Report of the 72nd National Conference on on Weights and Measures 1987

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Report of the
72nd National Conference
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1987
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Report of the
72nd National Conference on
Weights and Measures 1987
Sponsored by the National Bureau of Standards
Attended by Officials from the Various
States, Counties, and Cities, and
Representatives from U.S. Government,
Industry, and Consumer Organizations
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Little Rock, July 19-24, 1987
Report Editors: Albert D. Tholen
Carroll S. Brickenkamp
Ann P. Heffernan
United States Department of Commerce
Clarence J. Brown, Acting Secretary
National Bureau ofStandards
Ernest Ambler, Director
Issued September1987
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ABSTRACT
The 72nd Annual Meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures
was held at the Excelsior Hotel in Little Rock, Arkansas during the week of
July 19 through 24, 1987. The theme of the meeting was "Consumer Involvement
Fosters More Efficient Weights and Measures Enforcement."
Chairman Frank Nagele of Michigan set this year's theme to encourage weights
and measures officials to inform and educate the consuming public in order to
make them more aware of commercial weighing and measurement in their daily
lives. Triggering public awareness will multiply the effectiveness of weights
and measures enforcement by putting self-help resources and information on
local government enforcement contact points into the hands of the average
shopper.
Significant progress was made in the development and application of the standards
that are represented by key Conference products, including NBS Handbooks 44,
130, 133, the National Type Evaluation Program (NTEP), the National Training
program (NTP), and the newly recommended "Uniform Motor Fuel Inspection Law"
and "Uniform Regulation for Motor Fuel." New policy and procedures were
adopted for checking products subject to moisture loss.
Special meetings included those of the Task Force on Commodity Requirements,
the Task Force on Prevention of Fraud, the Task Force on Information Systems,
Metrologists' Workshops, the Associate Membership Committee, the Retired
Officials Committee, the Scale Manufacturers' Association, the Industry Committee
on Packaging and Labeling, the state regional weights and measures associations,
NASDA Weights and Measures Division, and OIML Pilot Secretariat 20 (Prepac-
kaged Products).
Reports by the standing and annual committees of the Conference comprise the
major portion of this publication, along with the addresses delivered by Con-
ference officials and other authorities from government and industry.
Key words: legal metrology; specifications and tolerances; training; type evalu-
ation; uniform laws and regulations; and weights and measures.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 26-27766.
Note: Opinions expressed in non-NBS papers are those of the authors and not
necessarily those of the National Bureau of Standards. Non-NBS speakers are
solely responsible for the content and quality of their material.
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CONTENTS
Page
Abstract 2
Past Chairmen of the Conference 6
Officers, Officials, and Committees of the
Conference 7
State Representatives 12
Scheduled Events 14
Organization Chart 16
GENERAL SESSION
Agenda 20
NET WEIGHT - A CONTINUING DELEMMA 21
DR. KENNETH GILLES
Assistant Secretary for Marketing and Inspection Services
U. S. Department of Agriculture
TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE 26
DR. ERNEST AMBLER
Conference President
Director, National Bureau of Standards
CONSUMER INVOLVEMENT FOSTERS MORE EFFICIENT
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ENFORCEMENT 32
FRANK NAGELE
Conference Chairman
Weights and Measures Specialist
State of Michigan
Honor Award Presentations 37
Certificates of Appreciation 38
President's Awards 40
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STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
Executive Committee
Final Report 42
Appendix A - Proposed Revised Policy, International 70
Organization of Legal Metrology, NCWM Participation
Appendix B - Agenda, Issues Roundtable 74
Appendix C - Draft Operating Budget 76
Appendix D - OIML Update 80
Appendix E - Report of the Task Force on Commodity 83
Requirements
Appendix F - National Type Evaluation Program, 91
Policy and Procedures
Appendix G - Meeting Summary, Technical Committee on National 109
Type Evaluation, Weighing Industry Sector
Committee on Laws and Regulations
Final Report 115
Appendix A - Uniform Motor Fuel Inspection Law and 144
Uniform Regulation for Motor Fuel
Appendix B - Recommended Test Method for Packages 148
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Appendix C - A Basic Motor Fuels Testing Laboratory 158
Committee on Specifications and Tolerances
Final Report 174
Appendix A - Report of the Technical Committee on National 233
Type Evaluation - Weighing Industry Sector
Appendix B - Report of the Technical Committee on National 243
Type Evaluation - Measuring Industry Sector
Appendix C - Draft Electric Watt-Hour Meters Code 248
Appendix D - Draft Carbon Dioxide Liquid-Measuring 254
Devices Code
Committee on Education, Administration, and 265
Consumer Affairs
Final Report
Appendix A - NTP Registry Summary of Activity 273
Appendix B - NTP Criteria for Instructors 275
Appendix C - Education Survey Results 277
Committee on Liaison
Final Report 281
Appendix A - Letter from USDA, Food Safety and Inspection 297
Service
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ANNUAL COMMITTEE REPORTS
Nominating Committee Report 298
Resolutions Committee Report 299
Auditing Committee Report 301
Treasurer's Report 302
MISCELLANEOUS
Report of State Laboratory Metrology Workshops 304
Registration List 306
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PAST CHAIRMEN OF THE CONFERENCE
CONFERENCE YEAR CHAIRMAN
43rd 1958 J. P. McBride, MA
44th 1959 C. M. Fuller, CA
45th 1960 H. E. Crawford, FL
46th 1961 R. E. Meek, IN
47th 1962 Robert Williams, NY
48th 1963 C. H. Stender, SC
49th 1964 D. M. Turnbull, WA
50th 1965 V. D. Campbell, OH
51st 1966 J. F. True, KS
52nd 1967 J. E. Bowen, MA
Dora lybo u. Morgan, ijn
54th 1969 S. H. Christie,NJ
55th 1970 R. W. Searles, OH
56th 1971 M. Jennings, TN
57th 1972 E. H. Black, CA
58th 1973 George L. Johnson, KY
59th 1974 John H. Lewis, WA
60th 1975 Sydney D. Andrews, FL
61st 1976 Richard L. Thompson, MD
62nd 1977 Earl Prideaux, CO
63rd 1978 James F. Lyles, VA
64th 1979 Kendrick J. Simila, OR
65th 1980 Charles H. Vincent, TX
66th 1981 Edward H. Stadolnik, MA
67th 1982 Edward C. Heffron, MI
68th 1983 Charles H. Greene, NM
69th 1984 Sam F. Hindsman, AR
70th 1985 Ezio F. Delfino, CA
71st 1986 George E. Mattimoe, HI
OFFICERS, OFFICIALS, AND COMMITTEES OF THE CONFERENCE
OFFICERS OF THE CONFERENCE
July 1986 to July 1987
ELECTED
Chairman: Frank Nagele, Michigan*
Chairman Elect: Darrell Guensler, California*
Past Chairman: George Mattimoe, Hawaii*
Vice-Chairmen: Peggy Adams, Bucks County, PA
Fred Gerk, New Mexico
Don Stagg, Alabama
Robert Walker, Indiana
Executive Committee: Bruce Niebergall, North Dakota
James O'Connor, Iowa
James Lyles, Virginia
Joseph Swanson, Alaska
John Bartfai, New York
Louis Draghetti, Agawam, MA
Treasurer: Charles Gardner, Suffolk
County, NY*
Chaplain: Martin Coile, Georgia
President: Ernest Ambler, Director*
National Bureau of Standards
Executive Secretary:
Office of Weights and Measures
National Bureau of Standards
APPOINTED OFFICIALS
Sergeants-at-Arms: Michael Hile, Arkansas
Catherine Pittman, Tennessee
Parliamentarian: James Melgaard, South Dakota
Assistant Treasurer: Gerald Hanson, San Bernardino
County, CA
Representatives to OIML:
Pilot Secretariat 20: Allan Nelson, Connecticut
Pilot Secretariat 7/RS 4: Ross Andersen, New York
Ex-offieio members of the Executive Committee
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STANDING COMMITTEES
(Appointed)
Laws and Regulations
Allan Nelson, Connecticut, Chairman
Trafford Brink, Vermont
Sidney Colbrook, Illinois
Kendrick Simila, Oregon
N. David Smith, North Carolina
Technical Advisor: Carroll Brickenkamp, NBS
Specifications and Tolerances
Fred Gerk, New Mexico, Chairman
Ross Andersen, New York
Kenneth Butcher, Maryland
David Watson, Texas
James Truex, Ohio
Technical Advisor: Henry Oppermann, NBS
Education, Administration, and Consumer Affairs
Thomas Geiler, Barnstable, MA, Chairman
Charles Greene, New Mexico
Steve Malone, Nebraska
Thomas Scott, North Carolina
Philip Stagg, Louisiana
Technical Advisor: Joan Koenig, NBS
Liaison
Peggy Adams, Bucks County, PA, Chairman
James Akey, Kansas
Paul Engler, Los Angeles County, CA
Chip Kloos, Beatrice/Hunt Wesson Foods
John McCutcheon, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Technical Advisor: Karl Newell, NBS
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