[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] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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------------------------------------------------------------------------ Title of documents Incorporated by reference at-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * * * * * * * 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.
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. * * * * * * * ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dated: December 3, 1999. E.P. Danenberger, Chief, Engineering and Operations Division. [FR Doc. 99-31873 Filed 12-14-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-MR-P