This document defines the requirements for documenting processes to assure customers and users of given products or sets of products@ that their lead content is known. This document does not contain detailed descriptions of the processes to be documented@ but lists high-level requirements for such processes@ and areas of concern to the users and customers that must be addressed by the processes. The detailed information may be obtained from other sources@ including the references of this document. Purpose of this document This document is intended for use by: (1) manufacturers@ suppliers@ repairers@ and maintainers of products to develop methods to test@ analyze@ or otherwise ascertain the lead content of the products they manufacture or supply; and (2) customers and users of those products to know@ on a quantitative basis@ the lead content of the products@ and to understand the method(s) by which it was determined. This document describes the required elements of a Plan for assessing the lead content of a product@ or set of products. The Plan owner is the manufacturer@ supplier@ repairer@ or maintainer of the products. The Plan documents@ in an organized manner@ the baseline processes that the Plan owner uses to assess@ with quantitative results@ the lead content of the product@ or set of products@ It is expected that: (a) the Plan will be a high-level reference to the processes used@ but that the actual processes (b) the Plan will be a baseline document that addresses the majority of issues associated with will be documented separately; and the Plan owner's use of lead-free solder@ and will be tailorable to address programspecific issues.