[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 35 (Thursday, February 21, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12037-12040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-03988]


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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 and request for public comment.

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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: Individuals listed in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice may be reached at the 
American Petroleum Institute. David F. Alderman, NIST, 100 Bureau 
Drive, MS 2100, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, email: [email protected] 
or by phone at 301-975-4019.

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 & Production

Recommended Practice 1FSC, Facilities Systems Completion, Planning, and 
Execution, 1st Edition
Standard 2CCU, Offshore Cargo Container Design, Manufacturing and 
Inspection, 1st Edition
Recommended Practice 2D, Operation and Maintenance of Offshore Cranes, 
7th Edition
Recommended Practice 2EQ, Seismic Design Procedures and Criteria for 
Offshore Structures, 1st Edition
Recommended Practice 2MET, Metocean Design and Operating 
Considerations, 1st Edition
Recommended Practice 2N, Planning, Designing, and Constructing 
Structures and Pipelines for Arctic Conditions, 3rd Edition
Recommended Practice 2RD, Dynamic Risers for Floating Installations, 
2nd Edition
Recommended Practice 2SIM, Structural Integrity Management of Fixed 
Offshore Structures, 1st Edition
Recommended Practice 2SM, Design, Manufacture, Installation, and 
Maintenance of Synthetic Fiber Ropes for Offshore Mooring, 2nd Edition
Specification 4F, Drilling and Well Servicing Structures, 4th Edition
Specification 6A, Specification for Wellhead and Christmas Tree 
Equipment--Addendum 3, 20th Edition
Specification 6AV1, Specification for Validation of Wellhead Surface 
Safety Valves and Underwater Safety Valves for Offshore Service, 2nd 
Edition
Recommended Practice 6HT, Heat Treatment and Testing of Large Cross 
Section and Critical Section Components, 2nd Edition
Recommended Practice 7G-1, Recommended Practice for Drill Stem Design 
and Operating Limits, 1st Edition
Specification 7HU2, Hammer Unions, 1st Edition
Recommended Practice 10B-2, Recommended Practice for Testing Well 
Cements, 2nd Edition
Recommended Practice 10B-4, Recommended Practice on Preparation and 
Testing of Foamed Cement Slurries at Atmospheric Pressure, 2nd Edition
Specification 11AX, Specification for Subsurface Sucker Rod Pumps and 
Fittings, 13th Edition
Specification 11E, Specification for Pumping Units, 19th Edition
Recommended Practice 11BR, Recommended Practice for the Care and 
Handling of Sucker Rods, 10th Edition
Recommended Practice 11G, Recommended Practice for Installation and 
Lubrication of Pumping Units, 5th Edition
Recommended Practice 13B-2, Recommended Practice for Field Testing Oil-
based Drilling Fluids, 5th Edition
Recommended Practice 13C, Recommended Practice on Drilling Fluid 
Processing Systems Evaluation, 5th Edition
Specification 14A, Subsurface Safety Valve Equipment, 12th Edition
Recommended Practice 14C, Analysis, Design, Installation and Testing of 
Basic Surface Safety Systems on Offshore Production Platforms, 8th 
Edition
Specification 14F, Design and Installation of Electrical Systems for 
Fixed and Floating Offshore Petroleum Facilities for Unclassified and 
Class I, Division 1, and Division 2 Locations, 5th Edition
Standard 14H, Installation, Maintenance and Repair of Surface Safety 
Valves and Underwater Safety Valves Offshore, 6th Edition
Specification 16A, Specification for Drill-through Equipment, 4th 
Edition
Standard 16AR, Repair and Remanufacture of Blowout Prevention 
Equipment, 1st Edition
Specification 16C, Choke and Kill Systems, 2nd Edition
Specification 16D, Control Systems for Drilling Well Control Equipment 
and Control Systems for Diverter Equipment, 2nd Edition
Specification 16F, Specification for Marine Drilling Riser Equipment, 
2nd Edition
Specification 16Q, Design, Selection, Operation and Maintenance of 
Marine Drilling Riser Systems, 2nd Edition
Specification 16R, Marine Drilling Riser Couplings, 2nd Edition
Specification 17F, Specification for Subsea Production Control Systems, 
3rd Edition
Recommended Practice 17G, Recommended Practice for Completion/Workover 
Riser Systems, 3rd Edition
Recommended Practice 17H, Recommended Practice for Remotely Operated 
Tools (ROT) and Interfaces on Subsea Production Systems, 2nd Edition
Specification 17L1, Specification for Flexible Pipe Ancillary 
Equipment, 1st Edition
Recommended Practice 17L2, Recommended Practice for Flexible Pipe 
Ancillary Equipment, 1st Edition
Recommended Practice 17O-A1, Addendum 1 to Recommended Practice for 
High Integrity Pressure Protection Systems (HIPPS), 1st Edition
Recommended Practice 17P, Recommended Practice for Structures and 
Manifolds of Subsea Production Systems, 1st Edition

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Recommended Practice 17U, Recommended Practice for Wet and Dry Thermal 
Insulation of Subsea Flowlines and Equipment, 1st Edition
Recommended Practice 17W, Recommended Practice for Subsea Capping 
Stacks, 1st Edition
Recommended Practice 19B, Evaluation of Well Perforators--Addendum 1, 
2nd Edition
Specification 19G2, Flow-control Devices for Side-pocket Mandrels, 2nd 
Edition
Recommended Practice 19G11, Dynamic Simulation of Gas-Lift Wells and 
Systems, 1st Edition
Recommended Practice 19G9, Design, Operation, and Troubleshooting of 
Dual Gas-lift Wells, 2nd Edition
Specification 19S, Sand Screens, 1st Edition
Specification 19V, Subsurface Barrier Valves and Related Equipment, 1st 
Edition
Specification 20B, Open-die-shaped Forgings for use in the Petroleum 
and Natural Gas Industry, 1st Edition
Specification 20D, Nondestructive Examination (NDE) Services for 
Equipment used in the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry, 1st Edition
Recommended Practice/Standard 64, Diverter Systems Equipment and 
Operations, 3rd Edition
Recommended Practice 65-1, Cementing Shallow Water Flow Zones in Deep 
Water Wells, 2nd Edition
Recommended Practice 67, Oilfield Explosives Safety, 3rd Edition
Recommended Practice 75, Development of a Safety and Environmental 
Management Program for Offshore Operations and Facilities, 4th Edition
Recommended Practice 90-1, Annular Casing Pressure Management for 
Offshore Wells, 2nd Edition
Recommended Practice 90-2, Annular Casing Pressure Management for 
Onshore Wells, 1st Edition
Recommended Practice 92U, Underbalanced Drilling Operations, 2nd 
Edition
Recommended Practice 96, Deepwater Well Design and Construction, 1st 
Edition
Bulletin 97, Well Construction Interface Document Guidelines, 1st 
Edition
Recommended Practice 98, Selection of Personal Protective Equipment, 
1st Edition
Recommended Practice 99, Flash Fire Risk Assessment Standard for the 
Upstream Oil and Gas Industry, 1st Edition
Recommended Practice 100-1, Hydraulic Fracturing Operations--Well 
Construction and Integrity Guidelines, 2nd Edition
Recommended Practice 100-2, Water Management Associated with Hydraulic 
Fracturing, 2nd Edition
Document HF4, Community Engagement Considerations in Hydraulic 
Fracturing, 1st Edition
Technical Report PER15K-1, Protocol for Verification and Validation of 
HPHT Equipment, 1st Edition
Specification Q1, Specification for Quality Programs for the Petroleum 
and Natural Gas Industry, 9th Edition
Document XX, Life Cycle Management for Exploration and Production 
Oilfield Equipment

For Further Information Contact: Roland Goodman, Standards Department, 
email: ([email protected]).
    Meetings/Conferences: The Exploration & Production Standards 
Conference will be held in Washington, DC, June 24-28, 2013. Interested 
parties may visit the API Web site at http://www.api.org/meetings/ for 
more information regarding participation in these meetings.

Marketing

Recommended Practice 1640, Light Product Quality Terminal Operations, 
1st Edition

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

Petroleum Measurement

MPMS Chapter 2.2D, Calibration of Upright Cylindrical Tanks Using the 
Internal Electro-optical Distance Ranging (EODR) Method (ANSI/API MPMS 
2.2D), 2nd Edition
MPMS Chapter 2.2G, Calibration of Upright Cylindrical Tanks Using the 
Optical Reference Line Method Using Electro-optical Distance Ranging 
Equipment, 1st Edition
MPMS Chapter 3.1A, Standard Practice for the Manual Gauging of 
Petroleum and Petroleum Products, 3rd Edition
MPMS Chapter 3.5.1, Standard Practice for Level Measurement of Light 
Hydrocarbon Liquids Onboard Marine Carriers and Floating Storage by 
Automatic Tank Gauging, Part 1--Liquefied Natural Gas, 1st Edition
MPMS Chapter 3.5.2, Standard Practice for Level Measurement of Light 
Hydrocarbon Liquids Onboard Marine Carriers and Floating Storage by 
Automatic Tank Gauging, Part 2--Liquefied Petroleum and Chemical Gases, 
1st Edition
MPMS Chapter 4.2, Displacement Provers, 4th Edition
MPMS Chapter 4.8, Operation of Proving Systems, 2nd Edition
MPMS Chapter 5.9, Measurement of Liquid Hydrocarbons by Vortex Meters, 
1st Edition
MPMS Chapter 6.1A, Liquid Flow Measurement Systems for Single Phase 
Liquids--General Considerations, 1st Edition
MPMS Chapter 6.2A, Truck and Rail Loading/Unloading Measurement 
Systems, 1st Edition
MPMS Chapter 6.3A, Pipeline and Marine Loading and Unloading 
Measurement Systems, 1st Edition
MPMS Chapter 6.4A, Aviation Refueling Measurement Systems, 1st Edition
MPMS Chapter 7.1, Temperature Determination, Part 1--Liquid in Glass 
Thermometers, 2nd Edition
MPMS Chapter 7.2, Temperature Determination, Part 2--Portable 
Electronic Thermometers, 3rd Edition
MPMS Chapter 7.4, Temperature Determination, Part 4--Dynamic 
Temperature Measurement, 2nd Edition
MPMS Chapter 7.5, Refrigerated Hydrocarbon and Non-petroleum based 
Liquefied Gaseous Fuels--General Requirements for Automatic Tank 
Thermometers Onboard Marine Carriers and Floating Storage, 1st Edition
MPMS Chapter 8.1/ASTM D 4057, Manual Sampling of Petroleum and 
Petroleum Products, 4th Edition
MPMS Chapter 8.2/ASTM D 4177, Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and 
Petroleum Products, 3rd Edition
MPMS Chapter 8.4, Standard Practice for Sampling and Handling of Fuels 
for Volatility Measurement, 3rd Edition
MPMS Chapter 9.1, Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density 
(Specific Gravity), or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid 
Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method (ASTM D1298), 3rd Edition
MPMS Chapter 9.2, Standard Test Method for Density or Relative Density 
of Light Hydrocarbons by Pressure Hydrometer (ASTM D1657), 3rd Edition
MPMS Chapter 9.3, Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, 
and API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by 
Thermohydrometer Method (ASTM D6822), 3rd Edition
MPMS Chapter 9.4, Continuous/On-line Density Measurement and 
Applications, 1st Edition
MPMS Chapter 10.4, Determination of Sediment and Water in Crude Oil by 
the Centrifuge Method (Field Procedure), 4th Edition
MPMS Chapter 10.9, Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oils by 
Coulometric Karl Fischer Titration (ANSI/ASTM D4928), 3rd Edition
MPMS Chapter 11.1-A2, Addendum 2 to Volume Correction Factors

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MPMS Chapter 11.3.2.1, Ethylene Density, 2nd Edition
MPMS Chapter 11.3.4, Gasoline/Ethanol Volume Correction Factors, 1st 
Edition
MPMS Chapter 12.1.2, Calculation of Static Petroleum Quantities, Part 
2--Calculation Procedures for Tank Cars, 2nd Edition
MPMS Chapter 12.2, Calculation of Petroleum Quantities Using Dynamic 
Measurement Methods, 2nd Edition
MPMS Chapter 13.3, Measurement Uncertainty, 1st Edition
MPMS Chapter 14.1, Collecting and Handling of Natural Gas Samples for 
Custody Transfer, 7th Edition
MPMS Chapter 14.3.2, Concentric, Square-Edged Orifice Meters, Part 2--
Specification and Installation Requirements (ANSI/API MPMS 14.3.2-20XX) 
(AGA Report No. 3, Part 2), 5th Edition
MPMS Chapter 14.3.3, Concentric, Square-Edged Orifice Meters, Part 3--
Natural Gas Applications (ANSI/API MPMS 14.3.3) (AGA Report No. 3, Part 
3), 4th Edition
MPMS Chapter 14.3.4, Concentric, Square-Edged Orifice Meters, Part 4--
Background, Development, Implementation Procedures and Subroutine 
Documentation (AGA Report No. 3, Part 4), 4th Edition
MPMS Chapter 14.4, Converting Mass of Natural Gas Liquids and Vapors to 
Equivalent Liquid Volumes (GPA 8173-XX), 2nd Edition
MPMS Chapter 14.9, Measurement of Natural Gas by Coriolis Meter (AGA 
Report No. 11), 2nd Edition
MPMS Chapter 14.10, Measurement of Flow to Flares, 2nd Edition
MPMS Chapter 14.12, Vortex Meters For Gas Flow Measurement, 1st Edition
MPMS Chapter 17.1, Guidelines for Marine Cargo Inspection, 6th Edition
MPMS Chapter 17.6, Guidelines for Determining Fullness of Pipelines 
Between Vessels and Shore Tanks, 2nd Edition
MPMS Chapter 17.10.1, Refrigerated Light Hydrocarbon Fluids--
Measurement of Cargoes on Board LNG Carriers, 1st Edition
MPMS Chapter 17.10.2, Measurement of Refrigerated and/or Pressurized 
Cargoes on Board Marine Gas Carriers, Part 2--Liquefied Petroleum and 
Chemical Gases, 2nd Edition
MPMS Chapter 17.12, Procedure for Bulk Liquid Chemical Cargo Inspection 
by Cargo Inspectors, 2nd Edition
MPMS Chapter 18.1, Measurement Procedures for Crude Oil Gathered from 
Small Tanks by Truck, 3rd Edition
MPMS Chapter 19.3, Part H, Tank Seals and Fittings Certification--
Administration (also supersedes and incorporates the relevant sections 
of API MPMS Chapter 19.3 Parts F and G), 2nd Edition
MPMS Chapter 20.1, Production Allocation Measurement, 2nd Edition
MPMS Chapter 20.2, Production Allocation Measurement Using Single Phase 
Devices, 1st Edition
MPMS Chapter 20.3, Multiphase Flow Measurement, 1st Edition
MPMS Chapter 20.4, Draft Standard for Phase Behavior Application in 
Upstream Measurement and Allocation, 1st Edition
MPMS Chapter 20.5, Recommended Practice for Well Rate Determination, 
1st Edition
MPMS Chapter 21.1, Electronic Gas Measurement, 2nd Edition
MPMS Chapter 22.1, Testing Protocols--General Guidelines for Developing 
Testing Protocols for Devices Used in the Measurement of Hydrocarbon 
Fluids, 2nd Edition
MPMS Chapter 22.2, Testing Protocols--Differential Pressure Flow 
Measurement Devices, 2nd Edition
MPMS Chapter 22.3, Testing Protocols--Flare Gas Meters, 1st Edition
MPMS Chapter 22.4, Testing Protocols--Pressure, Differential Pressure, 
and Temperature Measuring Devices, 1st Edition
MPMS Chapter 22.5, Testing Protocols--Electronic Flow Computer 
Calculations, 1st Edition
MPMS Chapter 22.6, Testing Protocols--Gas Chromatographs, 1st Edition
Technical Report 2568, Evaporative Loss from the Cleaning of Storage 
Tanks, 2nd Edition
Technical Report 2572, Carbon Content, Sampling and Calculation, 1st 
Edition
Technical Report 2573, API MPMS Chapter 10, Sediment and Water 
Methodology Information Guide, 1st Edition
Technical Report 257X, Short Term Evaporative Loss Estimation from 
Atmospheric Storage Tanks, 1st Edition
Technical Report 25XX, Thermal Cracked Gas, 1st Edition

For Further Information Contact:  Paula Watkins, Standards Department, 
email: ([email protected])
    Meetings/Conferences: The Spring Committee on Petroleum Measurement 
Meeting will be held in Dallas, Texas, March 11-15, 2013. The Fall 
Committee on Petroleum Measurement Meeting will be held in San 
Francisco, California, October 14-18, 2013. Interested parties may 
visit the API Web site at http://www.api.org/meetings/ for more 
information regarding participation in these meetings.

Pipeline

Standard 1104, Welding of Pipelines and Related Facilities, 21st 
Edition
Recommended Practice 1110, Recommended Practice for the Pressure 
Testing of Steel Pipelines for the Transportation of Gas, Petroleum 
Gas, Hazardous Liquids, Highly Volatile Liquids or Carbon Dioxide, 6th 
Edition
Recommended Practice 1114, Recommended Practice for the Design of 
Solution-Mined Underground Storage Facilities, 2nd Edition
Recommended Practice 1160, Managing System Integrity for Hazardous 
Liquid Pipelines, 2nd Edition
Recommended Practice 1161-A1, Addendum 1 to Recommended Practice for 
Pipeline Operator Qualification, 2nd Edition
Recommended Practice 1161-A2, Addendum 2 to Recommended Practice for 
Pipeline Operator Qualification, 2nd Edition
Standard 1163, In-line Inspection Systems Qualification, 2nd Edition
Recommended Practice 1169, Recommended Practice for Basic Inspection 
Requirements--New Pipeline Construction, 1st Edition
Recommended Practice 1170, Recommended Practice on the Design and 
Operation of Solution-Mined Salt Caverns Used for Natural Gas Storage, 
1st Edition
Recommended Practice 1171, Recommended Practice on Functional Integrity 
of Natural Gas Storage in Depleted Hydrocarbon Reservoirs and Salt 
Water Aquifers, 1st Edition
Recommended Practice 1173, Recommended Practice for Pipeline Safety 
Management Systems (SMS), 1st Edition

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Ed Baniak, Standards Department, 
email: ([email protected]).

Refining

Recommended Practice 505, Recommended Practice for Classification of 
Locations for Electrical Installations at Petroleum Facilities 
Classified as Class I, Zone 0, Zone 1 and Zone 2, 2nd Edition
API 510, Pressure Vessel Inspection Code: Maintenance Inspection, 
Rating, Repair, and Alteration, 10th Edition
Standard, 520-Part 1, Sizing, Selection, and Installation of Pressure-
Relieving Devices in Refineries--Part 1, Sizing and Selection, 9th 
Edition
Standard 521, Guide for Pressure-relieving and Depressuring Systems, 
6th Edition
Standard 527, Seat Tightness of Pressure Relief Valves, 4th Edition

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Recommended Practice 535, Burners for Fired Heaters in General Refinery 
Services, 3rd Edition
Standard 537, Flare Details for General Refinery and Petrochemical 
Service, 3rd Edition
Recommended Practice 538, Industrial Fired Boilers, 1st Edition
Standard 541, Form-Wound Squirrel-Cage Induction Motors 500 Horsepower 
and Larger, 5th Edition
Recommended Practice 551, Process Measurement Instrumentation, 2nd 
Edition
Recommended Practice 552, Transmission Systems, 2nd Edition
API 555, Process Analyzers, 3rd Edition
Standard 560, Fired Heaters for General Refinery Services, 5th Edition
Recommended Practice 573, Inspection of Fired Boilers and Heaters, 3rd 
Edition
Recommended Practice 575, Inspection of Atmospheric and Low Pressure 
Storage Tanks, 3rd Edition
Recommended Practice 577, Welding Processes, Inspection, and 
Metallurgy, 2nd Edition
Recommended Practice 583, Corrosion Under Insulation and Fireproofing, 
1st Edition
Recommended Practice 584, Integrity Operating Windows, 1st Edition
Recommended Practice 585, Pressure Equipment Integrity Incident 
Investigation, 1st Edition
Recommended Practice 591, Process Valve Qualification Procedure, 5th 
Edition
Standard 599, Metal Plug Valves -- Flanged, Threaded and Welding Ends, 
7th Edition
Standard 603, Corrosion-Resistant, Bolted Bonnet Gate Valves--Flanged 
and Butt-Welding Ends, 8th Edition
Standard 612, Petroleum, Petrochemical and Natural Gas Industries--
Steam Turbines--Special-Purpose Applications, 7th Edition
Standard 617, Axial and Centrifugal Compressors and Expander-
compressors for Petroleum, Chemical and Gas Industry Services, 8th 
Edition
Standard 618, Reciprocating Compressors for Petroleum, Chemical and Gas 
Industry Services, 6th Edition
Standard 620, Design and Construction of Large, Welded, Low-Pressure 
Storage Tanks, 12th Edition
Standard 623, Steel Globe Valves--Flanged and Butt-welding Ends, Bolted 
Bonnets, 1st Edition
Standard 624, Type Testing of Rising Stem Valves Equipped with Flexible 
Graphite Packing for Fugitive Emissions, 1st Edition
Standard 625-A1, Tank Systems for Refrigerated Liquefied Gas Storage--
Addendum 1, 1st Edition
Standard 650, Welded Tanks for Oil Storage, 12th Edition
Standard 653-A1, Addendum 1 to Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and 
Reconstruction, 4th Edition
Standard 661, Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers for General Refinery Service, 
7th Edition
Standard 663, Multiple Hairpin Heat Exchangers, 1st Edition
Standard 664, Spiral Plate Heat Exchangers, 1st Edition
Standard 670, Machinery Protection Systems, 5th Edition
Standard 673, Centrifugal Fans for Petroleum, Chemical and Gas Industry 
Services, 3rd Edition
Standard 682, Pumps--Shaft Sealing Systems for Centrifugal and Rotary 
Pumps, 4th Edition
Recommended Practice 684, Tutorial on the API Standard Paragraphs 
Covering Rotor Dynamics and Balance (An Introduction to Lateral 
Critical and Train Torsional Analysis and Rotor Balancing), 3rd Edition
Recommended Practice 687, Rotor Repair, 2nd Edition
Recommended Practice 691, Machinery Risk Based Inspection, 1st Edition
Standard 692, Compressor Dry Gas Seals, 1st Edition
Recommended Practice 751, Safe Operation of Hydrofluoric Acid 
Alkylation Units, 4th Edition
Recommended Practice 754, Process Safety Performance Indicators for the 
Refining and Petrochemical Industries, 2nd Edition
Recommended Practice 756, Management of Hazards Associated with 
Location of Process Plant Tents, 1st Edition
Standard 780, Security Risk Assessment Methodology for the Petroleum 
and Petrochemical Industries, 1st Edition
Technical Report, 939-D--A1, Addendum 1 to Stress Corrosion Cracking of 
Carbon Steel in Fuel Grade Ethanol--Review, Experience Survey, Field 
Monitoring, and Laboratory Testing, 2nd Edition
Standard 2000, Venting Atmospheric and Low-pressure Storage Tanks, 7th 
Edition
Standard 2510, Design and Construction of LPG Installations, 9th 
Edition

For Further Information Contact: Stephen Crimaudo, Standards 
Department, email: ([email protected]).
    Meetings/Conferences: The Spring Refining and Equipment Standards 
Meeting will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 22-26, 2013. The Fall 
Refining and Equipment Standards Meeting will be held in New Orleans, 
Louisiana, November 11-15, 2013. 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

Recommended Practice 2030, Application of Fixed Water Spray Systems for 
Fire Protection in the Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries, 4th 
Edition
Recommended Practice 2218, Fireproofing Practices in Petroleum and 
Petrochemical Processing Plants, 3rd Edition
Recommended Practice 2219, Safe Operation of Vacuum Trucks in Petroleum 
Service, 4th Edition

For Further Information Contact: Stephen Crimaudo, Standards 
Department, email: ([email protected]).
    For additional information on the overall API standards program, 
Contact: David Miller, Standards Department, email: [email protected].

    Dated: February 14, 2013.
Willie E. May,
Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
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