Leland,

ASTM: it's a long haul when you start out someting with ASTM. We ended up
drafting a mission statement for a "guidline standard" (quite distinct from
a "standard standard," of course) for HSRs in 1986. And between task groups,
sub-committees, committees and the general membership...it still has not
been released. And, once out, the results of, as I remember, draft #14, will
not meet our full expectations. But: it's better than nothing, or NPS-28
parkspeak that does not directly address private sector realities. What are
people referencing today when an RFP goes out for a HSR?

When it come to ASTM committees (as with, well, BP) membership  is all. If
you want to get involved, you can participate in development of a particular
"standard" by being on a Task Group, without having to even be a member of
ASTM. Past efforts by much of the preservation crew at WJE (Steve, Deborah,
Harry) to join ASTM and APT's work together has brought us a long way. APT
could continue to address needs, do much of the legwork in developing
standards for the profession, and bring stuff into ASTM at a later date.

Philip
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