4 Miscellaneous Circular 22, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 
Regulation 5.—Establishing New or Modified Standards. 
(Section 3.) 
Whenever in the opinion of the secretary a standard is necessary for naval 
stores for which no standard is provided, or whenever for reasons deemed by 
him sufficient the interests of the trade require a modification of an existing 
standard, opportunities to be heard will be given those favoring or opposing 
the proposed standard or proposed modification of a standard. When the hear- 
ing is to be ealled for consideration of new standards, three months’ notice 
in advance of the hearing will be given; when the hearing is to be called for 
consideration of the modification of an existing standard, six months’ notice in 
advance of the hearing will be given. When a standard is established for 
naval stores for which no standard is provided, such standard shall become 
effective after three months from the date of the promulgation thereof: when 
an existing standard is modified, such modification shall become effective after 
six months from the date of the promulgation thereof. 
Regulation 6.—Standards for Spirits of Turpentine. 
(Section 3.) 
Until other standards for spirits of turpentine are established by the secre- 
tary, the following standards are in effect: 
(a) Gum spirits of turpentine, the spirits of turpentine made from gum 
(oleoresin) from a living tree. 
(b) Steam distilled wood turpentine, wood turpentine distilled with steam 
from the oleoresin within or extracted from the wood. 
(ce) Destructively distilled wood turpentine, wood turpentine obtained in the 
destructive distillation of the wood. 
Regulation 7.—Standards for Grading and Classification of Resin. 
(Section 3.) 
Unless and until other standards for rosin are established by the secretary, 
the standards for rosin are the rosin types prepared and recommended by the 
secretary prior to March 3, 1923, and the various grades of such standards, 
from highest to lowest, shall be designated, unless and until changed, by the 
following letters, respectively, X¥, WW, WG, N, M, A, I, H, G, F, E, D, and B, 
together with the designation * gum rosin ™ OL wood rosin,” as the case may 
be. 
Regulation 8.—Samples. 
(Section 4.) 
Any naval stores shall be analyzed, classified, and graded, if practicable, 
upon the request of any interested person. 
Samples shall be taken by an inspector. 
(Sections 5 and 7.) 
For the purpose of determining whether section 5 of the act has been violated, 
samples shall be collected by an inspector. 
Regulation 9.—Directions for Taking Sample. 
(Sections 4, 5, and 7.) 
Samples of turpentine and rosin within the scope of the act shall be repre- 
sentative. 
All samples shall become and remain the property of the United States 
Department of Agriculture and be disposed of as it may determine. 
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