Addendum to the 

Eighth Annual Report on Federal 

Agency Use of Voluntary 

Consensus Standards and 

Conformity Assessment 

NBSIR 7227
 

Table of Contents for Supplemental Appendices 

Note: Appendices A, B, and C are contained in the full report to the Office of 

Management and Budget (NBSIR 7227) 

Appendix D – Individual, Unabridged Departmental Reports......................................... D-1

Department of Agriculture................................................................................................................ D-1

Department of Commerce................................................................................................................. D-5

Department of Defense ................................................................................................................... D-17

Department of Education ................................................................................................................ D-25

Department of Energy..................................................................................................................... D-27

Department of Health and Human Services.................................................................................... D-31

Department of Homeland Security ................................................................................................. D-49

Department of Housing and Urban Development........................................................................... D-54

Department of the Interior............................................................................................................... D-58

Department of Justice ..................................................................................................................... D-63

Department of Labor....................................................................................................................... D-65

Department of State ........................................................................................................................ D-69

Department of Transportation......................................................................................................... D-71

Department of the Treasury ............................................................................................................ D-78

Department of Veterans Affairs...................................................................................................... D-80

Appendix E – Individual, Unabridged Commission and other Agency Reports............. E-1

Agency for International Development..............................................................................................E-1

Consumer Product Safety Commission .............................................................................................E-3

Environmental Protection Agency .....................................................................................................E-6

Federal Communications Commission ............................................................................................E-39

Federal Trade Commission ..............................................................................................................E-41

Government Printing Office.............................................................................................................E-54

National Aeronautics and Space Administration .............................................................................E-57

National Archives and Records Administration...............................................................................E-61

National Science Foundation ...........................................................................................................E-65

Nuclear Regulatory Commission .....................................................................................................E-67

Appendix F – Federal Agency Activities Related to Use of Private Sector Standards and 

Conformity Assessment .........................................................................................................F-1

Appendix G – The Interagency Committee on Standards Policy (ICSP) ........................ G-1

Appendix H – Publications Related to the National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act (NTTAA) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A119........................................................................................................................................... H-1
 

Appendix D – Individual, Unabridged Departmental Reports 

Note: This appendix contains the unabridged reports submitted to NIST by the Cabinet 

level Departments as they were submitted to NIST. 

Department of Agriculture

1. Please list the government unique standards used in lieu of voluntary standards during 

FY 2004?

0 

2. Please list the voluntary consensus standards substituted for government unique 

standards during FY 2004?

5 

Voluntary Standard Government Standard

ANSI.X9.108 2004 USDA/FNS Standard 

FISRA USDA/FSA Standard 

Project Management Institute (PMI) USDA/FSA Standard 

Rational Unified Process (RUP) USDA/FSA Standard 

Reference Architecture and Common 

Application Framework 

USDA/FSA Standard 

3. Please provide the number of voluntary consensus standards used during FY 2004?

145 

4. Please provide the number of agency employees participating in voluntary consensus 

standards activities during FY 2004?

82 

5. Please enter the voluntary consensus standards bodies in which your agency 

participated in during FY 2004?

35 

Voluntary Consensus Standards Body Acronym

Accredited Standards Committee X9 ASCX9 

American National Standards Institute ANSI 

American Oil Chemist's Society AOCS 

American Society for Testing and Materials ASTM 

Association of Official Analytical Chemists International AOACI 

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Codex Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Taskforce on Furit 

and Vegetable Juices 

CCFVJ 

Codex Comm on Milk & Milk Products CCMMP 

Codex Committee on Pesticide Residures CCPR 

Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables CCPFV 

IBM Global Services Methodology IBM/GSM 

Industry-wide Cooperative Meat Identification Standards 

Committee 

ICMISC 

Internation Union for the Protection of New Varieties of 

Plants 

IUPOV 

International Dairy Federation IDF 

International Organization for Standardization ISO 

International Organization for 

Standardization/International Electrotechnical 

Commission 

ISO/IEC 

International Seed Testing Association ISTA 

J2EE National Consortium J2EE/NC 

Joint Financial Managers Improvement Program JFMIP 

Meat and Poultry Business to Business Data Standards 

Organization 

MPXML 

Meat and Poultry Equipment Standards MPES 

National Computer Security Center NCSC 

National Fire Protection Association NFPA 

National Information Standards Organization NISO 

National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST 

National Organic Program NOP 

Organization for Economic Cooperation and 

Development 

OECD 

Project Management Institute PMI 

Rational Unified Process RUP 

Reference Architecture and Common Application 

Framework 

RACAF 

Sanitary Standares Program SSP 

Service Access and Delivery SAD 

Service Interface and Integration SII 

Service Platform and Infrastructure SPI 

UML National Consortium UML/NC 

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe WP 

.29/GRSP 

UNECE 

6. Please use this box to provide any additional comments on how your agency currently 

reports its use of voluntary consensus standards:

USDA suveys its agencies regarding their use of standards. We report all reported 

standards used and groups with agency participation. 

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6-1. Does your agency report: (a) Only the first time use of standards; (b) Continued use 

of standards; (c) Both first-time and continued use of standards; or (d) Not applicable? 

C 

6-2. Does your agency report: (a) The total number of standards it uses; (b) Each instance 

where the agency uses (i.e. references) a standard; (c) Both the total number and each 

instance; or (d) Not applicable? 

C 

6-3. Does your agency report multiple editions of a single standard as one standard use or 

as multiple standards used: (a) Single; (b) Multiple; (c) Both; or (d) Not applicable? 

C 

6-4. Does your agency report standards that it uses for guidance purposes (as opposed 

compliance purposes): (a) Yes; (b) No; (c) Not applicable? 

Yes 

6-5. Does your agency report use of standards from non-ANSI accredited standards 

developers, industry consortia groups, or both: (a) non-ANSI Accredited; (b) Consortia; 

(c) Both; (d) Neither; or (e) Not applicable? 

C 

7. Please provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of Circular A-119 policy and 

recommendations for any changes:

USDA concurs that the stands policy stated in Circular A-119 is effective in reducing 

duplicate standards. It effectively defines and coordinates the use of voluntary consensus 

standards and government-unique standards in the marketplace. 

8. Please provide any conformity assessment activities in which your agency was 

involved in FY 2004 as described in the Federal Register Vol. 65, No. 155, Thursday 

August 10, 2000 - Guidance on Federal Conformity Assessment Activities:

USDA participates in the ICSP standards group. 

9. Please provide any examples or case studies of standards successes:

No specific examples to report. 

10. Please provide any other comments you would like to share on behalf of your agency:

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As USDA interacts with other agencies and the private sector, we recognize the 

importance of using voluntary consensus standards in the successful implementation of 

our programs and services. 

Concern has been expressed regarding the continued importance of this annual report. 

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Department of Commerce

1. Please list the government unique standards used in lieu of voluntary standards during 

FY 2004?

0 

2. Please list the voluntary consensus standards substituted for government unique 

standards during FY 2004?

0 

3. Please provide the number of voluntary consensus standards used during FY 2004?

0 

4. Please provide the number of agency employees participating in voluntary consensus 

standards activities during FY 2004?

438 

5. Please enter the voluntary consensus standards bodies in which your agency 

participated in during FY 2004?

94 

Voluntary Consensus Standards Body Acronym

Acoustical Society of America ASA 

Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Institute ARI 

Air Transport Association ATA 

American Concrete Institute ACI 

American Congress on Surveying and Mapping ACSM 

American Dental Association ADA 

American Gas Association AGA 

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics AIAA 

American National Standards Institute ANSI 

American Nuclear Society ANS 

American Society For Quality ASQ 

American Society of Civil Engineers ASCE 

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and AirConditioning Engineers ASHRAE 

American Vacuum Society AVS 

American Welding Society AWS 

ASME International ASME 

Association for Information and Image Management AIIM 

Association of Biomolecular Research Facilities ABRF 

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ASTM International ASTM 

Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms Technical Forum BLAS 

Biometrics Application Programming Interface 

Consortium 

BioAPI 

British Standards Institution BSI 

Canadian General Standards Board CGSB 

Codex Alimentarius Commission CODEX 

Committee on Data for Science and Technology CODATA 

Common Criteria Management Committee CCMC 

Consumer Electronics Association CEA 

Council for Optical Radiation Measurements CORM 

Electronic Industries Alliance EIA 

Engineering Sciences Data Unit (ESDU) International ESDU 

Illuminating Engineering Society of North America IESNA 

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IEEE 

Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation IAAC 

Inter-American Metrology System SIM 

International Association for the Properties of Water and 

Steam 

IAPWS 

International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA 

International Bureau of Weights and Measures BIPM 

International Cartographic Association ICA 

International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO 

International Code Council ICC 

International Commission on Illumination CIE 

International Commission on Radiation Units and 

Measurements, Inc. 

ICRU 

International Committee for Information Technology 

Standards 

INCITS 

International Committee for Weights and Measures CIPM 

International Council for Science ICSU 

International Electrotechnical Commission IEC 

International Federation on Information Processing IFIP 

International Hydrographic Organization IHO 

International Imaging Industry Association IIIA 

International Organization for Standardization ISO 

International Organization for 

Standardization/International Electrotechnical 

Commission 

ISO/IEC 

International Organization of Legal Metrology OIML 

International Telecommunication Union ITU 

International Union of Crystallography IUCR 

International Union of Laboratories and Experts in 

Materials, Systems and Structures 

RILEM 

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry IUPAC 

International Union of Pure and Applied Physics IUPAP 

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Internet Engineering Task Force IETF 

Internet Software Consortium ISC 

IPC - Association Connecting Electronics Industries IPC 

JANNAF - Interagency Propulsion Committee JANNAF 

Java Grande Forum JGF 

JEDEC - Solid State Technology Association JEDEC 

National Academy of Sciences NAS 

National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards NCCLS 

National Conference on Weights and Measures NCWM 

National Council on Radiation Protection and 

Measurements 

NCRP 

National Fire Protection Association NFPA 

National Fluid Power Association NFPA 

NCSL International NCSLI 

North American Open Math Initiative NAOMI 

North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO 

Object Management Group OMG 

Optical Internetworking Forum OIF 

Optical Society of America OSA 

Optical Storage Technology Association OSTA 

Optics and Electro-Optics Standards Council OEOSC 

Organization for the Advancement of Structured 

Information Systems 

OASIS 

Pan-American Standards Commission COPANT 

Parallel Tools Consortium PTOOLS 

Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics, Inc. RTCA 

Robotics Industries Association RIA 

Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International SEMI 

Society for Biomaterials SFB 

Society of Automotive Engineers SAE 

Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers SMPTE 

Telecommunications Industry Association TIA 

The Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society ISA 

U.S. Product Data Association US PRO 

Versailles Project on Advanced Materials and Standards VAMAS 

Video Electronics Standards Association VESA 

World Intellectual Property Organization WIPO 

World Meteorological Organization WMO 

World Wide Web Consortium W3C 

6. Please use this box to provide any additional comments on how your agency currently 

reports its use of voluntary consensus standards:

While Department of Commerce employees frequently participate in the development of 

standards, the Department very rarely uses standards. There were no uses of standards 

reported during FY 2004. 

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6-1. Does your agency report: (a) Only the first time use of standards; (b) Continued use 

of standards; (c) Both first-time and continued use of standards; or (d) Not applicable? 

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6-2. Does your agency report: (a) The total number of standards it uses; (b) Each instance 

where the agency uses (i.e. references) a standard; (c) Both the total number and each 

instance; or (d) Not applicable? 

D 

6-3. Does your agency report multiple editions of a single standard as one standard use or 

as multiple standards used: (a) Single; (b) Multiple; (c) Both; or (d) Not applicable? 

D 

6-4. Does your agency report standards that it uses for guidance purposes (as opposed 

compliance purposes): (a) Yes; (b) No; (c) Not applicable? 

No 

6-5. Does your agency report use of standards from non-ANSI accredited standards 

developers, industry consortia groups, or both: (a) non-ANSI Accredited; (b) Consortia; 

(c) Both; (d) Neither; or (e) Not applicable? 

E 

7. Please provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of Circular A-119 policy and 

recommendations for any changes:

None at this time. 

8. Please provide any conformity assessment activities in which your agency was 

involved in FY 2004 as described in the Federal Register Vol. 65, No. 155, Thursday 

August 10, 2000 - Guidance on Federal Conformity Assessment Activities:

National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) 

The National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) provides thirdparty accreditation to testing and calibration laboratories. NVLAP's accreditation 

programs are established in response to Congressional mandates or administrative actions 

by the Federal Government or from requests by private-sector organizations. NVLAP is 

in full conformance with the standards of the International Organization for 

Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), 

including ISO/IEC 17025 and Guide 58. NVLAP identifies its accredited laboratories in a 

published directory, NIST Special Publication 810, and on this web site 

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(ts.nist.gov/nvlap). 

National Voluntary Conformity Assessment System Evaluation (NVCASE) 

Program 

The purpose of this program is to enable U.S. industry to satisfy mandated foreign 

technical requirements using the results of U.S.-based conformity assessment programs 

that perform technical evaluations comparable in their rigor to practices in the receiving 

country. Under this program, the Department of Commerce, acting through the National 

Institute of Standards and Technology, evaluates U.S.-based conformity assessment 

bodies in order to be able to give assurances to a foreign government that qualifying 

bodies meet that government's requirements and can provide results that are acceptable to 

that government. The program is intended to provide a technically-based U.S. approval 

process for U.S. industry to gain foreign market access; the acceptability of conformity 

assessment results to the relevant foreign government will be a matter for agreement 

between the two governments. Additional information about the NVCASE Program can 

be found at http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/210/gsig/nvcase.htm. 

There are currently 2 accreditation bodies that have been recognized by NVCASE. They 

are the American National Standard Institute (ANSI) and the International Organic 

Accreditation Service (IOAS). 

ANSI is recognized to evaluate prospective Telecommunication Certification Bodies 

(TCBs) for compliance with ISO/IEC Guide 65 and Federal Communications 

Commission (FCC) requirements for its TCB program. FCC requires that a TCB must 

have core testing capability and that the testing laboratory must be accredited to ISO/IEC 

Standard 17025. NIST recommends these accredited organizations to FCC for 

designation as TCBs. 

IOAS is recognized by NVCASE to evaluate and accredit certification bodies for organic 

production and processing. IOAS is a non-profit independent organization which offers 

international oversight of organic certification, through a voluntary accreditation process 

for certification bodies active in the field of organic agriculture. 

Conformity Assessment Activities under Mutual Recgonition 

Agreements/Arrangement (MRAs) 

United States and the European Community Mutual Recognition Agreement (US - EU 

MRA) 

The US-EU MRA is a multi-sector bilateral government-to-government agreement 

between the United States and the 25 Member States of the European Union. Under this 

MRA, NIST is responsible for designating organizations in the US Conformity 

Assessment Bodies (CABs) for three product sectors: 1) Electromagnetic Compatibility 

(EMC), 2) Telecommunications, and 3) Recreational Craft. (NIST also serves in an 

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advisory role for the Medical Devices sector.)After a lengthy review process, CABs that 

meet certain criteria are formally recognized and may operate as a CAB as described in 

the U.S. - EU MRA and the specific technical regulations of the EU governing the 

appropriate product sectors. . The U.S.-EU MRA is an important regulatory and trade 

agreement which provides greater market access in a more timely manner for U.S. 

manufacturers exporting to Europe and European manufacturers exporting to the United 

States. Further information can be obtained at 

http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/210/gsig/mra.htm. 

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Mutual Recognition Arrangement for 

Conformity Assessment of Telecommunications Equipment 

This Arrangement is intended to streamline the Conformity Assessment Procedures for a 

wide range of telecommunications and telecommunications-related equipment and hereby 

to facilitate trade among the parties. It provides for the mutual recognition by the 

importing parties of CABs and mutual acceptance of the results of testing and equipment 

certification procedures undertaken by those bodies in assessing conformity of equipment 

to the importing Parties’ own Technical Regulations. 

Under Phase-I of the APEC Mutual Recognition Arrangement, NIST-designated CABs 

are able to produce test data in their facilities that are accepted as evidence that the tested 

product satisfies an APEC economy's appropriate technical requirements. CABs 

operating under Phase-II of the MRA are able to approve products as being in compliance 

with the technical and administrative requirements of the importing economy. The 

general and specific requirements that must be met in order to be nominated as a CAB 

under the APEC Tel MRA, as well as the text of the MRA, can be found at 

www.ts.nist.gov/mra. 

Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) Mutual Recognition 

Agreement 

The CITEL MRA is almost identical to the APEC Tel MRA in purpose and structure. 

The goal of the CITEL MRA is to facilitate trade among the 34 Member States of the 

Organization of American States. The conformity assessment activities under this 

Agreement have yet to become operational. When operational, NIST will serve as the 

Designating Authority of U.S. CABs. In the meantime, NIST continues to work towards 

implementation of the Agreement. More information on the CITEL Agreement can be 

found on http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/210/gsig/mra.htm. 

NIST Committee Participation 

NIST's Standards Services Division (NIST/SSD) participates in the ANSI International 

Conformity Assessment Committee (ICAC), which serves as the U.S. Technical 

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Advisory Group (TAG) to ISO's Council Committee on Conformity Assessment 

(CASCO). SSD staff also participate in CASCO Working Group 25 on alignment of 

ISO/IEC 17025 with ISO 9000/2000, Working Group 22 on a code of good practice for 

conformity assessment, and Working Group 20 on the revision of ISO/IEC Guide 7 on 

the inclusion of conformity assessment requirements in standards. Further, SSD staff is 

active in a CASCO ad hoc group on Regulators Interface and in working groups of the 

International Accreditation Forum (IAF). 

NIST/SSD personnel serve on the ANSI committee that is responsible for accrediting 

certification bodies and on the U.S. National Committee to the IECEE (IEC System for 

Conformity testing and Certification of Electrical Equipment). The latter is a worldwide 

scheme that allows manufacturers to obtain a test certificate from an approved U.S. 

National Certification Body (NCB) and to use this test report to obtain certification marks 

in other participating countries. 

NIST/SSD also participates in the Conformity Assessment Policy Committee (CAPC) 

which is the primary focal point for developing, coordinating, and maintaining ANSI's 

policies and accreditation activities. The committee makes policy recommendations to 

the ANSI Board related to conformity assessment and provides oversight for ANSI's 

operational programs. 

NIST/SSD also participates in the U.S Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to ISO TC 176, 

the ISO committee responsible for the development and maintenance of the ISO 9000 

standards series, and in American Society for Quality (ASQ) Z-1, the U.S. committee 

responsible for adoption of the ISO 9000 series as U.S. national standards. 

The Director, Standards Services Division serves as the Chair of the ANSI-Registrar 

Accreditation Board (RAB) National Accreditation Program (NAP) Environmental 

Management Systems (EMS) Council. The Council is responsible for accrediting 

registrars that assess facilities for conformance to the ISO 14001 standard. 

Finally, NIST/SSD has published a number of directories and reports on conformity 

assessment-related issues and maintains a Web site (http://www.ts.nist.gov/ca) that 

provides a one-stop-shopping source for information on various conformity assessment 

issues. 

9. Please provide any examples or case studies of standards successes:

Reducing Standards-Related Barriers to Trade 

A new report from the U.S. Department of Commerce released on May 18, 2004 makes 

more than 50 recommendations for reducing standards-related trade barriers and calls for 

broader collaboration across government and with U.S. industry to prevent technical 

obstacles that impede U.S. exports. 

“Standards and related technical regulations affect an estimated 80 percent of world 

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trade,” Commerce Secretary Donald L. Evans told an audience of industry and standards 

community representatives. “The recommendations in this report can improve how we 

tackle standards-related issues that distort trade and undermine our competitiveness.” 

“In the face of intensifying global competition, neither industry nor government can be 

complacent about standards-related issues,” said Under Secretary for Technology Phil 

Bond. “The Secretary’s Standards Initiative emphasizes best practices, provides critical 

education and training, expands our early warning tools, and creates greater collaboration 

with industry and government. Collectively, these actions will go a long way towards an 

effective rapid response system when standards become trade barriers.” 

The new report, Standards and Competitiveness—Coordinating for Results, also 

summarizes key industry standards issues in international markets. Some of this 

information was gathered from more than 200 industry associations and standards 

organizations in 13 industry roundtables convened over the past year. 

The report seeks to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Department’s 

standards-related programs and policies. Its recommendations will help the Department 

identify new opportunities and better ways to work with the private sector and other U.S. 

government agencies on standards-related issues. 

In March 2003, Evans launched the Department of Commerce Standards Initiative, an 

eight-point plan that responds to industry concerns that divergent standards, redundant 

testing and compliance procedures, and regulatory red tape are becoming one of the 

greatest challenges to expanding exports. 

The report can be accessed at http://www.technology.gov. 

Improving Eye Patient Care with Telemedicine Standards 

Computer scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have 

teamed up with a group of medical professionals to advance the use of telemedicine. 

NIST and the American Telemedicine Association developed technical standards related 

to the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic retinopathy, which is a complication of diabetes 

and a leading cause of blindness. 

Telemedicine helps patients to have access to health care professionals electronically, 

whatever their location. It can provide fast, affordable service to people who live in 

isolated areas or are unable to travel. 

The standards and associated guidelines are related to images of the eye that help doctors 

decide what problems exist and how to treat them. The standards cover how to “capture” 

the images, which is similar to taking a photograph. Additionally, the standards provide 

specific procedures for storing the images electronically, sending them across 

telecommunications networks and interpreting them. 

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The standards focus on the quality of the images rather than on what kind of cameras or 

film must be used. This approach gives health care professionals flexibility in choosing 

equipment. 

The associated guidelines address issues such as who is qualified to take an image and 

who is qualified to interpret it. Members of the American Telemedicine Association are 

now reviewing the draft standard before it becomes final. Once adopted, the standards 

will apply to eye care professionals and equipment vendors. 

10. Please provide any other comments you would like to share on behalf of your agency:

DOC BUREAUS (EXCLUDING NIST) - SUMMARY OF STANDARDS-RELATED 

ACTIVITIES 

International Trade Administration (ITA) – The ITA participates in seven CODEX 

committees and one ICAO committee. This year, ITA’s work in standards furthered 

international civil aviation and processed food safety standards adoption and acceptance 

worldwide. 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – Standardization of data 

acquisition and data management practices are vital to the mission at NOAA. NOAA 

seeks to establish voluntary standards with selected industrial associations, academia, and 

national organizations of state and local governments (e.g., the American Association of 

State Climatologists), as well as through participation in professional societies (e.g., 

American Meteorological Society). All NOAA line organizations participate in standards 

development activities. In general, standards used in many NOAA activities are 

established in conjunction with other federal agencies (e.g., DOD, Federal Aviation 

Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Federal Geographic Data 

Committee) either through joint participation in international organizations such as the 

World Meteorological Organization, or by means of bilateral and multilateral agreements 

with other nations. These standardization activities apply to all phases of environmental 

data acquisition, processing, and distribution. 

National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) – The NTIA 

contributes to the development and application of national and international 

telecommunication standards by participating and holding leadership roles in various 

voluntary standards committees at the national and international levels (e.g., 

Telecommunications Industry Association, International Telecommunication Union). 

These standards enhance the quality and reliability of the domestic telecommunications 

infrastructure, promote healthy competition in telecommunications products and services, 

and expand international trade opportunities for U.S. telecommunications firms. 

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) - The USPTO participates and 

contributes to the resolution of identified requirements for international standards, 

primarily through the Standing Committee on Information Technologies of the World 

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Intellectual Property Organization. USPTO staff also participates in standardization 

activities of the International Patent Classification Union. 

Bureau of the Census – DOC’s Bureau of the Census is active in the development of 

standards and specifications for: (1) the capture and storage of geographic information in 

computer-readable formats along with metadata documenting the characteristics of those 

data; and (2) the definitions of statistical, economic, and geographic terms. The Census 

Bureau participates in the following groups: Federal Geographic Data Committee -- 

various subcommittees and working groups; ANSI/NCITS-L1 Geographic Information 

Systems; ISO Technical Committee 211; Ad hoc Baseline Committee on the U.S. 

International Boundary; U.S.G.S. Spatial Data Transfer Standards (SDTS) Technical 

Review Board; International Cartographic Association, Commission on National and 

Regional Atlases; U.S.G.S. National Atlas of the United States Steering Committee; and 

the Open GIS Consortium (OGC). 

Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) – CLDP provides consultative and 

training support to developing and transitional nations that are working to enhance their 

economic growth by improving the legal environment for doing business in their 

countries. CLDP staff provided the following standards-related assistance in FY2004: 

• Assisted Egyptian officials through a U.S. and Mexico City-based program aimed at 

demonstrating methods for running the Egyptian Enquiry Point in a manner in conformity 

with international standards. 

• HACCP On-Site Examination Training: CLDP assisted the Egyptian Organization for 

Standardization & Quality Control in Cairo with the creation and implementation of a 

HACCP food safety system in Egypt. 

• Conference on the Role of Standards in Promoting Industry and Trade: CLDP held a 

conference in Cairo to review Egypt’s obligations under the WTO Agreement on 

Technical Barriers to Trade, emphasizing the role of standards in promoting trade and 

industry in Egypt. 

• Consultations in the U.S. on the overall U.S. standards setting process (general 

coordination between the private sector and government agencies as well as specific 

standards setting processes in seven sectors) for an inter-agency delegation of Moroccan 

Government officials. 

• Consultations in the U.S. on U.S. automotive standards and quality control processes for 

a mixed delegation of Moroccan automotive suppliers and Government officials. 

• Consultations in the U.S. on U.S. agribusiness standards and quality control processes 

for a mixed delegation of Moroccan agribusiness executives and Government officials. 

• Workshop in Tirana, Albania, on the Coordination of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) 

Measures in Southeast Europe for SPS officials from the Stability Pact countries, with 

emphasis on the WTO SPS Agreement framework and implementation of obligations 

within it. 

• Southeast Europe Accreditation Cooperation Workshop in Washington, DC. The 

workshop introduced accreditation officials from the Stability Pact Countries to the 

requirements and benefits of international accreditation and conformity assessment 

systems and helped them deliberate on the development of a Southeast Europe regional 

accreditation cooperation mechanism. 

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• Sanitary/Phytosanitary Standards Seminar in Moscow, Russia. The workshop 

introduced high-level policy makers to the international standards for plant and animal 

health and the importance of sound science in decision making. 

• International Course on Veterinary Epidemiology in Moscow, Russia. This four-day 

course increased scientists and veterinarians’ epidemiological skills and increased their 

ability to analyze and interpret field data, diagnostic test results and to design 

epidemiological studies. 

OTHER NIST STANDARDS ACTIVITIES 

National Center For Standards and Certification Information (NCSCI) 

NCSCI is the U.S. source for standards and standards-related information at home and 

abroad. The Center provides information on U.S., foreign, regional, and international 

voluntary standards, mandatory government regulations, and conformity assessment 

procedures for nonagricultural products. Resources include an extensive collection of 

reference materials, including U.S. military and other Federal Government specifications, 

U.S. industry and national standards, international standards, and selected foreign 

national standards. NCSCI responds to requests for specialized standards information, 

provides contact points for translations of foreign standards and regulations, and 

disseminates information to U.S. industry concerning proposed foreign regulations and 

general standards issues. 

In fulfillment of U.S. obligations under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement 

on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and the North American Free Trade Agreement 

(NAFTA), NCSCI serves as the U.S. national Inquiry Point and national Notification 

Authority. Signatories to the WTO TBT Agreement are required to notify the WTO 

Secretariat in Geneva of proposed technical regulations that could affect world trade and 

provide a 60-day comment period for review and comment by other WTO Members. 

NCSCI disseminates the WTO summary notifications at no charge through a web-based 

email subscription service, Export Alert! NCSCI also acquires the full text of the 

proposed technical regulations from the relevant foreign inquiry point and distributes it to 

interested U.S. industries. 

In 2004, NCSCI staff handled a 90% increase in requests over 2003 for standards and 

technical barriers to trade information. NCSCI staff expanded standards delivery to NIST 

employees via a new service, SIDD (Standards Index Desktop Delivery), resulting in an 

almost 100% increase in use of NCSCI by NIST staff. NCSCI developed and hosted a 5-

day workshop in July 2004 on operation of a WTO TBT Inquiry Point for nineteen 

inquiry point staff from China and ASEAN nations. NCSCI staff visited inquiry points in 

Canada, Mexico, and Peru for information and best practices exchange. NCSCI staff led 

planning for the annual observance of World Standards Day in October 2004 jointly with 

the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). NCSCI staff presented the U.S. 

program at a Special Meeting on Information Exchange of the WTO TBT Committee in 

November 2004. 

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NCSCI is the U.S. member of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 

Information Network (ISONET). NCSCI networks with other national standards 

organizations to exchange standards-related information and share access to foreign 

trade-related standards, technical regulations, and conformity assessment procedures. 

Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) – FY2004 

Under the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), TITLE III of the EGovernment Act of 2002, the Secretary of Commerce approves standards and guidelines 

that are developed by NIST for federal computer systems. This includes standards and 

guidelines needed to ensure the cost-effective security and privacy of sensitive 

information in federal computer systems. These standards and guidelines are issued by 

NIST as FIPS for use governmentwide. FIPS are issued when there are compelling 

federal government requirements such as for security and interoperability and there are 

no acceptable industry standards or solutions. When FIPS are considered necessary, 

NIST announces proposed FIPS in the Federal Register for public review and comment. 

During FY2004, NIST made the following FIPS announcements: 

On February 10, 2004, a Federal Register notice announced that the Secretary of 

Commerce had approved FIPS 199, Standards for Security Categorization of Federal 

Information and Information Systems, and had made it compulsory and binding on 

Federal agencies for the protection of unclassified, sensitive information in federal 

information systems. FIPS 199 provides security categorization standards for information 

and information systems, thus addressing one of the requirements specified in the Federal 

Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002. NIST announced the proposed 

FIPS on May 16, 2003, in the Federal Register, solicited comments from industry, 

government, and the public, and addressed all comments received prior to submitting the 

FIPS for approval by the Secretary of Commerce. 

On July 26, 2004, a Federal Register notice announced the Proposed Withdrawal of the 

FIPS for the Data Encryption Standard (DES) and requested comments. DES, currently 

specified in FIPS 46-3, was evaluated pursuant to its scheduled review. At the conclusion 

of this review, NIST determined that the strength of the DES algorithm in no longer 

sufficient to adequately protect Federal government information. As a result, NIST 

proposes to withdraw FIPS 46-3 and the associated FIPS 74, Guidelines for 

Implementing and Using the NBS Data Encryption Standard, and FIPS 81, DES Modes 

of Operation. At the end of FY2004, NIST was in the process of reviewing and 

addressing comments received from industry, government, and 

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Department of Defense

1. Please list the government unique standards used in lieu of voluntary standards during 

FY 2004?

This agency reports voluntary consensus standards usage on a category basis 

2. Please list the voluntary consensus standards substituted for government unique 

standards during FY 2004?

97 

Voluntary Standard Government Standard

AE-AMS-WW-T-700 WW-T-700F(1) not 2 

ANSI-C18.2M-part MIL-B-55130/2 not 3 

ANSI-C18.2M-part MIL-B-55130/3 not 3 

ANSI-C18.2M-part MIL-B-55130/4 not 2 

ANSI-C18.2M-part MIL-B-55130/5 not 3 

ASTM-D5363 MIL-S-22473E(8) not 1 

NASM 51862 MS51862A not 3 

SAE-AMS 10137 AND10137 Rev 2 not 3 

SAE-AMS 10139 AND10139 Rev 3 not 3 

SAE-AMS P-83310 MIL-P-83310 not 2 

SAE-AMS-P-5510 MIL-P-5510C not 4 

SAE-AMS-P-5516 MIL-P-5516C(2) not 5 

SAE-AMS-QQ-W-428/1 QQ-W-428/1 not 1 

SAE-AMS-QQ-W-428/2 QQ-W-428/2 not 1 

SAE-AMS-R-83283 MIL-R-83283A not 4 

SAE-AMS-S-83474 MIL-S-83474 not 2 

SAE-AMS-WW-T-700/1 WW-T-700/1E not 2 

SAE-AMS-WW-T-700/2 WW-T-700/2E not 2 

SAE-AMS-WW-T-700/3 WW-T-700/3F(1) not 2 

SAE-AMS-WW-T-700/4 WW-T-700/4F(1) not 2 

SAE-AMS-WW-T-700/5 WW-T-700/5E not 2 

SAE-AMS-WW-T-700/6 WW-T-700/6F(2) not 2 

SAE-AMS-WW-T-700/7 WW-T-700/7B not 2 

SAE-AMS10133 AND10133 Rev 2 not 3 

SAE-AMS10134 AND10134 Rev 3 not 3 

SAE-AMS10135 AND10135 Rev 3 not 3 

SAE-AMS10136 AND10136 Rev 3 not 3 

SAE-AMS10141 AND10139 Rev 3 not3 

SAE-AMS7259 MIL-R-83248/2(1) not 4 

SAE-AMS7276 MIL-R-83248/1A not 4 

SAE-AS116961 MS116961 

SAE-AS116962 MS116962 

SAE-AS116963 MS116963 

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SAE-AS116964 MS116964 

SAE-AS116965 MS116965 

SAE-AS116966 MS116966 

SAE-AS116967 MS116967 

SAE-AS116968 MS116968 

SAE-AS116969 MS116969 

SAE-AS116970 MS116970 

SAE-AS116971 MS116971 

SAE-AS116972 MS116972 

SAE-AS116973 MS116973 

SAE-AS116974 MS116974 

SAE-AS116975 MS116975 

SAE-AS116976 MS116976 

SAE-AS116977 MS116977 

SAE-AS116978 MS116978 

SAE-AS116979 MS116979 

SAE-AS116980 MS116980 

SAE-AS116981 MS116981 

SAE-AS116982 MS116982 

SAE-AS116983 MS116983 

SAE-AS116984 MS116984 

SAE-AS116985 MS116985 

SAE-AS116986 MS116986 

SAE-AS116987 MS116987 

SAE-AS116988 MS116988 

SAE-AS116989 MS116989 

SAE-AS116990 MS116990 

SAE-AS116991 MS116991 

SAE-AS116992 MS116992 

SAE-AS116994 MS116994 

SAE-AS116995 MS116995 

SAE-AS116996 MS116996 

SAE-AS116997 MS116997 

SAE-AS116998 MS116998 

SAE-AS116999 MS116999 

SAE-AS11700 MS11700 

SAE-AS20659 MS20659K not 2 

SAE-AS21004 MS21004D not 2 

SAE-AS23190/2 MIL-S-23190/2 not 2 

SAE-AS25036 MS25036P not 2 n 

SAE-AS25274 MS25274G not 1 

SAE-AS27429 MS27429F not 1 

SAE-AS3208 MIL-R-83248/1A not 4 

SAE-AS3209 MIL-R-83248/1A not 4 

SAE-AS3581 MIL-R-83248/2(1) not 4 

SAE-AS5756 MIL-C-5756C not 1 

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SAE-AS5756/1 MIL-C-5756/1 not 1 

SAE-AS5756/2 MIL-C-5756/2(1) not 1 

SAE-AS5756/3 MIL-C-5756/3(1) not 1 

SAE-AS5756/4 MIL-C-5756/4(1) not 1 

SAE-AS5756/5 MIL-C-5756/5 not 1 

SAE-AS5756/6 MIL-C-5756/6 not 1 

SAE-AS81765 MIL-I-81765A sup 1 not 2 

SAE-AS81765/1 MIL-I-81765/1A not 1 

SAE-AS81765/3 MIL-I-81765/3A not 2 

SAE-AS81765/4 MIL-I-81765/4A not 1 

SAE-AS81765/6 MIL-I-81765/6 not 1 

SAE-AS81765/7 MIL-I-81765/7 not 1 

SAE-AS9207 MS9207A not 4 

SAE-AS9399 MS9399 not 2 

SAE-AS9400 MS9400 not 2 

SAE-AS9402 MS9402 not 2 

SAE-ASM10138 AND10138 Rev 2 not 3 

SAE-SA81765/2 MIL-I-81765/2A not 2 

3. Please provide the number of voluntary consensus standards used during FY 2004?

9156 

4. Please provide the number of agency employees participating in voluntary consensus 

standards activities during FY 2004?

436 

5. Please enter the voluntary consensus standards bodies in which your agency 

participated in during FY 2004?

123 

Voluntary Consensus Standards Body Acronym

ACI International ACI 

Aerospace Industries Association AIA 

Aerospace Industries Association of America AIA 

Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Institute ACRI 

Air Movement and Control Association AMCA 

Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions ATIS 

Aluminum Association AA 

American Architectural Manufacturers Association AAMA 

American Association of State Highway and 

Transportation Officials 

AASHTO 

American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists AATCC 

American Bearing Manufacturers Association ABMA 

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American Boat and Yacht Council ABYC 

American Conference of Governmental Industrial 

Hygienists 

ACGIH 

American Dental Association ADA 

American Gas Association AGA 

American Gear Manufacturers Association AGMA 

American Hardboard Association AHA 

American Industrial Hygiene Association AIHA 

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics AIAA 

American Institute of Steel Construction AISC 

American Institute of Timber Construction AITC 

American Leather Chemists Association ALCA 

American National Metric Council ANMC 

American National Standards Institute ANSI 

American Petroleum Institute API 

American Railway Engineering & Maintenance-of-Way 

Association 

AREMA 

American Society for Nondestructive Testing ASNT 

American Society for Testing and Materials International ASTMI 

American Society of Cinematographers ASC 

American Society of Civil Engineers ASCE 

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and AirConditioning Engineers ASHRAE 

American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME 

American Society of Quality Control ASQC 

American Society of Sanitary Engineering ASSE 

American Water Works Association AWWA 

American Welding Society AWS 

American Wood Preservers Association AWPA 

APA - The Engineered Wood Association APA 

Architectural Woodwork Institute AWI 

Association for Automatic Identification & Mobility AIM Global 

Association for the Advancement of Medical 

Instrumentation 

AAMI 

BOCA International BOCA 

British Standards Institute BSI 

Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association BHMA 

Canadian General Standards Board CGSB 

Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute CISPI 

Compressed Gas Association CGA 

Construction Specifications Institute CSI 

Cooling Tower Institute CTI 

Cordage Institute CI 

Data Interchange Standards Association, Inc. DISAI 

Deep Foundations Institute DFI 

Deutsches Institut fur Nomung - German Institute for DIN 

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Standardization 

Electronic Commerce Code Management Association ACCMA 

Electronic Commerce Code Management Association ECCMA 

Electronic Components Assemblies & Materials 

Association 

ECAMA 

Electronic Industries Alliance EIA 

Electrostatic Discharge Association EDA 

FM Global FM Global 

Government Electronics & Information Technology 

Association 

GEITA 

Gypsum Association GA 

Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association HPVA 

High Frequency Industry Association HFIA 

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Inc. HFESI 

IDEAlliance IDEA 

Illuminating Engineering Society of North America IES 

Institute of Clean Air Companies ICAC 

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IEEE 

Institute of Environmental Sciences & Technology IEST 

Insulated Cable Engineers Association ICEA 

International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical 

Officials 

IAPMO 

InterNational Committee for Information Technology 

Standards 

ICITS 

International Electrotechnical Commission IEC 

International Organization for Standardization ISO 

International Telecommunications Union ITU 

Internet Engineering Task Force IETF 

Joint Electron Device Engineering Council JEDEC 

Magnetic Materials Producers Association MMPA 

Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and 

Fittings Industry 

MSSVFI 

Master Painters Institute MPI 

NACE International NACE 

National Association of Architectural Metal 

Manufacturers 

NAAMM 

National Association of Chain Manufacturers NACM 

National Association of Relay Manufacturers NARM 

National Conference of Standards Laboratories NCSL 

National Electrical Manufacturers Association NEMA 

National Fire Protection Association NFPA 

National Fluid Power Association NFPA 

National Hardwood Lumber Association NHLA 

National Institute of Building Sciences NIBS 

National Petroleum Management Association NPMA 

NSF International NSFI 

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Optics & Electro-Optics Standards Council OEOSC 

Parachute Industry Association PIA 

Pipe Fabrication Institute PFI 

Plastics Pipe Institute PPI 

Plumbing and Draining Institute PDI 

Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association PHCCA 

Quarter-Inch Cartridge Drive Standards, Inc. QCDS 

Rack Manufacutrer Institute RMI 

Resistance Welders Manufacturers Association RWMA 

Rubber Manufacturers Association RMA 

Scientific Apparatus Makers Association SAMA 

Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors National 

Association 

SHACCNA 

Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization SISO 

Society for Protective Coatings SPC 

Society of Allied Weight Engineers SAWE 

Society of Automotive Engineers SAE 

Standards Engineering Society SES 

Steel Door Institute SDI 

Steel Founders Society of America SFSA 

Steel Window Institute SWI 

The Instrumentation, Systems & Automation Society ISAS 

The Open Group TOG 

The Soap and Detergent Association SDA 

The Tire and Rim Association, Inc. TRAI 

TIA TIA 

Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association TTMA 

UN Centre for Trade Facilitation & Electronic Business UNCTFEB 

Underwriters Laboratories UL 

Western Wood Products Association WWPA 

Window and Door Manufacturers Association WDMA 

World Wide Web Consortium W3C 

6. Please use this box to provide any additional comments on how your agency currently 

reports its use of voluntary consensus standards:

The Department of Defense reports voluntary consensus usage on a categorical basis. The 

total number of voluntary consensus documents contained in the DoD datbase and 

available for use is 9156. 

6-1. Does your agency report: (a) Only the first time use of standards; (b) Continued use 

of standards; (c) Both first-time and continued use of standards; or (d) Not applicable? 

C 

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6-2. Does your agency report: (a) The total number of standards it uses; (b) Each instance 

where the agency uses (i.e. references) a standard; (c) Both the total number and each 

instance; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-3. Does your agency report multiple editions of a single standard as one standard use or 

as multiple standards used: (a) Single; (b) Multiple; (c) Both; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-4. Does your agency report standards that it uses for guidance purposes (as opposed 

compliance purposes): (a) Yes; (b) No; (c) Not applicable? 

Yes 

6-5. Does your agency report use of standards from non-ANSI accredited standards 

developers, industry consortia groups, or both: (a) non-ANSI Accredited; (b) Consortia; 

(c) Both; (d) Neither; or (e) Not applicable? 

C 

7. Please provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of Circular A-119 policy and 

recommendations for any changes:

The A-119 policy mandates that government agencies review at least once a year their 

respective voluntary consensus standards programs. This mandate is an excellent means 

of determining if agencies are relying on government-unique standards to a greater extent 

than is necessary. 

8. Please provide any conformity assessment activities in which your agency was 

involved in FY 2004 as described in the Federal Register Vol. 65, No. 155, Thursday 

August 10, 2000 - Guidance on Federal Conformity Assessment Activities:

The DoD has no report to submit in the area of conformity assessment activities. 

9. Please provide any examples or case studies of standards successes:

The following aren Department of Defense Fy 04 Case Studies: 

Army Tactical Vehicle Blackout Lights - a standardiztion project which resulted in new 

black out light assemblies. 

Hull Mechanical and Electrical Equipment Standardization Program - standardization 

reduced the introduction of new equipment into the fleed 

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Aircraft Batteries and Components - new design improvements were introduced across 

several battery systems greatly improving performance 

Army Battery Standardization - standardization decreased the number of nonrechargeable batteies and encouraged the use of preferred miltary rechargeable batteries 

and chargers 

10. Please provide any other comments you would like to share on behalf of your agency: 

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Department of Education

1. Please list the government unique standards used in lieu of voluntary standards during 

FY 2004?

0 

2. Please list the voluntary consensus standards substituted for government unique 

standards during FY 2004?

0 

3. Please provide the number of voluntary consensus standards used during FY 2004?

0 

4. Please provide the number of agency employees participating in voluntary consensus 

standards activities during FY 2004?

0 

5. Please enter the voluntary consensus standards bodies in which your agency 

participated in during FY 2004?

0 

6. Please use this box to provide any additional comments on how your agency currently 

reports its use of voluntary consensus standards:

6-1. Does your agency report: (a) Only the first time use of standards; (b) Continued use 

of standards; (c) Both first-time and continued use of standards; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-2. Does your agency report: (a) The total number of standards it uses; (b) Each instance 

where the agency uses (i.e. references) a standard; (c) Both the total number and each 

instance; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-3. Does your agency report multiple editions of a single standard as one standard use or 

as multiple standards used: (a) Single; (b) Multiple; (c) Both; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

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6-4. Does your agency report standards that it uses for guidance purposes (as opposed 

compliance purposes): (a) Yes; (b) No; (c) Not applicable? 

Yes 

6-5. Does your agency report use of standards from non-ANSI accredited standards 

developers, industry consortia groups, or both: (a) non-ANSI Accredited; (b) Consortia; 

(c) Both; (d) Neither; or (e) Not applicable? 

C 

7. Please provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of Circular A-119 policy and 

recommendations for any changes:

8. Please provide any conformity assessment activities in which your agency was 

involved in FY 2004 as described in the Federal Register Vol. 65, No. 155, Thursday 

August 10, 2000 - Guidance on Federal Conformity Assessment Activities:

9. Please provide any examples or case studies of standards successes:

10. Please provide any other comments you would like to share on behalf of your agency: 

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Department of Energy

1. Please list the government unique standards used in lieu of voluntary standards during 

FY 2004?

0 

2. Please list the voluntary consensus standards substituted for government unique 

standards during FY 2004?

0 

3. Please provide the number of voluntary consensus standards used during FY 2004?

1325 

4. Please provide the number of agency employees participating in voluntary consensus 

standards activities during FY 2004?

729 

5. Please enter the voluntary consensus standards bodies in which your agency 

participated in during FY 2004?

65 

Voluntary Consensus Standards Body Acronym

AACE International AACE 

Acoustical Society of America ASA 

American Concrete Institute ACI 

American Glovebox Society AGS 

American Industrial Hygiene Association AIHA 

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics AIAA 

American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE 

American Institute of Steel Construction AISC 

American National Standards Institute ANSI 

American Nuclear Society ANS 

American Society for Nondestructive Testing ASNT 

American Society For Quality ASQ 

American Society of Civil Engineers ASCE 

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and AirConditioning Engineers ASHRAE 

American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME 

American Society of Safety Engineers ASSE 

American Water Works Association AWWA 

American Welding Society AWS 

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American Wind Energy Association AWEA 

Association for Information and Image Management AIIM 

ASTM International ASTM 

Building Seismic Safety Committee BSSC 

Coalition for Responsible Waste Incineration CRWI 

Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing - International CAMI 

Construction Specifications Institute CSI 

Cooling Tower Institute CTI 

Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and 

Standards 

CIRMS 

Electronic Industries Alliance EIA 

Health Physics Society HPS 

Human Factors Society HFS 

Information Technology Industry Council ITI 

Institute for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic 

Circuits 

IPEC 

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IEEE 

Institute of Industrial Engineers IIE 

Institute of Nuclear Materials Management INMM 

Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society ISA 

International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA 

International Building Code IBC 

International Center for Diffraction Data ICDD 

International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation 

Protection 

ICNIRP 

International Commission on Radiation Protection ICRP 

International Conference of Building Officials ICBO 

International Electrotechnical Commission IEC 

International Energy Agency IEA 

International Organization for Standardization ISO 

National Association of Corrosion Engineers 

International 

NACE 

National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors NBBPVI 

National Conference of Standards Laboratories NCSL 

National Cooperation for Laboratory Accreditation NACLA 

National Council of Radiation Protection and 

Measurements 

NCRPM 

National Electrical Manufacturers Association NEMA 

National Fire Protection Association NFPA 

National Hydrogen Association NHA 

National Safety Council NSC 

NSF International NSFI 

Nuclear Information and Records Management 

Association, Inc. 

NIRMAI 

Project Management Institute PMI 

Robotics Industry Association RIA 

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Security Industry Association SIA 

Single Ply Roofing Institute SPRI 

Society of American Value Engineers SAVE 

Society of Automotive Engineers SAE 

Standards Engineering Society SES 

Underwriters Laboratories UL 

Welding Research Council WRC 

6. Please use this box to provide any additional comments on how your agency currently 

reports its use of voluntary consensus standards:

6-5 DOE does not report the use of non-ANSI-accredited standards. However, DOE does 

track the use of consortia standards, primarily in the information technology area where 

about 35 consortia standards have been noted. 

6-1. Does your agency report: (a) Only the first time use of standards; (b) Continued use 

of standards; (c) Both first-time and continued use of standards; or (d) Not applicable? 

C 

6-2. Does your agency report: (a) The total number of standards it uses; (b) Each instance 

where the agency uses (i.e. references) a standard; (c) Both the total number and each 

instance; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-3. Does your agency report multiple editions of a single standard as one standard use or 

as multiple standards used: (a) Single; (b) Multiple; (c) Both; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-4. Does your agency report standards that it uses for guidance purposes (as opposed 

compliance purposes): (a) Yes; (b) No; (c) Not applicable? 

Yes 

6-5. Does your agency report use of standards from non-ANSI accredited standards 

developers, industry consortia groups, or both: (a) non-ANSI Accredited; (b) Consortia; 

(c) Both; (d) Neither; or (e) Not applicable? 

A 

7. Please provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of Circular A-119 policy and 

recommendations for any changes:

OMB A-119 continues to be adequate. 

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8. Please provide any conformity assessment activities in which your agency was 

involved in FY 2004 as described in the Federal Register Vol. 65, No. 155, Thursday 

August 10, 2000 - Guidance on Federal Conformity Assessment Activities:

This is essentially unchanged from the previous years. 

9. Please provide any examples or case studies of standards successes:

None to report. 

10. Please provide any other comments you would like to share on behalf of your agency:

None. 

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Department of Health and Human Services

1. Please list the government unique standards used in lieu of voluntary standards during 

FY 2004?

2 

1) Government Standard: FDA Guidelines on Asceptic Processing 

(2004) [Incorporated: 2004] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ISO 13408-1 Asceptic Process 

ing of Health Care Products, Part 

1, General Requirements 

FDA is not using the ISO standard because 

the applicability of these requirements is 

limited to only portions of aseptically 

manufactured biologics and does not include 

filtration, freeze-drying, sterilization in place, 

cleaning in place, or barrier-isolator 

technology. There are also significant issues 

related to aseptically produced bulk drug 

substance that are not included in the 

document 

 

 

2) Government Standard: FR Notice dated June 17, 1994 Tentative Final 

Monograph for Health Care Antiseptic Drug Products; Proposed 

Rule [Incorporated: 1997] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASTM Standard E1115 - Test 

Method for Evaluation of Surgical 

Hand Scrub Formulations 

Sensitivity and bias of the ASTM Standard 

has not been established. 

 

ASTM Standard E1173-93 - 

Standard Test Method of an 

Evaluation of Preoperative, 

precatheterization, or Preinjection 

Skin Preparations 

Sensitivity and bias of the ASTM Standard 

has not been established. 

 

ASTM Standard E1174-00 - 

Standard Test method for the 

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of 

Health Care Personnel or 

Consumer Handwash 

Formulations 

Sensitivity and bias of the ASTM Standard 

has not been established. 

 

 

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2. Please list the voluntary consensus standards substituted for government unique 

standards during FY 2004?

0 

3. Please provide the number of voluntary consensus standards used during FY 2004?

711 

4. Please provide the number of agency employees participating in voluntary consensus 

standards activities during FY 2004?

503 

5. Please enter the voluntary consensus standards bodies in which your agency 

participated in during FY 2004?

182 

Voluntary Consensus Standards Body Acronym

Accredited Standards Committee X12 ASC X12 

Acoustical Society of America ASA 

Almond Board of California ABC 

Ameerican Society for Photobiology ASP 

American Academy of Pediatrics AAP 

American Association for Laboratory Accreditation A2LA 

American Association of Blood Banks AABB 

American Association of Cereal Chemists AACC 

American Association of Food Hygiene Veterinarians AAFHV 

American Association of Physicists in Medicine AAPM 

American Association of Tissue Banks AATB 

American College of Nuclear Physicists ACNP 

American College of Radiology ACR 

American College of Surgeons ACOS 

American Committee on Immunization Practices ACIP 

American Conference of Governmental Industrial 

Hygienists 

ACGIH 

American Dental Association ADA 

American Foundation for the Accreditation of 

Haematopoietic Cell Therapy 

FAHCT 

American Industrial Hygiene Association AIHA 

American Institute of Ultrasound Manufacturers AIUM 

American National Standards Institute ANSI 

American Oil Chemists Society AOCS 

American Public Health Association APHS 

American Red Cross ARC 

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American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation ASBMTT 

American Society for Gene Therapy ASGT 

American Society for Reproductive Medicine ASRM 

American Society for Testing and Materials International ASTMI 

American Society of Agricultural Engineers ASAE 

American Society of Clinical Oncology ASCO 

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and AirConditioning Engineers ASHRAE 

American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME 

American Society of Sanitary Engineering ASSE 

American Socity of Mass Spectrometry ASMS 

American Veterinary Medical Association AVMA 

Association for the Advancement of Medical 

Instrumentation 

AAMI 

Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of 

Laboratory Animal Care 

AAALAC 

Association of Food and Drug Officials AFDO 

Association of Official Analytical Chemists International AOACI 

Baking Industry Sanitary Standards Committee BISSC 

British Pharmacopeia BP 

California Strawberry Commission CSC 

Cantaloupe Board of California CBC 

Central Laboratory for Blood Transfusion CCLBT 

Chocolate Manufacturers Association CMA 

Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium CDISC 

Codex CODEX 

Collaborative Committee on the Validation of Alternative 

Methods 

CCVAM 

College of American Pathologists CAP 

Commercial Refrigerator Manufacturers Association CRMA 

Conference for Food Protection CFP 

Corn Refiners Association CRA 

Cosmetic Ingredient Review CIR 

Cosmetic Toiletry and Fragrance Association CTFA 

Council for International Organizations of Medical 

Sciences 

CIOMS 

Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and 

Standards 

CIRMS 

Designated Standards Maintenance Organizations DSMO 

Deutsches Institut fur Nomung - German Institute for 

Standardization 

DIN 

Digital Imaging Communications in Medicine DICOM 

European Center for Validation of Alternative Methods ECVAM 

European Committee for Standardization CEN 

European Directorate for Quality of Medicines EDQM 

European Pharmacopeia EP 

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External RNA Controls Consortium ERCC 

Eye Bank Association of America EBAA 

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO 

Foundation for Accreditation of Cellular Therapies FACS 

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association FFVA 

Fresh Produce Association of the Americas FPAA 

Gelatin Manufacturers of America GMA 

Global Harmonization Task Force GHTF 

Health Physics Society HPS 

Health Protection Branch, Health Canada HPB 

High Level Seven HLS 

Honey Board HB 

Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers and Distributors ICMAD 

Industrial Safety and Equipment Association ISEA 

Institute for Reference Materials and Manufacturers IRMM 

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IEEE 

Institute of Food Technologists IFT 

Interagency coordinating Commitee on the Validation of 

Alternative Methods 

ICCVAM 

International Association for Food Protection IAFP 

International Association of Cancer Registrars IACR 

International Association of Color Manufacturers IACM 

International Association of Environmental Mutagen 

Societies 

IAEMS 

International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA 

International Blood Group Reference Laboratory IBRGL 

International Bottled Water Association IBWA 

International Commission for Illumination CIE 

International Commission on Harmonization of 

Technical Requirements for Registration of 

Pharmaceuticals for Veterinary Use 

VICH 

International Committee for Cosmetic Harmonization 

and International Cooperation 

CHIC 

International Conference on the Harmonization of 

Technical Requirements for Registration of 

Pharmaceuticals for Human Use 

ICH 

International Crystal foundation ICF 

International Dairy Federation IDF 

International Dairy Foods Association IDFA 

International Electrotechnical Commission IEC 

International Federation of Fruit Juice Producers IFFJP 

International Fragrance Association IFRA 

International Fresh-cut Produce Association IFPA 

International Life Sciences Institute ILSI 

International Natural Sausage Casing Association INSCA 

International Nomenclature Committee INC 

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International Organization for Standardization ISO 

International Organization for Standardization in 

Microbiology 

ISOB 

International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council IPEC 

International Society for Analytical Cytology ISAC 

International Society for Blood Transfusion ISBT 

International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery ISCVS 

International Society for Cell Therapy ISCT 

International Society for Measurement and Control ISA 

International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis ISTH 

International Sprout Growers Association ISGA 

International Testing Services ITSETL 

International Union Against Cancer UICC 

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry IUPAC 

International Workshop on Genetic Toxicology IWGT 

Internatkional Regulatory Alternatives Group IRAG 

Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference ISSC 

Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives JECFA 

Lead Industries Association LIA 

Life Sciences Research Organization LSRO 

Logical Observation Identifier Name Codes LOINC 

National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure to 

Hazardous Substances 

NACAEHS 

National Association of Photographic Manufacturers NAPM 

National Automatic Merchandising Association NAMA 

National Bison Association NBA 

National Cancer Registrars Association NCRA 

National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards NCCLS 

National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics NCVHS 

National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments NCIMS 

National Cooperation for Laboratory Accreditation NACLA 

National Coordinating Council for Cancer Surveillance NCCCS 

National Council of Prescription Drug Programs NCPDP 

National Council of Radiation Protection and 

Measurements 

NCRPM 

National Dialog on Cancer NDC 

National Egg Regulators Association NERA 

National Electrical Manufacturers Association NEMA 

National Environmental Health Association NEHA 

National Fire Protection Association NFPA 

National Food Processors Association NFPA 

National Institute for Biological Sciences and Controls NIBSC 

National Marrow Donor Program NMDP 

National Oilseed Processors Association NOPA 

National Sanitary Foundation NSF 

National Skill Standards Board NSSB 

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National Toxicology Program NTP 

National Uniform Billing Committee NUBC 

National Uniform Claim Committee NUCC 

North American Association of Centeral Cancer 

Registries 

NAACCR 

North American Deer Association NADA 

North American Elk Breeders Association NAEBA 

North American Millers Association NAMA 

Northwest Horticulture Council NHC 

Organization for Economic Cooperation and 

Development 

OECD 

Organization for the Advancement of Structured 

Information Standards 

OASIS 

Pan American Network for Drug Regulatory 

Harmonization 

PANDRH 

Parenteral Drug Association PDA 

Produce Marketing Association PMA 

Product Quality Research Institute PQRI 

Reesearch Institute for Fragrance Materials RIFM 

Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology 

Society of North America 

RESNA 

Society for Glassware and Ceramic Decorations SGCD 

Society of Automotive Engineers SAE 

Society of Cosmetic Chemists SCC 

Society of Toxicological Pathologists STP 

Society of Toxicology SOT 

Standard for Exchange of Nonclinical Data SEND 

Strategic National Implementation Process Subgroups 

for HIPPA Standards Implementation 

SNIP 

Tea Association of America TAA 

Technical Committee for Juice and Juice products TCJJP 

Tuft's Conference on Modified Fats CMF 

U.S. Adopted Names Council USANC 

Underwriters Laboratories UL 

United Egg Producers UEP 

United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association UFFVA 

United States Pharmacopoeia USP 

US Animal Health Association USAHA 

US Egg and Poultry Association USEPA 

Western Growers Association WGA 

Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange WEDI 

World Health Organization WHO 

World Trade Organization WTO 

6. Please use this box to provide any additional comments on how your agency currently 

reports its use of voluntary consensus standards:

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Question 6.2 - FDA's reported numbers reflect the number of citations of voluntary 

consensus standards in FDA regulations, guidances and/or product specifications. FDA 

has no mechanism for capturing the use of these standards by the regulated industry in 

product approval applications or for other regulatory purposes. FDA recommends that the 

definition of "uses" in this report be clarified and strengthened to differentiate between 

standards referenced as part of regulation vs. standard cited in procurement documents. 

6-1. Does your agency report: (a) Only the first time use of standards; (b) Continued use 

of standards; (c) Both first-time and continued use of standards; or (d) Not applicable? 

C 

6-2. Does your agency report: (a) The total number of standards it uses; (b) Each instance 

where the agency uses (i.e. references) a standard; (c) Both the total number and each 

instance; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-3. Does your agency report multiple editions of a single standard as one standard use or 

as multiple standards used: (a) Single; (b) Multiple; (c) Both; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-4. Does your agency report standards that it uses for guidance purposes (as opposed 

compliance purposes): (a) Yes; (b) No; (c) Not applicable? 

Yes 

6-5. Does your agency report use of standards from non-ANSI accredited standards 

developers, industry consortia groups, or both: (a) non-ANSI Accredited; (b) Consortia; 

(c) Both; (d) Neither; or (e) Not applicable? 

C 

7. Please provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of Circular A-119 policy and 

recommendations for any changes:

U.S. Food and Drug Administration - The policy and recommendations contained in 

Circular A-119 are consistent with FDA's framework for standards management as 

announced in the Federal Register on October 11, 1995, and enhanced by the Food and 

Drug Administration Modernization Act (FDAMA). Resource constraints oblige the 

agency to focus attention on the highest priority activities and to strive to make its 

participation in those activities very effective. FDA participates in several hundred 

standards development activities (the exact number is not known as there is not 

established procedure to gather this information) within 165 voluntary consensus 

standards bodies. 

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The central purpose for FDA involvement in the development and use of standards is to 

assist the agency in fulfilling its domestic public health and regulatory missions. The 

agency participates widely in the development of standards, both domestic and 

international, and adopts or uses standards when this action enhances its ability to protect 

consumers and increases the effectiveness or efficiency of its regulatory efforts. Further, 

using standards, especially international ones, is a means to facilitate the harmonization 

of FDA regulatory requirements with those of foreign governments, and thus to improve 

domestic and global public health protection. Therefore, FDA encourages participation in 

the development of standards as a useful adjunct to regulatory controls. 

FDA has been involved in standards activities for more than twenty years. In January 

1977 the agency promulgated a final regulation now found at 21 CFR 10.95 covering 

participation by FDA employees in standards development activities outside the agency. 

This regulation encourages FDA participation in standards activities that are in the public 

interest, and specifies the circumstances under which FDA employees can participate in 

various types of standards bodies. The agency built upon that rule with a final policy 

statement published in the Federal Register on October 11, 1995, entitled International 

Harmonization; Policy on Standards. It provides the agency's overall policy on 

development and use of standards for all product areas regulated by the agency. 

For FDA, voluntary consensus standards are most relevant for medical devices, where 

they are used extensively in the agency's regulatory work and where the majority of the 

agency's standards activities are centered. In the areas of human and veterinary 

pharmaceuticals, biological products and foods, voluntary consensus are generally not 

available nor being developed Here FDA works within other national and international 

organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture 

Organization (FAO), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development 

(OECD), the United States Pharmacopeia, and the International Conference on 

Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for 

Human Use (ICH) to develop standards. 

FDA/Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) - The Food and Drug 

Administration Modernization Act of 1997 (FDAMA) enabled the agency to "recognize" 

voluntary consensus standards established by international and national standards 

development organizations that may be used to satisfy identified portions of device premarket review submissions or other regulatory requirements. CDRH has available a 

standards relevant document on their web-site. The document, "CDRH Standard 

Operating Procedures for the Identification and Evaluation of Candidate Consensus 

Standards for Recognition," establishes internal CDRH procedures for the identification 

and evaluation of consensus standards for recognition through publication of a notice in 

the Federal Register. CDRH continues to maintain a database to track the standards 

activities of its employees and has established and uses searchable ROM databases of 

voluntary consensus standards to facilitate reference to current voluntary consensus 

standards by agency reviewers. CDRH continues to participate in Steering Committee 

and Study Group Activities of the Global Harmonization Task Force (GHTF), an 

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intergovernmental consortium to foster medical device regulatory harmonization. During 

FY 2001, FDA published draft guidance on a pilot program that will be used to evaluate 

the feasibility of using the Summary Technical Document (STED) and an Essential 

Principles Document instead of standard CDRH procedures for certain premarket 

submissions. Finally, the GHTF has a Memorandum of Understanding with ISO TC 210, 

the ISO Committee responsible for many regulatory aspects of device standards. 

FDA/Center for Drugs Evaluation and Research (CDER) / Center for Biologics 

Evaluation and Research (CBER)- As noted previously, few voluntary consensus 

standards are applicable to pharmaceutical and biological products. CDER and CBER, 

therefore, have limited involvement in such activities, but do participate on relevant 

committees of a number of voluntary consensus standards bodies. FDA supports the 

concept of working within our agency, with other government agencies, the private 

sector, and other governments to avoid duplication in standards setting activities. Within 

FDA, Centers coordinate in the development of Guidances to Industry. We also 

coordinate our activities with other agencies such as the Environmental Protection 

Agency, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Drug 

Enforcement Agency, and National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST). 

CDER is currently exploring opportunities for expanded standards development withn 

ASTM. Finally, a majority of our standards setting activities are focused on interactions 

with national and international standards setting bodies such as U. S. Pharmacopeia 

(USP), International Conference on Harmonization (ICH), Organization for Economic 

Cooperation and Development (OECD), World Health Organization (WHO), and Pan 

American Health Organization (PAHO). An innovative approach to harmonizing 

international standards is being undertaken with PAHO. We are providing them with 

training based on our current standards in hopes that they will elect to adopt our 

standards. 

Both CDER and the CBER participate in the ICH. This ongoing project, begun in 1989, 

has been undertaken by government agencies responsible for regulation of 

pharmaceuticals and by industry trade organizations. The European Union (EU), Japan, 

and the U.S. bring together regulatory authorities and experts from the pharmaceutical 

industry in the three regions to discuss scientific and technical aspects of new product 

registration. The work products, created in working groups of experts from the regulatory 

agencies and industry, consist of a series of consensus guideline documents to harmonize 

pharmaceutical testing guidelines. 

FDA officials also participate in a consensus standards development activity sponsored 

by the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences that is aimed at 

standardizing the safety-related terminology used in adverse experience reporting. 

FDA/CBER and FDA/CDER actively participate with the WHO in developing 

international standards for ensuring the quality of pharmaceutical and biological 

products. ICH, OECD, USP and WHO do not meet the definition of voluntary consensus 

standard bodies under the Circular A-119. However, substantial agency resources are 

devoted to the development of standards with these organizations. This work is the core 

part of FDA's overall standards activities for pharmaceutical and biological products. 

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FDA/Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) / Center for Veterinary 

Medicine (CVM)- The principal international standards activities in the areas of food and 

veterinary medicine fall under the activities of the Codex Alimentarius Commission of 

the FAO and the WHO, as well as the Office of International Epizootics (for veterinary 

medicine). FDA experts from CFSAN, CVM, and other parts of the agency are actively 

involved in Codex Alimentarius activities, and in activities of methods validation 

organizations on which Codex Alimentarius relies, such as ISO, the Association of 

Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC) International and the International Dairy 

Federation (IDF). CFSAN has provided the U.S. Delegate or Alternate Delegate to 80% 

(17 out of 21) of the technical committees and task forces and also provided technical 

experts to assist on the work of developing more that 90 Codex standards and guidelines. 

CVM has also provided numerous technical experts to assist on Codex task forces, 

especially those related to the Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs and 

Foods (CCRVDF). Currently, the Director of CVM serves as the chair of the CCRVDF. 

Voluntary consensus standards have limited relevance to food and veterinary medicine 

products. However, since the standards activities of multilateral organizations such as the 

WHO, FAO, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the OECD are important in these 

areas, CFSAN and CVM are actively engaged in standards and policy development with 

these organizations. CFSAN is also engaged in standards review in the International 

Organization for Standardization in Microbiology. 

CVM is active in a harmonization initiative similar to the ICH for human 

pharmaceuticals, that is, developing harmonized requirements for the registration of 

veterinary pharmaceuticals and biological veterinary medicinal products. It is known as 

VICH, for Veterinary ICH. Agency employees participate on numerous committees that 

are drafting VICH guidelines related to veterinary pharmaceuticals. 

International/Treaty Standards-Related Activities - FDA takes part in a variety of 

international standards activities that fall under treaty organizations, and thus are not 

reportable under the provisions of Circular A-119. These standards activities are 

nonetheless important to the agency in fulfilling its public health regulatory mission. 

Some of these are referred to above, i.e. WHO, FAO, and OECD. 

The agency participates in international trade discussions within the WTO, specifically 

with committees on the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), and the 

Agreement on the application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures; with the 

implementation of the counterpart committees of the North American Free Trade 

Agreement (NAFTA); and with the negotiation of an upcoming trade agreement by 2005 

for the Free Trade Area of the Americas where sanitary and phytosanitary measures fall 

within the scope of the negotiations. FDA is engaged in these negotiations to ensure that 

the agency's requirements are preserved and its regulatory practices can remain focused 

on fulfilling the agency's mission to protect the public health while being supportive of 

emerging, broader U.S. government obligations and policies. FDA has participated in 

several initiatives that are part of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. 

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Centers for Disease Control - All areas of CDC work extensively with outside partner 

organizations for routine work. The Circular wording constrains our reporting to just that 

activity with Standard Development Organizations as formally defined by the circular. 

The effect of this constraint is an under-reporting of our activity with outside partners. 

Complete reporting of our activities with outside partners, however, would be 

burdensome and impossible to obtain as essentially all professional staff interacts with a 

diverse group of partners on a daily basis. If the main intent of the circular is to report the 

use of outside SDO developed standards for commerce, the data in this report reflects that 

information. If the intent of the Circular is to reflect government interactions with all 

non-government organizations involved in policy decisions our data reflects severe 

under-reporting. 

8. Please provide any conformity assessment activities in which your agency was 

involved in FY 2004 as described in the Federal Register Vol. 65, No. 155, Thursday 

August 10, 2000 - Guidance on Federal Conformity Assessment Activities:

U.S. Food and Drug Administration - FDA inspects manufacturers of regulated products 

(pharmaceuticals, veterinary drugs, medical devices, biologicals) for compliance with 

current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP)and/or Quality System (QSR)Regulations 

requirements. FDA inspects laboratories that provide pivotal animal studies for drug 

approvals for compliance with Good Laboratory Practice (GLP). FDA participates on the 

ANSI Accreditation Committee, the ANSI International Conformity Assessment 

Committee, ANSI Board Committee on Conformity Assessment, and ASTM Committee 

E-36 on Conformity Assessment. Within FDA, the Center for Devices and Radiological 

Health allows a medical device manufacturer to submit a Declaration of Conformity to a 

"recognized standard" as described in ISO/IEC Guide 22 in its standards recognition 

program and has developed an MRA with the European Union on mutual recognition of 

each other's conformity assessment procedures related to manufacture and marketing of 

medical devices. The FDA Office of Regulatory Affairs (FDA/ORA) actively participates 

with the National Cooperation for Laboratory Accreditation (NACLA), serving as a 

member of the NACLA Executive Board of Directors and and participating in the 

NACLA Recognition Committee for Accrediting Bodies who apply for mutual 

recognition. Other FDA officials participate with NACLA in the evaluation of accrediting 

bodies under ISO/IEC 58 and ISO/IEC 17025 and sit on NACLA technical committees. 

CDER - The conformity assessment activities in which the Center has been involved as 

described in the Federal Register, Vol. 65, No. 155, Thursday, August 10, 2000, 

Guidance on Federal Conformity Assessment Activities, and the 9/7/00 NIST document 

“Information on Voluntary Reporting on Federal Conformity Assessment Activities for 

the Agency Annual Report. 

CFSAN - Conformity Assessment Activity participation included: 

a. Grade A Milk Laboratory Certification Program - The Grade A Milk safety laboratory 

certification program relies on on-site 

inspection as well as annual proficiency testing Evaluation forms developed through 

common agreement by all parties are used to review records, 

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facilities, and analysts’ performance of tests. The proficiencies cover the range of testing 

for which the laboratories are certified and the results are 

evaluated statistically. This program has enhanced public health protection by: 

o verifying analysts’ abilities to perform testing successfully; 

o improving the quality of the work performed by the analysts, analysts’ knowledge , and 

the credibility of results; 

o more rapidly and accurately identifying pathogens leading to earlier and more 

successful treatment; and 

o keeping drugs out of the milk supply. 

With the idea of enhancing international credibility and recognition, CFSAN is moving 

towards ISO accreditation of its own laboratories that perform regulatory work. 

b. Retail food managers’ certification program - Via participation in the Conference for 

Food Protection (CFP), CFSA was involved in a certification / accreditation program. 

The CFP now owns copyrighted Food Manager Certification Standards which are 

administered by ANSI under contract with the CFP. An FDA employee sits on an 

ANSI/CFP accreditation committee to ensure those Standards are administered, 

consistent with CFP's intent. This is the culmination of over 20 years of work to arrive at 

legally defensible national standards to which all the stakeholders have agreed; 

meaningful certification; a basis for reciprocity among the 3000+ regulatory agencies in 

the U.S.; a single process for industry; and a straightforward method of fulfilling the FDA 

model Food Code. 

9. Please provide any examples or case studies of standards successes:

Centers for Disease Control - The Agency is very involved in the voluntary standards 

process and has been for a number of years. See http://www.cdc.gov/phin/ for an example 

of a current system using voluntary consensus standards. 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - CMS is participating with the National 

Quality Forum (NQF) in the endorsement of standards for performance measures of 

quality among providers. This effort brings all stakeholders together to make a 

determination founded in a membership-driven NTAA-compliant consensus process. The 

NQF endorsed quality measures for nursing homes quality and hospitals in FY 2003. In 

FY 2004, CMS submitted measures to the NQF for endorsement in the home health and 

ambulatory settings. CMS incorporated NQF endorsed quality measures into its 

demonstrations, public reporting or quality improvement activities. 

The CMS Administrator has a permanent seat on the Board of Directors of the NQF and 

participates through and appointed designee. As a dues paying member of the NQF, CMS 

also participates on the Purchaser Council. 

The Consolidated Health Informatics (CHI) initiative is a collaborative effort to adopt 

federal government-wide health information interoperability standards (health vocabulary 

and messaging standards). Three federal departments lead the initiative: Department of 

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Health and Human Services (DHHS), Department of Defense (DoD), and Department of 

Veterans Affairs (VA). To date, the CHI work has led to the adoption of eleven sets of 

standards covering twenty healthcare specific domains. This wide spread adoption of 

standards marks the first time the entire federal health enterprise has committed to use the 

same vocabularies to enable exchange of health information. 

Food and Drug Administration - All FDA Centers have taken significant steps to 

integrate voluntary consensus standards into their regulatory programs. Recently, 

however, the issue of overlap or duplication of standards by different SDOs has become 

an issue. In development of standards for foods and medical devices, ISO seems to be 

creating development processes parallel to those that already exist. This has created some 

uncertainty in the regulated industry and, with the resource limitations in the government, 

considerable problems in the Agency. 

FDA/CBER - In addition to the formal reporting obligations under OMB Circular No. A119, it should be noted that the overwhelming majority of CBER’s standards setting 

activities are with outside national and international organizations and non U.S. 

governmental regulatory - groups which do not meet all of the requirements of the OMB 

Circular No. A-119 definition of a voluntary consensus standards body. Due to the 

diversity of established and emerging technologies and products types regulated by 

CBER (e.g., cellular therapies, gene therapies, tissue-engineered products), CBER 

participates with a variety of organizations and in various national and international 

venues to establish appropriate standards. These include activities with established 

organizations (e.g., WHO; GHTF, USP, ICH) and interacting with or developing newer 

groups that include broad representation from governmental and nongovernmental 

interested parties, including the regulated industry and academic laboratories. These 

interactions have yielded standards and shouldl provide additional standards in future that 

can facilitate product development and regulatory approval if used appropriately. Some 

of these activities result in or should result in consideration as international standards for 

several different products. 

CBER also has created unique opportunities to develop standards. For examples, CBER 

organized an Adenovirus Reference Materials Working Group that developed an 

adenoviral virus reference material that was released in August 2002. This material was 

developed in a unique collaborative effort with donations from multiple organizations 

academic and corporate institutions. The reference material is used to define the particle 

unit and infectious units for adenovirus vectors used in gene therapy. A similar effort is 

also underway for an adenovirus-associated vector in this reporting year. A collaborative 

approach involving several professional organizations is also underway for development 

of standards for some cellular therapies, and standards for blood grouping reagents. 

FDA/CDER – FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research has been instrumental in 

the establishment of a new voluntary consensus standards committee to develop 

standards for the Application of Process Access Technology in Pharmaceutical 

Manufacturing. This new effort has attracted participants form more than 250 

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representatives of pharmaceutical firms, instrument and equipment suppliers, raw 

material suppliers and academia. The success of this effort will manifest in reduced 

manufacturing costs and waste for this industry. 

While the data provided earlier in this report indicate only limited involvement with 

voluntary consensus standard setting organizations, they are not reflective of CDER’s 

true involvement with standard setting organizations. The majority of CDER’s standards 

setting activities are with groups which do not meet OMB’s definition of a voluntary 

consensus standards body: United States Pharmacopeia (USP), International Conference 

on Harmonization (ICH), Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development 

(OECD) and the World Health Organization (WHO). The primary standards setting 

organization for CDER is the United States Pharmacopeia (USP). The Food, Drug and 

Cosmetic Act recognizes USP and mandates CDER’s involvement with the USP. OMB 

Circular No. A-119 states that its definition of standard does not include a standard 

created under other legal authority, such as those contained in the United States 

Pharmacopeia and the National Formulary. CDER is also active with the ICH. This group 

does not qualify as a voluntary standard setting organization since it is a treaty or 

government-to-government organization. Finally, due to the lack of a true consensus 

process, the WHO does not meet the criteria for a voluntary consensus standard body. 

USP: 

The USP is a private, voluntary, not-for-profit organization of health care professionals, 

recognized authorities in medicine, pharmacy, and allied sciences. USP revises and 

publishes the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) and the National Formulary, the legally 

recognized compendia of drug standards in the United States of America. There are about 

650 elected scientists and practitioners comprising USP’s scientific decision-making 

body by serving as members of the Council of Experts (COE) or on expert committees. 

ICH: 

The International Conference on Harmonization of Technical Requirements for 

Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) is a unique project that brings 

together the regulatory authorities of Europe, Japan and the United States and experts 

from the pharmaceutical industry in the three regions to discuss scientific and technical 

aspects of product registration. 

The purpose is to make recommendations on ways to achieve greater harmonization in 

the interpretation and application of technical guidelines and requirements for product 

registration in order to reduce or obviate the need to duplicate the testing carried out 

during the research and development of new medicines. 

The objective of such harmonization is a more economical use of human, animal and 

material resources, and the elimination of unnecessary delay in the global development 

and availability of new medicines while maintaining safeguards on quality, safety and 

efficacy, and regulatory obligations to protect public health. 

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OECD: 

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is composed of 30 

member countries. The OECD is a treaty organization which promotes policies designed 

to: 

• Achieve the highest sustainable economic growth and employment and a rising standard 

of living in Member countries, while maintaining financial stability, and thus to 

contribute to the development of the world economy; 

• Contribute to sound economic expansion in Member as well as non-member countries 

in the process of economic development; and 

• Contribute to the expansion of world trade on a multilateral, non-discriminatory basis in 

accordance with international obligations. 

WHO: 

The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations. WHO 

promotes technical cooperation for health among nations, carries out programs to control 

and eradicate disease and strives to improve the quality of human life. WHO has four 

main functions: 

• Give worldwide guidance in the field of health 

• Set global standards for health (WHO sets standards to ensure the quality of biological 

and pharmaceutical preparations) 

• Cooperate with governments in strengthening national health programs 

• Develop and transfer appropriate health technology, information and standards 

PAHO: 

The primary mission of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is to strengthen 

national and local health systems and improve the health of the peoples of the Americas. 

In the Americas there is a need to promote harmonization to facilitate the availability of 

safe, effective, and good quality pharmaceuticals and thereby protect public health. The 

regulation of pharmaceuticals and harmonization of technical standards have emerged as 

an important component of the economic integration. As a result, a Pan American 

Network for Drug Regulatory Harmonization (PANDRH) with biennial Pan American 

conferences was established. The mission of the Network is accomplished by conferences 

which promote regulatory harmonization for all aspects of quality, safety and efficacy of 

pharmaceutical products as a contribution to the quality of life and health care of the 

citizens of countries of the Americas. 

Harmonization in this context is understood to be the search for common ground within 

the framework of recognized standards, taking into account the existence of different 

political, health, and legislative realities among the countries of the region. A steering 

committee was formed to enable progress between conferences by coordinating, 

promoting, facilitating and monitoring harmonization processes in the Americas. A major 

aspect of PANDRH is to provide training to the regulatory agencies of the Americas. It is 

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felt that training to the same standards will eventually lead to harmonized standards. 

FDA/CVM - CVM staff members participate in the activities of the Codex Alimentarius 

Commission of the FAO and the WHO, as well as the Office of International Epizootics 

(for veterinary medicine). Experts from CVM and other parts of the agency are actively 

involved in activities, and in activities of methods validation organizations on which 

Codex Alimentarius relies, such as ISO and AOAC International. Voluntary consensus 

standards have limited relevance to veterinary medicine products. However, since the 

standards activities of multilateral organizations such as the WHO, FAO, and the OECD 

are important in these areas; CVM is engaged in standards and policy development with 

these organizations. CVM publishes significant approvals in the Federal Register and 

includes information on chemical tolerance levels. This can be compared to the tolerance 

levels established by CODEX. CVM requests that sponsors submitting antimicrobial 

susceptibility data use the methods described in the NCCLS for generating their data. 

CVM is active in the VICH, a harmonization initiative similar to the ICH initiative for 

human pharmaceuticals. CVM publishes as FDA guidance all VICH guidelines. Through 

VICH, CVM has finalized 30 harmonized guidelines and is developing several more for 

the registration of veterinary pharmaceuticals. 

FDA/ORA - The Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) actively participates with the 

National Cooperation for Laboratory Accreditation (NACLA). An ORA official is a 

member of the NACLA Executive Board of Directors and has the role of participating in 

the NACLA Recognition Committee for Accrediting Bodies who apply for mutual 

recognition. Other FDA officials participate with NACLA in the evaluation of accrediting 

bodies under ISO/IEC 58 and ISO/IEC 17025 and sit on NACLA technical committees. 

An ORA official is the FDA Liaison to the Board of Directors of the American 

Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA). 

ORA officials are also involved with Codex Alimentarius activities, especially in the area 

of pesticide residues, which relies on methods development by ISO and AOAC. Other 

activities include participation and the coordination of Federal-State conferences to 

develop uniformity in the reporting of food testing results. The ISO/IEC 17025 standard 

is the foundation in this coordination effort. 

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - AHRQ funds and participates with the 

National Quality Forum (NQF) in the endorsement of standards for performance 

measures of quality among various providers. This effort brings all stakeholders together 

to make a determination founded in a membership-driven NTAA-compliant consensus 

process. In 2003, AHRQ incorporated NQF standards in its National Quality Report that 

was mandated by Congress and is in clearance within HHS. The AHRQ Director has a 

permanent seat on the Board of Directors of NQF and participates in the endorsement of 

the consensus driven standards (measures) through a voting process. AHRQ provides 

support to NQF. 

AHRQ is a member and supports the meetings of the ANSI Health Informatics Standards 

Board, a board that coordinates the U.S. standards developing organizations for health 

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information exchange. Other federal agencies, professional health organizations, and 

vendors are members. Duplication and overlap of health data standards domains and 

other issues are voluntarily resolved through ANSI HISB. 

AHRQ is a member and supports the meetings of the U.S. Technical Advisory Group to 

ISO Technical Committee 215, Health Informatics. The U.S. TAG formulates and 

reaches consensus on the U.S. position on health data issues taken at ISO TC 215 

meetings. 

AHRQ supported the Institute of Medicine's letter report recommending eight functions 

be included in the definition of an electronic health record. These functions were used by 

Health Level 7 to produce a balloted standard on the functional definition of an EHR in 

September 2003. The ballot has reached consensus in 2004 and is beginning to be used 

by clinical information software vendors to disclose their support of specific functions 

defined in these standards. 

AHRQ participates as a liaison to the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics 

(NCVHS), an advisory committee that advises the Secretary of HHS on health 

information policy. NCVHS recommended adoption of four ANSI standards to the 

Secretary for use in federal health program information exchange. On February 21, 2003, 

the Secretary adopted 5 messaging standards. In FY 2004, NCVHS will recommend a 

core set of terminology standards to the Secretary for adoption. The Secretary adopted 15 

more clinical data standards in the Spring 2004 for federal government sector use. 

AHRQ participates in one of the administration's 24 e-Government initiatives-the 

Consolidated Health Informatics (CHI) initiative. In 2003, CHI recommended four 

messaging standards and one terminology standard to the Secretary of HHS for adoption. 

He adopted all five. CHI is working selecting voluntary consensus standards for a total of 

24 domain areas. 

AHRQ supported the founding of the Health Level 7 Special Interest Group on Patient 

Safety to begin the process of developing standards for reporting patient safety events 

across the nation in a uniform format. 

AHRQ supports ASTM’s Continuity of Care standard for health information to be 

exchanged among providers and given to patients following an office visit. 

AHRQ devoted $10 million of its $300 million budget in 2004 to the development and 

implementation of health care data standards to improve patient safety and quality of 

care. This includes funding FDA’s development of an electronic structured product 

labeling system, an electronic product listing of all products approved by FDA for sale in 

the US, a coding system for all drug components—active and inactive ingredients, and 

improvements in the National Drug Code; and funding for transmission of this 

information in electronic form to the National Library of Medicine (NLM). Additionally, 

AHRQ funded NLM to develop a system to post this information on its DailyMed web 

site quarterly and to map selected terminologies (ICD, CPT, MedDRA, others) to 

SNOMED. Also AHRQ funded NIST and CMS to develop web-based, publicly available 

systems for displaying the landscape of standards developing activities in the US and the 

data components of specific data standards. AHRQ is studying how patient safety event 

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data reported by 24 states may use existing American National Standards and what ANS 

standards need to be developed to make this information more uniform and accurate. 

10. Please provide any other comments you would like to share on behalf of your agency:

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - CMS will be submitting Hospital CAHPS 

(HCAHPS) – a survey developed to measure patient perspectives of care following 

discharge from a hospital – to the National Quality Forum (NQF) to go through their 

endorsement process. The NQF brings all stakeholders together to make a determination 

founded in a membership drive NTAA—compliant consensus process. CMS will be 

submitting HCAHPS to the NQF in early November. 

Food and Drug Administration - As noted in the response to Question 6, this survey is not 

very instructive regarding the way that regulatory agencies use standards. HHS, in 

addition to using standards for procurement purposes, uses standards to describe 

characteristics of products and manufacturing processes which help insure the safety and 

efficacy of products manufactured to those standards. The survey does not reflect this 

latter use accurately. CBER laboratories which conduct official product testing are in the 

process of becoming ISO/IEC 17025 accredited. The CBER has conducted staff training, 

is in the process of writing a Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual centrally 

documenting Center policies and procedures related to the official testing of regulated 

biological products, is implementing a quality management software tool to assist in the 

effort, under direction of quality assurance managers hired to coordinate the 

implementation of an ISO 17025-based quality system. 

Centers for Disease Control - All areas of CDC work extensively with outside partner 

organizations for routine work. The Circular wording constrains our reporting to just that 

activity with Standard Development Organizations as formally defined by the circular. 

The effect of this constraint is an under-reporting of our activity with outside partners. 

Complete reporting of our activities with outside partners, however, would be 

burdensome and impossible to obtain as essentially all professional staff interacts with a 

diverse group of partners on a daily basis. If the main intent of the circular is to report the 

use of outside SDO developed standards for commerce, the data in this report reflects that 

information. If the intent of the Circular is to reflect government interactions with all 

non-government organizations involved in policy decisions our data reflects severe 

under-reporting. 

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - AHRQ has supported voluntary consensus 

standards development and processes for many years because uniform information 

exchange can lead to better research data having more powerful findings and because 

informatics tools can better access the knowledge to improve patient safety, quality of 

care, the cost of care, and access to care. In 2004 AHRQ increased its pace of support for 

health data standards and code sets by $10 million. 

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Department of Homeland Security

1. Please list the government unique standards used in lieu of voluntary standards during 

FY 2004?

0 

2. Please list the voluntary consensus standards substituted for government unique 

standards during FY 2004?

0 

3. Please provide the number of voluntary consensus standards used during FY 2004?

13 

4. Please provide the number of agency employees participating in voluntary consensus 

standards activities during FY 2004?

10 

5. Please enter the voluntary consensus standards bodies in which your agency 

participated in during FY 2004?

7 

Voluntary Consensus Standards Body Acronym

American Society for Testing and Materials ASTM 

AOAC AOAC 

INCITS INCITS 

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IEEE 

International Organization for 

Standardization/International Electrotechnical 

Commission 

ISO/IEC 

National Fire Protection Association NFPA 

NIOSH NIOSH 

6. Please use this box to provide any additional comments on how your agency currently 

reports its use of voluntary consensus standards:

6-1. Does your agency report: (a) Only the first time use of standards; (b) Continued use 

of standards; (c) Both first-time and continued use of standards; or (d) Not applicable? 

B 

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6-2. Does your agency report: (a) The total number of standards it uses; (b) Each instance 

where the agency uses (i.e. references) a standard; (c) Both the total number and each 

instance; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-3. Does your agency report multiple editions of a single standard as one standard use or 

as multiple standards used: (a) Single; (b) Multiple; (c) Both; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-4. Does your agency report standards that it uses for guidance purposes (as opposed 

compliance purposes): (a) Yes; (b) No; (c) Not applicable? 

Yes 

6-5. Does your agency report use of standards from non-ANSI accredited standards 

developers, industry consortia groups, or both: (a) non-ANSI Accredited; (b) Consortia; 

(c) Both; (d) Neither; or (e) Not applicable? 

C 

7. Please provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of Circular A-119 policy and 

recommendations for any changes:

The standards policy stated in Circular A-119 is effective in reducing duplicate systems 

of standards. It effectively defines the role and coordinates the use of government-unique 

standards in the marketplace. 

8. Please provide any conformity assessment activities in which your agency was 

involved in FY 2004 as described in the Federal Register Vol. 65, No. 155, Thursday 

August 10, 2000 - Guidance on Federal Conformity Assessment Activities:

none 

9. Please provide any examples or case studies of standards successes:

Press Release 

February 26, 2004 

Contact: Michelle Petrovich or Kristin Gossel 

202-282-8010 michelle.petrovich@dhs.gov kristin.gossel@dhs.gov 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ISSUES FIRST STANDARDS 

FOR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIRST RESPONDERS 

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and 

Technology division today adopted its first standards regarding personal protective 

equipment developed to protect first responders against chemical, biological, radiological 

and nuclear incidents. These standards, which will assist state and local procurement 

officials and manufacturers, are intended to provide emergency personnel with the best 

available protective gear. 

“Secretary Ridge and I are delighted to release the Department’s standards for personal 

protective equipment for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear incidents,” said 

Dr. Charles McQueary, Under Secretary, Science and Technology. “We know these 

guidelines will be helpful to state and local first responders as they use technology to 

protect themselves and our citizens from these potential threats.” 

Homeland Security is adopting these standards, developed in partnership with the 

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health (NIOSH). These guidelines, which have also been adopted by the 

Interagency Board for Equipment Standardization and Interoperability, include NIOSH 

standards for CBRN three main categories of respiratory protection equipment and five 

current NFPA standards for protective suits and clothing to be used in responding to 

chemical, biological and radiological attacks. 

“President Bush, Secretary Ridge and I are committed to our nation’s first responders and 

the communities they serve,” said Michael D. Brown, Under Secretary of Homeland 

Security for Emergency Preparedness and Response. “Developing these standards in 

equipment used by our first responders will enable them to better prepare our nation 

against natural and man-made disasters and protect them as they respond to any hazard.” 

Homeland Security’s standards are designed to assist state and local officials in 

procurement decisions related to first responder equipment. In addition, these guidelines 

will assist manufacturers by providing performance standards and test methods. This 

provides the manufacturing community with minimum performance requirements for 

equipment, and the test methods to confirm that the required performance levels are 

achieved. 

These standards reflect the continuing support of a multi-year program in Homeland 

Security’s Science and Technology division, managed by the National Institute of 

Standards and Technology, to develop chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear and 

explosive protective equipment standards. This program, which transitioned from the 

Department’s Office of Domestic Preparedness in 2003, continues to facilitate the 

development of performance standards and test methods for first responder protective and 

operational equipment. 

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology division serves as 

the primary research and development arm of the Department, utilizing our nation’s 

scientific and technological resources to provide federal, state and local officials with the 

technology and capabilities to protect the homeland. 

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

Science and Technology 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 27, 2004 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ISSUES 

FIRST RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR DETECTORS STANDARDS 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and 

Technology division today adopted its first radiological and nuclear detectors standards. 

The standards were developed in partnership with the Department’s Office of Domestic 

Preparedness. These standards are designed to assist federal agencies, state and local 

officials, and manufacturers in procurement decisions related to radiological and nuclear 

detection equipment. These guidelines provide performance standards and test methods, 

as well as minimum characteristics for four classes of radiation detection equipment 

ranging from hand-held alarming detectors to radiation portal monitors for cargo 

containers. Officials receiving DHS grants through the Office of Domestic Preparedness 

will use these standards as technical guidance on performance specifications for 

detectors. 

“Secretary Ridge and I are delighted to release the Department’s standards for 

radiological and nuclear detectors,” said Dr. Charles McQueary, Under Secretary, 

Science and Technology. “We know these guidelines will be helpful to homeland 

security officials and first responders across the nation as they use technology to protect 

themselves and our citizens from these potential threats.” 

Homeland Security developed these standards in partnership with the Department of 

Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Department of 

Energy’s National Laboratories; specifically, Pacific Northwest, Oak Ridge, Los Alamos 

and Lawrence Livermore. Because of the Department’s commitment to engaging the 

private sector in standards development, these guidelines were developed in conjunction 

with the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a standards 

development organization accredited by the American National Standards Institute 

(ANSI). ANSI has subsequently approved the four standards documents as American 

National Standards. Homeland Security and its partners will convene on a regular basis to 

revise these standards as detection technology evolves. 

"The Department, through Customs and Border Protection, has already moved forward 

with deploying state of the art radiation detection technologies at key installations on our 

nation's borders. These standards will facilitate our ability to ensure that equipment meets 

rigorous standards, and supports the quick deployment of the best equipment available", 

said Under Secretary Asa Hutchinson. 

The standards reflect the continuing support of a multi-year program in Homeland 

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Security’s Science and Technology division, managed by the National Institute of 

Standards and Technology, to develop detection equipment for use by federal, state and 

local employees for the detection of radiological and nuclear material. The four standards 

documents, which list performance specifications for radiation detectors, are available 

from IEEE (www.ieee.org) and from ANSI (webstore.ansi.org). 

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology division serves as 

the primary research and development arm of the Department, utilizing our nation’s 

scientific and technological resources to provide federal, state and local officials with the 

technology and capabilities to protect the homeland. 

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10. Please provide any other comments you would like to share on behalf of your agency: 

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Department of Housing and Urban Development

1. Please list the government unique standards used in lieu of voluntary standards during 

FY 2004?

2 

1) Government Standard: 24 CFR 200.935 - Administrator qualifications 

and procedures for HUD building products and certififcation 

programs [Incorporated: 2000] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ANSI A119.1 N - 

Recreation Vehicles 

 HUD Building-Product Standards & Certification 

Programs. HUD was required by legislation to 

“establish Federal construction and safety standards 

for manufactured homes and to authorize 

manufactured home safety research and 

development”. Recently, HUD retained a private 

consensus body (NFPA) to update and modernize the 

Manufactured Home Standards. At the conclusion of 

the development process, NFPA will submit the 

revised standard to HUD for regulatory adoption. 

 

 

2) Government Standard: 24 CFR 3280 - Manufactured Home Construction 

and Safety Standards [Incorporated: 2000] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ANSI A119.1 - 

Recreation Vehicles 

and NFPA 501C - 

Standard on 

Recreational Vehicles 

 HUD-Unique Manufactured Home Construction & 

Safety Standards. HUD was required by legislation to 

“establish Federal construction and safety standards 

for manufactured homes and to authorize 

manufactured home safety research and 

development”. Recently, HUD retained a private 

consensus body (NFPA) to update and modernize the 

Manufactured Home Standards. At the conclusion of 

the development process, NFPA will submit the 

revised standard to HUD for regulatory adoption. 

 

 

2. Please list the voluntary consensus standards substituted for government unique 

standards during FY 2004?

0 

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3. Please provide the number of voluntary consensus standards used during FY 2004?

300 

4. Please provide the number of agency employees participating in voluntary consensus 

standards activities during FY 2004?

10 

5. Please enter the voluntary consensus standards bodies in which your agency 

participated in during FY 2004?

5 

Voluntary Consensus Standards Body Acronym

American Society for Testing and Materials ASTM 

Federal Geographic Data Committee FGDC 

International Code Council ICC 

National Committee for Information Technology 

Standards 

NCITS 

National Fire Protection Association NFPA 

6. Please use this box to provide any additional comments on how your agency currently 

reports its use of voluntary consensus standards:

6-1. Does your agency report: (a) Only the first time use of standards; (b) Continued use 

of standards; (c) Both first-time and continued use of standards; or (d) Not applicable? 

C 

6-2. Does your agency report: (a) The total number of standards it uses; (b) Each instance 

where the agency uses (i.e. references) a standard; (c) Both the total number and each 

instance; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-3. Does your agency report multiple editions of a single standard as one standard use or 

as multiple standards used: (a) Single; (b) Multiple; (c) Both; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-4. Does your agency report standards that it uses for guidance purposes (as opposed 

compliance purposes): (a) Yes; (b) No; (c) Not applicable? 

No 

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6-5. Does your agency report use of standards from non-ANSI accredited standards 

developers, industry consortia groups, or both: (a) non-ANSI Accredited; (b) Consortia; 

(c) Both; (d) Neither; or (e) Not applicable? 

D 

7. Please provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of Circular A-119 policy and 

recommendations for any changes:

This policy continues to be effective in replacing Federal Standards with publically 

developed standards. This has resulted in more up-to-date and technically accurate 

standards. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) suggests Circular 

A-119 use stronger language to encourage agencies to be more active in determning 

which standards are applicable to the agency activities and when standards are identified, 

motivate the agency to be more assertive in enforcing their use. 

8. Please provide any conformity assessment activities in which your agency was 

involved in FY 2004 as described in the Federal Register Vol. 65, No. 155, Thursday 

August 10, 2000 - Guidance on Federal Conformity Assessment Activities:

All of HUD's 25 conformity assessment (CA) programs, under the HUD BuildingProducts Standards & Certification Programs, are in compliance with the ISO guidelines 

& procedures. These are the same standards used by ANSI and other nationally 

recognized third-party certification agencies. 

9. Please provide any examples or case studies of standards successes:

Based on a recent Office of Policy Development & Research (PD&R) assessment of 

HUD’s own Minimum Property Standards (MPS) and Technical Suitability of Products 

(TSP) program, active discussions are underway to determine the future of the MPS and 

TSP program. This major study recommends that the Department extend its reliance on 

voluntary standard in two ways. First, the study recommends that HUD totally abandon 

the MPS for single-family housing in all aspects totally relying on the model codes, 

especially the ICC & IRC codes and remove all remaining references to the MPS in HUD 

regulations. This would clarify the reality of HUD not using its own standards in any 

way, shape or form. Second the study recommends that HUD abandon its own 

“Technical Suitability of Products” program relying instead on the National Evaluation 

Service to review al innovative or other products that do not meet the prescriptive 

standards of the model codes. This major study is now under review by the assistant 

Secretary for Housing. If adopted this major reform will further strengthen our reliance 

on the voluntary and private consensus process in lieu of HUD developed standards and 

criteria. 

Second, HUD’s Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) is continuing 

to encourage private industry to develop standard XML definitions for use in Internet 

based home construction commercial transactions. These will be used amongst specific 

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home construction entities. One of the group's objectives is to improve the speed of 

construction in order to make houses more affordable. Sharing the same technical 

language and being able to speak quickly and accurately is a big challenge. Applying 

Information Technology (IT) seemed to be one solution. However, the group didn't know 

how to implement it. 

The first industry based group from the timber manufacturing industry approached PATH 

to assist them in convening hearings and task groups to develop such a common language 

(in this case, through XML tag sets) so that it would become an industry de facto 

"standard". PATH is now working with the window industry to develop similar XML 

tags for window industry tags will be used internally by the window industry and down 

through the distribution chain by wholesalers and homebuilders for the just in time 

ordering of products through web-based tools 

These efforts have stimulated the first industry-based attempts to posit these standard 

definitions (most attempts have been top-down and unsuccessful). Also, because 

government served only in a facilitation capacity: industry did all the work! We plan to 

continue this work under PATH with different groups in the construction industry; we 

currently have three lined up. 

10. Please provide any other comments you would like to share on behalf of your agency: 

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Department of the Interior

1. Please list the government unique standards used in lieu of voluntary standards during 

FY 2004?

0 

2. Please list the voluntary consensus standards substituted for government unique 

standards during FY 2004?

0 

3. Please provide the number of voluntary consensus standards used during FY 2004?

788 

4. Please provide the number of agency employees participating in voluntary consensus 

standards activities during FY 2004?

269 

5. Please enter the voluntary consensus standards bodies in which your agency 

participated in during FY 2004?

19 

Voluntary Consensus Standards Body Acronym

American Concrete Institute ACI 

American Institute of Steel Construction AISC 

American National Standards Institute ANSI 

American Petroleum Institute API 

American Society of Civil Engineers ASCE 

American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME 

American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote 

Sensing 

ASPRS 

American Water Works Association AWWA 

American Welding Society AWS 

Federal Geographic Data Committee FGDC 

Ground Water Protection Council GWPC 

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IEEE 

International Committee for Information Technology 

Standards 

INCITS 

International Organization for Standardization ISO 

International Organization for 

Standardization/International Electrotechnical 

Commission 

ISO/IEC 

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National Association of Corrosion Engineers 

International 

NACE 

National Weeds Management Association NAWMA 

Petrotechnical Open Standards Consortium, Inc POSC 

The American Society for Testing and Materials ASTM 

6. Please use this box to provide any additional comments on how your agency currently 

reports its use of voluntary consensus standards:

n/a 

6-1. Does your agency report: (a) Only the first time use of standards; (b) Continued use 

of standards; (c) Both first-time and continued use of standards; or (d) Not applicable? 

C 

6-2. Does your agency report: (a) The total number of standards it uses; (b) Each instance 

where the agency uses (i.e. references) a standard; (c) Both the total number and each 

instance; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-3. Does your agency report multiple editions of a single standard as one standard use or 

as multiple standards used: (a) Single; (b) Multiple; (c) Both; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-4. Does your agency report standards that it uses for guidance purposes (as opposed 

compliance purposes): (a) Yes; (b) No; (c) Not applicable? 

Yes 

6-5. Does your agency report use of standards from non-ANSI accredited standards 

developers, industry consortia groups, or both: (a) non-ANSI Accredited; (b) Consortia; 

(c) Both; (d) Neither; or (e) Not applicable? 

C 

7. Please provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of Circular A-119 policy and 

recommendations for any changes:

USGS: Since its issuance, Circular A-119 has worked in a straightforward manner to 

encourage the use of voluntary consensus standards. Circular A-119 allows exemptions 

where existing voluntry consensus standards are inconsistent with law or otherwise 

impractical and if each exemption is reported to OMB. The nature of the scientific 

research the USGS performs makes the use of national voluntary consensus standards a 

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required tool. The USGS has not requested any exemptions, nor is the USGS 

contemplating making such a request. We have no recommendations for changes to the 

Circular. 

BLM: The BLM has attempted to enlist support for the development of its data standards 

both from other agencies, from cooperating State and local governments, and from the 

public. The BLM believes that these interagency in promoting standards should be 

highlighted in relation to the spirit of OMB Circular A-119. To that end, it would help if 

this report also addressed attempts by agencies, on their own initiative, to get agreements 

on adopting standards that can be adopted for private use as well. 

MMS: As a result of A-119 MMS has increased its participation in voluntary standards 

groups, both domestic and international. 

8. Please provide any conformity assessment activities in which your agency was 

involved in FY 2004 as described in the Federal Register Vol. 65, No. 155, Thursday 

August 10, 2000 - Guidance on Federal Conformity Assessment Activities:

BLM: The BLM is participating in a number of efforts to gain consensus on standard data 

exchange information and data sharing. Major efforts to include other federal and state 

partners are included below: 

1) The Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC): 

The BLM is a member with representation on the FGDC steering committee, its 

Standards Working Group, and subcommittees developing standards for geospatial data. 

The BLM maintains a node on the World Wide Web to document the FGDC metadata 

used to support its Land Use Plans and other land management activities. Conformance 

with the FGDC Metadata standards is a requirement for using this node. The BLM 

monitors its information placed on the node to ensure that it meets FGDC requirements. 

While the FGDC establishes standards are only mandated for Federal agencies, some of 

the FGDC standards have been submitted for adoption as American National Standards 

Institute (ANSI) standard and even International Standards Organization (ISO) standards. 

2) Inter-Organizational Resource Information Coordinating Council (IRICC): 

The Oregon State Office of the Bureau of Land Management participates in voluntary 

standards that are developed by IRICC, an outgrowth of the North West Forest Plan, 

which include the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service, and state natural 

resource partners, particularly in the area of hydrology, fisheries, and related categories. 

These are being adopted and used by the national land management agencies in 

cooperative forest management initiative. 

FWS: Active FWS participation in the FGDC Coordination Work Group and the 

Geospatial One-Stop (GOS) Initiative: 

- A subgroup of the FGDC's Standards Work Group was formed to develop a process for 

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approving/endorsing voluntary consensus standards consistent with the OMB Circular A119 directives. 

- One major GOS objective is to develop geographic information standards and services 

for multiple applications through identification of common data requirements and use of 

structures from voluntary consensus standards. 

9. Please provide any examples or case studies of standards successes:

BLM: Adoption of Standards for Weeds Treatment Areas: 

The BLM has adopted and approved standards for Weeds Treatment areas that will be 

incorporated into a redesign of its Weeds database. Those standards reflect the adoption 

of NAWMA standards mentioned above. It is expected that the redesign of the Weeds 

Data base will be completed in FY 2005. 

Cultural Resources Standards with State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPO): 

BLM has been cooperating with State Historic Preservation Offices and other agencies to 

standardize it cultural resource data with the States and has secured agreements with the 

SHPO contacts in the Western States on which standards to use for data sharing. 

Interagency Trails Data Standards: 

The BLM is one of three major national land management agencies that have established 

data standards for trails information. The membership in this standards working group 

included the National Park Service (NPS), the BLM, the US Forest Service (USFS), and 

representatives from trails organizations. Over 150 participants have furnished comments 

on the Trails standards and the final standards are ready for publication. The standards 

will be used in the Recreation.gov effort, which is one of the President’s E-Government 

initiatives. 

GEOMAC: 

The data elements for fire perimeter information began to be developed in the summer of 

2000 and have gained widespread acceptance in the wildland fire community. The data 

was developed through the cooperation of Interior Department agencies and is available 

on the national websites http://geomac.usgs.gov 

Hydrologic Unit Boundaries: 

The BLM, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Bureau of Reclamation 

have used the Federal Standards for delineation of Hydrologic Unit Boundaries to 

perform detailed Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping. The standard has been 

submitted to the FGDC for approval as a federal standard. 

National Digital Elevation Program (NDEP) 

The NDEP was established to promote the exchange of accurate digital land elevation 

data among government, private, and nonprofit sectors and the academic community and 

to establish standards and guidance that will benefit all users. The NDEP is composed of 

agencies from the Department of Interior, Commerce, and Agriculture, as well as the 

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National Imagery and Mapping Agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 

US Army Corp of Engineers, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and 

representation from state governments through the National States Geographic 

Information Council. 

The National Digital Orthophoto Program 

The National Digital Orthophoto Program (NDOP) was established to promote the 

cooperative production of digital orthophoto quads (DOQ) among participating Federal 

agencies. Over the years the focus has broadened to include orthophotography acquired 

by State and local governments. Members include BLM participants as well as the 

following agencies; (USDA) Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation 

Service, U.S. Forest Service, (DOI) U.S. Geological Survey, Bureau of Land 

Management Federal Emergency Management Agency, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Bureau of Census and the National States Geographic Information Council. 

10. Please provide any other comments you would like to share on behalf of your agency:

BLM point of contact: Mr. Jim Horan, 202-452-5023 

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Department of Justice

1. Please list the government unique standards used in lieu of voluntary standards during 

FY 2004?

0 

2. Please list the voluntary consensus standards substituted for government unique 

standards during FY 2004?

0 

3. Please provide the number of voluntary consensus standards used during FY 2004?

1 

4. Please provide the number of agency employees participating in voluntary consensus 

standards activities during FY 2004?

5 

5. Please enter the voluntary consensus standards bodies in which your agency 

participated in during FY 2004?

1 

Voluntary Consensus Standards Body Acronym

Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative GLOBAL 

6. Please use this box to provide any additional comments on how your agency currently 

reports its use of voluntary consensus standards:

6-1. Does your agency report: (a) Only the first time use of standards; (b) Continued use 

of standards; (c) Both first-time and continued use of standards; or (d) Not applicable? 

B 

6-2. Does your agency report: (a) The total number of standards it uses; (b) Each instance 

where the agency uses (i.e. references) a standard; (c) Both the total number and each 

instance; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

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6-3. Does your agency report multiple editions of a single standard as one standard use or 

as multiple standards used: (a) Single; (b) Multiple; (c) Both; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-4. Does your agency report standards that it uses for guidance purposes (as opposed 

compliance purposes): (a) Yes; (b) No; (c) Not applicable? 

Yes 

6-5. Does your agency report use of standards from non-ANSI accredited standards 

developers, industry consortia groups, or both: (a) non-ANSI Accredited; (b) Consortia; 

(c) Both; (d) Neither; or (e) Not applicable? 

A 

7. Please provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of Circular A-119 policy and 

recommendations for any changes:

A-119 provides effective and unambiguous guidance for the use of voluntary consesnus 

standards through its specific definitions, assessment activities, and useage directives. 

8. Please provide any conformity assessment activities in which your agency was 

involved in FY 2004 as described in the Federal Register Vol. 65, No. 155, Thursday 

August 10, 2000 - Guidance on Federal Conformity Assessment Activities:

none 

9. Please provide any examples or case studies of standards successes:

The Department continues to participate in activities that standardize the format and 

content of law enforcement and public safety data in support of information sharing 

among state, local, and federal organizations. DOJ is building on collaborative standards 

advanced through the Law Enforcement Information Sharing Program. 

10. Please provide any other comments you would like to share on behalf of your agency:

none 

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Department of Labor

1. Please list the government unique standards used in lieu of voluntary standards during 

FY 2004?

5 

1) Government Standard: Electric Motor-Drive Equipment 

Rule [Incorporated: 2001] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

IEEE Standard 242-1986 

Recommended Practice for 

Protection and Coordination of 

Industrial and Commercial Power 

Systems (IEEE Buff Book) and 

NFPA 70 - national Electric Code 

The MSHA rule is a design-specific 

standards. The NFPA and IEEE standards 

were used as a source for the rule; 

however, the exact requirements of the rule 

were tailored to apply specifically to electric 

circuits and equipment used in the coal 

mining industry. 

 

 

2) Government Standard: Exit Routes, Emergency Action Plans, and Fire 

Prevention Plans, 29 CFR 1910, Subpart E [Incorporated: 2003] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

Life Safety Code, NFPA 101-

2000 

The OSHA standard addresses only 

workplace conditions whereas the NFPA 

Life Safety Code goes beyond workplaces. 

However, in the final rule OSHA stated that 

it had evaluated the NFPA Standard 101, 

Life Safety Code, (NFPA 101-2000) and 

concluded that it provided comparable 

safety to the Exit Route Standards. 

Therefore, the Agency stated that any 

employer who complied with the NFPA 101-

2000 instead of the OSHA Standard for Exit 

Routes would be in compliance. 

 

 

3) Government Standard: Fire Protection for Shipyards, 29 CFR Part 1915, 

Subpart P [Incorporated: 2004] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

NFPA 312-2000 Standard for 

Protection of Vessels During 

Construction, Repair, and Lay-Up 

Many consensus standards were relied on 

for various provisions in OSHA's final rule, 

including 15 consensus standards that are 

incorporated by reference. However, OSHA 

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NFPA 33-2003 Standard for 

Spray Application Using 

Flammable or Combustible 

Materials 

and its negotiated rulemaking committee 

determined that there was no, one 

consensus standard available that covered 

all the topics in the rule. 

 

 

4) Government Standard: Sanitary Toilets in Coal Mines, 30 CFR 71, 

Subpart E [Incorporated: 2003] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

Non-Sewered Waste Disposal 

Systems--Minimum 

Requirements, ANSI Z4.3-1987 

The ANSI standard was not incorporated by 

reference because certain design criteria 

allowed in the ANSI standard, if 

implemented in an underground coal mine, 

could present health or safety hazards. For 

instance, combustion or incinerating toilets 

could introduce an ignition source which 

would create a fire hazard. For certain other 

design criteria found in the ANSI standard, 

sewage could seep into the groundwater, or 

overflow caused by rain or run-off could 

contaminate portions of the mine. 

 

 

5) Government Standard: Steel Erection Standards [Incorporated: 2002] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ANSI A10.13 - Steel Erection; 

ASME/ANSI B30 Series Cranes 

Standards 

Many consensus standards were relied 

upon for various provisions in the final rule, 

but there was no one consensus standard 

available that covered all of the topics 

covered by OSHA's final rule. 

 

 

2. Please list the voluntary consensus standards substituted for government unique 

standards during FY 2004?

0 

3. Please provide the number of voluntary consensus standards used during FY 2004?

165 

4. Please provide the number of agency employees participating in voluntary consensus 

standards activities during FY 2004?

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54 

5. Please enter the voluntary consensus standards bodies in which your agency 

participated in during FY 2004?

19 

Voluntary Consensus Standards Body Acronym

Acoustical Society of America ASA 

American Conference of Governmental Industrial 

Hygienists 

ACGIH 

American Industrial Hygiene Association AIHA 

American National Standards Institute ANSI 

American Society for Testing and Materials ASTM 

American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME 

American Society of Safety Engineers ASSE 

American Welding Society AWS 

Canadian Standards Association CSA 

Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Alliance CMVSA 

Federal Laboratory Consortium FLC 

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IEEE 

International Electrotechnical Commission IEC 

International Organization for Standardization ISO 

International Society for Measurement and Control ISA 

National Fire Protection Association NFPA 

Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration SME 

Society of Automotive Engineers SAE 

Underwriters Laboratories UL 

6. Please use this box to provide any additional comments on how your agency currently 

reports its use of voluntary consensus standards:

No comments 

6-1. Does your agency report: (a) Only the first time use of standards; (b) Continued use 

of standards; (c) Both first-time and continued use of standards; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-2. Does your agency report: (a) The total number of standards it uses; (b) Each instance 

where the agency uses (i.e. references) a standard; (c) Both the total number and each 

instance; or (d) Not applicable? 

B 

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6-3. Does your agency report multiple editions of a single standard as one standard use or 

as multiple standards used: (a) Single; (b) Multiple; (c) Both; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-4. Does your agency report standards that it uses for guidance purposes (as opposed 

compliance purposes): (a) Yes; (b) No; (c) Not applicable? 

Yes 

6-5. Does your agency report use of standards from non-ANSI accredited standards 

developers, industry consortia groups, or both: (a) non-ANSI Accredited; (b) Consortia; 

(c) Both; (d) Neither; or (e) Not applicable? 

C 

7. Please provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of Circular A-119 policy and 

recommendations for any changes:

No comment 

8. Please provide any conformity assessment activities in which your agency was 

involved in FY 2004 as described in the Federal Register Vol. 65, No. 155, Thursday 

August 10, 2000 - Guidance on Federal Conformity Assessment Activities:

None 

9. Please provide any examples or case studies of standards successes:

N/A 

10. Please provide any other comments you would like to share on behalf of your agency:

Please make the following changes to the rationale column of Appendix C of the 2003 

Report. 

Item No. 8 Sanitary Toilets in Coal Mines, change the first sentence to read: ANSI Z4.3-

1987 (Reaffirmed 1995) was used as a basis for this rule but was not incorporaed by 

reference because certain design criteria allowed in the ANSI standard, if implemented in 

an underground coal mine, could present health or safety hazards. 

Item No. 9 for Steel Erection Standards, change the rationale to read: There was no one 

consensus standard available that covered all the topics covered by OSHA's final rule. 

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Department of State

1. Please list the government unique standards used in lieu of voluntary standards during 

FY 2004?

0 

2. Please list the voluntary consensus standards substituted for government unique 

standards during FY 2004?

0 

3. Please provide the number of voluntary consensus standards used during FY 2004?

0 

4. Please provide the number of agency employees participating in voluntary consensus 

standards activities during FY 2004?

7 

5. Please enter the voluntary consensus standards bodies in which your agency 

participated in during FY 2004?

1 

Voluntary Consensus Standards Body Acronym

International Telecommunication Union ITU 

6. Please use this box to provide any additional comments on how your agency currently 

reports its use of voluntary consensus standards:

Department of State exercises the USA membership in the International 

Telecommunication Union. 

6-1. Does your agency report: (a) Only the first time use of standards; (b) Continued use 

of standards; (c) Both first-time and continued use of standards; or (d) Not applicable? 

D 

6-2. Does your agency report: (a) The total number of standards it uses; (b) Each instance 

where the agency uses (i.e. references) a standard; (c) Both the total number and each 

instance; or (d) Not applicable? 

D 

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6-3. Does your agency report multiple editions of a single standard as one standard use or 

as multiple standards used: (a) Single; (b) Multiple; (c) Both; or (d) Not applicable? 

D 

6-4. Does your agency report standards that it uses for guidance purposes (as opposed 

compliance purposes): (a) Yes; (b) No; (c) Not applicable? 

C 

6-5. Does your agency report use of standards from non-ANSI accredited standards 

developers, industry consortia groups, or both: (a) non-ANSI Accredited; (b) Consortia; 

(c) Both; (d) Neither; or (e) Not applicable? 

A 

7. Please provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of Circular A-119 policy and 

recommendations for any changes:

Not applicable. 

8. Please provide any conformity assessment activities in which your agency was 

involved in FY 2004 as described in the Federal Register Vol. 65, No. 155, Thursday 

August 10, 2000 - Guidance on Federal Conformity Assessment Activities:

None. 

9. Please provide any examples or case studies of standards successes:

None. 

10. Please provide any other comments you would like to share on behalf of your agency: 

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Department of Transportation

1. Please list the government unique standards used in lieu of voluntary standards during 

FY 2004?

3 

1) Government Standard: 63 FR 17976; April 13, 1998 - Product Safety 

Signs and Labels [Incorporated: 1998] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ANSI Z535.4 - ANSI 

Requirements for Color 

Coded Header Messages 

for the Different Levels of 

Hazard 

 NHTSA explained in the NPRM that the American 

National Standard Institute (ANSI) has a standard4 

for product safety signs and labels (ANSI Z535.4) 

that identifies a hierarchy of hazard levels ranging 

from extremely serious to moderately serious and 

specifies corresponding hierarchies of signal words, 

i.e., “danger,” “warning,” and “caution,” and of 

colors. For the header, the ANSI standard specifies 

a red background with white text for “danger,” an 

orange background with black text for “warning,” 

and a yellow background with black text for caution.” 

The ANSI standard specifies that pictograms should 

be black on white, with occasional uses of color for 

emphasis, and that message text should be black 

on white. The agency noted in the NPRM that when 

it earlier updated the requirements for air bag 

warning labels to require the addition of color and 

pictograms, it had chosen not to adopt the colors 

specified in the ANSI standard. NHTSA chose to 

use yellow instead of orange in the background of 

the heading for the air bag warning label, even 

though the word “warning” was used, because of 

overwhelming focus group preference for yellow. 

Only two of the 53 participants preferred orange. 

Participants generally stated that yellow was more 

eye-catching than orange. Participants also noted 

that red (stop) and yellow (caution) had meaning to 

them, but not orange. 

NHTSA asked for comment on three color options 

for the revised utility vehicle rollover warning label. 

Proposed label 1 used the ANSI color format with 

the heading background in orange with the words in 

black. The remainder of the label had a white 

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background with black text and drawings. Proposed 

label 2 used a color scheme like the air bag warning 

labels, which is the same as the ANSI color format 

except that the background color for the heading in 

the label is yellow. Proposed label 3 employed the 

color scheme used in the focus groups - the 

heading area had a red background with white text. 

The graphic areas had a yellow background with 

black and white drawings. The text area had a black 

background with yellow text. 

Despite focus group preference for the signal word 

“danger,” the agency proposed the use of the word 

“warning” as more appropriate to the level of risk. 

The agency also noted that the word “warning” is 

used in the air bag warning label. 

Recognizing that it might encounter additional 

conflicts between focus group preferences and the 

ANSI standard in future rulemakings, NHTSA 

requested comments in the NPRM on the extent to 

which any final choice regarding colors and signal 

words should be guided by the focus group 

preferences instead of the ANSI standard. NHTSA 

also requested comments on the broader issue of 

the circumstances in which it would be appropriate 

for agency rulemaking decisions to be guided by 

focus group results or other information when such 

information is contrary to a voluntary consensus 

standard such as the ANSI standard. 

At this time (February 22, 1999), a final decision is 

still pending regarding its proposal to upgrade the 

rollover warning label. As to the general questions it 

posed in the NPRM, NHTSA recognizes that ANSI’s 

mission differs somewhat from that of the agency’s 

focus groups with respect to the labeling of 

hazardous situations. ANSI’s mission is to develop 

and maintain a standard for communicating 

information about a comprehensive hierarchy of 

hazards, while the focus groups’ mission is to 

design an effective label for a specific hazard. The 

agency recognizes further that, given the difference 

in their missions, their conclusions about the 

appropriate manner of communication might differ 

on occasion. 

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Since agency labeling decisions are highly 

dependent on the facts regarding the specific 

hazard being addressed, NHTSA anticipates 

making case-by-case determinations of the extent to 

which it should follow voluntary standards versus 

information from focus groups and other sources. 

NHTSA will rely on its own expertise and judgement 

in making determinations under the NTTAA and the 

statutory provisions regarding vehicle safety 

standards. 

 

 

2) Government Standard: Air Bag Warning Label (1997) [Incorporated: 

1997] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ANSI ISO The Air Bag Warning Label uses yellow as the 

background color, instead of orange, in accordance 

with an ANSI standard and uses a graphic 

developed by Chrysler Corporation to depict the 

hazards of being too close to an air bag, instead of 

the graphic recommended by the ISO. These 

decisions were based on focus group testing 

sponsored by the agency which strongly indicated 

that these unique requirements would be far more 

effective with respect to safety than the industry 

standards. 

 

 

3) Government Standard: Brake Performance, 49 CFR 393.52 - FMCSA's 

Performance-Based Brake Testers (PBBTs) Requirement [Incorporated: 

2002] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

SAE J667 - Brake Test 

Code Inertia 

Dynamometer (cancelled 

February 2002) 

SAE J1854 - Brake Force 

Distribution Performance 

Guide - Trucks and 

Buses 

 FMCSA used government-unique standards in lieu 

of voluntary consensus standards when it 

implemented its final rule to allow inspectors to use 

performance-based brake testers (PBBTs) to check 

the brakes on large trucks and buses for compliance 

with federal safety standards and to issue citations 

when these vehicles fail (67 FR 51770, August 9, 

2002). The FMCSA evaluated several PBBTs during 

a round robin test series to assess their functional 

performance and potential use in law enforcement. 

The standard, a specific configuration of brake 

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forces and wheel loads on a heavy-duty vehicle, 

was used to evaluate the candidate PBBTs and 

their operating protocols. The agency’s rationale for 

use of the government-unique standards was to 

verify that these measurements and new technology 

could be used by law enforcement as an alternative 

to stopping distance tests or on-road deceleration 

tests. PBBTs are expected to save time and their 

use could increase the number of commercial motor 

vehicles that can be inspected in a given time. Only 

PBBTs that meet specifications developed by the 

FMCSA can be used to determine compliance with 

the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. The 

final rule represents a culmination of agency 

research that began in the early 1990s. 

 

 

2. Please list the voluntary consensus standards substituted for government unique 

standards during FY 2004?

0 

3. Please provide the number of voluntary consensus standards used during FY 2004?

343 

4. Please provide the number of agency employees participating in voluntary consensus 

standards activities during FY 2004?

167 

5. Please enter the voluntary consensus standards bodies in which your agency 

participated in during FY 2004?

41 

Voluntary Consensus Standards Body Acronym

Aerospace Industries Association of America AIA 

American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators AAMVA 

American Association of State Highway and 

Transportation Officials 

AASHTO 

American Gas Association AGA 

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics AIAA 

American National Standards Institute ANSI 

American Petroleum Institute API 

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American Public Transportation Association APTA 

American Railway Engineering & Maintenance-of-Way 

Association 

AREMA 

American Society for Testing and Materials ASTM 

American Society of Civil Engineers ASCE 

American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME 

American Trucking Associations ATA 

Association of American Railroads AAR 

Canadian General Standards Board CGSB 

Canadian Standards Association CSA 

Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance CVSA 

Compressed Gas Association CGA 

Gas Technology Institute GTI 

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IEEE 

Institute of Transportation Engineers ITE 

Intelligent Transportation Society of America ITS America 

International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA 

International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO 

International Commission on Occupational Health ICOH 

International Maritime Organization IMO 

International Organization for Standardization ISO 

Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and 

Fittings Industry 

MSS 

NAFTA Land Transportation Standards Subcommittee NAFTA 

National Association of Corrosion Engineers 

International 

NACE 

National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors NBBPVI 

National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices NCUTCP 

National Electrical Manufacturers Association NEMA 

National Fire Protection Association NFPA 

North American Transport of Dangerous Goods 

Standards 

NATDGS 

Organization for Economic Cooperation and 

Development 

OECD 

Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology 

Society of North America 

RESNA 

Society of Automotive Engineers SAE 

Transportation Research Board TRB 

United Nations Committee on the Transport of 

Dangerous Goods 

UNTDG 

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe WP 

.29/GRSP 

UNECE 

6. Please use this box to provide any additional comments on how your agency currently 

reports its use of voluntary consensus standards:

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No N/As. 

6-1. Does your agency report: (a) Only the first time use of standards; (b) Continued use 

of standards; (c) Both first-time and continued use of standards; or (d) Not applicable? 

C 

6-2. Does your agency report: (a) The total number of standards it uses; (b) Each instance 

where the agency uses (i.e. references) a standard; (c) Both the total number and each 

instance; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-3. Does your agency report multiple editions of a single standard as one standard use or 

as multiple standards used: (a) Single; (b) Multiple; (c) Both; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-4. Does your agency report standards that it uses for guidance purposes (as opposed 

compliance purposes): (a) Yes; (b) No; (c) Not applicable? 

No 

6-5. Does your agency report use of standards from non-ANSI accredited standards 

developers, industry consortia groups, or both: (a) non-ANSI Accredited; (b) Consortia; 

(c) Both; (d) Neither; or (e) Not applicable? 

C 

7. Please provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of Circular A-119 policy and 

recommendations for any changes:

DOT believes that Circular A-119 is working effectively and that the use of voluntary 

standards can save both time and money for regulatory agencies. We have no 

recommendation to change the Circular at this time. 

8. Please provide any conformity assessment activities in which your agency was 

involved in FY 2004 as described in the Federal Register Vol. 65, No. 155, Thursday 

August 10, 2000 - Guidance on Federal Conformity Assessment Activities:

The Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) conformity assessment activities are visible 

internationally through expanded efforts in the area of safe, uniform international 

transport of hazardous materials by participation in the Canadian General Standards 

Board Tank Car Committee and the ASME Transportation Pressure Vessel Committee, 

as well as continuing to participate in the NATDGS Working Group and the AAR Tank 

Car Committee. 

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Participation in voluntary consensus standards bodies as well as in numerous committees 

and sub-committees of those bodies gives FRA access to the developmental stages of 

private sector conformity assessment standards to make sure the agency viewpoint is 

considered in the development of their standards. 

9. Please provide any examples or case studies of standards successes:

Federal Highway Administration – Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Standards 

Program: The National Transportation Communications for ITS Protocol (NTCIP) has 

the following case studies of standards successes available for the ITS Standards 

community on their web site at: www.ntcip.org. 

• NTCIP 9002 – Virginia State DOT Statewide DMS Project 

• NTCIP 9003 - Washington State DOT NTCIP VMS Software Upgrade 

• NTCIP 9004 - City of Phoenix, Arizona - Phoenix Advanced Transportation 

Management System 

• NTCIP 9005 - Texas Department of Transportation Statewide Center-to-Center 

Software and Systems Integration 

• NTCIP 9006 - City of Lakewood, Colorado - Lakewood Advanced Traffic Management 

System 

• NTCIP 9007 - City of Mesa, Arizona - Signal System Upgrade 

• NTCIP 9008 – Minnesota DOT Statewide R/WIS Project 

• NTCIP 9009 - Washington State Department of Transportation - Statewide ESS 

Procurement 

10. Please provide any other comments you would like to share on behalf of your agency:

The DOT operating administrations offer no additional comments. 

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Department of the Treasury

1. Please list the government unique standards used in lieu of voluntary standards during 

FY 2004?

0 

2. Please list the voluntary consensus standards substituted for government unique 

standards during FY 2004?

0 

3. Please provide the number of voluntary consensus standards used during FY 2004?

5 

4. Please provide the number of agency employees participating in voluntary consensus 

standards activities during FY 2004?

5 

5. Please enter the voluntary consensus standards bodies in which your agency 

participated in during FY 2004?

5 

Voluntary Consensus Standards Body Acronym

American National Standards Institute ANSI 

Federal Public Key Infrastructure Technical Working 

group 

PKIWG 

Federal Public Key Steering Committe FPKISC 

Organization for the dvancement of structured 

Information Standards 

OASIS 

United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and 

Electronic Business 

UNI/CEFACT 

6. Please use this box to provide any additional comments on how your agency currently 

reports its use of voluntary consensus standards:

o no further comment 

6-1. Does your agency report: (a) Only the first time use of standards; (b) Continued use 

of standards; (c) Both first-time and continued use of standards; or (d) Not applicable? 

C 

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6-2. Does your agency report: (a) The total number of standards it uses; (b) Each instance 

where the agency uses (i.e. references) a standard; (c) Both the total number and each 

instance; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-3. Does your agency report multiple editions of a single standard as one standard use or 

as multiple standards used: (a) Single; (b) Multiple; (c) Both; or (d) Not applicable? 

B 

6-4. Does your agency report standards that it uses for guidance purposes (as opposed 

compliance purposes): (a) Yes; (b) No; (c) Not applicable? 

Yes 

6-5. Does your agency report use of standards from non-ANSI accredited standards 

developers, industry consortia groups, or both: (a) non-ANSI Accredited; (b) Consortia; 

(c) Both; (d) Neither; or (e) Not applicable? 

D 

7. Please provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of Circular A-119 policy and 

recommendations for any changes:

We believe the guidelines prescribed in Circular 119 are effective. Circular A-119 has 

placed the focus on using voluntary standards as opposed to the development of 

gevernment-unique standards. Wide use of voluntary standards promotes the 

development of an increased use of standards compliant products facilitating the use of 

new technology and increased flexibility to meet new requirements. 

8. Please provide any conformity assessment activities in which your agency was 

involved in FY 2004 as described in the Federal Register Vol. 65, No. 155, Thursday 

August 10, 2000 - Guidance on Federal Conformity Assessment Activities:

None 

9. Please provide any examples or case studies of standards successes:

None 

10. Please provide any other comments you would like to share on behalf of your agency:

No additional comments 

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Department of Veterans Affairs

1. Please list the government unique standards used in lieu of voluntary standards during 

FY 2004?

0 

2. Please list the voluntary consensus standards substituted for government unique 

standards during FY 2004?

0 

3. Please provide the number of voluntary consensus standards used during FY 2004?

0 

4. Please provide the number of agency employees participating in voluntary consensus 

standards activities during FY 2004?

4 

5. Please enter the voluntary consensus standards bodies in which your agency 

participated in during FY 2004?

18 

Voluntary Consensus Standards Body Acronym

American Industrial Hygiene Association AIHA 

American Institute of Timber Construction AITC 

American National Metric Council ANMC 

American National Standards Institute ANSI 

American Society for Testing and Materials ASTM 

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and AirConditioning Engineers ASHRAE 

American Society of Hospital Engineers ASHE 

American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME 

American Society of Safety Engineers ASSE 

Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association BHMA 

Federal Facilities Council FFC 

Government Electronics & Information Technology GEITA 

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Association 

Interagency Committee on Seismic Safety in 

Construction 

ICSS 

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare 

Organizations 

JCAHO 

National Fire Protection Association NFPA 

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health NIOSH 

National Institute of Building Sciences NIBS 

Uniform Building Code UBC 

6. Please use this box to provide any additional comments on how your agency currently 

reports its use of voluntary consensus standards:

The Veterans Health Administration accepts and conforms to standards developed by the 

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization (JCAHO) for Veterans 

Affairs (VA) health care facilities. Voluntary consensus standard requirements are 

utilized in the regulatory, contractual and grants determinations executed by the Veterans 

Health Administration. 

6-1. Does your agency report: (a) Only the first time use of standards; (b) Continued use 

of standards; (c) Both first-time and continued use of standards; or (d) Not applicable? 

C 

6-2. Does your agency report: (a) The total number of standards it uses; (b) Each instance 

where the agency uses (i.e. references) a standard; (c) Both the total number and each 

instance; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-3. Does your agency report multiple editions of a single standard as one standard use or 

as multiple standards used: (a) Single; (b) Multiple; (c) Both; or (d) Not applicable? 

B 

6-4. Does your agency report standards that it uses for guidance purposes (as opposed 

compliance purposes): (a) Yes; (b) No; (c) Not applicable? 

Yes 

6-5. Does your agency report use of standards from non-ANSI accredited standards 

developers, industry consortia groups, or both: (a) non-ANSI Accredited; (b) Consortia; 

(c) Both; (d) Neither; or (e) Not applicable? 

A 

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7. Please provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of Circular A-119 policy and 

recommendations for any changes:

The Department of Veterans Affairs, has no comments or recommendations for changes 

at this time. 

8. Please provide any conformity assessment activities in which your agency was 

involved in FY 2004 as described in the Federal Register Vol. 65, No. 155, Thursday 

August 10, 2000 - Guidance on Federal Conformity Assessment Activities:

The VA does not engage in conformity assessments activities. VA strives to use industry 

based standards and commercial off-the-shelf products. 

9. Please provide any examples or case studies of standards successes:

No comment 

10. Please provide any other comments you would like to share on behalf of your agency:

Federal regulations prescribe standards that must be used (e.g., OSHA monitoring 

sampling standards and EPA laboratory standards). Regardless of what may be developed 

by conformity assessment, VA is not relieved of its obligation to use standards prescribed 

by regulations. When not obligated to use prescribed regulatory or other (e.g., JCAHO) 

standard, VA organizations must retain the flexibility to use the standard that best meets 

its programmatic needs.

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Appendix E – Individual, Unabridged Commission and other Agency Reports 

Note: This appendix contains the unabridged Commission and other agency reports as 

they were submitted to NIST.

Agency for International Development

1. Please list the government unique standards used in lieu of voluntary standards during 

FY 2004?

0 

2. Please list the voluntary consensus standards substituted for government unique 

standards during FY 2004?

0 

3. Please provide the number of voluntary consensus standards used during FY 2004?

0 

4. Please provide the number of agency employees participating in voluntary consensus 

standards activities during FY 2004?

0 

5. Please enter the voluntary consensus standards bodies in which your agency 

participated in during FY 2004?

0 

6. Please use this box to provide any additional comments on how your agency currently 

reports its use of voluntary consensus standards:

Our agency does not participate in work that requires use of standards from non-ANSI 

accredited standards developers, industry consortia, or groups. 

6-1. Does your agency report: (a) Only the first time use of standards; (b) Continued use 

of standards; (c) Both first-time and continued use of standards; or (d) Not applicable? 

C 

6-2. Does your agency report: (a) The total number of standards it uses; (b) Each instance 

where the agency uses (i.e. references) a standard; (c) Both the total number and each 

instance; or (d) Not applicable? 

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B 

6-3. Does your agency report multiple editions of a single standard as one standard use or 

as multiple standards used: (a) Single; (b) Multiple; (c) Both; or (d) Not applicable? 

B 

6-4. Does your agency report standards that it uses for guidance purposes (as opposed 

compliance purposes): (a) Yes; (b) No; (c) Not applicable? 

No 

6-5. Does your agency report use of standards from non-ANSI accredited standards 

developers, industry consortia groups, or both: (a) non-ANSI Accredited; (b) Consortia; 

(c) Both; (d) Neither; or (e) Not applicable? 

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7. Please provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of Circular A-119 policy and 

recommendations for any changes:

USAID has no recommendations for changing Circular A-119. 

8. Please provide any conformity assessment activities in which your agency was 

involved in FY 2004 as described in the Federal Register Vol. 65, No. 155, Thursday 

August 10, 2000 - Guidance on Federal Conformity Assessment Activities:

USAID participates in the Contractor Performance Reporting system developed and 

managed by the National Institutes for Health, including participating as a member of the 

committee that determines information requirements. This may be considered a 

conformity assessment activity since it is standardizing the way that the participating 

agencies assess contractors' performance. 

9. Please provide any examples or case studies of standards successes:

Nothing to report for FY 2004. 

10. Please provide any other comments you would like to share on behalf of your agency:

No general comments about this reporting tool. 

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Consumer Product Safety Commission

1. Please list the government unique standards used in lieu of voluntary standards during 

FY 2004? 

2 

1) Government Standard: CPSC CFR Parts 1213, 1500, and 

1513 [Incorporated: 2000] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASTM F1427-96 The CPSC rule goes beyond the provisions of the ASTM 

voluntary standard to provide increased protection to 

children from the risk of death and serious injury from 

entrapment. 

 

 

2) Government Standard: FR/Vol. 68, No. 75/Friday, April 18, 2003, pp. 

19142-19147, Metal-Cored Candlewicks Containing Lead and Candles With 

Such Wicks [Incorporated: 2003] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

Voices of Safety 

International (VOSI) 

standard on lead in 

candle wicks 

 The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission found 

that the VOSI standard is technically unsound, and thus 

would not result in the elimination or adequate reduction 

of the risk, and that substantial compliance with it is 

unlikely. See FR/Vol. 68, No. 75/Friday, April 18, 2003, 

pp. 19145-19146, paragraph H2, Voluntary Standards 

for further information on this finding. 

 

 

2. Please list the voluntary consensus standards substituted for government unique 

standards during FY 2004?

0 

3. Please provide the number of voluntary consensus standards used during FY 2004?

0 

4. Please provide the number of agency employees participating in voluntary consensus 

standards activities during FY 2004?

30 

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5. Please enter the voluntary consensus standards bodies in which your agency 

participated in during FY 2004?

8 

Voluntary Consensus Standards Body Acronym

American National Standards Institute ANSI 

American Society for Testing and Materials International ASTMI 

American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME 

Canadian Standards Association CSA 

National Fire Protection Association NFPA 

Specialty Vehicle Institute of America SVIA 

Underwriters Laboratories UL 

Window Covering Manufacturers Association WCMA 

6. Please use this box to provide any additional comments on how your agency currently 

reports its use of voluntary consensus standards:

No comment 

6-1. Does your agency report: (a) Only the first time use of standards; (b) Continued use 

of standards; (c) Both first-time and continued use of standards; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-2. Does your agency report: (a) The total number of standards it uses; (b) Each instance 

where the agency uses (i.e. references) a standard; (c) Both the total number and each 

instance; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-3. Does your agency report multiple editions of a single standard as one standard use or 

as multiple standards used: (a) Single; (b) Multiple; (c) Both; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-4. Does your agency report standards that it uses for guidance purposes (as opposed 

compliance purposes): (a) Yes; (b) No; (c) Not applicable? 

No 

6-5. Does your agency report use of standards from non-ANSI accredited standards 

developers, industry consortia groups, or both: (a) non-ANSI Accredited; (b) Consortia; 

(c) Both; (d) Neither; or (e) Not applicable? 

A 

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7. Please provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of Circular A-119 policy and 

recommendations for any changes:

During FY 2004, the Commission's efforts to enhance voluntary safety standards 

development was complemented by the overall Federal policy set forth in the Circular. 

There are no recommendations for changes in the Circular at this time. 

8. Please provide any conformity assessment activities in which your agency was 

involved in FY 2004 as described in the Federal Register Vol. 65, No. 155, Thursday 

August 10, 2000 - Guidance on Federal Conformity Assessment Activities:

None 

9. Please provide any examples or case studies of standards successes:

The CPSC staff provided technical support to the development of 28 new, revised, or 

reaffirmed voluntary consumer product safety standards which were completed in FY 

2004. The Commission staff participated in 69 voluntary standards development projects 

during FY 2004. 

10. Please provide any other comments you would like to share on behalf of your agency:

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA), as amended, requires the Commission to 

defer to issued voluntary standards, rather than promulgate mandatory standards, when 

the voluntary standards will eliminate or adequately reduce the risk of injury addressed 

and it is likely that there will be substantial compliance with the voluntary standards. In 

addition, the Commission is required, after any notice or advance notice of proposed 

rulemaking, to provide technical and administrative assistance to persons or groups who 

propose to develop or modify an appropriate voluntary standard. Additionally, the 

Commission is encouraged to provide technical and administrative assistance to groups 

developing product safety standards and test methods, taking into account Commission 

resources and priorities. 

Since its inception in 1973, the Commission has promoted the development of voluntary 

product safety standards. Policy statements in support of voluntary standards were 

published by the CPSC in 1975 and 1978. These policy statements were updated in 1988 

(16 U.S.C. 1031), and a staff directive on implementation of portions of these policy 

statements was promulgated in 1989 and updated in October 2001. Since the principles 

set forth in the OMB Circular A-119 Rev. were published, the Commission has 

consistently supported them. 

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Environmental Protection Agency

1. Please list the government unique standards used in lieu of voluntary standards during 

FY 2004?

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1) Government Standard: 40 CFR 89 - Control of Emissions from New and 

In-Use Non-Road Compression Ignition Engines [Incorporated: 1999] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ISO 8178 - Reciprocating Internal 

Combustion Engines, Exhaust 

Emission Measurement 

Procedures would be impractical 

because they rely too heavily on 

reference testing conditions. Agency 

decides instead to continue to rely on 

procedures outlined in 40 CFR Part 

90. 

 

 

2) Government Standard: 40 CFR 90 - Control of Emission from Non-Road 

Spark Ignition Engines at or below 19KV [Incorporated: 1999] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ISO 8178 - Reciprocating Internal 

Combustion Engines, Exhaust 

Emission Measurement 

Procedures would be impractical 

because they rely too heavily on 

reference testing conditions. Agency 

decides instead to continue to rely on 

procedures outlined in 40 CFR Part 

90. 

 

 

3) Government Standard: 40 CFR 92 - Control of Air Pollution from 

Locomotives and Locomotive Engines [Incorporated: 1999] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ISO 8178 - Reciprocating Internal 

Combustion Engines, Exhaust 

Emission Measurement 

Procedures would be impractical 

because they rely too heavily on 

reference testing conditions. Agency 

decides instead to continue to rely on 

procedures outlined in 40 CFR Part 

90. 

 

 

4) Government Standard: EPA Method 1 – Traverse Points, Stationary 

Sources [Incorporated: 2001] 

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Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASTM D3154-00, Standard Method for 

Average Velocity in a Duct (Pitot Tube 

Method) 

1. The standard appears to lack in 

quality control and quality assurance 

requirements. It does not include the 

following: (1) Proof that openings of 

standard pitot tube have not plugged 

during the test; (2) if differential 

pressure gauges other than inclined 

manometers (e.g., magnehelic 

gauges) are used, their calibration 

must be checked after each test 

series; and (3) the frequency and 

validity range for calibration of the 

temperature sensors. 2. They are too 

general, too broad, or not sufficiently 

detailed to assure compliance with 

EPA regulatory requirements. 

 

ASTM D3154-91 (1995), Standard 

Method for Average Velocity in a Duct 

(Pitot Tube Method) 

Is too general, too broad, or not 

sufficiently detailed to assure 

compliance with EPA regulatory 

requirements. 

 

 

5) Government Standard: EPA Method 10 - Carbon Monoxide, 

NDIR [Incorporated: 1999] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASTM D3162 (1994) Standard Test 

Method for Carbon Monoxide in the 

Atmosphere (Continuous Measurement 

by Non-dispersive Infrared 

Spectrometry) 

This ASTM standard, which is stated 

to be applicable in the range of 0.5-

100 ppm CO, does not cover the 

range of EPA Method 10 (20-1,000 

ppm CO) at the upper end (but states 

that it has a lower limit of sensitivity). 

Also, ASTM D3162 does not provide a 

procedure to remove carbon dioxide 

interference. Therefore, this ASTM 

standard is not appropriate for 

combustion source conditions. In 

terms of non-dispersive infrared 

instrument performance specifications, 

ASTM D3162 has much higher 

maximum allowable rise and fall times 

(5 minutes) than EPA Method 10 

(which has 30 seconds). 

 

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CAN/CSA Z223.21-M1978, Method for 

the Measurement of Carbon Monoxide: 

3—Method of Analysis by NonDispersive Infrared Spectrometry 

1. This standard is lacking in the 

following areas: (1) Sampling 

procedures; (2) procedures to correct 

for the carbon dioxide concentration; 

(3) instructions to correct the gas 

volume if CO2 traps are used; (4) 

specifications to certify the calibration 

gases are within 2 percent of the 

target concentration; (5) mandatory 

instrument performance characteristics 

(e.g., rise time, fall time, zero drift, 

span drift, precision); (6) quantitative 

specification of the span value 

maximum as compared to the 

measured value: The standard 

specifies that the instruments should 

be compatible with the concentration 

of gases to be measured, whereas 

EPA Method 10 specifies that the 

instrument span value should be no 

more than 1.5 times the source 

performance standard. 2. Is too 

general, too broad, or not sufficiently 

detailed to assure compliance with 

EPA regulatory requirements. 

 

 

6) Government Standard: EPA Method 101 - Mercury Emissions, ChlorAlkali Plants (Air) [Incorporated: 2001] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASTM D6216-98 - Standard Practice 

for Opacity Monitor Manufacturers to 

Certify Conformance with Design and 

Performance Specifications. 

The EPA is incorporating ASTM 

D6216 (manufacturers certification) by 

reference into EPA Performance 

Specification 1, Sect. 5 & 6 in another 

rulemaking. ASTM D6216 does not 

address all the requirements specified 

in PS-1. 

 

 

7) Government Standard: EPA Method 101a - Mercury Emissions 

Sewer/Sludge Incinerator [Incorporated: 2001] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASTM D6216-98 - Standard Practice 

for Opacity Monitor Manufacturers to 

The EPA is incorporating ASTM 

D6216 (manufacturers certification) by 

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Certify Conformance with Design and 

Performance Specifications. 

reference into EPA Performance 

Specification 1, Sect. 5 & 6 in another 

rulemaking. ASTM D6216 does not 

address all the requirements specified 

in PS-1. 

 

 

8) Government Standard: EPA Method 10A – Carbon Monoxide for 

Certifying CEMS [Incorporated: 2001] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

CAN/CSA Z223.21-M1978, Method for 

the Measurement of Carbon Monoxide: 

3—Method of Analysis by NonDispersive Infrared Spectrometry. 

1. It is lacking in the following areas: 

(1) Sampling procedures; (2) 

procedures to correct for the carbon 

dioxide concentration; (3) instructions 

to correct the gas volume if CO2 traps 

are used; (4) specifications to certify 

the calibration gases are within 2 

percent of the target concentration; (5) 

mandatory instrument performance 

characteristics (e.g., rise time, fall 

time, zero drift, span drift, precision); 

(6) quantitative specification of the 

span value maximum as compared to 

the measured value: The standard 

specifies that the instruments should 

be compatible with the concentration 

of gases to be measured, whereas 

EPA Method 10 specifies that the 

instrument span value should be no 

more than 1.5 times the source 

performance standard. 2. Is too 

general, too broad, or not sufficiently 

detailed to assure compliance with 

EPA regulatory requirements. 

 

 

9) Government Standard: EPA Method 12 – Inorganic Lead, Stationary 

Sources [Incorporated: 2000] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASTM D4358-94 (1999), Standard Test 

Method for Lead and Chromium in Air 

Particulate Filter Samples of Lead 

Chromate Type Pigment Dusts by 

Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy 

These ASTM standards do not require 

the use of glass fiber filters as in EPA 

Method 12 and require the use of 

significantly different digestion 

procedures that appear to be milder 

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than the EPA Method 12 digestion 

procedure. For these reasons, these 

ASTM standards cannot be 

considered equivalent to EPA Method 

12. Also, the subject ASTM standards 

do not require the use of hydrogen 

fluoride (HF) as in EPA Method 29 

and, therefore, they cannot be used 

for the preparation, digestion, and 

analysis of Method 29 samples. 

Additionally, Method 29 requires the 

use of a glass fiber filter, whereas 

these three ASTM standards require 

cellulose filters and other probable 

nonglass fiber media, which cannot be 

considered equivalent to EPA Method 

29. 

 

ASTM E1741-95 (1995), Standard 

Practice for Preparation of Airborne 

Particulate Lead Samples Collected 

During Abatement and Construction 

Activities for Subsequent Analysis by 

Atomic Spectrometry 

These ASTM standards do not require 

the use of glass fiber filters as in EPA 

Method 12 and require the use of 

significantly different digestion 

procedures that appear to be milder 

than the EPA Method 12 digestion 

procedure. For these reasons, these 

ASTM standards cannot be 

considered equivalent to EPA Method 

12. Also, the subject ASTM standards 

do not require the use of hydrogen 

fluoride (HF) as in EPA Method 29 

and, therefore, they cannot be used 

for the preparation, digestion, and 

analysis of Method 29 samples. 

Additionally, Method 29 requires the 

use of a glass fiber filter, whereas 

these three ASTM standards require 

cellulose filters and other probable 

nonglass fiber media, which cannot be 

considered equivalent to EPA Method 

29. 

 

ASTM E1979-98 (1998), Standard 

Practice for Ultrasonic Extraction of 

Paint, Dust, Soil, and Air Samples for 

Subsequent Determination of Lead 

These ASTM standards do not require 

the use of glass fiber filters as in EPA 

Method 12 and require the use of 

significantly different digestion 

procedures that appear to be milder 

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than the EPA Method 12 digestion 

procedure. For these reasons, these 

ASTM standards cannot be 

considered equivalent to EPA Method 

12. Also, the subject ASTM standards 

do not require the use of hydrogen 

fluoride (HF) as in EPA Method 29 

and, therefore, they cannot be used 

for the preparation, digestion, and 

analysis of Method 29 samples. 

Additionally, Method 29 requires the 

use of a glass fiber filter, whereas 

these three ASTM standards require 

cellulose filters and other probable 

nonglass fiber media, which cannot be 

considered equivalent to EPA Method 

29. 

 

 

10) Government Standard: EPA Method 15 - Hydrogen Sulfide/Carbon 

Disulfide/Carbon Sulfide [Incorporated: 1999] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASME C00031 or PTC 19-10-1981 - 

Part 10 Flue and Exhaust Gas 

Analyses 

Too broad to be useful in regulatory 

sense. Covers Methods 3, 6, 7, and 15 

with variants. 

 

ASTM D4323-84 (1997) - Standard 

Test Method for Hydrogen Sulfide in 

the Atmosphere by Rate of Change of 

Reflectance 

ASTM D4323 only applies to 

concentrations of H2S from 1 ppb to 3 

ppm without dilution. Many QC items 

are missing, such as calibration drift 

and sample line losses. The calibration 

curve is determined with only one 

point. 

 

 

11) Government Standard: EPA Method 1650 - Organic Halides, 

Absorbable (AOX) [Incorporated: 1998] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ISO, DIN, SCAN, and Standard 

Methods (SM 5320) 

EPA decided to use EPA Method 

1650. This Method was developed by 

drawing on various procedures 

contained in the methods of voluntary 

consensus standards bodies and other 

standards developers, such as ISO, 

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DIN, SCAN, and Standard Methods 

(SM 5320). However, none of these 

more narrowly focused voluntary 

consensus standards contained the 

standardized quality control and 

quality control compliance criteria that 

EPA requires for data verification and 

validation in its water programs. 

Therefore, EPA found none of these 

VCS standing alone to meet EPA’s 

needs. 

 

 

12) Government Standard: EPA Method 17 - Particle Matter (PM) In Stack 

Filtration [Incorporated: 2001] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASME C00049 EPA looked at this standard for both 

Pulp and Paper Hazardous Air 

Pollutant rules and for the Small 

Municipal Waste Combustion rule. 

Contains sampling options beyond 

which would be considered acceptable 

for Method 5. 

 

ASTM D3685/3685M-95 - Standard 

Test method for Sampling and 

Determination of Particle Matter in 

Stack Gases 

EPA looked at this standard for both 

Pulp and Paper Hazardous Air 

Pollutant rules and for the Small 

Municipal Waste Combustion rule. 

Contains sampling options beyond 

which would be considered acceptable 

for Method 5. 

 

 

13) Government Standard: EPA Method 18 - VOC/GC [Incorporated: 1999]

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASTM D6060-96 (in review 2000) - 

Practice for Sampling of Process Vents 

with a Portable Gas Chromatography 

This standard lacks key quality control 

and assurance that is required for EPA 

Method 18. For example: lacks 

acceptance criteria for calibration, 

details on using other collection media 

(e.g. solid sorbents), and reporting/ 

documentation requirements. 

 

 

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14) Government Standard: EPA Method 180.1 - Turbidity 

Nephelometric [Incorporated: 1999] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ISO 7027 - Water Quality 

Determination of Turbidity 

EPA has no data upon which to 

evaluate whether the separate 90 

degrees scattered or transmitted light 

measurement evaluations according to 

the ISO 7027 method would produce 

results that are equivalent to results 

produced by the other methods. 

 

 

15) Government Standard: EPA Method 2 – Velocity and S-type 

Pitot [Incorporated: 1999] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASTM 3796-90 (1998), Standard 

Practice for Calibration of Type S Pitot 

Tubes 

They are too general, too broad, or not 

sufficiently detailed to assure 

compliance with EPA regulatory 

requirements. 

 

ASTM D3154-00, Standard Method for 

Average Velocity in a Duct (Pitot Tube 

Method) 

1. The standard appears to lack in 

quality control and quality assurance 

requirements. It does not include the 

following: (1) Proof that openings of 

standard pitot tube have not plugged 

during the test; (2) if differential 

pressure gauges other than inclined 

manometers (e.g., magnehelic 

gauges) are used, their calibration 

must be checked after each test 

series; and (3) the frequency and 

validity range for calibration of the 

temperature sensors. 2. They are too 

general, too broad, or not sufficiently 

detailed to assure compliance with 

EPA regulatory requirements. 

 

ASTM D3154-91 (1995), Standard 

Method for Average Velocity in a Duct 

(Pitot Tube Method) 

Is too general, too broad, or not 

sufficiently detailed to assure 

compliance with EPA regulatory 

requirements. 

 

ASTM D3464-96 (2001), Standard Test 

Method Average Velocity in a Duct 

Using a Thermal Anemometer 

Applicability specifications are not 

clearly defined, e.g., range of gas 

composition, temperature limits. Also, 

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the lack of supporting quality 

assurance data for the calibration 

procedures and specifications, and 

certain variability issues that are not 

adequately addressed by the standard 

limit EPA's ability to make a definitive 

comparison of the method in these 

areas. 

 

ISO 10780:1994, Stationary Source 

Emissions-- Measurement of Velocity 

and Volume Flowrate of Gas Streams 

in Ducts 

The standard recommends the use of 

an L-shaped pitot, which historically 

has not been recommended by EPA. 

The EPA specifies the S-type design, 

which has large openings that are less 

likely to plug up with dust. 

 

 

16) Government Standard: EPA Method 21 - Volatile Organic Compound 

(VOC) Leaks [Incorporated: 2003] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASTM E1211-97 - Standard Practice 

for Leak Detection and Location Using 

Surface-Mounted Acoustic Emission 

Sensors 

This standard will detect leaks but not 

classify the leak as VOC, as in EPA 

Method 21. In addition, in order to 

detect the VOC concentration of a 

known VOC leak, the acoustic signal 

would need to be calibrated against a 

primary instrument. Background noise 

interference in some source situations 

could also make this standard difficult 

to use effectively. 

 

 

17) Government Standard: EPA Method 23 – Dioxin and Furan (PCDD and 

PCDF) [Incorporated: 1999] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

European Committee for 

Standardization (CEN) EN 1948-3 

(1997), Determination of the Mass 

Concentration of PCDD'S/PCDF'S--

Part 3: Identification and Quantification 

Is too general, too broad, or not 

sufficiently detailed to assure 

compliance with EPA regulatory 

requirements. 

 

 

18) Government Standard: EPA Method 24 – Surface Coatings, Volatile 

Matter Content [Incorporated: 1998] 

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Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ISO 11890-1 (2000) part 1, Paints and 

Varnishes--Determination of Volatile 

Organic Compound (VOC) ContentDifference Method 

Measured nonvolatile matter content 

can vary with experimental factors 

such as temperature, length of heating 

period, size of weighing dish, and size 

of sample. The standard ISO 11890-1 

allows for different dish weights and 

sample sizes than the one size (58 

millimeters in diameter and sample 

size of 0.5 gram) of EPA Method 24. 

The standard ISO 11890-1 also allows 

for different oven temperatures and 

heating times depending on the type 

of coating, whereas EPA Method 24 

requires 60 minutes heating at 110 

degrees Celcius at all times. Because 

the EPA Method 24 test conditions 

and procedures define volatile matter, 

ISO 11890-1 is unacceptable as an 

alternative because of its different test 

conditions. 

 

ISO 11890-2 (2000) Part 2, Paints and 

Varnishes--Determination of Volatile 

Organic Compound (VOC) ContentGas Chromatographic Method 

ISO 11890-2 only measures the VOC 

added to the coating and would not 

measure any VOC generated from the 

curing of the coating. The EPA Method 

24 does measure cure VOC, which 

can be significant in some cases, and, 

therefore, ISO 11890-2 is not an 

acceptable alternative to this EPA 

method. 

 

 

19) Government Standard: EPA Method 25 – Gaseous Nonmethane 

Organic Emissions [Incorporated: 2001] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

EN 12619:1999 Stationary Source 

Emissions--Determination of the Mass 

Concentration of Total Gaseous 

Organic Carbon at Low Concentrations 

in Flue Gases--Continuous Flame 

Ionization Detector Method 

The standards do not apply to solvent 

process vapors in concentrations 

greater than 40 ppm (EN 12619) and 

10 ppm carbon (ISO 14965). Methods 

whose upper limits are this low are too 

limited to be useful in measuring 

source emissions, which are expected 

to be much higher. 

 

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ISO 14965:2000(E) Air Quality--

Determination of Total Nonmethane 

Organic Compounds--Cryogenic 

Preconcentration and Direct Flame 

Ionization Method 

The standards do not apply to solvent 

process vapors in concentrations 

greater than 40 ppm (EN 12619) and 

10 ppm carbon (ISO 14965). Methods 

whose upper limits are this low are too 

limited to be useful in measuring 

source emissions, which are expected 

to be much higher. 

 

 

20) Government Standard: EPA Method 25A – Gaseous Organic 

Concentration, Flame Ionization [Incorporated: 2001] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

EN 12619:1999 Stationary Source 

Emissions--Determination of the Mass 

Concentration of Total Gaseous 

Organic Carbon at Low Concentrations 

in Flue Gases--Continuous Flame 

Ionization Detector Method 

The standards do not apply to solvent 

process vapors in concentrations 

greater than 40 ppm (EN 12619) and 

10 ppm carbon (ISO 14965). Methods 

whose upper limits are this low are too 

limited to be useful in measuring 

source emissions, which are expected 

to be much higher. 

 

ISO 14965:2000(E) Air Quality--

Determination of Total Nonmethane 

Organic Compounds--Cryogenic 

Preconcentration and Direct Flame 

Ionization Method 

The standards do not apply to solvent 

process vapors in concentrations 

greater than 40 ppm (EN 12619) and 

10 ppm carbon (ISO 14965). Methods 

whose upper limits are this low are too 

limited to be useful in measuring 

source emissions, which are expected 

to be much higher. 

 

 

21) Government Standard: EPA Method 26 – Hydrogen Chloride, Halides, 

Halogens Emissions [Incorporated: 1999] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

EN 1911-1,2,3 (1998), Stationary 

Source Emissions-- Manual Method of 

Determination of HCl--Part 1: Sampling 

of Gases Ratified European Text--Part 

2: Gaseous Compounds Absorption 

Ratified European Text-- Part 3: 

Adsorption Solutions Analysis and 

Calculatio 

Part 3 of this standard cannot be 

considered equivalent to EPA Method 

26 or 26A because the sample 

absorbing solution (water) would be 

expected to capture both HCl and Cl2 

gas, if present, without the ability to 

distinguish between the two. The EPA 

Methods 26 and 26A use an acidified 

absorbing solution to first separate HCl 

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and Cl2 gas so that they can be 

selectively absorbed, analyzed, and 

reported separately. In addition, in EN 

1911 the absorption efficiency for Cl2 

gas would be expected to vary as the 

pH of the water changed during 

sampling. 

 

 

22) Government Standard: EPA Method 26A – Hydrogen Halide and 

Halogen, Isokinetic [Incorporated: 1999] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

EN 1911-1,2,3 (1998), Stationary 

Source Emissions-- Manual Method of 

Determination of HCl--Part 1: Sampling 

of Gases Ratified European Text--Part 

2: Gaseous Compounds Absorption 

Ratified European Text-- Part 3: 

Adsorption Solutions Analysis and 

Calculatio 

Part 3 of this standard cannot be 

considered equivalent to EPA Method 

26 or 26A because the sample 

absorbing solution (water) would be 

expected to capture both HCl and Cl2 

gas, if present, without the ability to 

distinguish between the two. The EPA 

Methods 26 and 26A use an acidified 

absorbing solution to first separate HCl 

and Cl2 gas so that they can be 

selectively absorbed, analyzed, and 

reported separately. In addition, in EN 

1911 the absorption efficiency for Cl2 

gas would be expected to vary as the 

pH of the water changed during 

sampling. 

 

 

23) Government Standard: EPA Method 28 (Section 10.1) – Wood Heaters, 

Certificate and Auditing [Incorporated: 2003] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASME Power Test Codes, Supplement 

on Instruments and Apparatus, part 5, 

Measurement of Quantity of Materials, 

Chapter 1, Weighing Scales 

It does not specify the number of initial 

calibration weights to be used nor a 

specific pretest weight procedure. 

 

ASTM E319-85 (Reapproved 1997), 

Standard Practice for the Evaluation of 

Single-Pan Mechanical Balances 

This standard is not a complete 

weighing procedure because it does 

not include a pretest procedure. 

 

 

24) Government Standard: EPA Method 29 – Metals Emissions from 

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Stationary Sources [Incorporated: 2001] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASTM D4358-94 (1999), Standard Test 

Method for Lead and Chromium in Air 

Particulate Filter Samples of Lead 

Chromate Type Pigment Dusts by 

Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy 

These ASTM standards do not require 

the use of glass fiber filters as in EPA 

Method 12 and require the use of 

significantly different digestion 

procedures that appear to be milder 

than the EPA Method 12 digestion 

procedure. For these reasons, these 

ASTM standards cannot be 

considered equivalent to EPA Method 

12. Also, the subject ASTM standards 

do not require the use of hydrogen 

fluoride (HF) as in EPA Method 29 

and, therefore, they cannot be used 

for the preparation, digestion, and 

analysis of Method 29 samples. 

Additionally, Method 29 requires the 

use of a glass fiber filter, whereas 

these three ASTM standards require 

cellulose filters and other probable 

nonglass fiber media, which cannot be 

considered equivalent to EPA Method 

29. 

 

ASTM E1741-95 (1995), Standard 

Practice for Preparation of Airborne 

Particulate Lead Samples Collected 

During Abatement and Construction 

Activities for Subsequent Analysis by 

Atomic Spectrometry 

These ASTM standards do not require 

the use of glass fiber filters as in EPA 

Method 12 and require the use of 

significantly different digestion 

procedures that appear to be milder 

than the EPA Method 12 digestion 

procedure. For these reasons, these 

ASTM standards cannot be 

considered equivalent to EPA Method 

12. Also, the subject ASTM standards 

do not require the use of hydrogen 

fluoride (HF) as in EPA Method 29 

and, therefore, they cannot be used 

for the preparation, digestion, and 

analysis of Method 29 samples. 

Additionally, Method 29 requires the 

use of a glass fiber filter, whereas 

these three ASTM standards require 

cellulose filters and other probable 

nonglass fiber media, which cannot be 

considered equivalent to EPA Method 

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29. 

 

ASTM E1979-98 (1998), Standard 

Practice for Ultrasonic Extraction of 

Paint, Dust, Soil, and Air Samples for 

Subsequent Determination of Lead 

These ASTM standards do not require 

the use of glass fiber filters as in EPA 

Method 12 and require the use of 

significantly different digestion 

procedures that appear to be milder 

than the EPA Method 12 digestion 

procedure. For these reasons, these 

ASTM standards cannot be 

considered equivalent to EPA Method 

12. Also, the subject ASTM standards 

do not require the use of hydrogen 

fluoride (HF) as in EPA Method 29 

and, therefore, they cannot be used 

for the preparation, digestion, and 

analysis of Method 29 samples. 

Additionally, Method 29 requires the 

use of a glass fiber filter, whereas 

these three ASTM standards require 

cellulose filters and other probable 

nonglass fiber media, which cannot be 

considered equivalent to EPA Method 

29. 

 

CAN/CSA Z223.26-M1987, 

Measurement of Total Mercury in Air 

Cold Vapour Atomic Absorption 

Spectrophotometeric Method 

It lacks sufficient quality assurance 

and quality control requirements 

necessary for EPA compliance 

assurance requirements. 

 

 

25) Government Standard: EPA Method 2C – Velocity and Flow Rate, 

Standard Pitot [Incorporated: 1999] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASTM D3154-00, Standard Method for 

Average Velocity in a Duct (Pitot Tube 

Method) 

1. The standard appears to lack in 

quality control and quality assurance 

requirements. It does not include the 

following: (1) Proof that openings of 

standard pitot tube have not plugged 

during the test; (2) if differential 

pressure gauges other than inclined 

manometers (e.g., magnehelic 

gauges) are used, their calibration 

must be checked after each test 

series; and (3) the frequency and 

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validity range for calibration of the 

temperature sensors. 2. They are too 

general, too broad, or not sufficiently 

detailed to assure compliance with 

EPA regulatory requirements. 

 

 

26) Government Standard: EPA Method 3 – Molecular Weight Carbon 

Dioxide, Oxygen [Incorporated: 1999] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASME C00031 or PTC 19-10-1981--

part 10, "Flue and Exhaust Gas 

Analyses" 

Is too general, too broad, or not 

sufficiently detailed to assure 

compliance with EPA regulatory 

requirements. 

 

ASTM D3154-00, Standard Method for 

Average Velocity in a Duct (Pitot Tube 

Method) 

1. The standard appears to lack in 

quality control and quality assurance 

requirements. It does not include the 

following: (1) Proof that openings of 

standard pitot tube have not plugged 

during the test; (2) if differential 

pressure gauges other than inclined 

manometers (e.g., magnehelic 

gauges) are used, their calibration 

must be checked after each test 

series; and (3) the frequency and 

validity range for calibration of the 

temperature sensors. 2. They are too 

general, too broad, or not sufficiently 

detailed to assure compliance with 

EPA regulatory requirements. 

 

 

27) Government Standard: EPA Method 306 - Chromium Emissions, 

Electroplating and Anodizing [Incorporated: 2002] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASTM D4358-94 (1999) - Standard 

Test Method for Lead and Chromium in 

Air Particulate Filter Samples of Lead 

Chromate Type Pigment Dusts by 

Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy 

This MACT standard (Petroleum 

Refineries) only cites Method 29. 

Therefore, the following EPA comment 

is only applicable for Method 29 not 

Method 12 and 306: Method 29 

requires the use of hydrofluoric acid 

(HF) in its process of digestion of the 

sample. ASTM D4358-94 (1999) does 

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not require the use of HF; therefore, it 

cannot be used in the preparation, 

digestion, and analysis of Method 29 

samples. Additionally, Method 29 

requires the use of a glass fiber filter, 

whereas the subject ASTM standard 

requires cellulose filters and other 

probable non-glass fiber media, and 

this further negates their use as 

Method 29 equivalent methods. (Same 

comment as provided for ASTM E1741 

and ASTM E1979). 

 

 

28) Government Standard: EPA Method 306a - Chromium Emissions, 

Electroplating -- Mason Jar [Incorporated: 2002] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASTM D4358-94 (1999) - Standard 

Test Method for Lead and Chromium in 

Air Particulate Filter Samples of Lead 

Chromate Type Pigment Dusts by 

Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy 

This MACT standard (Petroleum 

Refineries) only cites Method 29. 

Therefore, the following EPA comment 

is only applicable for Method 29 not 

Method 12 and 306: Method 29 

requires the use of hydrofluoric acid 

(HF) in its process of digestion of the 

sample. ASTM D4358-94 (1999) does 

not require the use of HF; therefore, it 

cannot be used in the preparation, 

digestion, and analysis of Method 29 

samples. Additionally, Method 29 

requires the use of a glass fiber filter, 

whereas the subject ASTM standard 

requires cellulose filters and other 

probable non-glass fiber media, and 

this further negates their use as 

Method 29 equivalent methods. (Same 

comment as provided for ASTM E1741 

and ASTM E1979). 

 

 

29) Government Standard: EPA Method 320 – Vapor Phase Organic and 

Inorganic Emissions, FTIR [Incorporated: 1999] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASTM D6348-98, Determination of 

Gaseous Compounds by Extractive 

Suggested revisions to ASTM D6348-

98 were sent to ASTM by the EPA 

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Direct Interface Fourier Transform 

(FTIR) Spectroscopy 

that, would allow the EPA to accept 

ASTM D6348-98 as an acceptable 

alternative. The ASTM Subcommittee 

D22-03 is currently undertaking a 

revision of ASTM D6348- 98. Because 

of this, we are not citing this standard 

as a acceptable alternative for EPA 

Method 320 in the final rule today. 

However, upon successful ASTM 

balloting and demonstration of 

technical equivalency with the EPA 

FTIR methods, the revised ASTM 

standard could be incorporated by 

reference for EPA regulatory 

applicability. In the interim, facilities 

have the option to request ASTM 

D6348-98 as an alternative test 

method under 40 CFR 63.7(f) and 

63.8(f) on a case-by-case basis. 

 

 

30) Government Standard: EPA Method 3A – Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen 

Concentrations, IAP [Incorporated: 1999] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASTM D5835-95, Standard Practice for 

Sampling Stationary Source Emissions 

for Automated Determination of Gas 

Concentration 

1. They lack in detail and quality 

assurance/quality control 

requirements. Specifically, these two 

standards do not include the following: 

(1) Sensitivity of the method; (2) 

acceptable levels of analyzer 

calibration error; (3) acceptable levels 

of sampling system bias; (4) zero drift 

and calibration drift limits, time span, 

and required testing frequency; (5) a 

method to test the interference 

response of the analyzer; (6) 

procedures to determine the minimum 

sampling time per run and minimum 

measurement time; and (7) 

specifications for data recorders, in 

terms of resolution (all types) and 

recording intervals (digital and analog 

recorders, only). 2. Is too general, too 

broad, or not sufficiently detailed to 

assure compliance with EPA 

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regulatory requirements. 

 

CAN/CSA Z223.2-M86(1986), Method 

for the Continuous Measurement of 

Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon 

Monoxide, Sulphur Dioxide, and 

Oxides of Nitrogen in Enclosed 

Combustion Flue Gas Stream 

1. It does not include quantitative 

specifications for measurement 

system performance, most notably the 

calibration procedures and instrument 

performance characteristics. The 

instrument performance characteristics 

that are provided are nonmandatory 

and also do not provide the same level 

of quality assurance as the EPA 

methods. For example, the zero and 

span/calibration drift is only checked 

weekly, whereas the EPA methods 

requires drift checks after each run. 2. 

Is too general, too broad, or not 

sufficiently detailed to assure 

compliance with EPA regulatory 

requirements. 

 

ISO 10396:1993, Stationary Source 

Emissions: Sampling for the 

Automated Determination of Gas 

Concentrations 

1. They lack in detail and quality 

assurance/quality control 

requirements. Specifically, these two 

standards do not include the following: 

(1) Sensitivity of the method; (2) 

acceptable levels of analyzer 

calibration error; (3) acceptable levels 

of sampling system bias; (4) zero drift 

and calibration drift limits, time span, 

and required testing frequency; (5) a 

method to test the interference 

response of the analyzer; (6) 

procedures to determine the minimum 

sampling time per run and minimum 

measurement time; and (7) 

specifications for data recorders, in 

terms of resolution (all types) and 

recording intervals (digital and analog 

recorders, only). 2. Is too general, too 

broad, or not sufficiently detailed to 

assure compliance with EPA 

regulatory requirements. 

 

ISO 12039:2001, Stationary Source 

Emissions-- Determination of Carbon 

Monoxide, Carbon Dioxide, and 

This ISO standard is similar to EPA 

Method 3A, but is missing some key 

features. In terms of sampling, the 

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Oxygen--Automated Methods hardware required by ISO 12039:2001 

does not include a 3-way calibration 

valve assembly or equivalent to block 

the sample gas flow while calibration 

gases are introduced. In its calibration 

procedures, ISO 12039:2001 only 

specifies a two-point calibration while 

EPA Method 3A specifies a three-point 

calibration. Also, ISO 12039:2001 

does not specify performance criteria 

for calibration error, calibration drift, or 

sampling system bias tests as in the 

EPA method, although checks of these 

quality control features are required by 

the ISO standard. 

 

 

31) Government Standard: EPA Method 3B – Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, 

Carbon Monoxide, Emission Rate Correction Factor [Incorporated: 1999] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASTM D3154-00, Standard Method for 

Average Velocity in a Duct (Pitot Tube 

Method) 

1. The standard appears to lack in 

quality control and quality assurance 

requirements. It does not include the 

following: (1) Proof that openings of 

standard pitot tube have not plugged 

during the test; (2) if differential 

pressure gauges other than inclined 

manometers (e.g., magnehelic 

gauges) are used, their calibration 

must be checked after each test 

series; and (3) the frequency and 

validity range for calibration of the 

temperature sensors. 2. They are too 

general, too broad, or not sufficiently 

detailed to assure compliance with 

EPA regulatory requirements. 

 

ASTM D3154-91 (1995), Standard 

Method for Average Velocity in a Duct 

(Pitot Tube Method) 

Is too general, too broad, or not 

sufficiently detailed to assure 

compliance with EPA regulatory 

requirements. 

 

 

32) Government Standard: EPA Method 4 – Moisture Content in Stack 

Gases [Incorporated: 1999] 

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Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASTM D3154-00, Standard Method for 

Average Velocity in a Duct (Pitot Tube 

Method) 

1. The standard appears to lack in 

quality control and quality assurance 

requirements. It does not include the 

following: (1) Proof that openings of 

standard pitot tube have not plugged 

during the test; (2) if differential 

pressure gauges other than inclined 

manometers (e.g., magnehelic 

gauges) are used, their calibration 

must be checked after each test 

series; and (3) the frequency and 

validity range for calibration of the 

temperature sensors. 2. They are too 

general, too broad, or not sufficiently 

detailed to assure compliance with 

EPA regulatory requirements. 

 

ASTM D3154-91 (1995), Standard 

Method for Average Velocity in a Duct 

(Pitot Tube Method) 

Is too general, too broad, or not 

sufficiently detailed to assure 

compliance with EPA regulatory 

requirements. 

 

ASTM E337-84 (1996), Standard Test 

Method for Measuring Humidity with a 

Psychrometer (the Measurement of 

Wet- and Dry-Bulb Temperatures) 

They are too general, too broad, or not 

sufficiently detailed to assure 

compliance with EPA regulatory 

requirements. 

 

 

33) Government Standard: EPA Method 5 – Particulate Matter, Stationary 

Sources [Incorporated: 1999] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASME PTC-38-80 R85 or C00049, 

Determination of the Concentration of 

Particulate Matter in Gas Streams 

It lacks sufficient quality assurance 

and quality control requirements 

necessary for EPA compliance 

assurance requirements. 

 

ASTM D3685/D3685M-98, Test 

Methods for Sampling and 

Determination of Particulate Matter in 

Stack Gases 

It lacks sufficient quality assurance 

and quality control requirements 

necessary for EPA compliance 

assurance requirements. 

 

ISO 9096:1992, Determination of 

Concentration and Mass Flow Rate of 

Particulate Matter in Gas Carrying 

It lacks sufficient quality assurance 

and quality control requirements 

necessary for EPA compliance 

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Ducts-- Manual Gravimetric Method assurance requirements. 

 

 

34) Government Standard: EPA Method 515.1 - Chlorinated Acids in Water 

by CC/ECD [Incorporated: 1998] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

Standard Methods 6640B Standard Methods 6640B for acid 

herbicides was tentatively deemed 

impractical for EPA’s needs because 

its sample preparation and quality 

control procedures were not similar 

enough to EPA Method 515.1 to 

ensure that there would not be 

underreporting of acid herbicide 

contamination. EPA plans to offer to 

work with the Standard Methods 

committee to resolve this issue prior to 

the next publication. 

 

 

35) Government Standard: EPA Method 515.4 – Chlorinated Acids in DW 

by LL Fast CG/ECD [Incorporated: 2003] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASTM D5317-98 -- Standard Test 

Method For Determination of 

Chlorinated Organic Acid Compounds 

in Water by Gas Chromatography With 

an Electron Capture Detector 

ASTM D5317-98 specifies acceptance 

windows for the initial demonstration of 

proficiency for laboratory fortified blank 

samples that are as small as 0 percent 

to as large as 223 percent recovery for 

picloram, with tighter criteria for other 

regulated contaminants. Therefore, 

this method permits unacceptably 

large control limits, which include 0 

percent recovery. 

 

Standard Method 6640 B for the 

chlorinated acids 

The use of this voluntary consensus 

standard would have been impractical 

due to significant shortcomings in the 

sample preparation and quality control 

sections of the method instructions. 

Section 1b of Method SM 6640 B 

states that the alkaline wash detailed 

in section 4b2 is optional. The 

hydrolysis that occurs during this step 

is essential to the analysis of the 

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esters of many of the analytes. 

Therefore, this step is necessary and 

cannot be optional. In addition, the 

method specifies that the quality 

control limits for laboratory-fortified 

blanks are to be based upon plus or 

minus three times the standard 

deviation of the mean recovery of the 

analytes, as determined in each 

laboratory. Therefore, this method 

permits unacceptably large control 

limits, which may include 0 percent 

recovery. 

 

 

36) Government Standard: EPA Method 531.2 – NMethylcarbamoylozimes/ates, Aqueous In/HPLC [Incorporated: 2003] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

Standard Method 6610, 20th Edition Standard Method 6610, 20th Edition 

has recently been approved for 

compliance monitoring. Standard 

Method 6610, 20th Supplemental 

Edition permits the use of a strong 

acid, hydrochloric acid (HCL), as a 

preservative. The preservatives in all 

of the other approved EPA and 

Standard Methods procedures for 

these analytes are weak acids that 

adjust the pH to a specific value based 

upon the pKa of the preservative. The 

use of HCL would require accurate 

determinations of the pH of the sample 

in the field and could be subject to 

considerable error and possible 

changes in pH upon storage. Although 

not specifically observed for oxamyl or 

carbofuran during the development of 

similar methods, structurally similar 

pesticides have been shown to 

degrade over time when kept at pH 3. 

Therefore, approval of this method is 

impractical because it specifies the 

use of a strong acid (HCL) when 

positive control of the pH is critical. 

 

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Standard Method 6610, 20th 

Supplemental Edition 

Standard Method 6610, 20th Edition 

has recently been approved for 

compliance monitoring. Standard 

Method 6610, 20th Supplemental 

Edition permits the use of a strong 

acid, hydrochloric acid (HCL), as a 

preservative. The preservatives in all 

of the other approved EPA and 

Standard Methods procedures for 

these analytes are weak acids that 

adjust the pH to a specific value based 

upon the pKa of the preservative. The 

use of HCL would require accurate 

determinations of the pH of the sample 

in the field and could be subject to 

considerable error and possible 

changes in pH upon storage. Although 

not specifically observed for oxamyl or 

carbofuran during the development of 

similar methods, structurally similar 

pesticides have been shown to 

degrade over time when kept at pH 3. 

Therefore, approval of this method is 

impractical because it specifies the 

use of a strong acid (HCL) when 

positive control of the pH is critical. 

 

 

37) Government Standard: EPA Method 5i - Low Level Particulate Matter, 

Stationary Sources [Incorporated: 2001] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASTM D6331-98 This standard does not have paired 

trains as specified in method 5 and 

does not include some quality control 

procedures specified in the EPA 

method and which are appropriate to 

use in this rule. 

 

 

38) Government Standard: EPA Method 6 - Sulphur Dioxide 

Emissions [Incorporated: 1999] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASME C00031 or PTC 19-10-1981 - 

Part 10 Flue and Exhaust Gas 

Too broad to be useful in regulatory 

sense. Covers Methods 3, 6, 7, and 15 

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Analyses with variants. 

 

ISO 11632:1998 - Stationary Source 

Emissions - Determination of the Mass 

Concentration of Sulfur Dioxide - Ion 

Chromatography 

ISO 11632:1998 - Stationary Source 

Emissions - Determination of the Mass 

Concentration of Sulfur Dioxide - Ion 

Chromatography 

 

ISO 7934:1998 - Stationary Source 

Emissions - Determination of the Mass 

Concentration of Sulfur Dioxide - 

Hydrogen Peroxide/Barium 

Perchlorate/ Thorin Method 

This standard is only applicable to 

sources with 30 mg/m3 SO2 or more. 

In addition, this method does not 

separate SO3 from SO2 as does EPA 

Method 6; therefore, this method is not 

valid if more than a negligible amount 

of SO3 is present. Also, does not 

address ammonia interferences. 

 

 

39) Government Standard: EPA Method 6c - Sulpher Dioxide Emissions 

Stationary by IAP [Incorporated: 1999] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASTM D5835-95 - Standard Practice 

for Sampling Stationary Source 

Emissions for Automated 

Determination of Gas Concentration 

Similar to Methods 3a, 6c, 7e, 10, ALT 

004, CTM 022. Lacks in detail and 

quality assurance and quality control 

requirements. Very similar to ISO 

10396. 

 

CAN/CSA Z223.2-M86 - (1986) 

Method for the Continuous 

Measurement of Oxygen, Carbon 

Doixide, Carbon Monoxide, Sulphur 

Dioxide, and Oxides of Nitrogen in 

Enclosed Combustion Flue Gas 

Streams 

Too general. This standard lacks in 

detail and quality assurance/quality 

control requirements. Appendices with 

valid quality control information are not 

a required part of this method. 

 

ISO 10396:1993 - Stationary Source 

Emissions: Sampling for the 

Automated Determination of Gas 

Concentrations 

Duplicates Method 3a, 6c, 7e, 10, ALT 

004, CTM 022. Lacks in detail and 

quality assurance plus quality control 

requirements. Similar to ASTM D5835. 

 

 

40) Government Standard: EPA Method 7 - Nitrogen Oxide Emissions 

Stationary Sources [Incorporated: 1999] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASME C00031 or PTC 19-10-1981 - Too broad to be useful in regulatory 

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Part 10 Flue and Exhaust Gas 

Analyses 

sense. Covers Methods 3, 6, 7, and 15 

with variants. 

 

 

41) Government Standard: EPA Method 7e - Nitrogen Oxide, 

Instrumental [Incorporated: 1999] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASTM D5835-95 - Standard Practice 

for Sampling Stationary Source 

Emissions for Automated 

Determination of Gas Concentration 

Similar to Methods 3a, 6c, 7e, 10, ALT 

004, CTM 022. Lacks in detail and 

quality assurance and quality control 

requirements. Very similar to ISO 

10396. 

 

CAN/CSA Z223.2-M86 - (1986) 

Method for the Continuous 

Measurement of Oxygen, Carbon 

Doixide, Carbon Monoxide, Sulphur 

Dioxide, and Oxides of Nitrogen in 

Enclosed Combustion Flue Gas 

Streams 

Too general. This standard lacks in 

detail and quality assurance/quality 

control requirements. Appendices with 

valid quality control information are not 

a required part of this method. 

 

ISO 10396:1993 - Stationary Source 

Emissions: Sampling for the 

Automated Determination of Gas 

Concentrations 

Duplicates Method 3a, 6c, 7e, 10, ALT 

004, CTM 022. Lacks in detail and 

quality assurance plus quality control 

requirements. Similar to ASTM D5835. 

 

 

42) Government Standard: EPA Method ALT 004 [Incorporated: 2002] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASTM D5835-95 - Standard Practice 

for Sampling Stationary Source 

Emissions for Automated 

Determination of Gas Concentration 

Similar to Methods 3a, 6c, 7e, 10, ALT 

004, CTM 022. Lacks in detail and 

quality assurance and quality control 

requirements. Very similar to ISO 

10396. 

 

ISO 10396:1993 - Stationary Source 

Emissions: Sampling for the 

Automated Determination of Gas 

Concentrations 

Duplicates Method 3a, 6c, 7e, 10, ALT 

004, CTM 022. Lacks in detail and 

quality assurance plus quality control 

requirements. Similar to ASTM D5835. 

 

 

43) Government Standard: EPA Method CTM 022 [Incorporated: 2002] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

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ASTM D5835-95 - Standard Practice 

for Sampling Stationary Source 

Emissions for Automated 

Determination of Gas Concentration 

Similar to Methods 3a, 6c, 7e, 10, ALT 

004, CTM 022. Lacks in detail and 

quality assurance and quality control 

requirements. Very similar to ISO 

10396. 

 

ISO 10396:1993 - Stationary Source 

Emissions: Sampling for the 

Automated Determination of Gas 

Concentrations 

Duplicates Method 3a, 6c, 7e, 10, ALT 

004, CTM 022. Lacks in detail and 

quality assurance plus quality control 

requirements. Similar to ASTM D5835. 

 

 

44) Government Standard: EPA Method GG – (Title not found in 

index) [Incorporated: 2003] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASTM D3031-81 – Method of Test for 

Total Sulfur in Natural Gas 

(Hyrogenation), Withdrawn 

This method has been deleted from 

the final rule because it was 

discontinued by the ASTM in 1990 

with no replacement. If the total sulfur 

content of the fuel being fired in the 

turbine is less than 0.4 weight percent, 

we are adding a provision that the 

following methods may be used to 

measure the sulfur content of the fuel: 

ASTM D4084-82 or 94, D5504-01, 

D6228-98, or the Gas Processors 

Association Method 2377-86. This 

provision is consistent with the 

provision in 40 CFR 60.13(j)(1) 

allowing alternatives to reference 

method tests to determine relative 

accuracy of CEMS for sources with 

emission rates demonstrated to be 

less than 50 percent of the applicable 

standard. 

 

 

45) Government Standard: EPA Performance Specification 2 (nitrogen 

oxide portion only) [Incorporated: 2001] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ISO 10849:1996, Determination of the 

Mass Concentration of Nitrogen 

Oxides--Performance 

Is too general, too broad, or not 

sufficiently detailed to assure 

compliance with EPA regulatory 

requirements. 

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46) Government Standard: EPA Performance Specification 2 (sulfur 

dioxide portion only) [Incorporated: 2001] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ISO 7935:1992, Stationary Source 

Emissions--Determination of the Mass 

Concentration of Sulfur Dioxide--

Performance Characteristics of 

Automated Measuring Methods" 

Is too general, too broad, or not 

sufficiently detailed to assure 

compliance with EPA regulatory 

requirements. 

 

 

47) Government Standard: EPA Performance Specifications 11 - 

Particulate Matter Continuous Monitoring System [Incorporated: 1999] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ISO 10155:1995 - Stationary source 

emissions. Automated monitoring of 

mass concentration of particles - 

Performance characteristics, test 

methods and specifications. 

This international standard is only 

applicable on a site specific basis by 

direct correlation with the manual 

method ISO 9096 (which does not 

produce particulate matter 

measurements like EPA Method 5). 

This appears to be a PM CEMS 

performance specification similar to 

EPA Performance Specification 11, 

but does not contain detailed RATA 

procedures. Also, EPA doesn’t have a 

final performance specification to 

compare this to. 

 

 

48) Government Standard: GLI Method 2 [Incorporated: 1999] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ISO 7027 - Water Quality 

Determination of Turbidity 

EPA has no data upon which to 

evaluate whether the separate 90 

degrees scattered or transmitted light 

measurement evaluations according to 

the ISO 7027 method would produce 

results that are equivalent to results 

produced by the other methods. 

 

 

49) Government Standard: Standard Method 2130B [Incorporated: 1999] 

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Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ISO 7027 - Water Quality 

Determination of Turbidity 

EPA has no data upon which to 

evaluate whether the separate 90 

degrees scattered or transmitted light 

measurement evaluations according to 

the ISO 7027 method would produce 

results that are equivalent to results 

produced by the other methods. 

 

 

50) Government Standard: SW846-6010b [Incorporated: 2002] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASTM C1111-98 (1998) - Standard 

Test Method for Determining Elements 

in Waste Streams by Inductively 

Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission 

Spectrometers 

This standard lacks details for 

instrument operation QA/QC, such as 

optimizing plasma operating 

conditions; upper limit of linear 

dynamic range; spectral interference 

correction; and calibration procedures, 

which include initial and continuous 

calibration verifications. Also lacks 

internal standard and method of 

standard addition options for samples 

with interferences. 

 

ASTM D6349-99 (1999) - Standard 

Test Method for Determining Major and 

Minor Elements in Coal, Coke, and 

Solid Residues from Combustion of 

Coal and Coke by Inductively Coupled 

Plasma-Atomic Emission 

Spectrometers 

This standard lacks details for 

instrument operation QA/QC, such as 

optimizing plasma operating 

conditions, upper limit of linear 

dynamic range, spectral interference 

correction, and calibration procedures, 

that include initial and continuous 

calibration verifications. Also lacks 

details for standard preparation, and 

internal standard and method of 

standard addition options for samples 

with interferences. 

 

 

2. Please list the voluntary consensus standards substituted for government unique 

standards during FY 2004?

0 

3. Please provide the number of voluntary consensus standards used during FY 2004?

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67 

4. Please provide the number of agency employees participating in voluntary consensus 

standards activities during FY 2004?

45 

5. Please enter the voluntary consensus standards bodies in which your agency 

participated in during FY 2004?

23 

Voluntary Consensus Standards Body Acronym

Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Institute ACRI 

American Gas Association AGA 

American National Standards Institute ANSI 

American Petroleum Institute API 

American Society For Quality ASQ 

American Society for Testing and Materials ASTM 

American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME 

American Water Works Association AWWA 

Codex CODEX 

Data Standards Maintenance Organization DSMO 

Electronic Industries Alliance EIA 

International Organization for Standardization ISO 

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry IUPAC 

National Conference of Standards Laboratories NCSL 

National Fire Protection Association NFPA 

NSF International NSFI 

Organization for Economic Cooperation and 

Development 

OECD 

Society of Automotive Engineers SAE 

Standards Engineering Society SES 

Underwriters Laboratories UL 

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe WP 

.29/GRSP 

UNECE 

United States Pharmacopoeia USP 

Water Environment Federation WEF 

6. Please use this box to provide any additional comments on how your agency currently 

reports its use of voluntary consensus standards:

EPA reports each UNIQUE use of a standard which is different than any of the other 

catagories 

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6-1. Does your agency report: (a) Only the first time use of standards; (b) Continued use 

of standards; (c) Both first-time and continued use of standards; or (d) Not applicable? 

D 

6-2. Does your agency report: (a) The total number of standards it uses; (b) Each instance 

where the agency uses (i.e. references) a standard; (c) Both the total number and each 

instance; or (d) Not applicable? 

B 

6-3. Does your agency report multiple editions of a single standard as one standard use or 

as multiple standards used: (a) Single; (b) Multiple; (c) Both; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-4. Does your agency report standards that it uses for guidance purposes (as opposed 

compliance purposes): (a) Yes; (b) No; (c) Not applicable? 

No 

6-5. Does your agency report use of standards from non-ANSI accredited standards 

developers, industry consortia groups, or both: (a) non-ANSI Accredited; (b) Consortia; 

(c) Both; (d) Neither; or (e) Not applicable? 

C 

7. Please provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of Circular A-119 policy and 

recommendations for any changes:

The Circular assumes that a summary of absolute numbers of standards (used or 

substituted) tell a uniform story throughout the government. That assumption is false. 

Until the circular is revised to enable accurate and meaningful reporting, there is little or 

no way to assess the genuine effectiveness of A-119 across agencies, or as it might tell a 

picture within any given agency. 

Those individuals involved in standards in federal agencies uniformly appreciate the 

existence of the Circular for drawing attention to the importance that standards play in 

federal acquisition and regulatory programs and activities. The extent to which standards 

are incorporated into federal procurements and regulations is due largely to the ability of 

standards professionals in agencies to leverage the existence of the law and circular in 

order to promote use of, and participation in the development of voluntary standards. The 

expertise, and even the process, involved in the development of a VCS is extremely 

valuable to both the government agencies and to the community effected by the 

standards. 

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All of that is certainly good, and in keeping with the spirit of the NTTAA. The specifics 

of the annual report, however, have degenerated over the years to focus on numbers that 

unfortunately do not translate uniformly across federal agency missions. Graphs to show 

"use" of standards or "rejection of standards" are based on numbers that have been so 

distilled from reality that the summary picture is unhelpful at best and misleading in 

general. 

The best solution at this point may be to eliminate the annual reports altogether with the 

exception of the number requred by the law: namely, the number of times that an Agency 

uses a GUS instead of a potentially applicable VCS. The most critical change would be to 

completely eliminate the tables or combined number charts based on federal reporting. A 

combined table or chart inevitably leads to comparisons across agencies and it is 

precisely that comparison which is faulty. 

For example, one of the intents of the NTTAA was to reduce government time and costs 

in developing govenment unique standards. The assumption is that anytime a GUS is 

used, it's more costly to the government and/or the stakeholders. So a table that shows 

EPA "rejecting" VCSs can lead to a conclusion that the Agency has expended resources 

in developing a GUS. Such a conclusion is false, and it would be appropriate for EPA 

stakeholders to understand this fact. 

In all the rules this year where EPA chose to use an existing EPA method instead of a 

voluntary standard, EPA did not create a new GUS. In other words, there was no 

expenditure of government time and money to develop a GUS. Quite the contrarty. EPA 

Methods in the CFR are the test methods that the Agency uses, and these have been 

developed over the years with input from the regulated community. When there is a 

potentially applicable VCS, the Agency rule writers spend resources to evaluate the 

applicability of the standard. This year, EPA can report that in 67 separate analyses the 

Agency determined that an existing VCS was applicable, and as least as useful as the 

existing EPA method. Whether a VCS is used or not, there is ADDITIONAL cost of 

resources expended to do the analysis whereas adoption of the EPA method would incur 

less time/resources because it is already a method accepted by enforcement and the 

regulated community. 

That is not saying that there is no value to VCSs...there is tremendous value and the 

Agency adopts them into regulations according to the criteria in the OMB Circular. The 

point is: the annual report may well give an inaccurate impression. 

Looking at annual report tables it might appear that EPA runs against the cost-effective 

thrust in of the NTTAA becuase the Agency has evaluated and found unsuitable a 

number of VCS and so continues to use existing EPA methods. The cost-related 

conclusion would be wrong on two counts: one, wrong to assume that the Agency spent 

money developing GUSs and wrong that adoption of VCSs would be less costly for the 

Agency than the GUS. 

Cost effective for the Agency and cost effective for the purpose of the regulation are 

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separate catagories. In 2004, the Agency evaluated several hundred VCSs for 

incorporation into regulations. Most of the VCSs had already been adopted by the 

Agency in previous rules and so are not reported here as "new uses". Some, though, upon 

evaluation were determined to be not useful for the purposes of the rule and so were 

rejected for use. The Agency published proposed rules and cited the VCSs as not 

applicable. By the time the final rules were published not a single comment was received 

regarding the use of a GUS vs a VCS. In fact, not a single comment was received relative 

to standards at all. In other words, the regulated community commented on the substance 

of the regulation in question but said nothing about the standards. It is hard to conclude, 

therefore, that the use of GUSs in these instances is a cost problem for the user. 

Comparing numbers across Agencies is likewise faulty. Even among regulatory agenices, 

legal mandates, mission and number of rules per year vary considerably. At least one 

other regulatory agency issues on the order of two to three major rules per year. EPA 

issues 600-900 depending on the agenda. For other agencies the potential to use VCSs in 

any rule may be high or low. If only two rules are done per year and half of them are 

subject to NTTAA, then numbers for rejection of VCS is going to be a relatively high 

percentage of the regulatory activities for the year. At EPA, the use or rejection of VCS is 

going to be a lower percentage because of the increased number of rules. These 

differences are important but completely hidden if viewing only a table of absolute 

numbers. If the annual report says that Agency "X" rejected 0 or 1 VCS and Agency "Y" 

rejected 30, it appears that Agency "Y" is grossly more reluctant to use VCSs that the one 

rejecting only 1. There is no way to logically conclude that, but the table does not lead 

one to understand this. In other words, the picture does not tell the real story. 

8. Please provide any conformity assessment activities in which your agency was 

involved in FY 2004 as described in the Federal Register Vol. 65, No. 155, Thursday 

August 10, 2000 - Guidance on Federal Conformity Assessment Activities:

9. Please provide any examples or case studies of standards successes:

10. Please provide any other comments you would like to share on behalf of your agency:

Question #1 is misleading. The Agency is not using 50 GUS in lieu of VCSs. There were 

50 VCSs last year that did not meet the technical needs of the Agency in the specific 

rules for which they might have been applicable. We did not develop 50 new GUSs. 

Although the question does not say that directly, it is worded in a manner that could lead 

readers to misunderstand. 

Secondly, then, to be accurate, the report would have to say that the Agency has a whole 

slew of EPA test methods that are in the CFR and which are used in hundreds if not 

thousands of regulations -- sometimes VCSs are adopted for use along with these 

methods and sometimes the potential VCSs can't, in the final analysis, be used. The final 

analysis is compeletely dependent on the regulation not on the existence of the EPA 

method or the VCS: in other words, a VCS might be an acceptable alternative to an EPA 

method in one regulation and in another regulation the SAME VCS and GUS would NOT 

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be mutual alternatives. It's the intent of the rule that determines the outcome not the 

internal merits of the method or VCS on its own. 

It is precisely this relationship that does not get translated by summary tables and which 

is at the very heart of how EPA implements the NTTAA...and the implementation 

conforms to the language fo the Circular itself. 

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Federal Communications Commission

1. Please list the government unique standards used in lieu of voluntary standards during 

FY 2004?

0 

2. Please list the voluntary consensus standards substituted for government unique 

standards during FY 2004?

0 

3. Please provide the number of voluntary consensus standards used during FY 2004?

0 

4. Please provide the number of agency employees participating in voluntary consensus 

standards activities during FY 2004?

5 

5. Please enter the voluntary consensus standards bodies in which your agency 

participated in during FY 2004?

7 

Voluntary Consensus Standards Body Acronym

American National Standards Institute ANSI 

Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association CTIA 

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IEEE 

International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation 

Protection 

ICNIRP 

National Council of Radiation Protection and 

Measurements 

NCRPM 

National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST 

Telecommunications Industry Association TIA 

6. Please use this box to provide any additional comments on how your agency currently 

reports its use of voluntary consensus standards:

6-1. Does your agency report: (a) Only the first time use of standards; (b) Continued use 

of standards; (c) Both first-time and continued use of standards; or (d) Not applicable? 

B 

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6-2. Does your agency report: (a) The total number of standards it uses; (b) Each instance 

where the agency uses (i.e. references) a standard; (c) Both the total number and each 

instance; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-3. Does your agency report multiple editions of a single standard as one standard use or 

as multiple standards used: (a) Single; (b) Multiple; (c) Both; or (d) Not applicable? 

C 

6-4. Does your agency report standards that it uses for guidance purposes (as opposed 

compliance purposes): (a) Yes; (b) No; (c) Not applicable? 

Yes 

6-5. Does your agency report use of standards from non-ANSI accredited standards 

developers, industry consortia groups, or both: (a) non-ANSI Accredited; (b) Consortia; 

(c) Both; (d) Neither; or (e) Not applicable? 

C 

7. Please provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of Circular A-119 policy and 

recommendations for any changes:

The policies of OMB Circular A-119 are clearly stated for application to the activities of 

the FCC, and the Commission recognizes the benefit of using voluntary consensus 

standards when applicable. 

8. Please provide any conformity assessment activities in which your agency was 

involved in FY 2004 as described in the Federal Register Vol. 65, No. 155, Thursday 

August 10, 2000 - Guidance on Federal Conformity Assessment Activities:

None 

9. Please provide any examples or case studies of standards successes:

10. Please provide any other comments you would like to share on behalf of your agency:

This web-based procedure for reporting works intermittingly. 

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Federal Trade Commission

1. Please list the government unique standards used in lieu of voluntary standards during 

FY 2004?

0 

2. Please list the voluntary consensus standards substituted for government unique 

standards during FY 2004?

0 

3. Please provide the number of voluntary consensus standards used during FY 2004?

0 

4. Please provide the number of agency employees participating in voluntary consensus 

standards activities during FY 2004?

0 

5. Please enter the voluntary consensus standards bodies in which your agency 

participated in during FY 2004?

0 

6. Please use this box to provide any additional comments on how your agency currently 

reports its use of voluntary consensus standards:

Nothing to add 

6-1. Does your agency report: (a) Only the first time use of standards; (b) Continued use 

of standards; (c) Both first-time and continued use of standards; or (d) Not applicable? 

C 

6-2. Does your agency report: (a) The total number of standards it uses; (b) Each instance 

where the agency uses (i.e. references) a standard; (c) Both the total number and each 

instance; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-3. Does your agency report multiple editions of a single standard as one standard use or 

as multiple standards used: (a) Single; (b) Multiple; (c) Both; or (d) Not applicable? 

C 

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6-4. Does your agency report standards that it uses for guidance purposes (as opposed 

compliance purposes): (a) Yes; (b) No; (c) Not applicable? 

No 

6-5. Does your agency report use of standards from non-ANSI accredited standards 

developers, industry consortia groups, or both: (a) non-ANSI Accredited; (b) Consortia; 

(c) Both; (d) Neither; or (e) Not applicable? 

C 

7. Please provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of Circular A-119 policy and 

recommendations for any changes:

See response to question 10. 

8. Please provide any conformity assessment activities in which your agency was 

involved in FY 2004 as described in the Federal Register Vol. 65, No. 155, Thursday 

August 10, 2000 - Guidance on Federal Conformity Assessment Activities:

See response to question 10. 

9. Please provide any examples or case studies of standards successes:

See response to question 10. 

10. Please provide any other comments you would like to share on behalf of your agency:

The Federal Trade Commission is an independent agency of the United States 

Government charged with enforcing competition and consumer protection laws. The 

Commission's only contact with voluntary consensus standards and the organizations that 

produce them is in connection with the enforcement of the Federal Trade Commission 

Act, which prohibits unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or 

practices affecting commerce. The Commission does not promulgate its own standards or 

engage in other standards activities pertinent to OMB Circular A-119.

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General Services Administration

1. Please list the government unique standards used in lieu of voluntary standards during 

FY 2004?

8 

1) Government Standard: Federal Specification A-A-1922 - Shield, 

Expansion (Caulking Anchors, Single Lead) [Incorporated: 2004] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASTM E488 - Standard 

Test Methods for Strength 

of Anchors in Concrete and 

Masonry Elements 

This government-unique standard is prepared & 

maintained by the Defense Logistics Agency 

(DLA). Both the GSA & DLA contract for products 

that reference A-A-1922. In order to maintain 

product continuity in the Federal marketplace, we 

must cite the standard as the DLA. 

 

 

2) Government Standard: Federal Specification A-A-1923 - Shield 

Expansion (Lag, Machine and Externally Threaded Wedge Bolt 

Anchors) [Incorporated: 2004] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASTM E488 - Standard 

Test Methods for Strength 

of Anchors in Concrete and 

Masonry Elements 

This government-unique standard is prepared & 

maintained by the Defense Logistics Agency 

(DLA). Both the GSA & DLA contract for products 

that reference A-A-1923. In order to maintain 

product continuity in the Federal marketplace, we 

must cite the standard as the DLA. 

 

 

3) Government Standard: Federal Specification A-A-1924 - Shield, 

Expansion (Self Drilling Tubular Expansion Shell Bolt 

Anchors) [Incorporated: 2004] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASTM E488 - Standard 

Test Methods for Strength 

of Anchors in Concrete and 

Masonry Elements 

This government-unique standard is prepared & 

maintained by the Defense Logistics Agency 

(DLA). Both the GSA & DLA contract for products 

that reference A-A-1924. In order to maintain 

product continuity in the Federal marketplace, we 

must cite the standard as the DLA. 

 

 

4) Government Standard: Federal Specification A-A-1925 - Shield, 

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Expansion (Nail Anchors) [Incorporated: 2000] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASTM E488 - Standard 

Test Methods for Strength 

of Anchors in Concrete and 

Masonry Elements 

This government-unique standard is prepared & 

maintained by the Defense Logistics Agency 

(DLA). Both the GSA & DLA contract for products 

that reference A-A-1925. In order to maintain 

product continuity in the Federal marketplace, we 

must cite the standard as the DLA. 

 

 

5) Government Standard: Federal Specification A-A-59486 - Padlock Set 

(Individually Keyed or Keyed Alike) [Incorporated: 2004] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASTM F883 - Standard 

Test Methods for Strength 

of Anchors in Concrete and 

Masonry Elements 

Commercial Item Descriptions A-A-59486 contain 

military specific requirements that are not present 

in ASTM F883. Military agencies are a primary 

customer of our agency and they are mandated to 

use padlocks procured via conformance to the 

GUS. 

 

 

6) Government Standard: Federal Specification A-A-59487 - Padlock (Key 

Operated) [Incorporated: 2004] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASTM F883 - Standard 

Test Methods for Strength 

of Anchors in Concrete and 

Masonry Elements 

Commercial Item Descriptions A-A-59487 contain 

military specific requirements that are not present 

in ASTM F883. Military agencies are a primary 

customer of our agency and they are mandated to 

use padlocks procured via conformance to the 

GUS. 

 

 

7) Government Standard: Federal Specification KKK-A-1822E - Federal 

Specification for Ambulances [Incorporated: 2003] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ASTM F2020 - Standard 

Practice for Design, 

Construction, and 

Procurement of Emergency 

Medical Services 

Ambulances 

The ASTM Standard Practice for Design, 

Construction, and Procurement of Emergency 

Medical Services (EMSS) Ambulances (ASTM 

F2020) is not practical for use, and therefore GSA 

uses the Federal Specification for Ambulances 

(KKK-A-1822E). GSA has determined the ASTM 

document is not practical for use for the following 

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reasons: 

1) GSA has determined that ASTM F2020 

contains specific practices that are technically and 

economically impractical to use for the acquisition 

of commercial based vehicles because the 

document is financially burdensome and 

technically ineffective. Specifically at issue is the 

ASTM Standard Specification for Medical Oxygen 

Delivery Systems for EMS Ground Vehicles, 

F1949-99 which is inclusive to ASTM F2020. 

2) GSA has determined that ASTM F2020 is 

impractical because it is defined as a standard 

practice which is ambiguous and an ineffective 

substitution for specifications or requirements for 

use in GSA contract documents. ASTM F1949-99, 

a Standard Specification for Medical Oxygen 

Delivery Systems for EMS Ground Vehicles is 

included in ASTM F2020. ASTM F1949-99 is 

defined as a “standard specification”. 

3) GSA has determined that ASTM F2020 is 

impractical because ASTM International does not 

provide interpretations and written guidance to 

their publications which is inadequate and less 

useful. ASTM members may only offer personal 

opinions. ASTM offers no mechanism to support 

timely resolution of conflicts between contractor 

and procurement organizations on technical 

subject matter. GSA provides interpretations, 

clarifications and engineering determinations 

when required. This is one of the most important 

concerns presented by the Ambulance 

Manufacturers Division (AMD). 

4) The AMD has determined through consensus 

that it is impractical to replace the Federal 

Specification for Ambulances, KKK-A-1822E with 

the ASTM Standard Practice, F2020. GSA 

initiated a survey to collect public responses from 

a wide range of constituent users of the Federal 

Ambulance Specification. The National 

Association of Emergency Medical Technicians 

(NAEMT), the International Association of Fire 

Chiefs (IAFC), the National Association of State 

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EMS Directors (NASEMSD) and the National 

Association of EMS Physicians universally accept 

and support the continued use of the Federal 

Specification. The AMD and constituent users 

have determined that it is impractical to replace 

the Federal Specification for Ambulances, KKK-A1822E with the ASTM Standard Practice, F2020 

because rule promulgation is burdensome and 

costly. Staff and administration resources would 

need to be diverted in each state EMS office to 

implement the change in statutes, public health 

codes, rules and regulations. 

5) GSA has determined that ASTM F2020 is 

impractical because it is burdensome to GSA 

procurement efforts. While the current ASTM 

document recites many of the requirements from 

the Federal Specification, a future ASTM 

document would likely have diverging 

requirements unacceptable to the Government. 

This was verified by a member of the ASTM 

F2020 subcommittee at the September 4, 2003 

meeting of the Federal Interagency Committee on 

Emergency Medical Services. 

 

 

8) Government Standard: MIL-G-9954 - Glass Beads for Cleaning and 

Peening [Incorporated: 2000] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

SAE/AMS 2431 - Peening 

Media, General 

Requirements 

This government-unique standard contains 

specific size & performance required for Air Force 

critical applications that are not present in the 

voluntary standards. 

 

 

2. Please list the voluntary consensus standards substituted for government unique 

standards during FY 2004?

0 

3. Please provide the number of voluntary consensus standards used during FY 2004?

305 

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4. Please provide the number of agency employees participating in voluntary consensus 

standards activities during FY 2004?

91 

5. Please enter the voluntary consensus standards bodies in which your agency 

participated in during FY 2004?

26 

Voluntary Consensus Standards Body Acronym

Aerospace Industries Association of America AIA 

Ambulance Manufacturers Division, National Truck 

Association 

AMD/NTEA 

American Gas Association AGA 

American National Standards Institute ANSI 

American Society For Quality ASQ 

American Society for Testing and Materials ASTM 

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and AirConditioning Engineers ASHRAE 

American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME 

American Water Works Association AWWA 

Automotive Lift Institute - ALOIM ALI 

Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association BHMA 

Business and Institutional Furniture Manufactures 

Association 

BIFMA 

Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association GAMA 

Green Seal Standards for Adhesives GSSA 

ISO Technical Advisory Group SC 29/TC 10 Hand Tools 

Committee 

ISO TAG 

Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations TMC/ATA 

National Aerospace and Defense Contractors 

Accreditation Program 

NADCAP 

National Fire Protection Association NFPA 

National Institute of Building Sciences NIBS 

National Sanitation Foundation NSF 

Performance Review Institute PRI 

Society of Automotive Engineers SAE 

Steel Door Institute SDI 

Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry TAPPI 

The Society for Protective Coatings SSPC 

Underwriters Laboratories UL 

6. Please use this box to provide any additional comments on how your agency currently 

reports its use of voluntary consensus standards:

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6-1. Does your agency report: (a) Only the first time use of standards; (b) Continued use 

of standards; (c) Both first-time and continued use of standards; or (d) Not applicable? 

C 

6-2. Does your agency report: (a) The total number of standards it uses; (b) Each instance 

where the agency uses (i.e. references) a standard; (c) Both the total number and each 

instance; or (d) Not applicable? 

C 

6-3. Does your agency report multiple editions of a single standard as one standard use or 

as multiple standards used: (a) Single; (b) Multiple; (c) Both; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-4. Does your agency report standards that it uses for guidance purposes (as opposed 

compliance purposes): (a) Yes; (b) No; (c) Not applicable? 

Yes 

6-5. Does your agency report use of standards from non-ANSI accredited standards 

developers, industry consortia groups, or both: (a) non-ANSI Accredited; (b) Consortia; 

(c) Both; (d) Neither; or (e) Not applicable? 

C 

7. Please provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of Circular A-119 policy and 

recommendations for any changes:

No Comments 

8. Please provide any conformity assessment activities in which your agency was 

involved in FY 2004 as described in the Federal Register Vol. 65, No. 155, Thursday 

August 10, 2000 - Guidance on Federal Conformity Assessment Activities:

6FL: 13 

ISO SC 10 TC 29 

The US Technical Advisory Group (TAG) is responsible for determining the U.S position 

on IEC/ISO standards pertaining to technical committee or subcommittees in addition to 

the review of policy matters. The standards include hand tools and accessories for safety 

requirements relating to the elements of design, use, and selection of; performance, 

tolerances, and outline configurations of; including but not limited to, wrenches, pliers, 

screwdrivers, shears, punches, chisels, hammers, and toolboxes. The standards will 

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include the development of requirements, the consideration of various types and classes 

of hand tools and accessories required for specified classes of service, and the tests 

needed to determine conformance with the service classification requirements. 

ASME, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, B107 Main Committee 

GSA Heartland Global Supply is a member of the ASME B107 main committee relating 

to hand tools and actively participates in the development of non-government 

procurement and safety standards. This committee is actively involved in maintaining and 

improving standards to assure customer requirements are maintained. 

Tool Fastener Working Group: 

To discuss the standardization and end use relationship between Fasteners and Hand 

Tools. By active participation from: GSA, FSS Heartland Global Supply, Defense 

Industrial Center, Philadelphia, NG Standards Activities (AIA, SAE, and ASME), 

Fasteners and Tool Manufacturers, Designers, and end users. Fastener and Hand Tools 

are an integrated system where the goal of this group is to improve the performance of 

Fastener Systems by evaluating at the Tool-Fastener Interface, in addition to creating a 

review committee to evaluate and improve non-government standards. 

Green Seal: 

Green Seal is an independent, non-profit “third party certification” organization devoted 

to the creation of scientific evaluation criteria for environmentally preferred products. 

This criterion is then used to provide credible objective, and unbiased product review. 

6FLE continues to provide suppliers with the option of certifying their products with 

Green Seal. Also, a list of relevant Green Seal standards and Green Seal recommended 

products is maintained the GSA Heartland Global Supply web page under 

“Environmental Issues”. 

http://www.greenseal.org/ 

National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS): 

Master Painters Institute: 

Scientific Certification Systems (SCS): 

6FLE continues to provide suppliers with the option of certifying their products under the 

SCS Specification for Architectural and Anti-Corrosive Paint. This was a joint effort by 

the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS), Master Painters Institute (MPI), ICI 

paint, Department of Defense, General Services Administration, Chemical 

Manufacturers’ Association, and Scientific Certification Systems. This criteria is based 

on International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Standard 14042, as prepared by 

Technical Committee ISO/TC 207, Environmental Management, Subcommittee SC 5, 

Life Cycle Assessment and has been adopted as a standard by Master Painters Institute 

(MPI). Also, a copy of this standard and a list of SCS Certified products are maintained 

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on the GSA Heartland Global Supply web page under “Environmental Issues”. 

http://www.scs1.com 

http://www.hvacmall.com/listing/nibs.htm 

Clean Air Act National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (CAA 

NESHAP) Compliance – for Shipbuilding and Aerospace coatings: 

The Clean Air Act (40th Code of Federal Regulations, Subpart 63.741-63.753 and 

63.780) designate “Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Facilities” and “Aerospace 

Manufacturing and Rework Facilities” as a regulated emissions source categories. Clean 

Air Act rules limit the volatile organic hazardous air pollutant (VOHAP) content of 

several types of solvents, coatings, strippers and maskants used within these industrial 

categories. Compliance is based on proper documentation that volatile organic compound 

(VOC) or VOHAP emissions were within allowable limits. For select items regulated by 

the NESHAP, the GSA Heartland Global Supply continued to collect brief technical data 

certificates which provide much of the data that U.S. EPA requires the coating end user 

to maintain at their location. These certificates were then faxed to the Department of 

Defense liaison office. Also, GSA provided input to how to structure a new web site that 

is to offer these documents electronically in the future. 

http://r6.gsa.gov/fss/hac/envirnmt.htm 

[Select “Shipbuilding” or “Aerospace” NESHAP Data Sheets] 

Hazardous Material Information Resource System (HMIS) Functional Working Group: 

The HMIS Functional Working Group (FWG) is chartered under the sponsorship of the 

HMIS Policy Working Group (PWG). Its role is to represent the users of hazardous 

materials information and management systems, which deal with Material Safety Data 

Sheets (MSDS) or related/associated technical information, and strive to ensure that the 

functional needs of those users are met. Also, the FWG prepares recommendations to the 

PWG on issues pertaining to the functional aspects of improvements to existing or future 

DOD hazardous materials information and management systems. The core FWG 

membership consists of voting representatives from the Army, Air Force, Navy, DLA, 

and GSA. 

http://www.dlis.dla.mil/hmirs/ 

Joint Group on Environmental Attribute (JGEnvAtt) meeting – GSA/ Department of 

Defense/ Other Federal Agency, HQ DLA, Fort Belvoir, VA: 

Summarized to attendees were the latest Heartland Global Supply’s efforts in delineating 

those FSC 8010 products that meet the definition of “Low-VOC.” GSA interfaced with 

key DOD and EPA personnel in learning of the latest efforts to delineate products with 

environmental attributes. Gathered and brought back references on the latest, four 

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approved environmental attributes, of which “Low-Volatile Organic Compound” (LowVOC) is one. 

http://www.dlis.dla.mil/epp/aboutjgenvatt/group.asp 

National Defense Industrial Association/ Department of Defense: 

? Attended the 9th Annual Joint Service Pollution Prevention Symposium and Exhibition 

– Department of Defense, August 16-19, 2004. Networked with well over 100 customers, 

and visited well over 200 private companies and government agency exhibits. Attended 

25 hours of technical sessions. 

? http://www.jsemconference.com/2004/ 

National Aerospace Defense Contractors Accreditation Program (NADCAP) 

NADCAP represents major prime contractors, suppliers, and government agencies in 

aerospace, defense, and related industries throughout the United States and 

internationally. NADCAP is administered by the Performance review Institute (PRI), and 

independent for profit trade association affiliated with the Society of Automotive 

Engineers (SAE). Through NADCAP, PRI accredits subcontractors and suppliers to 

aerospace and industry consensus standards. Through NADCAP, PRI assures and 

enhances quality, saves valuable time and efforts, and cuts direct and overhead costs by 

performing the following functions: 

• Compiling audit criteria 

• Securing acceptance of these lists as internationally recognized ASE Aerospace 

Standards 

• Auditing suppliers’ technical capabilities and conformance to applicable procedures 

and/or government agencies 

• Focusing the responsibility for quality maintenance on the supplier and subcontractors 

• Publishing a qualified manufacturer’s List and making it available to primes 

• Promoting the benefits of using accredited suppliers 

GSA Heartland Global Supply is a prime member of the Sealants and Coating Groups 

and is also a member of Qualified Product Management Council (QPMC). 

Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) 

GSA Heartland Global Supply is a member of the SAE, G8 - Aerospace Coatings 

Committee and G9 Aerospace Sealants Committee and actively participates in the 

development of Aerospace Material Standards. These committees are actively involved in 

the conversions of Military Specifications and the development of Aerospace Material 

Standards. 

Chairman of the G8 Laboratory Accreditation Sub-Committee, for development of a 

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laboratory accreditation protocol consistent with ISO and IEC accreditation standards. 

This standard, AS5505, May 2001, provides interpretation of ISO/IEC 17025 and 

establishes additional requirements for accreditation of testing laboratories for evaluating 

organic coatings. This step was necessary for the development of the Qualified 

Manufacturers List (QML) program for G8 Aerospace Coatings. 

Chairman of the EG-1B Aerospace Hand tools subcommittee. This committee is actively 

involved in the development of aerospace standards for hand, power and pneumatic tools 

for while partnering with the Department of Defense, Defense Logistic agency 

Government fastener work group incorporating real world applications for the new 

generation of hand tools. 

USDA, Forestry Service 

GSA/FSS Heartland Global Supply representative to the USDA, Forestry Service, and 

Tree Marking Paint Standard Development Committee provides expert consultation for 

environmental, health and technical issues leading to development of the FS 2400-400 

specification. 

Building Products Pre-Approval Program (BPPAP) 

GSA/FSS Heartland Global Supply participates through representation to the Building 

Products Pre-Approval Program (BPPAP) Committee of the National Institute for 

Building Sciences, Washington, DC. This committee coordinates the development of 

non-governmental architectural and industrial paint and coatings Standards with the 

Master Painters Institute. Through this committee, more than 26 Federal Specifications 

and Commercial Item Descriptions have been replaced with Master Painters Institute 

Standards. 

The BPPAP committee, through Scientific Certifications Systems, a third party, 

internationally recognized certification organization, is pursuing development of 

Environmentally Preferred Purchasing, EPP, and certification for products, mandated by 

Executive Order 13101. The BPPAP reviews and approves the protocol for EPP 

certification that SCS performs. 

USDA Forest Service 

Joint meeting (May 2004) with representatives from the USDA Forest Service Missoula 

and San Dimas Technology & Development Centers. Discussed new requirements for 

wildland fire suppression equipment and abolishing the practice of allowing third-party 

certification to NFPA standards for protective clothing and equipment. Discussed 

procedures for first article testing and acceptance for water-handling fire suppression 

equipment. 

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Technical Committee on Wildland Fire 

Fighting Protective Clothing and Equipment 

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Committee meeting in Phoenix, Arizona (March 2004) to continue work on revision of 

NFPA Standard 1977. Meeting to finalize revision and review comments on proposed 

2005 edition of NFPA Standard 1977, Wildland Firefighting Protective Equipment and 

Clothing. 

9. Please provide any examples or case studies of standards successes:

Development of AS 4986 alternative coatings in lieu of hex chromium 

Whenever a voluntary standard is technically adequate, industry is willing and able to 

comply with the requirements, and the standard is appropriate such as numerous SAE, 

AMD, ATA and NFPA standards, we will always cite these in our technical documents 

since it simplifies our engineering processes and results in successfully using voluntary 

standards. Conversely, if the voluntary standard does not adequately cover the respective 

area, results in unjustified additional costs without tangible benefits to the Government, 

can result in litigation, or simply is not “practical” and is not in the Government's interest, 

we must avoid citing the standard. 

10. Please provide any other comments you would like to share on behalf of your agency: 

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Government Printing Office

1. Please list the government unique standards used in lieu of voluntary standards during 

FY 2004?

4 

1) Government Standard: FED-STD 209 [Incorporated: 2000] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ISO 14644-1 & ISO 14644-2 Quality Assurance. Second ISO standard not 

issued until end of FY 2000. Being phased out. 

 

 

2) Government Standard: MIL-STD 105 [Incorporated: 2000] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 Quality Assurance. Cited in small number of 

contracts due to editing errors. These are being 

corrected and phased out. 

 

 

3) Government Standard: MIL-STD 1189 [Incorporated: 2000] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

ANSI/AIM X5-2 & ANSI 

X3.182 

Quality Assurance. Cited in small number of 

contracts due to editing errors. These are being 

corrected and phased out. 

 

 

4) Government Standard: MIL-STD 498 [Incorporated: 2000] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

IEEE/EIA 12207.0, IEEE/EIA 

12207.1, & IEEE/EIA 

12207.2 

Quality Assurance. Cited in small number of 

contracts due to editing errors. These are being 

corrected and phased out. 

 

 

2. Please list the voluntary consensus standards substituted for government unique 

standards during FY 2004?

0 

3. Please provide the number of voluntary consensus standards used during FY 2004?

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126 

4. Please provide the number of agency employees participating in voluntary consensus 

standards activities during FY 2004?

2 

5. Please enter the voluntary consensus standards bodies in which your agency 

participated in during FY 2004?

6 

Voluntary Consensus Standards Body Acronym

American Society for Testing and Materials ASTM 

International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO 

International Organization for Standardization ISO 

Job Definition Format CIP4 

National Committee for Information Technology 

Standards 

NCITS 

TAPPI TAPPI 

6. Please use this box to provide any additional comments on how your agency currently 

reports its use of voluntary consensus standards:

6-1. Does your agency report: (a) Only the first time use of standards; (b) Continued use 

of standards; (c) Both first-time and continued use of standards; or (d) Not applicable? 

C 

6-2. Does your agency report: (a) The total number of standards it uses; (b) Each instance 

where the agency uses (i.e. references) a standard; (c) Both the total number and each 

instance; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-3. Does your agency report multiple editions of a single standard as one standard use or 

as multiple standards used: (a) Single; (b) Multiple; (c) Both; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-4. Does your agency report standards that it uses for guidance purposes (as opposed 

compliance purposes): (a) Yes; (b) No; (c) Not applicable? 

Yes 

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6-5. Does your agency report use of standards from non-ANSI accredited standards 

developers, industry consortia groups, or both: (a) non-ANSI Accredited; (b) Consortia; 

(c) Both; (d) Neither; or (e) Not applicable? 

C 

7. Please provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of Circular A-119 policy and 

recommendations for any changes:

The Circular provides effective procedures for the transition to use of voluntary 

consensus standards in Government business. We have no recommendations for changes. 

8. Please provide any conformity assessment activities in which your agency was 

involved in FY 2004 as described in the Federal Register Vol. 65, No. 155, Thursday 

August 10, 2000 - Guidance on Federal Conformity Assessment Activities:

Some individuals attended a seminar; otherwise there were no assessment activities at our 

agency. 

9. Please provide any examples or case studies of standards successes:

Not applicable 

10. Please provide any other comments you would like to share on behalf of your agency:

This format is easy to use. More definitions would be useful 

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

1. Please list the government unique standards used in lieu of voluntary standards during 

FY 2004?

This agency reports voluntary consensus standards usage on a category basis 

2. Please list the voluntary consensus standards substituted for government unique 

standards during FY 2004?

0 

3. Please provide the number of voluntary consensus standards used during FY 2004?

39 

4. Please provide the number of agency employees participating in voluntary consensus 

standards activities during FY 2004?

147 

5. Please enter the voluntary consensus standards bodies in which your agency 

participated in during FY 2004?

30 

Voluntary Consensus Standards Body Acronym

Aerospace Industries Association of America AIA 

American Bearing Manufacturers Association ABMA 

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics AIAA 

American National Standards Institute ANSI 

American Society for Nondestructive Testing ASNT 

American Society For Quality ASQ 

American Society for Testing and Materials ASTM 

American Society of Agricultural Engineers ASAE 

American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME 

American Society of Metals ASM 

American Welding Society AWS 

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) General Notation 

System 

CGNS 

Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems CCSDS 

Electronic Industries Alliance EIA 

Government Electronic Industries Alliance GEIA 

Institute for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic 

Circuits 

IPEC 

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IEEE 

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Institute of Environmental Sciences & Technology IEST 

Interconnection Technology Research Institute ITRI 

International Electrotechnical Commission IEC 

International Organization for Standardization ISO 

International Organization for 

Standardization/International Electrotechnical 

Commission 

ISO/IEC 

National Association of Corrosion Engineers 

International 

NACE 

National Conference of Standards Laboratories NCSL 

National Fire Protection Association NFPA 

Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics RTCA 

Society of Automotive Engineers SAE 

Space Frequency Coordination Group SFCG 

The Internet Society ISOC 

Welding Research Council WRC 

6. Please use this box to provide any additional comments on how your agency currently 

reports its use of voluntary consensus standards:

6-1. Does your agency report: (a) Only the first time use of standards; (b) Continued use 

of standards; (c) Both first-time and continued use of standards; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-2. Does your agency report: (a) The total number of standards it uses; (b) Each instance 

where the agency uses (i.e. references) a standard; (c) Both the total number and each 

instance; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-3. Does your agency report multiple editions of a single standard as one standard use or 

as multiple standards used: (a) Single; (b) Multiple; (c) Both; or (d) Not applicable? 

B 

6-4. Does your agency report standards that it uses for guidance purposes (as opposed 

compliance purposes): (a) Yes; (b) No; (c) Not applicable? 

Yes 

6-5. Does your agency report use of standards from non-ANSI accredited standards 

developers, industry consortia groups, or both: (a) non-ANSI Accredited; (b) Consortia; 

(c) Both; (d) Neither; or (e) Not applicable? 

A 

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7. Please provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of Circular A-119 policy and 

recommendations for any changes:

NASA's efforts to enhance the use of Voluntary Consensus Standards continues to be 

stimulated by the guidance and directives provided in OMB Circular A-119. This has 

enhanced the awareness of Voluntary Consensus Standards within the Agency and 

participation in Voluntary Consensus Standards Developing Bodies as reflected in items 

4 and 5. 

8. Please provide any conformity assessment activities in which your agency was 

involved in FY 2004 as described in the Federal Register Vol. 65, No. 155, Thursday 

August 10, 2000 - Guidance on Federal Conformity Assessment Activities:

NASA is continuously evaluating and improving its conformity assessment practices and 

procedures. The Agency has a practice of working with other Government Agencies and 

the public sector to integrate best practices into its activities. Other Government Agencies 

assist with Contract Administration Services (CAS), including substantial conformity 

assessment activities. The Defense Contract and Audit Agency, Defense Contract 

Management Agency, Office of Naval Research, and other activities continue to provide 

conformity assessment services for NASA programs. These relationships utilize the 

expertise and infrastructure within these agencies. They enable NASA to limit internal 

assessments to areas where external capabilities are not available. Processes established 

for these activities provide a mechanism to continually exchange ideas and best practices 

related to conformity assessment. NASA continues to pursue Star Status in the 

Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program 

(VPP). The VPP participation provides a mechanism for both improving internal safety 

practices and for utilizing the services of the OSHA programs to perform oversight 

inspections. NASA Centers not yet certified are in various stages of preparation for 

assessment. 

9. Please provide any examples or case studies of standards successes:

NASA's Agencywide Full-Text Technical Standards System provides one-stop, easy 

access to technical standards required for use by the Agency's programs and projects. For 

the top 20 non-NASA standards used by the Agency, in FY03, 34,400 Voluntary 

Consensus Standards (VCSs) were downloaded by NASA and its onsite support 

contractor personnel. In FY04, 43,448 VCSs were downloaded. Based on these metrics, 

downloading of VCSs increased at least 20% from the previous year. 

NASA's Standards Update Notification System (SUNS) provides standards users with 

daily update notification of changes to registered technical standards being utilized by 

their programs and projects. Update notifications requested in FY04 increased by 36% 

over FY03 bring the total number of requests to 4493 since the system was implemented 

in April 2001. 

The linking of lessons learned to relevant technical standards continues to enhance and 

improve engineering practices across the Agency. Since implementation in April 2002, 

over 8000 accesses have been made by NASA engineering staff to engineering lessons 

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learned through “hot links” to standards on the NASA Technical Standards Program 

Website. The results of this effort have afforded NASA programs and projects with 

greater utility and application, not only of the standards themselves, but of potentially key 

lessons learned from past programs and are now being passed on and utilized in a new 

generation of flight and ground hardware and software. In addition, over 300 Application 

Notes have been identified based on document individual experiences and linked to 

specific technical standards. 

10. Please provide any other comments you would like to share on behalf of your agency:

A. During FY2004 a survey was made within the Agency regarding how standards 

downloaded from the NASA Full-Text Technical Standards System are being used. Of 

the approximately 6,000 respondents to the questionnaire, the following results were 

obtained regarding usage: 

a. Development of Program/Project Development Requirements---23.4% 

b. In-house Research and Development Activities--29.8% 

c. Verification of Contractors Design and Development Processes--17.4% 

d. Acquisition of Parts or Materials--8.7% 

e. Evaluation of Proposals--3.2% 

f. Education and Training--11.8% 

g. Other Uses--5.7% 

B. System statistics show that downloads of Voluntary Consensus Standards increased by 

approximately 20% from FY2003 to FY2004. 

C. Technical Standards will become the core of NASA’s new Independent Technical 

Authority (ITA) system being implemented in response to a recommendation from the 

(Space Shuttle) Columbia Accident Investigation Board report. The ITA will be 

implemented through a system of “Warrant Holders” who will have NASA-wide 

responsibility for approving use and exceptions to technical requirements (e.g. standards) 

for NASA programs in defined discipline and system areas. The resulting coordination of 

standards decisions across NASA is expected to increase. 

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National Archives and Records Administration

1. Please list the government unique standards used in lieu of voluntary standards during 

FY 2004?

1 

1) Government Standard: NARA data standard [Incorporated: 2000] 

Voluntary Standard Rationale 

Archives, Personal Papers, and Manuscripts 

(APPM); 

General International Standard Archival 

Description (ISAD(G)); 

International Standard Archival Authority 

Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons, and 

Families (ISAAR(CPF)); 

Encoded Archival Description (EAD); 

Machine Readable Cataloging (MARC) 

These voluntary standards do 

not meet the precise needs of 

the agency. 

 

 

2. Please list the voluntary consensus standards substituted for government unique 

standards during FY 2004?

2 

Voluntary Standard Government Standard

IEEE Std 1540-2001, IEEE Standard for 

Software Life Cycle Processes - Risk 

Management 

NARA 805 Systems 

Development Lifecycle (SDLC) 

ISO/IEC 15288:2002(E), Systems Engineering - 

System life cycle processes 

NARA 805 Systems 

Development Lifecycle (SDLC) 

3. Please provide the number of voluntary consensus standards used during FY 2004?

52 

4. Please provide the number of agency employees participating in voluntary consensus 

standards activities during FY 2004?

19 

5. Please enter the voluntary consensus standards bodies in which your agency 

participated in during FY 2004?

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10 

Voluntary Consensus Standards Body Acronym

American National Standards Institute ANSI 

Association for Information and Image Management AIIM 

Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems 

(CCSDS) 

CCSDS 

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IEEE 

International Council on Archives (ICA) ICA 

International Organization for Standardization ISO 

National Fire Protection Association NFPA 

National Information Standards Organization NISO 

Research Libraries Group (RLG) RLG 

Society of American Archivists (SAA) SAA 

6. Please use this box to provide any additional comments on how your agency currently 

reports its use of voluntary consensus standards:

NARA uses the transaction basis for counting standards. We adhere to this definition of 

use: 

"Use" means incorporation of a standard in whole, in part, or by reference for 

procurement purposes, and the inclusion of a standard in whole, in part, or by reference in 

regulation(s). 

Therefore, although we cite in this report all uses of voluntary consensus standards 

substituted for government standards in the FY 2004 reporting period (in our response to 

question 2),the total number of standards reported in the response to question 3 are only 

those falling within the "use" definition above. 

6-1. Does your agency report: (a) Only the first time use of standards; (b) Continued use 

of standards; (c) Both first-time and continued use of standards; or (d) Not applicable? 

C 

6-2. Does your agency report: (a) The total number of standards it uses; (b) Each instance 

where the agency uses (i.e. references) a standard; (c) Both the total number and each 

instance; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-3. Does your agency report multiple editions of a single standard as one standard use or 

as multiple standards used: (a) Single; (b) Multiple; (c) Both; or (d) Not applicable? 

B 

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6-4. Does your agency report standards that it uses for guidance purposes (as opposed 

compliance purposes): (a) Yes; (b) No; (c) Not applicable? 

Yes 

6-5. Does your agency report use of standards from non-ANSI accredited standards 

developers, industry consortia groups, or both: (a) non-ANSI Accredited; (b) Consortia; 

(c) Both; (d) Neither; or (e) Not applicable? 

A 

7. Please provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of Circular A-119 policy and 

recommendations for any changes:

We believe the Circular is working effectively and have no recommendations for 

changes. 

8. Please provide any conformity assessment activities in which your agency was 

involved in FY 2004 as described in the Federal Register Vol. 65, No. 155, Thursday 

August 10, 2000 - Guidance on Federal Conformity Assessment Activities:

None 

9. Please provide any examples or case studies of standards successes:

None for 2004. 

10. Please provide any other comments you would like to share on behalf of your agency:

Government standard: NARA data standards 

Voluntary standards: 

1. MARC Machine Readable Cataloging 

2. EAD Encoded Archival Description 

3. APPM Archives, Personal Papers, and Manuscripts 

4. ISAD(G) General International Standard Archival Description 

5. ISAAR (CPF) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, 

Persons and Families 

Explanation: 

NARA examined the above standards in depth, and incorporated as many of the standards 

as possible in our new standards for archival description. However, we did not 

incorporate the standards fully for several reasons: 

1. some of these standards are library standards, not archival standards, and thus were not 

wholly suitable; 

2. some of these standards dictate a physical design solution that NARA does not find 

technically sound; 

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3. some of these standards focus on personal papers collections, not government records. 

It should also be understood that the archival description standard is a standard that 

NARA is using for description of its own holdings, not a standard imposed on the 

external world. 

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National Science Foundation

1. Please list the government unique standards used in lieu of voluntary standards during 

FY 2004?

0 

2. Please list the voluntary consensus standards substituted for government unique 

standards during FY 2004?

0 

3. Please provide the number of voluntary consensus standards used during FY 2004?

0 

4. Please provide the number of agency employees participating in voluntary consensus 

standards activities during FY 2004?

5 

5. Please enter the voluntary consensus standards bodies in which your agency 

participated in during FY 2004?

5 

Voluntary Consensus Standards Body Acronym

American Society for Testing and Materials ASTM 

IEEE - Bioinformatics Standards Committee BSC/IEEE 

International Telecommunication Union ITU 

National Spectrum Managers Association NSMA 

Trusted Computing Group, Inc. TCG 

6. Please use this box to provide any additional comments on how your agency currently 

reports its use of voluntary consensus standards:

6-1. Does your agency report: (a) Only the first time use of standards; (b) Continued use 

of standards; (c) Both first-time and continued use of standards; or (d) Not applicable? 

B 

6-2. Does your agency report: (a) The total number of standards it uses; (b) Each instance 

where the agency uses (i.e. references) a standard; (c) Both the total number and each 

instance; or (d) Not applicable? 

B 

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6-3. Does your agency report multiple editions of a single standard as one standard use or 

as multiple standards used: (a) Single; (b) Multiple; (c) Both; or (d) Not applicable? 

B 

6-4. Does your agency report standards that it uses for guidance purposes (as opposed 

compliance purposes): (a) Yes; (b) No; (c) Not applicable? 

Yes 

6-5. Does your agency report use of standards from non-ANSI accredited standards 

developers, industry consortia groups, or both: (a) non-ANSI Accredited; (b) Consortia; 

(c) Both; (d) Neither; or (e) Not applicable? 

D 

7. Please provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of Circular A-119 policy and 

recommendations for any changes:

Just fine. 

8. Please provide any conformity assessment activities in which your agency was 

involved in FY 2004 as described in the Federal Register Vol. 65, No. 155, Thursday 

August 10, 2000 - Guidance on Federal Conformity Assessment Activities:

None. 

9. Please provide any examples or case studies of standards successes:

None. 

10. Please provide any other comments you would like to share on behalf of your agency:

None. 

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission

1. Please list the government unique standards used in lieu of voluntary standards during 

FY 2004?

0 

2. Please list the voluntary consensus standards substituted for government unique 

standards during FY 2004?

0 

3. Please provide the number of voluntary consensus standards used during FY 2004?

77 

4. Please provide the number of agency employees participating in voluntary consensus 

standards activities during FY 2004?

145 

5. Please enter the voluntary consensus standards bodies in which your agency 

participated in during FY 2004?

13 

Voluntary Consensus Standards Body Acronym

American Concrete Institute ACI 

American Institute of Steel Construction AISC 

American National Standards Institute ANSI 

American Nuclear Society ANS 

American Society for Testing and Materials ASTM 

American Society of Civil Engineers ASCE 

American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME 

Health Physics Society HPS 

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IEEE 

Institute of Nuclear Materials Management INMM 

Instrumentation Societ of America ISA 

National Council of Radiation Protection and 

Measurements 

NCRPM 

National Fire Protection Association NFPA 

6. Please use this box to provide any additional comments on how your agency currently 

reports its use of voluntary consensus standards:

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NRC responses to items 6.1-6.5 are complete and "Not Applicable" has not been selected 

for any of the responses. 

6-1. Does your agency report: (a) Only the first time use of standards; (b) Continued use 

of standards; (c) Both first-time and continued use of standards; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-2. Does your agency report: (a) The total number of standards it uses; (b) Each instance 

where the agency uses (i.e. references) a standard; (c) Both the total number and each 

instance; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-3. Does your agency report multiple editions of a single standard as one standard use or 

as multiple standards used: (a) Single; (b) Multiple; (c) Both; or (d) Not applicable? 

A 

6-4. Does your agency report standards that it uses for guidance purposes (as opposed 

compliance purposes): (a) Yes; (b) No; (c) Not applicable? 

Yes 

6-5. Does your agency report use of standards from non-ANSI accredited standards 

developers, industry consortia groups, or both: (a) non-ANSI Accredited; (b) Consortia; 

(c) Both; (d) Neither; or (e) Not applicable? 

D 

7. Please provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of Circular A-119 policy and 

recommendations for any changes:

The NRC believes that the Circular provides appropriate direction and encouragement for 

federal agencies to develop internal agency-wide guidelines. The circular also provides 

sufficient and reasonable flexibility for each agency to make an independent 

determination relative to participation on voluntary consensus bodies and use of 

developed standards. 

8. Please provide any conformity assessment activities in which your agency was 

involved in FY 2004 as described in the Federal Register Vol. 65, No. 155, Thursday 

August 10, 2000 - Guidance on Federal Conformity Assessment Activities:

No Comment 

9. Please provide any examples or case studies of standards successes:

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No Comment 

10. Please provide any other comments you would like to share on behalf of your agency:

No Comment

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Appendix F – Federal Agency Activities Related to Use of Private Sector Standards 

and Conformity Assessment 

NOTE: The following table lists the various standards organizations in which Federal 

agencies or their employees participated. The organizations, their names, and their 

acronyms are listed as they were reported to NIST by the agencies contributing to this 

year’s report. There are 476 individual organizations identified by the agencies, some of 

which may be duplicated due to differences in the names of the organizations caused by 

reporting errors or by name changes made by the organizations themselves. 

 

FY 2004 Voluntary Consensus Standards Bodies in which Federal Agencies 

Participated 

Voluntary Consensus Standards Body Acronym 

AACE International AACE 

Accredited Standards Committee X12 ASC X12 

Accredited Standards Committee X9 ASCX9 

ACI International ACI 

Acoustical Society of America ASA 

Aerospace Industries Association AIA 

Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Institute ARI 

Air Movement and Control Association AMCA 

Air Transport Association ATA 

Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions ATIS 

Almond Board of California ABC 

Aluminum Association AA 

Ambulance Manufacturers Division, National Truck Association AMD/NTEA 

American Society for Photobiology ASP 

American Academy of Pediatrics AAP 

American Architectural Manufacturers Association AAMA 

American Association for Laboratory Accreditation A2LA 

American Association of Blood Banks AABB 

American Association of Cereal Chemists AACC 

American Association of Food Hygiene Veterinarians AAFHV 

American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators AAMVA 

American Association of Physicists in Medicine AAPM 

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials AASHTO 

American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists AATCC 

American Association of Tissue Banks AATB 

American Bearing Manufacturers Association ABMA 

American Boat and Yacht Council ABYC 

American College of Nuclear Physicists ACNP 

American College of Radiology ACR 

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American College of Surgeons ACOS 

American Committee on Immunization Practices ACIP 

American Concrete Institute ACI 

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists ACGIH 

American Congress on Surveying and Mapping ACSM 

American Dental Association ADA 

American Foundation for the Accreditation of Haematopoietic Cell Therapy FAHCT 

American Gas Association AGA 

American Gear Manufacturers Association AGMA 

American Glovebox Society AGS 

American Hardboard Association AHA 

American Industrial Hygiene Association AIHA 

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics AIAA 

American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE 

American Institute of Steel Construction AISC 

American Institute of Timber Construction AITC 

American Institute of Ultrasound Manufacturers AIUM 

American Leather Chemists Association ALCA 

American National Metric Council ANMC 

American National Standards Institute ANSI 

American Nuclear Society ANS 

American Oil Chemists Society AOCS 

American Petroleum Institute API 

American Public Health Association APHS 

American Public Transportation Association APTA 

American Railway Engineering & Maintenance-of-Way Association AREMA 

American Red Cross ARC 

American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation ASBMTT 

American Society for Gene Therapy ASGT 

American Society for Nondestructive Testing ASNT 

American Society For Quality ASQ 

American Society for Reproductive Medicine ASRM 

American Society for Testing and Materials ASTM 

American Society of Agricultural Engineers ASAE 

American Society of Cinematographers ASC 

American Society of Civil Engineers ASCE 

American Society of Clinical Oncology ASCO 

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers ASHRAE 

American Society of Hospital Engineers ASHE 

American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME 

American Society of Metals ASM 

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American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing ASPRS 

American Society of Quality Control ASQC 

American Society of Safety Engineers ASSE 

American Society of Sanitary Engineering ASSE 

American Society of Mass Spectrometry ASMS 

American Trucking Associations ATA 

American Vacuum Society AVS 

American Veterinary Medical Association AVMA 

American Water Works Association AWWA 

American Welding Society AWS 

American Wind Energy Association AWEA 

American Wood Preservers Association AWPA 

AOAC AOAC 

APA - The Engineered Wood Association APA 

Architectural Woodwork Institute AWI 

ASME International ASME 

Association for Automatic Identification & Mobility AIM Global 

Association for Information and Image Management AIIM 

Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation AAMI 

Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care AAALAC 

Association of American Railroads AAR 

Association of Biomolecular Research Facilities ABRF 

Association of Food and Drug Officials AFDO 

Association of Official Analytical Chemists International AOACI 

ASTM International ASTM 

Automotive Lift Institute - ALOIM ALI 

Baking Industry Sanitary Standards Committee BISSC 

Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms Technical Forum BLAS 

Biometrics Application Programming Interface Consortium BioAPI 

BOCA International BOCA 

British Pharmacopeia BP 

British Standards Institute BSI 

Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association BHMA 

Building Seismic Safety Committee BSSC 

Business and Institutional Furniture Manufactures Association BIFMA 

California Strawberry Commission CSC 

Canadian General Standards Board CGSB 

Canadian Standards Association CSA 

Cantaloupe Board of California CBC 

Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute CISPI 

Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association CTIA 

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Central Laboratory for Blood Transfusion CCLBT 

Chocolate Manufacturers Association CMA 

Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium CDISC 

Coalition for Responsible Waste Incineration CRWI 

Codex CODEX 

Codex Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Taskforce on Fruit and Vegetable Juices CCFVJ 

Codex Alimentarius Commission CODEX 

Codex Committee on Milk & Milk Products CCMMP 

Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues CCPR 

Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables CCPFV 

Collaborative Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods CCVAM 

College of American Pathologists CAP 

Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Alliance CMVSA 

Commercial Refrigerator Manufacturers Association CRMA 

Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance CVSA 

Committee on Data for Science and Technology CODATA 

Common Criteria Management Committee CCMC 

Compressed Gas Association CGA 

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) General Notation System CGNS 

Conference for Food Protection CFP 

Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing - International CAMI 

Construction Specifications Institute CSI 

Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems CCSDS 

Consumer Electronics Association CEA 

Cooling Tower Institute CTI 

Cordage Institute CI 

Corn Refiners Association CRA 

Cosmetic Ingredient Review CIR 

Cosmetic Toiletry and Fragrance Association CTFA 

Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences CIOMS 

Council for Optical Radiation Measurements CORM 

Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards CIRMS 

Data Interchange Standards Association, Inc. DISAI 

Data Standards Maintenance Organization DSMO 

Deep Foundations Institute DFI 

Designated Standards Maintenance Organizations DSMO 

Deutsches Institut fur Nomung - German Institute for Standardization DIN 

Digital Imaging Communications in Medicine DICOM 

Electronic Commerce Code Management Association ECCMA 

Electronic Components Assemblies & Materials Association ECAMA 

Electronic Industries Alliance EIA 

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Electrostatic Discharge Association EDA 

Engineering Sciences Data Unit (ESDU) International ESDU 

European Center for Validation of Alternative Methods ECVAM 

European Committee for Standardization CEN 

European Directorate for Quality of Medicines EDQM 

European Pharmacopeia EP 

External RNA Controls Consortium ERCC 

Eye Bank Association of America EBAA 

Federal Facilities Council FFC 

Federal Geographic Data Committee FGDC 

Federal Laboratory Consortium FLC 

Federal Public Key Infrastructure Technical Working group PKIWG 

Federal Public Key Steering Committee FPKISC 

FM Global FM Global 

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO 

Foundation for Accreditation of Cellular Therapies FACS 

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association FFVA 

Fresh Produce Association of the Americas FPAA 

Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association GAMA 

Gas Technology Institute GTI 

Gelatin Manufacturers of America GMA 

Global Harmonization Task Force GHTF 

Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative GLOBAL 

Government Electronic Industries Alliance GEIA 

Government Electronics & Information Technology Association GEITA 

Green Seal Standards for Adhesives GSSA 

Ground Water Protection Council GWPC 

Gypsum Association GA 

Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association HPVA 

Health Physics Society HPS 

Health Protection Branch, Health Canada HPB 

High Frequency Industry Association HFIA 

High Level Seven HLS 

Honey Board HB 

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Inc. HFESI 

Human Factors Society HFS 

IBM Global Services Methodology IBM/GSM 

IDE Alliance IDEA 

IEEE - Bioinformatics Standards Committee BSC/IEEE 

Illuminating Engineering Society of North America IESNA 

INCITS INCITS 

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Independent Cosmetic Manufacturers and Distributors ICMAD 

Industrial Safety and Equipment Association ISEA 

Industry-wide Cooperative Meat Identification Standards Committee ICMISC 

Information Technology Industry Council ITI 

Institute for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits IPEC 

Institute for Reference Materials and Manufacturers IRMM 

Institute of Clean Air Companies ICAC 

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IEEE 

Institute of Environmental Sciences & Technology IEST 

Institute of Food Technologists IFT 

Institute of Industrial Engineers IIE 

Institute of Nuclear Materials Management INMM 

Institute of Transportation Engineers ITE 

Instrumentation Society of America ISA 

Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society ISA 

Insulated Cable Engineers Association ICEA 

Intelligent Transportation Society of America ITS America 

Interagency Committee on Seismic Safety in Construction ICSS 

Interagency coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods ICCVAM 

Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation IAAC 

Inter-American Metrology System SIM 

Interconnection Technology Research Institute ITRI 

International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants IUPOV 

International Association for Food Protection IAFP 

International Association for the Properties of Water and Steam IAPWS 

International Association of Cancer Registrars IACR 

International Association of Color Manufacturers IACM 

International Association of Environmental Mutagen Societies IAEMS 

International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials IAPMO 

International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA 

International Blood Group Reference Laboratory IBRGL 

International Bottled Water Association IBWA 

International Building Code IBC 

International Bureau of Weights and Measures BIPM 

International Cartographic Association ICA 

International Center for Diffraction Data ICDD 

International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO 

International Code Council ICC 

International Commission on Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Registration of 

Pharmaceuticals for Veterinary Use 

VICH 

International Commission on Illumination CIE 

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International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection ICNIRP 

International Commission on Occupational Health ICOH 

International Commission on Radiation Protection ICRP 

International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements, Inc. ICRU 

International Committee for Cosmetic Harmonization and International Cooperation CHIC 

International Committee for Information Technology Standards ICITS 

International Committee for Weights and Measures CIPM 

International Conference of Building Officials ICBO 

International Conference on the Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Registration of 

Pharmaceuticals for Human Use 

ICH 

International Council for Science ICSU 

International Council on Archives (ICA) ICA 

International Crystal foundation ICF 

International Dairy Federation IDF 

International Dairy Foods Association IDFA 

International Electrotechnical Commission IEC 

International Energy Agency IEA 

International Federation of Fruit Juice Producers IFFJP 

International Federation on Information Processing IFIP 

International Fragrance Association IFRA 

International Fresh-cut Produce Association IFPA 

International Hydrographic Organization IHO 

International Imaging Industry Association IIIA 

International Life Sciences Institute ILSI 

International Maritime Organization IMO 

International Natural Sausage Casing Association INSCA 

International Nomenclature Committee INC 

International Organization for Standardization ISO 

International Organization for Standardization in Microbiology ISOB 

International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission ISO/IEC 

International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission ISO/IEC 

International Organization of Legal Metrology OIML 

International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council IPEC 

International Seed Testing Association ISTA 

International Society for Analytical Cytology ISAC 

International Society for Blood Transfusion ISBT 

International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery ISCVS 

International Society for Cell Therapy ISCT 

International Society for Measurement and Control ISA 

International Society on Thrombosis and Homeostasis ISTH 

International Sprout Growers Association ISGA 

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International Telecommunication Union ITU 

International Testing Services ITSETL 

International Union Against Cancer UICC 

International Union of Crystallography IUCR 

International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Materials, Systems and Structures RILEM 

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry IUPAC 

International Union of Pure and Applied Physics IUPAP 

International Workshop on Genetic Toxicology IWGT 

International Regulatory Alternatives Group IRAG 

Internet Engineering Task Force IETF 

Internet Software Consortium ISC 

Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference ISSC 

IPC - Association Connecting Electronics Industries IPC 

ISO Technical Advisory Group SC 29/TC 10 Hand Tools Committee ISO TAG 

J2EE National Consortium J2EE/NC 

JANNAF - Interagency Propulsion Committee JANNAF 

Java Grande Forum JGF 

JEDEC - Solid State Technology Association JEDEC 

Job Definition Format CIP4 

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations JCAHO 

Joint Electron Device Engineering Council JEDEC 

Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives JECFA 

Joint Financial Managers Improvement Program JFMIP 

Lead Industries Association LIA 

Life Sciences Research Organization LSRO 

Logical Observation Identifier Name Codes LOINC 

Magnetic Materials Producers Association MMPA 

Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations TMC/ATA 

Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings Industry MSSVFI 

Master Painters Institute MPI 

Meat and Poultry Business to Business Data Standards Organization MPXML 

Meat and Poultry Equipment Standards MPES 

NACE International NACE 

NAFTA Land Transportation Standards Subcommittee NAFTA 

National Academy of Sciences NAS 

National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure to Hazardous Substances NACAEHS 

National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program NADCAP 

National Association of Architectural Metal Manufacturers NAAMM 

National Association of Chain Manufacturers NACM 

National Association of Corrosion Engineers International NACE 

National Association of Photographic Manufacturers NAPM 

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National Association of Relay Manufacturers NARM 

National Automatic Merchandising Association NAMA 

National Bison Association NBA 

National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors NBBPVI 

National Cancer Registrars Association NCRA 

National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards NCCLS 

National Committee for Information Technology Standards NCITS 

National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices NCUTCP 

National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics NCVHS 

National Computer Security Center NCSC 

National Conference of Standards Laboratories NCSL 

National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments NCIMS 

National Conference on Weights and Measures NCWM 

National Cooperation for Laboratory Accreditation NACLA 

National Coordinating Council for Cancer Surveillance NCCCS 

National Council of Prescription Drug Programs NCPDP 

National Council of Radiation Protection and Measurements NCRPM 

National Dialog on Cancer NDC 

National Egg Regulators Association NERA 

National Electrical Manufacturers Association NEMA 

National Environmental Health Association NEHA 

National Fire Protection Association NFPA 

National Fluid Power Association NFPA 

National Food Processors Association NFPA 

National Hardwood Lumber Association NHLA 

National Hydrogen Association NHA 

National Information Standards Organization NISO 

National Institute for Biological Sciences and Controls NIBSC 

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health NIOSH 

National Institute of Building Sciences NIBS 

National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST 

National Marrow Donor Program NMDP 

National Oilseed Processors Association NOPA 

National Organic Program NOP 

National Petroleum Management Association NPMA 

National Safety Council NSC 

National Sanitary Foundation NSF 

National Sanitation Foundation NSF 

National Skill Standards Board NSSB 

National Spectrum Managers Association NSMA 

National Toxicology Program NTP 

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National Uniform Billing Committee NUBC 

National Uniform Claim Committee NUCC 

National Weeds Management Association NAWMA 

NCSL International NCSLI 

North American Association of Central Cancer Registries NAACCR 

North American Deer Association NADA 

North American Elk Breeders Association NAEBA 

North American Millers Association NAMA 

North American Open Math Initiative NAOMI 

North American Transport of Dangerous Goods Standards NATDGS 

North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO 

Northwest Horticulture Council NHC 

NSF International NSFI 

Nuclear Information and Records Management Association, Inc. NIRMAI 

Object Management Group OMG 

Optical Internetworking Forum OIF 

Optical Society of America OSA 

Optical Storage Technology Association OSTA 

Optics and Electro-Optics Standards Council OEOSC 

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OECD 

Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards OASIS 

Pan American Network for Drug Regulatory Harmonization PANDRH 

Pan-American Standards Commission COPANT 

Parachute Industry Association PIA 

Parallel Tools Consortium PTOOLS 

Parenteral Drug Association PDA 

Performance Review Institute PRI 

Petrotechnical Open Standards Consortium, Inc POSC 

Pipe Fabrication Institute PFI 

Plastics Pipe Institute PPI 

Plumbing and Draining Institute PDI 

Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association PHCCA 

Produce Marketing Association PMA 

Product Quality Research Institute PQRI 

Project Management Institute PMI 

Quarter-Inch Cartridge Drive Standards, Inc. QCDS 

Rack Manufacturer Institute RMI 

Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics RTCA 

Rational Unified Process RUP 

Research Institute for Fragrance Materials RIFM 

Reference Architecture and Common Application Framework RACAF 

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Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America RESNA 

Research Libraries Group (RLG) RLG 

Resistance Welders Manufacturers Association RWMA 

Robotics Industries Association RIA 

Rubber Manufacturers Association RMA 

Sanitary Standards Program SSP 

Scientific Apparatus Makers Association SAMA 

Security Industry Association SIA 

Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International SEMI 

Service Access and Delivery SAD 

Service Interface and Integration SII 

Service Platform and Infrastructure SPI 

Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors National Association SHACCNA 

Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization SISO 

Single Ply Roofing Institute SPRI 

Society for Biomaterials SFB 

Society for Glassware and Ceramic Decorations SGCD 

Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration SME 

Society for Protective Coatings SPC 

Society of Allied Weight Engineers SAWE 

Society of American Archivists SAA 

Society of American Value Engineers SAVE 

Society of Automotive Engineers SAE 

Society of Cosmetic Chemists SCC 

Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers SMPTE 

Society of Toxicological Pathologists STP 

Society of Toxicology SOT 

Space Frequency Coordination Group SFCG 

Specialty Vehicle Institute of America SVIA 

Standard for Exchange of Non-clinical Data SEND 

Standards Engineering Society SES 

Steel Door Institute SDI 

Steel Founders Society of America SFSA 

Steel Window Institute SWI 

Strategic National Implementation Process Subgroups for HIPPA Standards Implementation SNIP 

TAPPI TAPPI 

Tea Association of America TAA 

Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry TAPPI 

Technical Committee for Juice and Juice products TCJJP 

Telecommunications Industry Association TIA 

The American Society for Testing and Materials ASTM 

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The Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society ISA 

The Internet Society ISOC 

The Open Group TOG 

The Soap and Detergent Association SDA 

The Society for Protective Coatings SSPC 

The Tire and Rim Association, Inc. TRAI 

TIA TIA 

Transportation Research Board TRB 

Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association TTMA 

Trusted Computing Group, Inc. TCG 

Tuft's Conference on Modified Fats CMF 

U.S. Adopted Names Council USANC 

U.S. Product Data Association US PRO 

UML National Consortium UML/NC 

UN Centre for Trade Facilitation & Electronic Business UNCTFEB 

Underwriters Laboratories UL 

Uniform Building Code UBC 

United Egg Producers UEP 

United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association UFFVA 

United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business UNI/CEFACT

United Nations Committee on the Transport of Dangerous Goods UNTDG 

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe WP .29/GRSP UNECE 

United States Pharmacopoeia USP 

US Animal Health Association USAHA 

US Egg and Poultry Association USEPA 

Versailles Project on Advanced Materials and Standards VAMAS 

Video Electronics Standards Association VESA 

Water Environment Federation WEF 

Welding Research Council WRC 

Western Growers Association WGA 

Western Wood Products Association WWPA 

Window and Door Manufacturers Association WDMA 

Window Covering Manufacturers Association WCMA 

Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange WEDI 

World Health Organization WHO 

World Intellectual Property Organization WIPO 

World Meteorological Organization WMO 

World Trade Organization WTO 

World Wide Web Consortium W3C 

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Appendix G – The Interagency Committee on Standards Policy (ICSP) 

The Interagency Committee on Standards Policy, also known as the ICSP, is the primary 

body responsible for coordinating standards use among agencies of the Federal 

government. The ICSP seeks to promote effective and consistent standards policies plus 

foster cooperation between government, industry, and other private organizations 

involved in standards activities. The Committee reports to the Secretary of the 

Department of Commerce (DOC) through the Director of the National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST). 

To review the current charter of the ICSP, click here: 

http://standards.gov/icsp/query/index.cfm?do=Home.ICSPCharter

To see a list of the current ICSP membership, click here: 

http://standards.gov/icsp/query/index.cfm?do=Home.ICSPExecutives

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Appendix H – Publications Related to the National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act (NTTAA) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 

Circular A-119 

To review a list of publications and reference documents related to Federal agency 

implementation of the NTTAA as well as OMB Circular A-119, visit the NTTAA 

Library online at http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/210/nttaa/pubs.htm. 

These documents can be obtained in hardcopy form by sending a written request to: 

Standards Coordination and Conformity Group (or, SCCG) 

Standards Services Division 

National Institute of Standards and Technology 

Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-2150 

301-975-2490 

When making requests, please identify specific documents by title, author, and date 

wherever possible. 

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