FED-STD-376B, FEDERAL STANDARD: PREFERRED METRIC UNITS FOR GENERAL USE BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (27 JAN 1993)

FED-STD-376B, FEDERAL STANDARD: PREFERRED METRIC UNITS FOR GENERAL USE BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (27 JAN 1993)., .This standard was developed by the Standards and Metric Practices Subcommittee of the Metrication Operating Committee, which operates under the Interagency Council on Metric Policy. It is the basic Federal standard that lists metric units recommended for use throughout the Federal government, and is specified in the Federal Standardization Handbook, issued by the General Services Administration in accordance with 41 CFR 101-29. Before issue, it was coordinated with the departments and agencies of the Interagency Council on Metric Policy. The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this Federal standard by all Federal agencies.