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Mandatory Appendix
Appendix I Submittal of Technical Inquiries to the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee . . . . 649
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to adequately evaluate the proposed revision(s) or addi- (b) Reply. Provide a proposed Reply that will clearly
tion(s). Sketches, tables, figures, and graphs should be and concisely answer the Inquiry question. Preferably,
submitted as appropriate. When applicable, identify any the Reply should be yes or no with brief provisos.
pertinent paragraph in the Code that would be affected (c) Background Information. Provide any background
by the revision(s) or addition(s) and paragraphs in the information that will assist the Committee in understand-
Code that reference the paragraphs that are to be revised ing the proposed Inquiry and Reply.
or added.
I-600 SUBMITTALS
I-400 CODE CASES
Submittals to and responses from the Committee
Requests for Code Cases shall provide a Statement shall meet the following:
of Need and Background Information similar to that (a) Submittal. Inquiries from Code users shall prefera-
defined in I-300(b) and I-300(c), respectively, for Code bly be submitted in typewritten form; however, legible
revisions or additions. The proposed Code Case should handwritten inquiries will also be considered. They
identify the Code Section and Division and be written shall include the name, address, telephone number, and
as a Question and a Reply in the same format as a fax number, if available, of the inquirer and be
existing Code Cases. mailed to the following address:
Secretary
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee
I-500 CODE INTERPRETATIONS
Three Park Avenue
Requests for Code interpretations shall provide the New York, NY 10016
following: (b) Response. The Secretary of the ASME Boiler
(a) Inquiry. Provide a condensed and precise ques- and Pressure Vessel Committee or of the appropriate
tion, omitting superfluous background information, and, Subcommittee shall acknowledge receipt of each prop-
when possible, composed in such a way that a yes erly prepared inquiry and shall provide a written re-
or a no Reply, possibly with brief provisos. The sponse to the inquirer upon completion of the requested
question should be technically and editorially correct. action by the Code Committee.
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