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345-78 REA specification for carbon arrester assemblies for use in 1755.97 protectors (PE-78) 2/80.

345-150 REA specifications and drawings for construction of direct 1755.97 buried plant (Form 515a) 7/89.

345-151 REA specifications and drawings for conduit and manhole 1755.97 construction (Form 515c) 7/89.

345-152 REA specifications and drawings for underground cable 1755.97 installation (Form 515d) 7/89.

345-153 REA specifications and drawings for construction of pole 1755.97 lines, aerial cables and wires (Form 515f) 7/89.

345-154 REA specifications and drawings for service entrance and 1755.97 station protector installations (Form 515g) 7/89.

345-168 REA specification for equipment for direct distance dialing 1755.97 (Form 538) 10/77.

345-180 REA specifications for voice frequency repeaters and voice 1755.97 frequency repeatered trunks (Form 397a) 1/63.

345-183 REA design specifications for point-to-point microwave radio 1755.97 systems (Form 397d) 6/70.

345-184 REA design specifications for mobile and fixed dial radio 1755.97 telephone equipment (Form 397e) 5/71.

Raptor Research Foundation, c/o Department of Veterinary Biology,

University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101.

Suggested Practices for Raptor Protection on Power Lines, Raptor 1724.45

Research Report No. 4 (1981).

American Institute of Timber Construction (AITC)

333 West Hampden Avenue, Englewood, Colorado 80110, telephone

(303) 761-3212

American Institute of Timber Construction-200-83, Inspection Man- 1728.201; 1728.202 ual, 1987 edition.

American National Standards Institute/American Institute of Timber 1728.202
Construction-ANSI/AITC A190.1–1983, American National Stand-

ard for Wood Products-Structural Glued Laminated Timber.

American National Standards Institute/Electronic Industries Association (ANSI/EIA) EIA, 201 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., suite 900, Washington, DC 20006,

tel.: 202-457-4966

ANSI/EIA 359-A-84, EIA Standard Colors for Color Identification 1755.860

and Coding.

American National Standards Institute/Electronic Industries Association (ANSI/EIA). Copies made available through Global Engineering Documents, 15

Inverness Way East, Englewood, CO 80112

ANSI/EIA 359-A-84, ELA Standard Colors for Color Identification 1755.870 and Coding.

American National Standards Institute/Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (ANSI/IEEE)

IEEE Service Center, 445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854, Tele

phone: 1-800-678-4333

1993 National Electrical Safety Code

1755.900(a)(6); (0)(2)

American National Standard Institute/Insulated Cable Engineers Association, Inc. (ICEA) ICEA, P.O. Box 440, South Yarmouth, MA 02664, tel.: 508-394

4424

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ANSI/ICEA S84-608-1988 Standard for Telecommunications Cable, Filled, Polyolefin Insulated, Copper Conductor Technical Requirements.

ANSI/ICEA S-89-648-1993, Standard for Telecommunications Aerial Service Wire, Technical Requirements (Approved by ANSI July 11, 1994).

7 CFR

1755.390; 1755.890

1755.702; 1755.703; 1755.704

American National Standards Institute/National Fire Protection Association (ANSI/ NFPA)

Copies are available from NFPA, Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02269, telephone number 1 (800) 344-3555

NFPA 70-1993, National Electrical Code

American National Standards Institute

1430 Broadway, New York, New York 10018

1755.870

ANSI 05.1983 Standard for Wood Products Structural Glued Lami- 1728.201; 1728.202 nated Timber for Utility Structures.

ANSI S1.4-1983, Specification for Sound Level Meters, including 1755.397; 1755.522 Amendment S1.4A-1985.

American Society for Testing and Materials

1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Tel.: 215-299-5400

ASTM A 109-91, Standard Specification for Steel, Strip, Carbon, 1755.910
Cold-Rolled.

ASTM A 153-82 (Reapproved 1987), Standard Specification for Zinc 1755.910
Coating (Hot-Dip) on Iron and Steel Hardware.

ASTM A 366/A 366M-91, Standard Specification for Steel, Sheet, 1755.910
Carbon, Cold-Rolled, Commercial Quality.

1772.370
1755.390; 1755.860;

1755.890

ASTM A 475-78 Specification for Zinc-Coated Steel Wire Strand
ASTM A 505-87 Standard Specification for Steel, Sheet and Strip,
Alloy, Hot-Rolled and Cold-Rolled, General Requirements for.
ASTM A 525-91b, Standard Specification for General Requirements 1755.910
for Steel Sheet, Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) by the Hot-Dip Process.
ASTM A 526/A 526/M-90, Standard Specification for Steel Sheet, 1755.910
Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) by the Hot-Dip process, Commercial Qual-
ity.

ASTM A 569/A 569M-91a, Standard Specification for Steel, Carbon 1755.910
(0.15 Maximum, Percent), Hot-Rolled Sheet and Strip Commercial
Quality.

ASTM A 621/A 621M-92, Standard Specification for Steel, Sheet 1755.910
and Strip, Carbon, Hot-Rolled, Drawing Quality.

ASTM A 640-91, Standard Specification for Zinc-Coated Steel Strand 1755.900(a)(7); for Messenger Support of Figure 8 Cable.

(1)(2); (1)(2)(ii); (1)(2)(iii)

ASTM B 3-90, Standard Specification for Soft or Annealed Copper 1755.860
Wire.

ASTM B 33-91, Standard Specification for Tinned Soft or Annealed 1755.397; 1755.522;
Copper Wire for Electrical Purposes.

ASTM B 117-90, Standard Test Method of Salt Spray (Fog) Testing

ASTM B 193-87 Standard Test Method for Resistivity of Electrical
Conductor Materials.

ASTM B 244-80 Standard Classification of Coppers

1755.870
1755.910

1755.390; 1755.860;
1755.890
1755.390; 1755.860;
1755.890

ASTM B 539-90, Standard Test Methods for Measuring Contact Re- 1755.910 sistance of Electrical Connections (Static Contacts).

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ASTM B 633-85, Standard Specification for Electrodeposited Coatings 1755.910 of Zinc on Iron and Steel.

1755.890

ASTM B 694-86 Standard Specification for Copper, Copper Alloy, 1755.390; 1755.860;
and Copper-Clad Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip for Electrical Cable
Shielding.

ASTM B 736–92a, Standard Specification for Aluminum, Aluminum
Alloy, and Aluminum-Clad Steel Cable Shielding Stock.

1755.900(a)(7);
(k)(8); 1755.870

ASTM D9-87 (Reapproved 1992), Standard Terminology Relating to 1728.201; 1728.202
Wood.

ASTM D 150-87, Standard Test Methods for A-C Loss Characteristics 1755.868
and Permittivity (Dielectric Constant) of Solid Electrical Insulating
Materials.

ASTM D 257-91, Standard Test Methods for D-C Resistance of Con- 1755.860
ductance of Insulating Materials.

ASTM D 523-89, Standard Test Method for Specular Gloss

1755.910

ASTM D 610-85 (Reapproved 1989), Standard Test Method for Evalu- 1755.910
ating Degree of Rusting on Painted Steel Surfaces.

ASTM D 822-89, Standard Practice for Conducting Tests on Paint 1755.910
and Related Coatings and materials using Filtered Open-Flame Car-
bon-Arc Light and Water Exposure Apparatus.

ASTM D 1238-90b, Standard Test Method for Flow Rates of Thermo- 1755.860;
plastics by Extrusion Plastometer.

1755.900(a)(7); (m)(5)(i)

ASTM D 1248-84 (1989), Standard Specification for Polyethylene 1755.860; 1755.870; Plastics Molding and Extrusion Materials.

1755.900 (a)(7);
(m)(3)(i); (m)(3)(ii);
(m)(3)(iii);

(m)(3)(iv);

(m)(3)(v)

ASTM D 1535-89, Standard Test Method for Specifying Color by 1755.860; 1755.870; the Munsell System.

ASTM D 1654-92, Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Painted

1755.900(a)(7); (d)(2); 1755.910 1755.910

or Coated Specimens Subjected to Corrosive Environments. ASTM D 1693-70 (Reapproved 1988), Standard Test Method for Envi- 1755.910 ronmental Stress-Cracking of Ethylene Plastics.

ASTM D 2197–86 (Reapproved 1991), Standard Test Method for Ad- 1755.910 hesion of Organic Coatings by Scrape Adhesion.

ASTM D 2247-92, Standard Practice for Testing Water Resistance 1755.910
of Coatings in 100% Relative Humidity.

ASTM D 2287-81 (Reapproved 1988), Standard Specification for 1755.870
Nonrigid Vinyl Chloride Polymer and Copolymer Molding and
Extrusion Compounds.

ASTM D 2436-85, Standard Specification for Forced-Convection Lab- 1755.870
oratory Ovens for Electrical Insulation.

ASTM D 2565-92, Standard Practice for Operating Xenon Arc-Type 1755.910
Light-Exposure Apparatus With and Without Water for Exposure

of Plastics.

ASTM D 2633–82 (Reapproved 1989), Standard Methods of Testing 1755.870
Thermoplastic Insulations and Jackets for Wire and Cable.

ASTM D 2794-92, Standard Test Method for Resistance of Organic 1755.910
Coatings to the Effects of Rapid Deformation (Impact).

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ASTM D 3349-86, Standard Test Method for Absorption Coefficient 1755.860; of Carbon Black Pigmented Ethylene Plastic.

1755.900(a)(7); (m)(3)(vii)

ASTM D 3928-89, Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Gloss 1755.910 or Sheen Uniformity.

ASTM D 4101-82 (1988), Standard Specification for Propylene Plastic 1755.860; 1755.870 Injection and Extrusion Materials.

ASTM D 4565-90a, Standard Test Methods for Physical and Environmental Performance Properties of Insulations and Jackets for Telecommunications Wire and Cable.

ASTM D 4566–90, Standard Test Methods for Electrical Performance Properties of Insulations and Jackets for Telecommunications Wire and Cable.

ASTM D 4568–86, Standard Test Methods for Evaluating Compatibility between Cable Filling and Flooding Compounds and Polyolefin Cable Materials.

1755.390; 1755.860;
1755.870;
1755.890;
1755.900(a)(7);
(c)(6)(i); (k)(10);
(m)(5)(iii);
(m)(5)(v); App. A
1755.390; 1755.860;
1755.870;
1755.890;

1755.900(a)(7);
(s)(5)
1755.860;
1755.900(a)(7);
(g)(3); (j)(2); (k)(9)

ASTM D 4872-88, Standard Test Method for Dielectric Testing of 1755.860
Wire and Cable Filling Compounds.

ASTM E 8-91, Standard Test Methods of Tension Testing of Metallic 1755.860
Materials; and.

ASTM E 29-90, Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in 1755.860; 1755.870;
Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications.

1755.900(a)(7); (t)(2)

ASTM G 21-90, Standard Practice for Determining Resistance of 1755.910
Synthetic Polymeric Materials to Fungi.

ASTM G 23-90, Standard Practice for Operating Light-Exposure Appa- 1755.910
ratus (Carbon-Arc Type) With and Without Water for Exposure

of Nonmetallic Materials.

American Wood Preservers' Association (AWPA)

P.O. Box 286, Woodstock, Maryland 21163-0286

American Wood Preservers' Association-Book of Standards, 1991 1728.201; 1728.202 edition:.

A1-91, Standard Methods for Analysis of Creosote and Oil-Type
Preservatives.

A2-91, Standard Methods for Analysis of Waterborne Preservatives
and Fire-Retardant Formulations.

A3-91, Standard Methods for Determining Penetration of Preservatives and Fire Retardants.

A5-91, Standard Methods for Analysis of Oil-Borne Preservatives
A6-89, Method for the Determination of Oil-Type Preservatives
and Water in Wood.

A7-75, Standard Wet Ashing Procedure for Preparing Wood for
Chemical Analysis.

A9-90, Standard Method for Analysis of Treated Wood and Treating
Solutions by X-Ray Spectroscopy.

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A11-83, Standard Method for Analysis of Treated Wood and Treat-
ing Solutions by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy.

C1-91, All Timber Products-Preservative Treatment by Pressure
Processes.

C4-91, Poles-Preservative Treatment by Pressure Processes

C8-91, Western Red Cedar and Alaska Yellow Cedar Poles-Pre-
servative Treatment by the Full-Length Thermal Process.

C10-91, Lodgepole Pine Poles-Preservative Treatment by the Full-
Length Thermal Process.

C12-90, Western Larch Poles-Full-Length Preservative Treatment
by Thermal Process.

M1-90, Standard for the Purchase of Treated Wood Products
M2-91, Standard for Inspection of Treated Timber Products

M3-81, Standard Quality Control Procedures for Wood Preserving
Plants.

M4-91, Standard for the Care of Preservative-Treated Wood Prod-
ucts.

P1/P13-91, Standard for Coal Tar Creosote for Land and, Fresh
Water and Marine (Coastal Water Use).

P5-91, Standards for Waterbone Preservatives

P8-91, Standards for Oil-Borne Preservatives

P9-91, Standards for Solvents and Formulations for Organic Preservative Systems.

Bell Communications Research (Bellcore)

Bellcore Customer Service, 60 New England Ave., Piscataway, NJ

08854, tel.: 1-800-521-2673

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Document SR-TSV-002275, BOC Notes on the LEC Networks-1990, 1755.522
Issue 1, March 1993.

Document TR-TSY-000508, Automatic Message Accounting, Section 1755.522
8.1, Issue 2, July 1987.

Document TR-TSY-000008, Issue 2, August 1987, Digital Interface 1755.397
between the SLC 96 Digital Loop Carrier System and a Local Digital
Switch.

Document TR-TSY-000057, Issue 1, April 1987, including Revision 1, November 1988, Funcational Criteria for Digital Loop Carrier Systems.

1755.397

Document TR-NWT-000303, Issue 2, December 1992, including Revi- 1755.397
sion 1, December 1993, Integrated Digital Loop Carrier System
Generic Requirements, Objectives, and Interface.

Electronic Industries Association and/or Telecommunications Industries Association (EIA/TIA)

Global Engineering Documents, 15 Inverness Way East, Englewood,

CO 80112, Telephone: 303–792-2181

ELA 455-20, Measurement of Change in Optical Transmittance

1755.900(a)(8);

(q)(1)(iii)(B)

ELA/TIA 455-25A, Repeated Impact Testing of Fiber Optic Cables 1755.900(a)(9); and Cable Assemblies.

(q)(2)(iii)

EIA/TIA 455-30B, Frequency Domain Measurement of Multimode 1755.900(a)(9);
Optical Fiber Information Transmission Capacity.
EIA/TIA 455-31B, Fiber Tensile Proof Test Method

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(p)(2)(vi) 1755.900(a)(9); (b)(10)