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representative part of a shipment, of a product of experimental 

 work, or other material which requires examination. Samples will 

 be collected in accordance with standard instructions, described by 

 the transmitting officer, and designated at the receiving station. A 

 sample designation consists of a letter indicating the class in which 

 it belongs and a serial number. Instructions for collecting and de- 

 scribing samples are given on pages 35 and 36 of the Appendix. 



PROGRESS REPORTS. 

 Nature. 



From time to time as work on a project progresses, reports on the 

 results secured will be prepared. These are " progress reports ", 

 bearing the title and number of the project. The procedure to be 

 followed in such reports is as follows: 

 Summary of procedure. 



(1) Prepared when called for by the executive officer in charge of 

 the work. 



(2) Approved by the executive officer in charge. 



(3) Copies sent to offices which should be informed of its develop- 

 ment. 



(4) Filed at: (a) Office supervising the work; (b) Forest Products 

 Laboratory or Office of Industrial Investigations, as the case may be. 



(5) Summary of information sent to cooperators, if a cooperative 

 project. 



INSPECTION REPORTS ON DURABILITY TESTS. 



Purpose. 



In projects where material is placed in actual service to test its 

 efficiency, inspections are required from time to time. Reports on such 

 inspections will be designated " Inspection reports " (1, 2_, etc.), bear- 

 ing the title and number of the project. Outlines for such reports 

 will be furnished by the director of the Forest Products Laboratory 

 on request from the executive office in charge of any unit of the 

 Branch. 

 Summary of procedure. 



The procedure followed in inspection reports is as follows : 



(1) Prepared and signed by person making the inspection. 



(2) Initialed by executive officer in charge of the work. 



(3) Approved by the director of the Laboratory. 



(4) Filed at: (a) Executive office in immediate charge of the work; 

 (b) the Forest Products Laboratory; (c) other offices which should 

 be kept informed of the progress of the test. 



(5) Copies sent to cooperators, if a cooperative project. 



PROJECT REPORTS. 



Nature. 



A project report is prepared at the completion of each technical 

 investigation. It should contain any photographs, drawings, dia- 

 grams, tables, etc.. required to present the results in the most satis- 

 factory way. together with a full discussion of the work from the be- 

 ginning of the project to its completion. If all data obtained are not 

 included in the report, it should contain a complete list of the data 

 records secured. 



