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Taximeters
Item 354–5 U.S. National Work Group
on Taximeters (USNWG)—Taximeter
Code Revisions and Global Positioning
System (GPS)-Based Systems for Time
and Distance Measurement and
Item 354–6 Transportation Network
Systems—Draft Code
For several years, the NIST USNWG
on Taximeters has discussed possible
approaches for amending the NIST
Handbook 44, Taximeters Code to
specifically recognize GPS-based time
and distance measuring systems that are
used to assess charges for transportation
services such as taxicabs and
limousines. Appropriate specifications,
tolerances, and other technical
requirements for these devices must be
developed for manufacturers and users
of these devices, as well for weights and
measures officials. Such requirements
help ensure accuracy and transparency
for customers and a level playing field
for transportation service companies,
enabling consumers to make value
comparisons between competing
services. In the fall of 2015, the
California Division of Measurement
Standards submitted a proposal through
multiple regional weights and measures
associations to establish a separate NIST
Handbook 44 code to address
‘‘Transportation Network Services.’’ The
S&T Committee will examine these
proposals and the result of recent
discussions from a November 2015
USNWG meeting to assess how to best
address these systems.
NCWM L&R Committee
The following items are proposals to
amend NIST Handbook 130 or NIST
Handbook 133:
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NIST Handbook 130—Section on
Uniform Regulation for the Method of
Sale of Commodities
Item 232–7 2.23. Animal Bedding
The L&R Committee will consider a
proposal to recommend adoption of a
uniform method of sale for animal
bedding that will enhance the ability of
consumers to make value comparisons
and will ensure fair competition.
Animal Bedding is generally defined as
any material, except for baled straw,
that is kept, offered or exposed for sale
or sold to retail consumers for primary
use as a medium for any pet or
companion or livestock animal to nest
or eliminate waste. If adopted, the
proposal will require packers to
advertise and sell packages of animal
bedding on the basis of the expanded
volume of the bedding. Most packages
of animal bedding are compressed
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during packaging and the expanded
volume is the amount of product that
consumers will recover through
unwrapping and decompressing the
bedding according to the instructions
provided by the packer. See also Item
260–5, Section 3.15. Test Procedure for
Verifying the Usable Volume
Declaration on Packages of Animal
Bedding.
NIST Handbook 133—Chapter 3
Item 260–3 Section 3.14. Firewood—
(Volumetric Test Procedures for
Packaged Firewood With a Labeled
Volume of 113 L [4 ft 3] or Less)
The current test procedure in NIST
Handbook 133, Section 3.14.,
Firewood—(Volumetric Test Procedure
for Packaged Firewood with a Labeled
Volume of 113 L [4ft 3] or Less) has
provided different test results when
applied in various state inspections. If
adopted, this proposal would clarify the
test procedure and improve the
accuracy of length determinations when
determining the volume of wood in
bags, bundles and boxes. Improving the
test procedures will help ensure that
consumers can make value comparisons
and reduce unfair competition. Also
Item 232–4, NIST Handbook 130,
Method of Sale of Sale of Commodities
Regulation, Section 2.4. Fireplace and
Stove Wood, is being considered for
revision to recognize traditional
industry labeling practice and eliminate
language that appears to conflict with
the requirements of the Uniform
Packaging and Labeling Regulation.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 272(b).
Kevin Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Request for Nominations of Members
To Serve on the National Advisory
Committee on Windstorm Impact
Reduction
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST)
invites and requests nomination of
individuals for appointment to the
National Advisory Committee on
Windstorm Impact Reduction
SUMMARY:
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(Committee). This is a new Federal
Advisory Committee established
pursuant to the National Windstorm
Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization
of 2015 (Pub. L. 114–52). NIST will
consider nominations received in
response to this notice for appointment
to the Committee.
DATES: Please submit nominations on or
before Friday, August 19, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations
to Tina Faecke, Administrative Officer,
National Windstorm Impact Reduction
Program, National Institute of Standards
and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail
Stop 8630, Gaithersburg, MD 20899–
8630. Nominations may also be
submitted via FAX to 301–975–5433 or
email at tina.faecke@nist.gov.
Additional information regarding the
Committee, including its charter, may
be found on the NWIRP electronic home
page at: https://www.nist.gov/el/nwirp/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Marc Levitan, Acting Director, National
Windstorm Impact Reduction Program,
National Institute of Standards and
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail
Stop 8611, Gaithersburg, MD 20899–
8611, telephone 301–975–5340, fax
301–975–5433; or via email at
marc.levitan@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Committee
Information: The Committee was
established in accordance with the
requirements of the National Windstorm
Impact Reduction Act of 2004, Public
Law 108–360, Title II, as amended by
the National Windstorm Impact
Reduction Act Reauthorization of 2015,
Public Law 114–52, codified at 42
U.S.C. 15704, and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C.
App.
Objectives and Duties
1. The Committee will assess trends
and developments in the natural,
engineering, and social sciences and
practices of windstorm impact
mitigation, priorities of the National
Windstorm Impact Reduction Program’s
(Program) Strategic Plan, coordination
of the Program, effectiveness of the
Program in meeting its purposes under
section 204 (42 U.S.C. 15703) of the
National Windstorm Impact Reduction
Act of 2004, as amended, (Pub. L. 114–
52); and, any revisions to the Program
which may be necessary.
2. The Committee functions solely as
an advisory body, in accordance with
the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act.
3. The Committee shall report to the
Director of NIST.
4. At least once every two years, the
Committee shall report to the Director of
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NIST on its findings of the assessments
described above and its
recommendations for ways to improve
the Program.
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Membership
1. The Committee will consist of not
fewer than 7 nor more than 15 members.
Members shall be selected on the basis
of established records of distinguished
service in their professional community
and their knowledge of issues affecting
the Program. Members shall reflect the
wide diversity of technical disciplines,
competencies, and communities
involved in windstorm impact
reduction. Members who are qualified
to provide advice on windstorm impact
reduction and represent related
scientific, architectural, and engineering
disciplines, will be drawn from
communities having an interest in the
Program, including, but not limited to,
representatives of research and
academic institutions, industry
standards development organizations,
emergency management agencies, State
and local government, and business
communities including the insurance
industry.
2. The Director of NIST shall appoint
the members of the Committee, and they
will be selected on a clear, standardized
basis, in accordance with applicable
Department of Commerce guidance.
3. No committee member may be an
‘‘employee’’ as defined in
subparagraphs (A) through (F) of section
7342(a)(1) of title 5 of the United States
Code.
Miscellaneous
1. Members of the Committee will not
be compensated for their services, but
may, upon request, be allowed travel
and per diem expenses in accordance
with 5 U.S.C. 5701 et seq., while
attending meetings of the Committee or
of its subcommittees, or while otherwise
performing duties at the request of the
chairperson, while away from their
homes or a regular place of business.
2. Members of the Committee shall
serve as Special Government Employees
and are required to file an annual
Executive Branch Confidential Financial
Disclosure Report.
3. The Committee shall meet at least
once per year. Additional meetings may
be called whenever the Director of NIST
or the Committee Chair requests a
meeting.
4. The Committee shall terminate on
September 30, 2017.
Nomination Information
1. Nominations are sought from
industry and other communities having
an interest in the Program, such as, but
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not limited to, research and academic
institutions, industry standards
development organizations, emergency
management agencies, state and local
government, and business communities,
including the insurance industry, who
are qualified to provide advice on
windstorm impact mitigation and
represent related scientific,
architectural, and engineering
disciplines.
2. Nominees should have established
records of distinguished service. The
field of expertise that the candidate
represents should be specified in the
nomination letter. Nominations for a
particular field should come from
organizations or individuals within that
field. A summary of the candidate’s
qualifications should be included with
the nomination, including (where
applicable) current or former service on
federal advisory boards and federal
employment. In addition, each
nomination letter should state that the
person agrees to the nomination,
acknowledges the responsibilities of
serving on the Committee, and will
actively participate in good faith in the
tasks of the Committee.
3. The Department of Commerce is
committed to equal opportunity in the
workplace and seeks a broad-based and
diverse Committee membership.
Kevin Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Western Alaska
Community Development Quota (CDQ)
Program
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 September 12,
2016.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
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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 Patsy A. Bearden, (907) 586–
7008 or Patsy.Bearden@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
current information collection.
The Western Alaska Community
Development Quota (CDQ) Program is
an economic development program
associated with federally managed
fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands Management Area (BSAI). The
CDQ Program receives apportionments
of the annual catch limits for a variety
of commercially valuable species in the
BSAI, which are in turn allocated
among six different non-profit managing
organizations representing different
affiliations of communities (CDQ
groups). The CDQ Program redistributes
a portion of commercially important
BSAI fisheries species to adjacent
communities. There are 65 communities
participating in the program. CDQ
groups use the revenue derived from the
harvest of their fisheries allocations as
a basis both for funding economic
development activities and for
providing employment opportunities.
Thus, the successful harvest of CDQ
Program allocations is integral to
achieving the goals of the program.
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) manages the groundfish
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone
off Alaska. NMFS manages the
groundfish and crab fisheries of the
BSAI under the Fishery Management
Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands Management Area
and the Fishery Management Plan for
Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and
Tanner Crabs (FMPs). The North Pacific
Fishery Management Council prepared
the FMPs under the authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation & Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) as amended in 2006.
The International Pacific Halibut
Commission and NMFS manage fishing
for Pacific halibut through regulations
established under the authority of the
Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982.
Regulations implementing the FMPs
appear at 50 CFR parts 300, 679, and
680.
II. Method of Collection
By fax, by mail, and online.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Request for Nominations of Members To Serve on the National
Advisory Committee on Windstorm Impact Reduction
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
invites and requests nomination of individuals for appointment to the
National Advisory Committee on Windstorm Impact Reduction (Committee).
This is a new Federal Advisory Committee established pursuant to the
National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization of 2015 (Pub.
L. 114-52). NIST will consider nominations received in response to this
notice for appointment to the Committee.
DATES: Please submit nominations on or before Friday, August 19, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations to Tina Faecke, Administrative
Officer, National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program, National
Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop
8630, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8630. Nominations may also be submitted
via FAX to 301-975-5433 or email at tina.faecke@nist.gov.
Additional information regarding the Committee, including its
charter, may be found on the NWIRP electronic home page at: https://www.nist.gov/el/nwirp/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Marc Levitan, Acting Director,
National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program, National Institute of
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8611,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8611, telephone 301-975-5340, fax 301-975-5433;
or via email at marc.levitan@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Committee Information: The Committee was
established in accordance with the requirements of the National
Windstorm Impact Reduction Act of 2004, Public Law 108-360, Title II,
as amended by the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act
Reauthorization of 2015, Public Law 114-52, codified at 42 U.S.C.
15704, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C.
App.
Objectives and Duties
1. The Committee will assess trends and developments in the
natural, engineering, and social sciences and practices of windstorm
impact mitigation, priorities of the National Windstorm Impact
Reduction Program's (Program) Strategic Plan, coordination of the
Program, effectiveness of the Program in meeting its purposes under
section 204 (42 U.S.C. 15703) of the National Windstorm Impact
Reduction Act of 2004, as amended, (Pub. L. 114-52); and, any revisions
to the Program which may be necessary.
2. The Committee functions solely as an advisory body, in
accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
3. The Committee shall report to the Director of NIST.
4. At least once every two years, the Committee shall report to the
Director of
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NIST on its findings of the assessments described above and its
recommendations for ways to improve the Program.
Membership
1. The Committee will consist of not fewer than 7 nor more than 15
members. Members shall be selected on the basis of established records
of distinguished service in their professional community and their
knowledge of issues affecting the Program. Members shall reflect the
wide diversity of technical disciplines, competencies, and communities
involved in windstorm impact reduction. Members who are qualified to
provide advice on windstorm impact reduction and represent related
scientific, architectural, and engineering disciplines, will be drawn
from communities having an interest in the Program, including, but not
limited to, representatives of research and academic institutions,
industry standards development organizations, emergency management
agencies, State and local government, and business communities
including the insurance industry.
2. The Director of NIST shall appoint the members of the Committee,
and they will be selected on a clear, standardized basis, in accordance
with applicable Department of Commerce guidance.
3. No committee member may be an ``employee'' as defined in
subparagraphs (A) through (F) of section 7342(a)(1) of title 5 of the
United States Code.
Miscellaneous
1. Members of the Committee will not be compensated for their
services, but may, upon request, be allowed travel and per diem
expenses in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5701 et seq., while attending
meetings of the Committee or of its subcommittees, or while otherwise
performing duties at the request of the chairperson, while away from
their homes or a regular place of business.
2. Members of the Committee shall serve as Special Government
Employees and are required to file an annual Executive Branch
Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.
3. The Committee shall meet at least once per year. Additional
meetings may be called whenever the Director of NIST or the Committee
Chair requests a meeting.
4. The Committee shall terminate on September 30, 2017.
Nomination Information
1. Nominations are sought from industry and other communities
having an interest in the Program, such as, but not limited to,
research and academic institutions, industry standards development
organizations, emergency management agencies, state and local
government, and business communities, including the insurance industry,
who are qualified to provide advice on windstorm impact mitigation and
represent related scientific, architectural, and engineering
disciplines.
2. Nominees should have established records of distinguished
service. The field of expertise that the candidate represents should be
specified in the nomination letter. Nominations for a particular field
should come from organizations or individuals within that field. A
summary of the candidate's qualifications should be included with the
nomination, including (where applicable) current or former service on
federal advisory boards and federal employment. In addition, each
nomination letter should state that the person agrees to the
nomination, acknowledges the responsibilities of serving on the
Committee, and will actively participate in good faith in the tasks of
the Committee.
3. The Department of Commerce is committed to equal opportunity in
the workplace and seeks a broad-based and diverse Committee membership.
Kevin Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
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