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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
2023 Fall Meetings of the Regional
Weights and Measures Associations
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The fall 2023 meetings of the
regional weights and measures
associations will be held in September
and October 2023. The Central Weights
and Measures Association (CWMA)
Interim meeting will be held September
11–14, 2023, in Dubuque, Iowa; the
Western Weights and Measures
Association (WWMA) Annual meeting
will be held September 17–21, 2023, in
Sparks, Nevada; the Southern Weights
and Measures Association (SWMA)
Annual meeting will be held October 8–
11, 2023 in Annapolis, Maryland; and
the Northeastern Weights and Measures
Association (NEWMA) Interim meeting
will be held October 16–19, 2023, in
Norwich, Connecticut. This notice
contains information about significant
items on the committee agendas of the
four regional weights and measures
associations but does not include all
agenda items. As a result, the items are
not consecutively numbered.
DATES: The CWMA Interim meeting will
be held September 11–14, 2023, and the
meeting schedule will be available on
the CWMA website at https://
www.cwma.net/events. The WWMA
Annual meeting will be held September
17–21, 2023, and the meeting schedule
will be available on the WWMA website
at https://westernwma.org/events. The
SWMA Annual meeting will be held
October 8–11, 2023, and the meeting
schedule will be available on the
SWMA website at https://
www.swma.org/events. The NEWMA
Interim meeting will be held October
16–19, 2023, and the meeting schedule
will be available on the NEWMA
website at https://newma.us/page1075185.
ADDRESSES: The CWMA Interim meeting
will be held in Dubuque, Iowa, with
registration and other meeting details
available on the CWMA website at
https://www.cwma.net/events. The
WWMA Annual meeting will be held in
Sparks, Nevada, with registration and
other meeting details available on the
WWMA website at https://
westernwma.org/events. The SWMA
Annual meeting will be held in
Annapolis, Maryland, with registration
and other meeting details on the SWMA
website at https://www.swma.org/
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events. The NEWMA Interim meeting
will be held in Norwich, Connecticut,
with registration and other meeting
details available on the NEWMA
website at https://newma.us/page1075185.
Dr.
Katrice Lippa, NIST, Office of Weights
and Measures, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop
2600, Gaithersburg, MD 20899–2600.
You may also contact Dr. Lippa at (301)
975–3116 or by email at katrice.lippa@
nist.gov. The meetings are open to the
public, but the payment of a registration
fee is required. Please see the individual
websites of the regional weights and
measures associations to view the
meeting agendas, registration forms, and
hotel reservation information.
Background Information: Publication
of this notice on behalf of the regional
weights and measures associations is
undertaken as a public service and does
not itself constitute an endorsement by
the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) of the content of the
notice. NIST participates in the regional
weights and measures associations
pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 272(b)(10) and
(c)(4) and in accordance with Federal
policy (e.g., OMB Circular A–119
‘‘Federal Participation in the
Development and Use of Voluntary
Consensus Standards’’).
The regional weights and measures
associations are organizations of weights
and measures officials of the states,
counties, and cities representing four
regions (Central, Western, Southern, and
Northeast) of the United States, and
include representatives from the private
sector and federal agencies. These
meetings bring together government
officials and representatives of business,
industry, trade associations, and
consumer organizations on subjects
related to the field of weights and
measures technology, administration,
and enforcement. The regional weights
and measures associations operate
Standing Committees to conduct open
hearings on new items and for all
carryover items from the preceding 2023
Annual Meeting of the National
Conference on Weights and Measures
(NCWM). The regional meetings provide
a forum for the further development of
regional consensus for these items and
serve as the gateway for moving any
new items onto the national agenda of
the NCWM.
NIST also participates in the regional
weights and measures associations
providing technical insight and to
encourage cooperation between the
private sector, federal agencies, and the
states in the development of legal
metrology requirements. NIST also
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promotes uniformity in state laws,
regulations, and testing procedures used
in the regulatory control of commercial
weighing and measuring devices,
packaged goods, and for other trade and
commerce issues.
Comments will be taken by the
respective standing committees in each
region on agenda items during the open
hearing portion of the regional weights
and measures association meetings. The
committees then deliberate on these
comments which are used to develop
recommendations to be forwarded to the
national-level standing committees of
the NCWM. The sessions are open to
registered attendees of the regional
weights and measures association
meetings and can include both
association members and non-members
that represent a range of stakeholder
groups. These recommendations are
intended to amend NIST Handbook 44,
‘‘Specifications, Tolerances, and other
Technical Requirements for Weighing
and Measuring Devices’’ (NIST HB 44),
NIST Handbook 130, ‘‘Uniform Laws
and Regulations in the areas of Legal
Metrology and Fuel Quality’’ (NIST HB
130), and NIST Handbook 133 Checking
the Net Contents of Packaged Goods
(NIST HB 133). These NIST Handbooks
are regularly adopted by states either by
reference or through their
administrative procedures.
The following are brief descriptions of
some of the significant agenda items
that will receive further consideration
by the Standing Committees at the
upcoming regional weights and
measures associations meetings.
Comments will be taken on these and
other issues during several public
comment sessions. At this stage, the
items are proposals.
These notices are intended to make
interested parties aware of these
development projects and to make them
aware that reports on the status of the
project will be given at the January 2024
NCWM Interim Meeting. The notices are
also presented to invite the participation
of manufacturers, experts, consumers,
users, and others who may be interested
in these efforts.
Detailed Information: The
Specifications and Tolerances (S&T)
Committee of each of the regional
weights and measures associations will
consider proposed amendments to NIST
HB 44. Those items address weighing
and measuring devices used in
commercial or law enforcement
applications or for the collection of
statistical information by government
agencies. The following items are
proposals to amend NIST HB 44:
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WIM—Weigh-In-Motion Systems
WIM–23.1. Remove Tentative Status
and Amend Numerous Sections
Throughout. The S&T Committees will
consider a proposal to convert the
current Tentative Code of Section 2.25
Weigh-In-Motion Systems Used for
Vehicle Enforcement Screening to
Permanent status and to expand the
code to include ‘‘and Enforcement’’.
This also includes (but is not limited
to): (1) the addition of an Accuracy
Class ‘‘E’’ WIM scale (in addition to
Class A (classification applies to
vehicles that will undergo screening)) in
the specifications (S); (2) the addition of
test procedures to address the new
Accuracy Class E (classification applies
to vehicles that undergo enforcement
activity) in the test procedures (N)
section for the determination of test
speeds, dynamic test loads, and vehicle
positions; (3) the designation of more
stringent tolerances (T) for Accuracy
Class E as compared to those for
Accuracy Class A and a designation
noting Accuracy Class E tolerances are
to be applied to WIM scales used for
enforcement purposes; and (4) the
addition of a Class E weighing
application in the user requirements
(UR) for the explicit enforcement of
vehicles based on axle, axle group, and
gross vehicle weights. Assessments
during the 2022 regional weights and
measures association meetings
recommended a Developing status to
allow the submitters to address
questions raised regarding the
application of tolerances and test
procedures and allow input regarding
the use of the code for enforcement
purposes (rather than screening) from
those jurisdictions impacted by the
proposed change in scope and status as
well as input from other scale
manufacturers. The submitters provided
a revised proposal to the NCWM
following the release of the 2023 NCWM
Publication 15. At the 2023 NCWM
Annual Meeting, the NCWM S&T
Committee updated the item with the
most recent version in the carryover
report. This latest version has an
Informational status and the item will
be further discussed and assessed at the
fall 2023 regional weights and measures
association meetings.
EVF—Electric Vehicle Fueling Systems
EVF 23.4. This proposal submitted by
Power Measurements, LLC is intended
to update the existing required tests in
NIST HB 44 (Section 3.40. Electric
Vehicle Fueling Systems) specified for
use to determine the accuracy of
alternating current (AC) and direct
current (DC) systems. The proposal has
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a Developing status and will expand the
number of test points over a specific
range of operating conditions for the test
of an electric vehicle supply equipment
(EVSE) system. The NIST United States
National Work Group on Measuring
Systems for Electric Vehicle Fueling and
Submetering: Electric Vehicle Fueling
Equipment Subgroup has also kept the
Submitter and NCWM S&T Committee
apprised of its ongoing work to develop
a more suitable minimum set of test
procedures to determine the
performance of both AC and DC EVSE
systems.
EVF 23.6. The proposal submitted by
Florida Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services, Electrify America,
Tesla, EVGo, and Siemens was revised
by the NCWM S&T Committee after
comments during the 2023 NCWM
Interim and Annual Meetings. The
proposal would amend NIST HB 44,
Section 3.40 to require either a physical
or digitally formatted marking of
accuracy for DC systems meeting ± 5%
accuracy requirements. The proposed
dual tolerance structure that would
permit the wider ± 5% accuracy
tolerance is permitted up through 2034.
It also includes revisions to acceptance
and maintenance tolerances for DC fast
charging (DCFC) EV chargers that will
be based on the pre- or post-2024
installation and placed into service date
of this equipment. The current NIST HB
44 enforcement date of January 1, 2028,
for DC systems tolerances adopted in
July 2022 remains in effect. The
proposal was voted on at the 2023
NCWM Annual Meeting but did not
receive enough votes to be adopted and
was returned to the NCWM S&T
Committee for further consideration and
deliberation by stakeholders.
EVF 23.7. The proposal submitted by
Electrify America has a Developing
status and would amend NIST HB 44,
Section 3.40 to establish a larger range
of test points that are usable for
performing the light load tests, remove
the requirement that the load be
determined either through the pilot
signal (AC systems) or digital
communication (DC systems), and add a
new definition for the term maximum
deliverable amperes which is the value
that the NIST HB 44 test procedures use
to establish the range of points where
tests are performed to determine an
electric vehicle fueling system’s
accuracy. The NCWM S&T Committee
requested this proposal and Item EVF
23.4 be considered in the ongoing work
to develop a more suitable single set of
minimum of test procedures for use in
determining the performance of both AC
and DC EVSE systems.
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LPG—Liquid Petroleum Gas and
Anhydrous Ammonia LiquidMeasuring Devices
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Technology
LPG—23.1 This proposal submitted
by the National Propane Gas
Association and U-Haul International
addresses practical issues that propane
retailers encounter when trying to
comply with zero-set-back interlock
requirements in NIST HB 44 for
electronic stationary and electronic
vehicle-mounted propane meters and
stationary retail motor-fuel devices used
to dispense propane. The intent of the
proposal is to exempt the required use
of zero-set-back interlock systems in a
device used to both dispense liquified
petroleum gas for use as a vehicle
motor-fuel and in filling containers/
cylinders for other than motor-fuel
applications. The NCWM S&T
Committee at the 2023 NCWM Annual
Meeting downgraded the status of the
item from Voting to Informational to
allow more time to better understand
how the proposed changes will impact
stakeholders.
OTH—Other Items
OTH 16.1. The NIST United States
National Work Group on Measuring
Systems for Electric Vehicle Fueling and
Submetering: Watthour-Type Electric
Meters Subgroup has worked to develop
a proposed comprehensive set of legal
metrology requirements for electric
watthour meters used in submeter
applications in residences and
businesses (not intended to address
utility metering under the authority of
entities such as the local utility
commission). The NCWM S&T
Committee downgraded the proposed
new code under consideration at the
2023 NCWM Annual Meeting from a
Voting status to Informational status
following comments heard during open
hearings. Current and new
recommendations to language for this
proposed new code will be heard at the
fall 2023 regional weights and measures
association meetings.
Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
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National Artificial Intelligence Advisory
Committee Law Enforcement
Subcommittee
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Revised notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
The National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST)
announces that the National Artificial
Intelligence Advisory Committee’s Law
Enforcement Subcommittee (NAIAC–LE
or Subcommittee) will hold an open
meeting via web conference on
September 12, 2023, from 1 p.m. to 2
p.m. Eastern time. The primary purpose
of this meeting is for the Subcommittee
members to share and discuss updates
on goals and deliverables. The final
agenda will be posted to the NAIAC
website: ai.gov/naiac/.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, September 12, 2023 from 1
p.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via web conference. Please see the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this notice for instructions on how to
attend.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alicia Chambers, Committee Liaison
Officer, National Institute of Standards
and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS
1000, Gaithersburg, MD 20899,
alicia.chambers@nist.gov or 301–975–
5333, or Melissa Banner, Designated
Federal Officer, National Institute of
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau
Drive, MS 1000, Gaithersburg, MD
20899, melissa.banner@nist.gov or 301–
975–5245. Please direct any inquiries to
naiac@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
as amended, 5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.,
notice is hereby given that the NAIAC–
LE will meet on Tuesday, September 12,
2023 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern
time. The meeting will be open to the
public and will be held virtually via
web conference. The primary purpose of
this meeting is for the Subcommittee
members to share and discuss updates
on goals and deliverables. The final
agenda will be posted to the NAIAC
website: ai.gov/naiac/.
The NAIAC–LE is authorized by
Section 5104 of the National Artificial
Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (Pub.
L. 116–283). The Subcommittee advises
the President through NAIAC on matters
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intelligence relating to law enforcement.
Additional information on the NAIAC–
LE is available at ai.gov/naiac/.
Comments: Individuals and
representatives of organizations who
would like to offer comments and
suggestions related to items on the
Subcommittee’s agenda for this meeting
are invited to submit comments in
advance of the meeting. Approximately
ten minutes will be reserved for public
comments, which will be read on a firstcome, first-served basis. Please note that
all comments submitted via email will
be treated as public documents and will
be made available for public inspection.
All comments must be submitted via
email with the subject line ‘‘September
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Comments’’ to naiac@nist.gov by 5 p.m.
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proprietary nature or for any other
reason. Therefore, do not submit
confidential business information or
otherwise sensitive, protected, or
personal information, such as account
numbers, Social Security numbers, or
names of other individuals.
Virtual Admittance Instructions: The
meeting will be broadcast via web
conference. Registration is required to
view the web conference. Instructions to
register will be made available on
ai.gov/naiac/#MEETINGS. Registration
will remain open until the conclusion of
the meeting.
Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
2023 Fall Meetings of the Regional Weights and Measures
Associations
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The fall 2023 meetings of the regional weights and measures
associations will be held in September and October 2023. The Central
Weights and Measures Association (CWMA) Interim meeting will be held
September 11-14, 2023, in Dubuque, Iowa; the Western Weights and
Measures Association (WWMA) Annual meeting will be held September 17-
21, 2023, in Sparks, Nevada; the Southern Weights and Measures
Association (SWMA) Annual meeting will be held October 8-11, 2023 in
Annapolis, Maryland; and the Northeastern Weights and Measures
Association (NEWMA) Interim meeting will be held October 16-19, 2023,
in Norwich, Connecticut. This notice contains information about
significant items on the committee agendas of the four regional weights
and measures associations but does not include all agenda items. As a
result, the items are not consecutively numbered.
DATES: The CWMA Interim meeting will be held September 11-14, 2023, and
the meeting schedule will be available on the CWMA website at https://www.cwma.net/events. The WWMA Annual meeting will be held September 17-
21, 2023, and the meeting schedule will be available on the WWMA
website at https://westernwma.org/events. The SWMA Annual meeting will
be held October 8-11, 2023, and the meeting schedule will be available
on the SWMA website at https://www.swma.org/events. The NEWMA Interim
meeting will be held October 16-19, 2023, and the meeting schedule will
be available on the NEWMA website at https://newma.us/page-1075185.
ADDRESSES: The CWMA Interim meeting will be held in Dubuque, Iowa, with
registration and other meeting details available on the CWMA website at
https://www.cwma.net/events. The WWMA Annual meeting will be held in
Sparks, Nevada, with registration and other meeting details available
on the WWMA website at https://westernwma.org/events. The SWMA Annual
meeting will be held in Annapolis, Maryland, with registration and
other meeting details on the SWMA website at https://www.swma.org/events. The NEWMA Interim meeting will be held in Norwich, Connecticut,
with registration and other meeting details available on the NEWMA
website at https://newma.us/page-1075185.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Katrice Lippa, NIST, Office of
Weights and Measures, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 2600, Gaithersburg, MD
20899-2600. You may also contact Dr. Lippa at (301) 975-3116 or by
email at [email protected]. The meetings are open to the public,
but the payment of a registration fee is required. Please see the
individual websites of the regional weights and measures associations
to view the meeting agendas, registration forms, and hotel reservation
information.
Background Information: Publication of this notice on behalf of the
regional weights and measures associations is undertaken as a public
service and does not itself constitute an endorsement by the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of the content of the
notice. NIST participates in the regional weights and measures
associations pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 272(b)(10) and (c)(4) and in
accordance with Federal policy (e.g., OMB Circular A-119 ``Federal
Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus
Standards'').
The regional weights and measures associations are organizations of
weights and measures officials of the states, counties, and cities
representing four regions (Central, Western, Southern, and Northeast)
of the United States, and include representatives from the private
sector and federal agencies. These meetings bring together government
officials and representatives of business, industry, trade
associations, and consumer organizations on subjects related to the
field of weights and measures technology, administration, and
enforcement. The regional weights and measures associations operate
Standing Committees to conduct open hearings on new items and for all
carryover items from the preceding 2023 Annual Meeting of the National
Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM). The regional meetings
provide a forum for the further development of regional consensus for
these items and serve as the gateway for moving any new items onto the
national agenda of the NCWM.
NIST also participates in the regional weights and measures
associations providing technical insight and to encourage cooperation
between the private sector, federal agencies, and the states in the
development of legal metrology requirements. NIST also
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promotes uniformity in state laws, regulations, and testing procedures
used in the regulatory control of commercial weighing and measuring
devices, packaged goods, and for other trade and commerce issues.
Comments will be taken by the respective standing committees in
each region on agenda items during the open hearing portion of the
regional weights and measures association meetings. The committees then
deliberate on these comments which are used to develop recommendations
to be forwarded to the national-level standing committees of the NCWM.
The sessions are open to registered attendees of the regional weights
and measures association meetings and can include both association
members and non-members that represent a range of stakeholder groups.
These recommendations are intended to amend NIST Handbook 44,
``Specifications, Tolerances, and other Technical Requirements for
Weighing and Measuring Devices'' (NIST HB 44), NIST Handbook 130,
``Uniform Laws and Regulations in the areas of Legal Metrology and Fuel
Quality'' (NIST HB 130), and NIST Handbook 133 Checking the Net
Contents of Packaged Goods (NIST HB 133). These NIST Handbooks are
regularly adopted by states either by reference or through their
administrative procedures.
The following are brief descriptions of some of the significant
agenda items that will receive further consideration by the Standing
Committees at the upcoming regional weights and measures associations
meetings. Comments will be taken on these and other issues during
several public comment sessions. At this stage, the items are
proposals.
These notices are intended to make interested parties aware of
these development projects and to make them aware that reports on the
status of the project will be given at the January 2024 NCWM Interim
Meeting. The notices are also presented to invite the participation of
manufacturers, experts, consumers, users, and others who may be
interested in these efforts.
Detailed Information: The Specifications and Tolerances (S&T)
Committee of each of the regional weights and measures associations
will consider proposed amendments to NIST HB 44. Those items address
weighing and measuring devices used in commercial or law enforcement
applications or for the collection of statistical information by
government agencies. The following items are proposals to amend NIST HB
44:
WIM--Weigh-In-Motion Systems
WIM-23.1. Remove Tentative Status and Amend Numerous Sections
Throughout. The S&T Committees will consider a proposal to convert the
current Tentative Code of Section 2.25 Weigh-In-Motion Systems Used for
Vehicle Enforcement Screening to Permanent status and to expand the
code to include ``and Enforcement''. This also includes (but is not
limited to): (1) the addition of an Accuracy Class ``E'' WIM scale (in
addition to Class A (classification applies to vehicles that will
undergo screening)) in the specifications (S); (2) the addition of test
procedures to address the new Accuracy Class E (classification applies
to vehicles that undergo enforcement activity) in the test procedures
(N) section for the determination of test speeds, dynamic test loads,
and vehicle positions; (3) the designation of more stringent tolerances
(T) for Accuracy Class E as compared to those for Accuracy Class A and
a designation noting Accuracy Class E tolerances are to be applied to
WIM scales used for enforcement purposes; and (4) the addition of a
Class E weighing application in the user requirements (UR) for the
explicit enforcement of vehicles based on axle, axle group, and gross
vehicle weights. Assessments during the 2022 regional weights and
measures association meetings recommended a Developing status to allow
the submitters to address questions raised regarding the application of
tolerances and test procedures and allow input regarding the use of the
code for enforcement purposes (rather than screening) from those
jurisdictions impacted by the proposed change in scope and status as
well as input from other scale manufacturers. The submitters provided a
revised proposal to the NCWM following the release of the 2023 NCWM
Publication 15. At the 2023 NCWM Annual Meeting, the NCWM S&T Committee
updated the item with the most recent version in the carryover report.
This latest version has an Informational status and the item will be
further discussed and assessed at the fall 2023 regional weights and
measures association meetings.
EVF--Electric Vehicle Fueling Systems
EVF 23.4. This proposal submitted by Power Measurements, LLC is
intended to update the existing required tests in NIST HB 44 (Section
3.40. Electric Vehicle Fueling Systems) specified for use to determine
the accuracy of alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC)
systems. The proposal has a Developing status and will expand the
number of test points over a specific range of operating conditions for
the test of an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) system. The
NIST United States National Work Group on Measuring Systems for
Electric Vehicle Fueling and Submetering: Electric Vehicle Fueling
Equipment Subgroup has also kept the Submitter and NCWM S&T Committee
apprised of its ongoing work to develop a more suitable minimum set of
test procedures to determine the performance of both AC and DC EVSE
systems.
EVF 23.6. The proposal submitted by Florida Department of
Agriculture and Consumer Services, Electrify America, Tesla, EVGo, and
Siemens was revised by the NCWM S&T Committee after comments during the
2023 NCWM Interim and Annual Meetings. The proposal would amend NIST HB
44, Section 3.40 to require either a physical or digitally formatted
marking of accuracy for DC systems meeting 5% accuracy
requirements. The proposed dual tolerance structure that would permit
the wider 5% accuracy tolerance is permitted up through
2034. It also includes revisions to acceptance and maintenance
tolerances for DC fast charging (DCFC) EV chargers that will be based
on the pre- or post-2024 installation and placed into service date of
this equipment. The current NIST HB 44 enforcement date of January 1,
2028, for DC systems tolerances adopted in July 2022 remains in effect.
The proposal was voted on at the 2023 NCWM Annual Meeting but did not
receive enough votes to be adopted and was returned to the NCWM S&T
Committee for further consideration and deliberation by stakeholders.
EVF 23.7. The proposal submitted by Electrify America has a
Developing status and would amend NIST HB 44, Section 3.40 to establish
a larger range of test points that are usable for performing the light
load tests, remove the requirement that the load be determined either
through the pilot signal (AC systems) or digital communication (DC
systems), and add a new definition for the term maximum deliverable
amperes which is the value that the NIST HB 44 test procedures use to
establish the range of points where tests are performed to determine an
electric vehicle fueling system's accuracy. The NCWM S&T Committee
requested this proposal and Item EVF 23.4 be considered in the ongoing
work to develop a more suitable single set of minimum of test
procedures for use in determining the performance of both AC and DC
EVSE systems.
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LPG--Liquid Petroleum Gas and Anhydrous Ammonia Liquid-Measuring
Devices
LPG--23.1 This proposal submitted by the National Propane Gas
Association and U-Haul International addresses practical issues that
propane retailers encounter when trying to comply with zero-set-back
interlock requirements in NIST HB 44 for electronic stationary and
electronic vehicle-mounted propane meters and stationary retail motor-
fuel devices used to dispense propane. The intent of the proposal is to
exempt the required use of zero-set-back interlock systems in a device
used to both dispense liquified petroleum gas for use as a vehicle
motor-fuel and in filling containers/cylinders for other than motor-
fuel applications. The NCWM S&T Committee at the 2023 NCWM Annual
Meeting downgraded the status of the item from Voting to Informational
to allow more time to better understand how the proposed changes will
impact stakeholders.
OTH--Other Items
OTH 16.1. The NIST United States National Work Group on Measuring
Systems for Electric Vehicle Fueling and Submetering: Watthour-Type
Electric Meters Subgroup has worked to develop a proposed comprehensive
set of legal metrology requirements for electric watthour meters used
in submeter applications in residences and businesses (not intended to
address utility metering under the authority of entities such as the
local utility commission). The NCWM S&T Committee downgraded the
proposed new code under consideration at the 2023 NCWM Annual Meeting
from a Voting status to Informational status following comments heard
during open hearings. Current and new recommendations to language for
this proposed new code will be heard at the fall 2023 regional weights
and measures association meetings.
Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
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