[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 194 (Friday, October 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52381-52382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24917]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
[Docket Number 950130031-5212-02]
Voluntary Product Standard; PS 1-95 ``Construction and Industrial
Plywood''
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
announces Voluntary Product Standard PS 1-95, a revision of Voluntary
Product Standard PS 1-83 ``Construction and Industrial Plywood.'' The
Standard provides basic technical requirements for the principal types
and grades of construction and industrial plywood. It covers wood
species, veneer grading, glue bonds, panel construction and
workmanship, dimensions and tolerances, marking, moisture content, and
packing of plywood intended for construction and industrial uses.
Included in the Standard are test methods to determine product
compliance, a glossary of trade terms and definitions, and a quality
certification program. In addition, information regarding reinspecting
practices is provided.
ADDRESSES: Copies of PS 1-95 may be obtained from Barbara Meigs, Office
of Standard Services, National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Room 121, Building 417, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Meigs, telephone: 301-975-
4025, FAX: 301-963-2871.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PS 1-95, a revision of PS 1-83, was
developed by the Standing Committee for Voluntary Product Standard PS
1. The Committee is composed of representatives of producers,
distributors, and consumers of construction and industrial plywood, and
others with an interest in the Standard. NIST published a notice in the
Federal Register on February 21, 1995 (60 FR 9670) that it was
circulating the standard for public review and comment. The revision
was processed in accordance with the provisions of the Department of
Commerce ``Procedures for the Development of Voluntary Product
Standards'' (15 CFR Part 10, as amended; 51 FR 119 dated June 20,
1986). A 75-day public comment period was allowed.
Public responses to the revision indicated consensus among
producers, distributors, users, and consumers in accordance with
Department procedures. The Standard was approved to supersede PS 1-83,
effective September 7, 1995. New to PS 1-95 is the incorporation of a
performance-based method for evaluating new species, judged desirable
because of the changing available timber resource for plywood
production; and the elimination of Structural II panel grades based on
the fact that this product had rarely been manufactured since it was
first introduced in PS 1-66. In some instances, the text has been
reformatted, and throughout the Standard, units of measurement are
provided in both metric and conventional units.
Authority: 15 USC 272.
Dated: October 2, 1995.
Samuel Kramer,
Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 95-24917 Filed 10-5-95; 8:45 am]
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