{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-801.8","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 801.8","heading":"Tolerances for sieves.","body":"The maintenance tolerances for sieves used in performing official inspection services shall be:\n(a) Thickness of metal: ±0.0015 inch.\n(b) Accuracy of perforation: ±0.001 inch from design specification.\n(c) Sieving accuracy:\nSieve description Tolerance\nDirect comparison Sample exchange\n.064 × 3⁄8 inch oblong ±0.2 percent, mean deviation from standard sieve using wheat ±0.3 percent, mean deviation from standard sieve using wheat\n5⁄64 × 3⁄4 inch slotted ±0.3 percent, mean deviation from standard sieve using barley ±0.5 percent, mean deviation from standard sieve using barley\n55⁄64 × 3⁄4 inch slotted ±0.5 percent, mean deviation from standard sieve using barley ±0.7 percent, mean deviation from standard sieve using barley\n6⁄64 × 3⁄4 inch slotted ±0.7 percent, mean deviation from standard sieve using barley ±1.0 percent, mean deviation from standard sieve using barley","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER VIII—AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (FEDERAL GRAIN INSPECTION SERVICE, FAIR TRADE PRACTICES PROGRAM), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER A—FEDERAL GRAIN INSPECTION","PART 801—OFFICIAL PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRAIN INSPECTION EQUIPMENT"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"c8fc2994ea9bda91b47bb1d3816e58d0af3352061a935d6b7d9572741a9496fa","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-801.7","next":"us/7-cfr-801.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}