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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. 

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 & Production: 

RP 10B–6, Recommended Practice on 

Determining the Static Gel Strength of 

Cement Formulations, 1st Ed. 

RP 13D, Rheology and Hydraulics of 

Oil-well Drilling Fluids, 6th Ed. 

RP 17A–A, Addendum to Design and 

Operation of Subsea Production 

Systems—Petroleum and natural gas 

industries-Design and operation of 

subsea production systems-Part 1: 

General requirements and 

recommendations, 4th Ed. 

RP 17Q, Recommended Practice for 

Subsea Qualification, 1st Ed. 

RP 19G4, Practices for Side-pocket 

Mandrels and Related Equipment, 1st 

Ed. 

RP 19G9, Design, Operation, and 

Troubleshooting of Dual Gas-lift 

Wells, 1st Ed. 

RP 2EQ, Seismic Design Procedures and 

Criteria for Offshore Structures, 1st 

Ed. 

RP 2MOP, Marine Operations, 1st Ed. 

RP 2T, Planning, Designing and 

Constructing Tension Leg Platforms, 

3rd Ed. 

RP 5LT, Recommended Practice for 

Truck Transportation of Line Pipe, 1st 

Ed. 

Spec 10A, Specification for Cements 

and Materials for Well Cementing, 

24th Ed. 

Spec 11B, Specification for Sucker 

Rods, 27th. Ed. 

Spec 13A, Specification for Drilling 

Fluid Materials, 18th Ed. 

Spec 17D, Subsea Wellhead and 

Christmas Tree Equipment, 2nd Ed. 

Spec 17E, Specification for Subsea 

Umbilicals, 4th Ed. 

Spec 19G1, Side-pocket Mandrels, 1st 

Ed. 

Spec 19G2, Flow-control Devices for 

Side-pocket Mandrels, 1st Ed. 

Spec 2SF, Manufacture of Structural 

Steel Forgings for Primary Offshore 

Applications, 1st Ed. 

Spec 5CRA, Specification for Corrosion 

Resistant Alloy Seamless Tubes for 

Use as Casing, Tubing and Coupling 

Stock, 1st Ed. 

Spec 5CT, Specification for Casing and 

Tubing—Petroleum and natural gas 

industries—Steel pipes for use as 

casing or tubing for wells, 9th Ed. 

Spec 5ST, Specification for Coiled 

Tubing, 1st Ed. 

Spec 6A, Specification for Wellhead and 

Christmas Tree Equipment, 20th Ed. 

Spec 7K, Drilling and Well Servicing 

Equipment, 5th Ed. 

Spec 8C–A3, Addendum 3 to 

Specification for Drilling and 

Production Hoisting Equipment (PSL 

1 and PSL 2)—(Modified), Petroleum 

and natural gas industries—Drilling 

and production equipment-Hoisting 

equipment, 4th Ed. 

Spec Q1–A1, Addendum 1 to 

Specification for Quality Programs for 

the Petroleum and Natural Gas 

Industry, 8th Ed. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Roland Goodman, Standards 

Department, e-mail: 

(goodmanr@api.org). 

Meetings/Conferences: The 

Exploration & Production Standards 

Conference will be held in Washington, 

DC, June 28–July 2, 2010. Interested 

parties may visit the API Web site at 

http://www.api.org/meetings/ for more 

information regarding participation in 

these meetings. 

Marketing: 

RP 1615, Installation of Underground 

Petroleum Storage Systems, 6th Ed. 

RP 1626, Storing and Handling Ethanol 

and Gasoline-Ethanol Blends at 

Distribution Terminals and Service 

Stations, 2nd Ed. 

RP 2611, Terminal Piping Inspection, 

1st Ed. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steve Crimaudo, Standards Department, 

e-mail: (crimaudos@api.org). 

Petroleum Measurement: 

MPMS Ch. 12.1.1, Calculation of Static 

Petroleum Quantities, Part 1—Upright 

Cylindrical Tanks and Marine 

Vessels, 3rd Ed. 

MPMS Ch. 12.1.2, Calculation of Static 

Petroleum Quantities, Part 2— 

Calculation Procedures for Tank Cars, 

2nd Ed. 

MPMS Ch. 13.3, Measurement 

Uncertainty, 1st Ed. 

MPMS Ch. 14.1, Collecting and 

Handling of Natural Gas Samples for 

Custody Transfer, 7th Ed. 

MPMS Ch. 19.1, Evaporative Loss From 

Fixed-roof Tanks (Previously 

Publication 2518), 4th Ed. 

MPMS Ch. 19.2, Evaporative Loss From 

Floating-roof Tanks, 3rd Ed. 

MPMS Ch. 19.3, Part H, Tank Seals and 

Fittings Certification— 

Administration, 2nd Ed. 

MPMS Ch. 19.4, Recommended Practice 

for Speciation of Evaporative Losses, 

3rd Ed. 

MPMS Ch. 2.2D, Calibration of Upright 

Cylindrical Tanks Using the Internal 

Electro-optical Distance Ranging 

(EODR) Method (ANSI/API MPMS 

2.2D–2010), 2nd Ed. 

MPMS Ch. 21.1, Electronic Gas 

Measurement, 2nd Ed. 

MPMS Ch. 22.2, Testing Protocols— 

Differential Pressure Flow 

Measurement Devices, 2nd Ed. 

MPMS Ch. 22.4, Testing Protocols— 

Pressure, Differential Pressure, and 

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Temperature Measuring Devices, 1st 

Ed. 

MPMS Ch. 22.5, Testing Protocols— 

Electronic Flow Computer 

Calculations, 1st Ed. 

MPMS Ch. 4.5, Master-Meter Provers, 

3rd Ed. 

MPMS Ch. 4.9.3, Methods of Calibration 

for Displacement and Volumetric 

Tank Provers, Part 3—Determination 

of the Volume of Displacement 

Provers by the Master Meter Method 

of Calibration, 1st Ed. 

MPMS Ch. 4.9.4, Methods of Calibration 

for Displacement and Volumetric 

Tank Provers, Part 4—Determination 

of the Volume of Displacement and 

Tank Provers by the Gravimetric 

Method of Calibration, 1st Ed. 

MPMS Ch. 8.1–SP, Manual Sampling of 

Petroleum and Petroleum Products— 

Spanish, 3rd Ed. 

MPMS Ch. 9.1, Standard Test Method 

for Density, Relative Density (Specific 

Gravity), or API Gravity of Crude 

Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum 

Products by Hydrometer Method, 3rd 

Ed. 

MPMS Ch. 9.2, Standard Test Method 

for Density or Relative Density of 

Light Hydrocarbons by Pressure 

Hydrometer, 3rd Ed. 

MPMS Ch. 9.3, Standard Test Method 

for Density, Relative Density, and API 

Gravity of Crude Petroleum and 

Liquid Petroleum Products by 

Thermohydrometer Method, 3rd Ed. 

TR 2570, Technical Report for the 

Determination of Water in Crude Oil 

and Petroleum Products Using OnLine Water Monitors, 1st Ed. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Paula Watkins, Standards Department, 

e-mail: (watkinsp@api.org) 

Meetings/Conferences: The Spring 

Committee on Petroleum Measurement 

Meeting will be held in Dallas, Texas, 

March 15–18, 2010. The Fall Committee 

on Petroleum Measurement Meeting 

will be held in Denver, Colorado, 

October 4–8, 2010. Interested parties 

may visit the API Web site at http:// 

www.api.org/meetings/ for more 

information regarding participation in 

these meetings. 

Pipeline: 

RP 1109, Marking Liquid Petroleum 

Pipeline Facilities, 4th Ed. 

RP 1162, Public Awareness Programs for 

Pipeline Operators, 2nd Ed. 

RP 1167, Alarm Management, 1st Ed. 

RP 2200, Repairing Crude Oil, Liquefied 

Petroleum Gas and Product Pipelines, 

4th Ed. 

Std 1160, Managing System Integrity for 

Hazardous Liquid Pipelines, 2nd Ed. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ed Baniak, Standards Department, email: (baniake@api.org). 

Refining: 

RP 500, Recommended Practice for 

Classification of Locations for 

Electrical Installations at Petroleum 

Facilities Classified as Class I, 

Division 1 and Division 2, 3rd Ed. 

RP 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 Ed. 

RP 520 Pt 2, Sizing, Selection, and 

Installation of Pressure-Relieving 

Devices in Refineries, Part II, 

Installation, 6th Ed. 

RP 540, Electrical Installations in 

Petroleum Processing Plants, 5th Ed. 

RP 578, Material Verification Program 

for New and Existing Alloy Piping 

Systems, 2nd Ed. 

RP 621, Reconditioning of Metallic Gate, 

Globe, and Check Valves, 3rd Ed. 

RP 688, Recommended Practice for 

Pulsation and Vibration Control in 

Reciprocating Compressor Systems, 

1st Ed. 

RP 934–A–A1, Addendum 1 to 

Materials and Fabrication 

Requirements for 2–1/4/3Cr Alloy 

Steel Heavy Wall Pressure Vessels for 

High Temperature, High Pressure 

Hydrogen Service, 2nd Ed. 

RP 934–E, Materials and Fabrication of 1⁄4;Cr–1⁄2;Mo Steel Pressure Vessels for 

Service above 825 °F (440 °C), 1st Ed. 

Std 541, Form-Wound Squirrel-Cage 

Induction Motors 500 Horsepower 

and Larger, 5th Ed. 

Std 607/ISO 10497, Testing of ValvesFire Type-testing Requirements, 6th 

Ed. 

Std 620–A2, Addendum 2 to Design and 

Construction of Large, Welded, LowPressure Storage Tanks, 11th Ed. 

Std 653–A1, Addendum 1 to Tank 

Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and 

Reconstruction, 4th Ed. 

Std 670, Machinery Protection Systems, 

5th Ed. 

Std 673, Centrifugal Fans for Petroleum, 

Chemical and Gas Industry Services, 

3rd Ed. 

Std 674, Positive Displacement PumpsReciprocating, 3rd Ed. 

Std 754, Process Safety Performance 

Indicators for the Refining and 

Petrochemical Industries, 1st Ed. 

Std 755, Fatigue Prevention Guidelines 

for the Refining and Petrochemical 

Industries, 1st Ed. 

TR 934–B, Fabrication Considerations 

for Vanadium-Modified Cr-Mo Steel 

Heavy Wall Pressure Vessels, 1st Ed. 

TR 934–D, Technical Report on the 

Materials and Fabrication Issues of 

11⁄4Cr-1⁄2Mo and 1Cr-1⁄2Mo Steel 

Pressure Vessels, 1st Ed. 

TR 938–C, Use of Duplex Stainless 

Steels in the Oil Refining Industry, 

2nd Ed. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Soffrin, Standards Department, 

e-mail:(soffrind@api.org). 

Meetings/Conferences: The Spring 

Refining and Equipment Standards 

Meeting will be held in New Orleans, 

Louisiana, April 26–28, 2010. The Fall 

Refining and Equipment Standards 

Meeting will be held in Nashville, 

Tennessee, November 15–17, 2010. 

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 2218, Fireproofing Practices in 

Petroleum and Petrochemical 

Processing Plants, 3rd Ed. 

RP 2350, Overfill Protection for Storage 

Tanks in Petroleum Facilities, 4th Ed. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Soffrin, Standards Department, 

e-mail: (soffrind@api.org). 

For Additional Information on the 

overall API standards program, Contact: 

David Miller, Standards Department, email: miller@api.org. 

Dated: February 5, 2010. 

Marc G. Stanley, 

Acting Deputy Director. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3500 Filed 2–22–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[Application 10–00001] 

Export Trade Certificate of Review 

ACTION: Notice of Application for an 

Export Trade Certificate of Review from 

Alaska Longline Cod Commission 

(‘‘ALCC’’) 

SUMMARY: The Export Trading Company 

Affairs (‘‘ETCA’’) unit, Office of 

Competition and Economic Analysis, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce, has received 

an application for an Export Trade 

Certificate of Review (‘‘Certificate’’). This 

notice summarizes the conduct for 

which certification is sought and 

requests comments relevant to whether 

the Certificate should be issued. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph E. Flynn, Director, Office of 

Competition and Economic Analysis, 

International Trade Administration, by 

telephone at (202) 482–5131 (this is not 

a toll free number) or E-mail at 

oetca@ita.doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of 

the Export Trading Company Act of 

1982 (15 U.S.C. 4001–21) authorizes the 

Secretary of Commerce to issue Export 

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