[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: 15CFR287.5]

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                  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. 287.5  Responsibilities of an Agency Standards Executive.

    In addition to carrying out the duties described in OMB Circular A-
119 related to standards activities, an Agency Standards Executive 
should:
    (a) Promote the following goals:
    (1) Effective use of agency conformity assessment related resources 
and participation in conformity assessment related activities of agency 
interest.
    (2) Development and dissemination of agency technical and policy 
positions.
    (3) Development of agency positions on conformity assessment related 
issues that are in the public interest.
    (b) Ensure that agency participation in conformity assessment 
related activities is consistent with agency missions, authorities, 
priorities, and budget.
    (c) Cooperate with NIST in carrying out agency responsibilities 
under the guidance in this part.
    (d) Consult with NIST, as necessary, in the development and issuance 
of internal agency procedures and guidance implementing the policies in 
this part.
    (e) Establish an ongoing process for reviewing his/her agency's 
existing conformity assessment activities and identifying areas where 
efficiencies can be achieved through coordination with other agency and 
private sector conformity assessment activities.
    (f) Work with other parts of his/her agency to develop and implement 
improvements in agency conformity assessment related activities.
    (g) Report to NIST, on a voluntary basis, on agency conformity 
assessment activities for inclusion in the annual report to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) on the agency's implementation of OMB 
Circular A-119.

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