NEMA WC-70
Power Cables Rated 2000 Volts or Less for the Distribution of Electrical Energy
Published by National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
The CFR incorporates NEMA WC-70 by reference, which makes the edition it names part of the regulation. The CFR requires the edition it names, which may not be the newest. To enforce any other edition, the agency must publish the change in the Federal Register.
The edition the CFR requires
NEMA WC-70-2009, February 23, 2009
As the CFR lists it: “ANSI/NEMA WC-70-2009, Power Cables Rated 2000 Volts or Less for the Distribution of Electrical Energy, February 23, 2009, (“ANSI/NEMA WC-70”)”
- Listed in 46 CFR 110.10-1(o)(5); required by46 CFR 111.60-13 ↗
How to read it
- Where to get itNEMA standards ↗
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