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Arial'>dsscomments@sabs.co.za</span></font></a></span></font><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>November 2009
02:28 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Memory Scheepers<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> DRAFT SOUTH AFRICAN
STANDARD (DSS): PUBLIC ENQUIRY STAGE</span></font><strong><b><font size=5
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
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<p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><b><font size=5 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The South African Institution of
Civil Engineering</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><b><font size=5 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Arial'>DRAFT SOUTH AFRICAN STANDARD
(DSS):</span></font></b></strong><b><font size=5 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><br>
<strong><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>PUBLIC ENQUIRY
STAGE</span></font></b></strong></span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>SANS 10160-2</span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <em><i><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> The above
documents are downloadable from our website on: </span></font></i></em></span></font><font
size=1 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Verdana'><a
href="http://www.civils.org.za/Publications/Otherpublicationsofinterest/tabid/94/Default.aspx"><em><i><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>http://www.civils.org.za/Publications/Otherpublicationsofinterest/tabid/94/Default.aspx</span></font></i></em></a>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The technical committee, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">SABS</st1:City> <st1:State w:st="on">SC</st1:State></st1:place>
59I responsible for the preparation of this standard has reached<br>
consensus that the attached document should become a South African standard.
It is now made<br>
available by way of public enquiry to all interested and affected parties for
public comment, and to the<br>
technical committee members for record purposes. Any comments should be sent
by the indicated<br>
closing date, either by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail to:</span></font><font
size=1 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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SABS Standards Division<br>
Attention: Compliance and Development department<br>
Private Bag X191<br>
<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Pretoria</st1:place></st1:City><br>
0001<br>
Fax No.: (012) 344-1568 (for attention: dsscomments)<br>
E-mail: </span></font><font size=1 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><a href="mailto:dsscomments@sabs.co.za"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>dsscomments@sabs.co.za</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'>Any comment on the draft must contain in its heading the
number of the clause/subclause to which it<br>
refers. A comment shall be well motivated and, where applicable, contain the
proposed amended text.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The public enquiry stage will be repeated if the
technical committee agrees to significant technical<br>
changes to the document as a result of public comment. Less urgent technical
comments will be<br>
considered at the time of the next amendment.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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