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Emergency Mexican Official Standard NOM-EM-003-ASEA-2016: Industrial safety, operational safety and environmental protection specifications and technical criteria for the design, construction, pre-start up, operation and maintenance of onshore petroleum storage facilities, other than those used for liquefied petroleum gas

The storage of petroleum products is considered one of the most important activities in the hydrocarbon sector chain, since it helps to maintain stable reserves and provides support for other related activities. This activity must therefore be conducted in accordance with procedures that prevent any risk to industrial safety, operational safety and environmental protection. There are currently 73 onshore petroleum storage and distribution terminals in the country (approximately 583 tanks), with an operational capacity of 14.6 million barrels and a nominal storage capacity of 17,341,500 barrels. According to the Ministry of Energy , however, the demand for petroleum will rise to 1,913,000 barrels a day by 2027.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to clarify its test procedures for fluorescent lamp ballasts established under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. DOE is proposing to replace all instances of ballast efficacy factor (BEF) with ballast luminous efficiency (BLE) in our regulations and to add rounding instructions to the same section for BLE and power factor.

Magnesium sulphate fertilizer - Specification: This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements and methods of sampling and test for magnesium sulphate fertilizer

Draft implementing decree concerning the type approval of some products in the field of peaceful utilization of nuclear energy and ionising radiation and the transport of a radioactive or fissile material.

The notified Mexican Official Standard is binding throughout national territory on entities responsible for secondary lead smelting processes. It is also applicable to entities engaged in the recycling of used lead-acid batteries.

Computers, Computer Monitors, and Signage Displays Appliance Efficiency Rulemaking (9 pages, in English) .

Amends rules to add requirements for computers and computer monitors, clarify that signage displays are subject to the previously adopted television standards, and add an exemption to the battery charger systems standards clarifying that battery charger systems that are contained completely within a larger product and that provide power for data storage or for continuity for volatile cache or memory systems, help maintain system memory, and are not capable of powering full operation when AC mains power is removed are not required to comply with the regulations.

Draft Commission Implementing Regulation laying down technical criteria for electronic tags for marine equipment: The draft Regulation lays down appropriate technical criteria as regards the design, performance, affixing and use of those electronic tags, which can be applied by economic operators producing marine equipment for the EU market and for EU ships on a voluntary basis

Proposed Order Adding Toxic Substances to Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

Revised import health standards in English. 152.02: Importation and Clearance of Fresh Fruit & Vegetables into New Zealand

Joint DENR-DOE Administrative Order No. 2013-09-0001 (Lighting Industry Waste Management Guidelines) dated 24 September 2013