[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: 15CFR996.31]



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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 D_Other Quality Assurance Program Matters

 

Sec. 996.31  Termination of the Quality Assurance Program.



    (a) NOAA reserves the right to terminate the Quality Assurance 

Program for a particular hydrographic product or class at any time 

before certification is awarded if it is deemed to be in the public 

interest to do so. NOAA shall give written notification to the sponsor 

and other interested parties should it decide to exercise this option, 

and shall state the reasons for its action. Reasons for termination may 

include, but are not limited to:

    (1) The inability of the standards-drafting group to reach a 

consensus on the content of the standard;

    (2) Valid objections to the existence of NOAA-certification of a 

particular hydrographic product or class;

    (3) A negative impact on public safety should the hydrographic 

product receive certification;

    (4) Other relevant reasons as they become apparent.

    (b) The sponsor or other interested parties shall have 30 days to 

request a reconsideration of the termination action. Said request shall 

be in writing to the Quality Assurance Program address, and shall 

include written material supporting the appeal. NOAA shall have, if its 

other obligations permit, 60 calendar days from the receipt of a request 

for reconsideration to either deny the request, or to reconsider and 

announce its decision.

    (c) NOAA's decision, either the original decision if unappealed 

within 30 days, or the decision after the request for reconsideration, 

shall be considered final.