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Date of Issue:June 2017 Affected Publication:API Specification 14A,Specification for Subsurface Safety Valve Equipment,Twelfth Edition,January 2015 Addendum 1 Page 14,the top two rows of Table 1 shall be changed to the following:V4-1 Validation grade V4-1 shall only be used for SSSVs that have a validation test date prior to the effective date of this specification and do not meet the HPHT definition within 3.1.15.The validation requirements are specified in Annex B and are equivalent to API 14A,9th,10th,and 11th editions,Class 1 requirements.1standard service V4-2 Validation grade V4-2 shall only be used for SSSVs that have a validation test date prior to the effective date of this specification and do not meet the HPHT definition within 3.1.15.The validation requirements are specified in Annex B and are equivalent to API 14A,9th,10th,and 11th editions,Class 2 requirements.2sandy service Page 32,Section 5.8.3c,shall be changed to the following:c)the s caled v alve s hall not ha ve m ore dynamic leak pat hs i n ei ther the c losuremechanism or control system integral to the SSSV than the base design;Page 40,Section 6.4.3.2.1.C.3,shall be changed to the following:3)thermoplastics and other materials in accordance with ASTM D2240 or ASTM D785,as appropriate.Page 116,Table H.3,shall be changed to the following:Parameter Specification Tensile strength(at either break or yield as applicable)ASTM D638 or D1708 Elongation(at either break or yield as applicable)ASTM D638 or D1708 Modulus of elasticity ASTM D638 Flexural modulus ASTM D790 Creep failure as applicable ASTM D2990 Specification for Subsurface Safety Valve EquipmentAPI SPECIFICATION 14ATWELFTH EDITION,JANUARY 2015EFFECTIVE DATE:JANUARY 15,2016 ERRATA,JULY 2015ADDENDUM,JUNE 2017REAFFIRMED,JULY 2020Special NotesAPI publications necessarily address problems of a general nature.With respect to particular circumstances,local,state,and federal laws and regulations should be reviewed.Neither API nor any of APIs employees,subcontractors,consultants,committees,or other assignees make anywarranty or representation,either express or implied,with respect to the accuracy,completeness,or usefulness of theinformation contained herein,or assume any liability or responsibility for any use,or the results of such use,of anyinformation or process disclosed in this publication.Neither API nor any of APIs employees,subcontractors,consultants,or other assignees represent that use of this publication would not infringe upon privately owned rights.API publications may be used by anyone desiring to do so.Every effort has been made by the Institute to assure theaccuracy and reliability of the data contained in them;however,the Institute makes no representation,warranty,orguarantee in connection with this publication and hereby expressly disclaims any liability or responsibility for loss ordamage resulting from its use or for the violation of any authorities having jurisdiction with which this publication mayconflict.API publications are published to facilitate the broad availability of proven,sound engineering and operatingpractices.These publications are not intended to obviate the need for applying sound engineering judgmentregarding when and where these publications should be utilized.The formulation and publication of API publicationsis not intended in any way to inhibit anyone from using any other practices.Any manufacturer marking equipment or materials in conformance with the marking requirements of an API standardis solely responsible for complying with all the applicable requirements of that standard.API does not represent,warrant,or guarantee that such products do in fact conform to the applicable API standard.Users of this Specification should not rely exclusively on the information contained in this document.Sound business,scientific,engineering,and safety judgment should be used in employing the information contained herein.All rights reserved.No part of this work may be reproduced,translated,stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,or otherwise,without prior written permission from the publisher.Contact the Publisher,API Publishing Services,200 Massachusetts Avenue,NW,Suite 1100,Washington,DC,20001.Copyright 2015 American Petroleum InstituteForewordNothing contained in any API publication is to be construed as granting any right,by implication or otherwise,for themanufacture,sale,or use of any method,apparatus,or product covered by letters patent.Neither should anythingcontained in the publication be construed as insuring anyone against liability for infringement of letters patent.Shall:As used in a standard,“shall”denotes a minimum requirement in order to conform to the specification.Should:As used in a standard,“should”denotes a recommendation or that which is advised but not required in orderto conform to the specification.This document was produced under API standardization procedures that ensure approp