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Public Law 108–7, Section 210, the 

Secretary of Commerce shall design, 

develop and implement an international 

advertising and promotional campaign, 

which seeks to encourage individuals to 

travel to the United States. The Board 

shall recommend to the Secretary of 

Commerce the appropriate coordinated 

activities for funding. This campaign 

shall be a multi-media effort that seeks 

to leverage the Federal dollars with 

contributions of cash and in-kind 

products unique to the travel and 

tourism industry. The Board was 

chartered in August of 2003 and will 

expire on August 8, 2005. 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

OTTI.

Dated: December 21, 2004. 

Cary G. Justice, 

Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Services.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Announcement of Public Meeting of 

the National Conference on Weights 

and Measures

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology.

ACTION: Announcement of public 

meeting of the National Conference on 

Weights and Measures. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Interim Meeting of the National 

Conference on Weights and Measures 

will be held January 23 through 26, 

2004, at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel, 

Santa Monica, CA. This meeting is open 

to the public. Meeting registration and 

hotel information can be found on the 

NCWM Web site (http://

www.ncwm.net). The National 

Conference on Weights and Measures is 

an organization of weights and measures 

enforcement officials of the States, 

counties, and cities of the United States, 

and private sector representatives. The 

interim meeting of the Conference 

brings together enforcement officials, 

other government officials, and 

representatives of business, industry, 

trade associations, and consumer 

organizations to discuss subjects related 

to the field of weights and measures 

technology and administration. 

Pursuant to (15 U.S.C. 272(b)(6)), the 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology supports the National 

Conference on Weights and Measures in 

order to promote uniformity among the 

States in the complexity of laws, 

regulations, methods, and testing 

equipment that comprises regulatory 

control by the States of commercial 

weighing and measuring.

DATES: January 23–26, 2004.

ADDRESSES: The Fairmont Miramar 

Hotel, Santa Monica, CA.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Conference on Weights and 

Measures (NCWM) has the following 

topics scheduled for discussion and 

development at the Interim Meeting in 

January. This is a work session of the 

NCWM Committees to finalize 

recommendations for items that are 

considered sufficiently developed for a 

vote in July 2005 or to modify or 

withdraw from committee agendas those 

items that need additional development 

or are not considered adequately 

developed for vote in July. The NCWM 

will have a special joint session of the 

Laws and Regulations Committee and 

the Specifications and Tolerances 

Committee to receive input on the 

temperature compensation of refined 

petroleum products. The temperature 

compensation issues have been on the 

agenda for several years, but there hasn’t 

been a clear majority position to resolve 

the specific items before the NCWM. 

Please see NCWM Publication 15, which 

is available on the NIST Web site

(http://www.nist.gov/owm) and the 

NCWM Web site (http://www.ncwm.net) 

for additional information. Written 

comments may be submitted to the 

Chief, NIST Weights and Measures 

Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 2600, 

Gaithersburg, MD 20899–2600, or via email at owm@nist.gov. 

The following provides a brief 

description of the agenda items. At this 

stage, the items are proposals. The 

Committees will decide which items 

will move forward as recommendations 

for vote in July 2005, which ones will 

be withdrawn, and which ones will be 

information items for further 

development. The NCWM 

Specifications and Tolerances 

Committee addresses proposed changes 

or amendments to NIST Handbook 44, 

‘‘Specifications, Tolerances, and other 

Technical Requirements for Weighing 

and Measuring Devices.’’ The items 

address commercial weighing and 

measuring devices that may be used in 

commercial measurement applications, 

that is, devices that are normally used 

to buy from or sell to the general public 

or used for determining the quantity of 

product sold among businesses. Issues 

on the agenda of the NCWM Laws and 

Regulations Committee relate to NIST 

Handbook 130, ‘‘Uniform Laws and 

Regulations in the area of legal 

metrology and engine fuel quality,’’ and 

NIST Handbook 133, ‘‘Checking the Net 

Contents of Packaged Goods.’’

NCWM Specifications and Tolerances 

Committee 

General Code 

Item 310–1: The issue addresses an 

extensive series of marking 

requirements for commercial 

measurement systems. In particular, the 

topic examines which marking 

requirements should apply to electronic 

instruments that are not specifically 

designed for weighing or measuring 

systems, but which increasingly are 

being used in commercial weighing and 

measuring systems. 

Item 310–2: Clarify the tolerances to 

be applied during the type evaluation of 

weighing and measuring instruments, 

that is, whether or not special test 

tolerances should apply to instruments 

undergoing type evaluation.

Scales Code 

Item 320–1: Clarify the requirement’s 

original intent for marking zero 

indications on scales and point-of-sale 

systems, where a zero-balance condition 

is represented by other than a digital 

zero indication. 

Item 320–2: The proposal is to drop 

the ‘‘#’’ mark as a symbol for ‘‘pound’’

on a receipt printed by a point-of-sale 

system, i.e., a cash register interfaced 

with a scale. 

Item 320–3: Add new device-specific 

requirements to the Scales Code to 

address the proper interface of 

computing scales with electronic cash 

registers (ECR). 

Item 320–4: Change the zero-tracking 

requirement (the amount of weight that 

can automatically be rezeroed) for class 

III scales to be consistent with the 

international standard recommended by 

the International Organization of Legal 

Metrology (OIML). 

Item 320–5: Provide guidelines on the 

placement of the required nominal 

capacity and scale division information 

on scales. 

Item 320–6: Delete the definitions for 

bench and counter scales, because 

current scale designs no longer 

distinguish between these two types of 

scales. Additionally, the proposal is to 

change the test load and test positions 

for the shift test for scales, particularly 

for small capacity scales. 

Item 320–7: The proposal is to drop 

the fourth tolerance step for Class III 

and Class IIII scales to align the 

tolerances with the OIML standard. This 

is a significant issue because there are 

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many scales to which these tolerances 

apply. 

Item 320–8: Align the U.S. 

requirements for the time dependence 

(creep) test for scales and load cells with 

the OIML requirements. 

Item 320–9: Include in NIST 

Handbook 44 the list of accepted 

international symbols for marking 

operational controls, indications and 

features on scales. 

Belt-Conveyor Scale Systems 

Item 321–1: Add a requirement for 

users of belt-conveyor scales to prevent 

the reweighing of material that has 

already been weighed, but which may 

have fallen off the belt-conveyor before 

delivery to the customer. Additionally, 

another user requirement would be 

changed to require that records be 

maintained for 3 years regarding the 

calibration and adjustment of beltconveyor scales. 

Automatic Bulk Weighing Systems 

Item 322–1: The proposal is to specify 

the tolerance for automatic bulk 

weighing systems in terms of scale 

divisions rather than as a percentage of 

the test load. The concern is that, based 

upon the amount of test weights that are 

normally available to test these 

weighing systems, this may result an 

tolerance that is effectively larger than 

what is currently being applied to these 

scales. 

Liquid-Measuring Devices 

Item 330–1: This item is to address 

‘‘computer jump’’ on gasoline and diesel 

fuel dispensers as the price of gasoline 

and diesel fuel continues to increase. 

Item 330–2: Change the value of the 

rated flow rate for retail motor fuel 

(gasoline and diesel fuel) dispensers at 

which special tests are to be conducted 

at low flow rates to be consistent with 

other requirements in the code. The 

proposal also clarifies that dispensers 

are not to operate at flow rates below the 

rated minimum flow rate stated by the 

meter manufacturer. 

Vehicle-Tank Meters 

Item 331–1: Add a number of 

specifications, test notes, and tolerances 

to recognize automatic temperature 

compensation on vehicle-tank meters 

and specify the tests to be conducted on 

meters equipped with automatic 

temperature compensation. This subject 

is the focus of a special joint session of 

the Laws and Regulations Committee 

and the Specifications and Tolerances 

Committee to receive input on the 

temperature compensation of refined 

petroleum products 

Item 331–2: Clarify that the unit price 

on a vehicle-tank meter does not have 

to be displayed continuously on a pricecomputing meter register. However, the 

unit price must be clearly displayed and 

understood by the operator and an 

observer of the delivery. 

Item 331–3: The proposal is to require 

an automatic zero-set-back interlock on 

vehicle-tank meters to force meters to be 

set back to zero for each delivery. 

Complications that must be considered 

are multiple deliveries in one location 

to a single customer and deliveries for 

aircraft refueling. 

Item 331–4: Modify the ‘‘splitcompartment’’ test for vehicle-tank 

meters and rename the test as a 

‘‘product depletion’’ test. A specific 

tolerance is specified for the 

performance of the vapor (air) 

eliminator system. 

Other Items 

Item 360–1: Add a tentative code for 

livestock, meat, and poultry evaluation 

systems used to measure the fat content 

on carcasses and other quality 

characteristics that affect the price paid 

for the commodities. The proposed 

tentative code is based upon four 

recently completed ASTM standards 

that have been developed over the past 

three years. 

Item 360–2: Amend the Fundamental 

Considerations in Handbook 44 to 

recognize additional standards that are 

acceptable for field standards and 

update the terminology and references 

for field standards, reference and 

secondary standards, corrections, and 

uncertainties. These changes are related 

to items 221–1 and 234–1 on the agenda 

of the Laws and Regulations Committee. 

Item 360–3: Contact information is 

provided for current OIML activities 

regarding the development of 

international legal metrology standards.

Item 360–4: The proposal is to add the 

OIML terminology to Handbook 44 for 

features and operational controls on 

commercial weighing and measuring 

devices. 

Item 360–5: Two issues are identified 

for continued development. The first is 

General Code paragraph G-S.5.6.1. 

Recorded Representation of Metric 

Units on Equipment with Limited 

Character Sets. The second is Scales 

Code Table 4. Minimum Test Weights 

and Test Loads; Device Capacity 

500,000 lb. 

NCWM Laws and Regulations 

Committee 

Item 221–1: Amend the Uniform 

Weights and Measures Law to modify 

definitions for different types of 

physical standards to be consistent with 

current international terminology, add 

definitions regarding traceability, 

accreditation, calibration, uncertainty, 

and other technical terms to recognize 

current roles of accredited laboratories. 

Additionally, amendments to the 

Uniform Weights and Measures Law are 

proposed to allow the recognition of 

calibrations performed by accredited 

laboratories and to broaden references to 

documentary standards to allow the 

recognition and use of documentary 

standards developed by other national 

and international standards developing 

organizations. 

Item 232–1: Amend the Uniform 

Method of Sale Regulation to address 

the temperature compensation of 

refined petroleum products to the 

volume at 15 °C (60 °F) for deliveries 

from wholesale through retail (service 

station) transactions. This subject is the 

focus of a special joint session of the 

Laws and Regulations Committee and 

the Specifications and Tolerances 

Committee to receive input on the 

temperature compensation of refined 

petroleum products. 

Item 234–1: Amend the Uniform 

Regulation for the Voluntary 

Registration of Servicepersons and 

Service Agencies regarding the 

references to the physical standards that 

are used and to expand the reference to 

national and international documentary 

standards that may be acceptable for the 

physical standards used by these service 

agencies. The proposed changes would 

also broaden the range of laboratories 

that could verify compliance of the 

physical standards to these 

documentary standards. 

Item 237–1: This item examines the 

identification and labeling of biodiesel 

fuels and blends at the service station 

for sale to the general public. 

Item 237–2: This item is to modify the 

lubricity requirement for premium 

diesel fuel to be current with the 

evolving ASTM standard for this 

product. 

Item 260–1: The item is to reexamine 

proposed changes to the maximum 

allowable variations for meat and 

poultry products subject to USDA 

regulations. 

Item 260–2: This proposal seeks to 

have the maximum allowable variations 

apply to packages of wood shavings. 

Item 260–3: This item proposes that a 

work group be established to examine 

all of the maximum allowable variations 

stated in NIST Handbook 133 to see if 

they should be modified based upon 

current packaging methods and 

international standards for these 

products. 

Item 270–1: Since more meat and 

poultry products are being packaged in 

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centralized locations and then 

distributed to stores for sale, the 

proposal explores if tare weights should 

be required to be printed on the 

individual ‘‘case-ready’’ packages.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Henry V. Oppermann, Chief, NIST, 

Weights and Measures Division, 100 

Bureau Drive, Stop 2600, Gaithersburg, 

MD 20899–2600. Telephone (301) 975–

4004, or email: owm@nist.gov.

Dated: December 17, 2004. 

Hratch G. Semerjian, 

Acting Director.

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BILLING CODE 3510–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

[I.D. 120304A]

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Take of Anadromous Fish

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Application for enhancement of 

survival permit.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

NMFS has received an application for 

an enhancement of survival permit from 

the Lower Columbia Fisheries 

Enhancement Group (LCFEG). The 

proposed action is intended to enhance 

and restore salmonid habitat in 

southwest Washington.

DATES: Comments or requests for a 

public hearing on the application 

request must be received at the 

appropriate address or fax number (see 

ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m. Pacific 

daylight-saving time on January 27, 

2005.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the 

application should be sent to Habitat 

Conservation Division, NMFS, 510 

Desmond Drive SE, Suite 103, Lacy, WA 

98503. Comments may also be sent via 

fax to 360–753–9517 or by e-mail to 

stephanie.ehinger@noaa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Stephanie Ehinger, Lacey, WA (phone: 

360–534–9341, fax: 360–753–9517, email: stephanie.ehinger@noaa.gov); or 

Dan Guy at the same office (phone: 360–

534–9342, email: dan.guy@noaa.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Species Covered in this Notice

The following listed species are 

covered in this notice:

Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus 

tshawytscha): Threatened Lower 

Columbia River (LCR).

Steelhead (O. mykiss): Threatened 

LCR.

Coho (O. kisutch): Proposed 

threatened LCR.

Authority

Scientific research and enhancement 

of survival permits are issued in 

accordance with section 10(a)(1)(A) of 

the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) (ESA) and 

regulations governing listed fish and 

wildlife permits (50 CFS 222–226). 

NMFS issues permits based on findings 

that such permits/modifications: (1) are 

applied for in good faith; (2) if granted 

and exercised, would not operate to the 

disadvantage of the listed species that 

are the subject of the permits; and (3) 

are consistent with the purposes and 

policies set forth in section 2 of the 

ESA. The authority to take listed species 

is subject to conditions set forth in the 

permits.

Anyone requesting a hearing on the 

application listed in this notice should 

set out the specific reason why a hearing 

would be appropriate (see ADDRESSES). 

The holding of such a hearing is at the 

discretion of the Assistant 

Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA.

Application Received

The LCFEG is requesting a 5–year 

permit to annually take juvenile 

threatened LCR chinook salmon, 

threatened LCR steelhead, and proposed 

threatened LCR coho. They propose to 

undertake projects that will enhance 

and restore salmon habitat in southwest 

Washington. The primary tributaries 

they propose to work in are the 

Washougal, Lewis, Kalama, Cowlitz, 

Toutle, Elochman, Grays, and Chinook 

River watersheds. The LCFEG is one of 

14 Regional Fisheries Enhancement 

Group’s (RFEG’s) created by the 

Washington State legislature in 1990. 

Each RFEG is an independent 501(c)(3) 

non-profit organization with the mission 

to increase salmonid populations.

The proposed projects were 

developed using the Lead Entity’s 

Interim Strategy for Habitat Restoration 

(http://www.lcfrb.gen.wa.us.gtml) and 

the Limiting Factors Analysis completed 

by the Washington State Conservation 

Commission (http://salmon.scc.wa.gov/

reports/index.html).

The projects would be carefully 

monitored, and the LCFEG would 

provide annual reports to NMFS so that 

the actions can be evaluated and, if 

needed, modified. The LCFEG will also 

monitor take and provide NMFS with 

annual reports stating the take types and 

amounts.

The proposed activities will be 

carried out solely for the benefit of 

listed salmon; that is, for the 

enhancement of survival of listed 

salmonids. The LCFEG will take specific 

measures such as designing, scheduling, 

and sequencing construction work to 

minimize any adverse impacts. 

Complete details of conservation 

measures are provided in the permit 

application.

This notice is provided pursuant to 

section 10 (c) of the ESA. NMFS will 

evaluate the application, associated 

documents and comments submitted to 

determine whether the application 

meets the requirements of section 10 (a) 

of the ESA and Federal regulations. The 

final permitdecision will not be made 

until after the end of the 30–day 

comment period. NMFS will publish 

notice of its final action in the Federal 

Register.

Dated: December 21, 2004.

Phil Williams,

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office 

of Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service.

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

[I.D. 122104D]

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Trawl Survey Advisory 

Panel, composed of representatives from 

the Northeast Fisheries Science Center 

(NEFSC), the Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (MAFMC), the 

New England Fishery Management 

Council (NEFMC), and several 

independent scientific researchers, will 

hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

January 26, 2005, from noon to 5 p.m. 

and January 27, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 4 

p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Brookshire Suites (Inner Harbor), 

711 Eastern Ave., Baltimore, MD; 

telephone: (410) 625-1300.

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council; 300 S. New 

Street, Room 2115, Dover, DE 19904.