(ANSI: New York) -- The American National Standards Institute recently issued the revised 2008 edition of the ANSI Procedures for U.S. Participation in the International Standards Activities of ISO (ANSI International Procedures) and the 2008 ANSI-Accredited U.S. TAG Procedural Compliance Form.

To maintain accreditation as an American national standards (ANS) developer, the procedures used in connection with the development of consensus relative to ANS must be in compliance with current procedural requirements. After review of the 2008 edition of the ANSI essential requirements, all ANSI-accredited standards developers must complete the 2008 ANSI procedural compliance form online survey by March 31, 2008.

To maintain status as an ANSI-accredited U.S. TAG to the International Organization for Standardization, TAG administrators must demonstrate compliance with current procedural requirements. After review of the 2008 edition of the ANSI international procedures, all administrators of ANSI-accredited U.S. TAGs to ISO must complete the 2008 ANSI procedural compliance form online survey by March 31, 2008.

The revisions incorporated into the 2008 ANSI international procedures, the ANSI essential requirements, and other related procedures have been subjected to public review via ANSI’s standards action and finally approved by the ANSI executive standards council and the ANSI board of directors’ National Policy Committee. A summary of the new revisions and the 2008 edition of the ANSI essential requirements are available for review in the ANSI online public document library.

“By seeking and maintaining ANSI-accredited status, an organization chooses to publicly commit to an open, equitable, and accessible consensus process that ensures due process and benefits the public interest,” says Lane Hallenbeck, ANSI vice president of accreditation services. “The 2008 Compliance Form online survey is designed to facilitate the annual compliance notification process.”

U.S. TAG administrators for ANSI-Accredited U.S. TAGs to ISO and ANSI-accredited standards developers may submit revised procedures for reaccreditation to the ANSI PSA department (psa@ansi.org). Revised procedures are to be submitted in strike-through and underline format with an explanation of all changes.

Questions about the online survey or the ANSI International Procedures may be sent to the PSA department (psa@ansi.org).

For more information about maintaining U.S. TAG accreditation, visit www.ansi.org/news_publications/news_story.aspx?menuid=7&articleid=1709.

For more information about maintaining ANSI accreditation as a standards developer, visit www.ansi.org/news_publications/news_story.aspx?menuid=7&articleid=1708.