FED-DEPT-DEFSP-72377225755120077380383MSSSP-72ADOPTIONNOTICEMSSSP-72,"BallValveswithFlangedorButt-weldingEndsforGeneralService,"wasadoptedon18February1994,forusebytheDepartmentofDefense(DoD).ProposedchangesbyDoDactivitiesmustbesubmittedtotheDoDAdoptingActivity:NavalConstructionBattalionCenter,100023rdAvenue,Code156,PortHueneme,CA93043-4301.DoDactivitiesmayobtaincopiesofthisstandardfromtheStandardizationDocumentOrderDesk,700RobbinsAvenue,Building4D,Philadelphia,PA19111-5094.TheprivatesectorandotherGovernmentagenciesmaypurchasecopiesfromManufacturersStandardizationSocietyoftheValveandFittingsIndustry,Inc.,127ParkStreet,N.E.,Vienna,VA22180.Custodians:Army-MENavy-YD1AirForce-99ReviewActivities:DM-CSAdoptingActivity:Navy-YD1(Project4820-0644)FSC4820DISTRIBUTIONSTATEMENTA.Appro':,:+licrelease;distributionisun1imited."COPYRIGHTManufacturersStandardizationSocietyoftheValveandFittingsLicensedbyInformationHandlingServicesCOPYRIGHTManufacturersStandardizationSocietyoftheValveandFittingsLicensedbyInformationHandlingServicesMSSSP-72-1BallValveswithFlangedorButt-WeldingEndsforGeneralServiceStandardPracticeDevelopedandApprovedbytheManufacturersStandardizationSocietyoftheValveandFittingsIndustry,Inc.127ParkStreet,N.E.Vienna,Virginia22180(703)281-6613COPYRIGHTManufacturersStandardizationSocietyoftheValveandFittingsLicensedbyInformationHandlingServicesCOPYRIGHTManufacturersStandardizationSocietyoftheValveandFittingsLicensedbyInformationHandlingServicesAnMSSStandardPracticeisintendedasabasisforcommonpracticebythemanufacturer,theuser,andthegeneralpublic.TheexistenceofanMSSStandardPracticedoesnotinitselfprecludethemanufacture,sale,oruseofproductsnotconformingtotheStandardPractice.Mandatoryconformanceisestablishedonlybyreferenceinacode,specification,salescontract,orpubliclaws,asapplicable.Substantivechangesinthis1999editionare“flagged”byparallelbarsasshownonthemarginsofthisparagraph.Thespecificdetailofthechangemaybedeterminedbycomparingthematerialflaggedwiththatinthepreviousedition....