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FOREWORD
This publication includes all of the written replies issued
between the indicated dates by the Secretarial Staff, speaking for
the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee, to inquiries
concerning interpretations of technical aspects of the Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Code, For the convenience of the reader, these are
presented chronologically in groupings identified by the Code
Sections to which they apply.
These replies are taken verbatim from the original letters
except for a few typographical corrections and some minor editorial
corrections made for the purpose of improved clarity. In some few
instances, a review of the interpretation revealed a need for
corrections of a technical nature: in these cases a corrected
interpretation follows immediately after the original reply.
ASME procedures provide for reconsideration of these
interpretations when or if additional information is available
which the inquirer believes might affect the interpretation.
Further, persons aggrieved by this interpretation may appeal to the
cognizant ASME committee or subcommittee. As stated in the foreword
of the Code documents, ASME does not "approve," "certify," "'rate,"
or ""endorse" any item, construction proprietary device, or
activity.
These replies apply to the latest Edition and Addenda at the
time of the inquiry or the Edition and Addenda stated in the reply.
Subsequent revisions to the rules may have superseded the
reply.