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The next meeting of the Standards Advisory Review Group (SARG) is scheduled for Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 2:30 pm CENTRAL time, at the Worthington Renaissance Hotel, Ft. Worth, TX, the site of the 2011 Corr Expo 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 appears below and another copy with links to the documents up for approval has been posted on the SARG page.

If you would like to participate by conference call, please send a message before September 21, 2011, to standards@tappi.org.

AGENDA

Standards Advisory Review Group

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 2:30 pm (CENTRAL time)

Worthington Renaissance Hotel Fort Worth, TX

I. Welcome and introductions

II. Antitrust Statement

III. Approval of Agenda

IV. Approval of Minutes from May 1, 2011

V. Standards ready for final approval (* indicates standards eligible for submission as American National Standards)

T 556 "Bending resistance of paper and paperboard by single-point bending methods [TITLE CHANGE]"

T 543 "Bending resistance of paper (Gurley-type tester)"

*T NEW (WI 3019) "Accelerated light aging of printing and writing paper by xenon-arc exposure apparatus"

*T 519 "Diffuse opacity of paper (d/0 paper backing)"

*T 425 "Opacity of paper (15/d geometry, illuminant A/2º, 89% reflectance backing and paper backing)

*T 412 "Moisture in pulp, paper, and paperboard"

*T 476 "Abrasion loss of paper and paperboard (Taber-type method)"

*T 811 "Edgewise compressive strength of corrugated fiberboard (short column test)"

*T NEW (WI 3014) "Training standard for paper machine tender"

T 244 "Acid-insoluble ash in wood, pulp, paper, and paperboard" T 624 "Analysis of soda and sulfate white and green liquors"

*T 822 "Ring crush of paperboard (rigid support method)"

VI. Other business

VII. Next meeting

VIII. Adjournment

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