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ANSI Biofuels Standards Coordination Panel
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The ANSI Biofuels Standards Coordination Panel (ANSI-BSP) is a cross-sector coordinating
body established to promote the development and compatibility of voluntary
consensus standards and conformity assessment programs necessary to support the
large-scale commoditization of biofuels.
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From field to end use, biofuels developments are progressing at a rapid pace.
Private and public sector stakeholders the world over are keen to address a
broad spectrum of topics ranging from feedstock properties to performance
specifications. By establishing a framework of fundamental issues, the ANSI-BSP
will:
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Evaluate the inventory of existing biofuels specifications to determine
relevant standards and conformity assessment programs
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Identify gaps where new or revised standards and compliance programs need to be
developed; work with the relevant organizations to coordinate, catalog,
accelerate and promote the creation of these deliverables
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Identify the need for testing procedures, analytic methods, and reference
materials; work with the relevant organizations to satisfy these needs
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Promote positive, cooperative partnerships between the public and private
sectors and among stakeholders on the global stage
The ANSI-BSP provides a neutral venue where interested parties can collaborate
to define needs, determine work plans, and establish priorities for updating or
creating new voluntary consensus standards and compliance programs. The
ANSI-BSP does not itself engage in development; rather, it works with national,
regional, and international bodies to achieve convergence and mitigate
duplication or overlap.
The ANSI-BSP is open to participation from any affected stakeholder, including
representatives of industry, trade/professional associations, standards
developing organizations, code developing organizations, conformity assessment
bodies, government agencies, consumer groups, organized labor, and academia.
The intent is to create a highly inclusive forum with participation from a range
of perspectives that is not disproportionately dependent upon any single
interest, organization, or stakeholder group.
The American Petroleum Institute, in cooperation with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASTM International,
the National Fire Protection Association, SAE International, and Underwriters Laboratories, has developed an online resource that illustrates how
the standards of these organizations fit within the distribution chain for ethanol and biodiesel fuels.
[ view illustration ]
 The inaugural meeting of the ANSI-BSP
took place on Wednesday, May 9, 2007, in Arlington, VA.
For more information about this meeting, please visit
the event webpage.
The
ANSI-BSP Document Library contains documents relating to the work of the Panel.
If you are not already a member of ANSI, find out more about the
benefits of ANSI membership.
General Information
bsp@ansi.org
Elizabeth Neiman
Senior Director, Communications and Public Relations
American National Standards Institute
25 West 43rd Street, Fourth Floor
New York, NY 10036
Tel: 1.212.642.4911
Fax: 1.212.398.0023
eneiman@ansi.org
Frances Schrotter
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
American National Standards Institute
25 West 43rd Street, Fourth Floor
New York, NY 10036
Tel: 1.212.642.4934
Fax: 1.212.398.0023
E-mail: fschrott@ansi.org
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