[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 48, Volume 1] [Revised as of October 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 48CFR9.301] [Page 148] TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION PART 9_CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS--Table of Contents Subpart 9.3_First Article Testing and Approval Sec. 9.301 Definition. Approval, as used in this subpart, means the contracting officer's written notification to the contractor accepting the test results of the first article. [48 FR 42142, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 66 FR 2128, Jan. 10, 2001]