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The latest issue of ESTA Standards Watch is now available here.

News items in this issue include:

• One ESTA standard in public review—but more to come.
• EPA seeks input for voluntary battery labeling and recycling guidelines.
• National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletins available.
• Purple Guide temporary demountable structures update.
• WTO Technical Barriers to Trade: Rhode Island energy efficiency; USA green house gas reporting; energy efficiency in Uruguay; and hazardous substances in the EU.
• ANSI public reviews: concrete building seismic evaluation; risk management vocabulary; PFA lanyards and energy absorbers; seasonal and holiday decoratvie products; two BACnet addenda; room air cleaners; belt manlifts; battery powered trucks; elevator suspension; and UV germicidal systems.
• New ANS projects: welding aluminum; control network protocol CTA 709; and B&W and color ink cartridge yield.
• Final actions on ANSs: LED lamp chromaticity; LED replacemnt lamp designation; safety symbols, tags, tapes, and colors; lithium ion batteries; lighting control narratives; balanced twisted-pair cabling; structured cabling for intelligent buildings; low-voltage switchgear safety; remote power feeding; IT equipment outdoors; adjustable speed drives; and photovoltaic luminaire system safety.
• Draft IEC & ISO docs: building automation; sustainable business districts; HR recruitment; field device tools; laser safety; future network recursive architecture; installing communication networks in industrial premises;lighting RF disturbances; and neural network compression.
• New IEC & ISO docs: single-drop digital communication interface; coexistence of wireless systems; home and building electronic systems (HBES) and building automation and control systems (BACS); environmental due diligence assessment; open data for smart cities; smart transportation; mechanical pencils, black leads classification; artificial intelligence using machine learning; internet of media things; cybersecurity supplier relationships; large outdoor fires and the built environment; and ergonomics of human-system interaction, part 380.
• TSP meeting schedule.
• Investors in Innovation, supporters of ESTA's TSP.

The archive of all the Standards News and Standards Watch issues back to the beginning of 2011 is available at http://estalink.us/nn7a1.