Section 408.4025. ASME code; adoption by reference.

(1) A boiler, blow down vessel, and expansion tank shall be constructed as prescribed by these rules and the ASME boiler and pressure vessel code, sections I, II, III, IV, V, VIII, IX, X, XI, 2010 edition and its 2011a addenda, and ASME code B31.1, 2010 edition, power piping, are adopted by reference in these rules and are available for inspection at the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Construction Codes, 2501 Woodlake Circle, Okemos, Michigan 48864 or from the ASME International, 22 Law Drive, Fairfield, New Jersey 07007, at a cost as of the time of adoption of these amendatory rules of $15,500 and $245.00 respectively.

(2)        The board may accept pressure-retaining items which have been constructed to standards other than ASME standards and which have been accepted by application of

the  national  board   of  boiler  and  pressure  vessel   inspectors’  criteria   for  registration procedure.

(3)        The owner shall not recalculate design maximum allowable working pressures based on ASME codes published after 1998 for boilers in-service before December 31, 1998.

History:  1979 AC; 1985 AACS; 1995 AACS; 1998-2000 AACS;  2002  AACS;  2006 AACS; 2009