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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 Subsequent revisions to the rules may have superseded the reply.