Rationale

The standard understanding is that unless a specific issue number is indicated, any reference to an ASTM standard or any standard referenced in an ASTM standard signifies the current issue of that standard. This proposed modification will make that understanding explicit. The motion to ballot was approved by Subcommittee J in June 2024, at the semi-annual meeting in Austin, TX. To the extent possible, Subcommittee J tries to keep D1655 and D7566 as consistent as possible. Therefore this item is linked with the equivalent item for D7566 within this same ballot. If a negative that cannot be resolved is received on one of these items, neither item moves forward.