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Listed below are TAPPI Standards that have recently gone out for ballot to the corresponding Standard-Specific Interest Group (SSIG). The date in parentheses is the closing date for voting.

T 235 cm-09 Alkali solubility of pulp at 25°C (09/02/2021)
T 578 sp-16 Accelerated light aging of printing and writing paper by xenon-arc exposure apparatus (09/05/2021)
T 546 om-15 Machine-direction grammage variation measurement (gravimetric method) (09/11/2021)
WI 3035 Specular gloss at 20º -- parallel beam method (09/16/2021)
T 684 om-15 Gross heating value of black liquor (9/17/2021)
T 820 cm-09 Flexural stiffness of corrugated board (9/22/2021)
T 221 cm-09 Drainage time of pulp (09/23/2021)
T 231 cm-07 Zero-span breaking strength of pulp (dry zero-span tensile) (09/23/2021)
T 263 sp-16 Identification of wood and fibers from conifers (09/23/2021)
T 264 cm-07 Preparation of wood for chemical analysis (09/23/2021)
T 489 om-15 Bending resistance (stiffness) of paper and paperboard (Taber-type tester in basic configuration) (10/01/2021)
T 507 cm-09 Grease resistance of flexible packaging materials (10/01/2021)
T 1006 sp-15 Testing of fiber glass mats: use of modified TAPPI procedures for sampling and lot acceptance, stiffness, tear resistance, and thickness (10/01/2021)
T 1007 sp-15 Sample location for fiber glass mat sheets (10/01/2021)
T 1008 sp-15 Test conditions for fiber glass mat test methods (10/01/2021)
T 1011 om-15 Basis weight of fiber glass mats (10/01/2021)
T 1012 om-15 Moisture content of fiber glass mats (10/01/2021)
T 1013 om-15 Loss on ignition of fiber glass mats (10/01/2021)
T 1014 om-15 Moisture sensitivity of fiber glass mats (10/01/2021)
T 1016 om-15 Average fiber diameter of fiber glass mats (10/01/2021)
T 252 om-16 pH and electrical conductivity of hot water extracts of pulp, paper, and paperboard  (10/03/2021)
T 406 om-13 Reducible sulfur in paper and paperboard (10/03/2021)
T 509 om-15 Hydrogen ion concentration (pH) of paper extracts (cold extraction method) (10/03/2021)
T 203 cm-09 Alpha-, beta- and gamma-cellulose in pulp (10/07/2021)
T 408 cm-07 Rosin in paper and paperboard (10/07/2021)
T 268 om-13 Weight-volume measurement of pulpwood (10/08/2021)
T 1009 om-16 Tensile strength and elongation at break for fiber glass mats (10/08/2021)
T 1015 sp-15 Fiber glass mat uniformity (visual defects) (10/08/2021)

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