AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE
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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO ENHANCE BOTH THE GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS OF U.S. BUSINESS AND THE U.S. QUALITY OF LIFE BY PROMOTING AND FACILITATING VOLUNTARY CONSENSUS STANDARDS AND CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS, AND SAFEGUARDING THEIR INTEGRITY.

FEE-BASED SERVICESDIRECTLY ADMINISTERED INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT PROGRAMS ANSI STAFF CURRENTLY MANAGES 23 INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT PROGRAMS FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION (ISO) TECHNICAL COMMITTEES/SUBCOMMITTEES/WORKING GROUPS. THESE SERVICES ARE ADMINISTERED ON A COST-RECOVERY BASIS WITH FUNDS PROVIDED BY THE SPECIFIC INDUSTRY SECTOR ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACTIVITY. TECHNICAL AREAS RANGE FROM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT TO TOY SAFETY TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.ENHANCED SERVICESANSI OFFERS FEE-BASED "ENHANCED SERVICES" TO SUPPORT ANSI MEMBERS PROMOTING AND FACILITATING VOLUNTARY CONSENSUS STANDARDS AND CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS, AND SAFEGUARDING THEIR INTEGRITY, BY SERVING AS ADMINISTRATORS TO ANSI-ACCREDITED U.S. TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUPS (TAGS) FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION (ISO) TECHNICAL COMMITTEES/SUBCOMMITTEES OR AS ANSI-DELEGATED ISO SECRETARIATS. AS PART OF THIS SERVICE, ANSI STAFF SERVES IN A MENTORING ROLE FOR A DEFINED PERIOD OF TIME, PROVIDING THE MEMBER ORGANIZATION WITH PRACTICAL GUIDANCE AND ADVICE ON ALL ASPECTS OF ADMINISTRATION OF A U.S. TAG AND/OR AN ISO SECRETARIAT.INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS PROGRAMSTHROUGH ANSI'S REPRESENTATION AS THE U.S. MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION (ISO), AND THE INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION (IEC) VIA THE U.S. NATIONAL COMMITTEE (USNC), THE UNITED STATES HAS FULL ACCESS TO THE FULL PROGRAM OF WORK OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS. THIS ENABLES U.S. PRIVATE- AND PUBLIC-SECTOR INTERESTS TO BE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDIZATION ACTIVITIES OF 553 ISO AND 164 IEC TECHNICAL COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES. COLLABORATIVESANSI STANDARDIZATION COLLABORATIVES ADVANCE CROSS-SECTOR COORDINATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND COMPATIBILITY OF STANDARDS AND CONFORMANCE PROGRAMS NEEDED TO SUPPORT EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND NATIONAL/GLOBAL PRIORITIES. ANSI UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS STANDARDIZATION COLLABORATIVE (UASSC) THE UASSC IS A CROSS-SECTOR BODY ESTABLISHED TO COORDINATE AND ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STANDARDS AND CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS NEEDED TO FACILITATE THE SAFE INTEGRATION OF UAS - COMMONLYKNOWN AS DRONES - INTO THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM OF THE UNITED STATES. THE COLLABORATIVE WILL ALSO FOCUS ON INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION AND ADAPTABILITY, WITH THE GOAL OF FOSTERING THE GROWTH OF THE UAS MARKET.AMERICA MAKES & ANSI ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING STANDARDIZATION COLLABORATIVE (AMSC)THE AMSC IS A CROSS-SECTOR COORDINATING BODY WHOSE OBJECTIVE IS TO ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRY-WIDE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING (OR "3D PRINTING") STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS CONSISTENT WITH STAKEHOLDER NEEDS AND THEREBY FACILITATE THE GROWTH OF THE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY.ANSI NANOTECHNOLOGY STANDARDS PANEL (ANSI-NSP) AND ANSI-ACCREDITED U.S.TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUP (TAG) FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION (ISO) TECHNICAL COMMITTEE (TC) 229.THE ANSI-NSP SERVES AS THE CROSS-SECTOR COORDINATING BODY FOR FACILITATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS IN THE AREA OF NANOTECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING NOMENCLATURE/TERMINOLOGY; MATERIALSPROPERTIES; MEASUREMENT METHODS; AND HEALTH, SAFETY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES. THE ANSI-ACCREDITED U.S. TAG TO ISO/TC 229, NANOTECHNOLOGIES, FORMULATES U.S. POSITIONS RELEVANT TO THIS ISO TECHNICAL COMMITTEE.HOMELAND DEFENSE AND SECURITY STANDARDIZATION COLLABORATIVE (ANSI HDSSC)THE ANSI-HDSSC HAS AS ITS MISSION TO IDENTIFY EXISTING CONSENSUS STANDARDS, OR, IF NONE EXIST, ASSIST GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND RELEVANT SECTORS TO ACCELERATE DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION OF CONSENSUS STANDARDS CRITICAL TO HOMELAND SECURITY AND HOMELAND DEFENSE. THE COLLABORATIVESEEKS BROAD ENGAGEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS), DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD), NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (NIOSH), NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (NIST), STATE AGENCIES, AND OTHER RELEVANT ENTITIES.ISSUER IDENTIFIER NUMBER (IIN)ANSI IS THE U.S. REGISTRATION MANAGEMENT GROUP FOR IINS. THE PURPOSE OF THE NUMBERING SYSTEM IS TO UNIQUELY IDENTIFY A CARD-ISSUING INSTITUTION IN AN INTERNATIONAL INTERCHANGE ENVIRONMENT. ALL IINS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED ARE EIGHT-DIGIT NUMBERS, AND EACH CARD ISSUER IS ENTITLED TOONE IIN (OUTSIDE OF ITS MEMBERSHIP OF ANY CARD SCHEMES, FOR EXAMPLE AN IIN ASSIGNED FROM VISA). THEREFORE, ONLY ONE IIN IS ASSIGNED TO EACH CARD ISSUER. THIS IIN MUST BE USED ONLY TO IDENTIFY THE CARD ISSUER.ORGANIZATION NAME REGISTRATIONANSI IS THE U.S. REGISTRATION AUTHORITY FOR ORGANIZATION NAMES UNDER THE GLOBAL REGISTRATION PROCESS ESTABLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION (ISO) AND THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION (ITU). A FORMAL PROCEDURE HAS BEEN DEVELOPED WITHIN ANSI TO ADMINISTER THIS PROCESS. THESE PROCEDURES SPECIFY THE SYNTAX OF NAMES ASSIGNED BY THIS REGISTRATION AUTHORITY, DESCRIBE THE WAY IN WHICH APPLICATIONS FOR ORGANIZATION NAMES ARE HANDLED, INCLUDING MECHANISMS FOR ASSURING THE ASSIGNING OF UNIQUE NAMES AT THIS LEVEL IN THE HIERARCHY, AND PROVIDE FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF ORGANIZATION NAMES.

ACCREDITATION SERVICESANSI ALSO PROVIDES SERVICES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF A BROAD PORTFOLIO OF THIRD-PARTY ACCREDITATION PROGRAMS VIA ITS WHOLLY OWNED (AND "DISREGARDED ENTITY") THE ANSI NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD (ANAB). THESE PROGRAMS ASSESS AND RECOGNIZE THE COMPETENCE OF BODIES TO CARRY OUT CERTIFICATION THAT MAY INCLUDE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, PRODUCTS, PROCESSES, PERSONNEL, SERVICES, TESTING AND CALIBRATION LABORATORIES, INSPECTION BODIES, REFERENCE MATERIAL PRODUCERS, FORENSICS TESTING AGENCIES, AS WELL AS VALIDATION/VERIFICATION BODIES SUBSTANTIATING GREENHOUSE GAS ATTESTATIONS; AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT ASSURE LEARNING OUTCOMES THROUGH EDUCATION AND TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FACILITATIONANSI IS THE SOLE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE AND DUES-PAYING MEMBER OF THE TWO MAJOR NON-TREATY INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ORGANIZATIONS, THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION (ISO) AND, VIA THE U.S. NATIONAL COMMITTEE (USNC), THE INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION (IEC). REGIONALLY, ANSI IS THE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE TO THE PACIFIC AREA STANDARDS CONGRESS (PASC) AND THE PAN AMERICAN STANDARDS COMMISSION (COPANT). THE ANSI NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD (ANAB), ANSI'S WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY, IS A MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION FORUM (IAF) AND THE INTERNATIONAL LABORATORY ACCREDITATION COOPERATION (ILAC). REGIONALLY, ANAB IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE ASIA PACIFIC ACCREDITATION COOPERATION (APAC) AND THE INTER-AMERICAN ACCREDITATION COOPERATION (IAAC).THROUGH ANSI AND ITS USNC, THE U.S. HAS IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO THE FULL SPECTRUM OF TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES OF ISO AND IEC AND ADMINISTERS MANY KEY INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEES AND SUBGROUPS. THROUGH ITS U.S. TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUPS (TAGS), MORE THAN 5,000 U.S. POSITIONS ON ACTIVITIES AND BALLOTS OF THE VARIOUS INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL COMMITTEES ARE DEVELOPED AND ADVOCATED ANNUALLY. IN 2019, THE U.S. WAS ACTIVE IN 584 ISO AND 163 IEC TECHNICAL COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES. IN ADDITION TO ACTIVE U.S. PARTICIPATION IN THESE COMMITTEES THROUGH ANSI AND ITS USNC, U.S. INTERESTS ARE ABLE TO HOLD KEY LEADERSHIP ROLES, SERVING AS CHAIR AND/OR SECRETARY TO 104 ISO AND 55 IEC COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES. IN ADDITION, ANSI AND ITS USNC PLAY STRONG LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THE GOVERNING BODIES OF ISO AND IEC. WITHIN ISO, THE ANSI PRESIDENT AND CEO SERVES ON THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION (ISO) COUNCIL AND ITS COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE. A REPRESENTATIVE OF ANSI'S NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD (ANAB) WAS APPOINTED TO LEAD ISO'S COMMITTEE ON CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT (ISO CASCO) AS OF JANUARY 1, 2020. WITHIN THE IEC, INDIVIDUALS FROM THE U.S. HELD KEY LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN 2019, INCLUDING THAT OF IEC PRESIDENT. IN 2019, ANSI WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN CONTRIBUTING TO ISO COUNCIL DECISIONS ON ENGAGEMENT WITH OTHER EXTERNAL STANDARDS DEVELOPERS, ON ISO REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT, AND ON A NEW ISO FINANCIAL/COMMERCIAL MODEL TO SUPPORT ANSI'S INTERESTS. WITHIN THE ISO TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT BOARD, ANSI WAS ALSO A KEY PLAYER IN EFFORTS RELATED TO FOSTERING ETHICS AND RESPECT IN ISO STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT, ISO/IEC/ITU TECHNICAL LEVEL COOPERATION, US CONCERNS ABOUT EUROPEAN COMMUNITY HAS CONSULTANTS, AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF ISO MACHINE READABLE STANDARDS. IN DECEMBER 2019, ANSI MANAGEMENT HAD A VERY PRODUCTIVE VISIT AND DIALOGUE WITH THE ISO SECRETARY-GENERAL.IN SEPTEMBER 2019, ANSI DELEGATES ATTENDED THE 42ND ISO GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA. DURING THE ASSEMBLY, ANSI SPONSORED, TOGETHER WITH THE AFRICAN REGIONAL STANDARDS ORGANIZATION (ARSO), AN EVENT BRINGING TOGETHER NATIONAL STANDARDS BODIES FROM AFRICA TO CELEBRATE THE 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF AN ANSI ARSO MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND TO HIGHLIGHT ANSI INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. THE ISO PRESIDENT-ELECT, EDDY NJOROGE, FROM KENYA, PROVIDED A KEYNOTE ADDRESS AND APPLAUDED THE MANY U.S. AFRICA COOPERATIVE INITIATIVES ORGANIZED BY ANSI. IN ADDITION, WHILE ATTENDING THE ASSEMBLY, ANSI AND THE GULF STATES ORGANIZATION (GSO) SIGNED AN UPDATED "ACTION PLAN" FOR IMPLEMENTING THE ANSI-GSO COOPERATIVE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING SIGNED IN 2009. THIS WAS A DIRECT FOLLOW-UP DELIVERABLE FROM THE TRADE MISSION TO THE GULF REGION HELD IN MARCH 2019.IN OCTOBER 2019, OVER 250 U.S. DELEGATES PARTICIPATED IN THE 84TH IEC GENERAL MEETING IN SHANGHAI, CHINA. AT THE MEETING, USNC AND ANSI LEADERSHIP MET WITH THE NEW INCOMING IEC GENERAL SECRETARY AND CEO, PHILIPPE METZGER. THE USNC IS SCHEDULED TO HOST THE 2022 IEC GENERAL MEETING IN THE UNITED STATES, IN SAN FRANCISCO.ANSI ACTIVELY REPRESENTS THE U.S. IN VARIOUS REGIONAL STANDARDIZATION FORA AND ADVANCES U.S. OBJECTIVES AND PERSPECTIVES THROUGH BILATERAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH ITS PEER STANDARDIZATION BODIES. IN MARCH 2019, ANSI LED A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE--CERTIFIED TRADE MISSION TO SAUDI ARABIA AND THE UAE. ANSI STAFF SERVED AS HEAD OF DELEGATION FOR THE TRADE MISSION, WHICH WAS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND TO FOCUS ON STANDARDS ISSUES. MORE THAN 15 MEETINGS TOOK PLACE, INCLUDING EACH NATIONAL AND REGIONAL STANDARDS BODY (ESMA, SASO, GSO), GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPAL MINISTRIES, AND INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS IN BOTH COUNTRIES. ANSI ALSO ADVANCES U.S. OBJECTIVES AND PERSPECTIVES THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY-BUILDING INITIATIVES. IN 2019 ANSI'S PORTFOLIO INCLUDED EIGHT KEY INITIATIVES: THE U.S.-CHINA STANDARDS AND CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT COOPERATION PROGRAM, WITH FUNDING FROM THE U.S. TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (USTDA); THE STANDARDS ALLIANCE, A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ANSI AND THE U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID); THE NEWLY LAUNCHED STANDARDS ALLIANCE PHASE 2, ALSO A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ANSI AND USAID; ISO STANDARDIZATION EFFORTS RELATED TO SUSTAINABLE NON-SEWERED SANITATION, WITH FUNDING FROM THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION; THE U.S.-AFRICA CLEAN ENERGY STANDARDS PROGRAM, WITH FUNDING FROM USTDA; THE U.S.-INDIA STANDARDS AND CONFORMANCE COOPERATION PROGRAM II, A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CONFEDERATION OF INDIAN INDUSTRY (CII) WITH FUNDING FROM USTDA; THE U.S.-AFRICA INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS PROGRAM, WITH FUNDING FROM USTDA; AND THE U.S.-INDO-PACIFIC STANDARDS & TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION PROGRAM, WITH FUNDING FROM USTDA.ANSI HELD BILATERAL MEETINGS AND/OR SIGNED MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING WITH A NUMBER OF ITS PEER STANDARDIZATION BODIES WITH THE AIM OF ADVANCING U.S. GOALS AND PRIORITIES FOR STANDARDIZATION INTERNATIONALLY. IN PARTICULAR, THE ANSI PRESIDENT AND CEO PARTICIPATED AS A FOREIGN ADVISOR TO THE CHINA STANDARDIZATION EXPERT COMMITTEE DURING AN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM HELD IN SHANGHAI IN OCTOBER 2019. ANSI FACILITATES THE DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS (ANSS) THROUGH THE ACCREDITATION OF PROCEDURES USED BY STANDARDS DEVELOPERS AND THE APPROVAL OF STANDARDS AS AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS (ANS). THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 243 ANSI-ACCREDITED STANDARDS DEVELOPERS (ASDS) WHO DEVELOP SOME 12,000 ANS (VOLUNTARY CONSENSUS STANDARDS) IN NUMEROUS DIFFERENT SECTORS. TO BE ANSI-ACCREDITED, A STANDARDS DEVELOPER IS REQUIRED TO ADHERE TO A SET OF DUE PROCESS-BASED PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS THAT GOVERN THE CONSENSUS STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. A LIST OF ASDS IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.ANSI.ORG/ASD. THE ANSI ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS: DUE PROCESS REQUIREMENTS FOR AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS (ANSI ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS), WHICH ARE AVAILABLE AT WWW.ANSI.ORG/ESSENTIALREQUIREMENTS, ARE THE PROCEDURES THAT GOVERN THE ANS PROCESS.ASDS AND THE EXPERTS THAT POPULATE THE CONSENSUS BODIES OF THESE GROUPS SERVE AN IMPORTANT PUBLIC INTEREST FUNCTION IN DEVISING ANS. THE PUBLIC INTEREST IS BOTH SERVED AND PROTECTED IF THE STANDARDS DEVELOPER IS ACCREDITED BY ANSI AND MEETS THE INSTITUTE'S REQUIREMENTS FOR OPENNESS, BALANCE, CONSENSUS AND OTHER DUE PROCESS SAFEGUARDS. THE ANS PROCESS ENSURES THAT THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN AND AFFECTED BY A STANDARD TO PARTICIPATE IN ITS DEVELOPMENT. DUE PROCESS IS KEY TO ENSURING THAT ANSS ARE DEVELOPED AS VOLUNTARY CONSENSUS STANDARDS, IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS EQUITABLE, ACCESSIBLE, AND RESPONSIVE TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS, SATISFYING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND ADVANCEMENT ACT (NTTAA) AND THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET'S (OMB) CIRCULAR A-119, FEDERAL PARTICIPATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF VOLUNTARY CONSENSUS STANDARDS AND IN CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES. TO SUPPORT DUE PROCESS FORMALLY, ANSI ALSO OFFERS AND MANAGES A PUBLIC COMMENT PROCESS, MULTI-LEVEL PROCEDURAL APPEALS PROCESS, AND IMPLEMENTS ANNUAL COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS, ROUTINE AUDITS, AND OTHER NEUTRAL OVERSIGHT MECHANISMS APPLICABLE TO ALL ASDS AND ANS.IN SUPPORT OF THIS WORK AND ANSI'S MISSION, ANSI PROVIDES A RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS TO THE PUBLIC, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND COMPANIES, INCLUDING WEBINARS, ONLINE TRAINING, WRITTEN GUIDANCE MATERIALS AND IN-PERSON TRAINING. INFORMATION ABOUT PROPOSED AND APPROVED ANSS IS ALSO MAINTAINED AND PUBLISHED ON ANSI'S PUBLIC WEBSITE (WWW.ANSI.ORG) AND THROUGH A FREE PUBLICATION, ANSI STANDARDS ACTION, WHICH IS AVAILABLE TO U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL INTERESTED PARTIES AS WELL, FULFILLING RELEVANT U.S. OBLIGATIONS VIS--VIS THE WTO CODE OF GOOD PRACTICE.

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