[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the standard should be reaffirmed, amended, revised, or withdrawn.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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