JCP O-65 Plain Copier, Xerographic, White and Colored February 1, 2008 

Miscellaneous Paper (Qualified Product) FSC 7530 

 

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

For use in laser printers, high speed, plain paper copiers and xerographic equipment as specified.

 

Stock: Groundwood pulp, not to exceed 1%. 

Note: Not less than 30% postconsumer fiber. Any percent 
over 30 percentage points, is encouraged, provided that 
the requirements of this Standard are met. 

 

Moisture content: Average (percent) ……… 4.5 

A tolerance of +0.5 percentage point shall be allowed. 

 

Basis weight: 17 by 22 inches, 

500 sheets (pounds) ………………………… 20 

A tolerance of +5% shall be allowed. 

 

Stiffness: Average each direction not less than 

(Machine direction, Gurley milligrams) …… 135 

(Cross direction, Gurley milligrams) ……… 60 

 OR 

(Machine direction, Taber units) ………….. 1.9 

(Cross direction, Taber units) …………….. 0.9 

Note: Any deviation in this requirement is sufficient cause 
for rejection of the paper. 

 

Tearing strength: Average each direction not 

less than (grams) …………………………. 36 

 

Opacity: Average, not less than (percent) …. 86 

No individual specimen shall average less 

than (percent) ……………………………… 84 

 

Smoothness: Average each side 

(Sheffield units) …………………………… 190 to 130 

 Note: Any deviation in this requirement is sufficient cause 
for rejection of the paper. 

 

Ruling and writing quality: Lines ruled and characters 
written with ball point and felt tip pens shall be clear cut 

and free from excessive feathering. 

 

Curl: Paper shall lie flat before and after processing 
through a high-speed copier or laser printer with either no 
tendency to curl or with a curl which can be overcome 
under reasonable working conditions. 

 

Surface: Shall be free from lint, fuzz, wrinkles, waviness, 
folds, holes, tears, and other detrimental defects. 

 

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 1/32 inch shall be allowed for sheets 8-1/2 by 
14 inches or less. Successive sheets within any package 
shall not differ from each other by more than 1/32 inch. 
Paper shall be considered squared if the variation does not 
exceed 1/32 inch. 

 

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

Brightness: The white paper shall have a target brightness 
not less than 82% 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. 

 For colored stock, the commercial color for the shade 
shall applied except when specified that an exact match to 
one of the established color standards in Part 3 is required 
or to match a color sample supplied by the ordering agency. 
Colors shall not fade or transfer (rub off) and shall appear 
even and uniform on the surface of the sheet. The sheet 
shall not be 2-sided. 

Formation: Shall be uniform. 

 

Cleanliness: The dirt count for each side of the paper shall 
not exceed 250 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. 

 

Performance: Shipments of any qualified product shall 
perform satisfactorily on laser printer and high speed 
xerographic equipment. There shall not be more than one 
paper caused jam or one document with unacceptable 
image quality due to the paper per 5,000 continuous-copy 
run at atmospheric conditions of 21 +5.5 oC and 50 +20% 
relative humidity.

OPTION 

Alkaline paper. This option is for products requiring above average permanence. Add / replace with the following properties. 

 

Stock: 100% bleached chemical woodpulp. 

Note: Not less than 30% postconsumer fiber. Any percent 
over 30 percentage points, is encouraged, provided that 
the requirements of this Standard are met. 

 

 

 

Acidity: pH value by cold extraction shall be not less than 
7.0. The paper shall contain not less than 2% calcium 
carbonate. 

Note: Any deviation in this requirement is sufficient cause 
for rejection of the paper. 

Testing: Shall be conducted in accordance with methods in part 2, Government Paper Specification Standards. The precision requirements of the acceptance 
criteria (Part 4) shall apply except as noted in the standard.