FSC 9310                                                        JCP A181
                     NO. 1 COATED TEXT, GLOSS-FINISH
Printing Paper                                          February 1, 1999
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Use information: This paragraph is informational only and is not 
    exclusively definitive of the end use.
  For highest quality multicolor face and back offset printing of books, 
pamphlets, magazines, periodicals, brochures, etc. Printed matter may 
include text, line illustrations, and halftones up to 200-line screen.
  
Stock: Free from groundwood or unbleached pulp.

    Note: \1\ Postconsumer fiber, in any percentage, is encouraged, 
  provided that the requirements of this Standard are met.
Acidity: pH value of coating shall average not less than 6.5.

Grammage (g/m\2\)............................      105      120      150
  Basis weight: 25 by 38 inches, 500 sheets         70       80      100
   (pounds)..................................
  A tolerance of 5 pct shall be allowed.

Bursting strength: Average, not less
  than (kPa).................................      140      210      270
  Equivalent (lb/in\2\)......................       21       31       40

Opacity: Average, not less than
  (percent)..................................       94       95       96
  No individual specimen shall average less         92       93       94
   than (percent)............................

Thickness: Average (mm)......................    0.085    0.095    0.110
  Equivalent (inch)..........................   0.0033   0.0037   0.0043

    A tolerance of 0.013 mm (0.0005 inch) shall be allowed. 
  Paper shall be uniform and shall not vary more than 0.011 mm (0.0004 
  inch) from one edge to the other.

Gloss (75): Average, each side, not less
  than (percent).............................       65       65       65
Smoothness of coating: Average, each
  side, not to exceed (units)................       45       45       45

General appearance: Paper shall conform to the standard sample(s) 
  adopted by the Government.

  Color: The paper in the order (or publication) shall be uniform with 
  the brightness not less than 85 pct. The color variation shall not 
  exceed DE(CIELAB)=1.0.

  Formation: Shall be uniform. The coating shall be uniformly applied; 
  shall not be gritty, mottled, stippled, or ribbed in appearance; shall 
  not crack or flake off.

  Cleanliness: The dirt count for each side of the paper shall not 
  exceed 25 specks per square meter. No sample sheet (600 to 
  650 cm\2\ in size) shall contain more than one defect with an 
  equivalent area of 0.25 mm\2\ or greater.

Sampling and testing: Shall be conducted in accordance with standards in 
  Part 2, Government Paper Specification Standards. The precision 
  requirements of the acceptance criteria (Part 4) shall apply except 
  for opacity and brightness. Any deviation in the ``excepted'' 
  properties is a critical defect and shall be sufficient cause for 
  rejection of the paper.

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 Unless otherwise specified, the following is automatically waived when 
  printing or duplicating is to be accomplished on commercial contract
Color: Shall match the Government's standard sample for color. A 
  deviation of DE(CIELAB)=3.0 from the color standard is allowed.
Curl: Paper shall lie flat with either no tendency to curl or with a 
  curl which can be overcome under reasonable working conditions.
Coating and surface: Shall be uniform, free from mottle and any 
  particles which will pick, lift, or pile on the blanket under normal 
  press conditions.
Size and trim: Sheets: Paper shall be furnished in the size(s) ordered 
  and shall be flat, trimmed square on four sides with clean smooth 
  edges, and evenly jogged. A tolerance of 2 mm (\1/16\ 
  inch) shall be allowed except for sheets 216 by 356 mm (8\1/2\ by 14 
  inches) or less; then a tolerance of 1 mm (\1/32\ inch) 
  shall be allowed. Successive sheets within any package shall not 
  differ from each other by more than 0.5 mm (\1/64\ inch). Paper with 
  the long dimension 813 mm (32 inches) or less shall be considered 
  square if the variation does not exceed 1 mm (\1/32\ inch); over 
  813 mm (32 inches); 2 mm (\1/16\ inch).
Grain: Direction of the grain on flat paper shall be as ordered.
Pressroom conditions: The bulk of this paper will be used in air-
  conditioned pressrooms maintained at 24  deg.C 2  deg.C 
  and 45 pct 8 pct relative humidity.
  
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    \1\ This grade is typically a low Government usage paper and 
currently not readily and/or economically available with postconsumer 
fiber content. If a 10% postconsumer fiber content is desired in the 
paper, that number will be stated in the procurement document.