[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 4]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR600.115]

[Page 103]
 
                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
              CHAPTER II--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 600--FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE RULES--Table of Contents
 
     Subpart B--Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and 
Cooperative Agreements With Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, 
       Other Non-Profit Organizations and Commercial Organizations
 
Sec. 600.115  Metric system of measurement.

    The Metric Conversion Act, as amended by the Omnibus Trade and 
Competitiveness Act (15 U.S.C. 205) declares that the metric system is 
the preferred measurement system for U.S. trade and commerce. The Act 
requires each Federal agency to establish a date or dates in 
consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, when the metric system of 
measurement will be used in the agency's procurements, grants, and other 
business-related activities. Metric implementation may take longer where 
the use of the system is initially impractical or likely to cause 
significant inefficiencies in the accomplishment of federally-funded 
activities. DOE will follow the provisions of E.O. 12770, ``Metric Usage 
in Federal Government Programs.''