[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 1, Parts 0 to 299]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
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[CITE: 15CFR280.102]

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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. 280.102  Affirmations.

    (a)(1) An accreditation body accrediting third parties who certify 
manufacturing systems as fastener quality assurance systems as described 
in section 3(7)(B)(iii)(I) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 5402(7)(B)(iii)(I)) 
shall affirm to the Director, NIST, that it meets the requirements of 
ISO/IEC Guide 61 (or another document approved by the Director, NIST, 
under section 10(b) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 5411a(b)) and Sec. 280.101(a) 
of this part), including revisions from time to time.
    (2) An accreditation body accrediting laboratories as described in 
section 3(1)(B) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 5402(1)(B)) shall affirm to the 
Director, NIST, that it meets the requirements of ISO/IEC Guide 58 (or 
another document approved by the Director, NIST, under section 10(d) of 
the Act (15 U.S.C. 5411a(d)) and Sec. 280.101(d) of this part), 
including revisions from time to time.
    (b) An affirmation required under paragraph (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this 
section shall take the form of a self-declaration that the accreditation 
body meets the requirements of the applicable Guide, signed by an 
authorized representative of the accreditation body. No supporting 
documentation is required.
    (c) Affirmations should be submitted to: FQA Document 
Certifications, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.
    (d) Any affirmation submitted in accordance with this section shall 
be considered to be a continuous affirmation that the accreditation body 
meets the requirements of the applicable Guide, unless and until the 
affirmation is withdrawn by the accreditation body.