Designation:F2897−15StandardSpecificationforTrackingandTraceabilityEncodingSystemofNaturalGasDistributionComponents(Pipe,Tubing,Fittings,Valves,andAppurtenances)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2897;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationdefinesrequirementsforthedatausedinthetrackingandtraceabilitybase-62encodingsystemandtheformatoftheresultantcodetocharacterizevariouscom-ponentsusedinfuelgaspipingsystems.1.2Thefinaloutputofthisspecificationisa16digitalpha-numericcodethatdefinesastandardizedapproachormethodologyforencodingcertaincharacteristicsofcompo-nentsthathavebeenestablishedbasedonconsensusrecom-mendationsfromtherespectivestakeholdergroupmembers.Themeansofmarkingoraffixingthecodetothecomponents,andthemeansofreadingand/ortransferringthedataorcodesareoutsidethescopeofthisspecification.NOTE1—Tofacilitatecompliancewiththisspecification,awebbasedapplicationhasbeendevelopedtomanageandmaintainuniquemanufac-tureridentificationnumbers.TheURLforthewebsiteis:http://www.componentid.org.NOTE2—MetersandregulatorsareexcludedfromthisspecificationbecausetraceabilitymarkingrequirementsfortheseproductsaredefinedinANSIB109.1–B109.4.1.3Thewebbasedapplicationisonlyintendedtoserveasausefulresourceformanagingtherespectivemanufactureridentificationnumbers,codes,andotheridentifiersasperthisspecification.Anychangestothecontentsofthewebbasedapplicationarecontingentuponsubsequentchangestothisspecification.Thisspecificationshallhaveprimacy.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A53/A53MSpecificationforPipe,Steel,BlackandHot-Dipped,Zinc-Coated,WeldedandSeamlessA106/A106MSpecificationforSeamlessCarbonSteelPipeforHigh-TemperatureServiceD1600TerminologyforAbbreviatedTermsRelatingtoPlas-ticsD2513SpecificationforPolyethylene(PE)GasPres...
