[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: 15CFR285.24]

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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. 285.24  Denying, suspending, and revoking accreditation.

    (a) If NVLAP proposes to deny or revoke accreditation of a 
laboratory, NVLAP shall inform the laboratory of the reasons for the 
proposed denial or revocation and the procedure for appealing such a 
decision.
    (b) The laboratory will have 30 days from the date of receipt of the 
proposed denial or revocation letter to appeal the decision to the 
Director of NIST. If the laboratory appeals the decision to the Director 
of NIST, the proposed denial or revocation will be stayed pending the 
outcome of the appeal. The proposed denial or revocation will become 
final through the issuance of a written decision to the laboratory in 
the event that the laboratory does not appeal the proposed denial or 
revocation within that 30-day period.
    (c) If NVLAP finds that an accredited laboratory has violated the 
terms of its accreditation or the provisions of these procedures, NVLAP 
may, after consultation with the laboratory, suspend the laboratory's 
accreditation, or advise of NVLAP's intent to revoke accreditation. If 
accreditation is suspended, NVLAP shall notify the laboratory of that 
action stating the reasons for and conditions of the suspension and 
specifying the action(s) the laboratory must take to have its 
accreditation reinstated.
    (d) A laboratory whose accreditation has been denied, revoked, 
terminated, or expired, or which has withdrawn its application before 
being accredited, may reapply and be accredited if the laboratory:
    (1) Completes the assessment and evaluation process; and
    (2) Meets the conditions and criteria for accreditation that are set 
out in Secs. 285.32 and 285.33.
    (e) Conditions of suspension will include prohibiting the laboratory 
from using the NVLAP logo on its test or calibration reports during the 
suspension period. The determination of NVLAP whether to suspend or to 
propose revocation of a laboratory's accreditation will depend on the 
nature of the violation(s) of the terms of its accreditation.

[59 FR 22749, May 3, 1994]