65 FR 185 pgs. 57315-57317 - Announcement of the American Petroleum Institute's Standards Activities

Type: NOTICEVolume: 65Number: 185Pages: 57315 - 57317
FR document: [FR Doc. 00-24459 Filed 9-21-00; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology
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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) 862-8000.

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, operations, and processes. 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.

Pipeline Committee

New(1160) Pipe Integrity in High Consequence Areas (HCAs)

New(1133) Guidelines for Onshore Hydrocarbon Pipelines Crossing Floodplains

1109Marking Liquid Petroleum Pipeline Facilities

1129Assurance of Hazardous Liquid Pipeline System Integrity

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Andrea Johnson, Standards and Training Resource Group, email: johnsona@api.org.

Committee on Marketing

NewRecommended Practice on Loading and Unloading of MC 306/DOT 406 Tank Motor Vehicles

New(1582) Similarity Calculations and Software for Aviation Jet Fuel Filter/Separators

2610Design, Construction, Operation, Maintenance, and Inspection of Terminal and Tank Facilities

1621Bulk Liquid Stock Control at Retail Outlets

1584Four-inch Aviation Hydrant System

1004Bottom Loading and Vapor Recovery for MC-306 Tank Motor Vehicles

2510Design and Construction of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Installations

1501Recommended Practice for Retail or Consumer Aviation Fueling Facilities

1560Lubricant Service Designations for Automotive Manual Transmissions, Manual Transaxles, and Axles

1631Interior Lining of Underground Storage Tanks

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Soffrin, Standards and Training Resource Group, email: soffrind@api.org.

Committee on Refining

New(577) Welding Inspection and Metallurgy

New(580) Risk Based Inspection

New(621) Reconditioning of Metallic Gate, Globe, and Check Valves

New(687) Repair of Special Purpose Rotors

New(934) Materials and Fabrication Requirements for 2 14 CR 3Cr Steel Heavy Wall Pressure Vessels for High Temperature, High Pressure Hydrogen Service

NewStandard on Lightning Protection for Storage Tanks

510Pressure Vessel Inspection Code

570Piping Inspection Code

575Inspection of Atmospheric Low Pressure Storage Tanks

530Calculation of Heater Tube Thickness in Petroleum Refineries

560Fired Heaters for General Refinery Service

662Plate Heat Exchanger Specification Sheets for General Refinery Service

534Heat Recovery Steam Generator Burners for Fired heaters in General Refinery Service

599Metal Plug Valves-Flanged and Welding Ends

603Class 150, Cast, Corrosion-Resistant, Flanged-End Gate Valves

598Valve Inspection and Testing

602Compact Steel Gate Valves-Flanged, Threaded, Welding and Extended Body Ends

608Metal Ball Valves-Flanged, Threaded, and Butt-Welding Ends

620Design and Construction of Large, Welded, Low-Pressure Storage Tanks

650Welded Steel Ranks for Oil Storage

653Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction

610Centrifugal Pumps for Petroleum, Chemical, and Heavy Duty Chemical and Gas Industry Services

617Centrifugal Compressors for petroleum, Chemical and Gas Industry Services

682Shaft Sealing Systems for Centrifugal and Rotary Pumps

612Special Purpose Steam Turbines for Petroleum, Chemical and Gas Industry Services

673Fans

674Positive Displacement Pumps-Reciprocating

541Form-Wound Squirrel-Cage Induction Motors-250 Horsepower and larger

554Process Instrument and Control

526Flanges Steel Pressure Relief Valves

520Sizing, Selection and Installation of Pressure-Relieving Devices in Refineries, Part II-Installation

Meetings/Conferences: The Storage Tank Management and Technology Conference will be held in Austin, Texas at the Austin Marriott Hotel from September 19 through September 21, 2000. The Fall Refining Meeting will be held October 30 through November 1, 2000, at the Wyndham Palace Hotel, Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Fitness for Service Training will be offered November 14-16, in San Antonio, Texas, at the Doubletree Hotel. Interested parties may visit the API Events calendar at http://www.api.org/events for more information regarding participation in these meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Miller, Standards and Training Resource Group, e-mail: miller@api.org.

Committee on Safety and Fire Protection

2015Safe Entry and Cleaning of Petroleum Storage Tanks

2021Fire Fighting In and Around Flammable and Combustible Liquid Atmosphere Storage Tank

2028Flame Arrestors in Piping Systems

For Further Information Contact:

David Soffrin, Standards and Training Resource Group, email: soffrind@api.org.

Committee on Petroleum Measurement

1.0Vocabulary

2.2AMeasurement and Calibration of Upright Cylindrical Tanks by the Manual Strapping Method

2.8ACalibration of Tanks on Ships and Oceangoing Barges

4.5Master-Meter Provers

6.2Loading Rack and Tank Truck Metering for Non-LPG Products

8.1Manual Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products

8.2Automatic Sampling of Petroleum and Petroleum Products

8.3Mixing and Handling of Liquid Samples of Petroleum and Petroleum Products

8.4Manual Sampling and Handling of Fuels for Volatility Measurement

10.1Determination of Sediment in Crude Oils and Fuel Oils by the Extraction Method

10.3Determination of Water and Sediment in Crude Oil by the Centrifuge Method (Laboratory Procedure)

10.7Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oil by Karl Fischer Titration (Potentiometric)

NewDraft Standard, On Line Water Monitoring Automatic Sampling

11.1"C" Language and VCF Software

12.1Calculation of Static Petroleum Quantities, Part 1, Upright Cylindrical Tanks and Marine Vessels

14.1Collecting and Handling Natural Gas Samples for Custody Transfer

14.3 Part 1General Equations and Uncertainty Guidelines

14.3 Part 2Specifications and General Installation Requirements

14.3 Part 3Natural Gas Applications

14.3 Part 4Natural Gas Applications-Software Program

14.3 Part 4Background, Development, Implementation Procedures and Subroutine Documentation

14.7Mass Measurement of Natural Gas Liquid

16.2Mass Measurement of Liquid Hydrocarbons in Vertical Cylindrical Storage Tanks by Hydrostatic Tank Gaging

17.1Guidelines for Marine Cargo Inspection (Spanish Version)

17.2Measurement of Cargoes on Board Tank Vessel (Spanish Version)

17.5Guidelines for Cargo Analysis and Reconciliation

17.7Recommended Practices for Developing Barge Control Factors (Volume Ratio)

19.1DDocumentation File for API Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards Chapter 19.1-Evaporative Loss from Fixed Roof Tanks

20.1Allocation Measurement

NewMulti-Phase Meters

NewUltrasonic Meters

NewAlternative Meters

Meetings/Conferences: The Committee on Petroleum Measurement Fall Meeting will be held September 25-29, 2000, at the Wyndham Palace Hotel, Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Interested parties may visit the API Events calendar at http://www.api.org/events for more information regarding attending this meeting.

For Further Information Contact:

Jon Noxon, Standards and Training Resource Group, email: noxonj@api.org.

Committee on Exploration and Production

New(2FPS) Recommended Practice on Floating Production Systems

2CSpecification for Offshore Cranes

2MT1Specification for As-Rolled Carbon Manganese Steel Plate with Improved Toughness for Offshore Structures

2NRecommended Practice for Planning, Designing and Constructing Structures and Pipelines in Arctic Conditions

2SDesign of Windlass Wildcats for Floating Offshore Structure

New(2SM) Synthetic Fiber Ropes for Offshore Mooring

5BThreading, Gaging, and Thread Inspection of Casing, Tubing, and Line Pipe Threads

5CTSpecification on Casing and Tubing

7Specification for Rotary Drill Stern Elements

7KSpecification for Drilling Equipment

7LRecommended Practice for Inspection, Maintenance, Repair and Remanufacture of Drilling Equipment

9ASpecification for Wire Rope

10DSpecification for Bow-Spring Casing Centralizers

10FRecommended Practice for Performance of Cementing Float Equipment

11ARRecommended Practice for Care and Use of Subsurface Pumps

New(11IW) Independent Wellhead

NewSpecification for Packers

13ASpecification for Drilling Fluid Materials

14ASubsurface Safety Valve Equipment

16CSpecification for Choke and Kill Systems

16DSpecification for Control Systems for Drilling Well Control Equipment

17CRecommended Practice for TFL (Through Flowline) Systems

New17K Bonded Flexible Pipe

New17L Flexible Pipe Ancillary Equipment

NewSpecification for Well Perforators

14JRecommended Practice for Design and Hazard Analysis for Offshore Production Facilities

14GRecommended Practice for Fire Prevention and Control on Open Type Offshore Production Platforms

49Recommended Practice for Analysis of Oilfield Waters

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mike Spanhel, Standards and Training Resource Group, email: spanhelm@api.org.

Dated: September 15, 2000.

Karen Brown,

Deputy Director.

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