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Emphasizes private sector solutions for Standards and Conformance Bottom-up / broad stakeholder and user participation Uses different tools for different applications Public-Private Partnership ANSI – Coordinator of the Private Sector-Led System

Private-sector, non-profit, membership organization Responsible for coordinating U.S. private sector participation in the U.S. private sector-led /

public sector-supported standards and conformance systems The National Standards Body for the United States – Represents the U.S. in international

standardization fora addressing voluntary standards:(ISO, IEC, COPANT, PASC, with ESOs, with GSO, etc.)

One of several U.S. Accreditation Bodies for private sector programs. ANSI together with its affiliates and members participates in international accreditation fora:(ILAC, IAF, ILAC, PAC, IAAC)

Supported by membership fees, sale of publications, funded programs, accreditation programs, and government grants

U.S. Standards and Conformity Assessment System

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U.S. Standards System Different tools for developing globally-relevant standards

National Participation

Direct Participation

Consortia

Treaty Organizations

Non-Treaty Organizations

Nationally Accepted

Internationally Accepted

Examples

ISO, IEC, ITU, CODEX, etc.

Examples

ASTM International, ASME, SAE, etc.

Examples

IGRS, W3C, etc.

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Members of the ANSI Federation include . . .

Academia Individuals Government Manufacturing Trade Associations

Professional Societies Service Organizations Standards Developers Consumer and Labor Interests and many more

The ANSI Federation represents more than 125,000 companies

and organizations and 3.5 million professionals worldwide

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American Dental Association

NationalElectricalManufacturersAssociation

National Fire Protection Association

Examples of ANSI-Accredited Standards Developers (SDOs)

International Code Council

American Society of MechanicalEngineers

ASTM International

Society of Automotive Engineers

Institute of Electrical andElectronics Engineers

Underwriters Laboratories Inc.

AmericanSocietyof CivilEngineers

American Petroleum Institute

And more than 200 additional organizations

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U.S. PRIVATESECTOR

U.S.-HeadquarteredSTANDARDS DEVELOPING

ORGANIZATIONS

FOREIGN NATIONALSTANDARDS BODIES(ANSI PEER BODIES)

Geneva-HeadquarteredINTERNATIONAL

STANDARDIZATIONBODIES

(ISO, IEC)

REGIONALSTANDARDIZATION

BODIES(COPANT, PASC, ESOs)

EUROPEANCOMMISSION / APEC

U.S. PUBLIC SECTOR

COMPANIES

TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

CONSUMER INTERESTS

OTHERS

U.S. GOVERNMENT

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ANSI federation (ppp) dedicated to increasing U.S. and global use of international standards and private sector conformance solutions

Best known mechanism of harmonizing cross-border requirements – facilitating market access and trade

Working cooperatively with its partners to minimize duplicative testing and certification requirements

Standards and Conformance for Trade