[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 62 (Thursday, March 31, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-7717]
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[Federal Register: March 31, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
[Docket Number 940379-4079]
Voluntary Product Standard PS 20-94; ``American Softwood Lumber
Standard''
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.
ACTION: Approval of Voluntary Product Standard PS 20-94 ``American
Softwood Lumber Standard''.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
announced in the Federal Register on July 30, 1993 (59 FR 40797), that
it was circulating for review and comment proposed Voluntary Product
Standard PS 20-94 ``American Softwood Lumber Standard,'' an updated
edition of PS 20-70 ``American Softwood Lumber Standard,'' in
accordance with the provisions of 10.6 of Department ``Procedures for
the Development of Voluntary Product Standards'' (15 CFR part 10, as
amended; 51 FR 22497 dated June 20, 1986).
Public response to the proposed standard indicated consensus among
producers, distributors, users, and consumers in accordance with
Department procedures. The standard was approved to supersede PS 20-70,
effective March 1, 1994. The Standard differs from the previous
edition, PS 20-70, in that its text has been simplified and updated.
Terms have been modernized, and units of measurement in both
conventional and metric units are presented. The basic sizes, technical
requirements, and administrative structure for implementing and
enforcing the Standard have been retained.
The Standard establishes standard sizes and requirements for
developing and coordinating the lumber grades of the various softwood
species, the assignment of design values, and the preparation of
grading rules applicable to each species. Its provisions include
implementation of the Standard through an accreditation and
certification program; establishment of principal trade classifications
and lumber sizes for yard, structural, factory/shop use;
classification, measurement, grading and grade-marking of rough and
dressed sizes of lumber; definitions of terms used in describing
standard grades of lumber; and commonly used industry abbreviations.
The Standard also includes the organization and functions of the
American Lumber Standard Committee, the Board of Review, and the
National Grading Rule Committee.
For further information or for copies of PS 20-94, contact Barbara
Meigs, Standards Management Program, Office of Standards Services,
NIST, A 625, Building 101, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, telephone 301-975-
4025, FAX 301-963-2871.
Dated: March 28, 1994.
Samuel Kramer,
Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 94-7717 Filed 3-30-94; 8:45 am]
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