SD-9 Dod Guidance On Participating In The Development And Use Of Non-Government StandardsThe purpose of this document is to promote more effective DoD use of nongovernment standards NGSs and participation in their development.To achieve this purpose, this document describes the different types of NGSs and the organizations that develop them, provides general guidance and practices relative to DoD┬┐s involvement in developing or using NGSs, identifies criteria that should be considered regarding requirements and verification before developing an NGS or replacing an existing military or federal document with an NGS, clarifies the roles and responsibilities of DoD personnel when participating in NGS activities, and explains the meaning of DoD adoption of an NGS and its importance.

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U.S. leads the world in the number and variety of national standards organizations, but most countries in the world have at least one national standards organization.

There are also regional standards organizations that develop standards for use by countries within a defined geographic region, usually for the purpose of facilitating trade among neighboring countries. Such organizations may be largely restricted to a continent, such as the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Other organi- zations are hemispheric, such as the Pan American Standards Commission (COPANT). While other organizations cut across continents and oceans, such as the Pacific Area Standards Congress (PASC).

As a matter of policy, the Department has no restrictions on the use of non-U.S. national or regional standards.There are examples of when DoD cites non-U.S.

national or regional standards as requirements. For the most part, this action is done for

interoperability reasons, but in some cases, there is no corresponding U.S. or interna- tional standard to describe the requirement. As a practical matter, DoD does not gener- ally use non-U.S. national standards or regional standards because our technical person- nel are not familiar with them, the standards are not always readily available, and DoD personnel usually do not have an opportunity to participate directly or indirectly in developing the standards.

International Standards Organizations

Defining what constitutes an international standard and the organizations that produce them is not a simple matter. Under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade, many national governments and many global companies state a preference for international standards thus the definition is more than an aca- demic exercise. Being designated as an international standard has important trade, regu- latory, and global competitiveness implications, thus the definition has become a con- tentious issue, as well as confusing.

Some people contend that the only private sector international standards organiza- tions are ISO and IEC since they are the only organizations where each country is represented by its national standards organization. However, there are many other international standards organizations.The International Commission on Illumination (CIE) has produced global lighting standards for over 90 years, and DoD uses their standards.The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is an international organization with a large number of participants from around the world which set the standards for

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