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The latest issue of ESTA Standards Watch is now available at http://estalink.us/o99x1.

News items in this issue include:

• Six ESTA Standards in Public Review
• Winter Holidays in August: 2017 BTS Holiday Cards Now Available!
• INNOVA Call for Content
• Protocol in Pursuit of Pictures
• WTO TBTs:

-  USA less gasohol, more biodiesel
-  Taiwan changes rules for low-power RF devices
-  Mexico regulates radio signal and cell phone blocking devices
-  South Korea changes rules for wood products and charcoal
-  European Union bans a bunch of chemicals
-  Singapore controls polychlorinated naphthalenes and trichlorfon
-  Indonesia applies SNI certification requirements to AV equipment
-  Turkey sets requirements for M12 and M30 hex-head bolts and nuts
-  Ukraine requires certification of building materials, products, and structures

• ANSI Public Review Announcements

-  Due 11 September: laminated lumber, solar collectors, crash classification, welding specs, LEDs, cloud computing, log structures, IT cabling, WLANS, etc.
-  Due 18 September: safe steel erection, LED safety, construction safety & health, etc.
-  Due 3 October: BIOS protection, cloud infrastructure, safety of cords and connectors, etc.

• New ANS Projects: Emergency management, community risk assessment & reduction, model rockets, etc.
• Final Actions on American National Standards: oodles of ASHRAE, LED safety, hoists, telecom cabling, etc.
• Draft IEC & ISO Standards: space and time, project management, lamp controlgear, safety system security, etc.
• New IEC & ISO Documents: Digital Living Network Alliance, building accoustics, cloud computing, etc.
• TSP Meeting Schedule for November and at NAMM in January
• TSP Donors Who Have Made Long-Term, Multi-Year Pledges: Thank you!
• Investors in Innovation, supporters of ESTA's Technical Standards Program: Thank you!

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