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REPORT ON THE INTERIM MEETING OF THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WEIGHTSAND MEASURES JANUARY 12–16, 1987

The National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) is a standards-writing organization that dates its establishment back to January 16, 1905, when the Director of the National Bureau of Standards hosted the first meeting of nine State representatives "in order to bring about uniformity in the state laws referring to weights and measures, and also to effect a close cooperation between the state inspection services and the National Bureau of Standards .... " Today, all the NCWM technical committees and task forces meet at NBS in January of each year at what is called the "NCWM Interim Meeting" to study issues and make recommendations on weights and measures concerns, particularly the regulation of the commercial marketplace-scales, liquid meters, and prepackaged commodities. The active membership of the NCWM meet annually in July to vote on the Committees' recommendations. The Interim Meeting of the 72d N CWM (gaps in Annual Meetings occurred during both world wars) was held January 12-16, 1987. A summary of the most significant work of each major committee follows. The Executive Committee manages the NCWM, sets policy, and sits as the Board of Governors of the National Type Evaluation Program (NTEP). The NTEP is a program of cooperation between