Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/7/1755.704
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7 CFR 1755.704 - Requirements applicable to both CCSR and NMR aerial service wires. | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
CFR › Title 7 › Subtitle B › Chapter XVII › Part 1755 › Section 1755.704 7 CFR 1755.704 - Requirements applicable to both CCSR and NMR aerial service wires.
§ 1755.704 Requirements applicable to both CCSR and NMR aerial service wires.
(a)Acceptance testing.
(1) The tests described in §§ 1755.700 through 1755.704 are intended for acceptance of wire designs and major modifications of accepted designs. What constitutes a major modification is at the discretion of RUS. These tests are intended to show the inherent capability of the manufacturer to produce wire products having long life and stability.
(i) Certify that the product fully complies with each paragraph in §§ 1755.700 through 1755.704;
(iii) Certify whether the product complies with the domestic origin manufacturing provisions of the “Buy American” requirements of the Rural Electrification Act of 1938 ( 7 U.S.C. 903 note), as amended (the “REA Buy-American provision”);
(i) Fully complies with each paragraph in §§ 1755.700 through 1755.704; and
(b)Extent of testing - (1)Tests on 100 percent of completed wire.
(i) Each conductor in the completed CCSR and NMR aerial service wire shall be tested for continuity in accordance with ANSI/ICEA S-89-648-1993, paragraphs 7.1.1 and 7.2.1, respectively. The ANSI/ICEA S-89-648-1993 Standard For Telecommunications Aerial Service Wire, Technical Requirements (approved by ANSI July 11, 1994) is incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 1 CFR part 51. Copies of ANSI/ICEA S-89-648-1993 are available for inspection during normal business hours at RUS, room 2845, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250-1500, or at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html. Copies are available from ICEA, P. O. Box 440, South Yarmouth, MA 02664, telephone number (508) 394-4424.
(iii) Each length of completed CCSR and NMR aerial service wire shall be tested for insulation imperfections in accordance with § 1755.702(e)(7) and § 1755.703(b)(5), respectively.
(2)Capability tests. Tests on a quality assurance basis shall be made as frequently as is required for each manufacturer to determine and maintain compliance with:
(c)Summary of records of electrical and physical tests.
(1) Each manufacturer shall maintain suitable summary records for a period of at least 3 years of all electrical and physical tests required on completed wire as set forth in paragraph (b) of this section. The test data for a particular lot of aerial service wire shall be in a form such that it may be readily available to the purchaser or to RUS upon request.
(d)Manufacturing irregularities.
(1) Repairs to the insulation of CCSR aerial service wires are not permitted in wires supplied to end users under §§ 1755.700 through 1755.704.
(2) Repairs to the jacket of NMR aerial service wires are not permitted in wires supplied to end users under §§ 1755.700 through 1755.704.
(e)Splicing. Splicing of completed CCSR and NMR aerial service wires shall comply with the requirement specified in ANSI/ICEA S-89-648-1993, paragraph 8.1.1.
(f)Preparation for shipment.
(1) CCSR and NMR aerial service wire shall be shipped either in coils or on reels.
[ 61 FR 26077, May 24, 1996, as amended at 69 FR 18803, Apr. 9, 2004]
7 CFR 1755.701 — Scope.