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The Standard-Specific Interest Groups (SSIGs) for the following Standards are in need of additional members. These groups may or may not have ballots currently open.

All Standard-Specific Interest Groups (SSIG) require a minimum of 10 members in order to ballot and vote on a draft of a method. The following test methods do not have the required minimum number of members to initiate a ballot:

Fillers and Pigments
 
T 438 cm-06 Zinc and Cadmium in Paper

• Working Group Chair (WGC) Review             Current SSIG Count = 9

 Optical Properties

T 218 sp-18 Forming handsheets for reflectance testing of pulp (Büchner funnel procedure)  

• Ballot up for review                                        Current SSIG Count = 9

T 425 om-21 Opacity of paper (15/d geometry, illuminant A/2 degrees, 89% reflectance backing and paper backing)

• Automatic Review: 10/2025                           Current SSIG Count = 9

T 515 om-20 Visual grading and color matching of paper

• Automatic Review: 04/2024                            Current SSIG Count = 8

T 567 om-20 Determination of effective residual ink concentration (ERIC) by infrared reflectance measurement 

• Automatic Review: 10/2024                            Current SSIG Count = 9

T 579 om-18 Diffuse brightness of paper, paperboard and pulp (d/0) (ultraviolet level D65)

• Ballot up for review                                         Current SSIG Count = 9             

T 1217 sp-18 Photometric linearity of optical properties instruments  

• Ballot up for review                                         Current SSIG Count = 9

T 1218 sp-18 Calibration of reflectance standards for hemispherical geometry 

• Ballot up for review                                         Current SSIG Count = 9

T 1500 gl-18 Optical measurements terminology (related to appearance evaluation of paper)

• Ballot up for review                                         Current SSIG Count = 9

Physical Properties

T 454 om-21 Turpentine test for voids in glassine and greaseproof papers

• Automatic Review: 05/2025                            Current SSIG Count = 9

Pulp Properties
 
T 267 cm-15 Compression wood identification in pulpwood

• Automatic Review: 10/2024                            Current SSIG Count = 8

T 282 om-19 Hexeneuronic acid content of chemical pulp

• Automatic Review: 05/2023                            Current SSIG Count = 9

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If no progress is made on balancing these SSIGs, then the respective methods may be considered for withdrawal at the next Q&SMC meeting. If you have an interest in becoming a member of either of these SSIGs please contact standards@tappi.org. or visit tappi.org/JoinStandards.

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