The Commission may agree to contribute to the cost of a participant who participates with the Commission in developing a standard in any case in which the Commission determines:

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(a) That a contribution is likely to result in a more satisfactory standard than would be developed without a contribution; and

(b) That the participant to whom a contribution is made is financially responsible.