[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: 15CFR996.21]



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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE

 

CHAPTER IX--NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 

                               OF COMMERCE

 

PART 996_QUALITY ASSURANCE AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR NOAA 

HYDROGRAPHIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES--Table of Contents

 

 Subpart C_Certification of a Hydrographic Product and Decertification.

 

Sec. 996.21  Performance of compliance testing.



    (a) NOAA and the applicant shall submit the applicant's hydrographic 

product to the testing body for performance of the compliance tests. 

That body shall determine compliance or non-compliance of the 

hydrographic product with the NOAA-adopted standard, and shall provide 

to NOAA written documentation stating the results of the compliance 

tests according to its usual practices.

    (b) Alternatively, NOAA may choose, at its option, to perform, have 

performed by a NOAA-designated entity,



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or waive the compliance tests for a hydrographic product. This 

alternative may be used, for example, when there is no qualified entity 

to perform the compliance tests, where the compliance tests are simple, 

or when self-certification of compliance would be appropriate.

    (c) Items failing the compliance tests may be changed by the 

applicant and retested. Items passing the compliance test upon retest 

shall be deemed compliant as if they had passed said tests initially.