When Do You Submit a BSR-8 Form?
Typically, the BSR-8 is submitted either after approval by the Standards Committee or after approval by the Board, but it can be submitted concurrently with the Standards Committee ballot. This varies by department.
NOTE: BSR-8 forms are submitted even if ANSI approval is not required. (Add a comment under C&S Staff Comments that ANSI approval is not required)
There are two types of BSR-8 forms:
1. Standard BSR-8
2. Entire Document BSR-8 (to be used with Entire Document Records)
The Standard BSR-8 form and the Entire Document BSR-8 form are very similar. The main difference is the manner in which the record is selected and added to the Entire Document BSR-8 and the form layout. The forms are under periodic maintenance. The Public Review Draft must be the entire document.
1. To open a BSR-8 form, click on the Staff Tab.
2. Select a Committee Responsible.
3. Under the ANSI column choose the type of BSR-8 form you would like to create.
4. Click on the Go button.
NOTE: Staff Secretaries are now able to attach eligible Record(s) to the BSR-8 form. Eligible Records are Records belonging to:
the Primary Committee Responsible (chosen on the Staff Tab)
all committees below the Primary Committee Responsible
the committee one level above the Primary Committee Responsible
5. The New BSR-8 form will open in a new window. To attach Record(s) to the Standard BSR-8 form
a. Select an eligible record from the Record #s (A) column
b. Click on the >> button to move the Record # to the Associated Record #s (B) column.
You can also exclude records from a BSR-8 by selecting a record in the Associated Record #s column and using the >> button to move it to the Excluded Record #s from this BSR-8 (C) column.
The option to exclude a record number is for internal ASME use only and will not be transmitted to ANSI.
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c. Start typing an Entire Document Record # (A) in the Record #s column.
d. Click on the >> button to move the Record # to the Associated Record #s column.
e. Click the Select Record button.
f. You will then be taken to the Entire Document BSR-8 form.
6. Continue filling out the BSR-8 form. The following describes the information that is auto-populated on the form and the data input that is required:
a. BSR-8 Record # (D)is auto-generated by the system.
b. Consensus Committee (E): Select from the drop-down menu list of options.
c. Associated Director (F): Select from the drop-down menu list of options.
d. Engineer (G): Select from the drop-down menu list of options.
e. BSR-8 Engr Submittal Date (H) is auto-generated by the system.
f. BSR-8 ANSI Submittal Date is added by ANSI Administrator.
g. Project Intent (J): Select from the drop-down menu list of options.
h. Supersedes or Affects (K): Enter the year for reaffirmations and withdrawals, if applicable, of the standard
i. Designation of Proposed Standard (L): Do not include the year. Enter the designation only.
j. Title of Standard (M): Enter the title of the standard.
k. This standard contains excerpted text from an ISO or IEC standard, but is not an ISO or IEC adoption (N): Select Yes or No.
NOTE: Permission must be obtained before submitting the PINS form.
l. Scope Summary (O): Enter the scope summary.
m. Public Review (P): The following are the Public Review periods:
1) 60-day – Default Selection
To be used for complete documents. The drafts are not posted and must be ordered from ANSIBOX and limited to no more than 5 pages.
2) 30-day
Portions of a draft that are small enough in size that it can be printed in ANSI Standards Action
No more than two pages.
Free
3) 45-day
Electronic Drafts
Do not include full drafts, only portions of a draft
Free
n. Draft to be made available electronically? (Q) Select Yes or No.
o. Single Copy Price (R): There is no price for drafts.
p. Request an announcement in Standards Action to solicit New Consensus Body Members (S): Select Yes or No.
q. This standard covers a consumer product or service (T): Select Yes or No.
r. C&S Staff Comments (U): Staff can enter any comments in the textbox.
s. Explanatory Notes (V): This field allows engineers to track changes to the BSR-8 form, and add an explanation for any revisions made to the BSR-8 form and/or ANSI Box.
The Explanatory Notes field is included in the automatic email that is sent when a change is made to the BSR-8 form.
Example for Explanatory Notes: ANSI Admin will provide reasons why submittals are on hold or rejected; changes the engineers have made.
t. Click on the Submit BSR-8 button.
u. Public Review Draft File (W)
Files must be in PDF format and must contain the standard copyright disclaimer.
The following is a copy of the standard copyright disclaimer that must accompany every draft submitted along with a BSR-8:
