[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: 15CFR285.19]

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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 B--Establishing a LAP
 
Sec. 285.19  Termination of a LAP.

    (a) The Chief of NVLAP may terminate a LAP when the Director of NIST

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determines that a need no longer exists to accredit laboratories for the 
services covered under the scope of the LAP. In the event that the Chief 
of NVLAP proposes to terminate a LAP, a notice will be published in the 
Federal Register setting forth the basis for that determination.
    (b) The notice published under paragraph (a) of this section will 
provide a 60-day period for submitting written comments on the proposal 
to terminate the LAP. All written comments will be made available for 
public inspection and copying at the NIST Records Inspection Facility.
    (c) After the comment period, the Chief of NVLAP shall determine if 
public support exists for the continuation of the LAP. If public 
comments support the continuation of the LAP, the Chief of NVLAP shall 
publish a Federal Register notice announcing the continuation of the 
LAP. If public support does not exist for continuation, the LAP will be 
terminated effective 90 days after the date of the published notice of 
intent to terminate the LAP.
    (d) If the LAP is terminated, NVLAP shall no longer grant or renew 
accreditations following the effective date of termination. 
Accreditations previously granted will remain effective until their 
expiration date unless terminated voluntarily by the laboratory or 
revoked by NVLAP.

[49 FR 44623, Nov. 8, 1984, as amended at 55 FR 38315, Sept. 18, 1990. 
Redesignated and amended at 59 FR 27748, May 3, 1994; 64 FR 59617, Nov. 
3, 1999]