[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 33 (Friday, February 20, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7860-7863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-3662]


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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.

Exploration and Production

Offshore Structures

Spec 2SC, 1st Edition, Manufacture of Structural Steel Castings for 
Primary Offshore Applications.
RP 2T, 3rd Edition, Planning, Designing and Constructing Tension Leg 
Platforms,

    For Further Information Contact: Roland Goodman, Standards 
Department, e-mail: ([email protected]).

Oil Country Tubular Goods

Spec 5CRA, 1st Edition, Corrosion Resistant Alloy Seamless Tubes for 
use as Casing, Tubing and Coupling Stock--Technical Delivery 
Conditions.
Spec 5DP, 1st Edition, Drill Pipe (replaces Spec 5D and Spec 7).
Spec 5LD, 3rd Edition, CRA Clad or Lined Steel Pipe.

    For Further Information Contact: Shail Ghaey, Standards Department, 
e-mail: ([email protected]).

Valves

Spec 6A, 20th Edition, Wellhead and Christmas Tree Equipment.
Spec 6A-718, 2nd Edition, Nickel Base Alloy 718.

    For Further Information Contact: Ed Baniak, Standards Department, 
e-mail: ([email protected]).

Drilling Equipment

Spec 7K, 5th Edition, Drilling and Well Servicing Equipment.
RP 7G-2, 1st Edition, Rotary Drilling Equipment, Part 2, Inspection and 
classification of drill stem elements.

    For Further Information Contact: Roland Goodman, Standards 
Department, e-mail: ([email protected]).

Well Cements and Completion Fluids

Spec 10A, 24th Edition, Cements and Materials for Well Cementing.


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    For Further Information Contact: Shail Ghaey, Standards Department, 
e-mail: ([email protected]).

Production Equipment

Spec 11AX 13th Edition, Subsurface Sucker Rod Pumps and Fittings,
Spec 11B, 27th Edition, Sucker Rods.
RP 11ER, 3rd Edition, Guarding of Pumping Units.
RP 11G, 5th Edition, Installation and Lubrication of Pumping Units.

    For Further Information Contact: Ed Baniak, Standards Department, 
e-mail: ([email protected]).

Drilling Fluids

Spec 13A, 18th Edition, Drilling Fluid Materials.
RP 13B-1, 4th Edition, Field Testing Water-Based Drilling Fluids.
RP 13B-2, 5th Edition, Field Testing Oil-Based Drilling Fluids.
RP 13I, 8th Edition, Laboratory Testing Drilling Fluids.
Spec 13K, 3rd Edition, Chemical Analysis of Barite.

    For Further Information Contact: Shail Ghaey, Standards Department, 
e-mail: ([email protected]).

Drilling Well Control Equipment

RP 16ST, 1st Edition, Recommended Practice for Coiled Tubing Well 
Control Equipment Systems and Operations.

    For Further Information Contact: Roland Goodman, Standards 
Department, e-mail: ([email protected]).

Subsea Production Equipment

Spec 17D, 2nd Subsea Wellhead and Christmas Tree Equipment.
Spec 17E, 4th Edition, Subsea Umbilicals.
Spec 17L1, 1st Edition, Flexible Pipe Ancillary Equipment.
RP 17L2, 1st Edition, Flexible Pipe Ancillary Equipment.
RP 17N, 1st Edition, Subsea Reliability.
RP 17O, 1st Edition, High Intensity Pressure Protection Systems--HIPPS.
RP 17P, 1st Edition, Templates and Manifolds.
RP 17Q, 1st Edition, Subsea Qualification.

    For Further Information Contact: Ed Baniak, Standards Department, 
e-mail: ([email protected]).

Completion Equipment

Spec 11V4, 1st Edition, Practices for Side-pocket Mandrels and Related 
Equipment.
RP 11V9, 1st Edition, Design, Operation, and Troubleshooting of Dual 
Gas-lift Wells.

    For Further Information Contact: Roland Goodman, Standards 
Department, e-mail: ([email protected]).

Supply Chain Management

Spec 20C, 1st Edition, Closed Die Forgings for use in the Petroleum and 
Natural Gas Industry.

    For Further Information Contact: Roland Goodman, Standards 
Department, e-mail: ([email protected]).

Quality Management System

Spec Q1, 9th Edition, Quality Programs.

    For Further Information Contact: Ed Baniak, Standards Department, 
e-mail: ([email protected]).
    Meetings/Conferences: The 2009 Summer Standardization Conference on 
Oilfield Equipment and Materials will take place in Westminister, 
Colorado, June 22-26, 2009. Interested parties may visit the API Web 
site at http://www.api.org/meetings/ for more information regarding 
participation in this meeting.

Executive Committee on Drilling and Production Operations

RP 65-1, 2nd Edition, Cementing Shallow Water Flow Zones in Deepwater 
Wells.

    For Further Information Contact: Tim Sampson, Upstream and Industry 
Operations, e-mail: ([email protected]).

Marketing and Aviation

RP 1615, Installation of Underground Petroleum Storage Systems, 6th 
Edition.
RP 1626, Storing and Handling of Ethanol, 2nd Edition.
RP 1541, Protective Coating used in Jet Fuel Tanks, 1st Edition.
RP 1543, Documentation, Monitoring and Laboratory Testing of Jet Fuel, 
1st Edition.

    For Further Information Contact: Steve Crimaudo, Standards 
Department, e-mail: ([email protected]).

Petroleum Measurement

Measurement Quality

MPMS Chapter 9.1 (ANSI/ASTM D1298), Standard Test Method for Density, 
Relative Density (Specific Gravity), or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum 
and Liquid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method, 3rd Edition.
MPMS Chapter 9.2 (ANSI/ASTM D1657), Standard Test Method for Density of 
Relative Density of Light Hydrocarbons by Pressure Hydrometer, 3rd 
Edition.
MPMS Chapter 9.3 (ANSI/ASTM D6822), Standard Test Method for Density, 
Relative Density, and API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid 
Petroleum Products by Thermohydrometer Method, 3rd Edition.
MPMS Chapter 10.10, The Determination of Water in Crude oil and 
Products Using Online Water Metering, 1st Edition.

    For Further Information Contact: Sally Goodson, Standards 
Department, e-mail: ([email protected]).

Gas Fluid Measurement

MPMS Chapter 14.3.1, Concentric, Square-edged Orifice Meters--Part 1--
General Equations and Uncertainty Guidelines, 4th Edition.
MPMS Chapter 14.3.3, Concentric, Square-edged Orifice Meters--Part 3--
Natural Gas Applications, 4th Edition.
MPMS Chapter 14.3.4, Concentric, Square-edged Orifice Meters--Part 4--
Background, Development, Implementation Procedures and Subroutine 
Documentation, 4th Edition.
MPMS Chapter 14.5, Calculation of Gross Heating Value, Relative 
Density, Compressibility and Theoretical Hydrocarbon Liquid Content for 
Natural Gas Mixtures for Custody Transfer, 3rd Edition.

    For Further Information Contact: Paula Watkins, Standards 
Department, e-mail ([email protected]).

Measurement Accountability

API MPMS Chapter 17.11, Measurement and Sampling of Cargoes on Board 
Tank Vessels Using Closed and Restricted Equipment, 1st Edition.

    For Further Information Contact: Sally Goodson, Standards 
Department, e-mail: ([email protected]).

Evaporative Loss Estimation

Publ. 2514A, Atmospheric Hydrocarbon Emissions from Marine Vessel 
Transfer Operations, 3rd Edition.

    For Further Information Contact: Paula Watkins, Standards 
Department, e-mail: ([email protected]).

Production Measurement and Allocation

MPMS Chapter 20.6, Recommended Practice for Production Allocation 
Methodologies and Techniques, 1st Edition.

    For Further Information Contact: Paula Watkins, Standards 
Department, e-mail: ([email protected]).

Liquid Measurement

MPMS Chapter 4.5, Master Meter Provers, 3rd Edition.

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MPMS Chapter 4.7, Field-Standard Test Measures, 3rd Edition.
MPMS Chapter 4.9.4, Determination of the Volume of Displacement and 
Tank Provers by the Gravimetric Method of Calibration, 1st Edition.
MPMS Chapter 5.3 Addendum to the 5th Edition of Measurement of Liquid 
Hydrocarbons by Turbine Meters.
MPMS Chapter 12.1.2, Calculation of Static Petroleum Quantities--Part 
2--Calculation Procedures for Tank Cars, 2nd Edition.

    For Further Information Contact: Paula Watkins, Standards 
Department, e-mail: ([email protected]).
    Meetings/Conferences: The Spring Committee on Petroleum Measurement 
Meeting will be held in Dallas, Texas, March 23-26, 2009. The Fall 
Committee on Petroleum Measurement Meeting will be held in Calgary, 
Alberta, Canada, October 12-15, 2009. Interested parties may visit the 
API Web site at http://www.api.org/meetings/ for more information 
regarding participation in these meetings.

Pipeline

RP 1111, 4th Edition, Design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance 
of Offshore Hydrocarbon Pipelines and Risers.
RP 1164, 2nd Edition, SCADA Security.
RP 1160, 2nd Edition, Managing System Integrity for Hazardous Liquid 
Pipelines.
RP 1161, 2nd Edition, Qualification of Liquid Pipeline Personnel.
RP 1162, 2nd Edition, Public Awareness Programs for Pipeline 
Operations.
RP 1167, 1st Edition, Alarm Management.
RP 1109, 4th Edition, Marking Liquid Petroleum Pipeline Facilities.
RP 2200, 4th Edition, Repairing Crude Oil, Liquefied Petroleum Gas and 
Product Pipelines.

    For Further Information Contact: Ed Baniak, Standards Department, 
e-mail: ([email protected]).

Process Safety Management

RP 752, Facility Siting, 3rd Edition.
RP 754, Process Safety Performance Indicators, 1st Edition.
RP 755, Fatigue Prevention Guidelines, 1st Edition.

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

Refining

Aboveground Storage Tanks

Std 653, Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction, 4th 
Edition.
Std 620, Large, Welded, Low-pressure Storage Tanks, 11th Edition.
    For Further Information Contact: Steve Crimaudo, Standards 
Department, e-mail: ([email protected]).

Piping and Valves

API 600, Bolted Bonnet Gate Valves, 12th Edition.
Std 602, Gate, Globe and Check Valves, 9th Edition.
RP 615, Valve Selection, 1st Edition.

    For Further Information Contact: Gordon Robertson, Standards 
Department, e-mail: ([email protected]).

Electrical Equipment

RP 500, Electrical Area Classification (U.S. protocols), 3rd Edition.
RP 505, Electrical Area Classification (International protocols), 2nd 
Edition.
Std 541, Squirrel Cage Induction Motors, 5th Edition.
RP 545, Lightning Protection for Aboveground Tanks, 1st Edition.

    For Further Information Contact: Gordon Robertson, Standards 
Department, e-mail: ([email protected]).

Heat Transfer Equipment

Std 663, Multiple Hairpin Heat Exchangers, 1st Edition.
Std 664, Spiral Plate Heat Exchangers, 1st Edition.

    For Further Information Contact: Gordon Robertson, Standards 
Department, e-mail: ([email protected]).

Instruments and Control Systems

API 555, Process Analyzers, 3rd Edition.

    For Further Information Contact: Gordon Robertson, Standards 
Department, e-mail: ([email protected]).

Corrosion and Materials

RP 571, Damage Mechanisms Affecting Fixed Equipment, 2nd Edition.
RP 932 B, Corrosion Control in REAC Systems, 2nd Edition.

    For Further Information Contact: Steve Crimaudo, Standards 
Department, e-mail: ([email protected]).

Inspection

API 570, Piping Inspection Code, 3rd Edition.
RP 572, Inspection of Pressure Vessels, 3rd Edition.
RP 574, Inspection of Piping System Components, 3rd Edition.
RP 576, Inspection of Pressure Relieving Devices, 3rd Edition.
RP 578, Materials Verification Program, 2nd Edition.
RP 580, Risk Based Inspection, 2nd Edition.

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

Pressure Relieving Systems

RP 526, Flanged Steel Pressure Relief Valves, 3rd Edition.
Std 2000, Venting Atmospheric and Low-pressure Storage Tanks, 6th 
Edition.

    For Further Information Contact: Steve Crimaudo, Standards 
Department, e-mail: ([email protected]).

Mechanical Equipment

Std 616, Gas Turbines, 5th Edition.
Std 673, Centrifugal Fans, 3rd Edition.
Std 674, Reciprocating Positive Displacement Pumps, 3rd Edition.
Std 676, Rotary Positive Displacement Pumps, 3rd Edition.
Publ 684, Rotor Dynamics and Balancing, 3rd Edition.
RP 686, Machinery Installation and Design, 2nd Edition.

    For Further Information Contact: Gordon Robertson, Standards 
Department, e-mail: ([email protected]).
    Meetings/Conferences: The Spring Refining and Equipment Standards 
Meeting will be held in Denver, Colorado, April 27-29, 2009. The Fall 
Refining and Equipment Standards Meeting will be held in Dallas, Texas, 
November 9-11, 2009. Interested parties may visit the API Web site at 
http://www.api.org/meetings/ for more information regarding 
participation in these meetings.

Safety and Fire Protection

Publ 2510A, Design, Construction, Operation of LPG Storage Facilities, 
3rd Edition.
Publ 2218, Fireproofing Practices in Processing Facilities, 3rd 
Edition.
RP 2210, Flame Arrestors for Tank Vents, 4th Edition.
RP 2028, Flame Arrestors in Piping Systems, 4th Edition.
RP 2030, Fixed Water Spray Systems for Fire Protection, Addendum to 3rd 
Edition.
RP 2217A, Safe Work in Inert Confined Spaces, Addendum to 3rd Edition.
RP 2001, Fire Protection in Refineries, Addendum to 8th Edition.

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


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    Dated: February 13, 2009.
Patrick Gallagher,
Deputy Director.
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