[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 204 (Monday, October 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54338-54339]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-26095]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology


American Lumber Standard Committee; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The American Lumber Standard Committee (ALSC), acting as the 
Standing Committee for NIST Voluntary Product Standard PS 20-94 
American Softwood Lumber Standard, will convene on Friday, November 17, 
1995 during the annual meeting of the ALSC.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Corpus Christi Marriott, 900 
N. Shoreline Boulevard, Corpus Christi, TX 78401; telephone: (512) 887-
1600. The ALSC address: American Lumber Standard Committee, P.O. Box 
210, Germantown, MD 20875-0210; telephone: (301) 972-1700, fax: (301) 
540-8004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara M. Meigs, Office of Standards 
Services, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Room 121, 
Building 417, Gaithersburg, MD 20899; telephone: 301-975-4025; fax: 
301-963-2871.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ALSC shall convene on November 17, 1995 
to consider the composition of membership of the Committee and to 
consider the following amendments to PS 20-94:
     Amendment 1--a recommendation concerning the certification 
functions of the Board of Review with regard to grading rules. The 
Standard currently states that certification shall be subject to 
certain conditions. One of these conditions is stipulated in 10.2.3 
which states:

    ``The originating agency permits the publication of the rules 
without charge in whole or in part, including all applicable 
provisions and with all quoted parts clearly so indicated by anyone 
desiring to do so. Any such publication shall carry reference to the 
source of the rules and their effective date, and shall be revised 
to conform with any subsequent changes in the rules, giving the 
effective dates thereof.''

    It is recommended that Section 10.2.3 be revised as follows:

    ``The originating agency shall make the rules fully and fairly 
available to all manufacturers, distributors, users, and consumers 
of lumber on equal terms and conditions and without 
discrimination.''

     Amendment 2--a recommendation to revise 9.3.7 regarding 
Committee membership, which states:

    ``Balance of representation--The Secretary of Commerce may make 
such changes in the constitution of the Committee or make additional 
appointments as the Secretary deems necessary to ensure that the 
Committee has a balance of interest and is not dominated by a single 
interest category.''

as follows:

    ``Balance of representation--Upon request, the Secretary of 
Commerce may consider making changes in the constitution of the 
Committee or making additional appointments to ensure that the 
Committee has a balance of interest and is not dominated by a single 
interest category. In 

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such considerations, the Secretary of Commerce shall consult the 
Committee for advice regarding balance and the criteria by which it 
may be determined.''

     Amendment 3--a recommendation to insert a new subsection 
9.3.4 on Canadian representation to state:

    ``The Canadian Lumber Standards Accreditation Board may nominate 
a principal and alternate member.''

    The current 9.3.4 would be renumbered 9.3.5 and the remaining 
subsections of 9.3 renumbered appropriately.
    The American Softwood Lumber Standard (PS 20-94) was published and 
is maintained by the Department of Commerce under procedures 
established in Part 10 of Title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

    Dated: October 16, 1995.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 272.

Raymond G. Kammer,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 95-26095 Filed 10-20-95; 8:45 am]
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