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MINUTES of the GOVERNMENT TECHNICAL 2c RESEARCH COMMITTEE MEETING NATIONAL INSULATION MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION Washington, D. C. December 4, 1963 Land Session The meeting was called to orderaat 9:15 A. M., with the following in attendance: A, L. Graul E. L. Broggini R. E, Lyons F, J. Powell J. S. King F. A, C-ovan W. Y. Loux W. E. Miller W. R. Seipt S, Heard R. E, Harmon K* M, Ritchie C* E, Ernst R. P. Austin JT, Cordrey;; W, A Lota J, Waters J, M, Barnhart Bureau of Yards Sc Docks Office of Chief of Engineers General Service Administration National Bureau of Standards U. S. Veterans Administration Building Research Advisery Board GSA Public 3uilding3 Service Pittsburgh Corning Corp. Keasbey Sc Mattison Co. Owens-Coming Fiberglas Corp, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co, Baldwin-Ehret-Hill Inc. Johns-Manville Sales Corp, Gustin-Bacon Mfg, Company Fibreboard Paper Products Co, Owens--Coming Fiberglas Corpl Gustin-Bacon Mfg, Company NIMA PROPOSED REVISIONS TO FEDERAL SPECIFICATION FOR INSULATION, BLOCK Sc PIPE, THERMAL, CALCIUM SILICATE (HH-I-523) This specification was discussed with regard to the philosophy of cldssifyiag pipe insulation with regard to jackets, with three suggestions as follows: 1, A basic material specification with a supplementing jacket specifica tion. This suggestion was the least favored as two basic documents would be needed to order material. 2. A basic material specification with the jacket information contained within the specification, ,3 A basic material specification with the pipe insulation classified as to jackets. 2 The third suggestion seemed to be slightly more in favor with the Govern ment Agencies than the others, NIMA will consider these suggestions and submit a proposed revision to HH-I-523 to GSA sometime in February, 1964, INTERIM FEDERAL SPECIFICATIONS, INSULATION, THERMAL, MINERAL. FIBER (FOR ELEVATED TEMPERATURES) and (FOR LOW TEMPERATURES), HrNI-00558 and HH-I-005S9 The specifications which were promulgated by GSA from drafts prepared by NIMA were discussed. The specs combine 5 existing Federal Specifications into two specifications. Comments from NIMA on these specifications will be given to GSA some time in February, 1964. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business The meeting was adjourned. Resnectfullv submitted J. M, Barnhart (