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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 203 cm-09 Alpha-, beta- and gamma-cellulose in pulp (March 31, 2019)

T 249 cm-09 Carbohydrate composition of extractive-free wood and wood pulp by gas-liquid chromatography (March 31, 2019)

T 274 sp-13 Laboratory screening of pulp (MasterScreen-type instrument) (March 24, 2019)

T 402 sp-13 Standard conditioning and testing atmospheres for paper, board, pulp handsheets, and related products (March 10, 2019) 

T 428 om-13 Hot water extractable acidity or alkalinity of paper (March 31, 2019) 

T 432 cm-09 Water absorbency of bibulous papers (March 11, 2019)

T 449 om-14 Bacteriological examination of paper and paperboard (February 28, 2019)

T 461 cm-09 Flame resistance of treated paper and paperboard (March 11, 2019)

T 479 cm-09 Smoothness of paper (Bekk method) (March 11, 2019)

T 507 cm-09 Grease resistance of flexible packaging materials (March 11, 2019)

T 544 cm-08 Aging of paper and board with moist heat (March 11, 2019)*

T 577 om-13 Score bend test (March 11, 2019)

T 648 om-14 Viscosity of coating clay slurry (February 28, 2019)

T 702 om-14 Rheological measurements for characterization of polyolefins: low-density polyethylene (LDPE) for extrusion coating (February 22, 2019)

T 820 cm-09 Flexural stiffness of corrugated board (March 30, 2019)

T 1200 sp-14 Interlaboratory evaluation of test methods to determine TAPPI repeatability and reproducibility (March 11, 2019)

T 1205 sp-14 Dealing with suspect (outlying) test determinations (March 11, 2019)

* Deadline extended after addition of new SSIG members.

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