[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: 15CFR285.23]

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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 C--Accrediting a Laboratory
 
Sec. 285.23  Granting and renewing accreditation.

    (a) NVLAP will take action to: (1) Grant initial accreditation, or 
(2) renew, suspend, or propose to deny or revoke accreditation of an 
applicant laboratory, based on the degree to which the laboratory 
complies with the specific NVLAP requirements.
    (b) If accreditation is granted or renewed, NVLAP shall:
    (1) Provide a Certificate of Accreditation and a Scope of 
Accreditation to the laboratory;
    (2) Provide guidance on referencing the laboratory's accredited 
status, and the use of the NVLAP logo by the laboratory and its clients, 
as needed; and

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    (3) Remind the laboratory that accreditation does not relieve it 
from complying with applicable federal, state, and local laws and 
regulations.
    (c) NVLAP shall notify an accredited laboratory at least 30 days 
before its accreditation expires advising of the action(s) the 
laboratory must take to renew its accreditation.

[49 FR 44623, Nov. 8, 1984, as amended at 55 FR 38315, Sept. 18, 1990. 
Redesignated and amended at 59 FR 27749, May 3, 1994]