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It may still be too early to expect a reply from the NIST Metric Group because of the Federal Furlough. Eugene Mechtly ________________________________ From: mechtly, eugene a Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2013 3:20 PM To: U.S. Metric Association Cc: mechtly, eugene a Subject: Unanimous Acceptance of Metric-Only Labeling Linda Crown and Elizabeth Gentry have both been away from their offices at NIST through Friday, November 1st. My hope now is that they and others at NIST are currently preparing answers to my two questions below, and that their reply will be a confirmation that *all states and territories of the United States now accept metric-only labeling* although the federal FPLA remains to be amended to permit metric-only labeling of products under FPLA control! Eugene Mechtly ________________________________ From: mechtly, eugene a Sent: Friday, November 01, 2013 11:15 AM To: [email protected]; U.S. Metric Association Cc: mechtly, eugene a Subject: Unanimous Acceptance of Metric-Only Labeling Linda (Crown), Elizabeth Gentry is out of her office today, so I address my questions to you as the principal editor of NIST HB 130. 1. Does NIST interpret North Dakota's "NO" position ("No law or regulation") on "Packaging and Labeling" to mean that North Dakota does, in fact, accept the metric-only labeling of state-regulated packages? 2. Since the states of Alabama and New York recently responded with a "yes" on Packaging and Labeling, are all states and territories of the United States now unanimous in accepting metric-only labeling? Eugene Mechtly ________________________________ From: mechtly, eugene a Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 12:25 PM To: U.S. Metric Association; [email protected] Cc: mechtly, eugene a Subject: RE: [USMA:53371] the UPLR permissive metric-only labeling amendment Elizabeth (Gentry), New York is presently listed in NIST HB 130 (2014) under "Packaging and Labeling" as "yes" = "Law or regulation in force, NCWM standard used as basis of adoption, but from an earlier year." Only North Dakota is listed as "NO" = "No law or regulation.) How does NIST explain this confusion? Eugene Mechtly
