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TAPPI Standards in Ballot
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 476 "Abrasion loss of paper and paperboard (Taber-type method)" (January 15, 2016)
T 578 "Accelerated light aging of printing and writing paper by xenon-arc exposure apparatus" (January 21, 2016)
T 412 "Moisture in pulp, paper, and paperboard" (January 23, 2016)
SSIG Members Needed
One more member is need for T 602 cm-06 "Analysis of sulfuric acid" SSIG. The roster currently stands at nine members. Once we have ten members we can begin the ballot.
Three more SSIG members are required for T 438 cm-06 "Zinc and cadmium in paper" SSIG. If no progress is made on this ballot, then it will be considered for withdrawal at the next QSMC meeting.
If you have an interest in becoming a member of either of these SSIGs please contact standards@tappi.org.
