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:

 Opticcal Properties

T 653 om-07 Specular gloss of paper and paperboard at 20 degrees  

• Draft 4                                          Current SSIG Count = 8

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

• Draft 2                                          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.