[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: 15CFR286.4]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
 CHAPTER II--NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT 
                               OF COMMERCE
 
PART 286--NATIONAL VOLUNTARY CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT SYSTEM EVALUATION (NVCASE) PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 286.4  Implementation.

    The program is operated on a cost reimbursable basis. It is open for 
voluntary participation by any U.S.-based body that conducts activities 
related to conformity assessment falling within the program's scope. A 
common procedural approach is followed in responding to a request to 
participate. (See Sec. 286.7 Evaluation process.) All evaluation 
activities rely on the use of generic program requirements based on 
standards and guides for the operation and acceptance of activities 
related to conformity assessment. Specific criteria for use in each 
evaluation are derived from the program requirements, as appropriate, 
for the mandated foreign technical requirements specified in the request 
to participate. A request

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involving a foreign technical requirement not previously addressed by 
NVCASE will result in an announcement of NIST's intent to develop 
evaluation criteria specific to the relevant requirements. NIST will 
contact all cognizant and interested federal agencies to coordinate 
appropriate actions and procedures.