Request for Comments on U.S. Technical Participation in the 15th Conference of the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML), 69042-69043 [2016-24076]

Download as PDF 69042 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 193 / Wednesday, October 5, 2016 / Notices Timothy Rosado, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, Career SES, Chairperson Department of Commerce, Office of the Secretary (OS), Office of the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration (CFO/ASA) Gay G. Shrum, Director for Administrative Programs, Career SES Dated: September 19, 2016. Denise A. Yaag, Director, Office of Executive Resources, Office of Human Resources Management, Office of the Secretary/Office of the CFO/ASA, Department of Commerce. [FR Doc. 2016–24044 Filed 10–4–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology [Docket No. 160927891–6891–01] Request for Comments on U.S. Technical Participation in the 15th Conference of the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. AGENCY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) seeks comments concerning U.S. technical participation in the 15th Conference of the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) held in Strasbourg, France, Wednesday, October 19 through Thursday, October 20, 2016. This conference is held once every four years and was last held in 2012. Interested parties are requested to review and submit comments on the 16 OIML Recommendations and Documents on legal measuring instruments that will be presented for ratification by the Conference. Comments may also be submitted on other issues relevant to the Conference. DATES: Written comments should be submitted to the NIST International Legal Metrology Program no later than Wednesday, October 12, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The 15th OIML International Conference of Legal Metrology will be held in Strasbourg, France, Wednesday, October 19 through Thursday, October 20, 2016. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted via email to ralph.richter@ nist.gov or be mailed to the International Legal Metrology Program, Office of Weights and Measures, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 2600, Gaithersburg, MD 20899–2600. asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:15 Oct 04, 2016 Jkt 241001 Mr. Ralph Richter, International Legal Metrology Program, Office of Weights and Measures, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 2600, Gaithersburg, MD 20899–2600; telephone: 301–975– 3997; fax: 301–975–8091; email: ralph.richter@nist.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Background The International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) is an intergovernmental treaty organization in which the United States and 60 other nations are members. Its principal purpose is to harmonize national laws and regulations pertaining to testing and verifying the performance of legal measuring instruments used for equity in commerce, for public and worker health and safety, and for monitoring and protecting the environment. The harmonized results promote the international trade of measuring instruments and products affected by measurement. The U.S. Department of State has delegated technical participation in OIML to NIST. NIST coordinates participation of U.S. manufacturers, users of weighing and measuring instruments, legal metrology officials and other U.S. stakeholders in the technical work of OIML by circulating draft voluntary standards (called Recommendations) and other OIML publications for comment. NIST also leads U.S. delegations to OIML Technical Meetings. Additional Information All parties with an interest in the work of the OIML are requested to review and submit comments on any or all of the 16 Recommendations and Documents that will be presented for ratification by the Conference. Any submitted comments will be reviewed and considered by NIST staff in the development of U.S. positions that will be put forward at the 15th Conference of OIML. NIST will consider all feedback and will implement it into the Conference as appropriate. Each of the 16 Recommendations and Documents that will be presented for ratification by the Conference has already gone through a multi-year development and review process involving technical experts and legal metrology experts from the United States and around the world. Ratification by the Conference is the final step in this process. The Recommendations and Documents have been divided into two categories— Category 1: Those already approved by PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the International Committee of Legal Metrology (CIML) between 2013 and 2015, and Category 2: Those that are expected to be submitted directly to the Conference for ratification. Because the Recommendations and Documents in Category 2 have not yet received CIML approval, the comments received on these Recommendations and Documents are of additional importance to NIST staff. The 16 Recommendations and Documents and the OIML-member nations that held the convenership of the project group responsible for their development are listed below: Category 1 • D11, ‘‘General requirements for measuring instruments—Environmental conditions’’ (Netherlands); • R46–3, ‘‘Active electrical energy meters—Part 3: Test report format’’ (Australia); • R49, ‘‘Water meters for cold potable water and hot water—Part 1: Metrological and technical requirements, Part 2: Test methods, and Part 3: Test report format’’ (United Kingdom); • R50, ‘‘Continuous totalizing automatic weighing instruments (belt weighers)—Part 1: Metrological and technical requirements, Part 2: Test procedures, Part 3: Test report format (United Kingdom); • R79, ‘‘Labeling requirements for prepackages’’ (South Africa); • R100, ‘‘Atomic absorption spectrometer systems for measuring metal pollutants’’ (United States); • R117, ‘‘Dynamic measuring systems for liquids other than water—Part 2: Metrological controls and performance tests, and Part 3: Test report format’’ (United States and Germany); • R137–3, ‘‘Gas meters—Part 3: Test report format (Netherlands); • R139, ‘‘Compressed gaseous fuels measuring systems for vehicles—Part 1: Metrological and technical requirements, Part 2: Metrological controls and performance tests, and Part 3: Test report format’’ (Netherlands); • R144, ‘‘Instruments for continuous measuring CO and NOX in stationary source emissions’’ (Netherlands); • R145, ‘‘Ophthalmic instruments— Impression and applanation tonometers’’ (Germany); and • V1, ‘‘International vocabulary of terms in legal metrology (VIML)’’ (Poland). Category 2 • R59, ‘‘Moisture meters for cereal grains and oilseeds’’ (United States and P.R. China); • R87 ‘‘Quantity of product in prepackages’’ (South Africa); E:\FR\FM\05OCN1.SGM 05OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 193 / Wednesday, October 5, 2016 / Notices • New Recommendation (not yet numbered) ‘‘Protein measuring instruments for cereal grains and oilseeds’’ (Australia); and • New Recommendation (not yet numbered) ‘‘Standard blackbody radiator for the temperature range from ¥50 °C to 2500 °C’’ (Russian Federation). Parties with an expressed interest in particular topics may obtain copies of the OIML Conference technical agenda, including copies of the Recommendations to be ratified, from the OIML International Conference Web site at https://strasbourg.oiml.org, at the OIML Web site at www.oiml.org, or from the NIST International Legal Metrology Program. Authority: 15 U.S.C. 272(b). Kevin Kimball, NIST Chief of Staff. [FR Doc. 2016–24076 Filed 10–4–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–13–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2016 Dusky Shark Stock Assessment Update Results RIN 0648–XE882 Stock Status Determination for Atlantic Dusky Sharks National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This action serves as a notice that NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), has determined that Atlantic dusky sharks (Carcharhinus obscurus) are still overfished and subject to overfishing. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tobey Curtis by phone at 978–281–9273 or Karyl Brewster-Geisz by phone at 301–427–8503. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: Background Atlantic dusky sharks are managed under the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and its amendments. Dusky sharks have been a prohibited species since 2000 and may not be landed or retained in any fisheries. However, multiple commercial and recreational fisheries sometimes interact with the species as bycatch during the course of normal operations. The 2016 assessment was an update to the 2011 stock assessment for dusky sharks. Thus, no new VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:15 Oct 04, 2016 Jkt 241001 methodology was introduced, though all model inputs were updated with more recent data (i.e. effort, and 2010–2015 for all the indices of relative abundance, which included observer and survey data). Dusky sharks were first assessed in 2006, and all model results indicated that the stock had been heavily exploited, with depletion estimates between 62 and 80 percent from virgin biomass, and a rebuilding timeframe of 100 to 400 years. Dusky sharks were again assessed in 2011 through the Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) process in SEDAR 21. The SEDAR 21 dusky shark assessment indicated that the species was overfished (spawning stock biomass [SSB]2009/SSBMSY = 0.41–0.50) and was experiencing overfishing (F2009/FMSY = 1.39–4.35). All documents and information regarding the 2010 SEDAR 21 benchmark assessment and 2016 update can be found on the SEDAR Web page at https://sedarweb.org/sedar-21. The 2016 dusky shark stock assessment update used an agestructured catch-free production model since the species’ prohibited status made the use of catch as an input largely impractical. In the 2011 SEDAR 21 assessment, the reviewers determined that there were five scenarios analyzed in the assessment that were plausible. Thus, in the 2016 update, the five scenarios reflective of plausible states of nature were analyzed and projections for each scenario were conducted. The five scenarios were: (1) The base scenario; (2) a high natural mortality scenario; (3) a U-shaped natural mortality curve allowing senescence; (4) a high productivity scenario; and (5) a low productivity scenario. Under all scenarios, the 2016 update found the stock is still overfished (spawning stock fecundity [SSF]2015/SSFMSST = 0.44– 0.69). Under all scenarios, the 2016 update found the stock was also still subject to overfishing (F2015/FMSY = 1.08–2.92). The assessment was peer reviewed by two reviewers. Overall, the peer reviewers determined the stock assessment to be based on the best scientific information available. Based on these results, NMFS has determined that the status of dusky sharks is overfished and overfishing is occurring. PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 69043 Dated: September 30, 2016. Emily H. Menashes, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 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DATES: The SEDAR 50 Stock Identification SSC Webinar Review will be held on Friday, October 28, 2016, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., to view the agenda see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. ADDRESSES: The Webinar is open to the public. Those interested in participating should contact Julia Byrd at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to request an invitation providing Webinar access information. Please request Webinar invitations at least 24 hours in advance of the Webinar. SEDAR Address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405 or at their Web site, at www.sedarweb.org. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia Byrd, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; phone (843) 571– 4366; email: julia.byrd@safmc.net. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Agenda The Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery Management Councils, in conjunction with NOAA E:\FR\FM\05OCN1.SGM 05OCN1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology

[Docket No. 160927891-6891-01]


Request for Comments on U.S. Technical Participation in the 15th 
Conference of the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML)

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 
seeks comments concerning U.S. technical participation in the 15th 
Conference of the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) 
held in Strasbourg, France, Wednesday, October 19 through Thursday, 
October 20, 2016. This conference is held once every four years and was 
last held in 2012. Interested parties are requested to review and 
submit comments on the 16 OIML Recommendations and Documents on legal 
measuring instruments that will be presented for ratification by the 
Conference. Comments may also be submitted on other issues relevant to 
the Conference.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted to the NIST International 
Legal Metrology Program no later than Wednesday, October 12, 2016, at 
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The 15th OIML International Conference of Legal 
Metrology will be held in Strasbourg, France, Wednesday, October 19 
through Thursday, October 20, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted via email to 
ralph.richter@nist.gov or be mailed to the International Legal 
Metrology Program, Office of Weights and Measures, National Institute 
of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 2600, 
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2600.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ralph Richter, International Legal 
Metrology Program, Office of Weights and Measures, National Institute 
of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 2600, 
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2600; telephone: 301-975-3997; fax: 301-975-
8091; email: ralph.richter@nist.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) is an 
intergovernmental treaty organization in which the United States and 60 
other nations are members. Its principal purpose is to harmonize 
national laws and regulations pertaining to testing and verifying the 
performance of legal measuring instruments used for equity in commerce, 
for public and worker health and safety, and for monitoring and 
protecting the environment. The harmonized results promote the 
international trade of measuring instruments and products affected by 
measurement.
    The U.S. Department of State has delegated technical participation 
in OIML to NIST. NIST coordinates participation of U.S. manufacturers, 
users of weighing and measuring instruments, legal metrology officials 
and other U.S. stakeholders in the technical work of OIML by 
circulating draft voluntary standards (called Recommendations) and 
other OIML publications for comment. NIST also leads U.S. delegations 
to OIML Technical Meetings.

Additional Information

    All parties with an interest in the work of the OIML are requested 
to review and submit comments on any or all of the 16 Recommendations 
and Documents that will be presented for ratification by the 
Conference. Any submitted comments will be reviewed and considered by 
NIST staff in the development of U.S. positions that will be put 
forward at the 15th Conference of OIML. NIST will consider all feedback 
and will implement it into the Conference as appropriate.
    Each of the 16 Recommendations and Documents that will be presented 
for ratification by the Conference has already gone through a multi-
year development and review process involving technical experts and 
legal metrology experts from the United States and around the world. 
Ratification by the Conference is the final step in this process. The 
Recommendations and Documents have been divided into two categories--
Category 1: Those already approved by the International Committee of 
Legal Metrology (CIML) between 2013 and 2015, and Category 2: Those 
that are expected to be submitted directly to the Conference for 
ratification. Because the Recommendations and Documents in Category 2 
have not yet received CIML approval, the comments received on these 
Recommendations and Documents are of additional importance to NIST 
staff. The 16 Recommendations and Documents and the OIML-member nations 
that held the convenership of the project group responsible for their 
development are listed below:

Category 1

     D11, ``General requirements for measuring instruments--
Environmental conditions'' (Netherlands);
     R46-3, ``Active electrical energy meters--Part 3: Test 
report format'' (Australia);
     R49, ``Water meters for cold potable water and hot water--
Part 1: Metrological and technical requirements, Part 2: Test methods, 
and Part 3: Test report format'' (United Kingdom);
     R50, ``Continuous totalizing automatic weighing 
instruments (belt weighers)--Part 1: Metrological and technical 
requirements, Part 2: Test procedures, Part 3: Test report format 
(United Kingdom);
     R79, ``Labeling requirements for prepackages'' (South 
Africa);
     R100, ``Atomic absorption spectrometer systems for 
measuring metal pollutants'' (United States);
     R117, ``Dynamic measuring systems for liquids other than 
water--Part 2: Metrological controls and performance tests, and Part 3: 
Test report format'' (United States and Germany);
     R137-3, ``Gas meters--Part 3: Test report format 
(Netherlands);
     R139, ``Compressed gaseous fuels measuring systems for 
vehicles--Part 1: Metrological and technical requirements, Part 2: 
Metrological controls and performance tests, and Part 3: Test report 
format'' (Netherlands);
     R144, ``Instruments for continuous measuring CO and 
NOX in stationary source emissions'' (Netherlands);
     R145, ``Ophthalmic instruments--Impression and applanation 
tonometers'' (Germany); and
     V1, ``International vocabulary of terms in legal metrology 
(VIML)'' (Poland).

Category 2

     R59, ``Moisture meters for cereal grains and oilseeds'' 
(United States and P.R. China);
     R87 ``Quantity of product in prepackages'' (South Africa);

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     New Recommendation (not yet numbered) ``Protein measuring 
instruments for cereal grains and oilseeds'' (Australia); and
     New Recommendation (not yet numbered) ``Standard blackbody 
radiator for the temperature range from -50 [deg]C to 2500 [deg]C'' 
(Russian Federation).
    Parties with an expressed interest in particular topics may obtain 
copies of the OIML Conference technical agenda, including copies of the 
Recommendations to be ratified, from the OIML International Conference 
Web site at https://strasbourg.oiml.org, at the OIML Web site at 
www.oiml.org, or from the NIST International Legal Metrology Program.

    Authority:  15 U.S.C. 272(b).

Kevin Kimball,
NIST Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2016-24076 Filed 10-4-16; 8:45 am]
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