[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 9, Volume 2] [Revised as of January 1, 2005] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 9CFR317.19] [Page 181-182] TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS CHAPTER III--FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 317_LABELING, MARKING DEVICES, AND CONTAINERS--Table of Contents Subpart A_General Sec. 317.19 Definitions and procedures for determining net weight compliance. (a) For the purpose of Sec. Sec. 317.18 through 317.22 of this part, the reasonable variations allowed, definitions, and procedures to be used in determining net weight and net weight compliance are described in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Handbook 133, ``Checking the Net Contents of Packaged Goods,'' Third Edition, September 1988, and Supplements 1, 2, 3, and 4 dated September 1990, October 1991, October 1992, and October 1994, respectively, which are incorporated by reference, with the exception of the NIST Handbook 133 and Supplements 1, 3, and 4 requirements listed in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section. Those provisions incorporated by reference herein, are considered mandatory requirements. This incorporation was approved by the Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. (These materials are incorporated as they exist on the date of approval.) A notice of any change in the Handbook cited herein will be published in the Federal Register. Copies may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. It is also available for inspection at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). 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. (b) The following NBS Handbook 133 requirements are not incorporated by reference. Chapter 2--General Considerations 2.13.1 Polyethylene Sheeting and Film 2.13.2 Textiles 2.13.3 Mulch Chapter 3--Methods of Test for Packages Labeled by Weight 3.11. Aerosol Packages 3.14. Glazed Raw Seafood and Fish 3.15. Canned Coffee 3.16. Borax 3.17. Flour Chapter 4--Methods of Test for Packages Labeled by Volume 4.7. Milk 4.8. Mayonnaise and Salad Dressing 4.9. Paint, Varnish, and Lacquers--Nonaerosol 4.11. Peat Moss 4.12. Bark Mulch 4.15. Ice Cream Novelties [[Page 182]] Chapter 5--Methods of Test for Packages Labeled by Count, Length, Area, Thickness, or Combinations of Quantities 5.4. Polyethylene Sheeting 5.5. Paper Plates 5.6. Sanitary Paper Products 5.7. Pressed and Blown Glass Tumblers and Stemware Appendix D: Package Net Contents Regulations D.1.1. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration D.1.2. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service D.1.3. Federal Trade Commission D.1.4. Environmental Protection Agency D.1.5. U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (c) The following requirements of Supplement 1, dated September 1990, Supplement 3, dated October 1992, and Supplement 4, dated 1994, of NIST Handbook 133 are not incorporated by reference. Supplement 1 Chapter 2 General Considerations 2.13.1. Polyethylene Sheeting and Film 2.13.2. Textiles 2.13.3. Mulch Chapter 3 Methods of Test for Packages Labeled by Weight 3.11.4. Exhausting the Aerosol Container Chapter 4 Methods of Test for Packages Labeled by Volume 4.6.4. Method D: Determining the Net Contents of Compressed Gas in Cylinders 4.7. Milk 4.16. Fresh Oysters Labeled by Volume Chapter 5 Methods of Test for Packages Labeled by Count, Length, Area, Thickness, or Combinations of Quantities 5.4. Polyethylene Sheeting Supplement 3 Chapter 3 Methods of Test for Packages Labeled by Weight 3.17. Flour and Dry Pet Food Chapter 5 Methods of Test for Packages Labeled by Count, Length, Area, Thickness, or Combination of Quantities 5.4. Polyethylene Sheeting 5.5. Paper Plates 5.8. Baler Twine Appendix A. Forms and Worksheets Supplement 4 3.11 Aerosol Packages 3.11.1 Equipment 3.11.2 Preparation for Test 3.11.3 The Determination of Net Contents: Part 1 3.11.4 Exhausting the Aerosol Container 3.11.5 The Determination of Net Contents: Part 2 Appendix A. Report Forms [55 FR 49834, Nov. 30, 1990, as amended at 60 FR 12884, March 9, 1995]