Official Performance and Procedural Requirements for Grain Weighing Equipment and Related Grain Handling Systems

In compliance with the requirements for periodic review of existing regulations, the Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS), of the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration is amending the regulations under the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended, entitled Performance and Procedural Requirements for Grain Weighing Equipment and Related Grain Handling Systems. FGIS is incorporating by reference the applicable requirements of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Handbook 44, ``Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices,'' 1994 edition (Handbook 44) and continues to adopt all of the requirements of NIST Handbook 105-1, ``Specifications and Tolerances for Reference Standard Weights and Measures,'' 1990 revision (Handbook 105-1). Currently, the 1990 Edition of Handbook 44 and the 1990 edition of Handbook 105-1 are incorporated by reference.