(a) The director
may waive annual verification of field standards if the director determines
that the accuracy of the field standards is within acceptable tolerances as set
out in one of the eight editions in the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) Handbook 105 Series, which are adopted by reference. The
eight editions adopted by reference in this subsection are as follows:
(1) Handbook 105-1: Specifications
and Tolerances for Field Standard Weights (NIST Class F)(1990
Edition);
(2) Handbook 105-2:
Specifications and Tolerances for Field Standard Measuring
Flasks(1996 Edition);
(3)
Handbook 105-3: Specifications and Tolerances for Graduated Neck Type
Volumetric Field Standards(February 2010 Edition);
(4) Handbook 105-4: Specifications
and Tolerances for Liquefied Petroleum Gas and Anhydrous Ammonia Liquid
Volumetric Provers(2016 Edition);
(5) Handbook 105-5: Specifications
and Tolerances for Field Standard Stopwatches(1997 Edition);
(6) Handbook 105-6: Specifications
and Tolerances for Thermometers(1997 Edition);
(7) Handbook 105-7: Specifications
and Tolerances for Dynamic Small Volume Provers(1997
Edition);
(8) Handbook 105-8:
Specifications and Tolerances for Field Standard Weight
Carts(2003 Edition).
(b) If the director waives the annual
verification date under this section, the director will set a new date for
verification and indicate that date in the division records.
Notes
17 AAC 90.047
Eff.
1/18/2002, Register 161; am 4/9/2009, Register 190; am 9/20/2015,
Register
215, October 2015; am 5/5/2018,Register
226, July 2018
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Handbook 105 Series, adopted by reference in 17 AAC 90.047, and supplements to
it, are published by the United States Department of Commerce, National
Institute of Standards and Technology, and may be purchased from the
Superintendent of Documents, United States Government Printing Office,
Washington, D.C. 20402-9325. Copies of the document are also available for
inspection at the Anchorage office of the Department of Transportation and
Public Facilities, Division of Measurement Standards and Commercial Vehicle
Enforcement, 12050 Industry Way, Suite 6, Building O, Anchorage, AK 99515-3512,
and at the Lieutenant Governor's Office, Juneau,
Alaska.
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