[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 87 (Friday, May 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23999-24001]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-9117]


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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) 682-8000, http://www.api.org.

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, materials, operations, and processes for the 
petroleum and natural gas industry. 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

Std 1163, 1st edition, ILI Systems Qualification.
RP 1133, 1st edition, Guideline for Onshore Hydrocarbon Pipelines 
Crossing Floodplains.
Std 1165, 1st edition, SCADA Display.
Std 1104, 20th edition, Pipeline Welding.

    For Further Information Contact: Andrea Johnson, Standards 
Department, e-mail: [email protected].

Committee on Marketing

Std 2610, 2nd Edition, Design, Construction, Operation, Maintenance, 
and Inspection of Terminal and Tank Facilities.
API/IP Std 1529, 7th edition, Aviation Fueling Hose.
RP 1626, 2nd edition, Recommended Practice for Storing and Handling 
Ethanol and Gasoline-ethanol Blends at Distribution Terminals and 
Service Stations.
API 15xx, 1st edition, Recommended Practice for Documenting and Testing 
Aviation Fuel Quality from Manufacture to Airport.
API 15xx, 1st edition, Recommended Practice for Quality Control and 
Pre-Airfield Storage Terminals.

    For Further Information Contact: David Soffrin, Standards 
Department, e-mail: [email protected].

Committee on Refining

Corrosion & Materials

RP 651, 3rd edition, Cathodic Protection of Aboveground Petroleum 
Storage Tanks.
RP 652, 3rd edition, Lining of Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tanks.

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RP 938-C, 1st edition, Use of Duplex Stainless Steels in the Oil 
Refining Industry.

Inspection

Std 510, 98th edition, Pressure Vessel Inspection Code.
Std 570, 3rd edition, Piping Inspection Code.
RP 575, 3rd edition, Inspection of Atmospheric and Low Pressure Storage 
Tanks.

Pressure Vessel and Tanks

Std 620, 11th edition, Design and Construction of Large, Welded, Low-
Pressure Storage Tanks.
Std 650, 11th edition, Welded Tanks for Oil Storage.
Std 653, 4th edition, Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and 
Reconstruction.

Fitness for Service

RP 579, 2nd edition, Fitness for Service.

Electrical Equipment

Std 546, 3rd edition, Brushless Synchronous Machines--500kVA and 
Larger.
Std 547, 1st edition, General Purpose Form-wound Squirrel-cage 
Induction Motors larger than 250 HP.

Mechanical Equipment

Std 618, 5th edition, Reciprocating Compressors for Petroleum, 
Chemical, and Gas Industry Services.
Std 677, 3rd edition, General Purpose Gear Units.
Std 684, 3rd edition, Tutorial on Rotor Dynamics and Balancing.
Std 686, 2nd edition, Machinery Installation and Installation Design.

Heat Transfer Equipment

Publ 535, 2nd edition, Burners for Fired Heaters in General Refinery 
Services.
RP 536, 2nd edition, Post Combustion Nox Control for Equipment in 
General Refinery Services.
Std 661, 6th edition, Air Cooled Heat Exchangers (National Adoption of 
ISO 13706).

Piping

Std 600, 12th edition, Bolted Bonnet Steel Gate Valves (National 
Adoption of ISO 10434).
Std 602, 8th edition, Compact Steel Gat Valves-Flanged, Threaded, 
Welding, and Extended Body Ends (National Adoption of ISO 15761).
Std 607, 5th edition, Fire Test for Soft-Seated Quarter-Turn Valves.

Pressure Relieving Systems

RP 521, 5th edition, Guide for Pressure-Relieving and Depressuring 
Systems.

Instrument & Control Systems

RP 552, 2nd edition, Transmission Systems.
RP 554 Part 1, 2nd edition, Process Instrumentation and Control.

Technical Data Book--Petroleum Refining

Electronic Version of the Technical Data Book--Petroleum Refining, 
Release 4.0.
For Further Information Contact: David Soffrin, Standards Department, 
e-mail: [email protected].
Meetings/Conferences: The Spring Refining Meeting will be held at the 
Hilton New Orleans Riverside, April 18-20, 2005. The Fall Refining 
Meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, Chicago, 
Illinois, November 14-16, 2005. Interested parties may visit the API 
Web site at http://www.api.org/events for more information regarding 
participation in these meetings.

Committee on Safety and Fire Protection

RP 2001, 8th edition, Fire Protection in Refineries.
RP 2026, 2nd edition, Safe Access/Egress Involving Floating Roofs of 
Storage Tanks (probable reaffirmation).
RP 2030, 2nd edition, Application of Water Spray Systems for Fire 
Protection in the Petroleum Industry (probable reaffirmation).
RP 2207, 5th edition, Preparing Tank Bottoms for Hot Work (probable 
reaffirmation).
RP 2217A, 3rd edition, Guidelines for Work in Inert Confined Spaces in 
the Petroleum Industry.
RP 2218, 2nd edition, Fireproofing Practices in Petroleum and 
Petrochemical Processing Plants (probable reaffirmation).
RP 2219, Safe Operation of Vacuum Trucks in Petroleum Service (possible 
reaffirmation).
RP 2220, 2nd edition, Improving Owner and Contractor Safety 
Performance.
RP 2350, 3rd edition, Overfill Protection for Petroleum Storage Tanks.

    For Further Information Contact: David Soffrin, Standards 
Department, e-mail: [email protected].

Committee on Petroleum Measurement

Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards

Chapter 3.1A, 2nd edition, Manual Gauging of Petroleum and Petroleum 
Products.
Chapter 4.1, 2nd edition, Introduction to Proving Systems.
Chapter 4.9.1, 1st edition, Introduction to Determination of the Volume 
of Displacement and Tank Provers.
Chapter 4.9.2, 1st edition, Determination of the Volume of Displacement 
and Tank Provers by the Waterdraw Method of Calibration.
Chapter 4.9.3, 1st edition, Determination of the Volume of Displacement 
and Tank Provers by the Master Meter Method of Calibration.
Chapter 4.9.4, 1st edition, Determination of the Volume of Displacement 
and Tank Provers by the Gravimetric Method.
Chapter 5.1, 4th edition, General Consideration for Measurement by 
Meters.
Chapter 5.2, 3rd edition Measurement of Liquid Hydrocarbons by 
Displacement Meters.
Chapter 5.3, 5th edition, Measurement of Liquid Hydrocarbons by Turbine 
Meters.
Chapter 5.4, 4th edition, Accessory Equipment for Liquid Meters.
Chapter 5.5, 2nd edition, Fidelity and Security of Flow Measurement 
Pulsed-Data Transmission Systems.
Chapter 5.8, 1st edition, Measurement of Liquid Hydrocarbons by 
Ultrasonic Flowmeters Using Transit Time Technology.
Chapter 14.10, 1st edition, Flare Metering.
Chapter 12.1.3, 1st edition, Calculation Procedures for Liquefied 
Petroleum Gases.
Chapter 17.9, 1st edition, Vessel Experience Factors.
Chapter 17.10, 1st edition, Measurement of Refrigerated and Pressurized 
Cargo on Marine Tank Vessels.
Chapter 22.2, 1st edition, Testing Protocols for Pressure Differential 
Flow Measurement Devices.

    For Further Information contact: Andrea Johnson, Standards 
Department, e-mail: [email protected].

API/ASTM/GPA Standards

MPMS Ch. 8.4/ASTM D5842, 2nd edition, Manual Sampling and Handling of 
Fuels for Volatility Measurement.
MPMS Ch. 10.5/ASTM D95, 4th edition, Standard Test Method for Water in 
Petroleum Products and Bituminous Materials by Distillation.
MPMS Ch. 10.6./ASTM D1796, 4th edition, Water and Sediment in Fuel Oils 
by Centrifuge.
MPMS Ch. 11.2.4/GPA TP-27/ASTM TBD, 1st edition, Temperature Correction 
for the Volume of NGL and LPG Tables 23E, 24E, 53E, 54E, 59E, 60E.
MPMS Ch. 11.2.5/GPA TP-15/ASTM TBD, 1st edition, Simplified Vapor

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Pressure Correlation for Commercial NGLs.

    For Further Information Contact: Paula Watkins, Standards 
Department, e-mail: [email protected].
    Meetings/Conferences: The Fall Committee on Petroleum Measurement 
Meeting will take place at the Intercontinental New Orleans, New 
Orleans, Louisiana October 31-November 3, 2005. Interested parties may 
visit the API Web site at http://www.api.org/events for more 
information regarding participation in these meetings.

Committee on Exploration and Production

Production Equipment

Spec 6D, Addendum to 22nd edition, Pipeline Valves.
RP 6DR, 1st edition, Repair and Remanufacture of Pipeline Valves.
RP 6HT, 1st edition, Heat Treatment and Testing of Large Cross Section 
and Critical Section Components.
Spec 14A, 11th edition, Subsurface Safety Valve Equipment (National 
Adoption of ISO 10432).
RP 14B, 5th edition, Design, Installation, Repair and Operation of 
Subsurface Safety Valve Systems (National Adoption of ISO 10417).

Oil Country Tubular Goods

Oil Country Tubular Goods Tonnage Report.
Line Pipe Tonnage Report.
Spec 5CT, 8th edition, Casing & Tubing (National Adoption of ISO 
11960).
RP 5UE, 2nd edition, Ultrasonic Evaluation of Pipe Imperfections.

Offshore Structures, Drill Through Equipment, and Subsea Production 
Equipment

RP 2A-WSD, Supplement to 21st edition, Planning, Designing and 
Constructing Fixed Offshore Platforms--Working Stress Design.
RP 2SK, 3rd edition, Design and Analysis of Stationkeeping Systems for 
Floating Structures.
RP 2Z, 4th edition, Preproduction Qualification for Steel Plates for 
Offshore Structures.
RP 17A, 4th edition, Design and Operation of Subsea Systems (National 
Adoption of ISO 13628-1).
RP 17G, 2nd edition, Design and Operation of Completion/Workover Riser 
Systems (National Adoption of ISO 13628-7).
Spec 17K, 2nd edition, Bonded Flexible Pipe (National Adoption of ISO 
13628-10).

Drilling Operations and Equipment

Spec 4F, 3rd edition, Drilling and Well Servicing Structures (National 
Adoption of ISO 13626).
Spec 7K, 4th edition, Drilling and Well Servicing Equipment (National 
Adoption of ISO 14693).
Spec 7NRV, 1st edition, Drill String Non-Return Valves.
RP 9B, 12th edition, Wire Roper.
RP 10B, 23rd edition, Testing Well Cements (National Adoption of ISO 
10426-2).
RP 10B-5, 1st edition, Determination of Shrinkage and Expansion of Well 
Cement Formulation at Atmospheric Pressure (National Adoption of ISO 
10426-5).
RP 13B-2, 4th edition, Standard Procedures for Field Testing Oil-based 
Drilling Fluids (National Adoption of ISO 10414-2).
RP 13D, 5th edition, Rheology and Hydraulics of Oil Well Drilling 
Fluids.
Spec 16C, 2nd edition, Choke and Kill Systems.
Spec 16RCD, 1st edition, Drill Through Equipment/Rotating Control 
Devices.
    For Further Information Contact: Mike Spanhel, Standards 
Department, e-mail: [email protected].
    Meetings/Conferences: The 2005 Summer Standardization Conference on 
Oilfield Equipment & Materials will take place at the Hyatt Regency 
Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada June 27-July 1, 2005. Interested 
parties may visit the API Web site at http://www.api.org/events for 
more information regarding participation in this meeting.

Executive Committee on Drilling and Production Operations

RP 2D, 6th edition, Operation and Maintenance of Offshore Cranes.
RP 14G, 3rd edition, Fire Prevention and Control on Open-type Offshore 
Production Platforms.
RP 59, 1st edition, Well Control.
RP 86 (tentative designation), 1st edition, Well Rate Determination.

    For Further Information Contact: Tim Sampson, Upstream Department, 
e-mail: [email protected].
    For Additional Information on the overall API standards program, 
Contact: David Miller, Standards Department, e-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: April 28, 2005.
Hratch G. Semerjian,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 05-9117 Filed 5-5-05; 8:45 am]
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