NATIONAL
INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
AUTHORIZATION:
National
Bureau of Standards Organic Act, Section 2, as amended, Public Law
56-177, 31 Stat. 1449; Trade Agreements Act of 1979, Public Law
96-39, 93 Stat. 299, 19 U.S.C. 2416.
To
serve as an information center and referral service, by maintaining
a reference collection of standards and specifications, regulations,
certification rules, directories, reference books and special publications.
To respond to inquiries, develop and publish lists, bibliographies,
indexes, and directories of standards and related information, and
to provide trade related regulations and certification information
to U.S. exporters and manufacturers.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
Dissemination of Technical Information. Place Cursor Here for Definition
USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Responds
to the needs of government, industry, U.S. exporters, manufacturers,
and the general public for information on domestic and foreign standards,
regulations, certification procedures, and standards related activities.
Information on standards, collections, copyrights and lending restrictions
are provided on site. NCSCI does not analyze, evaluate, or interpret
standards.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant
Eligibility: State and local government, private,
public, profit organizations, nonprofit institutions and individuals.
Beneficiary
Eligibility: State and local government, private,
public, profit organizations, nonprofit institutions and individuals
will benefit.
Pre-application
Coordination: None. This program is excluded
from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application
Procedure: Inquiry may be made by telephone,
letter, fax, or e-mail to the National Center for Standards and
Certification Information, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 2150, Gaithersburg,
MD 20899-2150. Telephone: (301) 975-4040. FAX: (301) 926-1559.
E-mail: ncsci@nist.gov.
Award
Procedure: None.
Deadlines:
None.
Range
of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not applicable.
Appeals:
None.
Renewals:
Not applicable.
ASSISTANCE
CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula
and Matching Requirements: None.
Length
and Time Phasing of Assistance: Depends on
the nature of the request. Response time for 90 percent of the
inquiries ranges from immediate to several weeks. Trade related
inquiries that depend on information from abroad may take longer
for response.
Published directories and indexes on standards related information.
Publications are available from NCSCI, GPO, NTIS, or other designated
private publishers.
NFORMATION
CONTACTS:
Regional
or Local Office: None.
Headquarters
Office: Standards Information Program, Office
of Standards Services, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 2150, Gaithersburg,
MD 20899-2150. Telephone: (301) 975-4040. Use the same number
for FTS. Fax: (301) 926-1559.
Web
Site Address: http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/210/217/217.htm
