[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
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

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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 National Archives and Records Administration 
(NARA), and is available from the American Society for Testing and 
Materials, 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. For 
information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-
6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal--register/code--of--
federal--regulations/ibr--locations.html.

(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; 69 FR 18803, Apr. 9, 2004]