[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 14555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7890]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
[Docket No. 960308063-6063-01]
RIN 0693-XX15


Voluntary Product Standard, Request for Comments on Proposed 
Withdrawal of PS 73-89

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

ACTION: Request for comments on proposed withdrawal of Voluntary 
Product Standard PS 73-89 Glass Bottles for Carbonated Soft Drinks. .

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SUMMARY: NIST announces its intent to withdraw Voluntary Product 
Standard PS 73-89 Glass Bottles for Carbonated Soft Drinks due to lack 
of a proponent organization or government agency to cover costs for 
administrative and technical support services provided by the 
Department, a requirement for Department sponsorship under Section 
10(b)(6) of the Procedures for the Development of Voluntary Product 
Standards (15 CFR Part 10).

DATES: Written objections to the withdrawal of Voluntary Product 
Standard PS 73-89 Glass Bottles for Carbonated Soft Drinks must be 
submitted to Barbara M. Meigs, Technical Standards Activities, office 
of Standards Services, on or before May 2, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Technical Standards Activities, Office of Standards 
Services, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Room 164, 
Building 820, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara M. Meigs, Technical Standards Activities, Office of Standards 
Services, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Tel: 301-975-
4025, Fax: 301-926-1559.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 27, 1995, the Glass Packaging 
Institute (GPI), the proponent organization that has provided financial 
support to cover costs for administrative and technical support 
services for Voluntary Product Standard PS 73-89 Glass Bottles for 
Carbonated Soft Drinks, notified NIST that it did not intend to renew 
the financial maintenance agreement for the support of PS 73-89. On 
November 7, 1995, NIST informed the Standing Committee for PS 73-89 and 
requested assistance in attempting to identify organizations or 
agencies that might be interested in assuming financial responsibility 
for the maintenance of the standard. No interested organizations were 
identified.
    As set out in 10.13(a)(2) of the Procedures, NIST will provide a 
30-day period for the filing of written objections to the withdrawal. 
Such objections will be considered and analyzed by the Director of NIST 
before a determination is made to withdraw the standard. If the 
Director determines that the standard does not meet the criteria set in 
10.0(b) of the Procedures regarding requirements for sponsorship, the 
standard will be withdrawn, subject to appeal.
    Under Section 10.13(b) of the Procedures, the filing under 10.13(a) 
to retain a standard shall operate to stay the withdrawal of such 
standard until the Director's determination has been made. If the 
Director determines that the requested standard shall be withdrawn, the 
stay will remain in effect if an appeal is filed in accordance with the 
requirements of Section 10.14 until the decision of the Director is 
announced in the Federal Register. If, however, no appeal is received, 
the Director shall announce withdrawal of the standard. Section 10.14 
of the Procedures pertains to the handling of appeals that are filed. A 
copy of this section of the Procedures may be obtained, upon request, 
from the contact person listed in this notice.
    Voluntary Product Standards PS 73-89 Glass Bottles for Carbonated 
Soft Drinks was developed under the Procedures for the Development of 
Voluntary product Standards (15 CFR Part 10) of the U.S. Department of 
Commerce to improve and maintain safety performance of glass bottles 
designed as containers for carbonated soft drinks. It covers 
conventional refillable and nonrefillable glass bottles that have a 
nominal capacity of not more than 36 fluid ounces, and that are 
intended for use in the packaging of soft drinks carbonated to a 
maximum of five volumes.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 272.

    Dated: March 27, 1996.
Samuel Kramer,
Assistant Director.
[FR Doc. 96-7890 Filed 4-1-96; 8:45 am]
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