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 member to initiate a ballot:
SSIGs that need 1 member:
T 255 Water-soluble sulfates in pulp and paper.
T 438 Zinc and cadmium in paper.
T 602 Analysis of sulfuric acid.
SSIGs that need 2 members:
T 406 Reducible sulfur in paper and paperboard.
SSIGs that need 3 members:
T 245 Silicates and silica in pulp (wet ash method).
T 421 Qualitative (including optical microscopic) analysis of mineral filler and mineral coating of paper.
SSIGs that need 4 or more members:
T 656 Measuring, sampling, and analyzing white waters. Needs 4 members.
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