[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 226 (Monday, November 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62562-62563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30717]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
[Docket No. 971031260-7260-01]
Voluntary Product Standard PS 2-92 ``Performance Standard for
Wood-Based Structural-Use Panels''; Request for Comments
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments on Voluntary Product Standard
PS 2-92.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
provides notice that on behalf of the Department of Commerce NIST is
conducting the five-year review of Voluntary Product Standard (VPS) PS
2-92 ``Performance Standard for Wood-Based Structural-Use Panels'' as
required by Department Procedures. The Standing Committee for PS 2-92,
responsible for maintaining the standard, is assisting NIST in
implementing the review which is conducted to determine if the standard
has become obsolete, technically inadequate, no longer acceptable to or
used by the industry, or inconsistent with law or established public
policy. Upon completion of the review, the Standing Committee will make
a recommendation to NIST as to whether
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the standard should be reaffirmed, amended, revised, or withdrawn.
DATES: Written comments should be supported by written data, views, or
arguments and must be received on or before January 23, 1998 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Written comments are to be directed to Barbara M. Meigs,
Technical Standards Activities Program, Office of Standards Services,
Building 820, Room 164, National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for a copy of PS 2-92 or for additional information are to be
directed to Barbara M. Meigs, Technical Standards Activities Program,
Office of Standards Services, National Institute of Standards and
Technology, telephone: 301-975-4025, fax: 301-926-1559; e-mail:
barbara.meigsnist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Voluntary Product Standard PS 2-92
establishes inspection, test, and labeling procedures for assessing the
acceptability of wood-based structural-use panels for construction
sheathing and single-floor applications for a variety of products;
namely, plywood, wafer board, oriented strand board, structural
particle board, and composite panels. It provides performance
requirements, adhesive bond durability, panel construction and
workmanship, dimensions and tolerances, marking, and moisture content
of structural-use panels. The Standard classifies panels by exposure
durability and by grade. It provides test methods, a glossary of trade
terms and definitions, and a quality certification program whereby
agencies can inspect, sample, and test products for qualification under
this Standard. Information regarding reinspection practices is provided
in an appendix.
PS 2-92, published in 1992, was developed and is maintained in
accordance with Department ``Procedures for the Development of
Voluntary Product Standards'' established in Part 10, Title 15, of the
Code of Federal Regulations (15 CFR Part 10, as amended; 51 FR 119
dated June 20, 1986).
Section 10.10 of the Procedures requires that each VPS standard be
reviewed by the Department with such assistance of the Standing
Committee (responsible for maintaining the standard) or others, as may
be deemed appropriate by the Department, within five years after
initial issuance or last revision of the standard.
Upon completion of the review of PS 2-92, the Standing Committee
for PS 2-92 and NIST will act to reaffirm, amend, revise, or withdraw
the standard, as appropriate.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 272.
Dated: November 17, 1997.
Elaine Bunten-Mines,
Director, Program Office.
[FR Doc. 97-30717 Filed 11-21-97; 8:45 am]
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