81_FR_69235 81 FR 69042 - Request for Comments on U.S. Technical Participation in the 15th Conference of the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML)

81 FR 69042 - Request for Comments on U.S. Technical Participation in the 15th Conference of the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 193 (October 5, 2016)

Page Range69042-69043
FR Document2016-24076

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) seeks comments concerning U.S. technical participation in the 15th Conference of the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) held in Strasbourg, France, Wednesday, October 19 through Thursday, October 20, 2016. This conference is held once every four years and was last held in 2012. Interested parties are requested to review and submit comments on the 16 OIML Recommendations and Documents on legal measuring instruments that will be presented for ratification by the Conference. Comments may also be submitted on other issues relevant to the Conference.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology

[Docket No. 160927891-6891-01]


Request for Comments on U.S. Technical Participation in the 15th 
Conference of the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML)

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 
seeks comments concerning U.S. technical participation in the 15th 
Conference of the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) 
held in Strasbourg, France, Wednesday, October 19 through Thursday, 
October 20, 2016. This conference is held once every four years and was 
last held in 2012. Interested parties are requested to review and 
submit comments on the 16 OIML Recommendations and Documents on legal 
measuring instruments that will be presented for ratification by the 
Conference. Comments may also be submitted on other issues relevant to 
the Conference.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted to the NIST International 
Legal Metrology Program no later than Wednesday, October 12, 2016, at 
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The 15th OIML International Conference of Legal 
Metrology will be held in Strasbourg, France, Wednesday, October 19 
through Thursday, October 20, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted via email to 
[email protected] or be mailed to the International Legal 
Metrology Program, Office of Weights and Measures, National Institute 
of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 2600, 
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2600.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ralph Richter, International Legal 
Metrology Program, Office of Weights and Measures, National Institute 
of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 2600, 
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2600; telephone: 301-975-3997; fax: 301-975-
8091; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) is an 
intergovernmental treaty organization in which the United States and 60 
other nations are members. Its principal purpose is to harmonize 
national laws and regulations pertaining to testing and verifying the 
performance of legal measuring instruments used for equity in commerce, 
for public and worker health and safety, and for monitoring and 
protecting the environment. The harmonized results promote the 
international trade of measuring instruments and products affected by 
measurement.
    The U.S. Department of State has delegated technical participation 
in OIML to NIST. NIST coordinates participation of U.S. manufacturers, 
users of weighing and measuring instruments, legal metrology officials 
and other U.S. stakeholders in the technical work of OIML by 
circulating draft voluntary standards (called Recommendations) and 
other OIML publications for comment. NIST also leads U.S. delegations 
to OIML Technical Meetings.

Additional Information

    All parties with an interest in the work of the OIML are requested 
to review and submit comments on any or all of the 16 Recommendations 
and Documents that will be presented for ratification by the 
Conference. Any submitted comments will be reviewed and considered by 
NIST staff in the development of U.S. positions that will be put 
forward at the 15th Conference of OIML. NIST will consider all feedback 
and will implement it into the Conference as appropriate.
    Each of the 16 Recommendations and Documents that will be presented 
for ratification by the Conference has already gone through a multi-
year development and review process involving technical experts and 
legal metrology experts from the United States and around the world. 
Ratification by the Conference is the final step in this process. The 
Recommendations and Documents have been divided into two categories--
Category 1: Those already approved by the International Committee of 
Legal Metrology (CIML) between 2013 and 2015, and Category 2: Those 
that are expected to be submitted directly to the Conference for 
ratification. Because the Recommendations and Documents in Category 2 
have not yet received CIML approval, the comments received on these 
Recommendations and Documents are of additional importance to NIST 
staff. The 16 Recommendations and Documents and the OIML-member nations 
that held the convenership of the project group responsible for their 
development are listed below:

Category 1

     D11, ``General requirements for measuring instruments--
Environmental conditions'' (Netherlands);
     R46-3, ``Active electrical energy meters--Part 3: Test 
report format'' (Australia);
     R49, ``Water meters for cold potable water and hot water--
Part 1: Metrological and technical requirements, Part 2: Test methods, 
and Part 3: Test report format'' (United Kingdom);
     R50, ``Continuous totalizing automatic weighing 
instruments (belt weighers)--Part 1: Metrological and technical 
requirements, Part 2: Test procedures, Part 3: Test report format 
(United Kingdom);
     R79, ``Labeling requirements for prepackages'' (South 
Africa);
     R100, ``Atomic absorption spectrometer systems for 
measuring metal pollutants'' (United States);
     R117, ``Dynamic measuring systems for liquids other than 
water--Part 2: Metrological controls and performance tests, and Part 3: 
Test report format'' (United States and Germany);
     R137-3, ``Gas meters--Part 3: Test report format 
(Netherlands);
     R139, ``Compressed gaseous fuels measuring systems for 
vehicles--Part 1: Metrological and technical requirements, Part 2: 
Metrological controls and performance tests, and Part 3: Test report 
format'' (Netherlands);
     R144, ``Instruments for continuous measuring CO and 
NOX in stationary source emissions'' (Netherlands);
     R145, ``Ophthalmic instruments--Impression and applanation 
tonometers'' (Germany); and
     V1, ``International vocabulary of terms in legal metrology 
(VIML)'' (Poland).

Category 2

     R59, ``Moisture meters for cereal grains and oilseeds'' 
(United States and P.R. China);
     R87 ``Quantity of product in prepackages'' (South Africa);

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     New Recommendation (not yet numbered) ``Protein measuring 
instruments for cereal grains and oilseeds'' (Australia); and
     New Recommendation (not yet numbered) ``Standard blackbody 
radiator for the temperature range from -50 [deg]C to 2500 [deg]C'' 
(Russian Federation).
    Parties with an expressed interest in particular topics may obtain 
copies of the OIML Conference technical agenda, including copies of the 
Recommendations to be ratified, from the OIML International Conference 
Web site at http://strasbourg.oiml.org, at the OIML Web site at 
www.oiml.org, or from the NIST International Legal Metrology Program.

    Authority:  15 U.S.C. 272(b).

Kevin Kimball,
NIST Chief of Staff.
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                                                      Timothy Rosado, Chief Financial and                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:    Mr.               the International Committee of Legal
                                                        Administrative Officer, Career SES,                 Ralph Richter, International Legal                    Metrology (CIML) between 2013 and
                                                        Chairperson                                         Metrology Program, Office of Weights                  2015, and Category 2: Those that are
                                                    Department of Commerce, Office of the
                                                                                                            and Measures, National Institute of                   expected to be submitted directly to the
                                                        Secretary (OS), Office of the Chief
                                                        Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary           Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau                  Conference for ratification. Because the
                                                        for Administration (CFO/ASA)                        Drive, Mail Stop 2600, Gaithersburg,                  Recommendations and Documents in
                                                      Gay G. Shrum, Director for Administrative             MD 20899–2600; telephone: 301–975–                    Category 2 have not yet received CIML
                                                        Programs, Career SES                                3997; fax: 301–975–8091; email:                       approval, the comments received on
                                                       Dated: September 19, 2016.                           ralph.richter@nist.gov.                               these Recommendations and Documents
                                                    Denise A. Yaag,                                         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            are of additional importance to NIST
                                                    Director, Office of Executive Resources, Office                                                               staff. The 16 Recommendations and
                                                                                                            Background
                                                    of Human Resources Management, Office of                                                                      Documents and the OIML-member
                                                    the Secretary/Office of the CFO/ASA,                      The International Organization of                   nations that held the convenership of
                                                    Department of Commerce.                                 Legal Metrology (OIML) is an                          the project group responsible for their
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–24044 Filed 10–4–16; 8:45 am]             intergovernmental treaty organization in              development are listed below:
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                                                                                                            which the United States and 60 other
                                                                                                            nations are members. Its principal                    Category 1
                                                                                                            purpose is to harmonize national laws                    • D11, ‘‘General requirements for
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  and regulations pertaining to testing and             measuring instruments—Environmental
                                                                                                            verifying the performance of legal                    conditions’’ (Netherlands);
                                                    National Institute of Standards and                     measuring instruments used for equity                    • R46–3, ‘‘Active electrical energy
                                                    Technology                                              in commerce, for public and worker                    meters—Part 3: Test report format’’
                                                                                                            health and safety, and for monitoring                 (Australia);
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                                                                                                            and protecting the environment. The                      • R49, ‘‘Water meters for cold potable
                                                    Request for Comments on U.S.                            harmonized results promote the                        water and hot water—Part 1:
                                                    Technical Participation in the 15th                     international trade of measuring                      Metrological and technical
                                                    Conference of the International                         instruments and products affected by                  requirements, Part 2: Test methods, and
                                                    Organization of Legal Metrology                         measurement.                                          Part 3: Test report format’’ (United
                                                    (OIML)                                                    The U.S. Department of State has                    Kingdom);
                                                                                                            delegated technical participation in                     • R50, ‘‘Continuous totalizing
                                                    AGENCY: National Institute of Standards                 OIML to NIST. NIST coordinates                        automatic weighing instruments (belt
                                                    and Technology, Commerce.                               participation of U.S. manufacturers,                  weighers)—Part 1: Metrological and
                                                    ACTION: Notice; request for comments.                   users of weighing and measuring                       technical requirements, Part 2: Test
                                                                                                            instruments, legal metrology officials                procedures, Part 3: Test report format
                                                    SUMMARY:   The National Institute of                    and other U.S. stakeholders in the                    (United Kingdom);
                                                    Standards and Technology (NIST) seeks                   technical work of OIML by circulating                    • R79, ‘‘Labeling requirements for
                                                    comments concerning U.S. technical                      draft voluntary standards (called                     prepackages’’ (South Africa);
                                                    participation in the 15th Conference of                 Recommendations) and other OIML                          • R100, ‘‘Atomic absorption
                                                    the International Organization of Legal                 publications for comment. NIST also                   spectrometer systems for measuring
                                                    Metrology (OIML) held in Strasbourg,                    leads U.S. delegations to OIML                        metal pollutants’’ (United States);
                                                    France, Wednesday, October 19 through                   Technical Meetings.                                      • R117, ‘‘Dynamic measuring systems
                                                    Thursday, October 20, 2016. This                                                                              for liquids other than water—Part 2:
                                                    conference is held once every four years                Additional Information
                                                                                                                                                                  Metrological controls and performance
                                                    and was last held in 2012. Interested                      All parties with an interest in the                tests, and Part 3: Test report format’’
                                                    parties are requested to review and                     work of the OIML are requested to                     (United States and Germany);
                                                    submit comments on the 16 OIML                          review and submit comments on any or                     • R137–3, ‘‘Gas meters—Part 3: Test
                                                    Recommendations and Documents on                        all of the 16 Recommendations and                     report format (Netherlands);
                                                    legal measuring instruments that will be                Documents that will be presented for                     • R139, ‘‘Compressed gaseous fuels
                                                    presented for ratification by the                       ratification by the Conference. Any                   measuring systems for vehicles—Part 1:
                                                    Conference. Comments may also be                        submitted comments will be reviewed                   Metrological and technical
                                                    submitted on other issues relevant to the               and considered by NIST staff in the                   requirements, Part 2: Metrological
                                                    Conference.                                             development of U.S. positions that will               controls and performance tests, and Part
                                                    DATES: Written comments should be                       be put forward at the 15th Conference                 3: Test report format’’ (Netherlands);
                                                    submitted to the NIST International                     of OIML. NIST will consider all                          • R144, ‘‘Instruments for continuous
                                                    Legal Metrology Program no later than                   feedback and will implement it into the               measuring CO and NOX in stationary
                                                    Wednesday, October 12, 2016, at 5:00                    Conference as appropriate.                            source emissions’’ (Netherlands);
                                                    p.m. Eastern Time. The 15th OIML                           Each of the 16 Recommendations and                    • R145, ‘‘Ophthalmic instruments—
                                                    International Conference of Legal                       Documents that will be presented for                  Impression and applanation
                                                    Metrology will be held in Strasbourg,                   ratification by the Conference has                    tonometers’’ (Germany); and
                                                    France, Wednesday, October 19 through                   already gone through a multi-year                        • V1, ‘‘International vocabulary of
                                                    Thursday, October 20, 2016.                             development and review process
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                                                                                                                                                                  terms in legal metrology (VIML)’’
                                                    ADDRESSES: Written comments should                      involving technical experts and legal                 (Poland).
                                                    be submitted via email to ralph.richter@                metrology experts from the United
                                                    nist.gov or be mailed to the International              States and around the world.                          Category 2
                                                    Legal Metrology Program, Office of                      Ratification by the Conference is the                   • R59, ‘‘Moisture meters for cereal
                                                    Weights and Measures, National                          final step in this process. The                       grains and oilseeds’’ (United States and
                                                    Institute of Standards and Technology,                  Recommendations and Documents have                    P.R. China);
                                                    100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 2600,                       been divided into two categories—                       • R87 ‘‘Quantity of product in
                                                    Gaithersburg, MD 20899–2600.                            Category 1: Those already approved by                 prepackages’’ (South Africa);


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                                                       • New Recommendation (not yet                        methodology was introduced, though all                  Dated: September 30, 2016.
                                                    numbered) ‘‘Protein measuring                           model inputs were updated with more                   Emily H. Menashes,
                                                    instruments for cereal grains and                       recent data (i.e. effort, and 2010–2015               Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
                                                    oilseeds’’ (Australia); and                             for all the indices of relative abundance,            Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
                                                       • New Recommendation (not yet                        which included observer and survey                    [FR Doc. 2016–24077 Filed 10–4–16; 8:45 am]
                                                    numbered) ‘‘Standard blackbody                          data).                                                BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
                                                    radiator for the temperature range from
                                                                                                               Dusky sharks were first assessed in
                                                    ¥50 °C to 2500 °C’’ (Russian
                                                    Federation).                                            2006, and all model results indicated
                                                                                                                                                                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                       Parties with an expressed interest in                that the stock had been heavily
                                                    particular topics may obtain copies of                  exploited, with depletion estimates                   National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                                                    the OIML Conference technical agenda,                   between 62 and 80 percent from virgin                 Administration
                                                    including copies of the                                 biomass, and a rebuilding timeframe of
                                                                                                            100 to 400 years. Dusky sharks were                   RIN 0648–XE929
                                                    Recommendations to be ratified, from
                                                    the OIML International Conference Web                   again assessed in 2011 through the                    Fisheries of the South Atlantic;
                                                    site at http://strasbourg.oiml.org, at the              Southeast Data, Assessment, and                       Southeast Data, Assessment, and
                                                    OIML Web site at www.oiml.org, or from                  Review (SEDAR) process in SEDAR 21.                   Review (SEDAR); Stock Identification
                                                    the NIST International Legal Metrology                  The SEDAR 21 dusky shark assessment                   Work Group Post-Meeting Webinar for
                                                    Program.                                                indicated that the species was                        Atlantic Blueline Tilefish
                                                       Authority: 15 U.S.C. 272(b).                         overfished (spawning stock biomass
                                                                                                            [SSB]2009/SSBMSY = 0.41–0.50) and was                 AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries
                                                    Kevin Kimball,                                          experiencing overfishing (F2009/FMSY =                Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
                                                    NIST Chief of Staff.                                    1.39–4.35).                                           Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–24076 Filed 10–4–16; 8:45 am]                                                                   Commerce.
                                                                                                               All documents and information
                                                    BILLING CODE 3510–13–P                                                                                        ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                            regarding the 2010 SEDAR 21
                                                                                                            benchmark assessment and 2016 update                  SUMMARY:   Atlantic stock(s) of blueline
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  can be found on the SEDAR Web page                    tilefish will be assessed through SEDAR
                                                                                                            at http://sedarweb.org/sedar-21.                      50. This webinar meeting is being held
                                                    National Oceanic and Atmospheric                        2016 Dusky Shark Stock Assessment                     to provide representatives of the
                                                    Administration                                          Update Results                                        Scientific and Statistical Committees
                                                                                                                                                                  (SSC) of the Gulf of Mexico, South
                                                    RIN 0648–XE882
                                                                                                               The 2016 dusky shark stock                         Atlantic and Mid-Atlantic Fishery
                                                    Stock Status Determination for Atlantic                 assessment update used an age-                        Management Councils an opportunity to
                                                    Dusky Sharks                                            structured catch-free production model                review blueline tilefish stock
                                                                                                            since the species’ prohibited status                  identification recommendations and
                                                    AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries                                                                            provide guidance on addressing overlap
                                                                                                            made the use of catch as an input
                                                    Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and                                                                          between the biological stock and
                                                                                                            largely impractical.
                                                    Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),                                                                            Council management boundaries.
                                                    Commerce.                                                  In the 2011 SEDAR 21 assessment, the
                                                                                                                                                                  DATES: The SEDAR 50 Stock
                                                    ACTION: Notice.                                         reviewers determined that there were
                                                                                                                                                                  Identification SSC Webinar Review will
                                                                                                            five scenarios analyzed in the
                                                    SUMMARY:  This action serves as a notice                                                                      be held on Friday, October 28, 2016,
                                                                                                            assessment that were plausible. Thus, in
                                                    that NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of                                                                      from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., to view the
                                                                                                            the 2016 update, the five scenarios
                                                    Commerce (Secretary), has determined                                                                          agenda see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
                                                                                                            reflective of plausible states of nature
                                                    that Atlantic dusky sharks                                                                                    ADDRESSES: The Webinar is open to the
                                                                                                            were analyzed and projections for each
                                                    (Carcharhinus obscurus) are still                       scenario were conducted. The five                     public. Those interested in participating
                                                    overfished and subject to overfishing.                                                                        should contact Julia Byrd at SEDAR (see
                                                                                                            scenarios were: (1) The base scenario;
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to
                                                                                                            (2) a high natural mortality scenario; (3)
                                                    Tobey Curtis by phone at 978–281–9273                                                                         request an invitation providing Webinar
                                                                                                            a U-shaped natural mortality curve
                                                    or Karyl Brewster-Geisz by phone at                                                                           access information. Please request
                                                                                                            allowing senescence; (4) a high
                                                    301–427–8503.                                                                                                 Webinar invitations at least 24 hours in
                                                                                                            productivity scenario; and (5) a low                  advance of the Webinar.
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              productivity scenario. Under all                         SEDAR Address: South Atlantic
                                                    Background                                              scenarios, the 2016 update found the                  Fishery Management Council, 4055
                                                                                                            stock is still overfished (spawning stock             Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N.
                                                       Atlantic dusky sharks are managed                    fecundity [SSF]2015/SSFMSST = 0.44–
                                                    under the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic                                                                          Charleston, SC 29405 or at their Web
                                                                                                            0.69). Under all scenarios, the 2016                  site, at www.sedarweb.org.
                                                    Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery
                                                                                                            update found the stock was also still                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia
                                                    Management Plan (FMP) and its
                                                                                                            subject to overfishing (F2015/FMSY =                  Byrd, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055 Faber
                                                    amendments. Dusky sharks have been a
                                                                                                            1.08–2.92).                                           Place Drive, Suite 201, North
                                                    prohibited species since 2000 and may
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                                                    not be landed or retained in any                           The assessment was peer reviewed by                Charleston, SC 29405; phone (843) 571–
                                                    fisheries. However, multiple                            two reviewers. Overall, the peer                      4366; email: julia.byrd@safmc.net.
                                                    commercial and recreational fisheries                   reviewers determined the stock                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                    sometimes interact with the species as                  assessment to be based on the best
                                                    bycatch during the course of normal                     scientific information available. Based               Agenda
                                                    operations. The 2016 assessment was an                  on these results, NMFS has determined                   The Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic,
                                                    update to the 2011 stock assessment for                 that the status of dusky sharks is                    and Caribbean Fishery Management
                                                    dusky sharks. Thus, no new                              overfished and overfishing is occurring.              Councils, in conjunction with NOAA


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ActionNotice; request for comments.
DatesWritten comments should be submitted to the NIST International Legal Metrology Program no later than Wednesday, October 12, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The 15th OIML International Conference of Legal Metrology will be held in Strasbourg, France, Wednesday, October 19 through Thursday, October 20, 2016.
ContactMr. Ralph Richter, International Legal Metrology Program, Office of Weights and Measures, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 2600, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2600; telephone: 301-975-3997; fax: 301-975- 8091; email: [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 69042 

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