Twenty-Fifth Annual Report on Federal Agency Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and Conformity Assessment

Published

January 10, 2023

Author(s)

Nathalie Rioux

Abstract

Annually since 1997, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) provides a report to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) summarizing federal agency use of government unique standards (GUS) used in lieu of voluntary consensus standards (VCS) during the previous fiscal year (FY) as required by Section 12(d)(3) of Public Law 104-113, the "National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995" (NTTAA). By implementing the NTTAA and OMB Circular A-119 "Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and in Conformity Assessment Activities" (Circular A-119), agencies minimize their reliance on GUS by using VCS whenever possible and help to achieve the following goals: • reduce costs and regulatory burdens, • provide incentives and opportunities that encourage growth of U.S. enterprises, • realize benefits from public-private collaboration in standards setting.

Citation

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 8438

Report Number

8438

NIST Pub Series

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Pub Type

NIST Pubs

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8438

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Keywords

NTTAA, OMB Circular A-119, National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act, government unique standards

Citation

Rioux, N. (2023), Twenty-Fifth Annual Report on Federal Agency Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and Conformity Assessment, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8438, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=935572 (Accessed December 10, 2024)