The TAPPI Standards regulations require public review of standards that are up for ballot. TAPPI members can view any drafts that are in ballot by logging in to the TAPPI web site (www.tappi.org), clicking on "My TAPPI," and then clicking on the "Standards Public Draft Review" link on the left side of the page. If you would like to review and comment on any draft and are not a member of the corresponding Standard-Specific Interest Group (SSIG), you may view the draft on line or you may request a copy of the draft being balloted by writing to standards@tappi.org. TAPPI members may join SSIGs as permanent members; go to the Subject Category page to download forms for this purpose. Nonmembers of TAPPI may join any SSIG as a voting member; to do so, send a message to standards@tappi.org to receive a copy of the draft and a ballot.

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 648 "Viscosity of coating clay slurry" (August 29, 2013)

T 843 "Fluted edge crush of corrugating medium (rigid support method)" (August 29, 2013)

T 824 "Fluted edge crush of corrugating medium (flexible beam method)" (August 29, 2013)

T 836 "Bending stiffness, four point method" (August 30, 2013)

T 825 "Flat crush test of corrugated board (rigid support method)" (August 30, 2013)

T 569 "Internal bond strength (Scott type)" (August 30, 2013)

T 831 "Water absorption of corrugating medium: water drop penetration test" (August 30, 2013)

T 1200 "Interlaboratory evaluation of test methods to determine TAPPI repeatability and reproducibility" (September 3, 2013)

T 277 "Macro stickies content in pulp: the 'pick-up' method" (September 3, 2013)

T 526 "Blister resistance of coated paper in heatset printing" (September 3, 2013)

Special note about the online balloting system: TAPPI has been experiencing some problems on its website with the online system for balloting. The problem may or may not have been corrected by the time of the publication fo this edition of the STAR newsletter.

If you are a TAPPI member and expderience problems trying to access drafts and vote on line, send a message to standards@tappi.org and request that a copy of the draft be sent to you. then you can vote by replying to the email. We apologize for the inconvenience.