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New or Revised Standards, TIPs, and Useful Methods
 
TIP 0402-28 "Best practice for inspecting used fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) equipment" (revised)

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. 

 
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 1218 "Calibration of reflectance standards for hemispherical geometry" (October 15, 2016)

T 1219 "Storage of paper samples for optical measurements and color matching" (October 22, 2016)

 
SSIG Members Needed
All Standard-Specific Interest Groups (SSIG) require a minimum of 10 members in order to ballot and vote on a draft of a method.

T 438 cm-06 "Zinc and cadmium in paper" requires two more SSIG members for ballot.

T 504 "Glue in paper (qualitative & quantitative determination)" requires two more members that are not representing the 'Producer' category. 

T 579 "Diffuse brightness of paper, paperboard and pulp (d/0) (ultraviolet level D65)" requires one more SSIG member to ballot.

If no progress is made on these ballots, then they might 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.
 
Members for Working Groups of Useful Methods Needed

Reports outlining the overdue reviews for Standards and TIPs were sent to the Quality and Standards Management Committee (Q&SMC) on September 2, 2016. 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 (October 19, 2016), 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 Friday, October14, 2016, in order to be able to provide this information to Q&SMC at their next meeting. 

 
Standards Ready for Final Approval at SARG
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 800 cm-16 "Drum test for fiberboard shipping containers (revolving hexagonal drum)"

*T 412 om-16 "Moisture in pulp, paper and paperboard"

*T 476 om-16 "Abrasion loss of paper and paperboard (Taber-type method)"

*T 578 sp-16 "Accelerated light aging of printing and writing paper by xenon-arc exposure apparatus"

*T 252 om-16 "pH and electrical conductivity of hot water extracts of pulp, paper, and paperboard"

*T 631 om-16 "Microbiological enumeration of process water and slush pulp"

*T 211 om-16 "Ash in wood, pulp, paper and paperboard: combustion at 525 degrees C"
 
Announcement of SARG Meeting
The next meeting of the Standards Advisory Review Group (SARG) is will take place in Orlando, FL, at the TAPPI 2016 SuperCorr Expo Conference, Wednesday, October 19, 2016, 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.

If you would like to participate in the SARG meeting by conference call, please send a message before Oct 13, 2016, to standards@tappi.org.