[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: 15CFR1170.5]



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                  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. 1170.5  Recommendations for agency organization.



    Each agency shall:



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    (a) Participate, as appropriate, in the Interagency Council on 

Metric Policy (ICMP), and/or its working committee, the Metrication 

Operating Committee (MOC), in coordinating and providing policy guidance 

for the U.S. Government's transtion to use of the metric system.

    (b) Designate a senior policy official to be responsible for agency 

metric policy and to represent the agency on the ICMP.

    (c) Designate an appropriate official to represent the agency on the 

Metrication Operating Committee (MOC), an interagency committee 

reporting to the ICMP.

    (d) Maintain liaison with private sector groups (such as the 

American National Metric Council and the U.S Metric Association) that 

are involved in planning for or coordinating National transition to the 

metric system.

    (e) Provide for internal guidelines, training and documentation to 

assure employee awareness and understanding of agency metric policies 

and programs.