[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 199 (Monday, October 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 62793]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22524]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Discovery and Information Sharing Event Regarding Direct 
Realization of Mass

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is 
providing a public opportunity to learn more about NIST efforts to 
develop a tabletop Kibble balance aimed at realizing mass [500 mg-20 
g], with uncertainties of parts in 10\6\, and traceable to the new 
quantum International System of Units (SI). The two-hour virtual 
meeting will take place October 19, 2022, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. eastern time.

DATES: The workshop will be held on October 19, 2022, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. 
eastern time. Registration is not required but requested via email to 
Leon Chao at [email protected].

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held virtually via webinar. 
Participation information:

MS Teams Meeting Link:
    Meeting ID: 236 220 981 414
    Passcode: pV482e
Or call in (audio only):
    +1 443-339-4347
    Phone Conference ID: 206 869 111#

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about this workshop 
contact: Leon Chao, U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of 
Standards and Technology (NIST), 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 
20899, telephone: (301) 975-4763, email: [email protected]. Please 
direct media inquiries to NIST's Office of Public Affairs at (301) 975-
2762.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Institute of Standards and 
Technology (NIST) is providing a public opportunity to learn more about 
NIST efforts to develop a tabletop Kibble balance aimed at realizing 
mass [500 mg-20 g], with uncertainties of parts in 106, and traceable 
to the new quantum International System of Units (SI). A first-
generation prototype, KIBB-g1 (patented by NIST), has proven gram-level 
masses can be directly realized via a tabletop-sized, low complexity, 
affordable system. Several government agencies are collaborating with 
NIST to develop a second- generation model (provisional patent 
submitted).
    NIST is inviting industry leaders in mass metrology and precision 
balance manufacturing, as well as other interested parties, to attend a 
two-hour virtual meeting to learn more about the next generation 
tabletop Kibble balance and opportunities for potential collaboration 
with NIST to advance this technology.
    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 272(b) & (c).

Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2022-22524 Filed 10-14-22; 8:45 am]
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