NIST Special Publication 2000-02: Conformity Assessment Considerations for Federal Agencies, 61265 [2017-27892]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
NIST Special Publication 2000–02:
Conformity Assessment
Considerations for Federal Agencies
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
The National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST)
requests comments on the draft Special
Publication (SP) 2000–02 Conformity
Assessment Considerations for Federal
Agencies (Considerations) document.
The draft Considerations document is
posted on the NIST website at: https://
www.nist.gov/standardsgov/specialpublications-conformity-assessment.
DATES: NIST requests comments on the
draft Considerations document.
Comments must be received by
February 26, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted to NIST in the following
ways:
• Electronic comments: Online
submissions in electronic form may be
sent to sp2000-02@nist.gov in any of the
following formats: HTML; ASCII; Word;
RTF; or PDF. Please include your name,
organization’s name (if any), and cite
‘‘Comments on Draft Conformity
Assessment Considerations for Federal
Agencies’’ in all correspondence.
Comments containing references,
studies, research, and other empirical
data that are not widely published
should include copies of the referenced
materials. The proposed update to the
Considerations document is available
for review at https://www.nist.gov/
standardsgov/special-publicationsconformity-assessment. Comments
submitted electronically, including
attachments, will be posted to the NIST
website unchanged.
• Written comments may be
submitted by mail to Lisa Carnahan,
National Institute of Standards and
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop
2100, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions regarding the draft
Considerations document or this
Request for Comments should be
directed to Lisa Carnahan by email at
SP2000-02@nist.gov, or by phone at
301–975–3362.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
recently revised Circular A–119,
‘‘Federal Participation in the
Development and Use of Voluntary
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Consensus Standards and in Conformity
Assessment Activities,’’ in light of
changes that have taken place in the
world of regulation, standards, and
conformity assessment since the
Circular was last revised in 1998.1 NIST
is revising its conformity assessment
materials to align with the updated
Circular.
On February 28, 2017, NIST hosted a
workshop to engage the conformity
assessment community in the
development of its conformity
assessment materials. Updates to the
conformity assessment materials reflect
growth and evolution in the conformity
assessment community as well as
updates to the guidance in the revised
OMB Circular A–119.
Taking into consideration the
feedback received from workshop
participants as well as input received
from conformity assessment
stakeholders in both the public and
private sectors, NIST has developed a
draft of the following materials:
• Conformity Assessment
Considerations for Federal Agencies
• ABC’s of Conformity Assessment
The purpose of the draft
Considerations document is to provide
the basics on conformity assessment
concepts and activities as well as
provide considerations to those who
use, rely on, develop, manage or operate
conformity assessment programs within
federal departments and agencies. The
information contained within the draft
Considerations document seeks to help
federal agencies develop, operate, and
use conformity assessment programs in
order to provide confidence that
requirements in regulation, federal
procurement or federal agency programs
are met and reduce conformity
assessment redundancy and burden on
regulated entities.
Request for Public Comments: Persons
interested in commenting on the draft
Considerations document can submit
their comments by following the
instructions in the DATES and ADDRESSES
sections.
All comments will be made publicly
available; therefore, personal,
proprietary or confidential information
should not be included. When
submitting comments, inclusion of
name, affiliation, and contact
information (phone number and/or
email address in case of questions about
1 See ‘‘OMB Circular A–119: Federal Participation
in the Development and Use of Voluntary
Consensus Standards and in Conformity
Assessment Activities,’’ which was published on
January 27, 2016 and may be found at: https://
obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/
omb/inforeg/revised_circular_a-119_as_of_1_
22.pdf.
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the comment) are optional. Comments
containing references, studies, research,
and other empirical data that are not
widely published should include copies
of the referenced materials.
Kevin Kimball,
NIST Chief of Staff.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
NIST Special Publication 2000–01:
ABC’s of Conformity Assessment
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
The National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST)
requests comments on the draft Special
Publication (SP) 2000–01 ABC’s of
Conformity Assessment document. The
draft ABC’s of Conformity Assessment
document is posted on the NIST website
at: https://www.nist.gov/standardsgov/
special-publications-conformityassessment.
SUMMARY:
NIST requests comments on the
draft ABC’s of Conformity Assessment
document. Comments must be received
by February 26, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted to NIST in the following
ways:
• Electronic comments: Online
submissions in electronic form may be
sent to sp2000-01@nist.gov in any of the
following formats: HTML; ASCII; Word;
RTF; or PDF. Please include your name,
organization’s name (if any), and cite
‘‘Comments on Draft ABC’s of
Conformity Assessment’’ in all
correspondence. Comments containing
references, studies, research, and other
empirical data that are not widely
published should include copies of the
referenced materials. The proposed
update to the ABC’s of Conformity
Assessment document is available for
review at https://www.nist.gov/
standardsgov/special-publicationsconformity-assessment. Comments
submitted electronically, including
attachments, will be posted to the NIST
website unchanged.
• Written comments may be
submitted by mail to Amy Phelps,
National Institute of Standards and
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop
2100, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST Special Publication 2000-02: Conformity Assessment
Considerations for Federal Agencies
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
requests comments on the draft Special Publication (SP) 2000-02
Conformity Assessment Considerations for Federal Agencies
(Considerations) document. The draft Considerations document is posted
on the NIST website at: https://www.nist.gov/standardsgov/special-publications-conformity-assessment.
DATES: NIST requests comments on the draft Considerations document.
Comments must be received by February 26, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to NIST in the following ways:
Electronic comments: Online submissions in electronic form
may be sent to [email protected] in any of the following formats:
HTML; ASCII; Word; RTF; or PDF. Please include your name,
organization's name (if any), and cite ``Comments on Draft Conformity
Assessment Considerations for Federal Agencies'' in all correspondence.
Comments containing references, studies, research, and other empirical
data that are not widely published should include copies of the
referenced materials. The proposed update to the Considerations
document is available for review at https://www.nist.gov/standardsgov/special-publications-conformity-assessment. Comments submitted
electronically, including attachments, will be posted to the NIST
website unchanged.
Written comments may be submitted by mail to Lisa
Carnahan, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau
Drive, Stop 2100, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding the draft
Considerations document or this Request for Comments should be directed
to Lisa Carnahan by email at [email protected], or by phone at 301-
975-3362.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
recently revised Circular A-119, ``Federal Participation in the
Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and in Conformity
Assessment Activities,'' in light of changes that have taken place in
the world of regulation, standards, and conformity assessment since the
Circular was last revised in 1998.\1\ NIST is revising its conformity
assessment materials to align with the updated Circular.
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\1\ See ``OMB Circular A-119: Federal Participation in the
Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and in
Conformity Assessment Activities,'' which was published on January
27, 2016 and may be found at: https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/inforeg/revised_circular_a-119_as_of_1_22.pdf.
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On February 28, 2017, NIST hosted a workshop to engage the
conformity assessment community in the development of its conformity
assessment materials. Updates to the conformity assessment materials
reflect growth and evolution in the conformity assessment community as
well as updates to the guidance in the revised OMB Circular A-119.
Taking into consideration the feedback received from workshop
participants as well as input received from conformity assessment
stakeholders in both the public and private sectors, NIST has developed
a draft of the following materials:
Conformity Assessment Considerations for Federal Agencies
ABC's of Conformity Assessment
The purpose of the draft Considerations document is to provide the
basics on conformity assessment concepts and activities as well as
provide considerations to those who use, rely on, develop, manage or
operate conformity assessment programs within federal departments and
agencies. The information contained within the draft Considerations
document seeks to help federal agencies develop, operate, and use
conformity assessment programs in order to provide confidence that
requirements in regulation, federal procurement or federal agency
programs are met and reduce conformity assessment redundancy and burden
on regulated entities.
Request for Public Comments: Persons interested in commenting on
the draft Considerations document can submit their comments by
following the instructions in the DATES and ADDRESSES sections.
All comments will be made publicly available; therefore, personal,
proprietary or confidential information should not be included. When
submitting comments, inclusion of name, affiliation, and contact
information (phone number and/or email address in case of questions
about the comment) are optional. Comments containing references,
studies, research, and other empirical data that are not widely
published should include copies of the referenced materials.
Kevin Kimball,
NIST Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2017-27892 Filed 12-26-17; 8:45 am]
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