Conformity Assessment

Guidance on Federal Conformity Assessment Activities
Final policy guidance on Federal agency use of conformity assessment activities effective August 10, 2000.

• Public workshop on the NIST Guidance on Federal Conformity Assessment Activities (15 C.F.R. Part 287) - April 2012
  

Federal Laboratory Accreditation/Acceptance and Recognition Programs

Interagency Committee on Standards Policy (ICSP) Conformity Assessment Workgroup (CAWG) 

Recommendation by the Administrative Conference of the United States

Agency Use of Third-Party Programs to Assess Regulatory Compliance (Recommendation 2012-7)
A look at current practices used by agencies to assess compliance with regulatory standards and other requirements.  Provides recommendations on determining whether and how to establish third-party programs to assess regulatory compliance.