General.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 15

(a) (1) Reduction of manufacturing costs, inventory costs, and distribution costs; (2) Better understanding among manufacturers, producers, or packagers (hereinafter referred to as producers), distributors, users, and consumers; and (3) Simplification of the purchase, installation, and use of the product being standardized. (b) (1) The proposed standard is likely to have substantial public impact; (2) The proposed standard reflects the broad interest of an industry group or an organization concerned with the manufacture, production, packaging, distribution, testing, consumption, or use of the product, or the interest of a Federal or State agency; (3) The proposed standard would not duplicate a standard published by, or actively being developed or revised by, a private standards-writing organization to such an extent that it would (4) Lack of government sponsorship would result in significant public disadvantage for legal reasons or reasons of domestic and international trade; (5) The proposed standard is not appropriate for development and maintenance by a private standards-writing organization; and (6) The proposed standard will be funded by a proponent organization or government agency to cover costs for administrative and technical support services provided by the Department. (c) (1) Acts as an unbiased coordinator in the development of the standard; (2) Provides editorial assistance in the preparation of the standard; (3) Supplies such assistance and review as is required

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 15:§ 10.0