Standardization and Conformity Assessment Bodies - United States

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Standards andConformity Assessment Bodies

of the United States


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Introductory note:

The information contained in this presentation was compiled by the American National StandardsInstitute (ANSI) in collaboration with the ANSI membership which includes many of the privateand public sector entities of the U.S. standardization and conformity assessment systems. Theprimary purpose of the chart is to attempt to portray, in high-level, block diagram form, the entitiesof the standards and conformity assessment systems of the United States, their and primary inter-relationships and relationships to international and regional organizations on one slide.The U.S. systems are complex, and so subsequently is the chart.

While many organizations have many subdivisions, only those subdivisions most directly relatedto standards and conformity assessment are shown.

The chart is one perspective of the systems, with emphasis on identification and representation of the various entities. The chart would look different if the entities were drawn proportional to their relative work volumes in the systems, or if they were drawn proportional to their respectivestandards and conformity assessment revenues or budgets.

Such a representation will have inaccuracies which will require correction. The chart is a work inprogress and we welcome comments and suggestions for consistent improvement for purposes of

accuracy and education.Thank you,

The ANSI International Policy Department

Please send comments or suggestions to: [email protected]

Standards and Conformity Assessment Bodies of the U.S.
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Accreditors

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)www.ansi.org A private, non-profit organization (501(c)3) that administers and coordinates the private-sector led U.S. voluntarystandardization and conformity assessment system. Among other roles, 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).ANSI is also the sole accreditor of developers of American National Standards (ANSs). (Click here for more info)

ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB)www.anab.org The U.S. accreditation body for management systems. ANAB accredits certification bodies (CBs) for ISO 9001 qualitymanagement systems (QMS) and ISO 14001 environmental management systems (EMS), as well as a number of industry-specific requirements.

American Society of Quality (ASQ)www.asq.org A 100,000-member professional association with expertise in quality.

RABQSA international (RABQSA)www.rabqsa.com Provides recognition to individuals, who have demonstrated competence to RAB QSA International approved schemes.

Assured Calibration and Laboratory Accreditation Select Service (ACLASS)www.aclasscorp.com An accreditation body providing quality and reliable accreditation services and a member of the IAAC.

National Cooperation for Laboratory Accreditation (NACLA)www.nacla.net Founded by representatives of public and private-sector organizations to provide coordination and focus for laboratoryaccreditation programs in the U.S.

Non-Governmental (U.S.) Organizations
http://www.ansi.org/http://www.anab.org/http://www.asq.org/http://www.rabqsa.com/http://www.aclasscorp.com/http://www.nacla.net/http://www.nacla.net/http://www.aclasscorp.com/http://www.rabqsa.com/http://www.asq.org/http://www.asq.org/http://www.anab.org/http://www.ansi.org/http://www.ansi.org/


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Accreditors (continued)

International Accreditation Service (IAS)www.iasonline.org A subsidiary corporation of the International Code Council (ICC). IAS has assumed all accrediting duties earlier performed bythe Field Services Group of ICBO Evaluation Service.

American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA)www.a2la.org A non-profit, public service membership society, A2LA is dedicated to the formal recognition of competent testing andcalibration laboratories, inspection bodies, proficiency testing providers and reference material producers.

American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)www.aiha.org

One of the largest international associations serving the needs of occupational and environmental health professionalspracticing industrial hygiene in industry, government, labor, academic institutions, and independent organizations.

Performance Review Institute (PRI-Nadcap)www.asq.org A provider of manufacturing processes, product assessments and certification services.

Forensic Quality Service (FQS-I)www.forquality.org A provider of ISO accreditation to forensic science tes ting laboratories.

Non-Governmental (U.S.) Organizations (continued)
http://www.iasonline.org/http://www.a2la.org/http://www.aiha.org/http://www.asq.org/http://www.forquality.org/http://www.forquality.org/http://www.asq.org/http://www.asq.org/http://www.aiha.org/http://www.a2la.org/http://www.iasonline.org/


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Cabinet Departments

Department of Agriculture (USDA)www.usda.govClick here for more detail

Department of Commerce (DoC)www.commerce.gov Click here for more detail

Department of Defense (DoD)www.dod.gov DoD Defense Standardization Program:http://dsp.dla.mil

Department of Energy (DoE)www.doe.gov DoE Technical Standards Program: www.eh.doe.gov/techstds

Department of Education (ED)www.ed.gov

Department of Health and Human Service (HHS)www.hhs.gov U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA)www.fda.gov

Department of Housing and UrbanDevelopment (HUD)

www.hud.gov

Governmental Organizations / Committees / Programs (ctd.)

Department of Interior (DoI)www.doi.gov

Department of Justice (DoJ)www.justice.gov

Department of Labor (DoL)www.dol.govOccupational Safety and Health Administration: www.osha.gov

Department of State (DoS)www.state.gov

Click here for more detail

Department of Transportation (DoT)www.dot.govDOT Regulations and Standards: www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules

Department of the Treasury (Treasury)www.treasury.gov

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)www.va.gov

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)www.dhs.gov Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA)www.fema.gov
http://www.usda.gov/http://www.commerce.gov/http://www.commerce.gov/http://www.dod.gov/http://www.dod.gov/http://dsp.dla.mil/http://www.doe.gov/http://www.eh.doe.gov/techstdshttp://www.ed.gov/http://www.hhs.gov/http://www.fda.gov/http://www.fda.gov/http://www.hud.gov/http://www.hud.gov/http://www.doi.gov/http://www.justice.gov/http://www.justice.gov/http://www.dol.gov/http://www.osha.gov/http://www.osha.gov/http://www.state.gov/http://www.dot.gov/http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/ruleshttp://www.treasury.gov/http://www.treasury.gov/http://www.va.gov/http://www.va.gov/http://www.dhs.gov/http://www.dhs.gov/http://www.fema.gov/http://www.fema.gov/http://www.fema.gov/http://www.dhs.gov/http://www.va.gov/http://www.treasury.gov/http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/ruleshttp://www.dot.gov/http://www.state.gov/http://www.osha.gov/http://www.dol.gov/http://www.justice.gov/http://www.doi.gov/http://www.hud.gov/http://www.fda.gov/http://www.hhs.gov/http://www.ed.gov/http://www.eh.doe.gov/techstdshttp://www.doe.gov/http://dsp.dla.mil/http://www.dod.gov/http://www.commerce.gov/http://www.usda.gov/


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Other Agencies

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)www.cpsc.gov

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)www.epa.gov

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)www.fcc.gov

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)www.ftc.gov

General Service Administration (GSA)www.gsa.gov


International Trade Commisstion (ITC)www.usitc.gov

National Aeronautics andSpace Administration (NASA)

www.nasa.gov NASA Technical Standards Program:http://standards.nasa.gov

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)www.nrc.gov

NRC Standards Development website:www.nrc.gov/what-we-do/regulatory/standards-dev.html

National Science Foundation (NSF)www.nsf.gov

United States Postal Service (USPS)www.usps.com
http://www.cpsc.gov/http://www.epa.gov/http://www.epa.gov/http://www.fcc.gov/http://www.ftc.gov/http://www.ftc.gov/http://www.gsa.gov/http://www.gsa.gov/http://www.usitc.gov/http://www.usitc.gov/http://www.nasa.gov/http://standards.nasa.gov/http://www.nrc.gov/http://www.nrc.gov/http://www.nrc.gov/what-we-do/regulatory/standards-dev.htmlhttp://www.nsf.gov/http://www.usps.com/http://www.usps.com/http://www.nsf.gov/http://www.nrc.gov/what-we-do/regulatory/standards-dev.htmlhttp://www.nrc.gov/http://standards.nasa.gov/http://www.nasa.gov/http://www.usitc.gov/http://www.gsa.gov/http://www.ftc.gov/http://www.fcc.gov/http://www.epa.gov/http://www.cpsc.gov/


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U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC)www.commerce.gov

International Trade Administration (ITA)www.ita.doc.gov

Standards Liaisonwww.ita.doc.gov/td/standards

Manufacturing and Services (MAS)www.ita.doc.gov/td/td_home/tdhome.html

Market Access and Compliance (MAC)www.mac.doc.gov

U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service (US&FCS)www.export.gov/comm_svc

Technology Administration (TA)www.technology.gov

Technology Serviceshttp://ts.nist.gov

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)www.nist.gov

Standards Services Division (SSD)http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/210/ssd.htm

National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/210/214/214.htm Provides third-party accreditation to testing and calibration laboratories.

National Center for Standards and Certification Information (NCSCI) http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/210/ncsci/about.htm Provides standards-related assistance, information, and knowledge. WTO/TBT inquiry point.

National Voluntary Conformity Assessment System Evaluation (NVCASE) Programhttp://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/210/gsig/nvcase.htm

A voluntary program to evaluate and recognize organizations which support conformity assessment activities. NVCASErecognition (1) provides regulatory authorities with a basis for having confidence that qualifying U.S. conformity assessmentbodies are competent, and (2) facilitates the acceptance of U.S. products in foreign regulated markets based on U.S.conformity assessment results

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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)www.usda.gov

Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)www.fas.usda.gov FAS coordinates and directs USDAs responsibilities in international trade negotiations, working closely with theU.S. Trade Representatives office. Trade policy experts at FAS help identifyand work to reduceforeign tradebarriers and other practices and policies that hinder U.S. agricultural exports. FAS is the U.S. enquiry point for World Trade Organization (WTO) sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) issues and technical barriers to trade (TBT).As such, the agency serves as the official conduit for notifications and comments about these measures.

Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)www.fsis.usda.govFSIS enhances public health and well-being by protecting the public from food borne illness and ensuring thatthe nation's meat, poultry and egg products are safe, wholesome, and correctly packaged.

U.S. Codex Office (USCO)www.fsis.usda.gov/Regulations_&_Policies/Codex_Alimentarius/index.asp

The Animal and Plant Health inspection Service (APHIS)www.aphis.usda.govAPHIS is responsible for protecting and promoting U.S. agricultural health, administering the Animal Welfare Act,and carrying out wildlife damage management activities.

Plant Protection and Quarantine Program (PPQ)www.aphis.usda.gov/ppqAPHIS-PPQ safeguards agriculture and natural resources from the risks associated with the entry,establishment, or spread of animal and plant pests and noxious weeds.

http://www.usda.gov/http://www.fas.usda.gov/http://www.fas.usda.gov/ustrade.asphttp://www.fsis.usda.gov/http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Regulations_&_Policies/Codex_Alimentarius/index.asphttp://www.fsis.usda.gov/Regulations_&_Policies/Codex_Alimentarius/index.asphttp://www.aphis.usda.gov/http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppqhttp://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppqhttp://www.aphis.usda.gov/http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Regulations_&_Policies/Codex_Alimentarius/index.asphttp://www.fsis.usda.gov/http://www.fas.usda.gov/ustrade.asphttp://www.fas.usda.gov/http://www.usda.gov/


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U.S. Department of State (State)www.state.gov The U.S. State Department is the official U.S. member to international and regional treaty-based organizations.

Bureau of Economic and Business Affairswww.state.gov/e/eb

International Communication and Information Policy (CIP)www.state.gov/e/eb/cip The CIP group is one of seven issue-oriented organizations within the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs at the U.S. Departmentof State. CIP advocates internationally policies for expanded access to information and communication technologies (ICT), improvedefficiency in the worldwide ICT and telecommunications market through increased reliance on free-market forces, and fair opportunities

for U.S. companies to participate in this sector around the globe.

Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy (ACICIP)www.state.gov/e/eb/adcom/c667.htm ACICIP serves the Department of State in an advisory capacity concerning major economic, social and legal issues and problems ininternational communications and information policy. These issues and problems involve users and providers of information andcommunication services, technology research and development, foreign industrial and regulatory policy, the activities of internationalorganizations in communications and information, and developing country interests.

The United States International Telecommunication Advisory Committee (ITAC)www.state.gov/e/eb/adcom/c668.htm The ITAC (not to be confused with the DoC-USTR International Trade Advisory Committees) advises the Department of State in thepreparation of U.S. positions for meetings of international treaty organizations, develops and coordinates proposed contributions tointernational meetings as U.S. contributions, and advises the Department on other matters to be undertaken by the U.S. at theseinternational meetings. The international meetings addressed by the ITAC are those of the International Telecommunication Union, theInter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) of the Organization of American States, the Organization for EconomicCooperation and Development (OECD) and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Members of the ITAC are drawn from thegovernment, network operators, service providers, and manufacturers involved in the telecommunications sector.

Click here for a link for more information on Telecom Standardization

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International Standardization

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)www.iso.org World's largest developer of standards formed in the per-country member structure. ANSI is the sole U.S.representative and dues-paying member to ISO from the United States.

International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)www.iec.ch An international developer of standards formed in the per-country member structure that prepares andpublishes international standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies. ANSI, via the UnitedStates National Committee to the IEC (USNC), is the sole U.S. representative and dues-paying member to theIEC from the United States.

Joint Technical Committee (JTC1)www.jtc1.org The joint ISO and IEC technical committee that develops, maintains, promotes and facilitates IT standards

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)www.itu.int An international organization within the United Nations System where governments and the private sector coordinate global telecom networks and services ( click here for more info ).

international Standards Developing Organizations (iSDOs)iSDOs are those Standards Developing Organizations which meet the WTO-TBT former Annex 4 criteriadefining the principles of an international standards developing organization ( click here for more info ).

World Standards Cooperation (WSC)ISO, IEC, and ITU

National Standards Bodies (NSBs)NSBs are the several hundred non-U.S. national standards bodies, ANSIs peers in ISO and IEC with whomANSI meets on an ongoing basis in international and regional fora and bilaterally. They are a mix of private-sector organizations such as ANSI (which is a 501c3 non-profit organization but which also has governmentmembers), organizations with higher levels of public-sector ownership and funding, and entities which are100% government, usually being part of a countrys Ministry of Economy, Trade, or Development.

Click here for a list of the ISO member body NSBs.Click here for a list of the IEC member body National Committees.

International and Regional Organizations
http://www.iso.org/http://www.iec.ch/http://www.jtc1.org/http://www.itu.int/http://www.iso.org/iso/en/aboutiso/isomembers/MemberCountryList.MemberCountryListhttp://www.iec.ch/cgi-bin/procgi.pl/www/iecwww.p?wwwlang=e&wwwprog=membrs3.phttp://www.iec.ch/cgi-bin/procgi.pl/www/iecwww.p?wwwlang=e&wwwprog=membrs3.phttp://www.iso.org/iso/en/aboutiso/isomembers/MemberCountryList.MemberCountryListhttp://www.iso.org/iso/en/aboutiso/isomembers/MemberCountryList.MemberCountryListhttp://www.iso.org/iso/en/aboutiso/isomembers/MemberCountryList.MemberCountryListhttp://www.itu.int/http://www.jtc1.org/http://www.iec.ch/http://www.iso.org/


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Regional Standardization

Pacific Area Standards Congress (PASC)www.pascnet.org PASC is the forum of the 21 national standards bodies of the economies of the Asia Pacific region. PASC strengthensinternational standardization programs of the ISO and the IEC and improves the ability of its members to participate in theseprograms effectively. PASC is one of the five Specialist Regional Bodies (SRBs) of the APEC-SCSC (together with PAC,APLAC, APMP, APML). ANSI is the U.S. member to PASC.

Pan American Standards Commission (COPANT)www.copant.org COPANT is the regional standards organization for the Americas, formed by the 28 national standards bodies of the westernhemisphere. COPANT promotes the development of technical standardization and related activities in its member countrieswith the aim of promoting their industrial, scientific and technological development in benefit of an exchange of goods and theprovision of services, while facilitating cooperation in intellectual, scientific and social fields. COPANT is one of threeSpecialist Regional Bodies (SRBs) of the Americas (together with the IAAC and SIM). ANSI is the U.S. member toCOPANT.

European Standards Organizations (ESOs)The regional standards organizations for the European region are:

The European Committee for Standardization (CEN)www.cenorm.be The European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC)www.cenelec.orgThe European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)www.etsi.org

They are the regional mirror bodies to the ISO, IEC, and ITU respectively and are known collectively as the European

standards organizations (ESOs). ANSI, the U.S. peer to the ESOs and each of its country members, has held 19 dialoguessince 1989 with the ESOs. ANSI now meets every 18 months with the ESOs and every nine months with theESO-Joint Presidents Group (JPG).

Regional Economic and Trade-Related CommitteesAsia Pacific Economic Cooperation/Subcommittee on Standards and Conformance (APEC/SCSC)

www.apec.org/apec/apec_groups/committees/committee_on_trade/sub-committee_on_standards.htmlAssists the Committee on Trade and Investment to achieve the standards and conformance related components of APEC'strade and investment liberalization and facilitation agenda. USTR is the U.S. representative to the APEC/SCSC.

International and Regional Organizations (continued)
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Telecom Standardization

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)www.itu.int An international organization within the United Nations System where governments and the private sector coordinate global telecom networks and services. The U.S. representative to the ITU is the U.S. Departmentof State. The ITU also has sector members. The complete list of U.S. members to the ITU is available byclicking here .

APEC-TELwww.apec.org/apec/apec_groups/working_groups/telecommunications_and_information.htmlThe Telecommunications and Information Working Group (TEL) aims to improve telecommunications andinformation infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region by developing and implementing appropriatetelecommunications and information policies, including relevant human resource and developmentcooperation strategies. The U.S. representative to APEC-TEL is the U.S. Department of State.

CITELwww.citel.oas.orgCITEL, an entity of the Organization of American States (OAS), is the main forum in the hemisphere in whichthe governments and the private sector meet to coordinate regional efforts to develop the Global InformationSociety according to the mandates of the General Assembly of the Organization and the mandates entrustedto it by Heads of State and Government at the Summits of the Americas. The U.S. representative to CITEL isthe U.S. Department of State.

Other SDOsThere are hundreds of other international, regional, and national entities and organizations involved intelecommunications standardization.

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WTO-Related Standardization

World Trade Organization / Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade (WTO/TBT)www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tbt_e/tbt_e.htm A committee of the WTO that deals with the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT Agreement) which ensures that regulations, standards, and testing and certificationprocedures do not create unnecessary obstacles to trade.The so-called WTO-TBT Annex 4 criteria defining the principles of an international standardsdeveloping organization are now known as either (a) The Decision of the (TBT) Committeeon Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendationswith relation to Articles 2, 5 and Annex 3 of the Agreement or also as (b) The Decisions and

Recommendations adopted by the (TBT) Committee since 1 January 1995 (G/TBT/1/Rev.8,23 May 2002, Section IX). The WTO-TBT criteria are: Transparency, Openness, Impartiality,Effectiveness, Relevance, Consensus, Performance-based, Coherence, Due Process and Technical Assistance.

World Trade Organization / Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (WTO/SPS)www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/sps_e/sps_e.htmA committee of the WTO that deals with the WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitaryand Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement). The agreement is aimed at minimizing thenegative effects of unjustified health barriers on international trade. The Agreement requiresMember Countries - with a view to achieving the widest possible harmonization of food safety,animal and plant health measures - to establish those measures on the basis of internationalstandards, guidelines and recommendations.

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Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)www.fao.org The FAO's mandate is to raise levels of nutrition, improve agricultural productivity, better the lives of rural populations andcontribute to the growth of the world economy.

World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)www.oie.int The OIE develops normative documents relating to rules that Member Countries can use to protect themselves from theintroduction of diseases and pathogens, without setting up unjustified sanitary barriers. For animal health and zoonoses,the WTO-SPS Agreement refers to the 'standards, guidelines and recommendations developed under the auspices of theOIE'. The U.S. representative to the OIE is the Animal and Plant Health inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S.Department of Agriculture.

Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex)www.codexalimentarius.net Created by the FAO and WHO to develop food standards, guidelines and related texts such as codes of practice under theJoint FAO/WHO Food Standards Program. The U.S. representative to Codex is the U.S. Codex Office (USCO) of theFood Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)www.ippc.int The International Plant Protection Convention is an international treaty relating to plant health, to which 139 governments(as of 17 August) currently adhere. The Convention has been deposited with the Director-General of the Food andAgriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) since its initial adoption by the Conference of FAO at its SixthSession in 1951. Click on the link to see IPPC contracting parties. The U.S. representative to the OIE is in the PlantProtection and Quarantine Program (PPQ) of the Animal and Plant Health inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S.Department of Agriculture.

The Three SistersCodex, IPPC, and the OIE are the three international standards organized recognized by the WTO-SPS committee.

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International Metrology

International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML)www.oiml.org An intergovernmental organization to promote the global harmonization of legal metrology procedures.

International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM)www.bipm.org Provides the basis for a single, coherent system of measurements throughout the world, traceable to the InternationalSystem of Units (SI).

Regional MetrologyAsia Pacific Metrology Program (APMP)

www.apmpweb.org The APMP is responsible for developing international recognition of the measurement capabilities of the region's nationaland territorial measurement laboratories (one of the five APEC-SCSC SRBs together with PASC, PAC, APLAC, APLMF).

Asia Pacific Legal Metrology Forum (APLMF)www.aplmf.orgThe APLMF develops legal metrology and promotes free and open trade in the region through the harmonization andremoval of technical or administrative barriers to trade in the field of legal metrology (one of the five APEC-SCSC SRBstogether with PASC, PAC, APLAC, APMP).

The Inter-American Metrology System (SIM) www.sim-metrologia.org.br The Inter-American Metrology System (SIM) resulted from a broad agreement among national metrology organizationsfrom all 34 member nations of the Organization of American States (OAS). Created to promote international, particularlyInter-American, and regional cooperation in metrology, SIM is committed to the implementation of a Global MeasurementSystem within the Americas and working towards the establishment of a robust regional measuring system, essential for making the development of a free trade area in the Americas (FTAA) possible. SIM is one of the three SRBs of theAmericas together with COPANT and the IAAC.

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International AccreditationInternational Accreditation Forum (IAF)

www.iaf.nu World association of Conformity Assessment Accreditation Bodies in the fields of management systems, products, services, personneland other similar programs of conformity assessment. The U.S. member of the IAF is the American National Standards Institute -American Society for Quality - National Accreditation Board (ANAB).

International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC)www.ilac.org An international cooperation of laboratory and inspection accreditation bodies. The full members and MLA signatories from the UnitedStates are: A2LA, IAS, and NVLAP. US IAF Stakeholders are: ACIL, AOAC International, NACLA, NCSL, UILI. U.S. Associate IAFmembers are: ACLASS. U.S. Affiliate IAF members are: IAR, NFSTC, TUV.

Regional AccreditationPacific Accreditation Cooperation (PAC)

www.apec-pac.org Association of accreditation bodies and other interested parties whose objective is to facilitate trade and commerce among economiesin the Asia Pacific region (one of the five APEC-SCSC SRBs together with PASC, APLAC, APMP, APLMF). The U.S. member to PACis ANSI.

Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC)www.aplac.org Group of accreditation bodies in the Asia Pacific region responsible for accrediting calibration, testing and inspection facilities (one of the five APEC-SCSC SRBs together with PASC, PAC, APMP, APLMF). U.S. members to APLAC are: A2LA, IAS, ACLASS, NationalVoluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP-NIST), Perry Johnson Laboratories, and the Laboratory Accreditation Bureau.

Inter American Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC)

www.iaac-accreditation.org An association of accreditation bodies in the Americas and other organizations interested in conformity assessment (one of the threeSRBs of the Americas together with COPANT and SIM). The U.S. full members to the IAAC are: A2LA (and MLA signatory), ACLASS,ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB), American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors / Laboratory Accreditation Board(ASCLD/LAB) (Associate), IAS, National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP-NIST). The U.S. IAAC stakeholder members are: Intertek Testing Services (ITS).

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General Informationwww.ansi.org

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is a private, non-profit organization (501(c)3) that administers andcoordinates the U.S. private-sector led voluntary standardization and conformity assessment systems.The Institute's mission is to enhance both the global competitiveness of U.S. business and the U.S. quality of life bypromoting and facilitating voluntary consensus standards and conformity assessment systems, and safeguarding their integrity.Since its founding in 1918 by five private-sector Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs) and two U.S. federalgovernment agencies, ANSI has been a public-private sector partnership.Today, ANSI is comprised of nearly 1,000 businesses, professional societies and trade associations, standards developers,30+ government agencies, and consumer and labor organizations. ANSI represents the diverse interests of more than120,000 entities and 3.2 million professionals worldwide.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), theInternational Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).ANSI is the sole U.S. representative of two major regional standards organizations: thePacific Area Standards Congress (PASC) , and the Pan American Standards Commission (COPANT) .ANSI is a U.S. member of the Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (PAC) , and theInter-American Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC) . The ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) is the U.S. member of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF).ANSI is the sole accreditor of developers of American National Standards (ANSs).

About ANSIwww.ansi.org/about_ansi/organization_chart/chart_text.aspx?menuid=1#Policy

ANSI Structure and ManagementANSIs governance structure includes a board of directors, six policy committees, and 15 oversight and StandingCommittees. ANSI additionally has four membership forums and seven standards panels.www.ansi.org/about_ansi/organization_chart/chart_text.aspx?menuid=1

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Institute Policy Committees and Councils

All ANSI members have the opportunity to participate in the policy-setting committees and councilsestablished to provide the strategic direction for defined program areas.

National Policy CommitteeThe NPC is responsible for broad-based policy and position decisions regarding national standards developmentprocess issues, government relations and public policy issues.

Reporting to the NPC are the following program oversight committees:Appeals BoardBoard of Standards Review (BSR)Executive Standards Council (ExSC)Committee on Education (COE)

Conformity Assessment Policy Committee (CAPC)The CAPC is responsible for broad-based policy and position decisions on national, regional and internationalconformity assessment issues This includes receiving policy recommendations from ACC, PCAC and ACACcommittees.

Reporting to the CAPC are the following program oversight committees:International Conformity Assessment Committee (ICAC)Accreditation Committee (ACC)Personnel Certifier Accreditation Committee (PCAC)ANSI-CFP Personnel Certification Accreditation Committee (ACAC)

Intellectual Property Rights Policy Committee (IPRPC)The IPRPC is responsible for broad-based policy and position decisions regarding national, regional and internationalintellectual property matters, including the global trade and public policy aspects of such matters. It also developsInstitute positions on the incorporation of essential patents or other proprietary intellectual property in standards,copyright protection and the exploitation of copyright.

Reporting to the IPRPC are the following standing committees:Patent GroupCopyright Ad Hoc Group

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Institute Policy Committees and Councils (continued)International Policy Committee (IPC)The IPC is responsible for broad-based policy and position decisions on international and regional standards, publicpolicy and related issues that are not exclusively related to either ISO or IEC

Reporting to the IPC are the following regional standing committees:Regional Standing Committee Americas (RSC-A)Regional Standing Committee Asia Pacific (RSC-AP)Regional Standing Committee Europe, Middle East, Africa (RSC-EMEA)

United States National Committee (USNC) IEC CouncilThe USNC IEC Council coordinates the U.S. involvement in the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) andother electrotechnical bodies associated with the IEC. It also coordinates USNC activities with appropriate standardsboards to promote consistency between those international and national activities that fall within the scope of the IEC.

Reporting to the USNC IEC Council is the following program oversight committee:Technical Management Committee (TMC)

ANSI ISO Council (AIC)The AIC is responsible for developing ANSI policy positions on issues exclusive to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) as well as preparing ANSI delegations to the ISO General Assembly, ISO Council and ISOTechnical Management Board (ISO/TMB).

Reporting to the AIC is the following program oversight committee: ANSI International Forum (AIF)

USTAGs

Part of ANSIs responsibilities as the U.S. member body to ISO include accrediting U.S. Technical Advisory Groups (U.S.TAGs), whose primary purpose is to develop and transmit, via ANSI, U.S. positions on activities and ballots of theinternational Technical Committee (TC). U.S. positions for the IEC are endorsed and closely monitored by the USNCTechnical Management Committee (TMC). For each ISO and IEC TC, there is a corresponing USTAG or mirror committee which develops U.S. positions for input into the international TC on behalf of the United States.

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