American National Standards Institute

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.

ANSI 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 U.S. NATIONAL COMMITTEE (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. THROUGH THESE TAGS, U.S. EXPERTS ARE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN THE STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT WORK OF BOTH ISO AND IEC. THE U.S. HOLDS PARTICIPATING MEMBERSHIP (P-MEMBERSHIP) STATUS IN OVER 720 ISO AND IEC TECHNICAL COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES. IN ADDITION TO ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THESE COMMITTEES, U.S. INTERESTS, THROUGH ANSI AND ITS USNC, ARE ABLE TO HOLD KEY LEADERSHIP ROLES, SERVING AS CHAIR AND/OR SECRETARY TO OVER 150 ISO AND IEC COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES, AND SERVING AS CONVENOR TO OVER 750 ISO AND IEC WORKING GROUPS.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, AND ANOTHER ANAB REPRESENTATIVE WAS APPOINTED VICE-CHAIR OF THE INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION FORUM (IAF) IN 2021.IN 2022, ANSI WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN CONTRIBUTING TO ISO COUNCIL DECISIONS ON ISO SMART STANDARDS, ON ISO REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE CONCERNS, SUSTAINABILITY, IMPROVEMENTS TO ISO GOVERNANCE, AND ON A NEW ISO FINANCIAL/COMMERCIAL MODEL, IN SUPPORT OF SUPPORT ANSI'S INTERESTS. WITHIN THE ISO TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT BOARD, ANSI WAS ALSO A KEY PLAYER IN EFFORTS RELATED TO MORE EFFECTIVE VIRTUAL AND HYBRID MEETINGS; ISO/IEC/ITU TECHNICAL-LEVEL COOPERATION; HORIZONTAL STANDARDS; DEFINITIONS AND CONCEPTS OF RISK; ALIGNMENT OF ISO AND IEC STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURES;, AND U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT EUROPEAN COMMUNITY HAS CONSULTANTS.IN SEPTEMBER 2022, ANSI DELEGATES ATTENDED THE 45TH ISO GENERAL ASSEMBLY, WHICH WAS HELD IN ABU DHABI WITH VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION AS WELL. DURING THIS MEETING, ISO MEMBERS HEARD REMARKS FROM THE ISO PRESIDENT AND THE ISO SECRETARY-GENERAL. ISO MEMBERS WERE THEN INVITED TO ASK QUESTIONS OF THE SPEAKERS. DISCUSSION PANELS AT THE ISO GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOCUSED ON ISO/IEC/ITU COOPERATION, ENGAGING YOUNG PROFESSIONALS, DIGITALIZATION OF STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION, WATER SCARCITY, GENDER BALANCE, AND CLIMATE CHANGE. THE MEETING ALSO SAW ACTION ON STATUTORY ITEMS SUCH AS APPROVAL OF THE ISO BUDGET, THE ELECTION OF ISO OFFICERS, AND ELECTION OF ISO COUNCIL MEMBERS. IN JANUARY 2022, THE IEC'S NEW GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE WAS ESTABLISHED. THREE OF THE NEWLY FORMED ADVISORY GROUPS INCLUDE THE BUSINESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (BAC), DIVERSITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (DAC), AND GOVERNANCE REVIEW AND AUDIT COMMITTEE (GRAC), WHERE THE U.S. ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES. THE U.S. HOLDS THE CHAIR POSITION FOR THE DAC AND GRAC.IN OCTOBER NOVEMBER 2022, THE USNC HOSTED THE 86TH IEC GENERAL MEETING IN SAN FRANCISCO. OVER 1600 IN-PERSON ATTENDEES AND 100 REMOTE ATTENDEES PARTICIPATED FROM AROUND THE GLOBE. ANSI AND THE USNC MET BILATERALLY WITH THE FRENCH, GERMAN, ITALIAN, JAPANESE, AND SWEDISH NATIONAL COMMITTEES AS WELL AS CENELEC AND IEC LEADERSHIP. THE USNC ALSO HELD A TRINATIONAL MEETING WITH THE CANADIAN AND MEXICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEES. THE USNC PROUDLY ORGANIZED AND PARTICIPATED IN THE FIRST WOMEN AT IEC DIVERSITY EVENT AND ROUNDTABLE ON UN SDGS AT THE GENERAL MEETING.ANSI ALSO ADVANCES U.S. OBJECTIVES AND PERSPECTIVES THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY-BUILDING INITIATIVES. IN 2022, ANSI'S PORTFOLIO INCLUDED FIVE KEY INITIATIVES: THE STANDARDS ALLIANCE PHASE 2, A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ANSI AND THE U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (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 THE U.S. TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (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.FINALLY, 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. 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, ANSI AND THE KOREA AGENCY FOR TECHNOLOGY AND STANDARDS (KATS) CO-HOSTED THE 2ND KOREA-U.S. STANDARDS FORUM IN WASHINGTON, DC, IN AUGUST 2022.

OTHER PROGRAMS

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 DEVELOPMENTANSI ALSO PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO ITS WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY, THE ANSI NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BOARD (ANAB). ANAB'S ACCREDITATION PROGRAMS ASSESS A WIDE RANGE OF CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BODIES AGAINST DEFINED ACCREDITATION STANDARDS. THE ANAB ACCREDITATION PORTFOLIO INCLUDES MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CERTIFICATION BODIES, CALIBRATION AND TESTING LABS, PRODUCT CERTIFICATION BODIES, PERSONNEL CREDENTIALING ORGANIZATIONS, FORENSIC TEST AND CALIBRATION SERVICE PROVIDERS, INSPECTION BODIES, POLICE CRIME UNITS, GREENHOUSE GAS VALIDATION AND VERIFICATION BODIES, REFERENCE MATERIAL PRODUCERS, BIOBANKS AND PROFICIENCY TEST PROVIDERS.

FEE-BASED SERVICESDIRECTLY ADMINISTERED INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT PROGRAMSANSI STAFF CURRENTLY MANAGES 22 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 INCLUDE: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT; HEALTH INFORMATICS; TOY SAFETY; TYRES, RIMS AND VALVES; FREIGHT CONTAINERS; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; PHOTOGRAPHY; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; AND NANOTECHNOLOGY. 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.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. THIS INCLUDES THE ONGOING ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED BELOW AND OCCASIONAL STANDARDIZATION COORDINATION WORKSHOPS ON TOPICS SUCH AS EMPOWERING AI-ENABLED SYSTEMS IN HEALTHCARE, GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY FOR MICROELECTRONICS, ETC. ANSI ELECTRIC VEHICLES STANDARDS PANEL (EVSP) THE ANSI ELECTRIC VEHICLES STANDARDS PANEL (EVSP) IS A CROSS-SECTOR COORDINATING BODY WHOSE OBJECTIVE IS TO FOSTER COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION ON STANDARDIZATION MATTERS AMONG PUBLIC- AND PRIVATE-SECTOR STAKEHOLDERS TO ENABLE THE SAFE, MASS DEPLOYMENT OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE UNITED STATES WITH INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION, ADAPTABILITY, AND ENGAGEMENT.AMERICA MAKES & ANSI ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING STANDARDIZATIONCOLLABORATIVE (AMSC)THE AMSC IS A CROSS-SECTOR COORDINATING BODY WHOSE OBJECTIVE IS TOACCELERATE 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) 229THE ANSI-NSP SERVES AS THE CROSS-SECTOR COORDINATING BODY FOR FACILITATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS IN THE AREA OF NANOTECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING NOMENCLATURE/TERMINOLOGY; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MEASUREMENT METHODS; AND HEALTH, SAFETY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES. IN 2022, THE ANSI-NSP HELD A SECOND WORKSHOP FOCUSED ON ADVANCED MATERIALS, IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL CATEGORIES FOR ADVANCED MATERIALS (ADMAT), INCLUDING LINEAR VERSUS DISRUPTIVE ADMAT AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS. THE ANSI-ACCREDITED U.S. TECHNICAL ACTIVITY GROUP (TAG) TO THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION (ISO) TECHNICAL COMMITTEE (TC) 229, NANOTECHNOLOGIES, FORMULATES U.S. POSITIONS RELEVANT TO THIS ISO TECHNICAL COMMITTEE. IN 2022, THE U.S. CONTINUED TO CONVENE ISO/TC 229 WORKING GROUP (WG) 3, HEALTH, SAFETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, AND CURRENTLY LEADS OR CO-LEADS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THREE PROJECTS UNDER THIS WG. IN 2022 THIS U.S. TAG LED AN ADDITIONAL TEN PROJECTS IN THE AREAS OF TERMINOLOGY, MEASUREMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION, AND MATERIALS SPECIFICATIONS, UNDER THIS ISO TECHNICAL COMMITTEE. HOMELAND DEFENSE AND SECURITY STANDARDIZATION COLLABORATIVE (ANSIHDSSC)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 COLLABORATIVE SEEKS 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 OFTHE NUMBERING SYSTEM IS TO UNIQUELY IDENTIFY A CARD-ISSUING INSTITUTIONIN AN INTERNATIONAL INTERCHANGE ENVIRONMENT. ALL IINS CURRENTLYASSIGNED ARE EIGHT-DIGIT NUMBERS, AND EACH CARD ISSUER IS ENTITLED TOONE IIN (OUTSIDE OF ITS MEMBERSHIP OF ANY CARD SCHEMES, FOR EXAMPLE ANIIN ASSIGNED FROM VISA). THEREFORE, ONLY ONE IIN IS ASSIGNED TO EACHCARD 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.