Preparing Activity (PS)

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associations not organized for profit which conduct standardization activities and

develop, establish, or coordinate NGSs.

3.7

Preparing Activity (PS). DOE Headquarters or field organization that has

accepted responsibility for development, coordination, approval, maintenance,

and providing technical advise for a specific DOE Technical Standard. The PA

may use a single individual, a topical committee, an ad-hoc committee, or may

designate an agent to develop the technical standard.

3.8

Reviewing Activity (RA). An organization or selected subject matter

expert who has a technical or oversight interest in a standardization document of

such a nature that they must review in-depth and comment on the document to

ensure that their requirements are addressed and included and that the document is

technically correct.

3.9

Standardization Areas. Federal standardization categories (primarily used

for standards, handbooks, and technica l standards lists) divided by technologies,

disciplines, and practices which do not fall under FSGs or FSCs. These areas are

presented in DoD Standardization Directory SD-1.

3.10

Technical Standard Manager. The person appointed by the Head of his or

her DOE Component to be responsible supporting the preparation and

maintenance of standardization documents and for managing his or her

Component's Technical Standards Program.

3.11

Topical Committee. A group of DOE and DOE contractor subject matter

experts that is recognized by the Technical Standards Program. Topical

committees are usually organized by specific technical areas that may have

standards development/applications or standardization implications for DOE. A

topical committee can serve as a PA or RA.