“October” | George Inness (1825-1894)
Autumn Syllabus Week 43 | October 25-31
Our daily colloquia are typically doing sessions; with non-USA titles receiving priority until 16:00 UTC and all other titles thereafter. We assume policy objectives are established (Safer-Simpler-Lower-Cost, Longer-Lasting). Because we necessarily get into the weeds, and because much of the content is time-sensitive and copyright protected, we usually schedule a separate time slot to hammer on technical specifics so that our response to consultations are meaningful and contribute to the goals of the standards developing organization and to the goals of education community real assets.
We have been doing it this way every day since 2013 and this way works. We are respectful of the intellectual property of standards-developing organizations. We are attentive to requirements for confidentiality; especially in the case of unstable (draft) titles.
Keep in mind that the American National Standards Institute administers a relatively small part of standards-setting in the United States. (Click here for a complete list; updated monthly. A great deal of ANSI resources are devoted to supporting members that run “conformance shops” essential to safe and fair trade. Other standards setting is done by governments, open-source, and other ad hoc consortia.
The culture of the standards-setting domain in every nation rests upon the culture of conformance. “Standards are the seed corn for conformance revenue” we are fond of saying and most of the expertise in the standards setting domain rests with people who make a living making sure others conform to the standard; whatever that standard may be. Conformance (product testing, installation certification, periodic re-commissioning and audits, etc.) is where the money is so we should not be surprised at the degree to which the user-interest (represented by the third gray column in our logo) is outnumbered.
That much said, having the global standards system is better than not having one at all. This system places a check on oligarchies that make central governments grow.
0. Leviathan.
H.R. 5103: Quality Higher Education Act of 2021
S. 2911: American Broadband Buildout to Eliminate America’s Digital Divide Act of 2021
H.R. 4819: National Nuclear University Research Infrastructure Reinvestment Act of 2021
S. 2905: University Cybersecurity Consortia Improvement Act of 2021
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1.* Nota Bene (Consultation close dates 30-45 days). There is only modest similarity in the public consultation platforms of ANSI accredited standards developers. Many of the links below will not redirect you to a coded commenting form. Most content is time sensitive, copyright protected and technically difficult — our primary reasons for hosting daily colloquia that features the topics identified on our CALENDAR.
Open consultations from the World Trade Organization (via NIST):
Standards Coordination Office | USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point (The above-average tranche of consultations may reflect recovery from the circumstances of the pandemic. In other words, the proficiency of regulators and standards administrators working from home seems to gather pace. )
Open consultations the next 30-45 days from ANSI Continuous Maintenance Standard Development Organizations. See Canadian Parliamentary Debate RE: Incorporation by Reference for enlightened discussion about short consultation periods for enforceable public safety titles
1A. AGA Lorem ipsum
1B. ASABE (St. Joseph, Michigan). ASABE is ANSI’s US Technical Advisory Group chair for ISO the Global Secretariat for the ISO/TC 34 Food Products.
– Tractors and machinery; US national adoption of ISO standard (November 15)
– Six relatively stabiliized titles, among them S623.1 Determining Landscape Plant Water Demands (November 22)
1C. ASC X9
– X9.121 Balance and Transaction Reporting Standard (BTRS) Version 3.1 (BTR3) (November 22)
1D. ASHRAE (Owing to the speed of change in ASHRAE’s catalog, we identify only a selection. N.B. NEW ASHRAE WORKSPACE )
– Minimum efficiency requirements for low-voltage dry-type transformers
– Minimum thermal efficiency (Et) requirements for high-capacity gas-fired water heaters in new buildings.
– Standard Representation of Performance Simulation Data for HVAC&R and Other Facility Equipment
– 135 BACNet Data Communication Protocol for Building Automation and Control Networks (October 4)
-230P Commissioning Process for Existing Systems and Assemblies (October 25)
– ASHRAE/ASHE 170 Ventilation of Health Care Facilities (October 24)
– 189.1 Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings.
Content RE: walls in 5.3.5.2 now will be relocated to 90.1 (November 8)
– 90.1 Several addenda (RE: illumination) are cross cutting and require attention (November 8)
1E. ASME Our priority lies with the elevator, piping and boiler titles. C&S Tools:
A17.1-20XX/B44-XX, Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators (November 22)
Twenty-odd stabilized titles open for consultation until December 7. CLICK HERE (Pages 29-34) for product titles open for consultation until December 22.
1F. ASTM
ASTM usually unloads stabilized titles in 10-100 batches with consultation periods 30-45 days. CLICK HERE for this week’s tranche; all of them stabilized with consultation closing November 20.
Another tranche of about 50 stabilized titles have been released for consultation ending November 1st. CLICK HERE for this week’s tranche.
1G. CTA Lorem ipsum
1H. Green Building Initiatives Lorem ipsum. This organization seems devoted primarily to harvesting conformance revenue from incumbent standards developers in the energy conservation domain.
1J. HL7 (Ann Arbor Michigan). Lorem ipsum
1K. IES We coordinate our response to IES consultations with the IEEE Education & Healthcare Facilities Committee.
LP-13-202x, Lighting Practice: Introduction to Resilient Lighting (October 25)
LS-1-202x, Lighting Science: Nomenclature and Definitions for Illuminating Engineering (October 25)
RP-8-202x, Recommended Practice: Design and Maintenance of Roadway and Parking Facility Lighting (October 25)
1L. INCITS
As the US TAG to several IEC technical committees INCITS is charged with harvesting comments on (generally) stabilized IEC titles. Consultations are released by the dozens (because of the way IEC slices its literature) and nearly impossible to review in detail. The good news is that the titles are generally stabilized; meaning that the changes are largely administrative. CLICK HERE to access this week’s tranche.
Stakeholders have an opportunity to participate in the development in these titles farther upstream the IEC public consultation process. We work close coupled with several IEEE Societies on technical issues and sweep through them 4 times monthly with the IEEE Education & Healthcare Facilities Committee.
Seventeen stabilized ISO/JTC 1 titles open for consultation until December 7 (Pages 45-40). Referred also to IEEE E&H
1M. NEMA
MG 1 Motors and Generators (December 6)
1N. NSF International (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
– 53 Drinking Water Treatment Units (November 15)
1P. SAE International (Troy, Michigan ). Lorem ipsum
1Q. TIA
The bulk of the TIA catalog for information and communications technology is product oriented. We collaborate with the IEEE Education & Healthcare Committee on interoperability issues.
1R. UL Since UL is primarily a conformance organization and a nationally recognized testing laboratory, much of its catalog is product standard.
– Several titles harmonizing with IEC titles (October 25). Referred to IEEE E&H
– 217 Standard for Safety for Smoke Alarms. CLICK HERE Page 98 to see why we steer away from product standards but rather steer toward interoperability standards – which is not to diminish the significance of uniformity in smoke detection devices. Fire protection engineering is as much an art as any other art that depends upon its media. Listed here for educational purposes only ahead of Wednesday’s Prometheus colloquium. (November 7)
2. ANSI ISO and USNC/IEC Consultations
– ANSI seeks comments from US stakeholders on proposed new field of ISO technical activity for Menstrual Products. Consultation closes November 19th
– ANSI seeks comments from US stakeholders on proposed new field of ISO technical activity for Heat Supply Networks. Consultation closes October 29th.
– ISO/TC 304 Healthcare organization management – American National Requirements for Patient-Centered Staffing.
– ISO/TC 304 Telehealth appointment ballot closes 1 November
– ISO/CD 5741 for Pandemic Response for Temporary Medical Facility. Comments due 19 November
– New Work Item Proposal for ISO 9001 Policing Organizations by the Standards Council of Canada. Query Steve Cornish (scornish@ansi.org) for the prospectus.
– ISO/DIS 5472 Pandemic response (respiratory) (October 12)
– ISO_DIS_5472_(E) Pandemic Response (Respiratory_ – Walkthrough Screening Station (October 12)
– ICYMI We did not submit comments on the NWIP from Svenska institutet för standarder for ISO/PC 325 . The project covers products in growing, widespread use in education communities. We did, however, discuss it during our Global colloquium
3. USNC/IEC Consultations
– USNC/IEC Strategic Group (SG) 12: Digital Transformation and Systems Approach needs experts.
Electrical Installations for Buildings
4. Log of Proposals and Comments on Public Consultations and Federal Regulations
N.B. We are in the process of converting legacy University of Michigan workspaces that were built from Classic Google Sites to the upgraded Google Sites. Some links may be broken during the conversion.
5. Fast Forward (Accredited, Open-Source and Consortia Consultations with close dates beyond 30-45 days)
Acoustical Society of America. Lorem ipsum
American National Standards Institute
2020 Student Paper Competition
American Water Works Association
– C300+ product titles (October 18)
American Welding Society. We follow but do not participate in marking up redlines at this time. Much of the AWS catalog lie at the foundation of the curricula of many community colleges and other trade schools. Many large research universities also have full-time welding staff. Comments on AWA C3.7 Specification for Aluminum Brazing are due September 27th
APCO
– 1.101.4-202x, Standard for Public Safety Telecommunicators When Responding to Calls of Missing, Abducted, and Sexually Exploited Children (November 22)
ATIS
Four titles covering energy efficiency of telecommunication equipment (November 1st)
AVIXA Lorem ipsum
Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association.
A156.23 Standard for Electromagnetic Locks & Exit Locks (November 15)
Entertainment Services and Technology Association
Several titles cutting across electrotechnologies (October 26 – December 14)
FM Global. Lorem ipsum
Healthcare Standards Institute
– HSI/ISO 5258 Standard Protocol of Drive-Through Screening Station for Infectious Disease Control (December 6)
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Guide to Using IEEE Standard 1547 for Interconnection of Energy Storage Distributed Energy Resources | Comments Due November 14th
NEMA. Lorem ipsum
– 2023 National Electrical Code Second Draft Meetings (October-ish)
IAPMO
Z124-202x, Plastic Plumbing Fixtures (November 15)
ICC Healthcare Public Comments
Final Public Comment Hearing Results on the 2021 Proposed Changes to the International Code – Group A
Licensing Executives Society. Lorem ipsum
Laser Institute of America Lorem ipsum
NEMA. Lorem ipsum
National Electrical Testing Association (Portage, Michigan) Lorem ipsum
NFPA
– 45 Standard on Fire Protection for Laboratories Using Chemicals (December 6)
– 70B Recommended Practice for Electrical Equipment Maintenance (December 6)
– 140 Standard on Motion Picture and Television Production Studio Soundstages (December 6)
– 2800 Standard on Facility Emergency Action Plans (December 6)
6. Rewind
ANSI is no longer participating in ISO/TC 268/SC 2 – Sustainable Cities and Communities but seeks a US TAG to replace the NFPA; the previous US TAG. CLICK HERE for the original University of Michigan Workspace
7. Calls & Letters
8. Corrigenda
Bermuda College | Paget Parish
International Standardization Organization Week Date
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