Standards Advisory Review Group

Standards Advisory Review Group

The Standards Advisory Review Group (SARG) is a group of TAPPI members appointed by the Quality and Standards Management Committee (Q&SMC) who are familiar with the TAPPI Standards process and are qualified to participate in the final review of Standards after they have been approved by the appropriate Standards-Specific Interest Group (SSIG).

The Standards Advisory Review Group (SARG) is responsible for determining that the Standards review and/or development process has been properly followed, and that all negatives and comments have been resolved as required by these regulations. The SARG is appointed to terms whose lengths are determined by the Q&SMC. The SARG shall have a minimum of three members, but may have as many as the Q&SMC deems appropriate.

SARG Meetings

The SARG is required to meet twice a year to act on Standards that are in the final stage of review. The last SARG meeting was held on virtually on October 20, 2022. The next meeting will be scheduled for June 1, 2023.

Anyone may participate in the SARG meeting.  Please contact standards@tappi.org if you would like to be added to the virtual meeting or if you have any questions.  Members who have particular concerns or questions about specific methods are encouraged to attend the SARG meeting.

The agenda for the next SARG meeting is listed below and contains the methods that have achieved the proper votes to be considered for approval. Please click on the below Standards to download a copy of the draft. If you have any questions, comments or appeals, email standards@tappi.org prior to the SARG meeting.

AGENDA
of the
STANDARDS ADVISORY REVIEW GROUP
of the
QUALITY AND STANDARDS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
of the
TAPPI BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Thursday, June 1, 2023, 1pm-2pm (EST)

ONLINE ONLY https://tappi.zoom.us/j/83842221782?pwd=RnVRNTNhbElIMC8zcE82STJJbnFSQT09

Meeting ID: 838 4222 1782

Passcode: 926356

  1. Welcome and Introductions

  2. Statement of Antitrust Compliance
    • The meeting will be held in accordance with TAPPI’s Antitrust Policy and Procedures.
    • TAPPI’s aim is to promote research and education, and to arrange for the collection, dissemination and interchange of technical concepts and information in fields of interest to its members. TAPPI is not intended to, and may not, play any role in the competitive decisions of its members or their employers, or in any way restrict competition among companies.

  3. Approval of Agenda

  4. Approval of Minutes from October 20, 2022, meeting

  5. Standards ready for final approval

    * = eligible to be submitted to ANSI as an American National Standard

    *T 1011 Basis weight of fiber glass mats (Revision)

    *T 1012 Moisture content of fiber glass mats (Revision)

    *T 1217 Photometric linearity of optical properties instruments (Reaffirmation)

    *T 1218 Calibration of reflectance standards for hemispherical geometry (Reaffirmation)

    *T 218 Forming handsheets for reflectance testing of pulp (Büchner funnel procedure) (Reaffirmation)

    T 223 Pentosans in wood and pulp (Reaffirmation)

    T 226 Specific external surface of pulp (Reaffirmation)

    T 232 Fiber length of pulp by projection (Reaffirmation)

    *T 263 Identification of wood and fibers from conifers (Reaffirmation)

    *T 271 Fiber length of pulp and paper by automated optical analyzer using polarized light (Reaffirmation)

    *T 275 Screening of pulp (Somerville-type equipment) (Reaffirmation)

    *T 406 Reducible sulfur in paper and paperboard (Reaffirmation)

    *T 409 Machine direction of paper and paperboard (Revision)

    T 434 Acid-soluble iron in paper (Reaffirmation)

    T 483 Odor of packaging materials (Reaffirmation)

    *T 491 Water immersion number of paperboard (Reaffirmation)

    T 493 Identification and determination of melamine resin in paper (Reaffirmation)

    T 495 Bending number of paperboard (Withdrawal)

    T 516 Envelope seal, seam, and window patch testing (Reaffirmation)

    *T 547 Air permeance of paper and paperboard (Sheffield method) (Reaffirmation)

    *T 551 Thickness of paper and paperboard (soft platen method) (Reaffirmation)

    *T 568 Physical area of sub-visible contraries in pulp, paper and paperboard by image analysis (Reaffirmation)

    *T 579 Diffuse brightness of paper, paperboard and pulp (d/0) (ultraviolet level D65) (Reaffirmation)

    T 613 Analysis of caustic soda (Reaffirmation)

    T 619 Analysis of salt cake (Reaffirmation)

    T 621 Analysis of rosin (Reaffirmation)

    T 624 Analysis of soda and sulfate white and green liquors (Reaffirmation)

    T 628 Analysis of rosin size (Reaffirmation)

    T 632 Analysis of sodium silicate (Revision)

  6. Open Discussions

  7. Next Meeting

  8. Adjournment

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