[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 1, Parts 0 to 299]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR280.101]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
 CHAPTER II--NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT 
                               OF COMMERCE
 
PART 280--FASTENER QUALITY--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart B--Petitions, Affirmations, and Laboratory Accreditation
 
Sec. 280.101  Petitions for approval of documents.

    Source: 65 FR 39801, June 28, 2000, unless otherwise noted.


    (a) Certification. (1) A person publishing a document setting forth 
guidance or requirements for the certification of manufacturing systems 
as fastener quality assurance systems by an accredited third party may 
petition the Director, NIST, to approve such document for use as 
described in section 3(7)(B)(iii)(I) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 
5402(7)(B)(iii)(I)).
    (2) Petitions should be submitted to: FQA Document Certification, 
NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.
    (3) The Director, NIST, shall approve such petition if the document 
provides equal or greater rigor and reliability as compared to ISO/IEC 
Guide 62, including revisions from time to time. A petition shall 
contain sufficient information to allow the Director, NIST, to make this 
determination.
    (b) Accreditation. (1) A person publishing a document setting forth 
guidance or requirements for the approval of accreditation bodies to 
accredit third parties described in paragraph (a) of this section may 
petition the Director, NIST, to approve such document for use as 
described in section 3(7)(B)(iii)(I) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 
5402(7)(B)(iii)(I)).
    (2) Petitions should be submitted to: FQA Document Certifications, 
NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.
    (3) The Director, NIST, shall approve such petition if the document 
provides equal or greater rigor and reliability as

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compared to ISO/IEC Guide 61, including revisions from time to time. A 
petition shall contain sufficient information to allow the Director, 
NIST, to make this determination.
    (c) Laboratory Accreditation. (1) A person publishing a document 
setting forth guidance or requirements for the accreditation of 
laboratories may petition the Director, NIST, to approve such document 
for use as described in section 3(1)(A) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 
5402(1)(A)).
    (2) Petitions should be submitted to: FQA Document Certifications, 
NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.
    (3) The Director, NIST, shall approve such petition if the document 
provides equal or greater rigor and reliability as compared to ISO/IEC 
Guide 25, including revisions from time to time. A petition shall 
contain sufficient information to allow the Director, NIST, to make this 
determination.
    (d) Approval of Accreditation Bodies. (1) A person publishing a 
document setting forth guidance or requirements for the approval of 
accreditation bodies to accredit laboratories may petition the Director, 
NIST, to approve such document for use as described in section 3(1)(B) 
of the Act (15 U.S.C. 5402(1)(B)).
    (2) Petitions should be submitted to: FQA Document Certifications, 
NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.
    (3) The Director, NIST, shall approve such petition if the document 
provides equal or greater rigor and reliability as compared to ISO/IEC 
Guide 58, including revisions from time to time. A petition shall 
contain sufficient information to allow the Director, NIST, to make this 
determination.
    (e) Electronic copies of ISO/IEC Guides may be purchased through the 
American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Internet: http://
www.ansi.org. Copies of the relevant ISO/IEC Guides are available for 
inspection in the U.S. Department of Commerce Reading Room, 14th Street 
and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230, Room B-399.