Updated 9/03/09

Weights and Measures -- National Handbooks

Chapter 16-662 WAC

• Documents
• Public Hearing Information

• the 2009 edition of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Handbook 44 (Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices) as required by RCW 19.94.195;
• the 2009 edition of NIST Handbook 130 (Uniform Laws and Regulations in the Areas of Legal Metrology and Engine Fuel Quality);
• modifications to the multi-tier pricing requirements specified in NIST Handbook 44 relative to motor fuels; and
• clarifications to currently existing state retail dispenser labeling requirements for lower blends of biodiesel, so that the rule remains understandable in the context of recent organizational changes in the latest version of NIST Handbook 130.

Adoption Date:  September 3, 2009  Effective Date:  October 4, 2009

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Documents: 

• Concise Explanatory Statement
• CR-103 w/adopted rule text
• CR-102 w/proposed rule text
• CR-101

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Public Hearing Information:

WSDA held a public hearing to receive information and comments about the proposed changes on August 27, 2009, in Olympia, Washington.

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