[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 27CFR30.24]

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            TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS
 
 CHAPTER I--ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
                                TREASURY
 
PART 30--GAUGING MANUAL--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart C--Gauging Instruments
 
Sec. 30.24  Specific gravity hydrometers.

    (a) The specific gravity hydrometers furnished by proprietors to 
appropriate ATF officers shall conform to the standard specifications of 
the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) for such 
instruments. Such specific gravity hydrometers shall be of a precision 
grade, standardization temperature 60  deg./60  deg.F., and provided in 
the following ranges and subdivisions:

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                           Range                             Subdivision
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1.0000 to 1.0500...........................................      0.0005
1.0500 to 1.1000...........................................      0.0005
1.1000 to 1.1500...........................................      0.0005
1.1500 to 1.2000...........................................      0.0005
1.2000 to 1.2500...........................................      0.0005
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No instrument shall be in error by more than 0.0005 specific gravity.
    (b) A certificate of accuracy prepared by the instrument 
manufacturer for the instrument shall be furnished to the appropriate 
ATF officer.
    (c) Incorporation by reference. The ``Standard Specification for 
ASTM Hydrometers,'' (E 100-72 (1978)), published in the ``1980 Annual 
Book of ASTM Standards'' (STP 25 1062 (1980)), is incorporated by 
reference in this part. This incorporation by reference was approved by 
the Director of the Federal Register on March 23, 1981. This publication 
may be inspected at the Office of Federal Register, 800 North Capitol 
Street, NW., suite 700, Washington, DC, and is available from the 
American Society for Testing and Materials, 1916 Race Street, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.

(Sec. 201. Pub. L. 85-859, 72 Stat. 1358, as amended (26 U.S.C. 5204); 
80 Stat. 383, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552(a)))

[T.D. ATF-198, 50 FR 8535, Mar. 1, 1985, as amended by T.D. ATF-381, 61 
FR 37004, July 16, 1996]