BOILER and PRESSURE VESSEL Committee I-100 requires TECHNICAL inquiries to be PREPARED. ASME does not approve, certify, or endorse any item, construction, proprietary device, or activity. Inquiries that do not provide the information needed for The Committee's full understanding will be returned.
PREPARATION OF TECHNICAL INQUIRIES TO THE BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL COMMITTEE
I-100 INTRODUCTION (b) Background. State the purpose of the inquiry,
which would be either to obtain an interpretation of The ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee Code rules, or to propose consideration of a revision meets regularly to consider written requests for interpre- to the present rules. Provide concisely the information tations and revisions to the Code rules, and to develop needed for the Committee’s understanding of the in- new rules as dictated by technological development. quiry, being sure to include reference to the applicable The Committee’s activities in this regard are limited Code Section, Division, Edition, Addenda, paragraphs, strictly to interpretations of the rules or to the consider- figures, and tables. If sketches are provided, they shall ation of revisions to the present rules on the basis of be limited to the scope of the inquiry. new data or technology. As a matter of published (c) Inquiry Structure. Prepare statements in a con- policy, ASME does not approve, certify, or endorse densed and precise question format, omitting superfluous any item, construction, proprietary device, or activity, background information, and, where appropriate, com- and, accordingly, inquiries requiring such consideration posed in such a way that “yes” or “no” (perhaps with will be returned. Moreover, ASME does not act as a provisos) would be an acceptable reply. This inquiry consultant on specific engineering problems or on the statement should be technically and editorially correct. general application or understanding of the Code rules. (d) Proposed Reply. State what it is believed that If, based on the inquiry information submitted, it is the Code requires. If in the inquirer’s opinion a revision the opinion of the Committee that the inquirer should to the Code is needed, recommended wording shall be seek assistance, the inquiry will be returned with the provided. recommendation that such assistance be obtained. All inquiries that do not provide the information needed for the Committee’s full understanding will be returned. I-300 SUBMITTAL Inquiries shall preferably be submitted in typewritten form; however, legible handwritten inquiries will also I-200 INQUIRY FORMAT be considered. They shall include the name and mailing Inquiries shall be limited strictly to interpretations address of the inquirer, and be mailed to the following of the rules or to the consideration of revisions to the address: present rules on the basis of new data or technology. Inquiries shall be submitted in the following format. Secretary (a) Scope. Involve a single rule or closely related ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee rules. An inquiry letter concerning unrelated subjects Three Park Avenue will be returned. New York, N.Y. 10016-5990