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TIP 0402-11 "Liquid penetrant testing of new suction roll shells" (Revision)

TIP 0404-25 "Guidelines for the design, operation, performance evaluation, and troubleshooting of a paper machine hood and air systems" (Revision, including title change)

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. Send a message to standards@tappi.org if you want to request a copy of draft in 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 1014 "Moisture sensitivity of fiber glass mats" (October 3, 2014)

T 259 "Species identification of nonwood plant fibers" (October 10, 2014)

T 200 "Laboratory beating of pulp (Valley beater method)" (October 17, 2014)

T 401 "Fiber analysis of paper and paperboard" (October 17, 2014)

T 829 "Score quality test" (October 20, 2014)

T 1007 "Sample location for fiber glass mat sheets" (October 23, 2014)

T 562 "CIE whiteness and tint of paper and paperboard (45/0 geometry, C/2 illuminant/observer)" (October 24, 2014)

CORRECTION:
Last month, T 840 was listed as being balloted for withdrawal. However, the wrong title was listed for T 840. T 840 is "Testing adhesives used in glued lap joints of corrugated fiberboard containers." It is in ballot for withdrawal, and the ballot is due September 26, 2014.

The five-year review ballot for T 553 "Alkalinity of paper as calcium carbonate (alkaline reserve of paper) went out in July and was due on September 5, 2014. At the time of the ballot, there were 10 members on the Standard-Specific Interest Group (SSIG), which is the minimum required to validate the SSIG.

When the ballot was tabulated, one member was dropped for missing three consecutive ballots in a row, which means that now we are short at least one member on the SSIG. A ballot cannot be validated until we have the required number on the SSIG.

If you would like to join this SSIG, please send a message to standards@tappi.org no later than October 15, 2014.

Reports outlining the overdue reviews for Standards and TIPs were sent to the Quality and Standards Management Committee (Q&SMC) on August 5, 2014. Copies of these reports were also sent to the assigned Working Group Chairmen for these overdue reviews as well as to chairmen of the appropriate technical groups in TAPPI.

Anyone who did not receive the overdue reports but who have an interest may obtain copies by requesting them from standards@tappi.org.

Working Group Chairmen: These reports were sent to you for your information and action, if required. Q&SMC may, according to the Standards Guidelines, withdraw any Standards or TIPs whose reviews are overdue, especially if it appears that little progress is being made on the Work Item. If more information or indications of progress on these Work Items are received prior to the next meeting (November 4, 2014), Q&SMC will take these reports of progress under consideration. 

To provide updates regarding these reports, send a message to standards@tappi.org no later than Monday, November 3, 2014, in order to be able to provide this information to Q&SMC at their next meeting.

The standards eligible for approval at SARG are listed below. The asterisks (*) indicate the standards that will be eligible for submission to ANSI for consideration as American National Standards.

*T 835 "Water absorption of corrugating medium: water drop absorption test"

*T 449 "Bacteriological examination of paper and paperboard"

T 458 "Surface wettability of paper (angle of contact method)"

*T 845 (NEW Standard - WI 3031) "Wet pin adhesion of corrugated board by selective separation"

*T 702 "Rheological measurements for characterization of polyolefins: low-density polyethylene (LDPE) for extrusion coating"

The next meeting of the Standards Advisory Review Group (SARG) is scheduled by conference call on Tuesday, November 4, at 1:30 pm Eastern time.  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 will be posted on the SARG page at least 50 days prior to the meeting, in accordance with TAPPI’s guidelines. There will be links from the agenda items to the final drafts that are up for approval.

If you would like to participate in the SARG meeting by conference call, please send a message before November 4, 2014, to standards@tappi.org.