Section 164.023-3 - Specifications and standards incorporated by reference(a) Certain materials are incorporated by reference into this subpart with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51 . To enforce any edition other than the one listed in paragraph (b) of this section, notice of change must be published in the FEDERAL REGISTER and the material made available to the public. All approved material may be inspected at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), and at Coast Guard Headquarters. Contact Commandant (CG-ENG-4), Attn: Lifesaving and Fire Safety Division, U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7509, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593-7509. The material is also available from the sources indicated in paragraph (c) of this section. For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.(b) The materials approved for incorporation by reference in this subpart, and the sections affected are: FEDERAL STANDARDS AND TEST METHOD STANDARDS
The following test methods in Federal Test Method Standard No. 191A, Textile Test Methods, July 20, 1978:
(1) Method 4010, Length-Weight Relation; Thread; Yards Per Pound (m/kg)-164.023-11.(2) Method 4100, Strength and Elongation, Breaking; and Tenacity; of Thread and Yarn; Single Strand-164.023-7.(3) Method 5804, Weathering Resistance of Cloth; Accelerated Weathering Method-164.023-7.FEDERAL SPECIFICATIONS
(4) V-T-285E-Thread, Polyester, August 21, 1986-164.023-5.(5) V-T-295E-Thread, Nylon, August 1, 1985-164.023-5.MILITARY SPECIFICATIONS
(6) MIL-T-43548C-Thread, Polyester Core: Cotton-, Rayon-, or Polyester-Covered, September 30, 1986-164.023-5.(7) MIL-T-43624A-Thread, Polyester, Spun, January 22, 1982-164.023-5.(c) The Federal standards may be obtained from the General Services Administration, Federal Acquisition Service, Office of the FAS Commissioner, 2200 Crystal Drive, 11th Floor, Arlington, VA 22202; 703-605-5400. Military Specifications and Standards, Standardization Documents Order Desk, Building 4D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, https://assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/.CGD 84-068, 58 FR 29497, May 20, 1993, as amended by CGD 95-072, 60 FR 50467, Sept. 29, 1995; CGD 96-041, 61 FR 50734, Sept. 27, 1996; 69 FR 18803, Apr. 9, 2004; USCG-2009-0702, 74 FR 49238, Sept. 25, 2009; USCG-2013-0671, 78 FR 60162, Sept. 30, 2013