AM E R IC A N L U MB E R S T AN D A RD C OMM ITTE E

, I N C O R P O R A TE D ®

R E S I D E N TI A L / C OM M E R CI AL D E NS IFI E D F U E L P O L IC Y ( F U E L PE L L E T S)

September 9, 2011

T h e Bo a rd of R e vi e w of t h e Am e ri ca n L u mb e r St an d a rd Commi t t ee

, Inc or p or a t e d ®

(Am e ri ca n L u mb e r St an d a rd Committ ee ) is au t h o r iz e d to acc r e dit an d mo n i tor q ua li t y

c o n trol a g enc i e s prov i di n g s e rvi c e to R e sid en ti a l / Comm e r c i a l Den si f i e d F ue l (F ue l

P e ll e ts) manufacturers

.

T h e p u rpose of t h e Bo a r d of R e vi e w acc r e dit a t i on an d mo n i t ori n g s ha ll be to d e t e rmi n e

t h e c omp e t enc y an d r e li a b ility o f

, an d a d e q uac y o f t h e fac iliti e s pro v id e d b y, t h ose

q ua lity c o n t r ol a g enc i e s i n volv e d in prov i di n g s e r v i ce s to fue l p e ll e t manufacturers

prod uc i n g fue l p e ll e ts un d e r sp ec i f ied c u rr en t e dition of the P e ll e t F ue l s In stit u te ( P F I)

standard

.

T h is acc r e dit a tion an d m o n itori n g by t h e Bo a rd of R e v i e w s ha ll in n o wa y i n di ca te

a doption o f

, a p prov a l o f

, or r e spo n s i bility f

or s uc h st an d a rds, by t h e Am e r i ca n L u mb e r

St an d a rd Commi t t e e or t h e Bo a rd of R e vi ew

. N or s ha ll t h is acc r e dit a tion a n d mo n itori n g

in an y wa y i n di ca te an y en dors e m en t, a do p tio n

, a pprov a l or r e spo n s i bility of or f or an y

wa rr an ty or o t he r r e pr e s en t a tion by an y w o od p e ll e t manufacturer or an y ot he r p e rson

or en ti t y in r e g a rd to t h e p r od uc t prod uce d un d e r t h e P FI st an d a rd.

T h e acc r e dit a tion an d m o n itori n g s ha ll be p u rs u a n t to r e g u l a tio n s a d opt e d b y t h e

Am e ri ca n L u mb e r St an d a rd Commi t t ee

. T he se r e g u l a tio n s s ha ll p r ovide f or t h e

d e t e rmi na tion of a g enc y c omp e t enc y, r e li a bility a n d a d e q uac y b y i n sp ec t i on of a g enc y

r ec ords, fue l p e ll e t manufacturer r ec ords, an d p r od uc t s a t p e ll e t manufacturer s an d a t

an y ot he r lo ca t i o n s i nc l u di n g v a rio u s distr i b u tion poi n ts an d d e sti na tion p oi n ts, an d b y

an y o t he r a ppropri a te m ean s.

T h e Bo a rd of R e vi e w s h a ll ha ve t h e o ption to e m p loy an y c o n s u l t an ts d e e m e d

a ppropri a te to ca rry o u t t h is poli c y, an d s ha ll e s t a blish or u tilize s uc h s e r v i ce s or en titi e s,

i nc l u di n g l a bor a to r

y s e rv i ce s, a s s ha ll be d ee m e d a ppropri a te to acc ompli s h t h e p u rpose

of t h is p oli c y. S uc h c o n s u lt an t fee s to be f or t h e acc o un t of t h e a g enc y.

Q ua lity c o n trol a g enc i e s a pplyi n g to t h e Bo a rd of R e vi e w f or acc r e dit a tion an d

mo n itori n g s ha ll d e mo n s t r a te to t h e Bo a rd t h e a g enc y ’ s c omp e t enc y an d r e li a bility, a n d

a d e q uac y of fac iliti e s, to p e r f orm t h e func tio n s ca l l e d f or un d e r t h is poli c y an d un d e r t h e

impl e m e n ti n g r e g u l a tio n s a dopt e d b y t h e Am e ri c a n L u mb e r St an d a rd Co m mitt e e

. S uc h

a ppli can t a g enc i e s s ha ll c o nf irm to t h e Bo a r d of R e vi e w t h e a gr ee m en t of t he ir

s u bs c rib e r pellet manufacturer to t h e r e q u ir e m en ts of t h is poli c y an d t h e impl e m en ti n g

r e g u l a tio n s a d o p t e d by t h e Am e ri ca n L u mb e r St an d a rd Commi t t ee

.

Appli can t a g enc i e s s h a ll a gr e e to p a y s uc h cha rg e s an d fee s f or t h is prog r a m a s a re

f i x e d an d a ss e ss e d by t h e Am e ri ca n L u mb e r St an d a rd Commi t t ee

.