[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR10.4]

[Page 122]
 
                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
PART 10--PROCEDURES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF VOLUNTARY PRODUCT STANDARDS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 10.4  Establishment of the Standard Review Committee.

    (a) The Department shall establish and appoint the members of a 
Standard Review Committee within a reasonable time after receiving a 
proposed standard. The committee shall consist of qualified 
representatives of producers, distributors, and users or consumers of 
product for which a standard is sought or any other appropriate general 
interest groups such as State and Federal agencies. When requested by 
the Standard Review Committee, the Department shall appoint one voting 
member from among the representatives of the Federal agencies, other 
than the Department of Commerce. All other representatives of Federal 
agencies on the Standard Review Committees shall be advisory nonvoting 
members. (Alternates to committee members may be designated by the 
Department.) When deemed appropriate by the Department, project funds 
under Sec. 10.2 may be made available to assure participation by 
consumer interests on the committee at required meetings.
    (b) A Standard Review Committee may remain in existence for a period 
necessary for the final development of the standard, or for 2 years, 
whichever is less.
    (c) The Department shall be responsible for the organization of the 
committee. Any formal operating procedures developed by the committee 
shall be subject to approval by the Department. The committee may 
conduct business either in a meeting or through correspondence, but only 
if a quorum participates. A quorum shall consist of two-thirds of all 
voting members of the committee. A majority of the voting members of the 
committee participating shall be required to approve any actions taken 
by the committee except for the action of recommending a standard to the 
Department, the requirements for which are contained in Sec. 10.5(b).