[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR1180.9]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
      CHAPTER XI--TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 1180--TRANSFER BY FEDERAL AGENCIES OF SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL AND
 ENGINEERING INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE
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Sec. 1180.9  Affiliates.

    (a) The Director may recognize any federal agency or component of an 
agency as an affiliate for the purpose of receiving, on behalf of NTIS, 
any STEI product that is required to be transferred under these 
regulations if NTIS has entered into a memorandum of understanding with 
the Liaison Officer under which the recognized affiliate agrees to the 
ongoing transfer of all STEI products to NTIS in a timely manner and 
otherwise agrees to assume the role of an affiliate.
    (b) A transfer by an agency to an approved affiliate shall be deemed 
a transfer to NTIS within the meaning of these regulations.

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