On September 28, 2004, a forum will be held to review state laws and regulations relating to commercial transactions concerning net weight and scale accuracy and use requirements as they relate to vehicle tare weights stored in computer memory
The forum is an opportunity for industry representatives, consumers, scale-owners-users, exporters, importers, retailers, federal and state agencies, and other interested parties to understand how state and local weights and measures officials supervise the weighing of trucks and other vehicles to ensure accuracy and equity in the marketplace.
The forum is free and open to the public, but space is limited. Advance registration is required.
Additional background information and full press release with registration form can found via this link to the Press
Announcement (pdf file format) released by NIST or by contacting Tom Coleman by email at: t.coleman@nist.gov, or the contact information listed below.
Technical Inquiries:
Phone: (301) 975-4004
Fax: (301) 926-0647
Email:
owm@nist.gov
Weights and Measures Division
NIST
100 Bureau Drive, Stop 2600
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2600
