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Under the Ministry of Construction Notification 56, Provision 4 --
Item 1, I hereby recognize that the type of lumber listed below possesses satisfactory performance for structural safety required for the use as principal parts necessary for structural strength in wood frame construction.
January 6, 1997
Minister of Construction
Shizuka Kamei [signed]
Note
Recognized lumber should belong to one of the species listed in Table 1, and the grades and grading rules indicated in that table should conform to the types of application indicated in Table 2, which are certified to the applicable grades by the grading agencies indicated.
Rules Graded Under Species Grading Agencies
Under NELMA 1995 Rules Balsam Fir NELMA
Black Spruce RRA
Red Spruce SPIB
White Spruce TP
Balsam Fir MLB
Black Spruce
Jack Pine
Norway (Red) Pine
Red Spruce
White Spruce
Red Pine
Under NSLB 1993 Rules Balsam Fir NELMA
Black Spruce NSLB
Red Spruce RRA
White Spruce SPIB
Balsam Fir TP
Black Spruce
Jack Pine
Norway (Red) Pine
Red Spruce
White Spruce
Red Pine
Under WCLIB 1993 Rules Douglas Fir CLIS
Western Larch NELMA
CA Red Fir NSLB
Grand Fir PLIB
Noble Fir RIS
Pacific Silver Fir RRA
Western Hemlock SPIB
White Fir TP
Engleman Spruce WCLIB
Lodgepole Pine WWPA
Sitkas Spruce
Alaska Pine
Incense Ceder
Port Orford Ceder
Western Red Ceder
Under WWPA 1995 Rules Douglas Fir CLIB
Western Larch NELMA
CA Red Ceder NSLB
Grand Fir PLIB
Noble Fir RIS
Pacific Silver Fir RRA
Western Hemlock SPIB
White Fir TP
Engleman Spruce WCLIB
Lodgepole Pine WWPA
Sitkas Spruce
Alaska Pine
Incense Ceder
Port Orford Ceder
Western Red Ceder
Under RIS 1995 Rules Redwood CLIB
PLIB
RIS
Under SPIB 1994 Rules Southern Pine CLIB
NELMA
RRA
SPIB
TP
WCLIB
WWPA
California Lumber Inspection Service
5905 Soquel Drive, Suite 150
Soquel, California 95073
United States of America
Jeffrey Tablak
Northeast Lumber Manufacturers' Association
272 Tuttle Road, P.O. Box 87A
Cumberland Center, Maine 04021
United States of America
Stephen S. Clark
Northern Softwood Lumber Bureau
272 Tuttle Road, P.O. Box 87A
Cumberland Center, Maine 04021
United States of America
Stephen S. Clark
Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau
33442 1st Way S, Suite 300
Federal Way, Washington 98003
United States of America
Jeffrey A. Fantozzi
Redwood Inspection Service
405 Enfrente Drive, Suite 200
Noveto, California 94949
United States of America
Christopher Grover
Renewable Resource Association
3091 Chaparral Place
Lithonia, Georgia, 30038
United States of America
Lon J. Sibert
Southern Pine Inspection Bureau
4709 Scenic Highway
Pensacola, Florida 32504
United States of America
Tom S. Jones
Timber Products Inspection
P.O. Box 919
Conyers, Georgia 30207
United States of America
Ronald Williams
West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau
Box 23145
Portland, Oregon 97281
United States of America
Bradley E. Shelley
Western Wood Products Association
Yeon Building, 522 Fifth Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97204-2122
United States of America
Robert H. Hunt
Maritime Lumber Bureau
P.O. Box 459
Amherst, Nova Scotia, B4H 4A1
Canada
Diana Blenkhorn
This document has met TCC criteria to be categorized by the following Issue(s):
Lumber, Wood Products, Timber
Country/Signatory:
Japan
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