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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 566 "Bending resistance (stiffness) of paper (Taber-type tester in 0 to 10 Taber stiffneess unit configuration)" (June 29, 2012)
T 410 "Grammage of paper and paperboard (weight per unit area)" (July 2, 2012)
T 523 "Dynamic measurement of water vapor transfer through sheet materials" (for withdrawal; July 5, 2012)
T 437 "Dirt in paper and paperboard" (July 9, 2012)
T 550 "Determination of equilibrium moisture in pulp, paper and paperboard for chemical analysis" (July 20, 2012)
T 496 "Specimen preparation for cross directional internal tearing resistance for paper, paperboard and related materials" (July 23, 2012)

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