In January, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers announced it would no longer be sponsoring the ASME A112 standards on plumbing fixtures. It was explained ASME is moving in a different direction to serve its membership and plumbing apparently does not fit into that picture.
In November 2016, ASME President Keith Roe announced the organization would take a new strategic approach and focus on five technologies. Those technologies were identified as: manufacturing, clean energy, bioengineering, pressure technology and robotics. Notice that plumbing does not fall within any of those areas. Plumbing is old technology and ASME clearly wants to concentrate on new technology.