| Purpose The Interagency Committee on Standards Policy (ICSP) advises the Secretary of Commerce and other Executive Branch agencies in standards policy matters. The Committee reports to the Secretary of Commerce through the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Authority The Committee's authority is set out in Section 13 b of OMB Circular No. A 119 Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and in Conformity Assessment Activities of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The Circular establishes policy to be followed by executive agencies in participating in activities of voluntary standards organizations and in adopting and using voluntary standards. The Circular was last revised on February 10, 1998 and was published in the Federal Register (63 FR 8545) on February 19, 1998 . Objective The ICSP seeks to promote effective and consistent standards policies in furtherance of U.S. domestic and foreign goals and, to this end, to foster cooperative participation by the Federal government and U.S. industry and other private organizations in standards activities, including the related activities of product testing, quality system registration, certification, and accreditation.To view the ICSP Charter, click here . Implementation of OMB Circular A-119 Visit our online NTTAA Library to view the latest as well as all previous NTTAA Annual Reports detailing use of voluntary consensus standards by the Federal government. Membership The ICSP Membership consists of one principal representative from each Federal Executive Agency  .The representative is an official (at the Senior Executive Service or higher level) appointed to serve as the Agency Standards Executive with responsibilities as defined in Section 15 of the Circular. Contact Mary Donaldson
NIST/SCCG
100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 2150
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2150
voice: 301-975-6197
fax: 301-975-4715
e-mail: mary.donaldson@nist.gov | 
