[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: 15CFR285.1]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
 CHAPTER II--NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT 
                               OF COMMERCE
 
PART 285--NATIONAL VOLUNTARY LABORATORY ACCREDITATION PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart A--General Information
 
Sec. 285.1  Purpose.


    The purpose of part 285 is to set out procedures and general 
requirements under which the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation 
Program (NVLAP) operates to accredit both calibration laboratories and 
testing laboratories in response to:
    (a) Mandates by the Federal government through legislative or 
administrative action;
    (b) Requests from a government agency (Sec. 285.13); and
    (c) Requests from a private sector organization (Sec. 285.14).
    Supplementary technical and administrative requirements are provided 
in supporting handbooks and documents as needed depending on the 
criteria established for specific Laboratory Accreditation Programs 
(LAPs).