Non-Government Standards Body Support
Non-Government Standards Body Support : The types of support included are: (1) Direct financial support (e.g., sustaining membership, grants, and contracts); (2) Technical support (e.g., cooperative testing for standards evaluation and participation of DOE representatives in the activities of standards-developing groups); (3) Administrative support (e.g., travel costs associated with meetings, hosting of meetings, and secretarial functions); (4) Planning support (e.g., joint planning with non-government standards bodies to facilitate a coordinated effort); and (5) Other funding support (e.g., travel funds and per diem costs for qualified consumer participation when such participation will improve the development of a standard)