[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 15, Volume 3] [Revised as of January 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 15CFR1170.1] [Page 426] TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE CHAPTER XI--TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PART 1170_METRIC CONVERSION POLICY FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES--Table of Contents Sec. 1170.1 Purpose. Sec. 1170.1 Purpose. 1170.2 Definition. 1170.3 General policy. 1170.4 Guidelines. 1170.5 Recommendations for agency organization. 1170.6 Reporting requirement. 1170.7-1170.199 [Reserved] Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1512 and 3710, 15 U.S.C. 205a, DOO 10-17 and DOO 10-18. Source: 56 FR 160, Jan. 2, 1991, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 56 FR 41283, Aug. 20, 1991. To provide policy direction for Federal agencies in their transition to use of the metric system of measurement.