80 FR 32535 - National Conference on Weights and Measures 100th Annual Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 110 (June 9, 2015)
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 110 (June 9, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 110 (Tuesday, June 9, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 32535-32537] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-14007] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology National Conference on Weights and Measures 100th Annual Meeting AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The 100th Annual Meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) will be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from Sunday, July 19, 2015, through Thursday, July 23, 2015. This notice contains information about significant items on the NCWM Committee agendas but does not include all agenda items. As a result, the items are not consecutively numbered. DATES: The meeting will be held from Sunday, July 19, 2015, through Thursday, July 23, 2015. The complete meeting schedule is available at www.ncwm.net. ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Sheraton Philadelphia Society Hill Hotel, 1 Dock Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Carol Hockert, Chief, Office of Weights and Measures, National Institute of Standards and Technology,100 Bureau Drive, Stop 2600, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2600. You may also contact Ms. Hockert at (301) 975-5507 or by email at [email protected]. The meeting is open to the public, but a paid registration is required. Please see the NCWM Web site (www.ncwm.net) to view the meeting agendas, registration forms, and hotel reservation information. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Publication of this notice on the NCWM's behalf is undertaken as a public service; NIST does not endorse, approve, or recommend any of the proposals or other information contained in this notice or in the publications of the NCWM. The NCWM is an organization of weights and measures officials of the states, counties, and cities of the United States, federal agencies, and representatives from the private sector. These meetings bring together government officials and representatives of business, industry, trade associations, and consumer organizations on subjects related to the field of weights and measures technology, administration, and enforcement. NIST participates to encourage cooperation between federal agencies and the states in the [[Page 32536]] development of legal metrology requirements. NIST also promotes uniformity among the states in laws, regulations, methods, and testing equipment that comprise the regulatory control of commercial weighing and measuring devices, packaged goods, and other trade and commerce issues. The following are brief descriptions of some of the significant agenda items that will be considered at the NCWM Annual Meeting. Comments will be taken on these and other issues during several public comment sessions. This meeting also includes work sessions in which the Committees may also accept comments, and where they will finalize recommendations for possible adoption at this meeting. The Committees may withdraw or carryover items that need additional development. Some of the items listed below provide notice of projects under development by groups working to develop specifications, tolerances, and other requirements for devices used in the retail sales of engine fuels and the establishment of approximate gallon and liter equivalents to diesel fuel that would be used in marketing both compressed and liquefied natural gas. These notices are intended to make interested parties aware of these development projects and to make them aware that reports on the status of the project will be given at the Annual Meeting. The notices are also presented to invite the participation of manufacturers, experts, consumers, users, and others who may be interested in these efforts. The Specifications and Tolerances Committee (S&T Committee) will consider proposed amendments to NIST Handbook 44, ``Specifications, Tolerances, and other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices.'' Those items address weighing and measuring devices used in commercial applications, that is, devices that are used to buy from or sell to the public or used for determining the quantity of products or services sold among businesses. Issues on the agenda of the NCWM Laws and Regulations Committee (L&R Committee) relate to proposals to amend NIST Handbook 130, ``Uniform Laws and Regulations in the area of Legal Metrology and Engine Fuel Quality'' and NIST Handbook 133, ``Checking the Net Contents of Packaged Goods.'' NCWM Specifications and Tolerances Committee The following items are proposals to amend NIST Handbook 44: Scales (Including Weigh-in-Motion Vehicle Scales for Use in the Enforcement of Highway Load Limits) Item 320-4 Weigh-in-Motion Vehicle Scales for Use in Highway Weight Enforcement The S&T Committee is recommending adoption of a new tentative code to be included in NIST Handbook 44 that will include the specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements for the vehicle scales used by highway weight enforcement agencies to determine the axle loads, tandem axle loads, and gross vehicle weights of trucks and other large highway vehicles while they are in motion. A tentative code has a trial or experimental status. It is not intended to be enforced until adopted as a permanent code by the NCWM. The proposed tentative code includes recommended tests and tolerances for vehicle scales used to weigh vehicles in motion as well as user requirements that will ensure devices are maintained and operated properly, allowing weighing results to be used to carry out highway weight enforcement programs across the nation. The intended application of these scales is to weigh vehicles, while in motion, for the purpose of screening and sorting the vehicles to determine if a static weighment is necessary. Belt-Conveyor Scale Systems Item 321-1 Belt-Conveyor Scale Systems Belt-conveyor scales are used in a wide variety of applications for weighing coal, grain, ore, and many other raw materials or products. Currently, only scales that are fully integrated into a conveyor system are permitted under NIST Handbook 44. The S&T Committee is recommending for adoption new definitions and proposals to broaden the scope of the requirements to allow fully ``self-contained weigh-belt systems'' to be covered by the specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements in NIST Handbook 44 so these devices may be utilized in commercial transactions. Liquid Measuring Devices Item 330-2 S.2.2. Categories of Device and Methods of Sealing The S&T Committee is recommending for adoption language that would allow device manufacturers to supply required security and configuration related data in ``event loggers'' (i.e., digital systems that keep track of the number of times a calibration event occurs) to weights and measures officials and service personnel utilizing digital communications (e.g., cellular or Internet connections) or other electronic means (e.g., USB flash memory drive) in addition to the current requirement to provide a printed record of this information. This information is used to ascertain how many and what type of calibrations and configuration changes were made to a weighing and measuring device since the last official inspection or service. The S&T Committee originally considered a proposal which would allow the information to be provided in lieu of a printed record. However, based on comments received and an evaluation of the costs, practicality, and other aspects of the proposal including the data security and privacy concerns that may arise, the Committee agreed that the electronic form of the information is only permitted as a supplement to the printed record. Liquefied Petroleum Gas and Anhydrous Ammonia Liquid-Measuring Devices Item 332-2 N.3. Test Drafts--Use of Transfer Standards for Calibration and Verification The S&T Committee has designated a ``Developing'' item on its agenda to allow the development of a proposal that would recognize the use of calibrated transfer standards (also called ``master meters'') in the verification and calibration of Liquefied Petroleum Gas and Anhydrous Ammonia Liquid-Measuring Devices. Currently, most official tests of these devices are conducted using volumetric test measures or using gravimetric testing. The proposal outlined in this item includes requirements for a minimum test draft, and would allow the use of ``master meters'' in both service-related and official testing. This item is also intended to explore the possibility of expanding the use of transfer standards to other types of measuring devices, including those used to measure petroleum at terminals and retail outlets and to meters used to deliver home heating fuel and other products. Mass Flow Meters Item 337-1 Diesel Energy Equivalents for Compressed and Liquefied Natural Gas Natural gas is sold in the marketplace in both compressed (CNG) and liquefied (LNG) states as alternative fuel choices to gasoline and diesel fuel. The S&T Committee has recommended revisions to NIST Handbook 44 to define volume units for CNG and LNG in terms of the energy equivalents for a liter or gallon of diesel fuel. The availability of these [[Page 32537]] values should enable consumers to compare the cost and mileage economy of different fuels, and so enable informed purchasing decisions when considering the use, purchase, or lease of vehicles equipped to operate on different fuels. Taximeters (and GPS Devices When Used in Transportation Services) Items 354-1, 354-2, 354-3, 354-4, and 354-5 The S&T Committee is recommending for adoption this group of proposals (listed above), which includes proposed revisions and updates to the Taximeter Code in NIST Handbook 44 to address changes in technology related to indicating and recording elements (i.e., printers) and operational features including the indications required to be presented to passengers. Item 354-6 U.S. National Working Group on Taximeters and Global Positioning System-Based Systems for Time and Distance Measurement The S&T Committee will hear a progress report from a national working group that is studying the use of Global Positioning Systems and smart phone/web based applications in transportation services in order to develop proposed specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements to ensure accuracy and transparency for passengers, drivers, and businesses for inclusion in NIST Handbook 44. This item is designated as a ``Developing Item'' on the Committee's agenda to allow further study and refinement of these issues. Other Items Item 360-5 Electric Vehicle Fueling and Submetering The S&T Committee is recommending adoption of a tentative code for use in electric vehicle charging and submetering for inclusion in NIST Handbook 44. The code was developed by a NIST U.S. National Working Group that continues to further refine the specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements to ensure accuracy and transparency for drivers of electric vehicles and power resellers. The S&T Committee is also recommending for adoption proposed changes to the Section 5.55. ``Timing Devices'' in NIST Handbook 44 to address requirements for the timing mechanisms that are likely to be used in some recharging systems to determine additional charges for other services (e.g., parking). NCWM Laws and Regulations Committee (L&R Committee) The following items are proposals to amend NIST Handbook 130 or NIST Handbook 133: NIST Handbook 130--Section on Uniform Regulation for the Method of Sale of Commodities Item 232-3 Animal Bedding The L&R Committee is recommending the adoption of a uniform method of sale for animal bedding that will enhance the ability of consumers to make value comparisons and will ensure fair competition. Animal Bedding is generally defined as any material, except for baled straw, that is kept, offered or exposed for sale or sold to retail consumers for primary use as a medium for any pet or companion or livestock animal to nest or eliminate waste. If adopted, the proposal will require packers to advertise and sell packages of animal bedding on the basis of the expanded volume of the bedding. Most packages of animal bedding are compressed during packaging and the expanded volume is the amount of product that consumers will recover through unwrapping and decompressing the bedding according to the instructions provided by the packer. See also Item 260-3 for proposed Test Procedures for Verifying the Expanded Volume Declaration on Packages of Animal Bedding. NIST Handbook 133--``Checking the Net Contents of Packaged Goods'' Item 260-1 Chitterling Test Procedure The L&R Committee is recommending for adoption a proposal that will add a test procedure and purge allowance to NIST Handbook 133 so the drainage equipment and methods used by state and local weights and measures officials are identical to those used by the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in packing plants. This test procedure will also be used in verifying the amount of purge from beef tripe. Authority: 15 U.S.C. 272(b)(6). Richard Cavanagh, Acting Associate Director for Laboratory Programs. [FR Doc. 2015-14007 Filed 6-8-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-13-P
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five pages, and a table of statutes, administrative review for all shipments DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
regulations, and cases cited, in of the subject merchandise entered, or
accordance with 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2). withdrawn from warehouse, for National Institute of Standards and
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), consumption on or after the publication Technology
interested parties, who wish to request date of the final results of review, as
a hearing, or to participate in a hearing provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the National Conference on Weights and
if one is requested, must submit a Act: (1) For exports of merchandise Measures 100th Annual Meeting
written request to the Assistant made by Yama Ribbons of merchandise AGENCY: National Institute of Standards
Secretary for Enforcement and it did not produce, the cash deposit rate and Technology, Commerce.
Compliance, U.S. Department of is the PRC-wide rate of 247.65, as stated ACTION: Notice.
Commerce, filed electronically using in the Order; 5 (2) for previously
ACCESS. Electronically filed case investigated or reviewed PRC and non- SUMMARY: The 100th Annual Meeting of
briefs/written comments and hearing PRC exporters which are not under the National Conference on Weights and
requests must be received successfully review in this segment of the proceeding Measures (NCWM) will be held in
in their entirety by the Department’s but which have separate rates, the cash Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from
electronic records system, ACCESS, by deposit rate will continue to be the Sunday, July 19, 2015, through
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, within 30 days exporter-specific rate published for the Thursday, July 23, 2015. This notice
after the date of publication of this most recent period; (3) for all PRC contains information about significant
notice.3 Hearing requests should exporters of subject merchandise that items on the NCWM Committee agendas
contain: (1) The party’s name, address have not been found to be entitled to a but does not include all agenda items.
and telephone number; (2) the number separate rate the cash deposit rate will As a result, the items are not
of participants; and (3) a list of issues to be the PRC-wide rate of 247.65 percent; consecutively numbered.
be discussed. Issues raised in the and (4) for all non-PRC exporters of DATES: The meeting will be held from
hearing will be limited to those issues subject merchandise which have not
raised in the respective case briefs. If a Sunday, July 19, 2015, through
received their own rate, the cash deposit Thursday, July 23, 2015. The complete
request for a hearing is made, parties rate will be the rate applicable to the
will be notified of the time and date of meeting schedule is available at
PRC exporter(s) that supplied that non- www.ncwm.net.
the hearing which will be held at the PRC exporter. These deposit
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 requirements, when imposed, shall ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington remain in effect until further notice. the Sheraton Philadelphia Society Hill
DC 20230. The Department intends to Hotel, 1 Dock Street, Philadelphia,
issue the final results of this Notification to Importers Pennsylvania 19106.
administrative review, including the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
This notice also serves as a
results of its analysis of the issues raised Carol Hockert, Chief, Office of Weights
preliminary reminder to importers of
in any written briefs, not later than 120 and Measures, National Institute of
their responsibility under 19 CFR
days after the date of publication of this Standards and Technology,100 Bureau
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
notice, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) Drive, Stop 2600, Gaithersburg, MD
regarding the reimbursement of
of the Act. 20899–2600. You may also contact Ms.
antidumping duties prior to liquidation
Assessment Rates of the relevant entries during this Hockert at (301) 975–5507 or by email
review period. Failure to comply with at carol.hockert@nist.gov. The meeting
Upon issuance of the final results, the is open to the public, but a paid
Department will determine, and U.S. this requirement could result in the
Department’s presumption that registration is required. Please see the
Customs and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) NCWM Web site (www.ncwm.net) to
shall assess, antidumping duties on all reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment view the meeting agendas, registration
appropriate entries covered by this forms, and hotel reservation
review.4 The Department intends to of double antidumping duties.
information.
issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 We are issuing and publishing these
days after the publication date of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
results in accordance with sections
final results of this review. Pursuant to 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 Publication of this notice on the
the Department’s practice in NME cases, CFR 351.213. NCWM’s behalf is undertaken as a
if we continue to determine that Yama public service; NIST does not endorse,
Dated: May 29, 2015. approve, or recommend any of the
Ribbons had no shipments of the subject
Paul Piquado, proposals or other information
merchandise, any suspended entries
that entered under that exporter’s case Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and contained in this notice or in the
number (i.e., at that exporter’s rate) will Compliance. publications of the NCWM.
be liquidated at the PRC-wide rate of The NCWM is an organization of
Appendix
247.65 percent. For a full discussion of weights and measures officials of the
this practice, see Non-Market Economy List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary states, counties, and cities of the United
Results Decision Memorandum States, federal agencies, and
Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment
of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 Summary representatives from the private sector.
(October 24, 2011). Background These meetings bring together
Scope of the Order government officials and representatives
Cash Deposit Requirements
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Discussion of the Methodoogy of business, industry, trade associations,
The following cash deposit Preliminary Determination of No Shipments and consumer organizations on subjects
requirements will be effective upon Recommendation related to the field of weights and
[FR Doc. 2015–14073 Filed 6–8–15; 8:45 am] measures technology, administration,
publication of the final results of this
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P and enforcement. NIST participates to
3 See 19 CFR 351.310(c). encourage cooperation between federal
4 See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). 5 Order at 75 FR 53632. agencies and the states in the
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values should enable consumers to NCWM Laws and Regulations DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
compare the cost and mileage economy Committee (L&R Committee)
of different fuels, and so enable National Oceanic and Atmospheric
informed purchasing decisions when The following items are proposals to Administration
considering the use, purchase, or lease amend NIST Handbook 130 or NIST
RIN 0648–XD987
of vehicles equipped to operate on Handbook 133:
different fuels. NIST Handbook 130—Section on Center for Independent Experts; Public
Uniform Regulation for the Method of Meeting
Taximeters (and GPS Devices When
Used in Transportation Services) Sale of Commodities AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Item 232–3 Animal Bedding Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Items 354–1, 354–2, 354–3, 354–4, and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
354–5
The L&R Committee is recommending Commerce.
The S&T Committee is recommending the adoption of a uniform method of ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
for adoption this group of proposals sale for animal bedding that will
(listed above), which includes proposed enhance the ability of consumers to SUMMARY: NMFS has requested the
revisions and updates to the Taximeter make value comparisons and will Center for Independent Experts (CIE)
Code in NIST Handbook 44 to address ensure fair competition. Animal meet to conduct a peer review of the
changes in technology related to Bedding is generally defined as any agency’s stock assessment of the General
indicating and recording elements (i.e., material, except for baled straw, that is Model for Alaskan Crabs Stocks
printers) and operational features (GMACs) and its implementation for
kept, offered or exposed for sale or sold
including the indications required to be Bristol Bay Red King Assessment
to retail consumers for primary use as a
presented to passengers. (BBRKC). This notice lists the time and
medium for any pet or companion or
place of that meeting.
Item 354–6 U.S. National Working livestock animal to nest or eliminate
DATES: The workshop will be held June
Group on Taximeters and Global waste. If adopted, the proposal will
29–July 1, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Positioning System-Based Systems for require packers to advertise and sell
packages of animal bedding on the basis ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
Time and Distance Measurement
of the expanded volume of the bedding. the Alaska Fishery Science Center
The S&T Committee will hear a Most packages of animal bedding are (AFSC), 7600 Sand Point Way NE.,
progress report from a national working compressed during packaging and the Building 4, Conference Room, Seattle,
group that is studying the use of Global WA.
expanded volume is the amount of
Positioning Systems and smart phone/ product that consumers will recover FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
web based applications in through unwrapping and decompressing Ianelli, 206–526–6510.
transportation services in order to the bedding according to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
develop proposed specifications, instructions provided by the packer. See Agenda is subject to change, and the
tolerances, and other technical also Item 260–3 for proposed Test latest version will be posted at http://
requirements to ensure accuracy and Procedures for Verifying the Expanded www.npfmc.org.
transparency for passengers, drivers,
Volume Declaration on Packages of Special Accommodations
and businesses for inclusion in NIST
Animal Bedding.
Handbook 44. This item is designated as The meeting is physically accessible
a ‘‘Developing Item’’ on the Committee’s NIST Handbook 133—‘‘Checking the to people with disabilities. Requests for
agenda to allow further study and Net Contents of Packaged Goods’’ sign language interpretation or other
refinement of these issues. auxiliary aids should be directed to Jim
Item 260–1 Chitterling Test Procedure
Other Items Ianelli at 206–526–6510 at least 7
The L&R Committee is recommending working days prior to the meeting date.
Item 360–5 Electric Vehicle Fueling for adoption a proposal that will add a Dated: June 3, 2015
and Submetering test procedure and purge allowance to Emily H. Menashes,
The S&T Committee is recommending NIST Handbook 133 so the drainage Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
adoption of a tentative code for use in equipment and methods used by state Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
electric vehicle charging and and local weights and measures officials [FR Doc. 2015–13989 Filed 6–8–15; 8:45 am]
submetering for inclusion in NIST are identical to those used by the Food BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
Handbook 44. The code was developed Safety and Inspection Service of the
by a NIST U.S. National Working Group U.S. Department of Agriculture in
that continues to further refine the packing plants. This test procedure will DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
specifications, tolerances, and other also be used in verifying the amount of
technical requirements to ensure purge from beef tripe. Patent and Trademark Office
accuracy and transparency for drivers of Authority: 15 U.S.C. 272(b)(6). Submission for OMB Review;
electric vehicles and power resellers. Comment Request; ‘‘Third-Party
The S&T Committee is also Richard Cavanagh,
Submissions and Protests’’
recommending for adoption proposed Acting Associate Director for Laboratory
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changes to the Section 5.55. ‘‘Timing Programs. The Department of Commerce will
Devices’’ in NIST Handbook 44 to [FR Doc. 2015–14007 Filed 6–8–15; 8:45 am] submit to the Office of Management and
address requirements for the timing BILLING CODE 3510–13–P
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
mechanisms that are likely to be used in following proposal for collection of
some recharging systems to determine information under the provisions of the
additional charges for other services Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
(e.g., parking). chapter 35).
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| Dates | The meeting will be held from Sunday, July 19, 2015, through Thursday, July 23, 2015. The complete meeting schedule is available at www.ncwm.net. | |
| Contact | Ms. Carol Hockert, Chief, Office of Weights and Measures, National Institute of Standards and Technology,100 Bureau Drive, Stop 2600, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2600. You may also contact Ms. Hockert at (301) 975-5507 or by email at [email protected] The meeting is open to the public, but a paid registration is required. Please see the NCWM Web site (www.ncwm.net) to view the meeting agendas, registration forms, and hotel reservation information. | |
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