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The system for review and development of TAPPI Standards requires an announcement of review dates so that any interested TAPPI parties may access the drafts, submit comments, and/or join the Standard-Specific Interest Group (SSIG) to cast an official vote.

Listed below are the Standards that will be up for review in 2024. The date indicated is the target date on which the draft will be distributed to the Standard-Specific Interest Group (SSIG) for that particular Standard.

T 1205 sp-20 Dealing with suspect (outlying) test determinations (April 28, 2024)
T 441 om-20 Water absorptiveness of sized (non-bibulous) paper, paperboard, and corrugated fiberboard (Cobb test) (April 28, 2024)
T 455 sp-20 Identification of wire side of paper (April 28, 2024)
T 515 om-20 Visual grading and color matching of paper (April 28, 2024)
T 804 om-20 Compression test of fiberboard shipping containers (April 28, 2024)
T 843 om-20 Fluted edge crush of corrugating medium (rigid support method) (April 28, 2024)
T 845 om-20 Wet pin adhesion of corrugated board by selective separation (April 28, 2024)
T 401 om-20 Fiber analysis of paper and paperboard (October 7, 2024)
T 480 om-20 Specular gloss of paper and paperboard at 75 degrees (October 7, 2024)
T 511 om-20 Folding endurance of paper (MIT tester) (October 7, 2024)
T 524 om-20 Color of paper and paperboard (45/0, C/2) (October 7, 2024)
T 549 om-20 Coefficients of static and kinetic friction of uncoated writing and printing paper by use of the horizontal plane method (October 7, 2024)
T 553 om-20 Alkalinity of paper as calcium carbonate (alkaline reserve of paper) (October 7, 2024)
T 558 om-20 Surface wettability and absorbency of sheeted materials using an automated contact angle tester (October 7, 2024)
T 567 om-20 Determination of effective residual ink concentration (ERIC) by infrared reflectance measurement (October 7, 2024)
T 580 om-20 Thickness (caliper) of towel, tissue, napkin and facial products (October 7, 2024)
T 836 om-20 Bending stiffness, four point method (October 7, 2024)
T 233 cm-15 Fiber length of pulp by classification (October 20, 2024)
T 267 cm-15 Compression wood identification in pulpwood (October 20, 2024)
T 808 cm-15 Flat crush test of corrugated board (flexible beam method) (October 20, 2024)

Any interested individuals who wish to be part of the voting for any Standard should send a message to standards@tappi.org and request voting membership on the corresponding SSIG, prior to the target ballot date, if possible. Anyone who joins the SSIG before the target balloting date will receive a notice of the ballot.

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