Common use of INTERPRETATION PROCEDURES Clause in Contracts

INTERPRETATION PROCEDURES. Interpretation clarification and product implementation procedure: 1. Validator and/or Participant will bring interpretation questions to the Surfacing Certification Committee for interpretation. 2. Committee will provide program interpretations or defer to ASTM for clarification. 3. If Committee defers to ASTM, Participant must write rationale for its interpretation and submit to Validator for interim approval. 4. After ASTM action, the Committee publishes its interpretation; administrator distributes to participants, and sets a date for Participant’s compliance to maintain certification of affected products. 5. Participant has four (4) choices for compliance to revised interpretation:  Submit supplemental RV – deals only with revised interpretation issues (does not extend annual test date).  Submit new RV – total retest of product.  Submit statement that changes are not necessary for remaining certified products.  Submit statement that lists products to be dropped from certified product listing in lieu of changes. 6. If Participant meets compliance date, certified product list does not change. If compliance date passes without action by Participant, Validator may remove products from certified products list, subject to Committee review. 7. The Validator and Administrator will maintain a list of program interpretations. Program interpretations of the Standard(s) will be issued periodically by xxxxxxx. Contact the Administrator for addenda. As program interpretations are addressed within the published ASTM standard(s), they will be withdrawn from the addenda.

INTERPRETATION PROCEDURES. Interpretation clarification and product implementation procedure: 1. Validator and/or Participant will bring interpretation questions to the Surfacing Certification Committee for interpretation. 2. Committee will provide program interpretations or defer to ASTM for clarification. 3. If Committee defers to ASTM, Participant must write rationale for its interpretation and submit to Validator for interim approval. 4. After ASTM action, the Committee publishes its interpretation; administrator distributes to participants, and sets a date for Participant’s compliance to maintain certification of affected products. 5. Participant has four (4) choices for compliance to revised interpretation:  Submit supplemental RV – deals only with revised interpretation issues (does not extend annual test date).  Submit new RV – total retest of product.  Submit statement that changes are not necessary for remaining certified products.  Submit statement that lists products to be dropped from certified product listing in lieu of changes. 6. If Participant meets compliance date, certified product list does not change. If compliance date passes without action by Participant, Validator may remove products from certified products list, subject to Committee review. 7. The Validator and Administrator will maintain a list of program interpretations. Program interpretations of the Standard(s) will be issued periodically by xxxxxxx. Contact the Administrator for addenda. As program interpretations are addressed within the published ASTM standard(s), they will be withdrawn from the addenda.published