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Show METRIC" MEASURES Helpful Information From The U.S. Metric Board Q. Does the U.S. Metric Met-ric Board have a consumer policy? A. While the Board has no regulatory powers it does closely monitor conversion activity to protect consumer rights and it will call questionable ques-tionable practices to the attention at-tention of the appropriate authorities. Consumers also have their own representative representa-tive on the Board. The U.S. Metric Board is a government agency which does planning, research and coordination in connection with voluntary usage of the metric system. |