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0.825 meters (32.5 inches) from the

other end of the container, measured

horizontally along a line parallel to the

longitudinal axis of the container.

(3) Position a CNG fuel container that

is fitted with pressure relief devices at

more than one location along its length

so that the portion of container over the

center of the fire source is the portion

midway between the two pressure relief

devices that are separated by the

greatest distance, measured horizontally

along a line parallel to the longitudinal

axis of the container.

(4) Test a CNG fuel container that is

greater than 1.65 meters (65 inches) in

length, is protected by thermal

insulation, and does not have pressure

relief devices, twice at 100 percent of

service pressure. In one test, position

the center of the container over the

center of the fire source. In another test,

position one end of the container so that

the fire source is centered 0.825 meters

(32.5 inches) from one end of the

container, measured horizontally along

a line parallel to the longitudinal axis of

the container.

S8.3.3 Number and placement of

thermocouples. To monitor flame

temperature, place three thermocouples

so that they are suspended 25 mm (one

inch) below the bottom of the CNG fuel

container. Position thermocouples so

that they are equally spaced over the

length of the fire source or length of the

container, whichever is shorter.

S8.3.4 Shielding.

(a) Use shielding to prevent the flame

from directly contacting the CNG fuel

container valves, fittings, or pressure

relief devices.

(b) To provide the shielding, use steel

with 0.6 mm (.025 in) minimum

nominal thickness.

(c) Position the shielding so that it

does not directly contact the CNG fuel

container valves, fittings, or pressure

relief devices.

S8.3.5 Fire source. Use a uniform

fire source that is 1.65 meters long (65

inches). Beginning five minutes after the

fire is ignited, maintain an average

flame temperature of not less than 430

degrees Celsius (800 degrees Fahrenheit)

as determined by the average of the two

thermocouples recording the highest

temperatures over a 60 second interval:

1

2

 TT TT High 1 High 2 High 1 High 2 +



 



 +  +



 













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

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≥

2 2

 430 C

 time 30 sec time 60 sec

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If the pressure relief device releases

before the end of the fifth minute after

ignition, then the minimum temperature

requirement does not apply.

S8.3.6 Recording data. Record time,

temperature, and pressure readings at 30

second intervals, beginning when the

fire is ignited and continuing until the

pressure release device releases.

S8.3.7 Duration of exposure to fire

source. The CNG fuel container is

exposed to the fire source for 20

minutes after ignition or until the

pressure release device releases,

whichever period is shorter.

S8.3.8 Number of tests per

container. A single CNG fuel container

is not subjected to more than one

bonfire test.

S8.3.9 Wind velocity. The average

ambient wind velocity at the CNG fuel

container during the period specified in

S8.3.6 of this standard is not to exceed

2.24 meters/second (5 mph).

* * * * *

Issued on: October 24, 2000.

Sue Bailey,

Administrator.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 648

[Docket No. 000119014-0137-02; I.D.

091800G]

Fisheries of the Northeastern United

States; Black Sea Bass Fishery;

Commercial Quota Harvested for

Quarter 4 Period

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Closure; Quarter 4 commercial

black sea bass fishery.

SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the

black sea bass commercial quota

available in the quarter 4 period to the

coastal states from Maine through North

Carolina has been harvested.

Commercial vessels may not land black

sea bass in the Northeast region for the

remainder of the 2000 quarter 4 quota

period (through December 31, 2000).

Regulations governing the black sea bass

fishery require publication of this

notification to advise the coastal states

from Maine through North Carolina that

the quota has been harvested and to

advise vessel permit holders and dealer

permit holders that no commercial

quota is available for landing black sea

bass in these states north of 35°15.3’ N.

lat.

DATES: Effective 0001 hrs local time,

November 1, 2000, through 2400 hrs

local time, December 31, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jennifer L. Anderson, Fishery

Management Specialist, at (978) 281-

9226.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulations governing the black sea bass

fishery are found at 50 CFR part 648.

The regulations require annual

specification of a commercial quota that

is allocated into four quota periods

based upon percentages of the annual

quota. The quarter 4 (October through

December) commercial quota is

distributed to the coastal states from

Maine through North Carolina. The

process to set the annual commercial

quota is described in § 648.140.

The initial total commercial quota for

black sea bass for the 2000 calendar year

was 3,024,742 lb (1,372,000 kg) (65 FR

33486, May 24, 2000). The quarter 4

period quota, which is equal to 19.77

percent of the annual commercial quota,

was 540,170 lb (245,017 kg). The quota

allocation was adjusted downward (65

FR 50465, August 18, 2000) to

compensate for 1999 quarter 4 landings

in excess of the 1999 quarter 4 quota,

consistent with the procedures in §

648.140. The final adjusted quarter 4

quota was 450,661 lb (204,416 kg).

Section 648.141 requires the Regional

Administrator, Northeast Region, NMFS

(Regional Administrator), to monitor the

commercial black sea bass quota for

each quota period on the basis of dealer

reports, state data, and other available

information to determine when the

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commercial quota has been harvested.

NMFS is required to publish a

notification in the Federal Register

advising and notifying commercial

vessels and dealer permit holders that,

effective upon a specific date, the black

sea bass commercial quota has been

harvested and no commercial quota is

available for landing black sea bass for

the remainder of the quarter 4 period,

north of 35°15.3’ N. lat. The Regional

Administrator has determined, based

upon dealer reports and other available

information, that the black sea bass

commercial quota for the 2000 quarter 4

period has been harvested.

The regulations at § 648.4(b) provide

that Federal black sea bass moratorium

permit holders agree as a condition of

the permit not to land black sea bass in

any state after NMFS has published a

notification in the Federal Register

stating that the commercial quota for the

period has been harvested and that no

commercial quota for the black sea bass

is available. The Regional Administrator

has determined that the quarter 4 period

for black sea bass no longer has

commercial quota available. Therefore,

effective 0001 hrs local time, November

1, 2000, further landings of black sea

bass in coastal states from Maine

through North Carolina, north of

35°15.3’ N. lat., by vessels holding

commercial Federal fisheries permits

are prohibited through December 31,

2000. The 2001 quarter 1 period for

commercial black sea bass harvest will

open on January 1, 2001. Effective

November 1, 2000, federally permitted

dealers are also advised that they may

not purchase black sea bass from

federally permitted black sea bass

moratorium permit holders who land in

coastal states from Maine through North

Carolina, north of 35°15.3’ N. lat., for

the remainder of the quarter 4 period

(through December 31, 2000).

The regulations at § 648.4(b) also

provide that, if the commercial black sea

bass quota for a period is harvested and

the coast is closed to the possession of

black sea bass north of 35°15.3’ N. lat.,

any vessel owners who hold valid

commercial permits for both the black

sea bass and the NMFS Southeast

Region Snapper-Grouper fisheries may

surrender their black sea bass

moratorium permit by certified mail

addressed to the Regional Administrator

(see table 1 at § 600.502) and fish

pursuant to their Snapper-Grouper

permit, as long as fishing is conducted

exclusively in waters, and landings are

made, south of 35°15.3’ N. lat. A

moratorium permit for the black sea

bass fishery that is voluntarily

relinquished or surrendered will be

reissued upon the receipt of the vessel

owner’s written request after a

minimum period of 6 months from the

date of cancellation.

Classification

This action is required by 50 CFR part

648 and is exempt from review under

Executive Order 12866.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Dated: October 24, 2000.

Clarence Pautzke,

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 00–27819 Filed 10–27–00; 8:45 am]

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