Metric vs. English units

[Robert_A_Jones@RL.gov]

Kind of funny - one of the few legitimate federal powers under the
interstate commerce clause (setting standards for weights and measures)
- the fed cannot get right even if given 200+ years.

This is clearly my own opinion.

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-----Original Message-----
From:	Zack Clayton [SMTP:zack.clayton@epa.state.oh.us]
Sent:	Tuesday, October 05, 1999 8:07 AM
To:	Multiple recipients of list
Subject:	Article in Florida Today

For an interesting take on  English vs. Metric  (SI?) units check out
the Florida today article at:

http://www.flatoday.com/space/today/100599f.htm 

Inch-pounds to persist into Y2K

Which includes a brief history of attempts to metrify the US starting in
1791.  Of particular interest is the following in reference to an
executive order issued in conjunction with passed legislation. 

. . . .on Jan. 14, 1992, Gannett News
     Service alerted newspapers to a coming story: "Federal
     agencies must go the extra mile to meet an Oct. 1 deadline to
     convert their purchasing, procurement and measuring practices
     from the old English system to metric. Even though domestic
     manufacturers will have to use metric if they want federal
     contracts, U.S. trucking companies and manufacturers are
     fighting conversion." 

Okay, where do the NRC rules fit in this concept?  I don't recall any of
the legislation being voided or overturned.  Are the laws just ignored?

Zack Clayton
Ohio EPA - DERR
email:  zack.clayton@epa.state.oh.us
voice:  614-644-3066
fax:        614-460-8249

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