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Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
Foreword
Handbook 44 was first published in 1949, having been preceded
				by similar handbooks of various designations and in several forms, beginning in
				1918.
Handbook 44 is published in its entirety each year following
				the Annual Meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM).
				The Committee on Specifications and Tolerances of the NCWM developed the 2014
				Edition with the assistance of the Weights and Measures Division (WMD) of the
				National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This handbook includes
				amendments endorsed by the 98th National Conference
				on Weights and Measures during its Annual Meeting in 2013.
NIST has a statutory responsibility for "cooperation with the
				states in securing uniformity of weights and measures laws and methods of
				inspection." In partial fulfillment of this responsibility, NIST is pleased to
				publish these recommendations of the NCWM.
This handbook conforms to the concept of primary use of SI
				(metric) measurements recommended in the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act
				of 1988 by citing SI units before inch-pound units where both units appear
				together and placing separate sections containing requirements in SI units
				before corresponding sections containing requirements in inch-pound units. In
				some cases, however, trade practice is currently restricted to the use of
				inch-pound units; therefore, some requirements in this handbook will continue
				to specify only inch-pound units until the NCWM achieves a broad consensus on
				the permitted SI units.
In accord with NIST policy, the meter/liter spellings are used
				in this document. However, the metre/litre spellings are acceptable, and are
				preferred by the NCWM.
It should be noted that a space has been inserted instead of
				commas in all numerical values greater than 9999 in this document, following a
				growing practice, originating in tabular work, to use spaces to separate large
				numbers into groups of three digits. This avoids conflict with the practice in
				many countries to use the comma as a decimal marker.
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Committee on Specifications and Tolerances of the
				98th Conference
Kenneth Ramsburg, Maryland
Paul Moyer, Nebraska
Brett Gurney, Utah
Mahesh Albuquerque, Colorado
Edward Seidler, Town of Framingham, Massachusetts (July
				2012 to February 2013)
Jane Zulkiewicz, Town of Barnstable, Massachusetts (February
				2013 to present)
Luciano Burtini, Measurement Canada, Technical Advisor
Tina Butcher, NIST, Technical Advisor
Rick Harshman, NIST, Technical Advisor
Past Chairmen of the Committee
Conference
Chairman
8-11
L.A. Fischer, NBS
12-28
F.S. Holbrook, NBS
29-38
J.P. McBride, MA
39-42
R.E. Meek, IN
43-44
J.E. Brenton, CA
45-47
C.L. Jackson, WI
48
T.C. Harris, VA
49-50
R.E. Meek, IN
51-52
G.L. Johnson, KY
53
H.D. Robinson, ME
54-55
R. Rebuffo, NE
56-57
D.E. Konsoer, WI
58
J.C. Mays, FL
59
T.F. Brink, VT
60
W.S. Watson, CA
61
K.J. Simila, OR
62
W.E. Czaia, MN
63
M.L. Kinlaw, NC
64
J.A. Bird, NJ
65
D.A. Guensler, CA
66
G.A. Delano, MT
67
F.C. Nagele, MI
68
L.H. DeGrange, MD
69
S.A. Colbrook, IL
70
D.A. Guensler, CA
71-72
F. Gerk, NM
73
K. Butcher, MD
74
R. Andersen, NY
75
D. Watson, TX
76
J. Truex, OH
77-78
C. Carroll, MA
79
J. Jeffries, FL
80
R. Suiter, NE
81
G. West, NM
82-83
R. Murdock, NC
84
D. Brown, IA
85
M. Hopper, CA
86
G. Shefcheck, OR
87
M. Coyne, MA
88
R. Wotthlie, MD
89
C. VanBuren, MI
90
J. Kane, MT
91
C. Cooney, OR
92
M. Sikula, NY
93
C. Fulmer, SC
94
T. R. Lucas, OH
95
B. Saum, San Luis Obispo Co., CA
96-97
S. Giguere, ME
2013 Amendments
The following table lists the codes, paragraphs, and pages in
				which the 98th National Conference on Weights and
				Measures made amendments. In the column headed "Action," changes are noted as
				"added," "amended," "deleted," or "renumbered." Each code, section, or
				paragraph that has been changed will be noted as "Added 2013" or "Amended
				2013."
SECTION
CODE
S&T ITEM NO.
PARAGRAPH
ACTION
PAGE
Introduction
L. Classifications for Agenda Items
BOD Item 120-4
L. Classification for Agenda Items
Amended
4 to 5
M. Developing Items
Deleted and renumbered remaining items
5 to 7
2.20.
Scales
320-1
S.6.4.
Amended
2-25
Table S.6.4.M.
Added
2-26
Table 6.4.
Added
2-26
2.21.
Belt-Conveyor Scale Systems
321-1
UR.1.2.(h)
Deleted and renumbered remaining subparagraphs
2-69 to 2-70
3.30.
Liquid Measuring Devices
330-2
Table T.2.
Amended
3-21
3.31.
Vehicle-Tank Meters
331-1
Table 1.
Amended
3-40
331-2
T.4.
Amended
3-41
Table T.4.
Deleted
3-42
3.37.
Mass Flow Meters
337-3
Table T.2.
Amended
3-112
5.56.(a)
Grain Moisture Meters
356-1
Table S. 2.5.
Amended
5-45
356-2
UR.3.4.
Amended
5-49
Appendix C
General Tables of Units of Measurement
320-4
Units of Mass
Established uniform abbreviation for "short ton" and
						  added footnote regarding effective dates.
Established uniform abbreviation for "short ton" and
						  added footnote regarding effective dates.
C-6
Avoirdupois Units of Mass
C-20
Appendix D
Definitions
320-1
weigh module
Added
D-29
321-2
belt load
Added
D-7
belt revolution
Added
D-7
integrator
Added
D-15
loading point
Amended
D-16
master weight totalizer
Amended
D-17
General
G-A.6.
Inserted the term "on or" following the word
						  "enforceable" for consistency with nonretroactive dates throughout Handbook
						  44.
1-3
2.21.
Belt-Conveyor Scales
N.2.3.
Replaced "(a)" and "(b)" in the latter section of the
						  paragraph with "1." and "2." as in earlier editions of the handbook.
2-65
Appendix C
General Tables of Units of Measurement
Units of Capacity or Volume - Liquid Volume
						  Measurement
Corrected milliliter equivalent of one gallon by
						  deleting 3785.41 784 and replacing it with the correct value of 3785.411 784
						  milliliters.
C-12
Appendix A.
Fundamental Considerations
				Associated with the Enforcement of Handbook 44 Codes
1.
Uniformity of Requirements
1.1.
National Conference Codes.
- Weights and measures jurisdictions are urged to promulgate and adhere
			 to the National Conference codes, to the end that uniform requirements may be
			 in force throughout the country. This action is recommended even though a
			 particular jurisdiction does not wholly agree with every detail of the National
			 Conference codes. Uniformity of specifications and tolerances is an important
			 factor in the manufacture of commercial equipment. Deviations from standard
			 designs to meet the special demands of individual weights and measures
			 jurisdictions are expensive, and any increase in costs of manufacture is, of
			 course, passed on to the purchaser of equipment. On the other hand, if designs
			 can be standardized by the manufacturer to conform to a single set of technical
			 requirements, production costs can be kept down, to the ultimate advantage of
			 the general public. Moreover, it seems entirely logical that equipment that is
			 suitable for commercial use in the "specification" states should be equally
			 suitable for such use in other states.
Another consideration supporting the recommendation for
				uniformity of requirements among weights and measures jurisdictions is the
				cumulative and regenerative effect of the widespread enforcement of a single
				standard of design and performance. The enforcement effort in each jurisdiction
				can then reinforce the enforcement effort in all other jurisdictions. More
				effective regulatory control can be realized with less individual effort under
				a system of uniform requirements than under a system in which even minor
				deviations from standard practice are introduced by independent state
				action.
Since the National Conference codes represent the majority
				opinion of a large and representative group of experienced regulatory
				officials, and since these codes are recognized by equipment manufacturers as
				their basic guide in the design and construction of commercial weighing and
				measuring equipment, the acceptance and promulgation of these codes by each
				state are strongly recommended.
1.2.
Form of Promulgation.
- A
			 convenient and very effective form of promulgation already successfully used in
			 a considerable number of states is promulgation by citation of National
			 Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 44. It is especially helpful
			 when the citation is so made that, as amendments are adopted from time to time
			 by the National Conference on Weights and Measures, these automatically go into
			 effect in the state regulatory authority. For example, the following form of
			 promulgation has been used successfully and is recommended for consideration:
The specifications, tolerances, and other technical
				requirements for weighing and measuring devices as recommended by the National
				Conference on Weights and Measures and published in the National Institute of
				Standards and Technology Handbook 44, "Specifications, Tolerances, and Other
				Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices," and supplements
				thereto or revisions thereof, shall apply to commercial weighing and measuring
				devices in the state.
In some states, it is preferred to base technical requirements
				upon specific action of the state legislature rather than upon an act of
				promulgation by a state officer. The advantages cited above may be obtained and
				may yet be surrounded by adequate safeguards to insure proper freedom of action
				by the state enforcing officer if the legislature adopts the National
				Conference requirements by language somewhat as follows:
The specifications, tolerances, and other technical
				requirements for weighing and measuring devices as recommended by the National
				Conference on Weights and Measures shall be the specifications, tolerances, and
				other technical requirements for weighing and measuring devices of the state
				except insofar as specifically modified, amended, or rejected by a regulation
				issued by the state (insert title of enforcing officer).