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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 600 "Analysis of formaldehyde in aqueous solutions and of free formaldehyde in resins" (July 15, 2015)

T 509 "Hydrogen ion concentration (pH) of paper extracts (cold extraction method)" (July 20, 2015)

T 435 "Hydrogen ion concentration (pH) of paper extracts (hot extraction method)" (July 24, 2015)

 

T 465 sp-10 "Static creasing of paper for water vapor transmission tests" was first balloted for its five-year review on November 25, 2014.

The first draft balloted resulted in dropping delinquent voting members which led to an imbalance of interest groups on the SSIG. After recruiting new members, Draft 2 was balloted, but that ballot did not receive the minimum percent return of over 50%.

So a Draft 3 was balloted. After tabulating that ballot, more members were dropped due to missing three ballots in a row. This leaves the SSIG with only 9 members – one short of the 10 required. So the Draft 3 ballot was invalid.

So we must have at least one new member on the SSIG in order to attempt a fourth ballot. If you are not already a member of the T 465 SSIG, please consider joining. Please send a message to standards@tappi.org  by July 15, 2015. After that date, assuming we have the minimum 10 that we need, another ballot will be attempted.

 

T 556 "Bending resistance of paper and paperboard by single-point bending methods" was originally scheduled for regular five-year review on November 13, 2015.

An issue was raised regarding the sample placement, so an early review and revision has been proposed. After running an announcement in ANSI Standards Action, the first ballot for this early review will take place sometime after August 10, 2015.

If you would like to join the Standard-Specific Interest Group to participate in the balloting, please send a message to standards@tappi.org before August 10, 2015.

 

A proposal has been made for a new Standard: "Specular Gloss at 20º -- Parallel Beam Method."

This method is for the measurement of the specular gloss of high-gloss papers at 20° (70° from the plane of the paper). It is suitable for high-gloss coated, cast-coated, lacquered, highly varnished or waxed papers, and high-gloss ink films.

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 no later than July 15, 2015.