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date on which the administering 

authority initiated the investigation. 

The Department has determined that 

the parties involved in the proceeding 

are cooperating and that the 

investigation is extraordinarily 

complicated. See section 703(c)(1)(B) of 

the Act. Specifically, the Department is 

currently investigating alleged subsidy 

programs involving loans, grants, 

income tax incentives, and the 

provision of goods or services for less 

than adequate remuneration. Due to the 

number and complexity of the alleged 

countervailable subsidy practices being 

investigated, it is not practicable to 

complete the preliminary determination 

of this investigation within the original 

time limit (i.e., by March 23, 2012). 

Therefore, in accordance with section 

703(c)(1)(B) of the Act, we are fully 

extending the due date for the 

preliminary determination to no later 

than 130 days after the day on which 

the investigation was initiated. 

However, as that date falls on a Sunday 

(i.e., May 27, 2012) and is followed by 

a federal holiday on Monday, May 28, 

2012, the deadline for completion of the 

preliminary determination is now 

Tuesday, May 29, 2012, the next 

business day. 

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to section 703(c)(2) of the Act. 

Dated: March 2, 2012. 

Ronald K. Lorentzen, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5785 Filed 3–8–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

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. 

SUMMARY: The American Petroleum 

Institute (API), with the assistance of 

other interested parties, continues to 

develop standards 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. 

DATES: Dates of conferences and 

meetings are provided in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below. 

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 

Specification 2C, Offshore Pedestalmounted Cranes, 7th 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 4G, 

Operation, Inspection, Maintenance, 

and Repair of Drilling and Well 

Servicing Structures, 4th Edition. 

Specification 5L, Specification for 

Line Pipe, 45th Edition. 

Recommended Practice 5L8, Field 

Inspection of New Line Pipe, 3rd 

Edition. 

Specification 5L9, Recommended 

Practice for External Fusion Bonded 

Epoxy Coating of Line Pipe, 2nd Edition. 

Recommended Practice 5LT, 

Recommended Practice for Truck 

Transportation of Line Pipe, 1st Edition. 

Recommended Practice 6DR, Repair 

and Remanufacture of Pipeline Valves, 

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. 

Specification 7NRV, Specification on 

Non-Return Valves, 2nd Edition. 

Recommended Practice 8B, 

Inspection, Maintenance, Repair, and 

Remanufacture of Hoisting Equipment, 

8th Edition. 

Specification 8C, Drilling and 

Production Hoisting Equipment (PSL 1 

and PSL 2), 5th 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 14FZ, 

Recommended Practice for Design, 

Installation, and Maintenance of 

Electrical Systems for Fixed and 

Floating Offshore Petroleum Facilities 

for Unclassified and Class I, Zone 0, 

Zone 1 and Zone 2 Locations, 2nd 

Edition. 

Specification 16A, Specification for 

Drill-through Equipment, 4th Edition. 

Specification 16F, Specification for 

Marine Drilling Riser Equipment, 2nd 

Edition. 

Recommended Practice 16Q, Design, 

Selection, Operation and Maintenance 

of Marine Drilling Riser Systems, 2nd 

Edition. 

Specification 16R, Marine Drilling 

Riser Couplings, 2nd Edition. 

Specification 16RCD, Drill Through 

Equipment—Rotating Control Devices, 

2nd Edition. 

Recommended Practice 17A, Design 

and Operation of Subsea Production 

Systems—General Requirements and 

Recommendations, 5th 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 17P, 

Recommended Practice for Structures 

and Manifolds of Subsea Production 

Systems, 1st Edition. 

Technical Report 17TR4, Subsea 

Equipment Pressure Ratings, 1st 

Edition. 

Technical Report 17TR5, Avoidance 

of Blockages in Subsea Production 

Control and Chemical Injection 

Systems, 1st Edition. 


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Technical Report 17TR6, Attributes of 

Production Chemicals in Subsea 

Production Systems, 1st Edition. 

Recommended Practice 19B, 

Evaluation of Well Perforators— 

Addendum 1, 2nd Edition. 

Specification 20A, Steel, Stainless 

Steel, and Nickel Base Alloy Castings 

for use in the Petroleum and Natural 

Gas Industry, 1st Edition. 

Specification 20B, Open-die-shaped 

Forgings for use in the Petroleum and 

Natural Gas Industry, 1st Edition. 

Technical Report PER15K–1, Protocol 

for Verification and Validation of HPHT 

Equipment, 1st Edition. 

Recommended Practice HF1, 

Hydraulic Fracturing Operations—Well 

Construction and Integrity Guidelines, 

2nd Edition. 

Recommended Practice HF2, Water 

Management Associated with Hydraulic 

Fracturing, 2nd Edition. 

Recommended Practice HF3, 

Practices for Mitigating Surface Impacts 

Associated with Hydraulic Fracturing, 

2nd Edition. 

Publication HF4, Community 

Engagement Considerations in 

Hydraulic Fracturing, 1st Edition. 

Recommended Practice 51R, 

Environmental Protection for Onshore 

Oil and Gas Production Operations and 

Leases, 2nd Edition. 

Recommended Practice 12R1, 

Recommended Practice for Setting, 

Maintenance, Inspection, Operation, 

and Repair of Tanks in Production 

Service, 6th Edition. 

Standard 53, Blowout Prevention 

Equipment Systems for Drilling 

Operations, 4th Edition. 

Recommended Practice 65–1, 

Cementing Shallow Water Flow Zones in 

Deep Water 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 Considerations, 1st Edition. 

Bulletin 97, Well Control Interface 

Document Guidelines, 1st Edition. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Roland Goodman, Standards 

Department, email: (goodmanr@api.org). 

Meetings/Conferences: The 

Exploration & Production Standards 

Conference will be held in Westminster, 

Colorado, June 11–15, 2012. 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 1626, Storing 

and Handling Ethanol and Gasolineethanol Blends at Distribution 

Terminals and Filling Stations— 

Addendum 1, 2nd Edition. 

Recommended Practice 1640, Light 

Product Quality Terminal Operations, 

1st Edition. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steve Crimaudo, Standards Department, 

email: (crimaudos@api.org). 

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 3.5.1, 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 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 8.1.1, Standard 

Practice for Manual Sampling of 

Petroleum and Petroleum Products, Part 

1—General Practices, 1st Edition. 

MPMS Chapter 8.1.2, Standard 

Practice for Manual Sampling of 

Petroleum and Petroleum Products, Part 

2—Manual Sampling for Crude Oil, 1st 

Edition. 

MPMS Chapter 8.1.3, Standard 

Practice for Manual Sampling of 

Petroleum and Petroleum Products, Part 

3—Manual Sampling for Liquid 

Petroleum Products, 1st Edition. 

MPMS Chapter 8.2.1, Standard 

Practice for Automatic Sampling of 

Petroleum and Petroleum Products, Part 

1—General Section, 1st Edition. 

MPMS Chapter 8.2.2, Standard 

Practice for Automatic Sampling of 

Petroleum and Petroleum Products, Part 

2—Automatic Sampling for Crude Oil, 

1st Edition. 

MPMS Chapter 8.2.3, Standard 

Practice for Automatic Sampling of 

Petroleum and Petroleum Products, Part 

3—Automatic Sampling for Liquid 

Petroleum Products, 1st 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/Online Density Measurement and 

Applications, 1st Edition. 

MPMS Chapter 10.7, Standard Test 

Method for Water in Crude Oils by 

Potentiometric Karl Fischer Titration 

(ASTM D4377), 3rd Edition. 

MPMS Chapter 11.3.4, Gasoline/ 

Ethanol Volume Correction Factors, 1st 

Edition. 

MPMS Chapter 12.1.1, Calculation of 

Static Petroleum Quantities, Part 1— 

Upright Cylindrical Tanks and Marine 

Vessels, 3rd Edition. 

MPMS Chapter 12.1.2, Calculation of 

Static Petroleum Quantities, Part 2— 

Calculation Procedures for Tank Cars, 

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 14.3.1, Concentric, 

Square-Edged Orifice Meters, Part 1— 

General Equations and Uncertainty 

Guidelines (ANSI/API MPMS 14.3.1) 

(AGA Report No. 3, Part 1) (GPA 8185, 

Part 1), 4th 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) (GPA 8185, 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) (GPA 8185, Part 4)’’, 4th 

Edition. 

MPMS Chapter 14.7, Mass 

Measurement of Natural Gas Liquids, 

4th 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. 


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MPMS Chapter 14.11, Thermal 

Cracked Gas, 1st Edition. 

MPMS Chapter 14.12, Vortex Meters 

For Gas Flow Measurement, 1st Edition. 

MPMS Chapter 17.5, Guidelines for 

Cargo Analysis and Reconciliation, 3rd 

Edition. 

MPMS Chapter 17.6, Guidelines for 

Determining Fullness of Pipelines 

Between Vessels and Shore Tanks, 2nd 

Edition. 

MPMS Chapter 17.9, Vessel 

Experience Factor (VEF), 2nd Edition. 

MPMS Chapter 17.10.1, Refrigerated 

Light Hydrocarbon Fluids— 

Measurement of Cargoes on Board LNG 

Carriers, 1st Edition. 

MPMS Chapter 19.1, Evaporative Loss 

From Fixed-roof Tanks (Previously 

Publication 2518), 4th Edition. 

MPMS Chapter 19.2, Evaporative Loss 

From Floating-roof Tanks (Previously 

Publications 2517 and 2519), 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 19.4, Evaporative Loss 

Reference Information and Speciation 

Methodology, 3rd Edition. 

MPMS Chapter 20.1, Allocation 

Measurement—Overview, 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 20.6, Recommended 

Practice for Production Allocation 

Methodologies and Techniques, 1st 

Edition. 

MPMS Chapter 21.1, Electronic Gas 

Measurement, 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. 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Paula Watkins, Standards Department, 

email: (watkinsp@api.org). 

Meetings/Conferences: The Spring 

Committee on Petroleum Measurement 

Meeting will be held in Dallas, Texas, 

March 19–23, 2012. The Fall Committee 

on Petroleum Measurement Meeting 

will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, 

October 22–26, 2012. 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 Ed. 

Standard 1160, Managing System 

Integrity for Hazardous Liquid Pipelines, 

2nd Ed. 

Recommended Practice 1161, 

Guidance Document for the 

Qualification of Liquid Pipeline 

Personnel, 2nd Ed. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ed 

Baniak, Standards Department, email: 

(baniake@api.org). 

Refining 

Recommended Practice 500, 

Recommended Practice for 

Classification of Locations for Electrical 

Installations at Petroleum Facilities 

Classified as Class I, Division 1 and 

Division 2, 3rd Edition. 

Standard, 520–Part 1, Sizing, 

Selection, and Installation of PressureRelieving Devices in Refineries—Part 1, 

Sizing and Selection, 9th Edition. 

Standard 521, Guide for Pressurerelieving and Depressuring Systems, 6th 

Edition. 

Recommended Practice 535, Burners 

for Fired Heaters in General Refinery 

Services, 3rd Edition. 

Recommended Practice 538, 

Industrial Fired Boilers, 1st Edition. 

Recommended Practice 551, Process 

Measurement Instrumentation, 2nd 

Edition. 

Recommended Practice 552, 

Transmission Systems, 2nd Edition. 

Recommended Practice 553, Refinery 

Valves and Accessories for Control and 

Safety Instrumented 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 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. 

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—SpecialPurpose Applications, 7th Edition. 

Standard 617, Axial and Centrifugal 

Compressors and Expandercompressors 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, LowPressure Storage Tanks—Addendum 3, 

11th 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, Tank Inspection, 

Repair, Alteration, and 

Reconstruction—Addendum 2, 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 675, Positive Displacement 

Pumps—Controlled Volume, 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 


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(An Introduction to Lateral Critical and 

Train Torsional Analysis and Rotor 

Balancing), 3rd Edition. 

Recommended Practice 687, Rotor 

Repair, 2nd Edition. 

Recommended Practice 688, Pulsation 

and Vibration Control in Positive 

Displacement Machinery Systems for 

Petroleum, Petrochemical, and Natural 

Gas Industry Services, 1st 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 756, 

Management of Hazards Associated 

with Location of Process Plant Tents 

and Fabric Structures, 1st Edition. 

Standard 780, Security Vulnerability 

Assessment Methodology for the 

Petroleum and Petrochemical 

Industries, 1st Edition. 

Recommended Practice 932–B, 

Design, Materials, Fabrication, 

Operation, and Inspection Guidelines 

for Corrosion Control in 

Hydroprocessing Reactor Effluent Air 

Cooler (REAC) Systems, 2nd Edition. 

Recommended Practice 934–A, 

Materials and Fabrication Requirements 

for 2–1/4/3Cr Alloy Steel Heavy Wall 

Pressure Vessels for High Temperature, 

High Pressure Hydrogen Service, 

Addendum 2, 2nd Edition. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Soffrin, Standards Department, 

email: (soffrind@api.org). 

Meetings/Conferences: The Spring 

Refining and Equipment Standards 

Meeting will be held in Dallas, Texas, 

April 23–27, 2012. The Fall Refining 

and Equipment Standards Meeting will 

be held in Los Angeles, California, 

November 12–16, 2012. 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 2001, Fire 

Protection in Refineries, 9th Edition. 

Recommended Practice 2009, Safe 

Welding, Cutting and Hot Work 

Practices in the Petroleum and 

Petrochemical Industries, 8th Edition. 

Recommended Practice 2027, Ignition 

Hazards Involved in Abrasive Blasting 

of Atmospheric Storage Tanks in 

Hydrocarbon Service, 4th Edition. 

Recommended Practice 2030, 

Application of Fixed Water Spray 

Systems for Fire Protection in the 

Petroleum and Petrochemical 

Industries, 4th Edition. 

Recommended Practice 2207, 

Preparing Tank Bottoms for Hot Work, 

7th 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. 

Recommended Practice 2350, Overfill 

Protection for Storage Tanks in 

Petroleum Facilities, 4th Edition. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Soffrin, Standards Department, 

email: (soffrind@api.org). 

For Additional Information on the 

overall API standards program, Contact: 

David Miller, Standards Department, 

email: miller@api.org. 

Dated: March 2, 2012. 

Willie E. May, 

Associate Director for Laboratory Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5778 Filed 3–8–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Implementation of 

Vessel Speed Restrictions To Reduce 

the Threat of Ship Collisions with 

North Atlantic Right Whales 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before May 8, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Gregory Silber, Ph.D., greg.

silber@noaa.gov or Shannon Bettridge, 

Ph.D., shannon.bettridge@noaa.gov, 

Fishery Biologists, Office of Protected 

Resources, NMFS, 301–427–8402. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for an extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. On October 10, 2008, NMFS 

published a final rule implementing 

speed restrictions to reduce the 

incidence and severity of ship collisions 

with North Atlantic right whales (73 FR 

60173). That final rule contained a 

collection-of-information requirement 

subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act 

(PRA). Specifically, 50 CFR 224.105(c) 

requires a logbook entry to document 

that a deviation from the 10-knot speed 

limit was necessary for safe 

maneuverability under certain 

conditions: because the vessel is in an 

area where oceanographic, hydrographic 

and/or meteorological conditions 

severely restrict the maneuverability of 

the vessel and the need to operate at 

such speed is confirmed by the pilot on 

board or, when a vessel is not carrying 

a pilot, the master of the vessel. 

II. Method of Collection 

This information collection requires 

an entry into the ship’s logbook. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0580. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a currently approved 

collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

3,047. 

Estimated Time per Response: 5 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 254. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting 

costs. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 


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