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A2LA is approved to perform biennial external Notice 3. Section 4 of this specification now states n The National Institute of Standards and
audits to the FBI Quality Assurance Standards in that the first production vehicle shall be tested Technology (NIST) has formally recognized A2LA
accordance with FBI QAS, Section 15.2, which and certified to KKK-A-1822F by an independent as competent to accredit product certification
requires that, at least every two years, an external testing lab approved by the Government. bodies for telecommunication equipment. The
audit be performed. Approval criteria for the independent testing lab scope of recognition includes:
include accreditation by an ILAC MRA signatory
n The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (such as A2LA). a. United States: Federal Communication
(FCC) requires that manufacturers and suppliers Commission’s Telecommunication Certifica-
of certain electrical equipment, who intend to n The National Institute of Standards and tion Body (TCB) Program as described in FCC
use a “Declaration of Conformity” (DoC) on their Technology (NIST) has formally recognized A2LA Report & Order 98-338 (GEN Docket 98-68),
products, must have the products tested by an as competent to accredit testing laboratories to Public Notice DA 99 1640, and the FCC TCB
accredited Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) meet the technical requirements for acceptance Roles and Responsibilities document.
laboratory. Examples of devices subject to DoC by European Union Member State Governments
include, but are not limited to Class B personal under the EMC Annex of the U.S. - EU Mutual b. Canada: Industry Canada (IC) requirements
computers and peripherals; CB receivers; super- Recognition Agreement. NIST has also recognized as described in CB-02, CB-03, and REC-CB
regenerative receivers, and TV interface devices. A2LA as an authorized body under the provisions documents under APEC TEL MRA Phase II.
A2LA is one of the approved accreditation bodies of Phase I of the Asia Pacific Economic Coopera-
under this program. Laboratories seeking to be tion (APEC) MRA. c. Singapore: Info-communications Develop-
accepted by the FCC by virtue of their A2LA ment Authority (IDA) requirements as
Electrical (EMC) accreditation must also meet the n The U.S. Military has specified A2LA in various described in IDA MRA REC SCHEME document
technical requirements contained in 47 CFR (FCC) military standards, specifications, handbooks, under APEC TEL MRA Phase II.
Parts 2, 15 & 18. documents and requirements, such as those
related to Transparent Armor. d. Hong Kong: Office of the Communications
n A2LA has been approved to offer ISO/IEC Authority (OFCA) requirements as described
17020 assessment and accreditation to Federal n The U.S. Internal Revenue Service released in the OFCA 1 421 (12) Hong Kong Telecom-
Risk and Authorization Management Program Notice 2015-4 which specifies the performance munications Equipment Evaluation and
(FedRAMP) Third Party Accreditation Organiza- and quality standards that small wind turbines Certification (HKTEC) Scheme document
tions (3PAOs) under the FedRAMP Concept of must meet in order to qualify for the 30% invest- under APEC TEL MRA Phase II.
Operations (CONOPS). ment tax credit and which requires that small
wind turbine models be certified by a third-party e. J apan: Telecommunication Business Act and
n The U.S. General Services Administration accredited by A2LA. Radio Law (MIC) under US-Japan MRA.
(GSA) has published a Federal Specification for
the Star-of-Life Ambulances, KKK-A-1822F Change n The National Institute of Standards and n The National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) has formally recognized A2LA Technology (NIST) has recognized A2LA to
as competent to accredit testing laboratories to accredit testing laboratories under the USGv6 Test
meet the technical requirements for acceptance Program. This program requires that laboratories
by European Union Member State Governments performing testing of Internet Protocol version 6
under the EMC Annex of the U.S. - EU Mutual (IPv6) products for use in the United States govern-
Recognition Agreement. NIST has also recognized ment be accredited by an ILAC MRA signatory,
A2LA as an authorized body under the provisions such as A2LA.
of Phase I of the Asia Pacific Economic Coopera-
tion (APEC) MRA. n The NELAC Institute (TNI) has recognized
A2LA as a proficiency testing provider accredi-
tor (PTPA). By virtue of this recognition, A2LA is
able to conduct assessments to the stringent TNI
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