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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the Internet, which are cited in DoD's Joint Technical Architecture.The International Air Transport Association (IATA) develops standards for most of the airlines in the world, as well as those industries which service the airlines. IATA also has as part of its mission to develop standards to support aviation policies of the world's governments, and again, DoD does use some of their standards.

DoD participates on all of these international bodies in different ways, depending on the structure and operating procedures. For example, DoD has technical experts who participate on the Technical Advisory Groups established by ANSI in order to develop a U.S. position on standards activities and ballots for the appropriate technical committees of ISO and IEC. In the case of the CIE, DoD experts participate, and even chair some standards divisions, on the U.S. National Committee, which represents the U.S. position in the international forum.The IETF is open to any and all participants. Judging from an attendee list at an IETF meeting, there is extensive DoD participa- tion.While international trade associations such as IATA restrict voting participation to its industry members, DoD personnel are occasionally invited to participate as techni- cal experts or customers in some of the standards discussions.

There are also several international organizations created under the auspices of the United Nations (UN) which produce standards, including the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). For the most part, these organizations would be con- sidered more government standards developers than NGSBs since they are UN-char- tered organizations that require official government representation for "official" posi- tions on standards. But all of these organizations rely heavily on private sector expertise in the development of their regulatory standards and, in some cases, even provide a forum for the development of private sector voluntary standards. For example, ITU has over 600 private-sector members that not only contribute to the development of mandatory standards, but also develop international voluntary standards for the telecommunications industry. In the case of UN-chartered organizations, the designat- ed U.S. Government agency coordinates the U.S. position on a standard with DoD as well as any other affected Government agencies. Depending on the subject matter of the standard, the DoD position may be the one that decides the U.S. position in the

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