[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 7]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR801.6]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER VIII--GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARD ADMINISTRATION 
      (FEDERAL GRAIN INSPECTION SERVICE), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 801--OFFICIAL PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRAIN INSPECTION EQUIPMENT--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 801.6  Tolerances for moisture meters.

    (a) The maintenance tolerances for Motomco 919 moisture meters used 
in performing official inspection services shall be:
    (1) Headquarters standard meters:

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                                                                   Tolerance
       Moisture range        -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Direct comparison                          Sample exchange
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Low.........................  0.05 percent moisture, mean
                               deviation from National standard
                               moisture meter using Hard Red Winter
                               wheat
Mid.........................  0.05 percent moisture, mean
                               deviation from National standard
                               moisture meter using Hard Red Winter
                               wheat
High........................  0.05 percent moisture, mean
                               deviation from National standard
                               moisture meter using Hard Red Winter
                               wheat
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    (2) All other than Headquarters standard meters:

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                                                                   Tolerance
       Moisture range        -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Direct comparison                          Sample exchange
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Low.........................  0.15 percent moisture, mean   0.20 percent moisture, mean
                               deviation from standard moisture meter    deviation from standard moisture meter
                               using Hard Red Winter wheat               using Hard Red Winter wheat
Mid.........................  0.10 percent moisture, mean   0.15 percent moisture, mean
                               deviation from standard moisture meter    deviation from standard moisture meter
                               using Hard Red Winter wheat               using Hard Red Winter wheat

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High........................  0.15 percent moisture, mean   0.20 percent moisture, mean
                               deviation from standard moisture meter    deviation from standard moisture meter
                               using Hard Red Winter wheat               using Hard Red Winter wheat
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    (b) The maintenance tolerances for GAC 2100 moisture meters used in 
performing official inspection services shall be:
    (1) Headquarters standard meters. By direct comparison using mid-
range Hard Red Winter wheat, 0.05% mean deviation for the 
average of the Headquarters standard moisture meters.
    (2) All other than Headquarters standard meters. By sample exchange 
using mid-range Hard Red Winter wheat, 0.15% mean deviation 
from the standard meter.

[63 FR 34554, June 25, 1998]