[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR287.3]

[Page 429]
 
                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
 CHAPTER II--NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT 
                               OF COMMERCE
 
PART 287_GUIDANCE ON FEDERAL CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 287.3  Responsibilities of the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology.

    (a) Work with agencies through the Interagency Committee on 
Standards Policy (ICSP) to coordinate Federal, state and local 
conformity assessment activities with private sector conformity 
assessment activities. NIST chairs the ICSP; assists the ICSP in 
developing and publishing policies and guidance on conformity assessment 
related issues; collects and disseminates information on Federal, state 
and private sector conformity assessment activities; and increases 
public awareness of the importance of conformity assessment and nature 
and extent of national and international conformity assessment 
activities.
    (b) Encourage participation in the ICSP by all affected agencies and 
ensure that all agency views on conformity assessment are considered.
    (c) To the extent that resources are available, develop information 
on state conformity assessment practices; and, upon request by a state 
government agency, work with that state agency to reduce duplication and 
complexity in state conformity assessment activities.
    (d) Review within three years from August 10, 2000, the 
effectiveness of the final guidance and recommend modifications to the 
Secretary as needed.