American National Standards Institute

Programs: Fee-based servicesfee-based servicesdirectly administered international secretariat programsansi staff currently manages 25 international secretariat programs. 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 agricultural equipment to toy safety to biometrics to cook stoves. In late 2017, ansi assumed secretariat responsibility for one new program, iso/iec joint technical committee (jtc) 1/subcommittee (sc) 42, artificial intelligence. Enhanced servicesansi offers fee-based "enhanced services" to support ansi members serving as administrators to ansi-accredited u. S. Technical advisory groups (tags) or ansi-delegated international organization for standardization (iso) secretariats. As part of this service, ansi staff serves in an ongoing mentoring role for a defined period of time and provides the member with practical guidance and advice on all aspects of administration of a u. S. Tag and/or an iso secretariat. Iso and iec participationansi is the official u. S. Representative to iso and, via the u. S. National committee, the international electrotechnical commission (iec). This enables u. S. Private- and public-sector interests to be active participants in the international standardization activities of 568 iso and 158 iec technical committees and subcommittees. In addition to active u. S. Participation in these committees through ansi and the usnc/iec, u. S. Interests hold key leadership roles, serving as chair and/or secretary to 107 iso and 46 iec committees. 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. Energy efficiency standardization coordination collaborative (eescc)the eescc is a cross-sector, neutral forum and focal point for broad-based coordination among energy efficiency activities in the built environment involving or impacted by standardization and regulations. 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 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. Ansi nanotechnology standards panel (ansi-nsp) and ansi-accredited u. S. Tag for iso/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. The ansi-accredited u. S. Tag to iso/tc 229, nanotechnologies, formulates u. S. Positions relevant to this iso technical committee. 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 standards and specifications consistent with stakeholder needs and thereby facilitate the growth of the additive manufacturing industry. 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. 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 to one 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 registration authority for the u. S. For organization names under the global registration process established by 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 administers a broad portfolio of third-party accreditation programs that recognize the competence of bodies to carry out certification of products, processes, personnel, services, or systems in accordance with specific requirements defined in international standards. Continually expanding, ansi currently offers highly regarded accreditation programs for organizations that certify products and personnel; validation/verification bodies engaged in the reduction and removal of greenhouse gases; and organizations that issue education and training certificates for workforce development. This portfolio is further extended via partner payments from the ansi-asq national accreditation board (anab) affiliate's accreditation services. Anab provides accreditation services for management systems certification bodies, testing and calibration laboratories, inspection bodies, reference material producers, and forensics testing agencies.

international standards programsansi 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 the international electrotechnical commission (iec) via the united states national committee (usnc) (all iec activities are undertaken by the usnc, a committee of ansi), as well as the pacific area standards congress (pasc) and the pan american standards commission (copant). Ansi is also a member of the international accreditation forum (iaf) and the pacific accreditation cooperation (pac). 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), over 5,000 u. S. Positions on activities and ballots of the various international technical committees are developed and advocated annually. In 2017, the u. S. Was active in 571 iso and 169 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 121 iso and 54 iec committees and subcommittees. In addition, ansi and its usnc play strong leadership roles in the governing bodies of both iso and iec. Within iso, the ansi president and ceo serves on the iso council governance group. Within the iec, individuals from the u. S. Currently hold key leadership positions including that of iec president, jim shannon, former ceo of the u. S. -based national fire protection association (nfpa). The usnc is scheduled to host the 2022 iec general meeting in the united states, in san francisco. In 2017, the usnc, for the sixth year, nominated 3 individuals for the iec young professionals program, which brought together over 60 young people from around the world for a workshop in conjunction with the iec general meeting in vladivostok, russia, in october 2017. 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 2017, ansi's president and ceo concluded his final term as the president of copant, where he provided fundamental strategic direction and reinforced u. S. Leadership in this regional organization. Ansi also advances u. S. Objectives and perspectives through the administration of technical assistance and capacity-building initiatives. In 2017, ansi's portfolio included four 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); iso standardization efforts related to sustainable non-sewered sanitation, with funding from the bill & melinda gates foundation; and the u. S. -africa clean energy standards program, with funding from ustda. A new initiative, the u. S. -india standards and conformance cooperation program ii, a partnership with the confederation of indian industry (cii) with funding from ustda, was launched in november 2017 and will facilitate cooperative change between the two countries' private and public sectors. Finally, 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.

iso/iec dues expensed: 2,493,692 revenue: 0domestic standards facilitation expenses: 3,135,753 revenue: 6,000,266membership services & policy development expenses: 5,382,537 revenue: 3,841,887