[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 18, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 53229]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-18368]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Notice of U.S. National Work Group Meeting for Hydrogen 
Measurement Standards

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a meeting for the U.S. National Work Group for 
Hydrogen Measurement Standards, October 2007.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 
Technology Services, Weights and Measures Division (WMD) announces 
plans to hold a U.S. National Work Group Meeting (USNWG) for the 
development of hydrogen measurement standards for commercial equipment 
on October 3-4, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

DATES: October 3, 2007, to October 4, 2007.
    Meeting Location and Registration: The USNWG Meeting will be held 
at NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. The Wednesday, 
October 3, meeting will be held in Building 101, Lecture Room B, and 
the Thursday, October 4, meeting in Building 101, Lecture Room A. Those 
unable to attend in person may participate via teleconference; please 
contact WMD for details. Written comments from stakeholders unable to 
attend or participate in these meeting dates must be received by 
Friday, September 28, 2007 and sent to the attention of Ms. Juana 
Williams. On-line registration at http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/confpage/conflist.htm closes Wednesday, September 26, 2007; after this 
date, contact Ms. Angela Ellis, NIST Conference Facilities, at 301-975-
3881.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of the NIST WMD mandate to ``fix the 
standard of weights and measures'' its staff and the USNWG will meet 
for the first in-person (and via audio conference) meeting to promote 
the development of legal metrology standards to facilitate the United 
States transition to a hydrogen economy. USNWG participants are 
technical experts working on existing related international and 
national standards activities, motor-fuel dispenser and component 
manufacturers and associated service industry, suppliers of motor-fuel 
products such as hydrogen, service station installers and operators, 
alternative fuel vehicle manufacturers, or regulatory officials 
enforcing legal controls over commercial devices.
    Establishment of these standards will ensure the selection and use 
of suitable, approved, and properly maintained equipment that provides 
accurate hydrogen measurement and sufficient valid transaction 
information to the buyer and seller. Historically, these standards are 
adopted by the states as the basis of uniform requirements used to 
regulate weighing and measuring devices and commodities sold on the 
basis of weight, measure, or count. The goal of NIST and the USNWG is 
to establish commercial hydrogen measurement standards that encompass: 
(1) Device and related equipment codes, (2) method of sale 
requirements, (3) labeling requirements, (4) quality standards, (5) 
sampling procedures, (6) inspection procedures, (7) test equipment, and 
(8) safety practices. These standards and related documents will be the 
basis for day-to-day commercial operations, training weights and 
measures regulatory officials and service companies, and educating 
consumers about hydrogen measurement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Juana Williams by mail at NIST, 
Weights and Measures Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 2600, 
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2600; by e-mail at [email protected]; by 
telephone at 301-975-3989; or by fax at 301-975-8091. NIST is not open 
to the general public, and due to limited space, registration is 
required and should be completed by September 26, 2007. The USNWG 
meeting agenda will be available on September 6, 2007, to all 
registered participants and upon request by other interested parties by 
contacting the NIST WMD.

    Dated: September 11, 2007.
James M. Turner,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. E7-18368 Filed 9-17-07; 8:45 am]
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