Review schedule for TAPPI test methods.

The system for review and development of TAPPI Test Methods requires an announcement of review dates for methods so that any interested TAPPI members may access the drafts and submit comments.

Listed below are the methods that will be up for review from July 2004 through December 2004. The data indicated is the date on which the draft will be posted for review by TAPPI members in the Members Only section of the TAPPI website. Go to the home page (www.tappi.org), log on with your member ID and password, then click "My TAPPI." When your personal page appears, click on the "Test Method Public Draft Review" link on the left-hand side. You do not have to be a member of the Standard Specific Interest Group for any method in order to comment on the draft.

If you have joined the Standard Specific Interest Group for any of these methods, you will receive a notice for ballot at the proper time with instructions for casting your vote and making your comments. If you wish to join the Standard Specific Interest Group for a particular method, please contact Charles Bohanan at TAPPI ([e-mail], or phone [phone] or fax [phone]).

TAPPI Test Methods up for review, July-December 2004

T 267 cm-95 "Compression wood identification in pulpwood" (July 1, 2004)

T 819 cm-95 "Water absorption of corrugating medium: boat method" (September 11, 2004)

T 568 pm-99 "Physical area of sub-visible contraries in pulp, paper, and paperboard by image analysis" (September 13, 2004)

T 233 cm-95 "Fiber length of pulp by classification" (October 9, 2004)

T 553 om-00 "Alkalinity of paper as calcium carbonate (alkaline reserve of paper)" (October 10, 2004)

All individual TIPs and Test Methods are available for electronic or paper delivery. Call TAPPI's Member Connections Department at 1 800 332-8686 (US), 1 800 446-9431 (Canada), or [phone] (international), for an index or to place an order or visit our website www.tappi.org to order online.