[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 15, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 69923-69924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-31873]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
30 CFR Part 250
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Codes
AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Technical amendment.
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SUMMARY: This document makes technical amendments to regulations that
were published in the Federal Register (61 FR 60019, November 26, 1996;
redesignated and amended at 63 FR 26367, May 12, 1998; 63 FR 29479,
29484, May 29, 1998; 63 FR 37068, July 9, 1998) and were codified in
the July 1, 1998, edition of Title 30--Minerals Resources, Parts 299-
699, Code of Federal Regulations. This amendment incorporates updated
versions of the ANSI/ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Sections I,
IV, and VIII.
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 15, 1999.
The incorporation by reference of the publications listed in the
rule was approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of
December 15, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Levine (703) 787-1033.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This amendment affects operators who install
new boilers and pressure vessels on OCS facilities. Currently, sections
I, IV, and VIII of the 1995 edition of the ANSI/ASME Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Code are incorporated by reference into MMS regulations
in the table in paragraph (e) of 30 CFR 250.101. MMS has determined
that the 1998 edition with the 1999 amendment provides a degree of
safety equal to the currently incorporated 1995 edition, as has been
determined by industry. According to 30 CFR 250.101(a)(2), we are
incorporating by reference these updated versions.
The documents currently incorporated by reference and updated by
this technical amendment are: ANSI/ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel
Code, Section I, Power Boilers, including Appendices, 1995 Edition;
ANSI/ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section IV, Heating Boilers
including Nonmandatory Appendices A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, and J, and
the Guide to Manufacturers Data Report Forms, 1995 Edition; ANSI/ASME
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII, Pressure Vessels,
Divisions 1 and 2, including Nonmandatory Appendices, 1995 Edition.
List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 250
Continental shelf, Environmental impact statements, Environmental
protection, Government contracts, Incorporation by reference,
Investigations, Mineral royalties, Oil and gas development and
production, Oil and gas exploration, Oil and gas reserves, Penalties,
Pipelines, Public lands--mineral resources, Public lands--rights-of-
way, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulphur development and
production, Sulphur exploration, Surety bonds.
Accordingly, 30 CFR Part 250 is amended by making the following
technical amendments:
PART 250--OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER
CONTINENTAL SHELF
1. The authority citation for Part 250 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.
Sec. 250.101 [Amended]
2. In Sec. 250.101, in the table in paragraph (e), the three
entries for ``ANSI/ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code'' are revised
to read as follows:
Sec. 250.101 Documents incorporated by reference.
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(e) * * *
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Title of documents Incorporated by reference at--
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ANSI/ASME Boiler and Pressure Sec. 250.803(b)(1), (b)(1)(i); Sec.
Vessel Code, Section I, Rules 250.1629(b)(1), (b)(1)(i).
for Construction of Power
Boilers, including Appendices,
1998 Edition; July 1, 1999
Addenda, Rules for Construction
of Power Boilers, by ASME Boiler
and Pressure Vessel Committee
Subcommittee on Power Boilers;
and all Section I
Interpretations Volume 43.
ANSI/ASME Boiler and Pressure Sec. 250.803(b)(1), (b)(1)(i); Sec.
Vessel Code, Section IV, Rules 250.1629(b)(1), (b)(1)(i).
for Construction of Heating
Boilers, including Nonmandatory
Appendices A, B, C, D, E, F, H,
I, K, and L, and the Guide to
Manufacturers Data Report Forms,
1998 Edition; July 1, 1999
Addenda, Rules for Construction
of Heating Boilers, by ASME
Boiler and Pressure Vessel
Committee Subcommittee on
Heating Boilers; and all Section
IV Interpretations Volumes 43
and 44.
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ANSI/ASME Boiler and Pressure Sec. 250.803(b)(1), (b)(1)(i); Sec.
Vessel Code, Section VIII, Rules 250.1629(b)(1), (b)(1)(i).
for Construction of Pressure
Vessels, Divisions 1 and 2,
including Nonmandatory
Appendices, 1998 Edition; July
1, 1999 Addenda, Rules for
Construction of Pressure
Vessels, by ASME Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Committee
Subcommittee on Pressure
Vessels; and all Section VIII
Interpretations, Divisions 1 and
2, Volumes 43 and 44.
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Dated: December 3, 1999.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Engineering and Operations Division.
[FR Doc. 99-31873 Filed 12-14-99; 8:45 am]
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