[Federal Register: March 1, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 41)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Announcement of U.S. Conformity Assessment Body Training Workshop
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of workshop.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
invites interested parties to attend a two-day Conformity Assessment
Body (CAB) training workshop on the European Union (EU) Radio and
Telecommunications Terminal Equipment (R&TTE) Directive and related
issues. NIST, as the Designating Authority under the Sectoral Annex for
Telecommunication Equipment of the US-EU Mutual Recognition Agreement
(MRA), is sponsoring this workshop in order to provide training and
educational outreach for U.S. CABs. Personnel from the European
Commission and an EU Notified Body (NB) will conduct this workshop. The
workshop is aimed at providing information for current and potential
CABs, assessors, manufacturers, and other interested parties on
compliance with the EU R&TTE Directive. There is a fee to attend the
Workshop. All attendees must register no later than March 27, 2002.
Attendance will be limited to the first 80 registered participants.
DATES: The U.S. CAB Training Workshop will be held April 10-11, 2002.
All sessions will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: U.S. CAB Training Workshop sessions will be held at the
Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport, 2799 Jefferson
Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202.
FOR REGISTRATION INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Snouffer at (301) 975-2776,
kimberly.snouffer@nist.gov. You may register for the workshop
electronically at http://www.nist.gov/conferences. If you do not wish
to register electronically, you can print out the electronic form and
fax it to (301) 948-2067. Please pre-register by no later than March
27, 2002. You may also mail a copy of the electronic form, by March 27,
2002, to: NIST Office of the Comptroller, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 3732,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3732.
FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Jo DiBernardo at 301 975-5503
or maryjo.dibernardo@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIST, as the Designating Authority under the
Sectoral Annex for Telecommunication Equipment of the US-EU MRA, is
sponsoring this workshop in order to provide training and educational
outreach for U.S. CABs. The workshop is aimed at providing information
to current and potential CABs, assessors, manufacturers, and other
interested parties on requirements of the EU R&TTE Directive. The first
half-day will be devoted to an introduction to the R&TTE Directive and
its requirements. This will be followed by a 1\1/2\ day session
focusing on issues relating to operating aspects, common problems,
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solutions, and experiences encountered by CABs/NBs under the R&TTE
Directive. There is a $225 fee to attend the Workshop. All attendees
must register no later than March 27, 2002. Attendance will be limited
to the first 80 registered participants.
Workshop attendees are assumed to have familiarity with the US-EU
Mutual Recognition Agreement and the R&TTE Directive. The text of these
documents can be accessed at http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/210/216/
mra.htm and http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/210/216/mra-relatedlinks.htm
respectively. Information on becoming a U.S. CAB for radio and
telecommunications terminal equipment under the US-EU MRA is posted on
NIST Web site at http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/210/216/mra-eu-
telecom.htm.
Dated: February 25, 2002.
Karen H. Brown,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 02-4903 Filed 2-28-02; 8:45 am]
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