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Questions regarding the draft ABC’s of
Conformity Assessment document or
this Request for Comments should be
directed to Amy Phelps, by email at
[email protected], or by phone at
301–975–4143.
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.
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 ABC’s of
Conformity Assessment document is to
introduce conformity assessment
concepts and information on how
various conformity assessment activities
are interlinked as well as the impact on
the marketplace. The document
highlights some of the important aspects
of conformity assessment and serves as
background for using available
conformity assessment resources. The
draft ABCs of Conformity Assessment
document discusses the use of standards
in conformity assessment activities;
describes the types of conformity
assessment activities; and identifies
some of the interrelationships among
conformity assessment activities.
Request for Public Comments: Persons
interested in commenting on the draft
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_
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ABCs of Conformity Assessment
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.
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