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[Docket No.: 150813711–5711–01]
Cryogenic Flow Meter Calibrations:
Request for Information and Notice of
Public Workshop
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for information.
AGENCY:
The National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST), an
agency of the United States Department
of Commerce, plans to discontinue the
operation of its Cryogenic Flow
Measurement Facility (Facility), located
on NIST’s campus in Boulder, Colorado,
on September 30, 2015. NIST publishes
this notice to request information on the
industry’s interest and needs in (1)
cryogenic flow calibrations, (2) research
areas of mutual interest to advance
cryogenic flow calibrations, and (3) the
re-establishment of the Facility at a
different location. NIST will hold a
public workshop to discuss these issues
on Monday, September 28, 2015, on
NIST’s campus in Boulder, Colorado.
Members of the public may register to
participate in the public workshop in
person or virtually by web conferencing.
DATES: NIST will accept responses to
this request for information until 11:59
p.m. Eastern Time on September 28,
2015. No proprietary information
should be included in the written
responses to this request for
information. The public workshop will
be held on Monday, September 28,
2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Mountain Time. Interested parties must
register to participate in the public
workshop by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on
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Friday, September 25, 2015. Please see
the registration instructions in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below.
ADDRESSES: Written responses to this
request for information should be
submitted to Dr. Michael Moldover,
Sensor Science Division of the Physical
Measurement Laboratory at the National
Institute of Standards and Technology,
100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8440,
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, or by
electronic mail to Michael.Moldover@
nist.gov. The public workshop will be
held at NIST’s campus in Boulder,
Colorado, which is located at 325
Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305, in
Building 81, Room 81–1A116.
Registration will be available online at
https://www.nist.gov/allevents.cfm.
Please note the campus admittance
instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information, please contact Dr.
Michael Moldover by mail to 100
Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8440,
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, or by
electronic mail to Michael.Moldover@
nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIST’s
Cryogenic Flow Measurement Facility
(Facility), located on NIST’s campus in
Boulder, Colorado, provides the public
with the service of calibrating and
testing flow meters using a closed loop
liquid-nitrogen flow system. The
Facility uses a dynamic weighing
system to measure liquid mass and to
calculate total mass and volume flow
rates through a meter under test
conditions. All measurements are
traceable to the International System of
Units using standards maintained at
NIST. Upon completion of a meter
calibration, NIST provides the customer
with a final report, tabulated data, and
plots summarizing the results.
The Facility has been in operation at
NIST for nearly fifty years under the
NIST Quality System (in conformance
with ISO/TEC 17025). The calibration of
cryogenic flow meters is listed among
the NIST Calibration and Measurement
Capabilities (CMC) within the key
comparison database (KCDB) of the
Bureau International des Poids et
Mesures (BIPM). While it provides an
important and unique service, NIST
plans to discontinue the operation of the
Cryogenic Flow Measurement Facility
in Boulder at the end of September
2015. The Facility’s current location
will be used for NIST’s new
Communication Technology Laboratory.
The purpose of this request for
information is to determine the level of
interest and the needs of the industry
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for this type of calibration service. NIST
is seeking information that responds to
the questions listed below.
(1) What is your opinion of the quality
and utility of the calibration services
performed by the Facility?
(2) What are the benefits of continuing
the calibration services?
(3) What are your ideas about how to
collaborate with members of the
industry or research organizations to
further the research efforts in the field
of cryogenic flow measurement,
including the development of methods
to allow cryogenic flow meters to be
calibrated at room temperatures?
(4) What is your opinion of the
creation of a new research consortium
for cryogenic flow measurement that
would be led by NIST?
(5) What is your opinion of the
current or future need for the
development of dynamic weighing
techniques for the calibration of
cryogenic flow meters beyond what is
currently used by industry?
(6) What is your opinion about
whether the Facility should be reestablished, either at NIST’s campus in
Gaithersburg, Maryland, or at a different
location?
Multiple responses from the same
organization are permitted. No business
proprietary information should be
included in any correspondence to NIST
in response to this request for
information. NIST will not treat any
information provided in response to this
request for information as proprietary
information. Any information received
by NIST in response to this request may
be used to communicate with the
responders regarding future projects.
Public Workshop: NIST will hold a
public workshop to lead an open
discussion with participants regarding
the questions listed above. The meeting
will be held at NIST’s campus in
Boulder, Colorado on Monday,
September 28, 2015. Participants may
attend the public workshop in person or
may participate virtually via web
conferencing. All participants who wish
to attend in person are required to
register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on
Friday, September 25, 2015, at https://
www.nist.gov/allevents.cfm. There is no
registration fee. NIST will provide
registered participants with information
about how to access NIST’s campus in
Boulder, Colorado to attend in person
and how to access the web conference
to participate virtually. For participants
attending in person, please note that
federal agencies, including NIST, can
only accept a state-issued driver’s
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Musselman at (301) 975–2165 or visit:
https://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/
visitor/.
Richard Cavanagh,
Acting Associate Director for Laboratory
Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
[Docket No.: 150813711-5711-01]
Cryogenic Flow Meter Calibrations: Request for Information and
Notice of Public Workshop
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for information.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an
agency of the United States Department of Commerce, plans to
discontinue the operation of its Cryogenic Flow Measurement Facility
(Facility), located on NIST's campus in Boulder, Colorado, on September
30, 2015. NIST publishes this notice to request information on the
industry's interest and needs in (1) cryogenic flow calibrations, (2)
research areas of mutual interest to advance cryogenic flow
calibrations, and (3) the re-establishment of the Facility at a
different location. NIST will hold a public workshop to discuss these
issues on Monday, September 28, 2015, on NIST's campus in Boulder,
Colorado. Members of the public may register to participate in the
public workshop in person or virtually by web conferencing.
DATES: NIST will accept responses to this request for information until
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 28, 2015. No proprietary
information should be included in the written responses to this request
for information. The public workshop will be held on Monday, September
28, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time. Interested parties
must register to participate in the public workshop by 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on
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Friday, September 25, 2015. Please see the registration instructions in
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.
ADDRESSES: Written responses to this request for information should be
submitted to Dr. Michael Moldover, Sensor Science Division of the
Physical Measurement Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards
and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8440, Gaithersburg,
Maryland 20899, or by electronic mail to Michael.Moldover@nist.gov. The
public workshop will be held at NIST's campus in Boulder, Colorado,
which is located at 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305, in Building 81,
Room 81-1A116. Registration will be available online at https://www.nist.gov/allevents.cfm. Please note the campus admittance
instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this
notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, please
contact Dr. Michael Moldover by mail to 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop
8440, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, or by electronic mail to
Michael.Moldover@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIST's Cryogenic Flow Measurement Facility
(Facility), located on NIST's campus in Boulder, Colorado, provides the
public with the service of calibrating and testing flow meters using a
closed loop liquid-nitrogen flow system. The Facility uses a dynamic
weighing system to measure liquid mass and to calculate total mass and
volume flow rates through a meter under test conditions. All
measurements are traceable to the International System of Units using
standards maintained at NIST. Upon completion of a meter calibration,
NIST provides the customer with a final report, tabulated data, and
plots summarizing the results.
The Facility has been in operation at NIST for nearly fifty years
under the NIST Quality System (in conformance with ISO/TEC 17025). The
calibration of cryogenic flow meters is listed among the NIST
Calibration and Measurement Capabilities (CMC) within the key
comparison database (KCDB) of the Bureau International des Poids et
Mesures (BIPM). While it provides an important and unique service, NIST
plans to discontinue the operation of the Cryogenic Flow Measurement
Facility in Boulder at the end of September 2015. The Facility's
current location will be used for NIST's new Communication Technology
Laboratory.
The purpose of this request for information is to determine the
level of interest and the needs of the industry for this type of
calibration service. NIST is seeking information that responds to the
questions listed below.
(1) What is your opinion of the quality and utility of the
calibration services performed by the Facility?
(2) What are the benefits of continuing the calibration services?
(3) What are your ideas about how to collaborate with members of
the industry or research organizations to further the research efforts
in the field of cryogenic flow measurement, including the development
of methods to allow cryogenic flow meters to be calibrated at room
temperatures?
(4) What is your opinion of the creation of a new research
consortium for cryogenic flow measurement that would be led by NIST?
(5) What is your opinion of the current or future need for the
development of dynamic weighing techniques for the calibration of
cryogenic flow meters beyond what is currently used by industry?
(6) What is your opinion about whether the Facility should be re-
established, either at NIST's campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland, or at a
different location?
Multiple responses from the same organization are permitted. No
business proprietary information should be included in any
correspondence to NIST in response to this request for information.
NIST will not treat any information provided in response to this
request for information as proprietary information. Any information
received by NIST in response to this request may be used to communicate
with the responders regarding future projects.
Public Workshop: NIST will hold a public workshop to lead an open
discussion with participants regarding the questions listed above. The
meeting will be held at NIST's campus in Boulder, Colorado on Monday,
September 28, 2015. Participants may attend the public workshop in
person or may participate virtually via web conferencing. All
participants who wish to attend in person are required to register by
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, September 25, 2015, at https://www.nist.gov/allevents.cfm. There is no registration fee. NIST will
provide registered participants with information about how to access
NIST's campus in Boulder, Colorado to attend in person and how to
access the web conference to participate virtually. For participants
attending in person, please note that federal agencies, including NIST,
can only accept a state-issued driver's license or identification card
for access to federal facilities if such license or identification card
is issued by a state that is compliant with the REAL ID Act of 2005
(Pub. L. 109-13), or by a state that has an extension for REAL ID
compliance. NIST currently accepts other forms of federal-issued
identification in lieu of a state-issued driver's license. For detailed
information, please contact Arvella Musselman at (301) 975-2165 or
visit: https://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/.
Richard Cavanagh,
Acting Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
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