NIST Special Publication

Report of the

77th National Conference on

Weights and Measures

Sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Attended by Officials from the Various States, Counties, and
Cities, and Representatives from U.S. Government, Industry,
and Consumer Organizations

Nashville, Tennessee July 19-23, 1992

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, DC 20402-9325

Abstract

The 77th Annual Meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) was held July 19
through 23, 1992, at the Stouffer Nashville Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. The theme of the meeting was
"Partnerships for Progress."

Reports by the standing and annual committees of the Conference comprise the major portion of this
publication, along with the addresses delivered by Conference officials and other authorities from government
and industry.

Special meetings included those of the Metrologists, the Associate Membership Committee, the Retired Officials
Committee, the Scale Manufacturers' Association, the American Petroleum Institute, the Industry Committee
on Packaging and Labeling, the regional weights and measures associations, and the National Association of
State Departments of Agriculture Weights and Measures Division, and the National Council on State
Metrication.

Key words: legal metrology; motor-fuel dispensers; railroad track scales; safety; specifications and tolerances;
training; type evaluation; uniform laws and regulations; weights and measures.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 26-27766.

Note: The policy of the National Institute of Standards and Technology is to use metric units of measurement
in all of its publications; however, in this publication, recommendations received by the NCWM technical
committees have been printed as they were submitted and, therefore, may contain references to inch-pound
units. Opinions expressed in non-NIST papers are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology. Non-NIST speakers are solely responsible for the content and quality
of their material.

Contents

Page

Abstract

Past Chairmen of the Conference

State Representatives

Organization Chart

General Session

President's Address

Dr. John W. Lyons, Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Chairman's Address

Sidney A. Colbrook, Weights and Measures Program Manager, Illinois Department of Agriculture

Honor Awards Presentations

Certificates of Appreciation

President's Award..

President's Certificate Award

Books