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Frequently Asked Questions
If you don't find the answer to your question on these pages, send us an email, call (301) 975-NIST, or write to Public Inquiries, NIST, 100 Bureau Dr., Stop 1070, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1070.
NIST Top 10 Most Frequently Asked Questions:
- How do I order/price a NIST Standard Reference Material/SRM product?
- Where can I get a Material Safety Data Sheet/MSDS for a NIST product?
- What number do I call to hear the time of day?
- How do I reset my radio-controlled "atomic" clock?
- How do I order REFPROP?
- Where do I find NIST computer security publications/800s?
- How do I reach the NIST accounts payable/receivables office?
- How do I find out if a product is FIPS certified?
- Where do I complain about an inaccurate gasoline pump?
- Does NIST provide grants/awards for research in my field?
Other FAQ pages on specific topics:
- Baldrige Performance Excellence Program
- CNST NanoFabrication Facility
- Consolidated Fire and Smoke Transport Model (CFAST)
- Cooperative Research and Development Agreements
- Disaster and Failure Studies
- NIST Research Library
- Notify U.S.
- National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC)
- Forensic Science Practice Groups--Organization for Scientific Area Committees
- Small Business Innovation Research Program
- Standard Reference Materials Program
- Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) Boulder
- Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) Gaithersburg
- Time and Frequency
- TIN/EIN Information
- Voting Systems
- World Trade Center Investigation
- World Trade Center 7 Investigation
Created July 13, 2009, Updated December 6, 2019