Board of Standards Review
The ANSI BSR is responsible for the approval and withdrawal of American National Standards.
Overview
The ANSI Board of Standards Review is responsible for the approval and
withdrawal of American National Standards and for other responsibilities that
may be delegated to it by the Board of Directors. The functions of the Board of
Standards Review include, but may not be limited to, the following:
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implementing procedures for the approval and withdrawal of standards as
American National Standards and adjudicating questions or conflicts that
develop in the standards approval procedure; and
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determining whether standards submitted to the Institute for approval or
withdrawal as American National Standards meet the requirements of the
Institute and acting on all requests for approval, reaffirmation, revision and
withdrawal of American National Standards.
The ANSI BSR does not evaluate the content of standards and does not hear
appeals with regard to technical issues. However, the BSR may hear an appeal
with regard to whether a technical issue was given due consideration in
accordance with the ANSI accredited standards developer's procedures and the ANSI Essential Requirements: Due process requirements for American National
Standards.
Persons interested in participating as a member of the BSR should contact Anne
Caldas at acaldas@ansi.org
Members and Officers
Chair, ANSI Board of Standards Review
Gaby Davis, IAPMO
ANSI Board of Standards Review
Teresa Ambrosius, AAFS
Paul Bralower, ADA
Hae Choe, AAMI
Christine Fargo, ISEA
Steve Ferguson, ASHRAE
Monica Leslie, NSF
Pat McGuillicuddy, IES
Cathy Rake, CSA Group
Nathalie Rioux, NIST
Patricia Sena, UL
Michael Wixted, NFPA, Vice Chair
Membership in the American National Standards Institute shall be a pre-requisite
for participation on the ANSI BSR unless the Board of Directors specifically
permits an interested party to participate without becoming a member of the
Institute.
ANSI staff is the contact for all ANSI program oversight committees. Individual committee members listed here should not be contacted directly concerning ANSI business.
Organizational Structure
The BSR shall be composed of not less than nine nor more than eighteen members.
Members shall be appointed for a term of three years and shall be eligible for
reappointment for two additional 3-year terms. The maximum number of possible
years of service is 12 (if the member is serving as chair or vice-chair).
The members of the BSR shall serve as individuals, not as members or
representatives of any organization. The principal qualifications for
membership shall be competence and the ability to render impartial judgment in
the approval or withdrawal of American National Standards.
Operating Guidelines and Processes
The BSR follows the
Operating Procedures for the ANSI Board of Standards Review.
The Board of Standards Review applies a basic set of criteria set forth in the
ANSI Essential Requirements: Due process requirements for American National
Standards to each standard that is a candidate for approval. Standards
submitted without unresolved objections may be administratively approved by the
BSR without further review. The BSR does not have jurisdiction over the
standards of Audited Designators unless the Audited Designator chooses to
submit one or more standards to the BSR for approval.
Meeting Calendar
The BSR will meet four times in year. Their schedule calls for meetings in
February, April, August and November. Appeals of BSR decisions to approve or
disapprove a candidate American National Standard are held during regularly
scheduled BSR meetings. If one or more appeal is filed, a BSR meeting may take
place over two business days.
During BSR meetings, BSR members review standards that have been provided to
them via letter ballot in advance of the meeting only.
[NOTE: Please enter BSR in the Key Word search field of the ANSI Online calendar of events.]
Document Library
Access to ANSI Board of Standards Review Document Library is restricted to ANSI
BSR members only.
Membership in ANSI
If you are not already a company member of ANSI, find out more about the
benefits of ANSI membership.
Related Links
Staff Contacts
Anne Caldas
Secretary ANSI Appeals Board
Tel: 212.642.4914
Fax: 212.840.2298
e-mail: acaldas@ansi.org
Elizabeth Gonzalez
Recording Secretary, BSR
Tel: 212.642.8912
Fax: 212.840.2298
e-mail: egonzalez@ansi.org
Charlene Banks
ANS Coordinator
Tel: 212.642.4978
Fax: 212.840.2298
e-mail: cbanks@ansi.org
