SMG 9100.1 APPENDIX 6 – Glossary

A119				OMB Circular A119 - Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus 					Standards and in Conformity Assessment Activities
AATB 				American Association of Tissue Banks
ANS				American National Standard
ANSI 				American National Standards Institute
ARC 				American Red Cross
ASME				American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASTM				ASTM International
BMD				FDA Bureau of Medical Devices
BRH				FDA Bureau of Radiological Health
CHIC				Cosmetics Harmonization and International Cooperation 
Codex Alimentarius		CODEX Alimentarius Commission
FAO 				Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FDAMA				Food and Drug Modernization Act of 1997
FIRSt				FDA Information Retrieval System
GHTF 				Global Harmonization Task Force
HL7				Health Level Seven
ICSP				Interagency Committee on Standards Policy 
IEEE 				Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
ICH				International Conference on Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Registration of 					Pharmaceuticals for Human Use
IEC				International Electrotechnical Commission
IPPC				International Plant Protection Convention
ISO 				International Standards Organization
MAPP				Manual of Policies and Procedures
NGO				Non-government Organizations
NTTAA				National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (PL 104-113)
OECD				Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development
OIE				World Organization for Animal Health
OIP				FDA Office of International Programs (FDA/OC/OIP)
OCS				FDA Office of the Chief Scientist (FDA/OC/OCS)
PAHO 				Pan American Health Organization
SIMS 				Standards Information Management System
SDO 				Standards Development Organization
SOPP				Standard Operating Procedures and Policies
USP				United States Pharmacopoeia
VICH				International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Regulation of 						veterinary Products  
WHO				World Health Organization