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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 600 cm-01 "Analysis of formaldehyde in aqueous solutions and of free formaldehyde in resins" (April 2, 2010)
T 622 cm-01 "Analysis of sodium hydrosulfite" (April 5, 2010)
T 213 om-06 "Dirt in pulp - chart method" (April 8, 2010)
T 657 sp-04 "Sampling of fillers and pigments (April 12, 2010)
T 226 cm-01 "Specific external surface of pulp" (April 12, 2010)
T 821 om-06 "Pin adhesion of corrugated board by selective separation" (April 16, 2010)
T 261 cm-00 "Fines fraction by weight of paper stock by wet screening" (April 19, 2010)
T 810 om-06 "Bursting strength of corrugated and solid fiberboard" (April 19, 2010)
T 803 om-06 "Puncture test of containerboard" (April 16, 2010)

T 546 "Machine direction grammage variation measurement (gravimetric method" is now up for five-year review. The target balloting date had been set for March 12, but prior to that date it was determined that there are currently only 8 members on the Standard-Specific Interest Group (SSIG). There must be a minimum of 10 members to constitute an SSIG.

If we cannot obtain enough SSIG members to ballot, then the Standard would be referred to the Quality and Standards Management Committee for possible withdrawal.

If you would like to see this Standard remain on the books, and if you would like to participate in the voting process, please send a message to standards@tappi.org no later than March 31, 2010.

The following standards have been posted on the agenda for the next SARG meeting. These are ready for final approval. If you have comments on any of these standards, please send a message to standards@tappi.org no later than April 29, 2010.

T 456 "Wet tensile breaking strength of paper and paperboard"
T 254 "Cupriethylenediamine disperse viscosity of pulp (falling ball method)"
T 403 "Bursting strength of paper"
T 411 "Thickness (caliper) of paper, paperboard, and combined board"
T 617 "Analysis of lime"
T 553 "Alkalinity of paper as calcium carbonate (alkaline reserve of paper)"
T 562 "CIE whiteness and tint of paper and paperboard (45/0 geometry, C/2 illuminant/observer)"
T 840 "Testing adhesives used in glued lap joints of corrugated fiberboard containers"
T 702 "Rheological measurements for characterization of polyolefins: low-density polyethylene (LDPE) for extrusion coating"
T 431 "Ink absorbency of blotting paper
T 619 "Analysis of salt cake"

The next meeting of the Standards Advisory Review Group (SARG) is scheduled for Monday, May 3, 2:30 pm Eastern time, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Atlanta, GA, the site of the 2010 TAPPI PaperCon Conference. SARG approval is the last step prior to publication for any new or revised standard.

In order to act on any appeals from TAPPI members relevant to the standards up for approval, the SARG meeting is open to anyone for participation. The agenda has been posted on the SARG page. There are links from the agenda items to the final drafts that are up for approval.

If you would like to participate by conference call, please send a message before April 28, 2010, to standards@tappi.org.

For details on these commonly-used acronyms in the development of TAPPI Standards and TIPs, please see the Standards Guidelines and the TIP Guidelines, or send your questions to standards@tappi.org.

TIP = Technical Information Paper
Q&SMC = Quality and Standards Management Committee
SSIG = Standard-Specific Interest Group
SARG = Standards Advisory Review Group
WI = Work Item
WG = Working Group
WGC = Working Group Chairman
om = Official Method
pm = Provisional Method
sp = Standard Practice
cm = Classical Method
ss = Standard Specification
sg = Standard Guideline
gl = Standard Glossary
wd = Withdrawn Standard
UM = Useful Method

Details on how to search and order TAPPI Standards and TIPs can be found on the TAPPI website's Search and Order page.

All individual TIPs or Standards are available for electronic or paper delivery. For electronic delivery, the documents are e-mailed in PDF format. Hard copy documents can be mailed or faxed, but shipping and handling costs will apply.

For Individual TIPs, order Item Number: 0108____ (Insert TIP number).
For Individual Standards, order Item Number: 0104T____ (Insert Standard number).
List price: $49; TAPPI member price: $32. There are no shipping or handling charges for electronic documents.

The 2010-2011 collection of Standards, published in March 2010, and the 2009-2010 collection of TIPs, published in March 2009, are available on CD. An Individual or Company License for access to the continually updated collection of Standards and TIPs via the web is the best way to always have a current set of documents accessible. A print-on-demand version of either the Standards or the TIPs set, current and updated as of the date printed, is also available.

For information and quotes on company licenses, contact Lisa Stephens at lstephens@tappi.org or +1-770-209-7293. For regular orders (including individual online licenses), contact Member Connection at 1-800-332-8686 (US), 1-800-446-9431 (Canada), or +1-770-446-1400 (international), or order on line at www.tappi.org. 

An Individual or Company License for access to the continually updated collection of Standards and TIPs via the web is the best way to always have a current set of documents accessible. A print-on-demand version of either the Standards or the TIPs set, current and updated as of the date printed, is also available.

For information and quotes on company licenses, contact Lisa Stephens at lstephens@tappi.org or +1-770-209-7293. For regular orders (including individual online licenses), contact Member Connection at 1-800-332-8686 (US), 1-800-446-9431 (Canada), or +1-770-446-1400 (international), or order on line at www.tappi.org.