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.

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 2020, THE U.S. WAS ACTIVE IN 560 ISO AND 170 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 52 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. IN 2020, 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 SEPTEMBER 2020, ANSI DELEGATES ATTENDED THE 43RD ISO GENERAL ASSEMBLY, WHICH WAS HELD VIRTUALLY. DURING THIS VIRTUAL MEETING, ISO MEMBERS HEARD REMARKS FROM THE ISO PRESIDENT AND THE ISO SECRETARY-GENERAL AS WELL AS FROM THE NEW INCOMING ISO PRESIDENT-ELECT FROM SWEDEN, WHO WILL ASSUME THE POSITION IN JANUARY 2022. ISO MEMBERS WERE THEN INVITED TO ASK QUESTIONS OF THE SPEAKERS. IT WAS ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT A SERIES OF STATUTORY ACTIONS NORMALLY TAKEN AT THE ISO GENERAL ASSEMBLY WOULD BE TAKEN BY CORRESPONDENCE BALLOTS, INCLUDING THE APPROVAL OF THE NEW ISO STRATEGY 2030, ELECTION OF ISO OFFICERS, AND ELECTION OF ISO COUNCIL MEMBERS. IN NOVEMBER 2020, OVER 400 U.S. DELEGATES PARTICIPATED IN THE 84TH IEC GENERAL MEETING HELD VIRTUALLY. AT THE MEETING, USNC AND ANSI LEADERSHIP MET WITH THE 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 ALSO ADVANCES U.S. OBJECTIVES AND PERSPECTIVES THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY-BUILDING INITIATIVES. IN 2020, 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 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.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 STANDARDIZATION ADMINISTRATION OF CHINA (SAC) MET VIRTUALLY IN NOVEMBER 2020 TO DISCUSS NATIONAL STANDARDIZATION STRATEGIES.

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

FEE-BASED SERVICESDIRECTLY ADMINISTERED INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT PROGRAMSANSI STAFF CURRENTLY MANAGES 21 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.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 MPOWERING AI-ENABLED SYSTEMS IN HEALTHCARE, THE COMMERCIAL SPACE INDUSTRY, ETC.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 COMMONLY KNOWN 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.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 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.