Ñ BSR/IEEE 1936.1-202x, Standard for Drone Applications Framework. This is a new standard. The standard establishes a framework for support of drone applications. It specifies drone application classes and application scenarios and the required application execution environments. Ñ BSR/IEEE 1937.6-202x, Standard for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Remote Sensing Operation. This is a new standard. This standard specifies the operational methods and data management for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) remote sensing applications. Ñ BSR/ASTM WK82917-202x, New Specification for Mechanical Couplings and Fittings for use with AWWA C906 & ASTM F714 Polyethylene pipes. This is a new standard. Develop and issue a performance standard (similar to ASTM F1948) for use with AWWA C906/ASTM F714 Polyethylene pipe. Scope may include “Seal Only” (Category 2) mechanical fittings to be used in absence of axial loading or in presence of some supplemental axial loading provided external to the fitting. Ñ BSR HPS N13.6-202x, Occupational Radiation Exposure Records. This is a revision and redesignation of ANSI N13.6-2010 (R2019). The N13.6 standard provides guidance for radiological facility operators for implementing an occupational radiological exposure records program. It sets forth acceptable techniques for the generation, administration, and retention of occupational radiation exposure records and supporting documentation. The standard applies to all facilities that have personnel who are monitored for exposure to radiation or radio- active material. CALL FOR COMMENT ON PROPOSALS LISTED The public comment period has passed for the following draft American National Standards, which are currently in review. Ñ BSR/AWS D9.1/D9.1M-202x, Sheet Metal Welding Code. This is a revision of ANSI/ AWS D9.1/D9.1M-2018. This code covers the arc and braze welding requirements for nonstructural sheet metal fabrications using the commonly welded metals available in sheet form. Requirements and limitations governing procedure and performance qualification are presented, and workmanship and inspection standards are supplied. The informative annexes provide useful information on materials and processes. Ñ BSR/AWS B2.4-202x, Specification for Welding Procedure and Performance Qualification for Thermoplastics. This is a revision of ANSI/ AWS B2.4-2020-AMD1. This specification provides the requirements for qualification of welding procedure specifications and welders for manual, semi-automatic, mechanized, and automatic welding. The welding processes included are electrofusion, hot gas, socket fusion, butt contact fusion, infrared, extrusion welding, flow fusion welding, and solvent cement welding. Base materials, filler materials, qualification variables, and testing requirements are also included. Ñ BSR/ASME B89.1.13-2013 (R202x), Micrometers. This is a reaffirmation of ANSI/ ASME B89.1.13-2013. This Standard is intended to provide the essential require- ments for micrometers as a basis for mutual understanding between manufacturers and consumers. Outside, inside, and depth microm- eters are described in the Standard. Ñ BSR/NSF 14-202x (i125r1), Plastics Piping System Components and Related Materials. This is a revision of ANSI/NSF 14-2021. The physical, performance, and health effects requirements in this standard apply to ther- moplastic and thermoset plastic piping system components including, but not limited to, pipes, fittings, valves, joining materials, gaskets, and appurtenances. Ñ INCITS/ISO/IEC 23053:2022 [202x], Framework for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Systems Using Machine Learning (ML). This is an identical national adoption of ISO/ IEC 23053:2022. Establishes an Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) framework for describing a generic AI system using ML technology. The framework describes the system components and their functions in the AI ecosystem. This document is applicable to all types and sizes of organizations, including public and private companies, government entities, and not-for-profit organizations, that are implementing or using AI systems. Ñ BSR/ASME PTC 47.1-2017 (R202x), Performance Test Code for the Cryogenic Air Separation Unit of an IGCC Power Plant. This is a reaffirmation of ANSI/ASME PTC 47.1-2017. The object of this code is to provide uniform test methods and procedures for conducting performance tests of air separation units (ASUs) supplying products to a gasification block and/ or power block within an integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) facility. This Code applies to ASUs of any size, in either a single-train or multitrain configuration. It can be used to measure the performance of an ASU in its normal operating condition, with all equipment in a new, clean, and fully functional condition. Ñ BSR/ASME BPVC Section IX-202x, Welding, Brazing and Fusing Qualifications. This is a revision of ANSI/ASME BPVC Section IX-2021. Section IX of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code relates to the qualification of welders, welding operators, brazers, brazing operators, and fusing operators, and the proce- dures employed in welding, brazing, or plastic fusing in accordance with the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and the ASME B31 Code for Pressure Piping. Ñ BSR/ASME PTC 19.22-2007 (R202x), Performance Test Code on Data Acquisition Systems. This is a reaffirmation of ANSI/ASME PTC 19.22-2007 (R2017). This Code provides guidance for design, selection, and application of the data acquisition systems used in ASME Code Performance Tests. This Code provides descriptions of the various data acquisition system architectures and information on deter- mining system uncertainties and to assist in selecting and applying these data acquisition systems. 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 committee that developed them and are now being circulated to ISO members J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 3 • M AT E R I A L S E V A L U AT I O N 19 2301 ME Jan New.indd 19 12/20/22 8:15 AM

for comment and vote. Readers interested in reviewing or commenting on these standards should order copies from ANSI. Ñ ISO/DIS 22974, Petroleum and natural gas industry - Pipeline transportation systems - Pipeline integrity assessment specification Ñ ISO/DIS 3444, Stainless steel wire ropes Ñ ISO/DIS 23665, Unmanned aircraft systems - Training for personnel involved in UAS operations Ñ ISO/DIS 5668, Corrosion of metals and alloys - Guidelines for corrosion testing in simulated environment of deep-sea water Ñ ISO/FDIS 23669, Corrosion of metals and alloys - Requirements for localised corrosion and environmentally assisted cracking testing of additively manufactured metals and alloys Ñ ISO/DIS 19901-3, Petroleum and natural gas industries - Specific requirements for offshore structures - Part 3: Topsides structure Ñ ISO/DTS FDIS 24399, Thermoplastic pipes for the conveyance of fluids - Inspection of poly- ethylene butt fusion joints using time of flight diffraction testing Ñ ISO/DIS 15613, Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials - Qualification based on a preproduction welding test Ñ ISO/DIS 15614-11, Specification and qualifica- tion of welding procedures for metallic materials - Welding procedure test Part 11: Electron and laser beam welding Ñ ISO/ASTM DIS 52910, Additive manufac- turing - Design Requirements, guidelines and recommendations Ñ ISO/DIS 8529-3, Neutron reference radiation fields - Part 3: Calibration of area and personal dosemeters and determination of their response as a function of neutron energy and angle of incidence Ñ ISO/FDIS 11745, Brazing for aerospace applica- tions - Qualification test for brazers and brazing operators - Brazing of metallic components Ñ ISO/DIS 3834-6, Quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials - Part 6: Guidelines on implementing ISO 3834 Ñ ISO/ASTM DIS 52939, Additive Manufacturing for construction Qualification principles - Structural and infrastructure elements Ñ ISO/DIS 11611, Protective clothing for use in welding and allied processes Ñ ISO/DIS 18279, Brazing - Imperfections in brazed joints Ñ ISO/DIS 4773, Non-destructive testing - Ultrasonic guided wave testing using the phased array technique Ñ ISO/DIS 10534-2, Acoustics - Determination of acoustic properties in impedance tubes - Part 2: Two-microphone technique for normal sound absorption coefficient and normal surface impedance Ñ ISO/FDIS 5156, Corrosion of metals and alloys - Corrosion test method for disinfectant - Total immersion method Ñ ISO/DIS 11623.2, Gas cylinders - Composite cylinders and tubes - Periodic inspection and testing Ñ ISO/DIS 1089, Resistance welding equipment - Electrode taper fits for spot welding equipment – Dimensions Ñ ISO/DIS 19735, Corrosion of metals and alloys - Corrosivity of atmospheres - Mapping areas of increased risk of corrosion Ñ ISO/DIS 20956, Radiological protection - Low dose rate calibration of instruments for environ- mental and area monitoring Ñ ISO/DIS 24426, Radiological protection - Format of input data for the statistical descrip- tion of dose records of individuals monitored for occupational exposure to ionizing radiation Ñ ISO/DIS 24588, Protective clothing - Personal protective ensembles for use against chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) agents - Classification, performance require- ments and test methods Ñ ISO/DIS 3882, Metallic and other inorganic coatings - Review of methods of measurement of thickness BRIDGE SAFETY, MAINTENANCE, AND MANAGEMENT CRC Press has published Bridge Safety, Maintenance and Management in a Life-Cycle Context by Dan M. Frangopol and Sunyong Kim. This book addresses important concepts and approaches developed recently on bridge safety, maintenance, and management in a life-cycle context. Bridge life-cycle performance and cost analysis, prediction, optimization, and decision-making under uncertainty are discussed. The major topics include bridge safety and service life prediction bridge inspection and structural health monitoring bridge maintenance life-cycle bridge and bridge network management optimum life-cycle bridge management planning resilience and sustainability of bridges and bridge networks under hazards and bridge management considering climate change. By providing practical applications of the presented concepts and approaches, this book can help students, researchers, practitioners, infrastructure owners and managers, and transportation officials to build up their knowledge of life-cycle bridge performance and cost management at both project level and network level under various deteriorating mechanisms, hazards, and climate change effects. ROUTELEDGE.COM SCANNER | NEWMEDIA STANDARDS UPDATE FROM P. 19 20 M AT E R I A L S E V A L U AT I O N • J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 3 2301 ME Jan New.indd 20 12/20/22 8:15 AM