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 +====== Consensus Standard ======
  
 +[[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:start|Go up to Terms and Definitions]]
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 +===== Discussion =====
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 +A consensus standard results from a standards development process based on
 +[[fxdemo:dido_99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:c]]
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 +The term describes how the responsible body developed or adopted the standard. It does not identify whether the standard is mandatory, voluntary, national, international, governmental, or privately developed.
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 +A law, regulation, contract, procurement instrument, or organizational policy may require conformance with a consensus standard. Such use does not change the consensus basis through which the responsible body developed the standard.
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 +A consensus standard is broader than a voluntary consensus standard. A voluntary consensus standard satisfies the additional process and organizational attributes identified by applicable federal standards policy.
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 +===== Definition =====
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 +//Standard developed or adopted through a consensus-based process.//
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 +===== Source =====
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 +Office of Management and Budget, Circular A-119: Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and in Conformity Assessment Activities
 +International Organization for Standardization and International Electrotechnical Commission, ISO/IEC Guide 2, Standardization and related activities — General vocabulary
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 +===== Note =====
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 +The designation of a document as a consensus standard does not, by itself, establish:
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 +Legal applicability
 +Regulatory authority
 +Technical suitability
 +International status
 +Voluntary consensus status
 +Conformance with OMB Circular A-119
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 +The applicable authority evaluates these characteristics separately.
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 +===== Example =====
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 +A standards organization develops a technical specification through committee review, public comment, objection resolution, and consensus-based approval. The resulting specification is a consensus standard.
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