17 AAC 90.670. Minimum equipment and handbooks

(a) An applicant for registration as a service provider under 17 AAC 90.680 shall have available sufficient standards and equipment to adequately test devices as set out in the Notes section of each applicable code in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Handbook 44, Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measurement Devices, adopted by reference in AS 45.75.050 (d) and 17 AAC 90.049.

(b) If applicable to the devices for which registration is sought, the equipment must meet the specifications of the following handbooks, which are adopted by reference:

(1) NIST Handbook 105-1 (Revised 1990), Specifications and Tolerances for Reference Standards and Field Standards Weight and Measures, 1. Specifications and Tolerances for Field Standard Weights (NIST class F);

(2) NIST Handbook 105-2, Specifications and Tolerances for Reference Standards Field Standard Weights and Measures, 2. Specifications and Tolerances for Field Standard Measuring Flasks, 1996 edition; and

(3) NIST Handbook 105-3, Specifications and Tolerances for Reference Standards and Field Standard Weights and Measures, 3. Specifications and Tolerances for Graduated Neck Type Volumetric Field Standards, 1997 edition.

History: Eff. 1/18/2002, Register 161

Authority: AS 45.75.040

AS 45.75.050

AS 45.75.070

AS 45.75.080

Editor's note: Copies of Handbooks 44, 105-1, 105-2, and 105-3, adopted by reference in 17 AAC 90.670, and supplements to it are published yearly by the United States Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, United States Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402-9325. Copies 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, Alaska 99515-3512, or at the Lieutenant Governor's Office, Juneau, Alaska.

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