- Author
- Breitenberg, M. A.
- Title
- U.S. Certification System From a Governmental Perspective.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- NISTIR 6077, October 1997, 25 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- certification | certificates of conformity | certification marks | conformity assessment | product approavl | standardization | standards | tests
- Abstract
- This report is designed to provide the reader with an introduction to the U.S. certification system from a governmental perspective. It highlights some of the relationships that exist between federal and state agencies and the private sector and discusses some of the history and philosophy behind the U.S. system.