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October 2001 Approved Standards Actions
A Committees B Committees C Committees D Committees
E Committees F Committees G Committees
E04 on Metallography

• REVISION OF STANDARD
Volume 03.01, 2001
E 3-01, Guide for Preparation of Metallographic Specimens

E05 on Fire Standards

• REVISION OF STANDARD
Volume 04.07, 2001
E 84-01, Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials

E06 on Performance of Buildings

• NEW STANDARD
Volume 04.11, 2001
E 2136-01, Guide for Specifying and Evaluating Performance of Single Family Attached and Detached Dwellings—Durability
E 2141-01, Test Methods for Assessing the Durability of Absorptive Electrochromic Coatings on Sealed Insulating Glass Units
E 2150-01, Classification for Life-Cycle Environmental Work Element—Environmental Cost Element Structure

• REVISION OF STANDARD
Volume 04.11, 2001
E 1557-01, Classification for Building Elements and Related Sitework—Uniformat Ii
E 1592-01, Test Method for Structural Performance of Sheet Metal Roof and Siding Systems by Uniform Static Air Pressure Difference
E 2051-01, Practice for the Determination of Lead in Paint, Settled Dust, Soil and Air Particulate by Field-Portable Electroanalysis

• EDITORIAL CHANGE
Volume 04.11, 2001
E 1976-01 (Includes change to title), Specification for Shelter, Tactical, Nonexpandable
E 1977-01 (Includes change to title), Specification for Shelter, Tactical, Expandable, One-Side
E 1978-01 (Includes change to title), Specification for Shelter, Tactical, Expandable, Two-Side

E07 on Nondestructive Testing

• REVISION OF STANDARD
Volume 03.03, 2001
E 1316-00, Terminology for Nondestructive Examinations

E12 on Color and Appearance

• REVISION OF STANDARD
Volume 06.01, 2002
E 2022-01, Practice for Calculation of Weighting Factors for Tristimulus Integration

• REAPPROVAL OF STANDARD
Volume 06.01, 2002
E 811-95(2001), Practice for Measuring Colorimetric Characteristics of Retroreflectors Under Nighttime Conditions
E 1341-96 (2001), Practice for Obtaining Spectroradiometric Data from Radiant Sources for Colorimetry
E 1696-95b(2001), Test Method for Field Measurement of Raised Retroreflective Pavement Markers Using a Portable Retroreflectometer
E 1708-95(2001), Practice for Electronic Interchange of Color and Appearance Data

E17 on Vehicle-Pavement Systems

• REAPPROVAL OF STANDARD
Volume 04.03, 2001
E 965-96 (2001)

E20 on Temperature Measurement

• REVISION OF STANDARD
Volume 14.03, 2001
E 879-01, Specification for Thermistor Sensors for Clinical Laboratory Temperature Measurements

E21 on Space Simulation and Applications of Space Technology

• REVISION OF STANDARD
Volume 15.03, 2001
E 1234-01 (Includes change to title), Practice for Handling, Transporting, and Installing Nonvolatile Residue (NVR) Sample Plates Used in Environmentally Controlled Areas for Spacecraft

• WITHDRAWAL OF STANDARD
Volume 15.03, 2001
E 638-78(1992), Test Method for Calibration of Heat Transfer Rate Calorimeters Using a Narrow-Angle Blackbody Radiation Facility

E34 on Occupational Health and Safety

• NEW STANDARD
Volume 11.03, 2001
E 2148-01, Guide for Using Documents Related to Metalworking or Metal Removal Fluid Health and Safety

E35 on Pesticides

• NEW STANDARD
Volume 11.05, 2001
E 2149-01, Test Method for Determining the Antimicrobial Activity of Immobilized Antimicrobial Agents Under Dynamic Contact Conditions

• REVISION OF STANDARD
Volume 11.05, 2001
E 1173-01, Test Method for Evaluation of a Preoperative, Precatheterization, or Preinjection Skin Preparations

E48 on Biotechnology

• REVISION OF STANDARD
Volume 11.05, 2001
E 1285-89, Guide for Identification of Bacteriophage Lambda ([lambda]) or Its Dna
E 1493-01, Guide for Identification of Bacteriophage M13 or Its Dna
w REAPPROVAL OF STANDARD
Volume 11.05, 2001
E 1772-95 (2001)

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