[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 30, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 39742-39772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14368]



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Part IV





Department of Homeland Security





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Coast Guard



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46 CFR Part 32 et al.



Review and Update of Standards for Marine Equipment; Proposed Rule

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

46 CFR Parts 32, 50, 52, 53, 54, 56, 58, 59, 61, 62, 63, 76, 92, 
110, 111, 113, 162, 170, 175, 182, and 183

[USCG-2003-16630]
RIN 1625-AA83


Review and Update of Standards for Marine Equipment

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to make certain technical amendments 
to its rules relating to standards for marine equipment, and to update 
the incorporation in those rules of references to national and 
international safety standards. This rulemaking is part of an ongoing 
effort for regulatory review and reform that increases the focus on 
results, decreases the focus on process, and expands compliance options 
for the regulated public.

DATES: Comments and related material must reach the Docket Management 
Facility on or before September 28, 2004.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket 
number USCG-2003-16630 to the Docket Management Facility at the U.S. 
Department of Transportation. To avoid duplication, please use only one 
of the following methods:
    (1) Web site: http://dms.dot.gov.
    (2) Mail: Docket Management Facility (USCG-2003-16630), U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 
20590-0001.
    (3) Fax: (202) 493-2251.
    (4) Delivery: Room PL-401 on the Plaza level of the Nassif 
Building, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone 
number is (202) 366-9329.
    (5) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
    You may inspect the material proposed for incorporation by 
reference at room 1210, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001 between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone number is (202) 
267-1181. Copies of the material are available as indicated in the 
``Incorporation by Reference'' section of this preamble.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this proposed 
rule, call Thane Gilman, Project Manager, Office of Design and 
Engineering Standards (G-MSE), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street 
SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001, telephone (202) 267-2206. If you have 
questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Andrea 
M. Jenkins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, Department of 
Transportation, telephone (202) 366-0271.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We encourage you to participate in this rulemaking by submitting 
comments and related materials. All comments received will be posted, 
without change, to http://dms.dot.gov and will include any personal 
information you have provided. We have an agreement with the Department 
of Transportation (DOT) to use the Docket Management Facility. Please 
see DOT's ``Privacy Act'' paragraph below.
    Submitting comments: If you submit a comment, please include your 
name and address, identify the docket number for this rulemaking (USCG-
2003-16630), indicate the specific section of this document to which 
each comment applies, and give the reason for each comment. You may 
submit your comments and material by electronic means, mail, fax, or 
delivery to the Docket Management Facility at the address under 
ADDRESSES; but please submit your comments and material by only one 
means. If you submit them by mail or delivery, submit them in an 
unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for 
copying and electronic filing. If you submit them by mail and would 
like to know that they reached the Facility, please enclose a stamped, 
self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will consider all comments and 
material received during the comment period. We may change this 
proposed rule in view of them.
    Viewing comments and documents: To view comments, as well as 
documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in the docket, 
go to http://dms.dot.gov at any time and conduct a search using the 
docket number. You may also visit the Docket Management Facility in 
room PL-401 on the Plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh 
Street SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Privacy Act: Anyone can search the electronic form of all comments 
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf 
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review the 
Department of Transportation's Privacy Act Statement in the Federal 
Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477), or you may visit 
http://dms.dot.gov.

Public Meeting

    We do not now plan to hold a public meeting. But you may submit a 
request for one to the Docket Management Facility at the address under 
ADDRESSES explaining why one would be beneficial. If we determine that 
one would aid this rulemaking, we will hold one at a time and place 
announced by a later notice in the Federal Register.

Background and Purpose

    The Coast Guard has actively participated in the development of 
industry standards of safety for marine equipment at the International 
Maritime Organization (IMO), the International Organization for 
Standardization (ISO), the American Society for Testing and Materials 
(ASTM), and other standards-setting bodies that belong to the American 
National Standards Institute (ANSI).
    This rulemaking is part of an ongoing effort for regulatory review 
and reform, with the goals of: (1) Updating the references to 
incorporated standards that have been modified; (2) removing obsolete 
rules; (3) focusing on results instead of process; and (4) expanding 
efforts to promote consensual rulemaking.

Discussion of Proposed Rule

    A number of comprehensive regulatory projects have already aligned 
many Coast Guard rules with national and international standards. This 
proposed rule would affect only inspected commercial vessels. No phase-
in period is necessary, as this proposed rule would not be imposing new 
requirements.
    In general, the proposed rule would make the following changes:
    Authority cite revisions--we would amend the ``authority'' 
information given in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) for affected 
parts, in order to reflect new statutory authority and the transfer of 
the Coast Guard to the new Department of Homeland Security.
    Corrections--we would amend several sections to correct prior 
inadvertent errors or deletions.
    Deletion of obsolete or superfluous material--we would remove 
material that is obsolete or superfluous to a modern regulatory scheme.
    International System measurements--we would amend several sections 
to give metric (International System)

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measurements rather than English measurements. Where both a metric and 
an English measurement appear, but one is given in parentheses, the 
measure we intend to enforce is given first and the parenthetical 
measurement is an approximation intended only for the convenience of 
the reader.
    Lowered thresholds--we would lower regulatory thresholds in some 
sections.
    Stylistic revisions--we would revise the language of some sections, 
primarily for greater clarity.
    Updated cross references--we would update cross references to 
reflect the relocation, within the CFR, of pertinent provisions.
    Updated industry standards--we would update references to industry 
standards by adding new references, replacing references to superseded 
standards or editions, and by conforming text accordingly.
    The following tables indicate the sections we propose to amend, and 
why. Table 1 lists each affected section, and gives the reason or 
reasons why we propose to amend it. Table 2 groups the reasons for 
change, as discussed above, and shows which sections are affected by 
each reason.

                            Table 1.--CFR Part or Section Affected--Reason for Change
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               Part or section                                         Reason for change
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Part 32.....................................  Authority cite revision.
32.53-30....................................  Corrections.
Part 50.....................................  Authority cite revision.
50.20-33....................................  Deletion of obsolete or superfluous material.
50.25-1(e)..................................  Corrections.
Part 52.....................................  Authority cite revision.
52.01-1(b)..................................  Updated industry standards.
52.01-90(d).................................  Updated industry standards.
52.01-90(e).................................  Deletion of obsolete or superfluous material.
52.01-105(b)(2).............................  Updated cross references.
52.01-120(a)(6).............................  Updated industry standards.
52.05-20....................................  Updated industry standards.
Part 53.....................................  Authority cite revision.
53.01-1(b)..................................  Updated industry standards.
53.12-1.....................................  Updated industry standards.
Part 54.....................................  Authority cite revision.
54.01-1(b)..................................  Updated industry standards.
54.01-2.....................................  Deletion of obsolete or superfluous material, Updated industry
                                               standards.
54.01-5 Table 5(b)..........................  Stylistic revisions.
54.01-10....................................  Updated industry standards.
54.01-15....................................  International System measurements.
54.10-5.....................................  Corrections, Updated industry standards.
54.10-10(b).................................  Lowered thresholds.
54.10-15(c).................................  Lowered thresholds.
54.10-20(a)(6)..............................  Updated industry standards.
54.15-1.....................................  Updated industry standards.
54.15-3.....................................  Updated industry standards.
54.15-25(c).................................  Corrections.
54.25-3.....................................  Updated industry standards.
54.25-5.....................................  Updated industry standards.
54.25-15....................................  International System measurements, Updated industry standards.
54.25-20(c).................................  Updated industry standards.
Part 56.....................................  Authority cite revision
56.01 note..................................  Deletion of obsolete or superfluous material.
56.01-2.....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.01-3.....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.01-5.....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.07-5.....................................  Corrections, Updated industry standards.
56.07-10....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.10-1.....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.10-5.....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.15-1.....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.15-5.....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.20-1.....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.20-5.....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.20-9.....................................  Stylistic revisions.
56.20-15....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.25-5.....................................  Corrections.
56.25-7.....................................  Corrections, Updated industry standards.
56.25-15....................................  Corrections.
56.25-20....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.30-1.....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.30-5.....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.30-10....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.30-20....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.35-1.....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.50-1.....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.50-10....................................  Deletion of obsolete or superfluous material.
56.50-15....................................  Updated industry standards.

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56.50-30....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.50-40....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.50-65....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.50-70....................................  Stylistic revisions, Updated cross references, Updated industry
                                               standards.
56.50-97....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.60-1.....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.60-3.....................................  Stylistic revisions.
56.60-5.....................................  International System measurements.
56.60-25....................................  Corrections, International System measurements, Updated industry
                                               standards.
56.65-1.....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.70-10....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.70-15....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.75-5.....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.75-10....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.75-15....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.75-25....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.80-5.....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.80-15....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.85-5.....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.85-10....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.85-15....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.90-5.....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.90-10....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.95-1.....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.95-10....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.97-1.....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.97-25....................................  Updated industry standards.
56.97-30....................................  Updated industry standards.
Part 58.....................................  Authority cite revision.
58.01-10....................................  International System measurements.
58.03-1.....................................  Updated industry standards.
58.16-10....................................  Stylistic revisions.
Part 59.....................................  Authority cite revision.
59.01-2.....................................  Updated industry standards.
59.01-5.....................................  Updated industry standards.
Part 61.....................................  Authority cite revision.
61.15-10....................................  Corrections.
Part 62.....................................  Authority cite revision.
62.05-1.....................................  Stylistic revisions, Updated industry standards.
62.25-1.....................................  Deletion of obsolete or superfluous material.
62.25-5.....................................  Deletion of obsolete or superfluous material.
62.25-30....................................  Updated industry standards.
62.35-5.....................................  Updated industry standards.
62.35-35....................................  Updated industry standards.
62.35-40....................................  Updated industry standards.
62.35-50....................................  Updated industry standards.
62.50-30....................................  Updated industry standards.
Part 63.....................................  Authority cite revision.
63.01-3.....................................  Deletion of obsolete or superfluous material.
63.05-1.....................................  Updated industry standards.
63.25-1.....................................  Deletion of obsolete or superfluous material.
63.25-9.....................................  Updated industry standards.
Part 76.....................................  Authority cite revision.
76.50-5.....................................  International System measurements.
Part 92.....................................  Authority cite revision.
92.15-10....................................  Deletion of obsolete or superfluous material.
Part 110....................................  Authority cite revision.
110.10-1....................................  Updated industry standards.
110.15-1....................................  Updated industry standards.
Part 111....................................  Authority cite revision.
111.01-9....................................  Updated industry standards.
111.05-7....................................  Updated industry standards.
111.05-9....................................  Updated industry standards.
111.05-33...................................  Updated industry standards.
111.12-1....................................  Updated industry standards.
111.12-3....................................  Updated industry standards.
111.12-5....................................  Updated industry standards.
111.12-7....................................  Updated industry standards.
111.15-2....................................  Updated industry standards.
111.20-15...................................  Updated industry standards.
111.25-5....................................  Updated industry standards.
111.30-1....................................  Updated industry standards.

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111.30-5....................................  Updated industry standards.
111.30-19...................................  Updated industry standards.
111.33-3....................................  Updated industry standards.
111.33-5....................................  Updated industry standards.
111.33-11...................................  Updated industry standards.
111.35-1....................................  Updated industry standards.
111.40-1....................................  Updated industry standards.
111.50-3....................................  Updated industry standards.
111.50-9....................................  Updated industry standards.
111.52-5....................................  Updated industry standards.
111.53-1....................................  Updated industry standards.
111.54-1....................................  Updated industry standards.
111.55-1....................................  Updated industry standards.
111.59-1....................................  Updated industry standards.
111.60-1....................................  Updated industry standards.
111.60-2....................................  Updated industry standards.
111.60-3....................................  Updated industry standards.
111.60-5....................................  Updated industry standards.
111.60-6....................................  Updated industry standards.
111.60-11...................................  Updated industry standards.
111.60-13...................................  Updated industry standards.
111.60-19...................................  Updated industry standards.
111.60-21...................................  Updated industry standards.
111.60-23...................................  Updated industry standards.
111.70-1....................................  Updated industry standards.
111.70-3....................................  Updated industry standards.
111.75-5....................................  Updated industry standards.
111.75-20...................................  Updated industry standards.
111.81-1....................................  Updated industry standards.
111.91-1....................................  Updated industry standards.
111.101-1...................................  Updated cross references.
111.105-1...................................  Updated industry standards.
111.105-3...................................  Updated industry standards.
111.105-5...................................  Updated industry standards.
111.105-7...................................  Updated industry standards.
111.105-9...................................  Updated industry standards.
111.105-11..................................  Updated industry standards.
111.105-15..................................  Updated industry standards.
111.105-17..................................  Updated industry standards.
111.105-31..................................  Updated industry standards.
111.105-39..................................  Updated industry standards.
111.105-40..................................  Updated industry standards.
111.107-1...................................  Updated industry standards.
Part 113....................................  Authority cite revision.
113.05-7....................................  Updated industry standards.
113.25-12...................................  Deletion of obsolete or superfluous material.
113.25-6....................................  Updated industry standards.
113.30-3....................................  Deletion of obsolete or superfluous material.
113.30-20...................................  Updated cross references.
113.30-25...................................  Updated industry standards.
113.65-5....................................  Updated industry standards.
Part 162....................................  Authority cite revision.
162.017-1...................................  Updated industry standards.
162.017-3...................................  Updated industry standards.
Part 170....................................  Authority cite revision.
170.015.....................................  Updated industry standards.
Part 175....................................  Authority cite revision.
175.600.....................................  Updated industry standards.
Part 182....................................  Authority cite revision.
182.455.....................................  Corrections.
182.500.....................................  Updated industry standards.
182.520.....................................  Updated industry standards.
Part 183....................................  Authority cite revision.
183.230.....................................  Corrections.
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                            Table 2.--Reason for Change--CFR Part or Section Affected
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              Reason for change                                             Section
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Authority cite revision.....................  32, 50, 52, 53, 54, 56, 58, 59, 61, 62, 63, 76, 92, 110, 111, 113,
                                               162, 170, 175, 182, 183
Corrections.................................  32.53-30, 50.20-7, 50.25-1(e), 54.10-5, 54.15-25(c), 56.07-5,
                                               56.25-5, 56.25-7, 56.25-15, 56.60-25, 61.15-10, 182.455, 183.230

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Deletion of obsolete or superfluous material  50.20-33, 52.01-90(e), 54.01-2, 56.01 note, 56.50-10, 62.25-1,
                                               62.25-5, 63.01-3, 63.25-1, 92.15-10, 113.25-12, 113.30-3
International System measurements...........  54.01-15, 54.25-15, 56.60-5, 56.60-25, 58.01-10, 76.50-5
Lowered thresholds..........................  54.10-10(b), 54.10-15(c), 56.01-10
Stylistic revisions.........................  54.01-5 Table 5(b), 56.20-9, 56.50-70, 56.60-3, 58.16-10, 62.05-1
Updated cross references....................  52.01-105(b)(2), 56.50-70, 111.101-1, 113.30-20
Updated industry standards..................  52.01-1(b), 52.01-90(d), 52.01-120(a)(6), 52.05-20, 53.01-1(b),
                                               53.12-1, 54.01-1(b), 54.01-2, 54.01-10, 54.10-5, 54.10-20(a)(6),
                                               54.15-1, 54.15-3, 54.25-3, 54.25-5, 54.25-15(b), 54.25-20(c),
                                               56.01-2, 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, 56.20-5, 56.25-7, 56.25-20, 56.30-1,
                                               56.30-5, 56.30-10, 56.30-20, 56.35-1, 56.50-1, 56.50-15, 56.50-
                                               30, 56.50-40, 56.50-65, 56.50-70, 56.50-97, 56.60-1, 56.65-1,
                                               56.70-10, 56.70-15, 56.75-5, 56.75-10, 56.75-15, 56.75-25, 56.80-
                                               5, 56.80-15, 56.85-5, 56.85-10, 56.85-15, 56.90-5, 56.90-10,
                                               56.95-1, 56.95-10, 56.97-1, 56.97-25, 56.97-30, 58.03-1, 59.01-2,
                                               59.01-5, 62.05-1, 62.25-30, 62.35-5, 62.35-35, 62.35-40, 62.35-
                                               50, 62.50-30, 63.05-1, 63.25-9, 111.01-9, 111.05-7, 111.05-9,
                                               111.05-33, 110.10-1, 110.15-1, 111.12-1, 111.12-3, 111.12-5,
                                               111.12-7, 111.15-2, 111.20-15, 111.25-5, 111.30-1, 111.30-5,
                                               111.30-19, 111.33-3, 111.33-5, 111.33-11, 111.35-1, 111.40-1,
                                               111.50-3, 111.50-9, 111.52-5, 111.53-1, 111.54-1, 111.55-1,
                                               111.59-1, 111.60-1, 111.60-2, 111.60-3, 111.60-5, 111.60-6,
                                               111.60-11, 111.60-13, 111.60-19, 111.60-21, 111.60-23, 111.70-1,
                                               111.70-3, 111.75-20, 111.75-5, 111.81-1, 111.91-1, 111.105-1,
                                               111.105-3, 111.105-5, 111.105-7, 111.105-9, 111.105-11, 111.105-
                                               15, 111.105-17, 111.105-31, 111.105-39, 111.105-40, 111.107-1,
                                               113.05-7, 113.30-25, 113.65-5, 170.015, 175.600, 182.500, 182.520
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Incorporation by Reference

    Material proposed for incorporation by reference appears in the 
regulatory text proposed for 46 CFR 52.01-1, 53.01-1, 54.01-1, 56.01-2, 
58.03-1, 59.01-2, 62.05-1, 63.05-1, 110.10-1, 162.017-1, 170.015, and 
175.600. You may inspect this material at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters 
where indicated under ADDRESSES. Copies of the material are available 
from the sources listed in the regulatory text proposed for 46 CFR 
52.01-1, 53.01-1, 54.01-1, 56.01-2, 58.03-1, 59.01-2, 62.05-1, 63.05-1, 
110.10-1, 162.017-1, 170.015, and 175.600.
    Before publishing a binding rule, we will submit this material to 
the Director of the Federal Register for approval of the incorporation 
by reference.

Regulatory Evaluation

    This proposed rule is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under 
section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, 
and does not require an assessment of potential costs and benefits 
under section 6(a)(3) of that Order. The Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) has not reviewed it under that Order. It is not 
``significant'' under the regulatory policies and procedures of the 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
    We expect the economic impact of this proposed rule to be so 
minimal that a full Regulatory Evaluation under the regulatory policies 
and procedures of DHS would be unnecessary.
    Most of the provisions and standards being incorporated are already 
being used by industry, while those being deleted may have become 
outdated because of changes in technology or fleet composition. 
Further, compliance with them would not be retroactive and would apply 
to new vessel construction. We did estimate costs for two new system 
requirements that we assume most of the existing fleet do not meet. If 
any owner or operator of an existing vessel of the current fleet 
chooses to upgrade, then it is a voluntary upgrade. Consequently, the 
economic impact of this proposed rule is expected to be minimal.
    Moreover, the Coast Guard believes that aligning its regulations 
with current international and national standards would benefit the 
maritime industry by easing confusion and simplifying the requirements 
to which commercial vessels are subject. If you believe this proposed 
rule would have a significant economic impact on industry owners and 
operators, please submit a comment to the Docket Management Facility at 
the address under ADDRESSES. In your comment, specifically explain why 
you think the rulemaking would be significant.
    The following is a summary of the assumptions, costs, and benefits 
of this proposed rule:

General Assumptions

    The cost analysis of this proposed rule covers a 10-year period 
beginning in 2003 and ending in 2012.
    In accordance with current guidelines from OMB, estimated costs and 
benefits are discounted at seven percent present value in year 2003 
dollars.
    The annual affected populations in Sec. Sec.  62.25-1 and 62.35-50 
are based on the average vessel population increase from 1996 through 
2001 as estimated from currently available data from the Coast Guard 
Marine Safety Management System (MSMS).
    Affected vessels include newly constructed, self-propelled, 
certificated, U.S.-flag commercial and passenger vessels meeting large 
tonnage threshold restrictions. The affected commercial vessels are 500 
gross tons and over. The affected commercial vessels are certificated 
under a single subchapter to include D, I, and U, or certificated under 
two subchapters for multiple operations to include I and A, O and I, 
and O and D (generally referred to as IA, OI, and OD certificated 
vessels). The affected passenger vessels are 100 gross tons and over 
that are certificated under Subchapter H.
    Operators, owners, and manufacturers of vessels affected by this 
proposed rule currently practice and adhere to national and 
international standards developed by organizations composed of 
representatives from a cross section of interest groups affected by 
these standards.

Costs

    This proposed rule would not impose any additional costs to owners 
and operators of existing vessels because it would not be retroactive. 
Furthermore, new vessels currently coming into service and those built 
in the future will have already been equipped and built under these 
standards.
    There are some quantifiable voluntary costs associated with the 
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detailed below. These costs however, are for additional marine safety 
equipment and testing options that are not mandatory for the current 
fleet of vessels and are currently being practiced by industry. The 10-
year total accumulated present value of the voluntary costs for this 
proposed rule would range between $285,579 and $488,490. Nevertheless, 
this proposed rule would not be retroactive, and we assume that future 
vessels would meet these requirements with no additional costs 
attributed to the requirements of this proposed rule. The present value 
of voluntary costs are distributed as follows:
    (1) Section 62.25-1, Backup means of cooling computer consoles: The 
approximate 10-year present value cost to industry would range between 
$263,033 and $420,853.
    This requirement would affect approximately seven new self-
propelled U.S-flag vessels per year, if vessel manufacturers and owners 
were not following established ABS guidelines. The one-time parts and 
installation costs would range between $5,000 and $8,000 per new 
vessel. However, we believe it would be unlikely that manufacturers 
would not provide backup computer-cooling systems given current demands 
for computer system performance and current industry standards.
    (2) Section 62.35-50, Additional fire alarms: The approximate 10-
year present value cost to industry would range between $22,546 and 
$67,637.
    This proposed requirement would affect approximately six new self-
propelled (diesel) U.S.-flag vessels per year. The one-time costs for 
parts and installation of the additional fire alarms and sensor devices 
would range between $500 and $1,500 per new vessel. However, most new 
vessels would meet these additional fire alarm requirements because 
they have been in effect since 1986 when ABS added them to their Rules 
for Building and Classing Steel Vessels.

Benefits

    This proposed rule would eliminate confusion caused by outdated and 
conflicting rules on safety of marine engineering for owners, 
operators, and manufacturers of vessels. The proposed changes would 
update and harmonize outdated rules to meet current national and 
international standards. In addition, this proposed rule would give the 
maritime industry clear instructions and descriptions of how to comply 
with various rules.

Small Entities

    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act [5 U.S.C. 601-612], we 
considered whether this proposed rule would have a significant economic 
impact on a substantial number of small entities. The term ``small 
entities'' comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations 
that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their 
fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of fewer than 
50,000.
    The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this proposed 
rule would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities because it is not retroactive and because it 
imposes no mandatory costs on owners or operators of vessels.
    If you think that your business, organization, or governmental 
jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity and that this proposed rule 
would have a significant economic impact on it, please submit a comment 
to the Docket Management Facility at the address under ADDRESSES. In 
your comment, explain why you think it qualifies and how and to what 
degree this proposed rule would economically affect it.

Collection of Information

    This proposed rule would call for no new collection of information 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).

Federalism

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132, 
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on State or local 
governments and would either preempt State law or impose a substantial 
direct cost of compliance on them. We have analyzed this proposed rule 
under that Order and have determined that it does not have implications 
for federalism. This proposed rule would revise outdated standards on 
safety of marine equipment with international and national standards 
created and approved in part by State and local governments that 
participate in organizations that develop national standards for marine 
operation and safety.

Unfunded Mandates

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538) 
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their regulatory 
actions not specifically required by law. In particular, the Act 
addresses actions that may result in the expenditure by a State, local, 
or tribal government, in the aggregate, or by the private sector of 
$100 million or more in any one year. This proposed rule would not 
result in Unfunded Mandates because it does not require regulatory 
actions that result in such expenditures.

Taking of Private Property

    This proposed rule would not effect a taking of private property or 
otherwise have taking implications under Executive Order 12630, 
Governmental Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected 
Property Rights.

Civil Justice Reform

    This proposed rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and 
3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize 
litigation, eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.

Protection of Children

    We have analyzed this proposed rule under Executive Order 13045, 
Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety 
Risks. This proposed rule is not an economically significant rule and 
would not create an environmental risk to health or risk to safety that 
might disproportionately affect children.

Indian Tribal Governments

    This proposed rule does not have tribal implications under 
Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal 
Governments, because it would not have a substantial direct effect on 
one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal 
Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and 
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.

Energy Effects

    We have analyzed this proposed rule under Executive Order 13211, 
Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 
Distribution, or Use. We have determined that it is not a ``significant 
energy action'' under that order because it is not a ``significant 
regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866 and is not likely to 
have a significant adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use 
of energy. The Administrator of the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs has not designated it as a significant energy 
action. Therefore, it does not require a Statement of Energy Effects 
under Executive Order 13211.

Environment

    We have analyzed this proposed rule under Commandant Instruction 
M16475.lD (the ``Instruction''), which

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guides the Coast Guard in complying with the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA)(42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have made a 
preliminary determination that there are no factors in this case that 
would limit the use of a categorical exclusion under section 2.B.2 of 
the Instruction. Therefore, we believe that this proposed rule should 
be categorically excluded, under Figure 2-1, paragraph (34)(d) of the 
Instruction, from further environmental documentation. This proposed 
rule would replace outdated safety standards for marine equipment with 
current national and international standards, and therefore would not 
have any impact on the environment and might even provide future 
benefits by preventing future environmental casualties. A preliminary 
``Environmental Analysis Check List'' is available in the docket where 
indicated under the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' 
section of the preamble. Comments on this section will be considered 
before we make the final decision on whether this rule should be 
categorically excluded from further environmental review.

List of Subjects

46 CFR Part 32

    Cargo vessels, Fire prevention, Marine safety, Navigation (water), 
Occupational safety and health, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Seamen.

46 CFR Parts 50, 52, 53, 54, 56, 58, 59, 61, 62, 63, and 110

    Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Vessels.

46 CFR Part 76

    Fire prevention, Marine safety, Passenger vessels.

46 CFR Part 92

    Cargo vessels, Fire prevention, Marine safety, Occupational safety 
and health, Seamen.

46 CFR Part 111

    Vessels.

46 CFR Part 113

    Communications equipment, Fire prevention, Vessels.

46 CFR Part 162

    Fire prevention, Marine safety, Oil pollution, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.

46 CFR Part 170

    Marine safety, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Vessels.

46 CFR Parts 175 and 177

    Marine safety, Passenger vessels, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

46 CFR Parts 182 and 183

    Marine safety, Passenger vessels.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard proposes 
to amend 46 CFR parts 32, 50, 52, 53, 54, 56, 58, 59, 61, 62, 63, 76, 
92, 110, 111, 113, 162, 170, 175, 182, and 183 as follows:

PART 32--SPECIAL EQUIPMENT, MACHINERY, AND HULL REQUIREMENTS

    1. Revise the authority citation for part 32 to read as follows:

    Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 3703, 3719; Executive Order 
12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of 
Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1; Subpart 32.59 also issued 
under the authority of Sec. 4109, Pub. L. 101-380, 104 Stat. 515.

    2. Add Sec.  32.53-30, under Subpart 32.53--Inert-Gas System, to 
read as follows:


Sec.  32.53-30  Positive pressure--T/ALL.

    Each inert-gas system must be designed to enable the operator to 
maintain a gas pressure of 100 millimeters (4 inches) of water on 
filled cargo tanks and during loading and unloading of cargo tanks.

PART 50--GENERAL PROVISIONS

    3. Revise the authority citation for part 50 to read as follows:

    Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; Executive Order 
12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of 
Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1; Section 50.01-20 also 
issued under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 3507.


Sec.  50.20-33  [Removed and Reserved]

    4. Remove and reserve Sec.  50.20-33.


Sec.  50.25-1  [Revised]

    5. In Sec.  50.25-1(e), remove the term ``58.30-17'' and add, in 
its place, the term ``58.30-15''.

PART 52--POWER BOILERS

    6. Revise the authority citation for part 52 to read as follows:

    Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3307, 3703; Executive Order 12234, 45 
FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security 
Delegation No. 0170.1.

    7. In Sec.  52.01-1(b), revise the entry ``American Society of 
Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International'' to read as follows:


Sec.  52.01-1  Incorporation by reference.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *

------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
American Society of Mechanical Engineers       .........................
 (ASME) International, Three Park Avenue, New
 York, NY 10016-5990
    Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section   52.01-2; 52.01-5; 52.01-
     I, Power Boilers, 2001.                    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; 52.20-17; 52.20-25;
                                                52.25-3; 52.25-5; 52.25-
                                                7; 52.25-10.
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Sec.  52.01-90  [Revised]

    8. In Sec.  52.01-90, in paragraph (d), remove the words 
``(modifies PG-8.2.2.)'' and add in their place, the words ``(modifies 
PG-2.2.)''; and remove paragraph (e).


Sec.  52.01-105  [Revised]

    9. In Sec.  52.01-105(b)(2), remove the cross-reference ``Sec.  
56.31-1'' and add, in its place, the cross-reference ``Sec.  56.35-1''.
    10. Revise Sec.  52.01-120(a)(6) to read as follows:


Sec.  52.01-120  Safety valves and safety relief valves (modifies PG-67 
through PG-73).

    (a) * * *
    (6) (Modifies PG-67). Drum safety valves must be set to relieve at 
a pressure not in excess of that allowed by the Certificate of 
Inspection. Where for any reason this is lower than the pressure for 
which the boiler was originally designed and the revised capacity of 
the safety valve cannot be recomputed and certified by the valve 
manufacturer, one of the tests described in PG-69 of the ASME Code must 
be conducted in the presence of the Inspector to ensure that the 
relieving

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capacity is sufficient at the lower pressure.
* * * * *
    11. Revise Sec.  52.05-20 to read as follows:


Sec.  52.05-20  Radiographic and ultrasonic examination (modifies PW-11 
and PW-41.1).

    Radiographic and ultrasonic examination of welded joints must be as 
described in PW-11 of the ASME Code, except that parts of boilers 
fabricated of pipe material such as drums, shells, downcomers, risers, 
cross pipes, headers, and tubes containing only circumferentially 
welded butt joints, must be nondestructively examined as required by 
Sec.  56.95-10 of this subchapter even though they may be exempted by 
the limits on size specified in Table PW-11 and PW-41.1 of the ASME 
Code.

PART 53--HEATING BOILERS

    12. Revise the authority citation for part 53 to read as follows:

    Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; Executive Order 12234, 45 FR 
58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security 
Delegation No. 0170.1.

    13. In Sec.  53.01-1(b), revise the entry ``American Society of 
Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International'' to read as follows:


Sec.  53.01-1  Incorporation by reference.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *

 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
American Society of Mechanical Engineers       .........................
 (ASME) International, Three Park Avenue, New
 York, NY 10016-5990
    Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section   53.01-5; 53.01-10; 53.05-
     IV, Heating Boilers, July 2001.            1; 53.05-3; 53.05-5;
                                                53.10-1; 53.10-3; 53.10-
                                                10; 53.10-15; 53.12-1.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    14. Revise the heading for Subpart 53.12-1 to read as follows:

Subpart 53.12--Instruments, fittings, and controls (Article 6)

PART 54--PRESSURE VESSELS

    15. Revise the authority citation for part 54 to read as follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1509; 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; 
Executive Order 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; 
Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.
    16. In Sec.  54.01-1(b), revise the entries ``American Society of 
Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International'' and ``Manufacturers 
Standardization Society (MSS)'' to read as follows:


Sec.  54.01-1  Incorporation by reference.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *

 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
American Society of
 Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
 International, Three Park
 Avenue, New York, NY 10016-
 5990
    Boiler and Pressure        54.01-2; 54.01-5; 54.01-15; 54.01-18;
     Vessel Code, Section       54.01-25; 54.01-30; 54.01-35; 54.03-1;
     VIII, Division 1,          54.03-5; 54.05-1; 54.10-1; 54.10-3;
     Pressure Vessels, July     54.10-5; 54.10-10; 54.10-15; 54.15-1;
     2001.                      54.15-5; 54.15-10; 54.15-13; 54.20-1;
                                54.20-3; 54.25-1; 54.25-3; 54.25-5;
                                54.25-8; 54.25-10; 54.25-15; 54.25-20;
                                54.25-25; 54.30-3; 54.30-5; 54.30-10
 
                              * * * * * * *
Manufacturers Standardization
 Society (MSS)
127 Park Street NE, Vienna,
 VA 22180.
    SP-25, Standard Marking    54.01-25
     System for Valves,
     Fittings, Flanges, and
     Unions, 1998.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    17. In Sec. 54.01-2, revise Table 54.01-1(a) to read as follows:


Sec.  54.01-2  Adoption of Division 1 of section VIII of the ASME Code.

    (a) * * *

   Table 54.01-1(a).--Limitations and Modifications in the Adoption of
                  Division 1 of Section VIII, ASME Code
------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Paragraphs in Section VIII, ASME
        Code\1\ and disposition                 Unit of this part
------------------------------------------------------------------------
U-1 and U-2 modified by................  54.01-5 through 54.01-15.
U-1(c) replaced by.....................  54.01-5.
U-1(d) replaced by.....................  54.01-5(a) and 54.01-15.
U-1(g) modified by.....................  54.01-10.
U-1(c)(2) modified by..................  54.01-15.
UG-11 modified by......................  54.01-25.
UG-22 modified by......................  54.01-30.
UG-25 modified by......................  54.01-35.
UG-28 modified by......................  54.01-40.
UG-84 replaced by......................  54.05-1.
UG-90 and UG-91 replaced by............  54.10-3.

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UG-92 through UG-103 modified by.......  54.10-1 through 54.10-15.
UG-98 reproduced by....................  54.10-5.
UG-115 through UG-120 modified by......   54.10-1.
UG-116, except (k), replaced by........  54.10-20(a).
UG-116(k) replaced by..................  54.10-20(b).
UG-117 replaced by.....................  54.10-20(c).
UG-118 replaced by.....................  54.10-20(a).
UG-119 modified by.....................  54.10-20(d).
UG-120 modified by.....................  54.10-25.
UG-125 through UG-137 modified by......  54.15-1 through 54.15-15.
UW-1 through UW-65 modified by.........  54.20-1.
UW-2(a) replaced by....................  54.01-5(b) and 54.20-2.
UW-2(b) replaced by....................  54.01-5(b) and 54.20-2.
UW-9, UW-11(a), UW-13, and UW-16         54.20-3.
 modified by.
UW-11(a) modified by...................  54.25-8.
UW-26, UW-27, UW-28, UW-29, UW-47, and   54.20-5.
 UW-48 Modified by.
UB-1 modified by.......................  54.23-1
UB-2 modified by.......................  52.01-95(d) and 56.30-30(b)(1).
UCS-6 modified by......................  54.25-3.
UCS-56 modified by.....................  54.25-7.
UCS-57, UNF-57, UHA-33, and UHT-57       54.25-8.
 modified by.
UCS-65 through UCS-67 replaced by......  54.25-10.
UHA-23(b) and UHA-51 modified by.......  54.25-15.
UHT-5(c), UHT-6, and UHT-23 modified by  54.25-20.
UHT-82 modified by.....................  54.25-20 and 54.25-25.
Appendix 3 modified by.................  54.15-3.
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\1\ The references to specific provisions in the ASME Code are coded.
  The first letter ``U'' refers to division 1 of section VIII. The
  second letter, such as ``G,'' refers to a subsection within section
  VIII. The number refers to the paragraph within the subsection.

* * * * *
    18. In Sec.  54.01-5, revise Table Sec.  54.01-5(b) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  54.01-5  Scope (modifies U-1 and U-2).

* * * * *

                                                    Table 54.01-5(b)--Pressure Vessel Classification
                     [Note to Table 54.01-5(b): All Classes of pressure vessels are subject to shop inspection and plan approval.] 4
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 Class limits on                                 Radiography           Post-weld heat
               Class                    Service contents          pressure and        Joint requirements 1  requirements, section        treatment
                                                                   temperature                6 7            VIII, ASME Code 3 7      requirements 5 7
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I..................................  (a) Vapor or gas......  Vapor or gas: Over 600  (1) For category A;    Full on all butt       For carbon- or low-
                                     (b) Liquid............   p.s.i. or 700 [deg]F.   (1) or (2) for         joints regardless of   alloy steel, in
                                     (c) Hazardous           Liquid: Over 600         category B. All        thickness.             accordance with
                                      Materials 2.            p.s.i. or 400 [deg]F.   categories C and D     Exceptions listed in   Table UCS-56,
                                                                                      must have full         Table UCS-57 of ASME   regardless of
                                                                                      penetration welds      Code do not apply.     thickness. For other
                                                                                      extending through                             materials, in
                                                                                      the entire thickness                          accordance with
                                                                                      of the vessel wall                            section VIII, ASME
                                                                                      or nozzle wall.                               Code.
I-L Low Temperature................  (a) Vapor or gas, or    Over 250 p.s.i. and     (1) For categories A   Full on all butt       For carbon- or low-
                                      liquid.                 service temp. below 0   and B. All             joints regardless of   alloy steel, in
                                     (b) Hazardous            [deg]F.                 categories C and D     thickness.             accordance with
                                      Materials 2.                                    must have full         Exceptions listed in   Table UCS-56,
                                                                                      penetration welds      Table UCS-57 of ASME   regardless of
                                                                                      extending through      Code do not apply.     thickness. For other
                                                                                      the entire thickness                          materials, in
                                                                                      of the vessel wall                            accordance with
                                                                                      or nozzle wall. No                            section VIII, ASME
                                                                                      backing rings or                              Code.
                                                                                      strips left in place.

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II.................................  (a) Vapor or gas......  Vapor or gas: 30        (1) or (2) For         Spot, unless exempted  In accordance with
                                     (b) Liquid............   through 600 p.s.i. or   category A. (1),       by UW-11(c) of ASME    section VIII, ASME
                                     (c) Hazardous            275 through 700         (2), or (3) for        Code.                  Code.
                                      Materials 2 3 6.        [deg]F.                 category B.
                                                             Liquid: 200 through     Categories C and D in
                                                              600 p.s.i. or 250       accordance with UW-
                                                              through 400 [deg]F.     16 of ASME Code.
II-L Low Temperature...............  (a) Vapor or gas, or    0 through 250 p.s.i.    (1) For category A;    Spot. The exemption    Same as for I-L
                                      liquid.                 and service temp.       (1) or (2) for         of UW-11(c) of ASME    except that
                                     (b) Hazardous            below 0 [deg]F.         category B. All        Code does not apply.   mechanical stress
                                      Materials 2.                                    categories C and D                            relief may be
                                                                                      must have full-                               substituted if
                                                                                      penetration welds                             allowed under
                                                                                      extending through                             Subpart 54.30 of
                                                                                      the entire thickness                          this chapter.
                                                                                      of the vessel wall
                                                                                      or nozzle wall.
III................................  (a) Vapor or gas......  Vapor or gas: Under 30  In accordance with     Spot, unless exempted  In accordance with
                                     (b) Liquid............   p.s.i. and 0 through    Section VIII of ASME   by UW-11(c) of ASME    section VIII, ASME
                                     (c) Hazardous            275 [deg]F.             Code.                  Code.                  Code.
                                      Materials \2\ \3\ \6\. Liquid: Under 200
                                                              p.s.i. and 0 through
                                                              250 [deg]F.
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\1\ Welded joint categories are defined under UW-3 of the ASME Code. Joint types are described in Table UW-12 of the ASME Code, and numbered (1), (2),
  etc.
\2\ See Sec.   54.20-2.
\3\ See Sec.  Sec.   54.25-8(c) and 54.25-10(d).
\4\ See Sec.  Sec.   54.01-15 and 54.10-3 for exemptions.
\5\ Specific requirements modifying Table UCS-56 of the ASME Code appear in Sec.   54.25-7.
\6\ See Sec.   54.20-3(c) and (f).
\7\ Applies only to welded pressure vessels.

    19. In Sec.  54.01-10, revise the section heading to read as 
follows:


Sec.  54.01-10  Steam-generating pressure vessels (modifies U-1(g)).

    20. In Sec.  54.01-15, revise the section heading, and paragraphs 
(a)(1), (a)(2)(i) thru (iv), (a)(3)(i), and (a)(5) to read as follows:


Sec.  54.01-15  Exemptions from shop inspection and plan approval 
(modifies U-1(c)(2)).

    (a) * * *
    (1) Vessels containing water at a pressure not greater than 689 kPa 
(100 pounds per square inch gage, psig) and at a temperature not above 
93 [deg]C (200 [deg]F) including those containing air, the compression 
of which serves only as a cushion. Air-charging lines may be 
permanently attached if the air pressure does not exceed 103 kPa (15 
psig).
    (2) * * *
    (i) A heat input of 58 kW (200,000 B.t.u. per hour);
    (ii) A water temperature of 93 [deg]C (200 [deg]F);
    (iii) A nominal water-containing capacity of 454 liters (120 
gallons); or
    (iv) A pressure of 689 kPa (100 psig).
* * * * *
    (3)(i) Vessels having an internal operating pressure not exceeding 
103 kPa (15 psig) with no limitation on size. (See UG-28(f) of the ASME 
Code.)
* * * * *
    (5) Condensers and heat exchangers, regardless of size, when the 
design is such that the liquid phase is not greater than 689 kPa (100 
psig) and 200 [deg]F (93 [deg]C) and the vapor phase is not greater 
than 103 kPa (15 psig) provided that the OCMI is satisfied that system 
over-pressure conditions are addressed by the owner or operator.
* * * * *
    21. In Sec.  54.10-5, revise paragraph (a), and Table 54.10-5 to 
read as follows:

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Sec.  54.10-5  Maximum allowable working pressure (reproduces UG-98).

    (a) The maximum allowable working pressure for a vessel is the 
maximum pressure permissible at the top of the vessel in its normal 
operating position at the designated coincident temperature specified 
for that pressure. It is the least of the values found for maximum 
allowable working pressure for any of the essential parts of the vessel 
by the principles given in paragraph (b) of this section and adjusted 
for any difference in static head that may exist between the part 
considered and the top of the vessel. (See appendix 3 of the ASME 
Code.)
* * * * *

       Table 54.10-5.--Pictorial Inter-Relation Among Various Pressure Levels With References to Specific
                                                 Requirements\1\
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                           Pressures upon which
      Pressure differential \2\             Test pressures       Relief device pressure  flow capacity of relief
                                                                        settings             devices is based
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Increasing Pressure..................  Burst-proof test (UG-    .......................  Fire exposure, 120%
                                        101(m) of ASME Code).                             MAWP.
                                       Yield-proof test (UG-
                                        101(j) of ASME Code).
                                       Standard hydrostatic
                                        test (UG-99 of ASME
                                        Code).
--------------------------------------
                                       Pneumatic test (UG-100
                                        of ASME Code).
                                       .......................  Rupture disk burst
                                                                 (Sec.   54.15-13).
                                       .......................  .......................  Normal, 110% MAWP.
                                       Maximum allowable        Maximum allowable        Maximum allowable
                                        working pressure         working pressure         working pressure
                                        (MAWP), UG-98 of ASME    (MAWP), UG-98 of ASME    (MAWP), UG-98 of ASME
                                        Code.                    Code.                    Code.
--------------------------------------
Increasing Pressure..................  Design pressure, UG-21   Design pressure, UG-21   Design pressure, UG-21
                                        and Appendix 3 of ASME   and Appendix 3 of ASME   and Appendix 3 of ASME
                                        Code.                    Code.                    Code.
                                                                Safety or relief valve
                                                                 setting (UG-133 of
                                                                 ASME Code).
                                       Operating Pressure       Operating Pressure       Operating Pressure
                                        (Appendix 3 of ASME      (Appendix 3 of ASME      (Appendix 3 of ASME
                                        Code).                   Code).                   Code).
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ For basic pressure definitions see Sec.   52.01-3(g) of this subchapter.
\2\ For pressure differentials above 3,000 pounds per square inch (p.s.i.), special requirements may apply.
  Arrow of increasing pressure in left column signifies that, for example, the standard hydrostatic-test
  pressure is higher than the MAWP, which in turn is higher than the design pressure and the operating pressure,
  and so forth.

    22. In Sec.  54.10-10, in paragraph (b), revise the first sentence 
to read as follows:


Sec.  54.10-10  Standard hydrostatic test (modifies UG-99).

* * * * *
    (b) The hydrostatic-test pressure must be at least one and three-
tenths (1.30) times the maximum allowable working pressure stamped on 
the pressure vessel, multiplied by the ratio of the stress value ``S'' 
at the test temperature to the stress value ``S'' at the design 
temperature for the materials of which the pressure vessel is 
constructed. * * *
* * * * *


Sec.  54.10-15  [Amended]

    23. In Sec.  54.10-15(c), remove the words ``1.25 times'' wherever 
they appear and add, in their place, the words ``one and one-tenth 
(1.10) times''.
    24. Revise Sec.  54.10-20(a)(6) to read as follows:


Sec.  54.10-20  Marking and stamping.

    (a) * * *
    (6) Minimum design metal temperature, if below -18 [deg]C (0 
[deg]F).
* * * * *
    25. In Sec.  54.15-1, revise the section heading and paragraph (a) 
to read as follows:


Sec.  54.15-1  General (modifies UG-125 through UG-137).

    (a) All pressure vessels built in accordance with applicable 
requirements in Division 1 of section VIII of the ASME Code must be 
provided with protective devices as indicated in UG-125 through UG-137 
except as noted otherwise in this subpart.
* * * * *
    26. In Sec.  54.15-3, revise the section heading to read as 
follows:


Sec.  54.15-3  Definitions (modify Appendix 3).


Sec.  54.15-25  [Revised]

    27. In Sec.  54.15-25(c), remove the terms ``0[deg]C and 1.03 kp/
cm\2\ '' and add, in their place, the terms ``15[deg]C and 103 kPa''.
    28. Revise Sec.  54.25-3 to read as follows:


Sec.  54.25-3  Steel plates (modifies UCS-6).

    The steels listed in UCS-6(b) of the ASME Code will be allowed only 
in Class III pressure vessels (see Table 54.01-5(b)).
    29. Revise Sec.  54.25-5 to read as follows:


Sec.  54.25-5  Corrosion allowance.

    The corrosion allowance must be as required in Sec.  54.01-35.
    30. Revise Sec.  54.25-15(b) to read as follows:


Sec.  54.25-15  Low-temperature operation--high-alloy steels (modifies 
UHA-23(b) and UHA-51).

* * * * *
    (b) Materials for pressure vessels with service temperatures below 
-320 [deg]F (-195 [deg]C) must be of the stabilized or low carbon (less 
than 0.10 percent) austenitic stainless steel type, produced according 
to the applicable specifications of Table UHA-23 of the ASME Code. 
These materials and their weldments must be tested for toughness 
according to the requirements of Subpart 54.05 except that the 
acceptance criteria for Charpy V-notch testing must be in accordance 
with UHT-6(a)(4) of the ASME Code.
* * * * *
    31. Revise Sec.  54.25-20(c), to read as follows:

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Sec.  54.25-20  Low temperature operation--ferritic steels with 
properties enhanced by heat treatment (modifies UHT-5(c), UHT-6, UHT-
23, and UHT-82).

* * * * *
    (c) The qualification of welding procedures, welders and weld-
production testing for the steels of Table 54.25-20(a) must conform to 
the requirements of part 57 of this subchapter and to those of Subpart 
54.05 of this part except that the acceptance criteria for Charpy V-
notch testing must be in accordance with UHT-6(a)(4) of the ASME Code.
* * * * *
    32. Revise Sec.  54.25-25(a) to read as follows:


Sec.  54.25-25  Welding of quenched and tempered steels (modifies UHT-
82).

    (a) The qualification of welding procedures, welders, and weld-
production testing must conform to the requirements of Part 57 of this 
subchapter. The requirements of Sec.  57.03-1(d) of this subchapter 
apply to welded pressure vessels and non-pressure vessel type tanks of 
quenched and tempered steels other than 9-percent nickel.
* * * * *

PART 56--PIPING SYSTEMS AND APPURTENANCES

    33. Revise the authority citation for part 56 to read as follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j), 1509; 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 
3306, 3703; Executive Order 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., 
p. 277; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; 
Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

Subpart 56.01 [Amended]

    34. In Subpart 56.01, remove the Note in its entirety.
    35. In Sec.  56.01-2, in paragraph (b), revise the entries for 
``American National Standards Institute (ANSI)'', ``American Society of 
Mechanical Engineers (ASME)'', ``Manufacturers Standardization Society 
of the Valve and Fitting Industry, Inc. (MSS)'', and ``Society of 
Automotive Engineers (SAE)'', and add, in alphabetical order, the 
entries ``American Petroleum Institute (API)'', ``Instrument Society of 
America (ISA)'', and ``International Organization for Standardization 
(ISO)'', to read as follows:


Sec.  56.01-2  Incorporation by reference.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *

------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI),
 25 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036
    ANSI B1.20.1-83 (Reaffirmed 2001) Pipe     56.60-1
     Threads, General Purpose (Inch).
    ANSI B1.20.3-76 (Reaffirmed 1998) Dryseal  56.60-1
     Threads (Inch).
    ANSI B16.5-96 Pipe Flanges and Flanged     56.25-20; 56.30-10; 56.60-
     Fittings.                                  1
    ANSI B16.15-85 (Reaffirmed 1994) Cast      56.60-1
     Bronze Threaded Fittings, Classes 125
     and 250.
    ANSI B16.18-84 (Reaffirmed 1994) Cast      56.60-1
     Copper Alloy Solder Joint Pressure
     Fittings.
    ANSI B16.20-00 Metallic Gaskets for Pipe   56.60-1
     Flanges--Ring-Joint, Spiral-Wound, and
     Jacketed.
    ANSI B16.24-91 (Reaffirmed 1998) Bronze    56.60-1
     Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings, Class
     150 and 300.
    ANSI B16.25-97 Buttwelding Ends..........  56.60-1; 56.30-5; 56.70-
                                                10
    ANSI B16.28-94 Wrought Steel Buttwelding   56.60-1
     Short Radius Elbows and Returns.
    ANSI B16.29-94 Wrought Copper and Wrought  56.60-1
     Copper Alloy Solder Joint Drainage
     Fittings DWV.
    ANSI B16.34-96 Valves--Flanged, Threaded   56.20-1; 56.60-1
     and Welding End.
    ANSI B18.2.1-96 Square and Hex Bolts and   56.25-20; 56.60-1
     Screws, Inch Series.
    ANSI B18.2.2-87 (Reaffirmed 1999) Square   56.25-20; 56.60-1
     and Hex Nuts.
    ANSI B36.19M-85 (Reaffirmed 1994)          56.07-5; 56.60-1.
     Stainless Steel Pipe.
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE (API), 1220 L
 Street NW., Washington, DC 20005-4070
    API Standard 607, Fire Test for Soft-      56.20-15
     Seated Quarter-Turn Valves, Fourth
     Edition, 1993.
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
 (ASME), INTERNATIONAL, Three Park Avenue,
 New York, NY 10016-5990
    Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code:
        Section I, Power Boilers, 2001.......  56.15-5; 56.15-10; 56.60-
                                                1; 56.60-1; 56.70-15;
                                                56.95-10; 56.15-1
        Section VIII, Division 1, Pressure     56.15-1; 56.15-5; 56.15-
         Vessels, 2001.                         10; 56.25-5; 56.30-10;
                                                56.30-30; 56.60-15;
                                                56.60-1; 56.95-10
        Section IX, Welding and Brazing        56.70-5; 56.70-20; 56.75-
         Qualifications, 1986, with addenda.    20; 56.85-10
    ASME B1.1-89 (Reaffirmed 2001) Unified     56.60-1; 56.25-20
     Inch Screw Threads (UN and UNR Thread
     Form).
    ASME B16.1-98 Cast Iron Flanges and        56.60-1; 56.60-10
     Flanged Fittings, Classes 25, 125, 250,
     and 800.
    ASME B16.3-99 Malleable Iron Threaded      56.60-1
     Fittings, Classes 150 and 300.
    ASME B16.4-98 Cast Iron Threaded           56.60-1
     Fittings, Classes 125 and 250.
    ASME B16.9-01 Factory-Made Wrought Steel   56.60-1
     Buttwelding Fittings.
    ASME B16.10-00 Face-to-Face and End-to-    56.60-1
     End Dimensions of Ferrous Valves.
    ASME B16.11-01 Forged Steel Fittings,      56.30-5; 56.60-1
     Socket-Welding and Threaded.
    ASME B16.14-91 Ferrous Pipe Plugs,         56.60-1
     Bushings, and Locknuts with Pipe Threads.
    ASME B16.42-98 Ductile Iron Pipe Flanges   56.60-1
     and Flanged Fittings, Classes 150 and
     300.
    ASME B31.1-2001 Power Piping.............  56.01-5
    ASME B36.10M-2001 Welded and Seamless      56.07-5; 56.30-20; 56.60-
     Wrought Steel Pipe.                        1
 
                              * * * * * * *
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR
 STANDARDIZATION (ISO), Case Postal 56, CH-
 1211 Geneva 20 Switzerland
    ISO 15540 (1999) Ships and marine          56.60-25
     technology--Fire resistance of hose
     assemblies--test methods.
INSTRUMENT SOCIETY OF AMERICA (ISA),
    67 Alexander Drive, Research Triangle
     Park, NC 27709.

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        ISA-S75.02 Control Valve Capacity      56.20-15
         Test Procedures, 1996.
MANUFACTURERS STANDARDIZATION SOCIETY OF THE
 VALVE AND FITTINGS INDUSTRY, INC. (MSS), 127
 Park Street NE, Vienna, VA 22180
    SP-6-01 Standard Finishes for Contact      56.25-10; 56.60-1
     Faces of Pipe Flanges and Connecting-End
     Flanges of Valves and Fittings.
    SP-9-01 Spot Facing for Bronze, Iron and   56.60-1
     Steel Flanges.
    SP-25-98 Standard Marking System for       56.15-1; 56.20-5; 56.60-1
     Valves, Fittings, Flanges and Unions.
    SP-44-96 Steel Pipe Line Flanges.........  56.60-1
    SP-45-98 Bypass and Drain Connection       56.20-20; 56.60-1
     Standard.
    SP-51-00 Class 150LW Corrosion Resistant   56.60-1
     Cast Flanges and Flanged Fittings.
    SP-53-99 Quality Standard for Steel        56.60-1
     Castings and Forgings for Valves,
     Flanges and Fittings and Other Piping
     Components--Magnetic Particle
     Examination Method.
    SP-55-01 Quality Standard for Steel        56.60-1
     Castings for Valves, Flanges and
     Fittings and Other Piping Components--
     Visual Method.
    SP-58-93 Pipe Hangers and Supports--       56.60-1
     Materials, Design and Manufacture.
    SP-61-99 Pressure Testing of Steel Valves  56.60-1
    SP-67-95 Butterfly Valves................  56.60-1
    SP-69-96 Pipe Hangers and Supports--       56.60-1
     Selection and Application.
    SP-72-99 Ball Valves with Flanged or Butt- 56.60-1
     Welding Ends for General Service.
    SP-73-91 (R 96) Brazing Joints for         56.60-1
     Wrought and Cast Copper Alloy Solder
     Joint Pressure Fittings.
    SP-83-92 Steel Pipe Unions, Socket-        56.60-1
     Welding and Threaded.
SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS (SAE), 400
 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096
    J1475-96 Hydraulic Hose Fittings for       56.60-25
     Marine Applications.
    J1942-97 Hose and Hose Assemblies for      56.60-25
     Marine Applications.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    36. In Sec.  56.01-3, revise the section heading and paragraph (b) 
to read as follows:


Sec.  56.01-3  Power boilers, external piping and appurtenances 
(Replaces 100.1.1, 100.1.2, 122.1, 132 and 133).

* * * * *
    (b) Specific requirements for external piping and appurtenances of 
power boilers, as defined in Sec. Sec.  100.1.1 and 100.1.2, appearing 
in the various paragraphs of ASME-B31.1, are not adopted unless 
specifically indicated elsewhere in this part.
    37. In Sec.  56.01-5, revise the section heading, paragraphs (a), 
(b), (c), and Table 56.01-5(a), to read as follows:


Sec.  56.01-5  Adoption of Code B31.1 of the American Society of 
Mechanical Engineers (ASME) for power piping, and other standards.

    (a) Piping systems for ships and barges must be designed, 
constructed, and inspected in accordance with Code B31.1, ``Power 
Piping'', of ASME, as limited, modified, or replaced by specific 
requirements in this part. The provisions in the appendices to Code 
B31.1 are adopted and must be followed when the requirements of Code 
B31.1 or the rules in this part make them mandatory. For general 
information, Table 56.01-5(a) lists the various paragraphs and sections 
in Code B31.1 that are limited, modified, replaced, or reproduced by 
rules in this part.

Table 56.01-5(a).--Limitations and Modifications in the Adoption of Code
               B31.1 of ASME for Pressure and Power Piping
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Section or paragraph in ASME--B31.1, and
               disposition                       Unit in this part
------------------------------------------------------------------------
100.1 replaced by.......................  56.01-1
100.2 modified by.......................  56.07-5
101 through 104.7 modified by...........  56.07-10
101.2 modified by.......................  56.07-10(a), (b)
101.5 replaced by.......................  56.07-10(c)
102.2 modified by.......................  56.07-10(d)
102.3 and 104.1.2 modified by...........  56.07-10(e)
104.3 modified by.......................  56.07-10(f)
104.4 modified by.......................  56.07-10(e)
104.5.1 modified by.....................  56.30-10
105 through 108 replaced by.............  56.10-1 through 56.25-20
110 through 118 replaced by.............  56.30-1 through 56.30-35
119.5.1 replaced by.....................  56.35-10, 56.35-15
119.7 replaced by.......................  56.35-1
122.1.4 replaced by.....................  56.50-40
122.3 modified by.......................  56.50-97
122.6 through 122.10 replaced by........  56.50-1 through 56.50-80
123 replaced by.........................  56.60-1
Table 126.1 is replaced by..............  56.30-5(c)(3), 56.60-1
127 through 135 replaced by.............  56.65-1, 56.70-10 through
                                           56.90-10
136 replaced by.........................  56.95-1 through 56.95-10
137 replaced by.........................  56.97-1 through 56.97-40
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) When a section or paragraph of the regulations in this part 
relates to material in Code B31.1 of ASME (ASME-B31.1), the 
relationship with Code will appear immediately after the

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heading of the section or at the beginning of the paragraph as follows:
    (1) (Modifies ------.) This indicates that the material in ASME-
B31.1 so numbered for identification is generally applicable but is 
being altered, amplified, or augmented.
    (2) (Replaces ------.) This indicates that the material in ASME-
B31.1 so numbered for identification does not apply.
    (3) (Reproduces ------.) This indicates that the material in ASME-
B31.1 so numbered for identification is being identically reproduced 
for convenience, not for emphasis.
    (c) As stated in Sec.  56.01-2 of this chapter, the standards of 
the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the ASME 
specifically referred to in this part must be the governing 
requirements for the matters covered unless specifically limited, 
modified, or replaced by other rules in this subchapter. See Sec.  
56.60-1(b) of this part for the other adopted commercial standards 
applicable to piping systems that also constitute this subchapter.
    38. In Sec.  56.07-5, revise paragraph (a) introductory text, and 
revise paragraph (f) to read as follows:


Sec.  56.07-5  Definitions (modifies 100.2).

    (a) Piping. The definitions contained in 100.2 of ASME-B31.1 apply, 
as well as the following:
* * * * *
    (f) Vital systems.
    (1) Vital systems are those systems that are vital to a vessel's 
survivability and safety. For the purpose of this subchapter, the 
following are vital systems:
    (i) Systems for fill, transfer, and service of fuel oil;
    (ii) Fire-main systems;
    (iii) Fixed gaseous fire-extinguishing systems;
    (iv) Bilge systems;
    (v) Ballast systems;
    (vi) Steering systems and steering-control systems;
    (vii) Propulsion systems and their necessary auxiliaries and 
control systems;
    (viii) Ship's service and emergency electrical-generation systems 
and their auxiliaries vital to the vessel's survivability and safety;
    (ix) Any other marine-engineering system identified by the 
cognizant OCMI as crucial to the survival of the vessel or to the 
protection of the personnel aboard.
    (2) For the purpose of this subchapter, a system not identified by 
paragraph (1) of this section is a non-vital system.
* * * * *
    39. In Sec.  56.07-10--
    a. In paragraph (a), revise the introductory text and paragraph 
(a)(1) to read as set out below;
    b. In paragraph (b), revise the introductory text to read as set 
out below;
    c. In paragraph (d), revise the introductory text and paragraph 
(d)(1) to read as set out below;
    d. In paragraph (e), revise the introductory text and paragraph 
(e)(1) to read as set out below; and
    e. In paragraph (f), revise the introductory text to read as 
follows:


Sec.  56.07-10  Design conditions and criteria (modifies 101-104.7).

    (a) Maximum allowable working pressure. (1) The maximum allowable 
working pressure of a piping system must not be greater than the 
internal design pressure defined in 104.1.2 of ASME-B31.1.
* * * * *
    (b) Relief valves.
* * * * *
    (d) Ratings for pressure and temperature (modifies 102.2). The 
material in 102.2 of ASME-B31.1 applies, with the following exceptions:
    (1) The details of components not having specific ratings as 
described in 102.2.2 of ASME-B31.1 must be furnished to the Marine 
Safety Center for approval.
* * * * *
    (e) Pressure design (modifies 102.3, 104.1.2, and 104.4). (1) 
Materials for use in piping must be selected as described in Sec.  
56.60-1(a) of this part. Tabulated values of allowable stress for these 
materials must be measured as indicated in 102.3.1 of Code B31.1 of 
ASME and in tables 56.60-1 and 56.60-2(a) of this part.
* * * * *
    (f) Intersections (modifies 104.3). The material in 104.3 of ASME-
B31.1 is applicable with the following additions:
* * * * *
    40. Revise Sec.  56.10-1(b), to read as follows:


Sec.  56.10-1  Selection and limitations of piping components (replaces 
105 through 108).

* * * * *
    (b) You must meet the requirements in this subpart and in subparts 
56.15 through 56.25 instead of those in 105 through 108 in ASME-B31.1; 
however, certain requirements are marked ``reproduced.''
    41. In Sec.  56.10-5, redesignate paragraphs (c)(2-a) through (5) 
as (c)(3) through (6) respectively, and revise newly designated 
paragraphs (c)(3) and (c)(6) to read as follows:


Sec.  56.10-5  Pipe.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (3) Copper-nickel alloys may be used for water and steam service 
within the design limits of stress and temperature indicated in ASME-
B31.1.
* * * * *
    (6) Aluminum-alloy pipe or tube may be used within the limitation 
stated in 124.7 of ASME-B31.1 and paragraph (5) of this section.
* * * * *


Sec.  56.15-1  [Amended]

    42. In Sec.  56.15-1(c)(2)(i), remove the text ``ANSI B31.1'' and 
add, in its place, the text ``ASME-B31.1''.


Sec.  56.15-5  [Amended]

    43. In Sec.  56.15-5(c)(2)(ii)(A), remove the text ``ANSI B31.1'' 
and add, in its place, the text ``ASME-B31.1''.


Sec.  56.20-1  [Amended]

    44. In Sec.  56.20-1(c)(2)(i), remove the text ``ANSI B31.1'' and 
add, in its place, the text ``ASME-B31.1''.
    45. In Sec.  56.20-5, revise the section heading to read as 
follows:


Sec.  56.20-5  Marking (modifies 107.2).

    46. Revise Sec.  56.20-9(a) to read as follows:


Sec.  56.20-9  Valve construction.

    (a) Each valve must close with a right-hand (clockwise) motion of 
the handwheel or operating lever as seen by one facing the end of the 
valve stem. Each gate, globe, and angle valve must generally be of the 
rising-stem type, preferably with the stem threads external to the 
valve body. Where operating conditions will not permit such 
installations, the use of a nonrising-stem valve will be acceptable. 
Each nonrising-stem valve, lever-operated valve, or other valve where, 
because of design, the position of the disc or closure mechanism is not 
obvious must be fitted with an indicator to show whether the valve is 
opened or closed, except as provided for in Sec.  56.50-1(g)(2)(iii) of 
this part. No such indicator is required for any valve located in a 
tank or similar inaccessible space when indicators are available at 
accessible sites. The operating levers of each quarter-turn (rotary) 
valve must be parallel to the fluid flow when open and perpendicular to 
the fluid flow when closed.
* * * * *
    47. Revise Sec.  56.20-15(c) to read as follows:


Sec.  56.20-15  Valves employing resilient material.

* * * * *

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    (c) If a valve designer elects to use either a calculation or 
actual fire testing instead of material removal and pressure testing, 
the calculation must employ ANSI/ISA-S75.02 to determine the flow 
coefficient (Cv), or the fire testing must be conducted in 
accordance with Standard 607 of the American Petroleum Institute.
    48. In Sec.  56.25-5, revise the first sentence to read as follows:


Sec.  56.25-5  Flanges.

    Each flange must conform to the design requirements either of the 
applicable standards of Table 56.60-1(b) of this part, or of those of 
Appendix 2 of section VIII of the ASME Code. * * *
    49. Revise Sec.  56.25-7 to read as follows:


Sec.  56.25-7  Blanks.

    Each blank must conform to the design requirements of 104.5.3 of 
ASME-B31.1.
    50. In Sec.  56.25-15, revise the section heading, redesignate 
paragraphs (b) and (c) as paragraphs (c) and (d) respectively, and add 
new paragraph (b) to read as follows:


Sec.  56.25-15  Gaskets (modifies 108.4).

* * * * *
    (b) Each gasket must conform to the design requirements of the 
applicable standards of Table 56.60-1(b) of this part.
* * * * *
    51. In Sec.  56.25-20, revise paragraphs (d) and (e) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  56.25-20  Bolting.

* * * * *
    (d) All alloy bolts or studs and accompanying nuts are to be 
threaded in accordance with ASME-B1.1, Class 2A external threads, and 
Class 2B internal threads (8-thread series 8UN for one inch and 
larger).
    (e) (Reproduces 108.5.1) Washers, when used under nuts, must be of 
forged or rolled material with steel washers being used under steel 
nuts and bronze washers under bronze nuts.
    52. Revise Sec.  56.30-1 to read as follows:


Sec.  56.30-1  Scope (replaces 110 through 118).

    The selection and limitation of piping joints must be as required 
by this subpart rather than as required by 110 through 118 of ASME-
B31.1; however, certain requirements are marked ``reproduced'' in this 
subpart.
    53. In Sec.  56.30-5, revise paragraphs (c)(1), (c)(3) and (d) to 
read as follows:


Sec.  56.30-5  Welded joints.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (1) Each socket weld must conform to ASME B16.11, to applicable 
standards listed in Table 56.60-1(b) of this part, and to Figure 
127.4.4C in ASME-B31.1 as modified by Sec.  56.30-10(b)(4) of this 
part. A gap of approximately one-sixteenth inch between the end of the 
pipe and the bottom of the socket must be provided before welding. This 
may best be provided by bottoming the pipe and backing off slightly 
before tacking.
* * * * *
    (3) (Reproduces 111.3.4.) Drains and bypasses may be attached to a 
fitting or valve by socket welding provided the socket depth, bore 
diameter and shoulder thickness conform to ASME-B16.11.
    (d) Fillet welds. A fillet weld may vary from convex to concave. 
The size of a fillet weld is determined as shown in Figure 127.4.4A of 
ASME-B31.1. Fillet-weld details for socket-welding components must meet 
Sec.  56.30-5(c). Fillet-weld details for flanges must meet Sec.  
56.30-10 of this part (see also Sec.  56.70-15(d)(3) and (4) of this 
part for applications of fillet welds).
* * * * *
    54. Revise Sec.  56.30-10(b)(3) to read as follows:


Sec.  56.30-10  Flanged joints (modifies 104.5.1(a)).

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (3) Figure 56.30-10(b), Method 3. Slip on flanges meeting ASME 
B16.5 may be used in piping systems of Class I, Class II, or Class II-L 
not to exceed the service pressure-temperature ratings for flanges of 
class 300 and lower, within the temperature limitations of the material 
selected for use, and not to exceed 4-inch Nominal Pipe Size (NPS) in 
systems of Class I and Class II-L. If 100-percent radiography is 
required by Sec.  56.95-10 of this part for the class, diameter, wall 
thickness, and material of the pipe being joined, then slip-on flanges 
are not permitted and butt-welding flanges are required. The 
configuration in Figure 127.4.4B(b) of ASME-B31.1, using a face and 
backweld, may be preferable where eliminating void spaces is desirable. 
For systems of Class II, the size of the strength fillet may be limited 
to a maximum of 0.525 inch instead of 1.4T, and the distance from the 
face of the flange to the end of the pipe may be a maximum of three-
eighths inch. Restrictions on the use of slip-on flanges appear in 
Sec.  56.50-105 of this part for low-temperature piping systems.
* * * * *
    55. Revise Sec.  56.30-20(d) to read as follows:


Sec.  56.30-20  Threaded joints.

* * * * *
    (d) No pipe with a wall thickness less than that of standard weight 
of ANSI or ASME B36.10 steel pipe may be threaded regardless of 
service. For restrictions on the use of pipe in steam service more than 
250 pounds per square inch or water service over 100 pounds per square 
inch and 200 [deg]F (93 [deg]C), see part 104.1.2(c)(1) of ASME-B31.1. 
Restrictions on the use of threaded joints apply for low-temperature 
piping and must be checked when designing for these systems.
    56. Revise Sec.  56.35-1(b) to read as follows:


Sec.  56.35-1  Pipe-stress calculations (replaces 119.7).

* * * * *
    (b) The Marine Safety Center (MSC) will give special consideration 
to the use of the full tabulated value of ``S'' in computing 
Sh and Sc where all material used in the system 
is subjected to further nondestructive testing specified by the MSC, 
and where the calculations prescribed in 119.6.4 and 102.3.2 of ASME-
B31.1 and Sec.  56.07-10 are performed. The procedures for 
nondestructive testing and the method of stress analysis must be 
approved by the MSC before the submission of computations and drawings 
for approval.
    57. In Sec.  56.50-1, revise the section heading and the 
introductory text to read as follows:


Sec.  56.50-1  General (replaces 122).

    The requirements in this subpart for piping systems apply instead 
of those in section 122 of ASME-B31.1. Installation requirements 
applicable to all systems:
* * * * *
    58. Revise Sec.  56.50-10(a) to read as follows:


Sec.  56.50-10  Special gaging requirements.

    (a) Where pressure-reducing valves are employed, a pressure gage 
must be provided on the low-pressure side of the reducing station.
* * * * *
    59. In Sec.  56.50-15, in paragraph (b), remove the text, ``ANSI-
B31.1'' and add, in its place, the text ``ASME-B31.1'', and revise 
paragraph (f) to read as follows:


Sec.  56.50-15  Steam and exhaust piping.

* * * * *
    (f) The auxiliary steam piping of each vessel equipped with more 
than one boiler must be so arranged that steam for the whistle and 
other vital auxiliary systems, such as the electrical-

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generation plant, may be supplied from any power boiler.
* * * * *
    60. Revise Sec.  56.50-30(b)(1) to read as follows:


Sec.  56.50-30  Boiler feed piping.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (1) Stop and stop-check valves must be fitted in the main feed line 
and must be attached as close as possible to drum inlets or to the 
economizer inlet on boilers fitted with integral economizers.
* * * * *
    61. In Sec.  56.50-40, revise the section heading and paragraph 
(a)(1) to read as follows:


Sec.  56.50-40  Blowoff piping (replaces 122.1.4).

    (a)(1) The owner or operator of a vessel must follow the 
requirements for blowoff piping in this section instead of the 
requirements in 122.1.4 of ASME-B31.1.
* * * * *


Sec.  56.50-65  [Amended]

    62. In Sec.  56.50-65(a), remove the text ``ANSI-B31.1'' and add, 
in its place, the text ``ASME-B31.1''.
    63. In Sec.  56.50-70, revise paragraphs (a)(2) and (b)(2) to read 
as follows:


Sec.  56.50-70  Gasoline fuel systems.

    (a) * * *
    (2) Thicknesses of tubing walls must not be less than the larger of 
that shown in Table 56.50-70(a) or that required by Sec.  56.07-10(e) 
of this part and 104.1.2 of ASME-B31.1.
* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (2) Either a short length of suitable metallic or nonmetallic 
flexible tubing or hose or a loop of annealed copper tubing must be 
installed in the fuel-supply line at or near the engine to prevent 
damage by vibration.
    (i) If nonmetallic flexible hose is used, it must meet the 
requirements of Sec.  56.60-25(b) of this part for fuel service.
    (ii) Flexible hose connections should maintain metallic contact 
between the sections of the fuel-supply lines; however, if they do not, 
the fuel tank must be grounded.
* * * * *
    64. In Sec.  56.50-97, revise the section heading and the 
introductory text to paragraph (a) to read as follows:


Sec.  56.50-97  Piping for instruments, control, and sampling (modifies 
122.3).

    (a) Piping for instruments, control, and sampling must comply with 
paragraph 122.3 of ASME-B31.1 except that:
* * * * *
    65. In Sec.  56.60-1, in paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2), and Table 
56.60-1(a), remove the terms ``ANSI-B31.1'' and ``ANSI B31.1'' wherever 
they appear and add, in their place, the term ``ASME-B31.1''; and 
revise Table 56.60-1(b) to read as follows:


Sec.  56.60-1  Acceptable materials and specifications (replaces 123 
and Table 126.1 in ASME-B31.1).

* * * * *

   Table 56.60-1(b).-- Adopted Standards Applicable to Piping Systems
                         [Replaces Table 126.1]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
  ANSI Standards (American National Standards Institute), 11 West 42nd
                       Street, New York, NY 10036
------------------------------------------------------------------------
B1.20.1......................  Pipe Threads, General Purpose.
B1.20.3......................  Dryseal Pipe Threads.
B2.1.........................  Pipe Threads.
B2.2.........................  [Reserved]
B16.5........................  Steel-Pipe Flanges and Flanged
                                Fittings.\3\
B16.14.......................  Ferrous-Threaded Plugs, Bushings, and
                                Locknuts.
B16.15.......................  Cast-Bronze Threaded Fittings--Classes
                                125 & 250.
B16.18.......................  Cast-Copper-Alloy Solder Joints.\4\
B16.20.......................  Ring Joint Gaskets-Steel Flanges.
B16.21.......................  Non-metallic Gaskets for Flanges.
B16.22.......................  Wrought-Copper and Copper-Alloy Solder-
                                Joint Fittings.\4\
B16.23.......................  Cast-Copper-Alloy Solder-Joint Drainage
                                Fittings.\4\
B16.24.......................  Bronze-Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings--
                                Class 150 and 300.\3\
B16.25.......................  Butt-Welding Ends--Pipe, Valves, Flanges,
                                & Fittings.
B16.28.......................  Wrought-Steel Buttwelding Short-Radius
                                Elbows and Returns.\4\
B16.29.......................  Wrought-Copper and Wrought-Copper-Alloy
                                Solder-Joint Drainage Fittings.\4\
B16.34.......................  Valves--Flanged, Threaded, and Welding
                                End.\3\
B18.2........................  [Reserved]
B18.2.1......................  Square and Hex Bolts and Screws, Inch
                                Series.
B18.2.2......................  Square and Hex Nuts.
B36.19.......................  Stainless-Steel Pipe.
------------------------------
  ASME Standards (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Three Park
                     Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5990
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASME B1.1-89 (Reaffirmed       Unified Inch Screw Threads.
 2001).
ASME B16.1-98................  Cast-Iron Flanges and Flanged Fittings,
                                Classes 25, 125, 250, and 800.
ASME B16.3-99................  Malleable-Iron Threaded Fittings, Classes
                                150 and 300.
ASME B16.4-98................  Cast-Iron Threaded Fittings, Classes 125
                                and 250.
ASME B16.9-01................  Factory-Made Wrought-Steel Buttwelding
                                Fittings.
ASME B16.10-00...............  Face-to-Face and End-to-End Dimensions of
                                Ferrous Valves.
ASME B16.11-01...............  Forged-Steel Fittings, Socket-Welding and
                                Threaded.
ASME B16.14-91...............  Ferrous-Pipe Plugs, Bushings, and
                                Locknuts with Pipe Threads.
ASME B16.42-98...............  Ductile-Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged
                                Fittings, Classes 150 and 300.
ASME B31.1-2001..............  Power Piping.
ASME B36.10M-00..............  Welded and Seamless Wrought-Steel Pipe.
------------------------------

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  ASTM Standards (American Society for Testing and Materials), 100 Barr
               Harbor Drive, Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
F682.........................  Wrought-Carbon-Steel Sleeve-Type
                                Couplings.
F1006........................  Entrainment Separators for Use in Marine
                                Piping Applications.\4\
F1007........................  Pipe-Line Expansion Joints of the Packed-
                                Slip Type for Marine.
F1020........................  Line Blind Valves for Marine
                                Applications.
F1120........................  Circular-Metallic-Bellows-Type Expansion
                                Joints.\4\
F1123........................  Non-Metallic Expansion Joints.
F1139........................  Steam Traps and Drains.
F1172........................  Fuel-Oil Meters of the Volumetric-
                                Positive-Displacement Type.
F1173........................  Epoxy-Resin-Fiberglass Pipe and Fittings
                                for Use in Marine Applications.
F1199........................  Cast and Welded Pipe Line Strainers.
F1200........................  Fabricated (Welded) Pipe-Line Strainers.
F1201........................  Fluid-Conditioner Fittings in Piping
                                Applications Above 0[deg] F.
------------------------------
  EJMA Standards (Expansion Joint Manufacturers Association, Inc.), 25
                  North Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10591
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
    Standards of the Expansion Joint Manufacturers Association, Inc.
 
 FCI Standards (Fluid Controls Institute, Inc.), 31 South Street, Suite
                       303, Morristown, NJ 07960.
 
           FCI 69-1 Pressure-Rating Standard for Steam Traps.
 
 MSS Standards (Manufacturers' Standardization Society of the Valve and
Fittings Industry), 1815 North Fort Myer Drive, Arlington, Va. 22209.\4\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SP-6.........................  Finishes--On Flanges, Valves, and
                                Fittings.
SP-9.........................  Spot-Facing.
SP-25........................  Standard Marking System for Valves,
                                Fittings, Flanges, and Unions.
SP-44........................  Steel Pipe-Line Flanges.\4\
SP-45........................  Bypasses and Drain Connections.
SP-51........................  Class 150LW Corrosion-Resistant Cast
                                Flanges and Flanged Fittings.\4\
SP-53........................  Magnetic-Particle Inspection--Steel
                                Castings.
SP-55........................  Visual Inspection-Steel Castings.
SP-58........................  Pipe Hangers and Supports.
SP-61........................  Hydrostatic Testing Steel Valves.
SP-66........................  [Reserved]
SP-67........................  Butterfly Valves.\2, 4\
SP-69........................  Pipe Hangers and Supports--Selection and
                                Application.
SP-72........................  Ball Valves with Flanged or Butt-Welding
                                Ends for General Service.\4\
SP-73........................  Silver-Brazing Joints for Wrought and
                                Cast Solder-Joint Fittings.
SP-83........................  Carbon-Steel Pipe Unions--Socket-Welded
                                and Threaded.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ [Reserved]
\2\ In addition, for bronze valves, adequacy of body shell thickness
  shall be satisfactory to the Marine Safety Center. Refer to Sec.
  56.60-10 of this part for cast-iron valves.
\3\ Mill or manufacturer's certification is not required, except where a
  needed portion of the required marking is deleted because of size or
  is absent because of age of existing stocks.
\4\ Because this standard offers the option of several materials, some
  of which are not generally acceptable to the Coast Guard, compliance
  with the standard does not necessarily indicate compliance with these
  rules. The marking on the component or the manufacturer or mill
  certificate must indicate the specification or grade of the materials
  as necessary to fully identify the materials. The materials must
  comply with the requirements in this subchapter governing the
  particular application.

    66. Revise Sec.  56.60-3(b) to read as follows:


Sec.  56.60-3  Ferrous materials.

* * * * *
    (b) (Reproduces 124.2.C) No one may use carbon or alloy steel 
having a carbon content of more than 0.35 percent in welded 
construction or shape it by oxygen-cutting or other thermal-cutting 
process.
    67. In Sec.  56.60-5, revise paragraphs (a) and (b) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  56.60-5  Steel (High-temperature applications).

    (a) (Reproduces 124.2.A.) Upon prolonged exposure to temperatures 
above 775 [deg]F (412 [deg]C), the carbide phase of plain carbon steel, 
plain nickel-alloy steel, carbon-manganese-alloy steel, manganese-
vanadium-alloy steel, and carbon-silicon steel may convert to graphite.
    (b) (Reproduces 124.2.B.) Upon prolonged exposure to temperatures 
above 875 [deg]F (468 [deg]C), the carbide phase of alloy steels, such 
as carbon-molybdenum, manganese-molybdenum-vanadium, manganese-
chromium-vanadium, and chromium-vanadium, may convert to graphite.
* * * * *
    68. In Sec.  56.60-25, revise paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(3); and add 
paragraph (b)(6) to read as follows:


Sec.  56.60-25  Nonmetallic materials.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (2) Nonmetallic flexible hose may be used in vital fresh- and salt-
water systems at a maximum service pressure of 1034 kPa (150 psi). 
Nonmetallic flexible hose may be used in lengths not exceeding 76 cm 
(30 inches) where flexibility is required, subject to the limits in 
paragraphs (a)(1) through (4) of this section. Nonmetallic flexible 
hose may be used for plastic pipe in duplicate installations in 
accordance with paragraph (b) of this section.
    (3) Nonmetallic flexible hose may be used for plastic pipe in non-
vital fresh- and salt-water systems and non-vital pneumatic systems, 
subject to the limits of paragraphs (a)(1) through (4) of this section. 
Unreinforced hoses are limited to a maximum service pressure of 345 kPa 
(50 psi); reinforced hoses are

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limited to a maximum service pressure of 1034 kPa (150 psi).
* * * * *
    (6) The fire-test procedures of ISO 15540 are an acceptable 
alternative to those procedures of SAE J1942. All other tests of SAE 
J1942 are still required.
* * * * *


Sec.  56.65-1  [Amended]

    69. In Sec.  56.65-1, revise the section heading to read as set out 
below, and in paragraph (a) remove the term ``ANSI-B31.1'' and add, in 
its place, the term ``ASME-B31.1'':


Sec.  56.65-1  General (replaces 127 through 135).

    70. In Sec.  56.70-10--
    a. In paragraph (a), revise the introductory text to read as set 
out below and, in paragraph (a)(3), remove the text ``(see Fig. 
127.3.1)'' and add, in its place, the text ``(see Fig. 127.3)''; and
    b. Revise, paragraph (b) to read as follows:


Sec.  56.70-10  Preparation (modifies 127.3).

    (a) Butt welds (reproduces 127.3)-(A.1) End preparation.
* * * * *
    (b) Fillet welds (modifies 127.4.4). In making fillet welds, the 
weld metal must be deposited in such a way as to obtain adequate 
penetration into the base metal at the root of the weld. Piping 
components that are to be joined utilizing fillet welds must be 
prepared in accordance with applicable provisions and requirements of 
this section. For typical details, see Figures 127.4.4A and 127.4.4C of 
ASME-B31.1 and Figure 56.30-10(b) of this part. See Sec.  56.30-5(d) of 
this part for additional requirements.
    71. In Sec.  56.70-15--
    a. In paragraph (c), (d)(1), and (g)(1) through (7), remove the 
terms ``ANSI-B31.1'' and ``ANSI B31.1'' and add, in their place, the 
term ``ASME-B31.1'';
    b. Revise paragraphs (b)(1), (b)(5), and (b)(6) to read as set out 
below;
    c. In paragraph (f), revise the introductory text to read as set 
out below; and
    d. In paragraph (g), revise the introductory text and paragraph 
(g)(4) to read as follows:


Sec.  56.70-15  Procedure.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (1) Girth butt welds must be complete penetration welds and may be 
made with a single vee, double vee, or other suitable type of groove, 
with or without backing rings or consumable inserts.
* * * * *
    (5) When components of different outside diameters are welded 
together, the weld joint must be filled to the outside surface of the 
component having the larger diameter. There must be a gradual 
transition, not exceeding a slope of 1:3, in the weld between the two 
surfaces. To avoid unnecessary weld deposit, the outside surface of the 
component having the larger diameter must be tapered at an angle not to 
exceed thirty degrees with the axis of the pipe. (See Fig. 127.4.2 of 
ASME-B31.1)
    (6) As-welded surfaces are permitted, however, the surface of the 
welds must be sufficiently free from coarse ripple, grooves, overlaps, 
abrupt ridges and valleys to meet the following:
* * * * *
    (f) Weld defect repairs.
* * * * *
    (g) Welded branch connections. * * *
* * * * *
    (4) Branch connections (including specially made integrally 
reinforced branch connection fittings) which abut the outside surface 
of the run wall, or which are inserted through an opening cut in the 
run wall, shall have opening and branch contour to provide a good fit 
and shall be attached by means of full penetration groove welds except 
as otherwise permitted in paragraph (g)(7) of this section. The full 
penetration groove welds shall be finished with cover fillet welds 
having a minimum throat dimension not less than 2tc. The limitation as 
to imperfection of these groove welds shall be as set forth in 
127.4.2(C) of ASME-B31.1 for girth welds.
* * * * *
    72. Revise Sec.  56.75-5(c) to read as follows:


Sec.  56.75-5  Filler metal.

* * * * *
    (c) Fluxes that are fluid and chemically active at the brazing 
temperature must be used when necessary to prevent oxidation of the 
filler metal and of the surfaces to be joined and to promote free 
flowing of the filler metal.
    73. In Sec.  56.75-10, revise the section heading to read as 
follows:


Sec.  56.75-10  Joint clearance.

    74. In Sec.  56.75-15, revise the section heading to read as 
follows:


Sec.  56.75-15  Heating.

    75. Revise Sec.  56.75-25(b) to read as follows:


Sec.  56.75-25  Detail requirements.

* * * * *
    (b) The surfaces to be brazed must be clean and free from grease, 
oxides, paint, scale, and dirt of any kind. Any suitable chemical or 
mechanical cleaning method may be used to provide a clean, wettable 
surface for brazing.
* * * * *


Sec.  56.80-5  [Amended]

    76. In Sec.  56.80-5, remove the term ``ANSI-B31.1'' and add, in 
its place, the term ``ASME-B31.1''.
    77. In Sec.  56.80-15, revise paragraphs (a), (c), (d), (e), and 
(g) to read as follows:


Sec.  56.80-15  Heat treatment of bends and formed components.

    (a) Carbon-steel piping that has been heated to at least 1,650 
[deg]F (898 [deg]C) for bending or other forming requires no subsequent 
heat treatment.
* * * * *
    (c) Cold bending and forming of carbon steel having a wall 
thickness of three-fourths of an inch and heavier, and all ferritic-
alloy pipe in nominal pipe sizes of 4 inches and larger, or one-half-
inch wall thickness or heavier, will require a stress-relieving 
treatment.
    (d) Cold bending of carbon-steel and ferritic-alloy steel pipe in 
sizes and wall thicknesses less than specified in 129.3.3 of ASME-B31.1 
may be used without a postheat treatment.
    (e) For other materials the heat treatment of bends and formed 
components must be such as to ensure pipe properties that are 
consistent with the original pipe specification.
* * * * *
    (g) Austenitic stainless-steel pipe that has been heated for 
bending or other forming may be used in the ``as-bent'' condition 
unless the design specification requires post-bending heat treatment.
    78. Revise Sec.  56.85-5 to read as follows:


Sec.  56.85-5  Heating and cooling method.

    Heat treatment may be accomplished by a suitable heating method 
that will provide the desired heating and cooling rates, the required 
metal temperature, metal temperature uniformity, and temperature 
control.
    79. In Sec.  56.85-10, revise paragraphs (b) and (c) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  56.85-10  Preheating.

* * * * *
    (b) During the welding of dissimilar materials, the minimum preheat 
temperature may not be lower than either the highest temperature listed 
in Table 56.85-10 for any of the materials to be welded or the 
temperature established in the qualified welding procedure.

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    (c) The preheat temperature shall be checked by use of temperature-
indicating crayons, thermocouples, pyrometers, or other suitable 
methods to ensure that the required preheat temperature is obtained 
before, and uniformly maintained during, the welding.
* * * * *
    80. In Sec.  56.85-15, revise paragraphs (d), (e), and (i) to read 
as follows:


Sec.  56.85-15  Postheating treatment.

* * * * *
    (d) The postheating treatment selected for parts of an assembly 
must not adversely affect other components. Heating a fabricated 
assembly as a complete unit is usually desirable; however, the size or 
shape of the unit or the adverse effect of a desired treatment on one 
or more components where dissimilar materials are involved may dictate 
alternative procedures, such as heating a section of the assembly 
before the attachment of others or local circumferential-band heating 
of welded joints in accordance with Sec.  56.85-15(j)(3) and Note (12) 
of Table 56.85-10 of this part.
    (e) Postheating treatment of welded joints between dissimilar 
metals having different postheating requirements must be that 
established in the qualified welding procedure.
* * * * *
    (i) For those materials listed under P-1, when the wall thickness 
of the thicker of the two abutting ends, after their preparation, is 
less than three-fourths inch, the weld needs no postheating treatment. 
In all cases, where the nominal wall thickness is three-fourths inch or 
less, postheating treatment is not required.
* * * * *
    81. In Sec.  56.90-5, revise paragraphs (b) and (d) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  56.90-5  Bolting procedure.

* * * * *
    (b) When bolting gasketed flanged joints, the gasket must be 
properly compressed in accordance with the design principles applicable 
to the type of gasket used.
* * * * *
    (d) All bolts must be engaged so that there is visible evidence of 
complete threading through the nut or threaded attachment.
    82. In Sec.  56.90-10, revise the section heading to read as 
follows:


Sec.  56.90-10  Threaded piping (modifies 135.5).


Sec.  56.95-1  [Amended]

    83. In Sec.  56.95-1, in paragraphs (a) and (b) remove the term 
``ANSI-B31.1'' wherever it appears and add, in its place, the term 
``ASME-B31.1''.


Sec.  56.95-10  [Amended]

    84. In Sec.  56.95-10(a), remove the term ``ANSI-B31.1'' and add in 
its place the term ``ASME-B31.1''.


Sec.  56.97-1  [Amended]

    85. In Sec.  56.97-1(a), remove the term ``ANSI-B31.1'' and add in 
its place the term ``ASME-B31.1''.
    86. In Sec.  56.97-25, revise the section heading to read as 
follows:


Sec.  56.97-25  Preparation for Testing (reproduces 137.2).

    87. In Sec.  56.97-30, revise the section heading to read as 
follows:


Sec.  56.97-30  Hydrostatic tests (modifies 137.4)

PART 58--MAIN AND AUXILIARY MACHINERY AND RELATED SYSTEMS

    88. Revise the authority citation for part 58 to read as follows:

    Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; Executive Order 
12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of 
Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

    89. Revise Sec.  58.01-10(a)(3) to read as follows:


Sec.  58.01-10  Fuel oil.

    (a) * * *
    (3) Subject to such further precautions as the Commanding Officer, 
Marine Safety Center, considers necessary, and provided that the 
ambient temperature of the space in which such fuel oil is stored or 
used does not rise to within 18[deg]F (-7 [deg]C) below the flashpoint 
of the fuel oil, fuel oil having a flashpoint of less than 140 [deg]F 
(60 [deg]C) but not less than 110 [deg]F (43 [deg]C) may be used.
* * * * *
    90. In Sec.  58.03-1(b), revise the entries for ``American Bureau 
of Shipping (ABS)'' and ``American Society of Mechanical Engineers 
(ASME)'' to read as follows:


Sec.  58.03-1  Incorporation by reference.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *

------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), ABS Plaza,
 16855 Northchase Drive, Houston, TX 77060:
    Rules for Building and Classing Steel      58.01-5; 58.05-1; 58.10-
     Vessels, 2003.                             15; 58.20-5; 58.25-5
 
                              * * * * * * *
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
 (ASME) International, Three Park Avenue, New
 York, NY 10016-5990:
    Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section   58.30-15
     I, Power Boilers, 2001.
    Section VIII, Division 1, Pressure         58.30-15
     Vessels, 2001.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    91. In Sec.  58.16-10, revise paragraphs (b)(1) and (c) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  58.16-10  Approvals.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (1) Cylinders in which liquefied petroleum gas is stored and 
handled must be constructed, tested, marked, maintained, and retested 
in accordance with the regulations of the Department of Transportation. 
See Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 178.
* * * * *
    (c) Safety-relief devices. All required safety-relief devices must 
be approved as to type, size, pressure setting, and location by the 
Commandant (G-MSE) as being in accordance with 49 CFR part 178.
* * * * *

PART 59--REPAIRS TO BOILERS, PRESSURE VESSELS AND APPURTENANCES

    92. Revise the authority citation for part 59 to read as follows:

    Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; Executive Order 12234, 45 FR 
58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 227; Department of Homeland Security 
Delegation No. 0170.1.

    93. In Sec.  59.01-2(b), revise the entry for ``American Society of 
Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International'' to read as follows:


Sec.  59.01-2  Incorporation by reference.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *

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------------------------------------------------------------------------
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
 (ASME) International, Three Park Avenue, New
 York, NY 10016-5900:
    Boiler and Pressure Vessel (B&PV), Code    59.10-5
     Section I, Power Boilers, July 2001.
    Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section    59.01-5
     VII, Recommended Guidelines for the Care
     of Power Boilers, July 2001.
    Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section    59.10-5; 59.10-10
     VIII, Division 1, Pressure Vessels July
     2001.
    Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section    59.10-5
     IX, Welding and Brazing Qualifications,
     July 1989 with 1989 addenda.
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    94. Revise Sec.  59.01-5(e) to read as follows:


Sec.  59.01-5  Repairs, replacements, or alterations.

* * * * *
    (e) Where applicable, manufacturers' instruction books, manuals, 
and the like, and section VII of the ASME Code must be used for 
guidance.

PART 61--PERIODIC TESTS AND INSPECTIONS

    95. Revise the authority citation for part 61 to read as follows:

    Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 3307, 3703; 
Executive Order 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR 1980 Comp., p. 277; 
Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

    96. In Sec.  61.15-10, revise the section heading and paragraph (b) 
to read as follows:


Sec.  61.15-10  Liquefied-petroleum-gas piping for heating and cooking.

* * * * *
    (b) Test the system for leakage in accordance with the following 
procedure: With the appliance valve closed, the master shutoff valve on 
the appliance open, and one cylinder valve open, note pressure in gage.

PART 62--VITAL SYSTEM AUTOMATION

    97. Revise the authority citation for part 62 to read as follows:

    Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703, 8105; Executive Order 12234, 45 
FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security 
Delegation No. 0170.1.

    98. Revise Sec.  62.05-1 to read as follows:


Sec.  62.05-1  Incorporation by reference.

    (a) Certain material is incorporated by reference into this part 
with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register. To enforce 
any edition other than the one listed in paragraph (b) of this section, 
the Coast Guard must publish notice of the change in the Federal 
Register and make the material available to the public. All approved 
material is on file at the Office of the Federal Register, Washington, 
DC 20408, and at the office of the Commandant (G-MSE), U.S. Coast Guard 
Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001.
    (b) The material approved for incorporation by reference in this 
part is:

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------------------------------------------------------------------------
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), ABS Plaza,
 16855 Northchase Drive, Houston, TX 77060:
    Rules for Building and Classing Steel      62.25-30(a)(1), (2), (3),
     Vessels, 2003.                             and (5); 62.35-5(d);
                                                62.35-35(a); 62.35-
                                                40(c); 62.35-50; 62.50-
                                                30(c); and 62.50-30(k)
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    99. Revise Sec.  62.25-1(c) to read as follows:


Sec.  62.25-1  General.

* * * * *
    (c) Each console for a vital control or alarm system and any 
similar enclosure that relies upon forced cooling for proper operation 
of the system must have a backup means of providing cooling. It must 
also have an alarm activated by the failure of the temperature-control 
system.
    100. Revise Sec.  62.25-5(a) to read as follows:


Sec.  62.25-5  All control systems.

    (a) Local and remote starting for any propulsion engine or turbine 
equipped with a jacking or turning gear must be prevented while the 
turning gear is engaged.
* * * * *
    101. In Sec.  62.25-30, revise paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), 
and (a)(5) to read as follows:


Sec.  62.25-30  Environmental design standards.

    (a) * * *
    (1) Ship motion and vibration described in Table 9 of section 4-9-7 
of ABS Rules.
* * * * *
    (2) Ambient air temperatures described in Table 9 of part 4-9-7 of 
ABS Rules.
    (3) Electrical voltage and frequency tolerances described in Table 
9 of part 4-9-7 of ABS Rules.
* * * * *
    (5) Hydraulic and pneumatic pressure variations described in Table 
9 of part 4-9-7 of ABS Rules.
* * * * *
    102. In Sec.  62.35-5, revise the section heading and paragraph (d) 
to read as follows:


Sec.  62.35-5  Remote propulsion-control systems.

* * * * *
    (d) Transfer of control location. Transfer of control location must 
meet section 4-9-2/5.11 of ABS Rules. Manual alternative-propulsion-
control locations must be capable of overriding, and of operating 
independent of, all remote and automatic propulsion-control locations.
* * * * *
    103. Revise Sec.  62.35-35 to read as follows:


Sec.  62.35-35  Starting systems for internal-combustion engines.

    The starting systems for propulsion engines and for prime movers of 
ships' service generators required to start automatically must meet 
sections 4-6-5/9.5 and 4-8-2/11.11 of ABS Rules.
    104. Revise Sec.  62.35-40(c) to read as follows:


Sec.  62.35-40  Fuel systems.

* * * * *
    (c) Automatic fuel heating. Automatic fuel heating must meet 
section 4-9-3/15.1 of ABS Rules.
* * * * *

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    105. In Sec.  62.35-50, Table 62.35-50, revise the footnotes 1, 2, 
8, and 9 following the table; and revise Notes 1 and 9 on the table to 
read as follows:


Sec.  62.35-50  Tabulated monitoring and safety control requirements 
for specific systems.

      Table 62.35.50--Minimum System Monitoring and Safety Control
               Requirements for Specific Systems (Note 1)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                             * * * * * * *
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ See ABS Rules Part 4-9-4, tables 7A and 8.
\2\ See ABS Rules Part 4-9-4, tables 7A and 8.
 
 * * * * *
\8\ See ABS Rules Part 4-9-4, Table 8; and Sec.   58.10-15(f) of this
  chapter.
\9\ See ABS Rules Part 4-9-4, tables 7A and 8.
Notes on Table 62.35-50:
1. The monitoring and controls listed in this table are applicable if
  the system listed is provided or required.
 
 * * * * * * *
9. Main and remote control stations, including the navigational bridge,
  must provide visual and audible alarms in the event of a fire in the
  main machinery space.

    106. In Sec.  62.50-30, revise paragraphs (c) and the introductory 
text of paragraph (k) to read as follows:


Sec.  62.50-30  Additional requirements for periodically unattended 
machinery plants.

* * * * *
    (c) Fuel systems. Each system for the service or treatment of fuel 
must meet section 4-6-4/13.5 of ABS Rules.
* * * * *
    (k) Continuity of electrical power. The electrical plant must meet 
sections 4-8-2/3.11 and 4.8.2/9.9 of ABS Rules, and must--
* * * * *

PART 63--AUTOMATIC AUXILIARY BOILERS

    107. Revise the authority citation for part 63 to read as follows:

    Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; Executive Order 12234, 45 FR 
58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security 
Delegation No. 0170.1.


Sec.  63.01-3  [Amended]

    108. In Sec.  63.01-3(b) remove the term ``(20 gph)''.
    109. In Sec.  63.05-1(b), revise the entries for ``American Gas 
Association'', ``American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 
International'', ``American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)'', 
``International Maritime Organization (IMO)'', ``International 
Organization for Standardization'', and ``Underwriters'' Laboratories, 
Inc. (UL)'', and place them in alphabetical order, to read as follows:


Sec.  63.05-1  Incorporation by reference.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *

------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
American Gas Association, 1515 Wilson
 Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209
    ANSI/AGA Z21.22-1999 Relief Valves and     63.25-3
     Automatic Shutoff Devices for Hot Water
     Supply Systems.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
 (ASME) International, Three Park Avenue, New
 York, NY 10016-5990
    ASME CSD-1-1998, Controls and Safety       63.10-1; 63.15-1; 63.20
     Devices for Automatically Fired Boilers.
American Society for Testing and Materials
 (ASTM), 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West
 Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959
    ASTM F 1323-01, Standard Specification     63.25-9
     for Shipboard Incinerators.
International Maritime Organization (IMO),
 Publications Section, 4 Albert Embankment,
 London, SE1 7SR United Kingdom
    Resolution MEPC.76(40), Standard,          63.25-9
     Specification for Shipboard Incinerators
     (1997).
International Organization for
 Standardization, Case postale 56, CH-1211,
 Geneva 20, Switzerland
    Shipbuilding--Shipboard Incinerators--     63.25-9
     Requirements, 13617 (1995).
Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc. (UL), 12
 Laboratory Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC
 27709-3995
    ANSI/UL-174, Household Electric Storage    63.25-3
     Tank Water Heaters, 1996.
    ANSI/UL-296, Oil Burners, 1994...........  63.15-5
    ANSI/UL-343, Pumps for Oil Burning         63.15-5
     Appliances 1997.
    ANSI/UL-1453, Electric Booster and         63.25-3
     Commercial Storage Tank Water Heaters,
     1995.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    110. In Sec.  63.25-1, revise the introductory text to read as 
follows:


Sec.  63.25-1  Small automatic auxiliary boilers.

    Small automatic auxiliary boilers defined as having heat-input 
ratings of 400,000 Btu/hr. or less (117 kilowatts or less) must also 
meet the following requirements:
* * * * *
    111. Revise Sec.  63.25-9 to read as follows:


Sec.  63.25-9  Incinerators.

    (a) General. Incinerators installed on or after March 26, 1998, 
must meet the requirements of IMO resolution MEPC.76(40). Incinerators 
in compliance with ISO standard 13617, ``Ships and marine technology--
Shipboard Incinerators--Requirements'', must meet IMO resolution 
MEPC.76(40). Incinerators in compliance with both ASTM F 1323, 
``Standard Specification for Shipboard Incinerators'' and Annexes A1-A3 
of IMO resolution MEPC.76(40) must meet IMO resolution MEPC.76(40). An 
application for type approval of shipboard incinerators must be sent to 
the Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast

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Guard Marine Safety Center, Engineering Division, 400 Seventh Street 
SW, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (b) Testing. Before type approval is granted, the manufacturer must 
have tests conducted, or submit evidence that such tests have been 
conducted, by an independent laboratory acceptable to the Commanding 
Officer, USCG Marine Safety Center. The laboratory must--
    (1) Have the equipment and facilities for conducting the 
inspections and tests required by this section;
    (2) Have experienced and qualified personnel to conduct the 
inspections and tests required by this section;
    (3) Have documentary proof of the laboratory's qualifications to 
perform the inspections and tests required by this section; and
    (4) Not be owned or controlled by a manufacturer, supplier, or 
vendor of shipboard incinerators.
    (c) Prohibited substances. Shipboard incineration of the following 
substances is prohibited:
    (1) Annexes I, II, and III of MARPOL 73/78 on cargo residues and 
related contaminated packing materials.
    (2) Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
    (3) Garbage, as defined in Annex V of MARPOL 73/78, containing more 
than traces of heavy metals.
    (4) Refined petroleum products containing halogen compounds.
    (d) Operating manual. Each ship with an incinerator subject to this 
rule must possess a manufacturer's operating manual, which must specify 
how to operate the incinerator within the limits described in Annex 
A1.5 of Resolution MEPC.76(40).
    (e) Training. Each person responsible for operating any incinerator 
must be trained and be capable of implementing the guidance provided in 
the manufacturer's operating manual.
    (f) Acceptable methods and standards for testing emissions. The 
methods and standards for testing emissions that the laboratory may use 
in determining emissions-related information described in Annex A1.5 of 
Resolution MEPC.76(40) are--
    (1) 40 CFR part 60 Appendix A, Method 1--Sample and velocity 
traverses for stationary sources;
    (2) 40 CFR part 60 Appendix A, Method 3A--Determination of oxygen 
and carbon dioxide concentrations in emissions from stationary sources 
(instrumental-analyzer procedure);
    (3) 40 CFR part 60 Appendix A, Method 5--Determination of 
particulate emissions from stationary sources;
    (4) 40 CFR part 60 Appendix A, Method 9--Visual determination of 
the opacity of emissions from stationary sources;
    (5) 40 CFR part 60 Appendix A, Method 10--Determination of carbon-
monoxide emissions from stationary sources;
    (6) ISO standard 9096 (1992) ``Stationary source emissions--
Determination of concentration and mass flow rate of particulate 
material in gas-carrying ducts-Manual gravimetric method;'' and
    (7) ISO standard 10396 (1993) ``Stationary source emissions--
Sampling for the automated determination of gas concentrations.''

PART 76--FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT

    112. Revise the authority citation for part 76 to read as follows:

    Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306; Executive order 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 
CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation 
No. 0170.1.

    113. In Sec.  76.50-5, revise Table 76.50-5(c) to read as follows:


Sec.  76.50-5  Classification.

* * * * *

                                                Table 76.50-5(c)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 Classification                                                       Carbon
-------------------------------------------------  Soda acid and   Foam, liters      dioxide,      Dry chemical,
                                                   water, liters     (gallons)       kilograms       kilograms
              Type                     Size          (gallons)                       (pounds)        (pounds)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A..............................  II.............       9.5 (2.5)       9.5 (2.5)  ..............  ..............
B..............................  I..............  ..............     4.75 (1.25)         1.8 (4)  ..............
B..............................  II.............  ..............       9.5 (2.5)        6.8 (15)        4.5 (10)
B..............................  III............  ..............       45.5 (12)       15.9 (35)        9.0 (20)
B..............................  IV.............  ..............         76 (20)       22.7 (50)       13.6 (30)
B..............................  V..............  ..............        151 (40)      45.3 (100)       22.7 (50)
C..............................  I..............  ..............  ..............         1.8 (4)           1 (2)
C..............................  II.............  ..............  ..............        6.8 (15)        4.5 (10)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

* * * * *

PART 92--FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT

    114. Revise the authority citation for part 92 to read as follows:

    Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306; Executive order 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 
CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation 
No. 0170.1.

    115. In Sec.  92.15-10, revise paragraph (d) to read as follows:


Sec.  92.15-10  Ventilation for closed spaces.

* * * * *
    (d) The ventilation of spaces that are ``specially suitable for 
vehicles'' shall be in accordance with Sec. Sec.  111.105-39 and 
111.105-40 of this chapter, as applicable.
* * * * *

PART 110--GENERAL PROVISIONS

    116. Revise the authority citation for part 110 to read as follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1509; 43 U.S.C 1333; 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3307, 
3703; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p.277; Department 
of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1; Sec.  110.01-2 also 
issued under 44 U.S.C. 3507.

    117. In Sec.  110.10-1(b) revise the entries for ``American Bureau 
of Shipping (ABS)'', ``American National Standards Institute (ANSI)'', 
``Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)'', 
``International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)'', ``International 
Maritime Organization (IMO)'', ``National Electrical Manufacturers 
Association (NEMA)'', ``National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)'', 
``Naval Publications and Forms Center (NPFC)'', ``Naval Sea Systems 
Command (NAVSEA)'', and ``Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL)'', and 
add, in alphabetical order, the entry ``American Society of Mechanical 
Engineers (ASME)'' to read as follows:


Sec.  110.10-1  Incorporation by reference.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *

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------------------------------------------------------------------------
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), American
 Bureau of Shipping, ABS Plaza, 16855
 Northchase Drive, Houston, TX 77060 USA.
    Rules for Building and Classing Steel      110.15-1; 111.01-9;
     Vessels, 2003.                             111.12-1(a); 111.12-3;
                                                111.12-5; 111.12-7;
                                                111.33-11; 111.35-1;
                                                111.70-1(a); 111.105-
                                                31(n); 111.105-39(a);
                                                111.105-40(a); 113.05-7
    Rules for Building and Classing Mobile     111.12-1(a); 111.12-3;
     Offshore Drilling Units, 2001: Including   111.12-5; 111.12-7;
     Notice No. 2.                              111.33-11; 111.35-1;
                                                111.70-1(a)
American National Standards Institute (ANSI),
 American National Standards Institute, 25
 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036.
    ANSI/IEEE C37.010, Application Guide for   111.54-1(c)
     AC High-Voltage Circuit Breakers Rated
     on a Symmetrical Current Basis, 1999.
    ANSI C37.12, For AC High-Voltage Circuit   111.54-1(c)
     Breakers Rated on a Symmetrical Current
     Basis-Specification Guide, 1991.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
 (ASME), American Society of Mechanical
 Engineers, ASME International, 22 Law Drive,
 Fairfield, NJ 07007-2900.
    ASME A17.1, Safety Code for Elevators and  111.90-1
     Escalators, 2000.
Institute of Electrical and Electronic
 Engineers (IEEE), IEEE Service Center, 445
 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854.
    IEEE Std C37.04, IEEE Standard for AV      111.54-1(c)
     High-Voltage Circuit Breakers, 1999.
IEEE Std C37.13, IEEE Standard for Low-        111.54-1(c)
 Voltage AC Power Circuit Breakers used in
 Enclosures, 1990.
    IEEE Std C37.14, IEEE Standard for Low-    111.54-1(c)
     Voltage DC Power Circuit Breakers used
     in Enclosures, 2002.
    IEEE Std 45-1998, IEEE Recommended         111.30-19(a)(1); 111.105-
     Practice for Electric Installations on     3; 111.105-31(e);
     Shipboard.                                 111.105-41.
    IEEE Std 45-2002, IEEE Recommended         111.05-7; 111.15-2(b);
     Practice for Electric Installations on     111.30-1; 111.30-5(a);
     Shipboard.                                 111.33-3(a); 111.33-
                                                5(a); 111.40-1; 111.60-
                                                1(d); 111.60-3; 111.60-
                                                5(a); 111.60-11(c);
                                                111.60-13(a); 111.60-
                                                19(b); 111.60-21; 111.60-
                                                23(d); 111.75-5(b);
                                                113.65-5
    IEEE Std 100-2000, The New IEEE Standard   110.15-1(a)
     Dictionary Of Electrical and Electronics
     Terms.
    IEEE Std 331, Application Guide for Low-   111.54-1(c)
     Voltage AC Nonintegrally Fused Power
     Circuit Breakers (Using Separately
     Mounted Current-Limiting Fuses) (IEEE
     C37.27), 1987.
    IEEE Std 1202-1991, IEEE Standard for      111.60-6(a); 111.107-1(c)
     Flame Testing of Cables for use in Cable
     Tray in Industrial and Commercial
     Occupancies, 1991.
    IEEE Std 1580-2001, IEEE Recommended       111.60-1(a); 111.60-1(c);
     Practice for Marine Cable for Use on       111.60-2; 111.60-3(a);
     Shipboard and Fixed or Floating            111.60-3(b).
     Platforms, 2001.
 
                              * * * * * * *
International Electrotechnical Commission
 (IEC) International Electrotechnical
 Commission, 3 Rue de Varembe, Geneva,
 Switzerland.
    IEC 60068-2-52, Corr.1 (1996-07) Basic     110.15-1(b)
     Environmental Testing Procedures Part 2:
     Tests. Test KB: Salt Mist, Cyclic
     (Sodium Chloride Solution).
    IEC 60331-11 (1999-04) Tests on Electric   113.30-25(i)
     Cables Under Fire Conditions, Part 1:
     Test on a Single Vertical Insulated Wire
     or Cable.
    IEC 60331-21 (1999-04) Tests for electric  113.30-25(i)
     Cables Under fire conditions--Circuit
     Integrity, Part 21: Procedures and
     requirements--Cables of rated voltage up
     to and including 0.6/1.0kV.
    IEC 60332-1 (1993-04) Tests on electric    111.30-19(b)
     cables under fire conditions, Part 1:
     Test on a single vertical insulated wire
     or cable.
    IEC 60332-3-22 (2000-10), Tests on         111.60-1(b); 111.60-2;
     electric cables under fire conditions--    111.60-6(a); 111.107-
     Part 3-22: Test for vertical flame         1(c)
     spread of vertically-mounted bunched
     wires or cables--Category A.
    IEC 60079-0 (2000-06), Electrical          111.105-1; 111.105-3;
     explosive gas atmospheres--Part 0:         111.105-5; 111.105-7;
     General Requirements. (Edition 3.1) For    111.105-15(b); 111.105-
     apparatus.                                 17(b)
    IEC 60079-1(2001-02), Electrical           111.105-3; 111.105-5;
     apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres--  111.105-9; 111.105-
     Part 1: Flameproof enclosures ``d''.       15(b); 111.105-17(b)
     (Including Corr.1 (2001-06)).
    IEC 60079-2 (2001-02), Electrical          111.105-3; 111.105-5;
     apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres--  111.105-7(b); 111.105-
     Part 2: Pressurized enclosures ``p''.      15(b); 111.105-17(b)
    IEC 60079-5 (1997-04), Electrical          111.105-3; 111.105-5;
     apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres--  111.105-15(a); 111.105-
     Part 5: Powder filling ``q'' (including    15(b); 111.105-17(b)
     Amendment 1 2003-09).
    IEC 60079-6 (1995-04), Electrical          111.105-15(a); 111.105-
     apparatus for Explosive gas atmospheres--  15(b); 111.105-17(b);
     Part Oil immersion ``o''.                  111.105-3; 111.105-5
    IEC 60079-7 (2001-11), Electrical          111.105-3(a); 111.105-
     apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres-   17(b); 111.105-5;
     Part 7: Increased safety ``e''.            111.105-15(a); 111.105-
     (Consolidated Edition including            15(b)
     amendments 1 (1991) and 2
     (1993)).........................
    IEC 60079-11 (1999-02), Electrical         111.105-3; 111.105-5;
     apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres-   111.105-11(a); 111.105-
     Part 11: Intrinsic safety                  15(b); 111.105-17(b)
     ``i''...............................
    IEC 60079-15 (2001-02), Electrical         111.105-3; 111.105-5;
     apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres-   111.105-15(b); 111.105-
     Part 15: Type of protection                15(a); 111.105-17(b)
     ``n''..........................
    IEC 60079-18 (1992-10), Electrical         111.105-3; 111.105-5;
     apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres-   111.105-15(a); 111.105-
     Part 18: Encapsulation                     15(b); 111.105-17(b)
     ``m''.......................

[[Page 39765]]

 
    IEC 60092-101 (2002-08), Electrical        110.15-1(a); 111.81-1(d)
     installation In Ships, Part 101:
     Definitions and general Requirements,
     (Consolidated
     edition)......................
    IEC 60092-201 (1994-08), Electrical        111.70-3(a); 111.81-1(d)
     installation In Ships, Part 201: System
     design-General................
    IEC 60092-202 (1994-03), Electrical        111.50-3(c); 111.50-3(e);
     installation In Ships, Part 202: System    111.50-3(g); 111.53-
     design-Protection (Including Amendment     1(a); 111.54-1(a);
     1, 1996-02)......                          111.81-(d)
    IEC 60092-301 (1980-01), Electrical        111.25-5(a); 111.70-1(a);
     installation In Ships, Part 301:           111.81-1(d)
     Equipment-Generators and motors,
     (including Amendment 1 1994-05, and
     Amendment 2, 1995-03)..............
    IEC 60092-302 (1997-05), Electrical        111.30-1; 111.30-5(a);
     installation In Ships, Part 302: Low-      111.30-19(a); 111.81-(d)
     voltage switchgear and Control gear
     assemblies............
    IEC 60092-303 (1980-01), Electrical        111.20-15; 111.81-(d)
     Installation in Ships, Part 303:
     Equipment-Transformers for power and
     lighting, (including Amendment 1, 1997-
     09)..........
    IEC 60092-304 (1980-01), Electrical        111.33-3(a); 111.33-5(b);
     Installation in Ships, Part 304:           111.81-(d)
     Equipment-Semiconductor convertors,
     (including Amendment 1, 1995-03)........
    IEC 60092-306 (1980-01), Electrical        111.75-20(a); 111.81-(d)
     Installation in Ships, Part 306:
     Equipment-Luminaries and
     accessories.......................
    IEC 60092-350 (2001-06), Electrical        111.60-3(a); 111.60-3(c);
     Installations in Ships, Part 350: Low      111.60-5; 111.81-1(d)
     voltage shipboard Power cables-General
     construction and Test
     requirements.................
    IEC 60092-352 (1997-08), Electrical        111.60-3(a); 111.60-3(c);
     Installation in Ships, Part 352: Choice    111.60-5; 111.81-1(d)
     and installation of cables for low-
     voltage power systems (including
     Amendment 1 2001-04)........
    IEC 60092-353 (1995-01), Electrical        111.60-3(a); 111.60-3(c);
     Installations in Ships-Part 353: Single    111.60-5; 111.81-1(d)
     and Multicore Non-radial Field Power
     Cables with Extruded Solid Insulation
     for Rated Voltages 1kV and 3kV, 1995
     (including Amendment 1 2001-
     04).................
    IEC 60092-401 (1980-01), Electrical        111.05-9
     Installation in Ships, Part 401:
     Installation and Test of Completed
     Installation including Amendment 1 (1987-
     01) and Amendment 2 (1997-05)......
    IEC 60092-502 (1999-02), Electrical        111.81-1(d); 111.105-
     Installation in Ships, Part 502: Tankers-  31(e)
     Special Features.
    IEC 60092-503 (1975), Electrical           111.30-5(a); 111.81-1(d)
     Installation in Ships, Part 503: Special
     Features-A.C. Supply systems with
     Voltages in the Range above 1KV up to
     and including 11KV.
    IEC 60092-504 (2001-03), Electrical        111.81-1(d)
     Installation in Ships, Part 504: Special
     Features-Control and Instrumentation,
     1994.
    IEC 60529 (2001-02), Degrees of            111.01-9(a); 111.01-9(b);
     protection provided by enclosures (IP      111.01-9(c); 111.01-
     Code).                                     9(d); 111.01-9 (Note);
                                                113.10-7; 113.20-3;
                                                113.25-11; 113.30-25(c);
                                                113.30-25(h); 113.40-
                                                10(b)
    IEC 60533 (1999-11), Electrical and        113.05-7
     electronic installations in ships-
     Electromagnetic compatibility.
    IEC 60947-2 (2003-04), Low-voltage         111.54-1(b)
     switchgear and controlgear part 2:
     Circuit-breakers.
    IEC 61363-1 (1998-02), Electrical          111.52-5(c)
     installations of ships and mobile and
     fixed offshore units-Part 1: Procedures
     for calculating short-Circuit currents
     in three-phase a.c.
    IEC 62271-100, High-voltage switchgear     111.54-1(c)(3)(ii).
     and controlgear, Part 100; High-voltage
     alternating current circuit breakers,
     2003.
International Maritime Organization (IMO),
 International Maritime Organization,
 Publications Section, 4 Albert Embankment,
 London SE1 7SR, United Kingdom
    International Convention for the Safety    111.99-5; 111.105-31(n);
     of Life at Sea, Consolidated text of the   112.15-1(r); 113.25-6
     International Convention for the Safety
     of Life at Sea, 1974, and its Protocol
     of 1998: article, annexes and
     certificates. (Incorporating all
     amendments in effect from January 2001),
     2001.
 
                              * * * * * * *
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
 (NEMA), National Electrical Manufacturers
 Association, 1300 North 17th Street,
 Arlington, VA 22209
    NEMA Standards Publication No. ICS 2,      111.70-3(a)
     Industrial Control and Systems
     Controllers, Contactors, and Overload
     Relays, Rated 600 Volts, 2000.
    NEMA Standards Publication No. ICS 2.3     111.70-3(a)
     1995, Instructions for the Handling,
     Installation, Operation, and Maintenance
     of Motor Control Centers, 1995 including
     2002 revisions.
    NEMA Standards Publication No. ICS 2.4,    111.70-3(a)
     NEMA and IEC Devices for Motor Service--
     A guide for Understanding the
     Differences, 2003.
    NEMA Standards Publication No. 250,        111.01-9(a); 111.01-9(b);
     Enclosures for Electrical Equipment        111.01-9(c); 111.01-
     (1000 Volts Maximum), 1997.                9(d); 111.01-9 (Note);
                                                111.10-7; 113.20-3;
                                                113.25-11; 113.30-25(c);
                                                113.30-25(h); 113.40-
                                                10(b)
    NEMA Standards Publication No. WC-3,       111.60-13(a); 111.60-
     Rubber Insulated Wire and Cable for the    13(c)
     Transmission and Distribution of
     Electrical Energy, 1992.
    NEMA Standards Publication No. WC-70, Non- 111.60-13(a); 111.60-
     Shielded Power Cable 2000V or Less, 1999.  13(c)

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National Fire Protection Association (NFPA),
 National Fire Protection Association, 1
 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169 NEC, See
 NFPA 70.
    NFPA 70, National Electrical Code (NEC),   111.05-33; 111.20-15;
     2002.                                      111.25-5(a); 111.50-
                                                3(c); 111.50-7; 111.50-
                                                9; 111.53-1(a); 111.54-
                                                1(a); 111.55-1(a);
                                                111.59-1; Table 111.60-
                                                7; 111.60-12(a); 111.60-
                                                13(b); 111.60-13(c);
                                                111.60-23; 111.81-1(d);
                                                111.105-1; 111.105-1
                                                (Note); 111.105-3;
                                                111.105-5; 111.105-7;
                                                111.105-9; 111.105-
                                                15(b);.111.105-17(b);
                                                111.107-1(b)
    NFPA 77, Recommended Practice on Static    111.105-27
     Electricity, 2000.
    NFPA 99, Standard for Health Care          111.105-37
     Facilities, 2002.
    NFPA 496, Standard for Purged and          111.105-7(b)
     Pressurized Enclosures for Electrical
     Equipment, 2003.
Naval Publications and Forms Center (NPFC),
 Department of Defense, Single Stock Point,
 700 Robins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111
    MIL-C-24640A, Military Specification       111.60-1(a); 111.60-3(c)
     Cables, Light Weight, Electric, Low
     Smoke, for Shipboard Use, General
     Specification for, 1995.
    MIL-C-24643A(2), Military Specification    111.60-1(a); 111.60-3(c)
     Cables and Cords, Electric, Low Smoke,
     for Shipboard Use, General Specification
     for, 1996.
    MIL-W-76D, Military Specification Wire     111.60-11(c)
     and Cable, Hook-up, Electrical,
     Insulated, General Specification for,
     1997.
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Naval Sea
 Systems Command, Code 55Z, Department of
 Navy, Washington, D.C. 20362
    MIL-HDBK-299(SH), Military Handbook Cable  111.60-3(c)
     Comparison Handbook Data Pertaining to
     Electric Shipboard Cable, 1991.
NEC, see NFPA 70.
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL),
 Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., ATTN:
 Publications Stock, 333 Pfingsten Rd.
 Northbrook, IL 60062-2096
    UL 44, Standard for Rubber-Insulated Wire  111.60-1(c)
     and Cable, 1999.
    UL 50, Standard for Enclosures for         111.80-1(d)
     Electrical Equipment, 1995.
    UL 62, Standard for Flexible Cord and      111.60-13(a)
     Fixture Wire, 1997.
    UL 83, Standard for Thermoplastic-         111.60-1(c); 111.60-11(c)
     Insulated Wires and Cables, 1998.
    UL 484, Standard for Room Air              111.87-3(a)
     Conditioners, 1993.
    UL 489, Standard for Molded-Case Circuit   111.01-15(c); 111.54-1(b)
     Breakers and Circuit-Breaker Enclosures,
     2002.
    UL 514A, Standard for Metallic Outlet      111.80-1(d)
     Boxes, 1996.
    UL 514B, Standard for Fittings for         111.81-1(d)
     Conduit and Outlet Boxes, 1997.
    UL 514C, Standard for Nonmetallic Outlet   111.81-1(d)
     Boxes, Flush-Device Boxes, and Covers,
     1996.
    UL 913, Standard for Intrinsically Safe    111.105-11(a)
     Apparatus and Associated Apparatus for
     Use in Class I, II, and III, Division 1,
     Hazardous (Classified) Locations, 2002.
    UL 1042, Standard for Electric Baseboard   111.87-3(a)
     Heating Equipment, 1994 (including
     revisions through November, 1995).
    UL 1072, Standard for Medium-Voltage       111.60-1(e)
     Power Cables, 2001.
    UL 1104, Standard for Marine Navigation    111.75-17(d)
     Lights, 1998.
    UL 1203, Standard for Explosion-Proof and  111.105-9
     Dust-Ignition-Proof Electrical Equipment
     for Use in Hazardous (Classified)
     Locations, 2000.
    UL 1309, Marine Shipboard Cables, 1995...  111.60-1(a); 111.60-1(c)
    UL 1569, Standard for Metal-Clad Cables,   111.60-23(a)
     1999.
    UL 1574, Standard for Track Lighting       111.75-20
     Systems, 1995.
    UL 1581, Reference Standard for            111.30-19(b); 111.60-2;
     Electrical Wires, Cables, and Flexible     111.60-6(a)
     Cords, 2001.
    UL 1598A, Supplemental Requirements for    111.75-20(a); 111.75-
     Luminaries for Installation on Marine      20(e)
     Vessels, 2000.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    118. In Sec.  110.15-1, revise paragraph (a) to read as set out 
below, and in paragraph (b), revise the definition of ``Nonsparking 
fan'', to read as follows:


Sec.  110.15-1  Definitions.

    (a) The electrical and electronic terms are defined in IEEE Std 100 
or IEC 60092-101.
    (b) * * *
    Nonsparking fan means nonsparking fan as defined in ABS Rules for 
Building and Classing Steel Vessels, section 4-8-3/11.
* * * * *

PART 111--GENERAL PROVISIONS

    119. Revise the authority citation for part 111 to read as follows:

    Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; Department of Homeland Security 
Delegation No. 0170.1.

    120. In Sec.  111.01-9, remove the Note to Sec.  111.01-9 and 
revise paragraph (b) to read as follows:


Sec.  111.01-9  Degrees of protection.

* * * * *
    (b) Electrical equipment in locations requiring exceptional degrees 
of protection as defined in Sec.  110.15-1 of this chapter must be 
enclosed to meet at least the minimum degrees of protection in ABS 
Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels, section 4-8-3, Table 2, 
or appropriate NEMA 250 Type for the service intended. Each enclosure 
must be designed so that the total rated temperature of the equipment 
inside the enclosure is not exceeded.
* * * * *
    121. Revise Sec.  111.05-7 to read as follows:


Sec.  111.05-7  Armored and metallic sheathed cable.

    When installed, the metallic armor or sheath must meet the 
installation

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requirements of Section 25 of IEEE Std 45.
    122. Revise Sec.  111.05-9 to read as follows:


Sec.  111.05-9  Masts.

    Each nonmetallic mast and topmast must have a lightning-ground 
conductor in accordance with section 10 of IEC 60092-401.
    123. Revise Sec.  111.05-33 to read as follows:


Sec.  111.05-33  Equipment safety grounding (bonding) conductors.

    (a) Each equipment-grounding conductor must be sized in accordance 
with article 250-122 of the National Electrical Code (NEC) (NFPA 70).
    (b) Each equipment-grounding conductor (other than a system-
grounding conductor) of a cable must be permanently identified as a 
grounding conductor in accordance with the requirements of article 250-
119 of the NEC.
    124. Revise Sec.  111.12-1(a) to read as follows:


Sec.  111.12-1  Prime movers.

    (a) Prime movers must meet section 58.01-5 and Subpart 58.10 of 
this chapter except that those for mobile offshore drilling units must 
meet Part 4, Chapter 3, sections 4/3.17 and 4/3.19 of the ABS Rules for 
Building and Classing Mobile Offshore Drilling Units. Further 
requirements for emergency generator prime movers are in Subpart 112.50 
of this chapter.
* * * * *
    125. Revise Sec.  111.12-3 to read as follows:


Sec.  111.12-3  Excitation.

    In general, excitation must meet sections 4-8-3/13.2(a), 4-8-5/
5.5.1, 4-8-5/5.5.2, and 4-8-5/5.17.6 of the ABS Rules for Building and 
Classing Steel Vessels, except that those for mobile offshore drilling 
units must meet Part 4, Chapter 3, sections 4/3.21.1 and 4/3.23.1 of 
the ABS Rules for Building and Classing Mobile Offshore Drilling Units. 
In particular, no static exciter may be used for excitation of an 
emergency generator unless it is provided with a permanent magnet or a 
residual-magnetism-type exciter that has the capability of voltage 
build-up after two months of no operation.
    126. Revise Sec.  111.12-5 and its heading to read as follows:


Sec.  111.12-5  Construction and testing of generators.

    Each generator must meet the applicable requirements for 
construction and testing in section 4-8-3 of the ABS Rules for Building 
and Classing Steel Vessels except that each one for a mobile offshore 
drilling unit must meet those in Part 4, Chapter 3, section 4 of the 
ABS Rules for Building and Classing Mobile Offshore Drilling Units.
    127. Revise Sec.  111.12-7 to read as follows:


Sec.  111.12-7  Voltage regulation and parallel operation.

    Voltage regulation and parallel operation must meet:
    (a) Sections 4-2-3/7.5.2, 4-2-4/7.5.2, 4-8-3/3.13.2, and 4-8-3/
3.13.3 for AC systems;
    (c) Section 4-8-3/3.13.3(c) of the ABS Rules for Building and 
Classing Steel Vessels, and IEC 60092-202 and 301 for DC systems; and
    (d) for mobile offshore drilling units, Part 4, Chapter 3, section 
4/3.21.2, 4/3.21.3, 4/3.23.2, and 4/3.23.3 of the ABS Rules for 
Building and Classing Mobile Offshore Drilling Units.
    128. Revise Sec.  111.15-2(b) to read as follows:


Sec.  111.15-2  Battery construction.

* * * * *
    (b) Each fully charged lead-acid battery must have a specific 
gravity that meets section 22 of IEEE Std 45.
* * * * *
    129. Revise Sec.  111.20-15 and its heading to read as follows:


Sec.  111.20-15  Protection of transformers against overcurrent.

    Each transformer must have protection against overcurrent that 
meets article 450 of the NEC or IEC 60092-303.
    130. Revise Sec.  111.25-5(a) to read as follows:


Sec.  111.25-5  Marking.

    (a) Each motor must have a marking or nameplate that meets either 
article 430-7 of the NEC or IEC 60092-301 (clause 16).
* * * * *
    131. Revise Sec.  111.30-1 to read as follows:


Sec.  111.30-1  Location and installation.

    Each switchboard must meet the location and installation 
requirements in section 8.2 of IEEE Std 45 or IEC 60092-302, as 
applicable.
    132. In Sec.  111.30-5, revise paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) to read 
as follows:


Sec.  111.30-5  Construction.

    (a) * * *
    (1) For low voltages, either section 8.3 of IEEE Std 45 or IEC 
60092-302, as appropriate.
    (2) For medium voltages, either section 8.4 of IEEE Std 45 or IEC 
60092-302, as appropriate.
* * * * *
    133. In Sec.  111.30-19, revise paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2), and 
(b)(4) to read as follows:


Sec.  111.30-19  Buses and wiring.

    (a) * * *
    (1) Section 7.10 of IEEE Std 45; or
    (2) IEC 60092-302 (clause 6).
* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (4) Flame-retardant meeting ANSI/UL 1581 test VW-1 or IEC 600332-1; 
and
* * * * *
    134. In Sec.  111.33-3, revise paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  111.33-3  Nameplate data.

    (a) * * *
    (1) Section 10.20.12 of IEEE Std 45; or
    (2) IEC 60092-304 (clause 8).
* * * * *
    135. In Sec.  111.33-5, revise paragraphs (a) and (b) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  111.33-5  Installations.

* * * * *
    (a) Sections 10.20.2, 10.20.7, and 10.20.8 of IEEE Std 45; or
    (b) IEC 60092-304.
    136. Revise Sec.  111.33-11 to read as follows:


Sec.  111.33-11  Propulsion systems.

    Each power semiconductor rectifier system in a propulsion system 
must meet sections 4-8-5/5.17.9 and 4-8-5/5.17.10 of ABS Rules for 
Building and Classing Steel Vessels, except that each one for mobile 
offshore drilling units must meet those in Part 4, Chapter 3, section 
4/3.5.3 of ABS Rules for Building and Classing Mobile Offshore Drilling 
Units.
    137. Revise Sec.  111.35-1 to read as follows:


Sec.  111.35-1  Electrical propulsion installations.

    Each electric propulsion installation must meet sections 4-8-5/5.5, 
4-8-5/5.11, 4-8-5/5.13, 4-8-5/5.17.8(e), 4-8-5/5.17.9, and 4-8-5/
5.17.10 of ABS Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels except 
that each one for mobile offshore drilling units must meet those in 
Part 4, Chapter 3, section 4/3.5.3 of ABS Rules for Building and 
Classing Mobile Offshore Drilling Units.
    138. Revise Sec.  111.40-1 to read as follows:


Sec.  111.40-1  Panelboard standard.

    Each panelboard must meet section 17.1 of IEEE Std 45.
    139. In Sec.  111.50-3, revise paragraphs (c), (e), and (g)(2) to 
read as follows:

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Sec.  111.50-3  Protection of conductors.

* * * * *
    (c) Fuses and circuit breakers. If the allowable current-carrying 
capacity of the conductor does not correspond to a standard rating for 
fuses or circuit breakers that meets article 240-6 of the NEC or IEC 
60092-202, then the next larger such rating is acceptable, except that:
    (1) This rating must not be larger than 150 percent of the current-
carrying capacity of the conductor; and
    (2) The effect of temperature on the operation of fuses and 
thermally controlled circuit breakers must be taken into consideration.
* * * * *
    (e) Thermal devices. No thermal cutout, thermal relay, or other 
device not designed to open a short circuit may be used for protection 
of a conductor against overcurrent due to a short circuit or ground, 
except in a motor circuit as described in Article 430 of the National 
Electrical Code or in IEC 60092-202.
* * * * *
    (g) * * *
    (2) For motor-running protection described in Article 430 of the 
National Electrical Code or in IEC 60092-202.
    140. Revise Sec.  111.50-9 to read as follows:


Sec.  111.50-9  Disconnecting and guarding.

    Disconnecting and guarding of overcurrent protective devices must 
meet Part IV of Article 240 of the National Electrical Code.
    141. Revise Sec.  111.52-5(c) to read as follows:


Sec.  111.52-5  Systems 1500 kilowatts or above.

* * * * *
    (c) Estimated calculations using IEC 61363-1.
* * * * *
    142. Revise Sec.  111.53-1(a)(1) to read as follows:


Sec.  111.53-1  General.

    (a) * * *
    (1) Meet the general provisions of article 240 of the NEC or IEC 
60092-202 as appropriate.
* * * * *
    143. In Sec.  111.54-1, revise paragraphs (a)(1), (b), and (c) to 
read as follows:


Sec.  111.54-1  Circuit breakers.

    (a) * * *
    (1) Meet the general provision of article 240 of the NEC or IEC 
60092-202 as appropriate;
* * * * *
    (b) No molded-case circuit breaker may be used in any circuit 
having a nominal voltage of more than 600 volts (1,000 volts for a 
circuit containing a circuit breaker manufactured to the standards of 
the IEC). Each molded-case circuit breaker must meet UL 489-9 and its 
marine supplement 489 SA or IEC 60947-2 Part 2, except as noted in 
paragraph (e) of this section.
    (c) Each circuit breaker, other than a molded-case one, that is for 
use in any of the following systems must meet the following 
requirements:
    (1) An alternating-current system having a nominal voltage of 600 
volts or less (1,000 volts for such a system with circuit breakers 
manufactured to the standards of the IEC) must meet--
    (i) IEEE Std C37.13;
    (ii) IEEE Std 331; or
    (iii) IEC 60947-2.
    (2) A direct-current system of 3,000 volts or less must meet IEEE 
Std C37.13 or IEC 60947-2.
    (3) An alternating-current system having a nominal voltage greater 
than 600 volts (or greater than 1,000 volts for IEC standard circuit 
breakers) must meet--
    (i) IEEE Std C37.04 including all referenced supplements, ANSI/IEEE 
C37.010-79 including all referenced supplements, and ANSI C37.12; or
    (ii) IEC 62271-100.
* * * * *
    144. Revise Sec.  111.55-1 (a) to read as follows:


Sec.  111.55-1  General.

    (a) Each switch must meet Article 404 of the NEC.
* * * * *
    145. Revise Sec.  111.59-1 to read as follows:


Sec.  111.59-1  General.

    Each busway must meet Article 368 of the NEC.
    146. Revise Sec.  111.60-1 and its heading to read as follows:


Sec.  111.60-1  Construction and testing of cable.

    (a) Each marine shipboard cable must meet all the requirements for 
construction and identification of either IEEE Std 1580, UL 1309, IEC 
60092-353, MIL-C-24640A, MIL-C-24643A, or MIL-C-915, including the 
respective flammability tests contained therein, and must be of a 
copper-stranded type.
    (b) Each cable constructed to IEC 60092-353 must meet the 
flammability requirements of IEC 60332-3, Category A.
    (c) Electrical cable that has a polyvinyl-chloride insulation with 
a nylon jacket (Type T/N) must meet either UL 1309 or IEEE Std 1580.
    (d) Medium-voltage electric cable must meet the requirements of 
IEEE Std 45 and UL 1072, where applicable, for cables rated above 5,000 
volts.
    147. In Sec.  111.60-2, revise the introductory text to read as 
follows:


Sec.  111.60-2  Specialty cable for communication and RF applications.

    Specialty cable such as certain coaxial cable that cannot pass the 
flammability test contained in IEEE Std 1580, ANSI/UL 1581 test VW-1, 
or IEC 60332-2, Category A, because of unique properties of 
construction, must--
* * * * *
    148. Revise Sec.  111.60-3 to read as follows:


Sec.  111.60-3  Cable application.

    (a)(1) Cable constructed according to IEEE Std 1580 must meet the 
provisions for cable application of section 24 of IEEE Std 45.
    (2) Cable constructed according to IEC 60092-353 or UL 1309 must 
meet section 24 of IEEE Std 45, except 24.6.1, 24.6.7, and 24.8.
    (3) Cable constructed according to IEC 60092-353 must meet IEC 
60092-352, Table 1, for ampacity values.
    (b)(1) Cable constructed according to IEEE Std 1580 must be derated 
according to Table 25, Note 6, of IEEE Std 45.
    (2) Cable constructed according to IEC 60092-353 must be derated 
according to IEC 60092-352, paragraph 8.
    (3) Cable constructed according to MIL-C-24640A or MIL-C-24643A 
must be derated according to MIL-HDBK-299 (SH).
    (c) Cable for special applications defined in section 24 of IEEE 
Std 45 must meet the provisions of that section.
    149. In Sec.  111.60-5, revise paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2), (b), and 
(c) to read as follows:


Sec.  111.60-5  Cable Installation.

    (a) * * *
    (1) Sections 25, except 25.11, of IEEE Std 45; or
    (2) IEC 60092-353 and paragraph 8 of IEC 60092-352.
    (b) Each cable installation made in accordance with paragraph 8 of 
IEC 60092-352 must utilize the conductor ampacity values of Table I of 
IEC 60092-352.
    (c) No cable may be located in any tank unless--
    (1) The purpose of the cable is to supply equipment or instruments 
especially designed for and compatible with service in the tank and 
whose function requires the installation of the cable in the tank; and
    (2) The cable is either compatible with the liquid or gas in the 
tank or protected by an enclosure.

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    (3) Neither braided cable armor nor cable metallic sheath may be 
used as the grounding conductor.
* * * * *
    150. Revise Sec.  111.60-6(a) to read as follows:


Sec.  111.60-6  Fiber optic cable.

* * * * *
    (a) Be constructed to pass the flammability test contained in IEEE 
Std 1202, ANSI/UL 1581 test VW-1 or IEC 60332-3 Category A; or
* * * * *
    151. Revise Sec.  111.60-11(c) to read as follows:


Sec.  111.60-11  Wire.

* * * * *
    (c) Wire, other than in switchboards, must meet the requirements in 
sections 24.6.7 and 24.8 of IEEE Std 45; MIL-W-76D; UL 44; UL 83; or 
equivalent standard.
* * * * *
    152. In Sec.  111.60-13, revise paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) to 
read as follows:


Sec.  111.60-13  Flexible electric cord and cables.

    (a) Construction and testing. Each flexible cord and cable must 
meet the requirements in section 24.6.1 of IEEE Std 45, article 400 of 
the NEC, NEMA WC3, NEMA WC70 or UL 62.
    (b) Application. No flexible cord may be used except--
    (1) As allowed under Sections 400-7 and 400-8 of the National 
Electric Code; and
    (2) In accordance with Table 400-4 of the National Electric Code.
    (c) Allowable current-carrying capacity. No flexible cord may carry 
more current than allowed under Table 400-5 of the National Electric 
Code, NEMA WC 3, or NEMA WC 70.
* * * * *
    153. Revise Sec.  111.60-19(b) to read as follows:


Sec.  111.60-19  Cable splices.

* * * * *
    (b) Each cable splice must be made in accordance with section 25.11 
of IEEE Std 45.
    154. Revise Sec.  111.60-21 to read as follows:


Sec.  111.60-21  Cable insulation tests.

    All cable for electric power and lighting and associated equipment 
must be checked for proper insulation resistance to ground and between 
conductors. The insulation resistance must not be less than that in 
section 34.2.1 of IEEE Std 45.
    155. In Sec.  111.60-23, revise paragraphs (b), (d), and (f) to 
read as follows:


Sec.  111.60-23  Metal-clad (Type MC) cable.

* * * * *
    (b) The cable must have a corrugated gas-tight, vapor-tight, and 
watertight sheath of aluminum or other suitable metal that is close-
fitting around the conductors and fillers and that has an overall 
jacket of an impervious PVC or thermoset material.
* * * * *
    (d) The cable must be installed in accordance with article 326 of 
the NEC. The ampacity values found in table 25 of IEEE Std 45 may not 
be used.
* * * * *
    (f) Equipment grounding conductors in the cable must be sized in 
accordance with article 250-122 of the NEC. System grounding conductors 
must be of a cross-sectional area not less than that of the normal 
current carrying conductors of the cable. The metal sheath must be 
grounded but must not be used as a required grounding conductor.
* * * * *
    156. In Sec.  111.70-1(a), revise the introductory text to read as 
follows:


Sec.  111.70-1  General.

    (a) Each motor circuit, controller, and protection must meet the 
requirements of ABS Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels, 
sections 4-8-2/9.17, 4-8-3/5.7.3, 4-8-4/9.5, and 4-8-3/5; ABS Rules for 
Building and Classing Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, Part 4, Chapter 
3, sections 4/7.11 and 4/7.17; or IEC 60092-301, as appropriate, except 
for the following circuits:
* * * * *
    157. In Sec.  111.70-3, revise the section heading and paragraph 
(a) to read as follows:


Sec.  111.70-3  Motor controllers and motor-control centers.

    (a) General. The enclosure for each motor controller or motor-
control center must meet either NEMA No. ICS 2, 2000, and NEMA No. ICS 
2.3 1995, or Table 5 of IEC 60092-201, as appropriate, for the location 
where it is installed. In addition, each such enclosure in a hazardous 
location must meet Subpart 111.105 of this part. NEMA No. ICS 2.4 
provides guidance on the differences between devices meeting NEMA and 
those meeting IEC for motor service.
* * * * *
    158. Revise Sec.  111.75-5(b) to read as follows:


Sec.  111.75-5  Lighting branch circuits.

* * * * *
    (b) Connected Load. The connected loads on a lighting branch 
circuit must not be more than 80 percent of the rating of the 
overcurrent protective device, computed on the basis of the fixture 
ratings and in accordance with IEEE Std 45, section 5.4.2.
* * * * *
    159. In Sec.  111.75-20, revise paragraphs (a) and (e) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  111.75-20  Lighting fixtures.

    (a) The construction of each lighting fixture for a non-hazardous 
location must meet UL 1598A or IEC 60092-306.
* * * * *
    (e) Non-emergency and decorative interior-lighting fixtures in 
environmentally protected, non-hazardous locations need meet only the 
applicable UL type-fixture standards in UL 1598 and UL 1598A marine 
supplement or the standards in IEC 60092-306. These fixtures must have 
vibration clamps on fluorescent tubes longer than 102 cm (40 inches), 
secure mounting of glassware, and rigid mounting.
    160. Revise Sec.  111.81-1(d) to read as follows:


Sec.  111.81-1  Outlet boxes and junction boxes; general.

* * * * *
    (d) Each outlet-box or junction-box installation must meet article 
314 of the NEC, UL 50, UL 514 series, or IEC Series 60092 Publications 
(e.g., IEC 60092-306), as appropriate.
* * * * *
    161. Revise Sec.  111.91-1 to read as follows:


Sec.  111.91-1  Power, control, and interlock circuits.

    Each electric power, control, and interlock circuit of an elevator 
or dumbwaiter must meet ASME A17.1.
    162. Revise Sec.  111.101-1 to read as follows:


Sec.  111.101-1  Applicability.

    This subpart applies to each submersible motor-driven bilge pump 
required on certain vessels under Sec.  56.50-55 of this chapter.
    163. Revise Sec.  111.105-1, including its Note, to read as 
follows:


Sec.  111.105-1  Applicability.

    This subpart applies to installations in hazardous locations as 
defined in the NEC and in IEC 60079-0.

    Note to Sec.  111.105-1: Chemicals and materials in addition to 
those listed in Article 500 Tables 5-1 and 5-2 of the NEC and IEC 
60079-12 are listed in subchapter O of this chapter.

    164. Revise Sec.  111.105-3 to read as follows:

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Sec.  111.105-3  General requirements.

    All electrical installations in hazardous locations must comply 
with the general requirements of section 33 of IEEE Std 45 and either 
the NEC articles 500-505 or IEC 60079 publications series. When 
installations are made in accordance with the NEC articles, and when 
installed fittings are approved for the specific hazardous location and 
the cable type, marine shipboard cable that complies with Subpart 
111.60 of this chapter may be used instead of rigid metal conduit.
    165. Revise Sec.  111.105-5 to read as follows:


Sec.  111.105-5  System integrity.

    In order to maintain system integrity, each individual electrical 
installation in a hazardous location must comply specifically with NEC 
articles 500-505, as modified by Sec.  111.105-3, or the IEC 60079 
publications series, but not in combination in a manner that would 
compromise system integrity or safety. Hazardous location equipment 
must be approved as suitable for use in the specific hazardous 
atmosphere in which it is installed. The use of non-approved equipment 
is prohibited.
    166. In Sec.  111.105-7, revise the introductory text and paragraph 
(b) to read as follows:


Sec.  111.105-7  Approved equipment.

    When this subpart or the NEC states that an item of electrical 
equipment must be approved, or when IEC 60079-0 states that an item of 
electrical equipment must be tested or approved in order to comply with 
IEC 60079 publications series that item must be--
* * * * *
    (b) Purged and pressurized equipment that meets NFPA No. 496 or IEC 
60079-2.
    167. Revise Sec.  111.105-9 to read as follows:


Sec.  111.105-9  Explosion-proof and flameproof equipment.

    Each item of electrical equipment required by this subpart to be 
explosion-proof under the NEC classification system must be approved as 
meeting UL 1203. Each item of electrical equipment required by this 
subpart to be flameproof must be approved as meeting IEC 60079-1.
    168. Revise Sec.  111.105-11(a) to read as follows:


Sec.  111.105-11  Intrinsically safe systems.

    (a) Each system required by this subpart to be intrinsically safe 
must use approved components meeting UL 913 or IEC 60079-11.
* * * * *
    169. Revise Sec.  111.105-15 to read as follows:


Sec.  111.105-15  Additional methods of protection.

    Each item of electrical equipment that is--
    (a) A sand-filled apparatus must meet IEC 60079-5;
    (b) An oil-immersed apparatus must meet either IEC 60079-6 or NEC 
article 502;
    (c) Type of protection ``e'' must meet IEC 60079-7;
    (d) Type of protection ``n'' must meet IEC 60079-15; and
    (e) Type of protection ``m'' must meet IEC 60079-18.
    170. Revise Sec.  111.105-17(b) to read as follows:


Sec.  111.105-17  Wiring methods for hazardous locations.

* * * * *
    (b) Where conduit is installed, the applicable requirements of 
either the NEC or IEC 60079 must be followed.
* * * * *
    171. In Sec.  111.105-31, revise the section heading and paragraphs 
(e) and (n) to read as follows:


Sec.  111.105-31  Flammable or combustible cargo with a flashpoint 
below 60 [deg]C (140 [deg]F), carriers of liquid-sulphur or inorganic 
acid.

* * * * *
    (e) Cargo Tanks. A cargo tank is a Class I, Division 1 (IEC Zone 0) 
location that has additional electrical equipment restrictions outlined 
in section 33 of IEEE Std 45 and IEC 60092-502. Cargo tanks must not 
contain any electrical equipment except the following:
    (1) Intrinsically safe equipment; and
    (2) Submerged cargo pump motors and their associated cable.
* * * * *
    (n) Duct keel ventilation or lighting.
    (1) The lighting and ventilation system for each pipe tunnel must 
meet ABS Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels, section 5-1-7/
31.17.
    (2) If a fixed gas detection system is installed, it must meet the 
requirements of SOLAS 74 and ABS Rules for Building and Classing Steel 
Vessels Part 4, Chapter 3.
    172. In Sec.  111.105-39, revise the introductory text and 
paragraph (a) to read as follows:


Sec.  111.105-39  Additional requirements for vessels carrying vehicles 
with fuel in their tanks.

    Each vessel that carries a vehicle with fuel in its tank must meet 
the requirements of ABS Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels, 
section 5-10-4/3, except as follows:
    (a) If the ventilation requirements of ABS Rules for Building and 
Classing Steel Vessels section 5-10-4/3 are not met, all installed 
electrical equipment must be suitable for a Class I, Division 1; Zone 
0; or Zone 1 hazardous location.
* * * * *
    173. In Sec.  111.105-40, revise paragraph (a) and the introductory 
text in paragraph (c) to read as follows:


Sec.  111.105-40  Additional requirements for RO/RO vessels.

    (a) Each RO/RO vessel must meet ABS Rules for Building and Classing 
Steel Vessels, section 4-8-4/27.3.2.
* * * * *
    (c) Where the ventilation requirement of ABS Rules for Building and 
Classing Steel Vessels section 4-8-4/27.3.2, is not met--
* * * * *
    174. Revise Sec.  111.107-1(c)(1) to read as follows:


Sec.  111.107-1  Industrial systems.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (1) Be installed in accordance with Sec.  111.60-5 of this part and 
meet the flammability-test requirements of either IEEE Std 1201 or IEC 
60332-3-22, Category A; or
* * * * *

PART 113--COMMUNICATION AND ALARM SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT

    175. Revise the authority citation for part 113 to read as follows:

    Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; Department of Homeland Security 
Delegation No. 0170.1.

    176. In Sec.  113.05-7, revise paragraphs (a) and (b) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  113.05-7  Environmental tests.

* * * * *
    (a) Section 4-9-7, Table 9, of ABS Rules for Building and Classing 
Steel Vessels or the applicable ENV category of Lloyd's Register Type 
approval System-Test Specification No. 1; and
    (b) IEC 60533 as appropriate.
    177. Revise Sec.  113.25-6 to read as follows:


Sec.  113.25-6  Power supply.

    The emergency power source for the general emergency alarm system 
must meet the requirements of SOLAS 74, Regulation II-1/42 or II-1/43, 
as applicable.
    178. In Sec.  113.25-12, revise paragraph (c) and add paragraph (d) 
to read as follows:


Sec.  113.25-12  Alarm signals.

* * * * *
    (c)(1) The minimum sound-pressure levels for the emergency-alarm 
tone in

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interior and exterior spaces must be a sound level of not less than 
80dB(A) measured at 10 feet on the axis; and
    (2) At least 10dB(A) measured at 10 feet on the axis, above the 
background noise level when the vessel is under way in moderate weather 
unless flashing red lights are used in accordance with Sec.  113.25-
10(b) of this subpart.
    (d) Alarm signals intended for use in sleeping compartments may 
have a minimum sound level of 75dB(A) measured 3 feet (1 meter) on axis 
and at least 10dB(A) measured 3 feet (1 meter) on axis, above ambient 
noise levels with the ship under way in moderate weather.
    179. Revise Sec.  113.30-3(b) to read as follows:


Sec.  113.30-3  Means of Communications.

* * * * *
    (b) The means of communication and calling must be a reliable means 
of voice communication and must be independent of the vessel's 
electrical system.
    180. Revise Sec.  113.30-20(c) to read as follows:


Sec.  113.30-20  General requirements.

* * * * *
    (c) No jack-box or headset may be on a communication system that 
includes any station required by this subpart, except for a station 
installed to meet paragraphs 113.30-5(h) or 113.30-25(f).
    181. Revise Sec.  113.30-25 to read as follows:


Sec.  113.30-25  Detailed requirements.

    (a) Multiple stations must be able to communicate at the same time.
    (b) The loss of one component of the system must not disable the 
rest of the system.
    (c) The system must be able to operate under full load for the same 
period of operation as required for the emergency generator. See Table 
112.05-5(a) of this chapter.
    (d) Each voice-communication station device in the weather must be 
in a proper enclosure as required in Sec.  111.01-9 of this chapter. 
The audible-signal device must be outside the station enclosure.
    (e) Each station in a navigating bridge or a machinery space must 
be in an enclosure meeting at least NEMA 250 Type 2 or IEC IP 22.
    (f) In a noisy location, such as an engine room, there must be a 
booth or other equipment to permit reliable voice communication while 
the vessel is operating.
    (g) In a space throughout which the voice communication station 
audible signal device cannot be heard, there must be another audible-
signal device or a visual-device, such as a light, either of which is 
energized from the final emergency bus.
    (h) If two or more voice communication stations are near each 
other, there must be a means that indicates the station called.
    (i) Each connection box must meet at least NEMA 250 Type 4, or 4X, 
or IEC IP 56.
    (j) Voice communication cables must run as close to the fore-and-
aft centerline of the vessel as practicable.
    (1) No cable for voice communication may run through any space at 
high risk of fire such as machinery rooms and galleys, unless it is 
technically impracticable to route it otherwise or it must serve 
circuits within those spaces.
    (2) Each cable running through any space at high risk of fire must 
meet IEC 60331-11 and IEC60331-21.
    (k) If the communications system uses a sound-powered telephone, 
the following requirements also apply:
    (1) Each station except one regulated by paragraph (d) of this 
section must include a permanently wired handset with a push-to-talk 
button and a hanger for the handset.
    (2) The hanger must be constructed so that it holds the handset 
away from the bulkhead and so that the motion of the vessel will not 
dislodge the handset.
    (3) Each talking circuit must be electrically independent of each 
calling circuit.
    (4) No short circuit, open circuit, or ground on either side of a 
calling circuit may affect a talking circuit.
    (5) Each circuit must be insulated from ground.
    182. Revise Sec.  113.65-5 to read as follows:


Sec.  113.65-5  General Requirements.

    Each whistle operator must meet section 21.5 of IEEE Std 45.

PART 162--ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT

    183. Revise the authority citation for part 162 to read as follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j), 1903; 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703, 4104, 
4302; Executive order 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; 
E.O. 11735, 38 FR 21243, 3 CFR, 1971-1975 Comp., p. 793; E.O. 12777, 
56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; Department of Homeland 
Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

    184. Revise Sec.  162.017-1 and its heading to read as follows:


Sec.  162.017-1  Incorporation by reference.

    (a) Certain materials are incorporated by reference into this part 
with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register in accordance 
with 5 U.S.C. 552(a). To enforce any edition other than the one listed 
in paragraph (b) of this section, the Coast Guard must publish notice 
of change in the Federal Register and make the material available to 
the public. All approved material is on file at the Office of the 
Federal Register, 800 North Capitol Street NW., Suite 700, Washington, 
DC, and at the U.S. Coast Guard, Commandant (G-MSE), 2100 Second 
Street, SW., Washington, DC, 20593-0001, and is available from the 
sources listed in paragraph (b) of this section.
    (b) The material approved for incorporation by reference in this 
part and the section affected are:

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------------------------------------------------------------------------
International Organization for
 Standardization (ISO) ISO copyright office,
 Case postale 56 CH-1211 Geneva 20,
 Switzerland ISO 15364,
    Ships and marine technology-Pressure/      162.017-3
     vacuum valves for cargo tanks, 2000.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    185. Add Sec.  162.017-3(r) to read as follows:


Sec.  162.017-3  Materials, construction, and workmanship.

* * * * *
    (r) Pressure-vacuum relief valves constructed in accordance with 
ISO 15364 meet the requirements of this subpart.

PART 170--STABILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL INSPECTED VESSELS

    186. Revise the authority citation for part 170 to read as follows:

    Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306, 3703; E.O. 
12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of 
Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

    187. In Sec.  170.015(b), revise the entry ``American Society for 
Testing and Materials (ASTM)'' to read as follows:


Sec.  170.015  Incorporation by reference.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *

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American Society for Testing and Materials
 (ASTM), 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West
 Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959
    ASTM F 1196-00, Standard Specification     170.270
     for Sliding Watertight Door Assemblies.
    ASTM F 1197-00, Standard Specification     170.270
     For Sliding Watertight Door Control
     Systems.
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* * * * *

PART 175--GENERAL PROVISIONS

    188. Revise the authority citation for part 175 to read as follows:

    Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3205, 3306, 3307, 3703; Pub. L 103-
206, 107 Stat. 2439; 49 U.S.C. App. 1804; Department of Homeland 
Security Delegation No. 0170.1; 175.900 also issued under authority 
of 44 U.S.C. 3507.

    189. In Sec.  175.600(b), add, in alphabetical order, an entry for 
``International Organization for Standardization (ISO)'' to read as 
follows:


Sec.  175.600  Incorporation by reference.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *

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------------------------------------------------------------------------
International Organization for
 Standardization (ISO), Case postale 56 CH-
 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland
    ISO 8849:1990 Small craft--Electrically    182.500(b)
     operated bilge pumps, first edition.
    ISO 8846:1990 Small craft-Electrical       182.500(b)
     devices--Protection against ignition of
     surrounding flammable gases, first
     edition.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

* * * * *

PART 182--MACHINERY INSTALLATION

    190. Revise the authority citation for part 182 to read as follows:

    Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 
Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 
0170.1.

    191. In Sec.  182.455, in paragraph (a)(1), revise introductory 
text and paragraph (iii), to read as follows:


Sec.  182.455  Fuel piping.

    (a) * * *
    (1) Fuel lines must be annealed tubing of copper, nickel-copper, or 
copper-nickel having a minimum wall thickness of 0.9 millimeters (0.035 
inches) except that--
* * * * *
    (iii) When used, flexible hose must meet the requirements of Sec.  
182.720(e) of this part.
* * * * *
    192. Revise Sec.  182.500(b) to read as follows:


Sec.  182.500  General.

* * * * *
    (b) A vessel of not more than 19.8 meters (65 feet) in length 
carrying not more than 12 passengers may meet the requirements of ABYC 
Project H-22, ``DC Electric Bilge Pumps Operating Under 50 Volts'', or 
the requirements in ISO 8846 and 8849, instead of those of this 
subpart, provided that each watertight compartment forward of the 
collision bulkhead is provided with a means for dewatering.
* * * * *
    193. Revise Sec.  182.520(e)(1) to read as follows:


Sec.  182.520  Bilge pumps.

* * * * *
    (e) * * *
    (1) The pump is listed by an independent laboratory as meeting the 
requirements in UL 1113;
* * * * *

PART 183--ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION

    194. Revise the authority citation for part 183 to read as follows:

    Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 
1980 Comp., p. 277; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 
0170.1.

    195. Add Sec.  183.230, under Subpart B--General Requirements, to 
read as follows:


Sec.  183.230  Temperature ratings.

    Temperature ratings of electrical equipment must meet the 
requirements of section 111.01-15 of this chapter.

    Dated: June 16, 2004.
T. H. Gilmour,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety, 
Security and Environmental Protection.
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