[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 185 (Friday, September 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57315-57317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24459]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Announcement of the American Petroleum Institute's Standards 
Activities

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of intent to develop or revise standards and request for 
public comment and participation in standards development.

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SUMMARY: The American Petroleum Institute (API), with the assistance of 
other interested parties, continues to develop standards, both national 
and international, in several areas. This notice lists the 
standardization efforts currently being conducted by API committees. 
The publication of this notice by the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology (NIST) on behalf of API is being undertaken as a public 
service. NIST does not necessarily endorse, approve, or recommend the 
standards referenced.

ADDRESSES: American Petroleum Institute, 1220 L Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20005; telephone (202) 862-8000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: All contact individuals listed in the 
supplementary information section of this notice may be reached at the 
American Petroleum Institute.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The American Petroleum Institute develops and publishes voluntary 
standards for equipment, operations, and processes. These standards are 
used by both private industry and by governmental agencies. All 
interested persons should contact the appropriate source as listed for 
further information.

Pipeline Committee

New  (1160) Pipe Integrity in High Consequence Areas (HCAs)
New  (1133) Guidelines for Onshore Hydrocarbon Pipelines Crossing 
Floodplains
1109  Marking Liquid Petroleum Pipeline Facilities
1129  Assurance of Hazardous Liquid Pipeline System Integrity

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrea Johnson, Standards and Training 
Resource Group, email: [email protected].

Committee on Marketing

New  Recommended Practice on Loading and Unloading of MC 306/DOT 406 
Tank Motor Vehicles
New  (1582) Similarity Calculations and Software for Aviation Jet Fuel 
Filter/Separators
2610  Design, Construction, Operation, Maintenance, and Inspection of 
Terminal and Tank Facilities
1621  Bulk Liquid Stock Control at Retail Outlets
1584  Four-inch Aviation Hydrant System
1004  Bottom Loading and Vapor Recovery for MC-306 Tank Motor Vehicles
2510  Design and Construction of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Installations
1501  Recommended Practice for Retail or Consumer Aviation Fueling 
Facilities
1560  Lubricant Service Designations for Automotive Manual 
Transmissions, Manual Transaxles, and Axles
1631  Interior Lining of Underground Storage Tanks

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Soffrin, Standards and Training 
Resource Group, email: [email protected].

Committee on Refining

New  (577) Welding Inspection and Metallurgy
New  (580) Risk Based Inspection
New  (621) Reconditioning of Metallic Gate, Globe, and Check Valves
New  (687) Repair of Special Purpose Rotors
New  (934) Materials and Fabrication Requirements for 2\1/4\ CR & 3Cr 
Steel Heavy Wall Pressure Vessels for High Temperature, High Pressure 
Hydrogen Service
New  Standard on Lightning Protection for Storage Tanks
510  Pressure Vessel Inspection Code
570  Piping Inspection Code
575  Inspection of Atmospheric & Low Pressure Storage Tanks
530  Calculation of Heater Tube Thickness in Petroleum Refineries
560  Fired Heaters for General Refinery Service
662  Plate Heat Exchanger Specification Sheets for General Refinery 
Service
534  Heat Recovery Steam Generator Burners for Fired heaters in General 
Refinery Service
599  Metal Plug Valves-Flanged and Welding Ends
603  Class 150, Cast, Corrosion-Resistant, Flanged-End Gate Valves
598  Valve Inspection and Testing
602  Compact Steel Gate Valves-Flanged, Threaded, Welding and Extended 
Body Ends
608  Metal Ball Valves-Flanged, Threaded, and Butt-Welding Ends
620  Design and Construction of Large, Welded, Low-Pressure Storage 
Tanks
650  Welded Steel Ranks for Oil Storage
653  Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction
610  Centrifugal Pumps for Petroleum, Chemical, and Heavy Duty Chemical 
and Gas Industry Services
617  Centrifugal Compressors for petroleum, Chemical and Gas Industry 
Services

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682  Shaft Sealing Systems for Centrifugal and Rotary Pumps
612  Special Purpose Steam Turbines for Petroleum, Chemical and Gas 
Industry Services
673  Fans
674  Positive Displacement Pumps-Reciprocating
541  Form-Wound Squirrel-Cage Induction Motors-250 Horsepower and 
larger
554  Process Instrument and Control
526  Flanges Steel Pressure Relief Valves
520  Sizing, Selection and Installation of Pressure-Relieving Devices 
in Refineries, Part II-Installation

    Meetings/Conferences: The Storage Tank Management and Technology 
Conference will be held in Austin, Texas at the Austin Marriott Hotel 
from September 19 through September 21, 2000. The Fall Refining Meeting 
will be held October 30 through November 1, 2000, at the Wyndham Palace 
Hotel, Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Fitness for Service Training will be 
offered November 14-16, in San Antonio, Texas, at the Doubletree Hotel. 
Interested parties may visit the API Events calendar at http://www.api.org/events for more information regarding participation in 
these meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Miller, Standards and Training 
Resource Group, e-mail: [email protected].

Committee on Safety and Fire Protection

2015  Safe Entry and Cleaning of Petroleum Storage Tanks
2021  Fire Fighting In and Around Flammable and Combustible Liquid 
Atmosphere Storage Tank
2028  Flame Arrestors in Piping Systems

For Further Information Contact: David Soffrin, Standards and Training 
Resource Group, email: [email protected].

Committee on Petroleum Measurement

1.0  Vocabulary
2.2A  Measurement and Calibration of Upright Cylindrical Tanks by the 
Manual Strapping Method
2.8A  Calibration of Tanks on Ships and Oceangoing Barges
4.5  Master-Meter Provers
6.2  Loading Rack and Tank Truck Metering for Non-LPG Products
8.1  Manual Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
8.2  Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
8.3  Mixing and Handling of Liquid Samples of Petroleum and Petroleum 
Products
8.4  Manual Sampling and Handling of Fuels for Volatility Measurement
10.1  Determination of Sediment in Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by the 
Extraction Method
10.3  Determination of Water and Sediment in Crude Oil by the 
Centrifuge Method (Laboratory Procedure)
10.7  Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oil by Karl Fischer 
Titration (Potentiometric)
New  Draft Standard, On Line Water Monitoring Automatic Sampling
11.1  ``C'' Language and VCF Software
12.1  Calculation of Static Petroleum Quantities, Part 1, Upright 
Cylindrical Tanks and Marine Vessels
14.1  Collecting and Handling Natural Gas Samples for Custody Transfer
14.3 Part 1  General Equations and Uncertainty Guidelines
14.3 Part 2  Specifications and General Installation Requirements
14.3 Part 3  Natural Gas Applications
14.3 Part 4  Natural Gas Applications--Software Program
14.3 Part 4  Background, Development, Implementation Procedures and 
Subroutine Documentation
14.7  Mass Measurement of Natural Gas Liquid
16.2  Mass Measurement of Liquid Hydrocarbons in Vertical Cylindrical 
Storage Tanks by Hydrostatic Tank Gaging
17.1  Guidelines for Marine Cargo Inspection (Spanish Version)
17.2  Measurement of Cargoes on Board Tank Vessel (Spanish Version)
17.5  Guidelines for Cargo Analysis and Reconciliation
17.7  Recommended Practices for Developing Barge Control Factors 
(Volume Ratio)
19.1D  Documentation File for API Manual of Petroleum Measurement 
Standards Chapter 19.1--Evaporative Loss from Fixed Roof Tanks
20.1  Allocation Measurement
New  Multi-Phase Meters
New  Ultrasonic Meters
New  Alternative Meters
    Meetings/Conferences: The Committee on Petroleum Measurement Fall 
Meeting will be held September 25-29, 2000, at the Wyndham Palace 
Hotel, Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Interested parties may visit the API 
Events calendar at http://www.api.org/events for more information 
regarding attending this meeting.

For Further Information Contact: Jon Noxon, Standards and Training 
Resource Group, email: [email protected].

Committee on Exploration and Production

New  (2FPS) Recommended Practice on Floating Production Systems
2C  Specification for Offshore Cranes
2MT1  Specification for As-Rolled Carbon Manganese Steel Plate with 
Improved Toughness for Offshore Structures
2N  Recommended Practice for Planning, Designing and Constructing 
Structures and Pipelines in Arctic Conditions
2S  Design of Windlass Wildcats for Floating Offshore Structure
New  (2SM) Synthetic Fiber Ropes for Offshore Mooring
5B  Threading, Gaging, and Thread Inspection of Casing, Tubing, and 
Line Pipe Threads
5CT  Specification on Casing and Tubing
7  Specification for Rotary Drill Stern Elements
7K  Specification for Drilling Equipment
7L  Recommended Practice for Inspection, Maintenance, Repair and 
Remanufacture of Drilling Equipment
9A  Specification for Wire Rope
10D  Specification for Bow-Spring Casing Centralizers
10F  Recommended Practice for Performance of Cementing Float Equipment
11AR  Recommended Practice for Care and Use of Subsurface Pumps
New  (11IW) Independent Wellhead
New  Specification for Packers
13A  Specification for Drilling Fluid Materials
14A  Subsurface Safety Valve Equipment
16C  Specification for Choke and Kill Systems
16D  Specification for Control Systems for Drilling Well Control 
Equipment
17C  Recommended Practice for TFL (Through Flowline) Systems
New  17K Bonded Flexible Pipe
New  17L Flexible Pipe Ancillary Equipment
New  Specification for Well Perforators
14J  Recommended Practice for Design and Hazard Analysis for Offshore 
Production Facilities
14G  Recommended Practice for Fire Prevention and Control on Open Type 
Offshore Production Platforms
49  Recommended Practice for Analysis of Oilfield Waters

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Spanhel, Standards and Training 
Resource Group, email: [email protected].


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    Dated: September 15, 2000.
Karen Brown,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 00-24459 Filed 9-21-00; 8:45 am]
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