JCP A70 100% Recycled Offset Book 1 February 1, 2008 

Printing Paper FSC 9310 

 

Use Information: This paragraph is informational only and is not exclusively definitive of the end use. 

For minimum quality face and back offset printing of books, pamphlets, catalog, folders, circulars, open forms, etc. of a non-
permanent nature. Printed forms are suitable for execution with ball point and felt tip pens. Low brightness may be specified. 
May contain foreign or “dirt” particles embedded in the surface of the paper. Printed mater may include text and line 
illustrations. 

 

Stock: 1 Not less than 100% total recovered fiber of which 
50% shall be postconsumer fiber. Any percent over 50 
percentage points, is encouraged, provided that the 
requirements of this Standard are met. 

 

Basis weight: 25 by 38 

inches, 500 sheets 

(pounds) ………… 402 452 502 60 70 80 100 

A tolerance of +5% shall be allowed. 

 

Bursting strength: 

Average, not less 

than (lb/in2) …… 12 13 15 18 21 24 30 

 

Opacity: Average, 

not less than 

(percent) ……… 87 88 90 92 94 95 96 

No individual 

specimen shall 

average less 

than (percent) ….. 86 87 88 90 92 93 94 

Thickness: Average 

(mils) ………….. 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.8 5.6 6.4 8.8 

A tolerance of +0.0005 inch shall be allowed. Paper shall 
be uniform and shall not vary more than 0.0004 inch from 
edge to edge. 

 

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

 

Brightness: Shall target 81% or as specified. 

 

Color: The paper in the order (or publication) shall be 
uniform and the color variation shall not exceed 
DE(CIELAB) = 1.0. 

 

Finish and formation: Shall be uniform. 

 

Cleanliness: The dirt count for each side of the paper shall 
not exceed 650 specks per square meter. No sample sheet 
(600 to 650 cm2 in size) shall contain more than one defect 
with equivalent area of 0.25 mm2 or greater. 

 

 

Testing: Shall be conducted in accordance with methods in part 2, Government Paper Specification Standards. The 
acceptance criteria Part 4 shall apply. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1Alternatively, the ordering agency may specify an environmentally-preferable stock by adding the language to the solicitation 
and/or adjusting the Stock requirement. 

 

2These weights are typically not available in less than mill run quantities.