This notebook contains 21 standards established by the Center for Educational Statistics (CES); CES legislation; and a description of the CES publication and publication review processes. The publication clearance procedures and the external advice and peer review policies are established by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) of which the CES is a part. The standards described here cover all phases of the Center's work, including (1) planning; (2) Request for Proposals (RFP) development and contract monitoring; (3) implementation, data collection and processing; (4) release and publication of data; and (5) sampling and non-sampling error. Each standard has a three-field reference number, encoding the year the standard was implemented, the subject group of the standard, and its sequence within the subject group. These standards are intended as guidelines for CES staff and contractors in their data collection, analysis, and dissemenation, and for users of the data in making appropriate applications of CES information. Appendices include the General Education Provisions Act, Sections 406 (mandating the Center for Education Statistics) and 405 (mandating the National Assessment of Educational Progress), the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act, Part C, Sections 421, 422, and 423, and a statement of OERI's external advice and peer review policy. (JGL)