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Title 7: Agriculture
Subtitle B: Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued)
CHAPTER VIII: GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARD ADMINISTRATION (FEDERAL GRAIN INSPECTION SERVICE), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
PART 801: OFFICIAL PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRAIN INSPECTION EQUIPMENT
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:
| Moisture range | Tolerance | Direct comparison | Sample exchange |
| 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 |
(2) All other than Headquarters standard meters:
| Moisture range | Tolerance | Direct comparison | Sample exchange |
| Low | ?0.15 percent moisture, mean deviation from standard moisture meter using Hard Red Winter wheat | ?0.20 percent moisture, mean deviation from standard moisture meter using Hard Red Winter wheat |
| Mid | ?0.10 percent moisture, mean deviation from standard moisture meter using Hard Red Winter wheat | ?0.15 percent moisture, mean deviation from standard moisture meter using Hard Red Winter wheat |
| High | ?0.15 percent moisture, mean deviation from standard moisture meter using Hard Red Winter wheat | ?0.20 percent moisture, mean deviation from standard moisture meter using Hard Red Winter wheat |
(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]
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