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| A voluntary consensus standards body is an association, organisation, or technical society that plans, develops, establishes, adopts, or coordinates voluntary consensus standards through a qualifying standards development process. | A voluntary consensus standards body is an association, organization, or technical society that plans, develops, establishes, adopts, or coordinates voluntary consensus standards through a qualifying standards development process. |
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| The process includes the following attributes: | The process includes the following attributes: |
| A voluntary consensus standards body is defined by its standards development process rather than solely by its legal form, geographic location, membership model, or subject domain. | A voluntary consensus standards body is defined by its standards development process rather than solely by its legal form, geographic location, membership model, or subject domain. |
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| An organisation may develop both voluntary consensus standards and other artefacts. Each claimed voluntary consensus standard depends on the process used to develop or adopt that standard. | An organization may develop both voluntary consensus standards and other artifacts. Each claimed voluntary consensus standard depends on the process used to develop or adopt that standard. |
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| ===== Definition ===== | ===== Definition ===== |
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| //association, organisation, or technical society that develops or adopts voluntary consensus standards through an open, balanced, due-process-based, appealable, and consensus-based process.// | //association, organization, or technical society that develops or adopts voluntary consensus standards through an open, balanced, due-process-based, appealable, and consensus-based process.// |
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| ===== Source ===== | ===== Source ===== |
| ===== Note ===== | ===== Note ===== |
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| The terms standards body, standards development organisation, and voluntary consensus standards body are not automatically interchangeable. A standards organisation qualifies as a voluntary consensus standards body for the purposes of OMB Circular A-119 when its applicable process exhibits the required attributes. | The terms standards body, standards development organization, and voluntary consensus standards body are not automatically interchangeable. A standards organization qualifies as a voluntary consensus standards body for the purposes of OMB Circular A-119 when its applicable process exhibits the required attributes. |
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| Recognition as a voluntary consensus standards body does not mean that every standard produced by the organisation is suitable for every regulatory, procurement, architectural, or operational purpose. The adopting authority evaluates each standard for applicability, technical suitability, legal consistency, availability, and implementation consequences. | Recognition as a voluntary consensus standards body does not mean that every standard produced by the organization is suitable for every regulatory, procurement, architectural, or operational purpose. The adopting authority evaluates each standard for applicability, technical suitability, legal consistency, availability, and implementation consequences. |
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| ===== Example ===== | ===== Example ===== |
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| A federal agency evaluates whether a standards organisation provides open participation, balanced representation, documented due process, impartial appeals, and consensus-based approval before treating one of its specifications as a voluntary consensus standard. | A federal agency evaluates whether a standards organization provides open participation, balanced representation, documented due process, impartial appeals, and consensus-based approval before treating one of its specifications as a voluntary consensus standard. |
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