J U L Y 2 0 2 1 • M A T E R I A L S E V A L U A T I O N 705 American National Draft Standards Project Initiation ANSI procedures require notification by ANSI-accredited standards developers of the initiation and scope of activities expected to result in new or revised American National Standards. The following is a list of proposed actions and new standards that have been received recently from accredited standards devel- opers. To view information about addi- tional standards for which a project initiation notification has been submitted, and to search approved American National Standards, please visit ansi.org, which is a database of standards information. Note that this database is not exhaustive. l BSR/AWWA D100a-202x, Welded Carbon Steel Tanks for Water Storage. This is a supplement to ANSI/AWWA D100-2021. This standard provides the minimum requirements for the design, construction, inspection, and testing of new welded carbon steel tanks for the storage of water at atmospheric pressure. l BSR/AWWA D103a-202x, Factory-Coated Bolted Carbon Steel Tanks for Water Storage. This is a supplement to ANSI/AWWA D103-2019. This standard provides the minimum requirements for the design, construction, inspection, and testing of new cylindrical, factory-coated, bolted carbon steel tanks for the storage of water, applicable to tanks with a base elevation substantially at ground level. l BSR/PRCA 1.0-3-2014 (R202x), Safety Standards for Challenge Courses, Adventure Parks, Canopy Tours and Zip Lines: Design, Performance, Inspection, Installation, Equipment, Operations, Training and Certifications. This is a reaf- firmation of ANSI/PRCA 1.0-.3-2014. The safety standards cover design, performance, inspection, installation, equipment, operations, training, and certification standards for the ropes course/challenge course, aerial adventure park, canopy tour, and zip line industry, including designers, builders, operators, and users. l BSR/TIA 1152-A-2016 (R202x), Requirements for Field Test Instruments and Measurements for Balanced Twisted- Pair Cabling. This is a reaffirmation of ANSI/TIA 1152-A-2016. This reaffirms ANSI/TIA 1152-2009 as determined in TIA TR-42.7, incorporating new specifica- tions and other information as required to support field testing of cabling described in ANSI/TIA 568-C.2-1. Call for Comment on Proposals Listed The public comment period has passed for the following draft American National Standards, which are currently in review. l BSR GPTC Z380.1-202x TR 19-21-202x, Guide for Transmission, Distribution and Gathering Piping Systems. This is an addendum to ANSI/AGA GPTC Z380.1- 2018. This will review existing GM and address the duties, responsibilities, tasks, and expectations of an inspector for constructing mains under §192.305. l BSR/ASTM E329-202x, Specification for Agencies Engaged in Construction Inspection, Testing, or Special Inspection. This is a revision of ANSI/ASTM E329-2020. l BSR/AWS G2.4/G2.4M-202x, Guide for the Fusion Welding of Titanium and Titanium Alloys. This is a revision of ANSI/AWS G2.4/G2.4M-2014. The Guide for the Fusion Welding of Titanium and Titanium Alloys provides instructional guidance for the welding of titanium and titanium alloys. This guide explains processes, equipment, materials, workshop practices, joint preparation, welding technique, tests, and the repair of discontinuities. l BSR/AWS G1.6-202x, Specification for the Training, Qualification, and Company Certification of Thermoplastic Welding Inspector Specialists and Thermoplastic Welding Inspector Assistants. This is a new standard. This specification defines the requirements and program for an employer (company) to train, qualify, and company certify thermoplastic welding inspector special- ists and thermoplastic welding inspector assistants to contract or industry-specific inspector standards. The program is developed as a written practice and controlled by an employer. The qualification requires documenta- tion of experience, training, and satis- factory completion of an examination. The examination tests knowledge of welding processes, welding procedures, welder qualification, destructive testing, nondestructive testing, terms, defini- tions, symbols, reports, records, safety, and responsibility as specifically applied by the contract or industry standards applicable to the employer. l BSR/ASME B30.18-202x, Stacker Cranes (Top or Under Running Bridge, Multiple Girder With Top or Under Running Trolley Hoist). This is a revision of ANSI/ASME B30.18-2016. Volume STANDARDS update The Standards Update department focuses on standards, codes, recommended practices, and other documents used by NDT professionals. This department reports every few months on new publications, draft work currently in process, and the status of standards development. This month’s installment focuses on current work in American National Standards and ISO Draft International Standards.

706 M A T E R I A L S E V A L U A T I O N • J U L Y 2 0 2 1 B30.18 includes provisions that apply to the construction, installation, operation, inspection, and maintenance of hand-powered and power-driven overhead and gantry cranes that have a top or under running multiple girder bridge with a vertically guided carriage, with or without a top or under running trolley. The requirements included in this volume also apply to stacker cranes having the same fundamental character- istics, such as cantilever gantry and semi-gantry stacker cranes. l BSR/API Standard 662, Part 1-2011 (R202x), Plate Heat Exchangers for General Refinery Services – Part 1: Plate and Frame Heat. Exchangers. This is a reaffirmation of national adoption ANSI/API Standard 662, Part 1-2011. This standard gives requirements and recommendations for the mechanical design, materials selection, fabrication, inspection, testing, and preparation for shipment of plate-and-frame heat exchangers for use in petroleum, petro- chemical, and natural gas industries. It is applicable to gasketed, semiwelded and welded plate, and frame heat exchangers. l BSR/ASME B30.9-202x, Slings. This is a revision of ANSI/ASME B30.9-2018. Volume B30.9 includes provisions that apply to the fabrication, attachment, use, inspection, testing, and mainte- nance of slings used for load-handling purposes, used in conjunction with equipment described in other volumes of the B30 Standard. Slings fabricated from alloy steel chain, wire rope, metal mesh, synthetic fiber rope, synthetic webbing, and polyester and high- performance fiber yarns are addressed. l BSR/ICC 1205-202x, Standard for Off- Site Construction: Inspection and Regulatory Compliance. This is a new standard. Development of a comprehen- sive standard to address the inspection, approval, and regulatory compliance of off-site residential and commercial construction components and their assembly and completion at the final building site. This includes permitting in-plant and on-site final inspections third-party inspections the role of industrialized building departments, state modular programs, and the authority having jurisdiction. Off-site construction includes componentized, panelized, and modularized elements. This standard will not apply to HUD Manufactured Housing. l BSR/ASME BPVC Section VIII-202x, Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels. This is a revision of ANSI/ASME BPVC Section VIII-2019. This section contains mandatory requirements, specific prohibitions, and nonmanda- tory guidance for pressure vessel materials, design, fabrication, examina- tion, inspection, testing, certification, and pressure relief. The code does not address all aspects of these activities, and those aspects that are not specifi- cally addressed should not be consid- ered prohibited. l BSR/ASTM E2555-202x, Practice for Factors and Procedures for Applying the MIL-STD-105 Plans in Life and Reliability Inspection. This is a revision of ANSI/ASTM E2555-2012 (R2018). l BSR/AWS D11.2/D11.2M-202x, Guide for Welding Iron Castings. This is a new standard. This standard presents briefly the history and metallurgy of cast iron and the welding processes applicable to it. A newly developed weldability test is described in detail and instructions given for its application in specific cases. Provision is made for qualifica- tion of welding procedures and welders when necessary quality control practice is also included. l BSR/ASME B30.7-202x, Winches. This is a revision of ANSI/ASME B30.7-2016. The B30.7 volume includes provisions that apply to the construction, installa- tion, operation, inspection, testing, and maintenance of winches arranged for mounting on a foundation or other supporting structure for moving loads. Winches addressed in this volume are those typically used in industrial, construction, and maritime applications. The requirements included in this volume apply to winches that are powered by internal combustion engines, electric motors, compressed air, or hydraulics, and that utilize drums and rope. l BSR/TAPPI T 529 om-2014 (R202x), Surface pH Measurement of Paper. This is a reaffirmation of ANSI/TAPPI T 529 om-2014. This nondestructive test may be used to measure the hydrogen ion concentration (pH) on the surface of the paper in books and documents that constitute the collections of libraries and government archives. This method serves as an alternative to TAPPI T 509, Hydrogen Ion Concentration (pH) of Paper Extracts – Cold Extraction Method, and TAPPI T 435, Hydrogen Ion Concentration (pH) of Paper Extracts – Hot Extraction Method, because it avoids the destruction of printed material in the determination of the permanence expected for paper. pH values obtained through the application of this method to sized materials, such as writing and printing and industrial papers, reflect only the pH of the surface of these materials and should not be construed as pH values which may be determined by the cold-water extraction method of the same material. l BSR/TAPPI T 437 om-2012 (R202x), Dirt in Paper and Paperboard. This is a reaf- firmation of ANSI/TAPPI T 437 om-2012. This method (1-3) is suited for the visual estimation of dirt in paper or paperboard in terms of equivalent black area. For dirt in pulp, see TAPPI T 213, Dirt in Pulp. This method is a visual inspection method for the evaluation of the equivalent black area (EBA) measurement of dirt in paper and paperboard. An equivalent instru- mental method using image analysis for the measurement of dirt in pulp, paper, and paperboard in units of parts per million is given in TAPPI T 563, Equivalent Black Area (EBA) and count of visible dirt in paper and paperboard by image analysis. T 537, Dirt Count in Paper and Paperboard (Optical Character Recognition – OCR) reports the number of specks of 0.02 mm2 or larger per square meter. ISO Draft International Standards The following are standards that the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is considering for approval. The proposals have received substantial support within the technical STANDARDS update