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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 15 - Commerce and Foreign Trade |
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Subtitle B - Regulations Relating to Commerce and Foreign Trade |
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Chapter II - National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce |
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SubChapter J - Accreditation and Assessment Programs |
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Part 280 - Fastener Quality |
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Subpart I - Special Rule for the Accreditation of Certain Fastener Manufacturing Facilities, Whose Implemented Fastener Quality Assurance Systems Meet Defined Requirements, as Laboratories |
§ 280.804 - Maintaining recognized status.
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(a) Accreditors shall continue to satisfy all the requirements of recognition during the recognition period.
(b) Upon request, recognized Accreditors shall make available to NIST and/or BXA all records and materials pertaining to the program.
(c) NIST has the right to participate as an observer during any on-site visit to a Registrar being audited by a NIST-recognized Accreditor, or a Facility being audited by an accredited Registrar, or it may perform its own surveillance visit of such bodies at its discretion.
(d) Neither the Accreditor, nor any Registrar it accredits, nor any Facility registered under the Act and this part shall take any action which states or implies the approval, or endorsement by NIST or any other agency of the U.S. Federal Government of any product or report pertaining to a product associated with any activities carried out under the recognition. None of these entities may take any action which states or implies that they are recognized or authorized by NIST to act or perform in any area(s) beyond that which was specified in their recognition under this part.