Testing laboratories.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 10

(a) Testing pursuant to § 431.17(a)(5)(ii) must be conducted in an accredited laboratory for which the accreditation body was: (1) The National Institute of Standards and Technology/National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NIST/NVLAP); or (2) A laboratory accreditation body having a mutual recognition arrangement with NIST/NVLAP; or (3) An organization classified by the Department, pursuant to § 431.19, as an accreditation body. (b) NIST/NVLAP is under the auspices of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)/National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP), which is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce. NIST/NVLAP accreditation is granted on the basis of conformance with criteria published in 15 CFR part 285. The National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program, “Procedures and General Requirements,”

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 10:§ 431.18