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This Hemp Fiber Initiative is a collaboration between D13.17 on Bast Fibers and D37.07 on Industrial Hemp. Our goal is to develop test methods and practices for measuring the physical and chemical properties of cellulosic-based natural fibers of a Cannabis sativa L. plant. Two types of documents are intended to be developed: 1. Practices (or Test Methods) for Rapid Assessment of Fiber Properties; and 2. Test Methods for Quantitative/Instrumentational Assessment of Fiber Properties. One set is intended to be quick and cheap and provide a spot check for various properties of consequence. The other set is intended to be more accurate and thus more expensive either through equipment purchases or testing services. From this effort, a "living" list of properties of consequence and practices and test methods for their assessment shall be created.