ASTM Overview Process & Infrastructure Mary Mikolajewski Manager, Technical Committee Operations

1. ASTM Overview Process & Infrastructure Mary Mikolajewski Manager, Technical Committee Operations www.astm.org

2. What is ASTM? • A Proven and Practical System • Established in 1898 • 150 Committees & 12,500+ Standards • 32,000 members • 8,000+ International Members from 149 countries • 7,100 ASTM standards used in 80 countries • Process complies with WTO principles: Annex 4 of WTO/TBT Agreement • Industry comes Together • Experts, individuals, organizations, academia, regulators, trade associations, consultants and consumers • Exchange expertise and knowledge • Participating in a transparent process – open to anyone, anywhere • Industry driven, Global, Market relevant

3. Types of Existing Standards • Company Standard • Consensus among the employees of an organization. • Consortium Standard • Consensus among a small group of organizations; like-minded companies undertaking an activity to collectively conserve resources. • Industry Standard • Consensus among the many companies within an association or society. • Government Standard • Multiple degrees of consensus. Some written by individuals within agencies, sometimes developed with private sector then adopted by reference as mandatory. • Voluntary Consensus Standard (ASTM sits here) • Consensus is developed by representatives of all sectors that have an interest in the use of the standard (producers, users, and those having a general interest, consumers). Consensus standards, with their broad input, are considered by many as the most technically sound and credible documents. They are often used as the basis for commercial and regulatory action.

4. Over a Century of Openness How We Work Provide Infrastructure and Tools • Templates, Online balloting, Online collaboration areas, meetings support, managers, administrative support, editors, promotional support Industry comes Together: • Exchange expertise and knowledge • Participating in a transparent process – open to anyone, anywhere Staff does not write standards, remain neutral 150 main committeesplus 2,020subcommittees

5. Technical Committee Structure • Formed to address specific industry subjects • Subcommittees address subsets of specialized subject matter • Subcommittees organize their expertise into Task Groups to write standards • Direct Member Participation Main Committee Subcommittee .01 Subcommittee .02 Subcommittee .03 Task Group WK##### Task Group WK#####

6. F38 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Quick facts: Formed: 2003, memorandum agreement with FAA Current Membership: 230+ members (30 regulators) Standards: 15 approved; 25+ in development Subcommittees: F38.01 Airworthiness • Hardware oriented • Safe design, construction, test, modification, & inspection of the individual component, aircraft, or system F38.02 Flight Operations • Procedure oriented • Safe employment of the system within the aviation environment among other aircraft & systems F38.03 Personnel • Individual, Crew and Organization Oriented • Safe practices by the individuals and teams responsible for employing the system Also Requires Infrastructure capable of incorporating this technology safely in the NAS

7. F38 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Key Standards: Areas Include: Design & Construction Design & Command Design & Performance Production Acceptance QA Batteries Fixed Wing &VTOL Safely Bound Flight Behavior Software Dependability Registration & Marking F2908 Specification for Aircraft Flight Manual (AFM) for a Small Unmanned Aircraft System Operations (F38.03) F3002 Standard Specification for Design of the Command and Control System for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) (F38.01) F3178Practice for Operational Risk Assessment (F38.02) F3298 Standard Specification for Design, Construction, and Verification of Lightweight Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) (F38.01) Under Development WK63418 Specification for forUTM USS-USS functionality (F38.02) WK65041 Specification for UAS Remote ID and Tracking (F38.02) WK65042 Specification for Operations Over People (F38.02)

8. Balance of Interest Users & General Interest Producers ASTM Technical Committees are balanced. No excess influence by any interest group. Ensures market relevance of the content of standards. 8

9. 1 official vote per interest (company) All are welcome to participate in technical discussions All members receive a ballot and are eligible to vote on technical issues All negatives are considered the same way *Ensures large and small organizational have fair say in the industry. Keeps market competitive and innovative. Managing Balance: Voting Rights

10. Process at a Glance

11. Standards in Industry and Regulation What role do they play? www.astm.org

12. How Are ASTM Standards Used? • Developed voluntarily and used voluntarily • Cited in a contract • Used by tens of thousands of individuals, companies, and agencies globally • Government agency reference them in codes, certification, regulations, and laws

13. U.S. Legal and Policy Framework • National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (NTTAA) • Requires federal government agencies to use standards developed by voluntary consensus standards organization when possible • Encourages federal government agencies to participate in standards development organizations • OMB Circular No. A-119 • Reinforces goals of National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act • Discourages federal agencies from using government-unique standards “A voluntary consensus standards body is defined by the following attributes: (i) Openness. (ii) Balance of interest. (iii) Due process. (vi) An appeals process. (v) Consensus”

14. WTO Principles of Standards Development WTO ASTM International • Transparency • Openness • Impartiality and Consensus • Effectiveness and Relevance • Coherence • Development Dimension • Transparency • Openness • Impartiality and Consensus • Effectiveness and Relevance • Coherence • Development Dimension

15. Contact Information Technical Committee Operations Mary Mikolajewski Manager, Technical Committee Operations T: +1-610-832-9678 E:mmikolajewski@astm.org www.astm.org Global Offices: Canada Belgium Peru China