USNC COUNCIL 294 documents/Standards... · 2015. 9. 23. · • A Certificate of Appreciation was awarded to Mr Henry Cuschieri, TIA, for his contributions to the USNC as Council

13 December 2007

USNC COUNCIL 294

MINUTES

USNC COUNCIL MEETING FM Approvals Headquarters

Norwood, MA

27 September 2007 (Meeting #22)

Members Participating USNC Position Affiliation J E Matthews, III (Chairman) USNC President Corning J Bhatia President and CEO ANSI M W Earley Member NFPA J P Goodsell Member Hubbell C W Kimblin, Ph.D. Member (NEMA) Cutler-Hammer F K Kitzantides Member NEMA J R Mahanna Member IBM S McGeehan Member CEA A McMillan USNC VP - Finance Rockwell Automation E F Mikoski, Jr Member TIA J K Olthoff Member NIST R L Pescatore Member (USNC CAB Rep) HP P M Piqueira Member GE G Schrempp Member Dell A B Scolnik Member NEMA P Stavrianidis Member F M Approvals J E Sterling Member Intertek Testing Svcs L L Tennant Member Schneider Electric J Williamson Member Sony Electronics R A Williams USNC VP – Technical UL T L Williams Member DoD J W Young Member Siemens Engy & Autom R Lourenco Deputy GS, USNC ANSI C T Zegers General Secretary ANSI

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Guests Present J G Abbott Member – TMC Philips Medical Sys R G Bartheld Recipient – 1906 Award TA – TC 2 R Belliardi (PT) Recipient – 1906 Award Schneider Electric J Christensen (PT) Recipient – 1906 Award Holobloc Inc E W Collings (PT) Recipient – 1906 Award Ohio State Univ L de Sliva Sec – Canadian NC Stds Council Canada G J Flechtmann (PT) Recipient – 1906 Award UL K E Gettman Member – TMC NEMA J L Koepfinger (PT) (Telcon) USNC Mbr – SB 1 Koepfinger Consult. G Kushnier VP – International Policy ANSI T Marks DTA – TA 108 JVC America Corp A H Marsh (PT) Recipient – 1906 Award - D Osborn (PT) Recipient – 1906 Award Philips Medical Sys T Proctor (PT) Recipient – 1906 Award - R H Reimer Member – TMC Rockwell Automation J Rennie Honorary Live Mbr FM (Retired) P A Schilke (PT) Recipient – 1906 Award Nilfisk-Advance Inc S P Wicelinski (PT) Recipient – 1906 Award Duracell, Inc Members Not Participating B Fitzgerald Member FDA S C Hoyler Member QUALCOMM B C Johnson Member (IEEE) Thermon Industries R Justus Member ECA/EIA K L McManama Liaison Member – IECEx UL C C Packard Liaison Member – ECCB ECCB S A Seeker USNC Past President - J Wells Member (NEMA) Pass&Seymour/Legrand PT – Part Time Section 1 Organizational Matters 1.1 Welcome, Opening Remarks, and Introductions (J E Matthews, III, USNC President) President Matthews called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. He welcomed everyone to Norwood, MA. He expressed his appreciation and that of the Council to Mr Paris Stavrianidis and to FM Approvals for providing the excellent facilities and the hospitality for today’s meeting and yesterday’s TMC meeting. He particularly wanted to express his thanks to FM Approvals for hosting the wonderful reception and dinner last evening to recognize the 100th Anniversary of the USNC. Mr Matthews extended a special welcome to Ms Trudi Williams of DoD and to Mr James Olthoff of NIST who were attending their first Council meeting as Members. He also warmly welcomed Ms Loise de Sliva, Secretary of the Canadian National Committee. This was followed by self-introductions.

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During this portion of the agenda, Mr Zegers introduced Mr Rafael Lourenco who joined the ANSI Staff in New York City in June and is serving as USNC Deputy General Secretary. Since coming on board, Rafa has been making a major contribution to the Communications and Continuing Education Committee and he will gradually be taking on more responsibilities for the TMC and SMB activities. At this point, Mr Williams reported the retirement of Dr Clive Kimblin and announced that this would be his last meeting. All participants wished Dr Kimblin well in his retirement and in his future activities and expressed sincere appreciation for his many contributions to the USNC. 1.1.1 2007 – IEC 1906 Award Presentations Mr Matthews announced that 30 people from the US had been awarded 1906 Awards for 2007. This Award was instituted by IEC to recognize current achievements that can be considered as major contributions to furthering the interests of electrotechnology standardization and related activities. The names of the 2007 recipients are provided in ATTACHMENT A. The following recipients were present at the Council meeting and were presented their Awards by IEC Vice President and SMB Chairman, Frank Kitzantides and by President Matthews. Lal S Bahra, Dell Computers, IEC/TC 108 (Accepted by Gary Schrempp) Robert G Bartheld, IEC/TC 2 Dr Rudy Belliardi, Schneider Electric, IEC/TC 65 James H Christensen, Holobloc Inc, IEC/TC 65 Edward W Collings, Ohio State University, IEC/TC 90 George J Fechtmann, UL, IEC/TC 89 Harry P Jones, UL, IEC/TC 105 (Accepted by Bob Williams) Alan H Marsh, IEC/TC 29 David Osborn, Philips Medical Systems, IEC/TC 62 Tom Proctor, Power Paragon, IEC/TC 22 Paul A Schilke, Nilfisk-Advance Inc., IEC/TC 61 Steven E Swanson, Corning Inc., IEC/TC 86 (Accepted by Jim Matthews) Dr Steven P Wicelinski, Duracell Inc., IEC/TC 35 1.2 Approval of Agenda 1.2.1 Approval of Consent Agenda Mr Matthews called attention to the Preliminary Agenda (USNC/Council 278 – REVISED) and invited any proposals for items to be removed for detailed discussion. None were suggested. It was moved, seconded and VOTED #1 To approve the Consent Agenda (USNC/Council 278) as revised. (This motion was approved unanimously.)

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By this action the following items was approved:

• Minutes of the 23 May 2007 meeting (USNC/Council 276) • A Certificate of Appreciation was awarded to Mr Henry Cuschieri, TIA, for his

contributions to the USNC as Council member. Honorary Life Memberships were awarded to the following for their many years of service to the USNC: Donald A Mader, UL Lois M Ferson, ISA Clive W Kimblin, Ph.D, Eaton Corp

1.2.2 Approval of Balance of Agenda Mr Matthews called attention to the balance of the agenda and invited any additions, corrections and changes. He noted that certain items might be rearranged in order to ensure their consideration in the time available. It was moved, seconded and VOTED #2 To approve the balance of the Agenda (USNC/Council 278) as revised. (This motion was approved unanimously.) Section 2– Status of Action Items from Last Meetings (C.T. Zegers, General Secretary, USNC)

2.1 Action Item 2004-05-21 #4 It was agreed that the General Secretary would draft a guidance document for the benefit of the USNC constituency which outlines the criteria and process for adopting/adapting IEC standards in the U.S.

Status A draft document initially titled ABC’s of Processing ISO or IEC Standards as American National Standards has been prepared and is currently being reviewed by related ANSI Staff. Subsequently it will be sent to the Council and TMC for comment and then to the USNC Constituency. This action is still pending and it is targeted for completion by the January 2008 meeting.

C.T. Zegers

2.2 Action Item 2007-01-11 #1 The General Secretary was given an action item to report on the status of this program (i.e. Consumer Participation in TAGs) at the May Council meeting highlighting success stories that might have been experienced by TAGs in the area of consumer participation.

C T Zegers

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Status Mr Zegers reported that this activity has been somewhat delayed due to the death of Dr Joyce Rasdall, the USNC’s Consumer Advocate, and the delay in finding her successor. Once this position is filled, it is expected that the USNC’s consumer program can move forward. It can be reported that the new Consumer Advocate Waiver Program from the TAG Participation Fee has been announced to the USNC’s constituency and will need to be reinforced. No significant reaction has been reported so far.

2.3 Action Item 2007-05-23 #1 It was agreed that the General Secretary would circulate this draft (Draft WTO document received from NEMA/Canada) to Council so that further consideration can be given to an appropriate course of action to address it. Status: Will be discussed during specific agenda item.

C T Zegers

2.4 Action Item 2007-05-23 #2 It was agreed that Messrs McMillan and Lourenco would work together to convene a meeting/teleconference of this Task Force for the purpose of developing a specific Action Plan in this area of Regional Effectiveness for consideration at the 27 September Council meeting. Status: Will be discussed during specific agenda item.

A McMillan R Lourenco

2.5 Action Item 2007-05-23 #3 It was agreed that the Task Force would be asked to convene a meeting/teleconference for the purpose of developing a specific Action Plan on Strategic Objective #6 (Conformity Assessment) for consideration at the 27 September Council meeting. Status: Will be discussed during specific agenda item.

S H Salot R L Pescatore L McManama

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2.6 Action Item 2007-05-23 #4 It was agreed that Messrs Zegers would develop of matrix of participation in the CANENA Technical Harmonization Committees(THCs) and the related USNC TACs for Council consideration. Status: This action is pending because some difficulty has been experienced in obtaining CANENA membership lists. These are now available and this review can proceed.

C T Zegers

Section 3 International Symposium on International Standards for Ultra-High Voltage – Beijing, China – 18 – 21 July 2007 (J L Koepfinger – By Teleconference) Mr Matthews noted that this Symposium was co-hosted by IEC Sector Board 1 – Electricity Transmission and Distribution and CIGRE (the International Council on Large Electric Systems). He introduced Mr Joseph L Koepfinger, who joined the meeting by teleconference. Mr Koepfinger is the USNC SB 1 Member, and he represented the US at this Symposium and made a presentation on the Future of UHV in the USA. He reported on his experiences in Beijing (ATTACHMENT B) and highlighted the following items, among other technical issues:

• SMB/3544/DC – Draft Terms of Reference of the Joint IEC – CIGRE Coordination Group to Prepare UHV Standardization – Mr Koepfinger suggested that this Group should be responsible for developing a roadmap as to the standards that are needed but it should not, itself, prepare those standards. This is basically the position that came out of yesterday’s TMC meeting.

• IEC National Committees are being invited to nominate Members for this Coordination Group and consideration should be given to nominating experts from the electric utility sector and from manufacturing. General Secretary’s Note: Subsequently the USNC officially nominated the following to this Group: USNC Representative Mr Maximo Chau Director, Transmission Line Project Engineering American Electric Power

USNC Alternate Mr Ronald Lai Senior Director, Engineering Services & Global Standards FCI USA Inc

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• SMB/3562/R – Report of SB 1’s meeting in Beijing on 23 July – Recommends to the

SMB the establishment of a new TC for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) applications – During discussion Mr Koepfinger expressed the belief that the establishment of this TC is premature and that the Coordination Group should first be allowed to do its work. This is the position that came out of the TMC meeting.

• Consideration should be given to establishing a cooperative relationship between the USNC/IEC and the related USNC for CIGRE. This action item was endorsed by the TMC during yesterday’s meeting.

During discussion, Mr Zegers noted that efforts are currently being considered, in cooperation with the IEEE Power Engineering Society and other entities, to call attention to this IEC initiative via a Webinar or some other communication mechanism. In closing this item, Mr Matthews expressed his appreciation to Mr Koepfinger for so expertly representing the USNC’s interests in this emerging area. He also expressed the belief that this UHV initiative may have the potential for encouraging the US electric utility industry to renew its active involvement in the USNC and in IEC. Section 4 Plans for the IEC 71st General Meeting Paris, France, 23 – 26 October 2007 (J E Matthews) Mr Matthews reported on plans for the IEC General Meeting to be held in October 2007 in Paris. He specifically called attention to the following Outreach Meetings that have been scheduled and he invited suggested topics for discussion: a) USNC Delegation Meeting b) USNC Delegation Reception c) Meeting with IEC Officers

• CEN/CENELEC Global Outreach • UHV Initiative • SMB SG #1 – Energy Efficiency and Renewable Resources and Collaboration with

ISO

d) Outreach meeting with Elena Santiago and other representatives of CENELEC

• CEN/CENELEC External Policy

e) Outreach Meeting with Japanese NC

• ISO/IEC/ITU Joint Patent Policy • SMB SG#2 – Automotive Electronics • ASIA Pacific Steering Group – Lessons Learned • Energy Efficiency and Collaboration with ISO • Nanotechnology • Challenge of Frequently Changing NC personnel

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f) Outreach Meeting with Chinese NC

• UHV Initiative • Adopting the Current Edition of IEC Standards • Copyright Policy in IEC • Cooperation at the Management and Technical Level between USNC and CNC

g) Outreach Meeting with German NC

• Playing Politics with Appointments of US and German TC/SC Chairs • Operation of TC 113 – Nanotechnology • SMB AG#1 - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Resources and Collaboration with

ISO • Data Base Standards

h) Outreach Meeting with Indian NC

• UHV Initiative • ANSI/India Standards Portal • Collaboration at the Technical Level, Mirror Committee to Mirror Committee

Those interested in attending any of these Outreach Meetings, except for the one with the IEC Officers, were invited to make their interest known to Mr Zegers. 4.1 Council document C/1483A/DV – Changes to the IEC Statutes and Rules of Procedure Proposed by the Conformity Assessment Board (CAB) – The initial edition of this document was circulated for vote by 2007-09-07 and the USNC submitted the following: “The US National Committee supports C/1483/DC which contains proposed changes to the IEC Statutes and Rules of Procedure. However, we suggest the following minor wording change to clarify the intent. The current "Membership Clause 4" states "Any National Committee whose dues for the two preceding years have not been fully paid...." In some cases, "dues" has been strictly interpreted to mean only IEC Dues. The USNC is of the understanding that Dues owed to the Schemes is also covered by this clause and suggests that "dues" be replaced by either "financial obligation to the IEC" or "dues owed to the IEC or any of the IEC Schemes." Now a revised document has been issued as C/1483A/DV with voting to take place at the Council meeting in Paris. It appears as if the USNC comment has not been taken into consideration and the USNC CAB Policy Coordinating is meeting this afternoon and will discuss what actions to take, if any. Committee is meeting this afternoon

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4.2 Council Meeting – 26 October 2007 Mr Matthews called attention to document C/1472A/DA – Draft Agenda for the Council meeting on 26 October 2007 and he highlighted the following: 4.2.1 IEC Leadership Elections

• IEC Vice President/SMB Chair – Frank Kitzantides is unopposed for re-election and will be endorsed for a 3-year term (2008 – 2010). (C/1473/INF)

• Council Board – Germany, US, Japan, France and UK are up for re-election. Some of the people have changed but these Group A countries remain the same. (C/1474/INF) Mr Matthews will be re-elected for another 3-year term, 2008 – 2010)

• SMB – Similarly, the following “Automatically Appointed Members” will be re-elected, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK and US (Mr Williams – 2008 – 2010). (C/1475/INF)

• SMB – The terms of Brazil, Hungary and the Netherlands are up and they have been nominated for an additional 3-year term. In addition, Austria, Denmark and Mexico have been nominated, therefore, 6 nominees for 3 available positions. (C/1476/INF). Based on the recommendation of the TMC, at this point, consideration is being given to supporting Mexico, Hungary and reserving judgment concerning Denmark and Netherlands, pending further input.

4.2.2 IEC Financial Matters Mr McMillan provided a brief overview of the financial health of IEC. He noted that the following IEC financial-related documents were considered and approved by the USNC Finance Committee at its meeting/teleconference on 14 September and affirmative votes are recommended. USNC Council supported this recommendation. C/1460/RV - Report concerning the auditing of the IEC Accounts for the financial year 2006, including the Guarantee Fund, established by “BDO Visura” (Geneva, Switzerland) C/1479/DV - Memorandum from the Treasurer on the 2006 IEC Audited Accounts and Guarantee Fund, including a proposal on how to use the surplus C/1465/DV - Consolidated financial report 2006 C/1480/DV - Proposed Budget for year 2008 C/1481/DV - Proposed National Dues for the year 2008

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4.2 Status Report on New Edition of IEC Masterplan Messrs Matthews and Kitzantides noted that the primary issues pending from the implementation of the Masterplan 2006 are the establishment of the Market Strategy Board which will be led by a 3rd IEC Vice President. Mr Enno Leiss of Germany has been nominated for this position and it will be his responsibility to launch the MSB. Terms of Reference are being written and will be circulated for the approval of National Committees. Fundamental changes in the way IEC does business may be coming and the USNC has to be prepared to give these proposals it full attention and consideration. 4.3 Council Board Mr Matthews reported that the CB will be meeting on 25 June in Paris and he anticipated that the following issues will be discussed:

• Reports will be made by the President and Treasurer as well as the VP – SMB and VP – CAB.

• A major item will be a report on the implementation of the Masterplan 2006 and primarily the current efforts to establish the Market Strategy Board under the direction of the 3rd Vice President.

• A Report will be made on the Sales Advisory Group. Since Mr Bob Feghali, the

USNC’s initial member, is no longer with ANSI, Mr Alec McMillan has been appointed as an Interim Member. The most significant issue under consideration for the USNC remains the Cross Boarder Sales of National Adoptions.

• The IEC – IEEE Dual Logo Agreement is likely to be given some attention.

• The subject of the handling of data base standards by both ISO and IEC will be considered.

• The proposal for a New Information Service to Industry appears to be “dead in the water” at least for the time being.

• Governance and management of the IEC’s Conformity Assessment activities

• Support for Future IEC General Meetings – IEC has agreed to take on the responsibility for paying for Staff accommodations and also has agreed to pay 2000 Swiss Francs to the Host Country for every TC invited over 20. These two items will significantly assist the USNC’s budget for 2010.

• Improving IEC Standardization Structures and Processes

• Development of a formal IEC Global Relevance Policy

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4.4 Participation in a Scheme Mr Matthews reported on a recent incident in which the General Secretary submitted a CAB vote for Mr Pescatore when he was not available due to business travel. While this has happened infrequently in the past, the vote was accepted without question. This time, the CAB Secretary, challenged the vote and would not accept it stating that according to the Statutes, CAB members do not represent their National Committee and, therefore, the USNC General Secretary could not vote for the US CAB Member. Mr Matthews and Zegers took exception to the action of the CAB Secretary and indicated that they would pursue the matter through informal channels. 4.5 Standardization Management Board (SMB) and Other Technical Matters Mr Williams called attention to the 26 September meeting of the TMC in Norwood and to the 23 October meeting of the SMB planned for Paris. He reported briefly on the following:

• Mr Joe Koepfinger also gave a presentation by teleconference to the TMC on the UHV symposium in Beijing and several actions were decided with respect to the USNC positions on the IEC – CIGRE Coordination Group and the proposal to establish a new TC on HVDC.

• Mr Tim Rotti, who is in charge of the IEC Regional Centre for North America, gave a brief overview presentation on the work of the Centre and how it interfaces with assigned TC/SC Officers.

• The primary item of discussion for the TMC was the Draft Agenda for the SMB meeting scheduled for Paris.

• A brief report was provided on the joint meeting of representatives of the ISO/TMC and the IEC/SMB which took place in June in Geneva.

• The TMC has been asked by the USNC Technical Advisor for IEC/TC 57 to submit an official protest on the structure and operation of the TC’s Strategic Policy Advisory Group (SPAG) because it does not follow the Directives with respect to the make up of Advisory Groups nor does it carry out its work in a transparent way.

• TMC has agreed to submit comments submitted by Mr Ron Reimer on the subject of standards to be categorized as horizontal standards.

• TMC took note of the fact that the Council Board is in the process of developing an official IEC Policy on Global Relevance using the current ISO Policy as an example. TMC recommended that the USNC Council establish a small advisory group to consider this subject and to make appropriate recommendations.

• With respect to the new IEC/TC 114 – Marine Energy – Wave and Tidal Energy Converters, TMC agreed to submit an affirmative vote on the Canadian candidate for TC Chair and also agreed to assign TAG Administrator responsibility to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

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• Noted that the ISO/TMC is currently studying the possibility of renaming its deliverables without changing the processes by which each was developed. The TMC did not support this course of action.

• TMC noted that the document, Using and referencing ISO and IEC standards for technical regulations, has been published and is available for downloading. (Administrative Circular AC/36/2007)

• The subject of decimal marker is still being pursued by a joint ad hoc group of the ISO/TMC and the IEC/SMB. A survey of the membership has been conducted and a future course of action is being considered.

• Mr Gene Eckhart, NEMA, up-dated TMC on the activities of COPANT TC 151 – Electrotechnology, and TC 152 – Energy Efficiency, and both he and Mr Yandek agreed to take an action item to attempt to build the membership of the related USNC TAG.

• In Paris, SMB has been asked to consider moving forward with an action plan to address 4 issues brought to its attention by the Council Board. They are as follows: + Shorten voting times for international standards, for example, by separate voting periods for “regulatory, safety, EMC, etc.” from “trade and commerce standards” + Re-engineer IEC project management process to more fully empower TCs/SCs and Central Office Technical Officers with clearly defined limits and with the objective of the SMB managing TC work by exception. + Critically review, restructure and reduce the number of TCs to reflect the reality of industry. + Examine means to improve re-sourcing of the work of the “semantic” TCs (1, 3, 25)

• Don Heirman, the newly elected Chairman of CISPR, called into the TMC meeting from Australia to provide a brief tutorial on the Role of Group Managers.

• A TMC Ad Hoc Group on TAG Model Procedures has completed its revision of the document and the draft is now being prepared for TMC review and vote.

• The 2nd TAG Administrator Workshop was held in August at CEA Headquarters in Arlington, VA. All concerned felt that the event was very worthwhile and can be used as a test bed for activities that may be used for the broader USNC constituency. One such item is a chat room where TAG Administrators can share and discuss good practices. This communication mechanism will be launched before the end of 2007.

• UL has been appointed as Administrative Secretariat for CISPR/A and Mr Steve Leitner of UL has been appointed Secretary, replacing Mr Werner Schaefer of CISCO Systems.

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4.5.1 Report of TMC Ad Hoc Group on Gratis Copies Mr Zegers reported that the TMC Ad Hoc Group on Gratis Copies held a teleconference on 6 September to address the comments that were received on USNC/Council E-Ballot 25 and TMC E-Ballot 118. The primary focus of the Group was to combine two previously approved, related policies on the subject. Shortly after this meeting, the Draft Policy will be submitted to both the TMC and Council for approval 4.5.2 Brief Report on Status of EIA Mr Mikoski provided a brief report on the status of the Electronic Industry Alliance (EIA). He reported that EIA will continue in existence as a legal entity and the Components, Assemblies and Materials Association (ECA), a sector of EIA, will carry on many of the activities that, in the past, would have fallen to EIA. Mr Ralph Justus, a member of the USNC Council, has been given this responsibility. It was agreed that Messrs Zegers and Justus would be asked to work out an acceptable plan to ensure an appropriate transition that meets the requirements of the USNC Statutes and Rules of Procedure. (ACTION ITEM #1) 4.6 Conformity Assessment Board (CAB) Mr Pescatore, USNC Representative to CAB, called attention to document CAB/700/DA, the Draft Agenda for the CAB’s meeting to be held on 2007-10-24 in Paris. He also reported that the CAB Policy Coordination Committee would be meeting following the Council meeting today. He highlighted the following:

• Mr Pescatore reported that he was not able to attend the last CAB meeting in Sydney, Australia, and Ms Sterling represented the interest of the UNSC. Attention was directed towards the Confirmed Report of the Meeting (CAB/687A/RM) and the List of Decisions (CAB/683/DL).

• The CAB Policy Coordination Committee will be meeting at the conclusion of the Council’s meeting to review the agenda for the Paris meeting. Nothing controversial has been noted.

• The following items have been approved by CAB by correspondence since the Sydney meeting: + IECEx Mark + Nomination of Mr Don Mader as Co-Convenor of ISO CASCO WG 29 to

revise ISO/IEC Guide 65 + CAB Strategy and Implementation Plan (CAB/686/DV)

During discussion, Mr Zegers reported that the USNC Communications and Continuing Education, chaired by Mr Jack Wells, at its last meeting, discussed an organized program for supporting the Conformity Assessment Schemes. An E-Mail is to be written to the Chairs of the USNC/IECEE, USNC/IECEx and the ECCB to begin a dialogue on how to launch this program.

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Section 5 New Forum for Conformity Assessment (CA) Bodies and Related Organizations Mr Matthews reported that, unfortunately, Mr Lane Hallenbeck, ANSI VP, Accreditation Services had to cancel his attendance at the last minute. However, he will be calling into the 4:00 p.m. meeting of the CABPCC. One of the items he wanted to bring to the USNC’s attention was the program to establish a new ANSI Forum for Conformity Assessment (CA) Bodies and Related Organizations. (ATTACHMENT C) Mr Matthews noted that one of ANSI’s strategic priorities for 2007 is to expand and diversify ANSI’s membership base. After conducting a comprehensive review, ANSI staff has concluded that the 100+ organizations involved with the ANSI personnel and product certification accreditation process would benefit from the creation of a new Forum that focuses solely on these organizations and their particular needs. Mr. Hallenbeck has been charged with launching this new effort. Section 6 2007 Multi-National Meeting of the National Committees of Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Mexico and USA – 1 – 2 October 2007, Ottawa, Canada (J E Matthews) Mr Matthews briefly reported on plans for the Multi-National meeting to be hosted by Canada in Ottawa on 1 – 2 October. He highlighted the following:

• He called attention to the Preliminary Agenda (ATTACHMENT D) and reported that currently the following USNC delegates are expected to attend: Jim Matthews Alec McMillan Rich Pescatore Joan Sterling Rafa Lourenco Charlie Zegers Others are welcome and should advise the General Secretary of their interest.

• An effort is proceeding to develop a formal Terms of Reference for the Multi-National. Several of the countries are concerned about formalizing this relationship while others feel that it is necessary in order to focus our efforts. Hopefully a compromise will be possible and some form of guiding document will result.

• A unique feature of this year’s meeting will be a ½ day devoted to a discussion of the conformity assessment programs in each of the 5 countries.

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• A sub-group with representation from each National Committee was established

during the 2006 Multi-National in Mexico to review and develop recommendations for making the IEC dues formula (the Dunner Formula) more palatable for developing countries. Mr McMillan chairs this group and reported that it is becoming obvious that an attempt to revise the Dunner Formula is not likely to be successful. Therefore, consideration is being given to developing and recommending a “Value Formula” that would provide various credits (training, etc.) which could be applied against dues.

• The Latin America Regional Centre is now operational and one question the 5 Full Members will explore is, “What can we do to help? Although the head of the Centre, Mr Amaury Santos, will not participate in Ottawa, Messrs Lourenco and Zegers have spoken with him by telephone and he is anxious to work with and to have the support of the USNC. Of particular interest is the possibility of having US based companies generate participation in IEC’s work by their subsidiaries in the region.

• The Multi-National will also look at the IEC Affiliate Program to assess its successes, its problems and its future.

• The USNC will host the 2008 Multi-National and a decision as to venue has to be made.

Section 7 – USNC Mission Statement, Strategic Objectives and Multi-Year Agenda Mr Matthews broached the subject of the USNC’s Strategic Objectives and expressed the belief that the Council was not giving this critical subject the attention it deserves. He noted that with a tight budget for 2008 the Council must consciously decide which programs it wishes to pursue and which will have to be held in abeyance. He invited the Champions of each of the USNC’s Strategic Objectives to provide status reports and particularly to highlight tasks that require funding allocations in 2008 and beyond. SRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

1) PROVIDE LEADERSHIP IN IEC MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES Champion-J.E. Matthews Status: Mr Matthews called attention to a Succession Chart that graphically highlights the challenge that the USNC will have over the next several years at both the USNC and the IEC levels. (ATTACHMENT E) In the years after 2010, the USNC will be faced with filling and maintaining USNC Officer positions and also with ensuring that it continues to have representation at the upper management levels of IEC. Mr Matthews noted that he was asking the Nominations Committee to give careful consideration to this subject and to develop appropriate recommendations.

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2) GUIDE AND INFLUENCE THE STRUCTURAL AND MARKET POSITIONING OF

THE IEC IN GLOBAL MARKETS CONSISTENT WITH US ELECTROTECH NICAL POSITIONS Champion-J.E. Matthews Status: Mr Matthews noted that much of this Objective has to do with the IEC Masterplan and its implementation which is currently underway. He called attention to one particular subject that needed high level attention, that being the topic of international standards vs US national standards and the various approaches that are in place or being considered such as dual logo agreements, partnering SDO agreements being considered in ISO, the Multiple Path Approach, etc.

3) GROW USNC MEMBERSHIP THROUGHT IMPROVEMENT IN OUTREACH,

PARTICIPATION AND DIVERSITY OF THE ORGANIZATION Champion – L.L. Tennant Status: Ms Tennant provided a brief report and highlighted efforts to recruit members by developing a better understanding of the industrial sectors that are and are not currently involved in the USNC. This effort is proceeding with the help and support of Brian Meincke who is responsible for ANSI’s Membership Department. In addition, Mr Lourenco has been assigned to provide USNC Staff support to this effort. It was noted that olunteers are needed and Mr Gary Schrempp agreed to join the Task Force.

4) INCREASE REGIONAL EFFECTIVENESS OF THE USNC & THE IEC MEMBERSHIP Champion-A. McMillan Status: Mr McMillan provided a brief report. He again noted that the USNC’s goal of maximizing regional effectiveness has been well served by the Outreach Program that is currently in place, however, to-date it has not had a significant effect on the USNC’s budget. We are now at the point of answering the question, “How important is this outreach to the USNC constituency and how much financial support should be budgeted? An action item was confirmed that Messrs McMillan and Lourenco would work together to convene a meeting/teleconference of this Task Force for the purpose of developing a specific Action Plan in this area of Regional Effectiveness for consideration at the next Council meeting. (ACTION ITEM #2)

5) DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE STANDARDS STRATEGY

Champions - R.A. Williams Status: Mr Williams expressed the belief that many of the tasks associated with this Objective represent unrealistic goals and that possibly sector specific goals should be considered instead. He accepted an action item to carefully review SO #5 and to make specific recommendations for Council’s consideration. (ACTION ITEM #3) Mr Williams also noted the need for volunteers because of recent changes on Task Force personnel. Messrs Al Scolnik and Ed Mikoski agreed to participate and Mr Reimer withdrew.

6) DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT STRATEGY

Champion- S H Salot, Jr/R.L. Pescatore/K.L. McManama Status: Mr Pescatore noted that Mr Stan Salot had agreed to serve as primary Champion for this Objective and that he intended to develop an Action Plan for the consideration of the Task Force. An initial effort was prepared but has not been finalized. A prior action item was confirmed that the Task Force would be asked to convene a meeting/teleconference for the purpose of developing a specific Action Plan on Strategic Objective #6 (Conformity Assessment) for Council’s consideration. (ACTION ITEM #4)

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7) ENSURE A SOUND FINANCIAL BASE FOR USNC OPERATIONS Champion-A. McMillan Status: Mr McMillian noted that the USNC Finance Committee report would be provided later in the meeting. However, he highlighted the following: - USNC Membership Cards have been issued and credit card payment of USNC TAG Participation Fees has been initiated - The Finance Committee has asked staff to develop draft criteria for sponsored representation in IEC to cover specific instances where a an individual travels at the request of the USNC and where the USNC acts as a fiduciary agent in support of a US Chair.

8) PROVIDE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS PROCESS FOR USNC CONSTITUENTS Champion-J. Wells Status: In Mr Wells’ absence, it was reported that this item would be addressed under the report of the Communications and Continuing Education Committee later in the meeting.

9) BUILD STRONG CONSUMER INVOLVEMENT AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION AT THE MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL LEVELS OF THE IEC AND THE USNC Champion- Dr Joann M Emmel Status: Mr Zegers highlighted the following: - The Nominations Committee will shortly be considering the nomination of the following as the USNC’s Consumer Advocate: Dr Joann M Emmel Associate Professor Department of Apparel, Housing and Resource Management Virginia Tech Representing the Association of Home Equipment Educators - The activities of the ISO Consumer Policy Committee continue of be of interest to IEC and the USNC. The IEC SMB has recently appointed an individual from UL DEMCO in Denmark to be its representative on COPOLCO. - The USNC President and the Chair of the ANSI Consumer Interest Forum have exchanged visits with each others constituencies and an effort is being made to continue this dialogue. - The USNC Communications and Continuing Education Committee is actively pursuing a number of initiatives related to consumers. - The USNC’s Consumer Waiver Program has been announced to the constituency and this program will be reinforced on a regular basis.

In closing this discussion, Mr Matthews took note of the ANSI International Policy Committee’s consolidated list of overarching issues and expressed the belief that it was time to up-date this presentation.

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Section 8 European Standardization System (CEN/CENELEC) (F K Kitzantides) Mr Kitzantides reported that, in Lemesos, Cyprus, on 26 June 2007, the CENELEC General Assembly (AG) and on 28 June, the CEN General Assembly, decided to strengthen the values and principles of European Standardization through forming a European Standardization System, which, according to the related Press Release, “… is open, flexible, dynamic and able to meet the challenge of emerging technologies in an ever more globalize world.” (ATTACHMENT F) This was the 2nd joint CEN/CENELEC meeting and the decisions that were taken have sparked the interest of many communities. The ramifications of these decisions are not yet known but will be discussed during a meeting with CENELEC representatives at the IEC General Meeting in Paris. Also they will be on the agenda of the IEC/CENELEC Management Coordination Group (MCG) meeting and Mr Matthews will participate. During discussion it was noted that consideration was being given to including related JTC 1 standards as part of the Dresden Agreement and this should be discuss with representatives of JTC 1. Also, it was reported that this subject will be discussed at the 7 November meeting in Brussels of the Joint Presidents’ (JPG) of the European Standards Organizations (ESOs: CEN, CENELEC, ETSI) and Mr Matthews has been invited to attend. Section 9 Dialogue Among the National Committees of Canada, Mexico and US on Regional Strategy (J E Matthews) At this point in the meeting, Mr Matthews reported that the Canadian National Committee (Standards Council of Canada) had just presented to the USNC a lovely statuette in recognition of its 100th Anniversary. The testimonial states as follows: “”To the USNC on it’s 100th Anniversary Congratulations! SCC” Mr Matthews expressed his appreciation and that of the USNC for this acknowledgement of the close working relationship between these two IEC National Committees. Mr. Matthews also provided a brief report on the continuing development of a strategic plan for the 3 NCs of Canada, Mexico and the US (USNC/Council 248). The following four Strategic Objectives and related tasks have been developed and Task Forces for each have been organized. Each has a Champion and members from the 3 NCs and they have been asked to work independently to develop their list of related tasks. SO #1 – Provide Leadership in IEC Management Activities SO #2 – Develop and Maintain an Effective Communication Program to Further the Objectives of the IEC National Committees of Canada, Mexico and US SO #3 – Develop Comprehensive Standards Strategy for the Electrotechnical Sector SO #4 – Develop Comprehensive Conformity Assessment for the IEC Sector Mr Matthews also called attention to a paper entitled, “Canada/United States/Mexico SPP Regulatory Cooperation Framework.” (USNC/Council 293) This White Paper discusses the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP) and it has been suggested that in light of SPP, consideration might be given to publicizing, more broadly, the efforts of the 3

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NCs to develop Strategic Objectives. Mr Matthews invited discussion by broaching the following question:

• Do you support the suggestion that the development of the Strategic Objectives by the 3 IEC NCs should be publicized broadly in light of SPP?

During discussion, several participants spoke in favor of greater publicity for the efforts of the 3 NCs while other participants express concern and reservations about the reactions and potential misinterpretations that might result. Several felt that this initiative might not be ready for “prime time” publicity outside the Washington, DC constituency and that it would be prudent to wait a bit longer to see how it evolves. It was suggested that more information may be available as a result of the Multi-National meeting in Ottawa on 1 – 2 October. Section 10 Draft WTO Agreement on Non-Tariff Barriers to Trade Related to Electronics (J E Matthews) Mr Matthews, reminded Council that, at its May 2007 meeting, the participants were made aware by NEMA and EEMAC of a document entitled, “WTO Agreement on Non-Tariff Barriers to Trade Related to Electronics.” This document was circulated to USNC Council and TMC on 24 May and, subsequently, it was learned that NEMA had submitted related comments to the US Department of Commerce on the draft. Other companies and organizations were expected to do so as well. At the current time it is unclear what the status of this document is but it was understood that a revision is being prepared. It was agreed that the subject should be monitored and if it again becomes active a decision should then be made about a USNC position. Section 11 CANENA (Council for Harmonization of the Electrotechnical Standards of the Nations of the Americas) (J P Goodsell/C W Kimblin) Dr Clive Kimblin and Mr John Goodsell provided a brief report on the CANENA. It was noted that with Dr Kimblin retiring from Eaton, the Council will have to decide if he is to be replaced as CANENA Liaison and, if so, by whom. It was confirmed that a replacement would not have to come from Council and that Mr Kevin Lippert, a current member of the TMC, might be given consideration. Section 12 USNC Financial Matters (A McMillan) Mr McMillan reported on the 14 September meeting/teleconference of the USNC Finance Committee and called attention to the Minutes (USNC/Council 291). He highlighted the following:

• An additional $20,000 has been allocated from the 2007 budget in support of the 2010 IEC General Meeting

• The USNC currently has 29 Voting Members ($6,200 annual fee)

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• Some $283,730 has been received to-date from the TAG Participation Fee Program

• The Finance Committee will be developing a 5 Year Financial Plan

• The ITU has announced that some of its Recommendations will be given away free and the USNC Finance Committee has taken an action item to develop a white paper that addresses alternative services that might replace the sale of standards if, at some point in the future, IEC goes in that direction.

• IEC dues for 2008 are down, continuing a trend that has existed over the last several years

• No USNC dues increase is anticipated for 2008 and very few project requiring funding have been reported from the Strategic Objectives program. However, the USNC is the 2008 host for the Multi-National Meeting and this will have to be included in next year’s budget. The meeting will be a month or so prior to the November IEC General Meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Section 13 Communications and Continuing Education Committee (R Lourenco) In Mr Jack Wells’ absence, Mr Lourenco reported on the 22 August meeting/teleconference of the Communications and Continuing Education Committee (ATTACHMENT G) and he highlighted the following:

• Self-taught Training Modules up-dated • Instructor-Led Training Course revitalized • USNC Collaboration with IEC Central Office extended • Academia Outreach initiated • USNC 2007 Constituent Survey to be conducted • Very successful 2nd TAG Administrator Workshop held on 22 August • Redesigned USNC News and Notes • Jack Wells was the 1st Recipient of the ANSI Elihu Thompson Electrotechnology

Award Section 14 Nominations Committee (P M Piqueira) Mr Piqueira, newly appointed Chairman of the Nominations Committee, reported that a meeting/teleconference of the Committee is being planned to fill Council and TMC positions, the terms of which conclude on 31 December 2007. Also the Committee will consider nominations for the 2008 IEC Lord Kelvin Award and the ANSI Award Program, particularly, the USNC Elihu Tompson Electrotechnology Award. Two additional items on the agenda will be the succession plan mentioned by Mr Matthews earlier in the meeting and also the development of criteria for awarding the Honorary Life Memberships. It was noted that Messrs John Rennie and Al Scolnik had volunteered to join the Nominations Committee.

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Section 15 U S Hosted IEC General Meeting – 2010 Seattle, WA (J E Matthews/J Williamson) Mr Matthews provided a brief overview of plans for the IEC GM in 2010. He reported that the IEC National Committees had approved the proposal to have the IEC Central Office cover the accommodation costs of IEC Staff at a General Meeting and also to contribute 2,000 Swiss Francs per TC over 20. He expressed his sincere appreciation to the 43 companies and organizations which have, to-date, stepped forward as Sponsors for this important international event and he encouraged those not yet involved to get involved. (ATTACHMENT H) With respect to the budget, Mr Matthews gave a presentation entitled “Paying for 2010” (ATTACHMENT I) in which he highlighted the estimated budget, the current gap and the plans to close that gap in the very near future. In terms of in-kind contributions, the GM will be in need of laptop computers for the Business Center and also power strips for the many meeting rooms. Companies which might be interested in contributing these items are invited to contact the General Secretary. With the strong support of the USNC constituency the financial target for the Seattle meeting is within reach. In addition to the budget, the Planning Committee has launched a program to determine from IEC TC/SC Officers which ones would have an interest in being invited to meet in Seattle in 2010. Mr James Williamson, Chairman of the Entertainment Committee, noted that he was supported by Dr John Abbott of Philips Medical and Dr Dedra Buchwald of the University of Washington. He highlighted the Committee’s initial recommendations as follows: (ATTACHMENT J)

• Opening Ceremonies – Theme – Standards for All Nations

• Opening Ceremonies – David Boxley’s Dance Troop – Mr Boxley is a Tsimshian Native American and the Group would perform at the opening of the meeting. Local native students from the University of Washington, in full tribal regalia, would act as greeters.

• If the Council is interest, Mr Boxley also can carve an original Totem Pole through out the meeting week which would then be donated to IEC at the closing ceremony.

• Closing Dinner – Michael Buble Entertainment Group (A CD of his work was demonstrated.

During discussion, some participants expressed concern about what appeared to them to be a heavy concentration on Native American entertainment. It was noted that the Planning Committee would give careful consideration to the recommendations of the Entertainment Committee and any other suggestions that the members would care to submit.

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Section 16 ANSI Interface (G Kushnier) Mr Kushnier called attention to the Lightning Round summary of ANSI Interface activities prepared by the ANSI Staff (ATTACHMENT K). Mr Matthews reported that at yesterday’s TMC meeting a subject was raised having to do with active USNC participation in two COPANT TCs, 151 (Electrotechnology) and 152 (Energy Efficiency). Mr Gene Eckhart of NEMA, who serves as the related Advisory Group Administrator and Mr Ed Yandek, TMC Member, have agree to pursue an action plan designed to build active participation in the TAG. In preparation for this discussion, Mr Steven Bipes, ANSI’s Director – International Policy – Regional and Bilateral Programs, had submitted a thought provoking and interesting paper questioning and challenging the USNC regarding 2008 activities and opportunities for increased US participation in Western Hemisphere standards and conferences, particularly COPANT. (ATTACHMENT L) During the discussion that followed, Mr Kushnier noted that COPANT currently has 28 National Bodies and for the 2007 annual meeting in Cartagena, Columbia, 20 ANSI delegates attended. Many of ANSI’s constituency express support for and find value in the networking that is facilitated by attendance at COPANT meetings and, in fact, the current President of COPANT is Peter Clark, Head of the Standards Council of Canada. Mr Matthews noted that, over the years, efforts have been pursued to encourage an electrotechnical constituency to attend COPANT meetings by making the official program more inclusive of electrotechnical interests. Possibly the emphasis is wrong and the value of higher level networking should be recognized as important as sector specific topics. This is a subject that needs to be given more careful consideration by Council in the future. Section 17 – Future Meeting Dates (C.T. Zegers)

Council 2008 Meeting Schedule

The following meeting dates for 2008 were discussed and confirmed.

2008 Thursday, 17 January – Council (TMC – Wed, 16 January) Philips Medical Systems, Bothell, WA 6 – 7 February 2008 CEN/CENELEC/ETSI/ANSI Conference on Interoperability – Warsaw, Poland 21 – 24 April 2008 PASC 31 Shanghai, China Wednesday, 30 April (TMC – Tuesday, 29 April) Washington, DC Area

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5 – 9 May 2008 COPANT 2008 Buenos Aires, Argentina Monday, 2 June 2008 CAB, Geneva, Switzerland Thursday, 5 June, 2008 IEC Council Board, Geneva, Switzerland Wednesday, 29 October (Tuesday, 28 October) Washington, DC Area Monday/Friday, 17 – 21 November 2008 72nd IEC General Meeting, Sao Paulo, Brazil 2009 Monday/Friday, 19 – 23 October 2009 73rd IEC General Meeting, Tel Aviv, Israel 2010 Wednesday/Friday, 6 – 15 October 2010 74th IEC General meeting, Seattle, WA, USA

Section 17 Summary of Action Items Action Item 2007-09-27 #1 C T Zegers/R Justus It was agreed that Messrs Zegers and Justus would be asked to work out an acceptable plan (Re: EIA TAG Administrator responsibilities) to ensure an appropriate transition that meets the requirements of the USNC Statutes and Rules of Procedure. Action Item 2007-09-27 #2 A McMillan/R Lourenco An action item was confirmed that Messrs McMillan and Lourenco would work together to convene a meeting/teleconference of this Task Force (SO #4 –Regional Outreach) for the purpose of developing a specific Action Plan in this area of Regional Effectiveness for consideration at the next Council meeting. Action Item 2007-09-27 #3 R A Williams Mr Williams accepted an action item to carefully review SO #5 (Comprehensive Standards Strategy) and to make specific recommendations for Council’s consideration.

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Action Item 2007-09-27 #4 S H Salot/R L Pescatore/L McManama A prior action item was confirmed that the Task Force would be asked to convene a meeting/teleconference for the purpose of developing a specific Action Plan on Strategic Objective #6 (Conformity Assessment) for Council’s consideration. Section 18 Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 3:52 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Charles T Zegers General Secretary, USNC/IEC 13 December 2007