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T 218 sp-11 "Forming handsheets for reflectance testing of pulp (Buchner funnel procedure)" (Revisions)
T 263 sp-11 "Identification of wood and fibers from conifers" (Revision)
T 258 om-11 "Basic density and moisture content of pulpwood" (Revision)
T 830 om-11 "Ink rub test of containerboard and corrugated board" (Revision and title change)
T 809 om-11 "Flat crush of corrugating medium (CMT test)" (revision)
T 807 om-11 "Bursting strength of linerboard" (Revision)
T 810 om-11 "Bursting strength of corrugated board" (Revision and title change)
T 827 om-11 "Box blank dimensioning" (Reinstatement of withdrawn standard)
T 419 om-11 "Starch in paper" (Revision)
T 226 om-11 "Specific external surface of pulp" (Revision)
T 545 om-11 "Cross-machine grammage profile measurement (gravimetric method)"
T 400 sp-11 "Sampling and accepting a single lot of paper, paperboard, containerboard, or related product" (Revision)
T 413 om-11 "Ash in wood, pulp, paper and paperboard: combustion at 900 degrees C" (Revision)
T 266 om-11 "Determination of sodium, calcium, copper, iron and manganese in pulp and paper by atomic absorption spectroscopy" (Revision)
T 516 cm-11 "Envelope seal, seam, and window patch testing" (Revision)
T 632 cm-11 "Analysis of sodium silicate" (Revision)
T 600 om-11 "Analysis of formaldehyde in aqueous solutions and of free formaldehyde in resins" (Revision and reclassification from Classical to Official Method)
T 564 sp-11 "Transparent chart for the estimation of defect size" (Revision)
T 1211 sp-11 "Acceptance procedures for laboratories providing reference materials for TAPPI Standards" (Revision and title change)
T 460 om-11 "Air resistance of paper (Gurley method)" (Revision)
T 1011 om-11 "Basis weight of fiber glass mats" (Revision)
T 509 om-11 "Hydrogen ion concentration (pH) of paper extracts (cold extraction method)" (Reaffirmation)
T 684 om-11 "Gross heating value of black liquor" (Reaffirmation)
T 610 sp-11 "Preparation of indicators and standard solutions" (Reaffirmation)
T 435 om-11 "Hydrogen ion concentration (pH) of paper extracts (hot extraction method)" (Reaffirmation)
T 222 om-11 "Acid insoluble lignin in wood and pulp" (Reaffirmation)
T 646 om-11 "Brightness of clay and other mineral pigments (45/0)" (Reaffirmation)
T 537 om-11 "Dirt count in paper and paperboard (optical character recognition - OCR)" (Reaffirmation)

Special note: Documents appearing in the TAPPI online version of the Standards and TIPs are updated once a month (usually around the 15th). So it is possible that there is a delay between the publication announcement and the posting online. If you are a subscriber to the online access to Standards and TIPs and you are in a hurry for new documents that have not yet been posted, you can send a request to standards@tappi.org.

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 412 "Moisture in pulp, paper, and paperboard" (Revision and vote to override negatives; June 3, 2011)
T 476 "Abrasion loss of paper and paperboard (Taber-type method)" (Revision; June 13, 2011)
T 525 "Diffuse brightness of paper, paperboard and pulp (d/0) -- ultraviolet level C" (Revision and title change; June 23, 2011)
T 808 "Flat crush test of corrugated board (flexible beam method)" (June 24, 2011)

T 576 pm-07 "Tensile properties of towel and tissue products (using constant rate of elongation apparatus)" had not originally been included on the list of Standards up for review in 2011 because a Work Item had already been opened for an early review of this Standards. This work item has now been cancelled by the Working Group Chairman.

Since T 576 pm-07 is four years old and is no longer under early review, it will be added to the Standards up for automatic review in 2011. The ballot will be scheduled for December 13, 2011.

This Standard has been added to the Review Schedule page on the TAPPI website.

A proposal has been made for a new standard: "Diffuse brightness of paper, paperboard and pulp (d/0) (ultraviolet level D65)."

The scope of the standard is: This method is for the determination of the brightness of white, near-white, and naturally colored pulp, paper, and paperboard. Brightness is a commonly used industry term for the numerical value of the reflectance factor of a sample with respect to blue light of specific spectral and geometric characteristics. This method requires an instrument employing diffuse illumination and 0 degree viewing geometry This method is applicable to all naturally-colored pulps, and papers and board made therefrom. The measurement is not suitable for paper or paperboard containing added coloring matter (such as yellow or green dyestuff) which appreciably absorbs light in that part of the spectrum extending from about 400 to 500 nm. This brightness method is not applicable to colored papers.

A Standard-Specific Interest Group (SSIG) must be formed for this proposal. Any individuals who are interested in this Standard may join the SSIG to receive ballots when this method is ready for vote. If you would like to join the SSIG for this project, please notify the Standards Department at standards@tappi.org or by fax at +1-770-446-6947 no later than June 27, 2011.