POSTAGE AND U.S. DEPARTMENT THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDA The National Bureau of Standards is a principal focal point Government for assuring maximum application of the physical a sciences to the advancement of technology in industry and c responsibilities include development and maintenance of the nati of measurement, and the provisions of means for making measurem with those standards; determination of physical constants and materials; development of methods for testing materials, me structures, and making such tests as may be necessary, particula ment agencies; cooperation in the establishment of standard pr corporation in codes and specifications; advisory service to govern on scientific and technical problems; invention and development serve special needs of the Government; assistance to industry, consumers in the development and acceptance of commercial simplified trade practice recommendations; administration of pr operation with United States business groups and standards organi development of international standards of practice; and maintena inghouse for the collection and dissemination of scientific, tech gineering information. The scope of the Bureau's activities is su following listing of its three Institutes and their organizational Institute for Basic Standards. Applied Mathematics. Electricit Mechanics. Heat. Atomic Physics. Physical Chemistry. Lab physics.* Radiation Physics. Radio Standards Laboratory:* Ra Physics; Radio Standards Engineering. Office of Standard R Institute for Materials Research. Analytical Chemistry. Poly lurgy. Inorganic Materials. Reactor Radiations. Cryogenic Evaluation Laboratory. Office of Standard Reference Material Institute for Applied Technology. Building Research. Informatio Performance Test Development. Electronic Instrumentation. Apparel Technology Center. Technical Analysis. Office of Weig ures. Office of Engineering Standards. Office of Invention an Office of Technical Resources. Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific Information.** FEES 4 OF COM Proceedings of DS Report of the 51st National Conference on Weights and Measures 1966 Sponsored by the National Bureau of Standards Representatives From U.S. Government, National Bureau of Standards Miscellaneous Publication No. 290 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office CONTENTS (NOTE: Reports of the Standing, Annual, and Executive Committees, and the Treasurer's Report, have been arranged together, beginning on page 131, for MORNING SESSION-TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1966 Address of Conference President and Appointments to Standing Com- Address, by J. P. Orcutt, Commissioner, Department of Agriculture, Performance Standards-A Joint Venture of Industry and Government, by J. P. Eberhard, Director, Institute for Applied Technology, National Address, by J. F. True, State Sealer of Weights and Measures, Board of Agriculture, State of Kansas, and Chairman, National Conference on AFTERNOON SESSION-TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1966 The Plastic Bottle Fulfilling Packaging Needs, by W. T. Cruse, Executive Vice President, Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc., New York, New Food Package Labeling-Legal Requirements and Commercial Practices, by H. L. Hensel, Law Department, Swift and Company, Chicago, The Packaging Industry Looks at the Model Law and Regulation, by G. M. Burditt, Partner, Chadwell, Keck, Kayser, Ruggles & McLaren, Enforcement of State Laws and Regulations, by J. H. Lewis, Chief, Weights and Measures Section, Department of Agriculture, State of Legal Considerations of the Model State Law on Weights and Measures, by G. A. Christenson, Assistant General Counsel for Science and Tech- MORNING SESSION-WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1966 Seminar on Discrete and Continuous Weighing Systems, Chairman: A. R. Parsons, Marketing Manager, New Products Division, Honeywell, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota (President-Elect, Instrument Society of (1) Discrete Weighing Systems, Moderator: R. H. Damon, Research and Development Director, Fairbanks Morse, Inc., St. Johnsbury, (a) Engineering and Design, by J. G. Green, Research Engineer, Faribanks Morse Research Center, Beloit, Wisconsin.. (b) Applications, by D. B. Kendall, Manager, Custom Engineering, 17 |