15 CFR § 285.4 - Establishment of laboratory accreditation programs (LAPs) within NVLAP.

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title: "15 CFR § 285.4 - Establishment of laboratory accreditation programs (LAPs) within NVLAP."
title_number: 15
title_name: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
section_number: "285.4"
section_name: "Establishment of laboratory accreditation programs (LAPs) within NVLAP."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
subchapter_number: "J"
subchapter_name: "ACCREDITATION AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS"
part_number: "285"
part_name: "NATIONAL VOLUNTARY LABORATORY ACCREDITATION PROGRAM"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 272"
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# 285.4 Establishment of laboratory accreditation programs (LAPs) within NVLAP.

NVLAP establishes LAPs in response to legislative actions or to requests from private sector entities and government agencies. For legislatively mandated LAPs, NVLAP shall establish the LAP. For requests from private sector entities and government agencies, the Chief of NVLAP shall analyze each request, and, after consultation with interested parties through public workshops or other means to ensure open participation, shall establish the requested LAP, if the Chief of NVLAP determines there is need for the requested LAP.

[66 FR 29221, May 30, 2001, as amended at 76 FR 78815, Dec. 20, 2011]