T13/1532D Volume 3 Revision 0 American Approval of an American National Standard requires verification by ANSI that the requirements for due process,consensus,and other criteria for approval have been National met by the standards developer.Consensus is established when,in the judgment of Standard the ANSI Board of Standards Review,substantial agreement has been reached by directly and materially affected interests.Substantial agreement means much more than a simple majority,but not necessarily unanimity.Consensus requires that all views and objections be considered,and that effort be made towards their resolution. The use of American National Standards is completely voluntary;their existence does not in any respect preclude anyone,whether he has approved the standards or not,from manufacturing,marketing,purchasing,or using products,processes,or procedures not conforming to the standards. 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CAUTION:The developers of this standard have requested that holders of patents that may be required for the implementation of the standard,disclose such patents to the publisher.However, neither the developers nor the publisher have undertaken a patent search in order to identify which,if any,patents may apply to this standard. As of the date of publication of this standard and following calls for the identification of patents that may be required for the implementation of the standard,notice of one or more such claims has been received. By publication of this standard,no position is taken with respect to the validity of this claim or of any rights in connection therewith.The patent holders have,however,filed a statement of willingness to grant a license under these rights on reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms and conditions to applicants desiring to obtain such a license.Details may be obtained from the publisher. No further patent search is conducted by the developer or the publisher in respect to any standard it processes.No representation is made or implied that licenses are not required to avoid infringement in the use of this standard. Published by American National Standards Institute 11 West 42nd Street,New York,New York 10036 Copyright nnnn by American National Standards Institute All rights reserved.T13/1532D Volume 3 Revision 0 American National Standard Approval of an American National Standard requires verification by ANSI that the requirements for due process, consensus, and other criteria for approval have been met by the standards developer. Consensus is established when, in the judgment of the ANSI Board of Standards Review, substantial agreement has been reached by directly and materially affected interests. Substantial agreement means much more than a simple majority, but not necessarily unanimity. Consensus requires that all views and objections be considered, and that effort be made towards their resolution. The use of American National Standards is completely voluntary; their existence does not in any respect preclude anyone, whether he has approved the standards or not, from manufacturing, marketing, purchasing, or using products, processes, or procedures not conforming to the standards. The American National Standards Institute does not develop standards and will in no circumstances give interpretation on any American National Standard. Moreover, no person shall have the right or authority to issue an interpretation of an American National Standard in the name of the American National Standards Institute. Requests for interpretations should be addressed to the secretariat or sponsor whose name appears on the title page of this standard. CAUTION NOTICE: This American National Standard may be revised or withdrawn at any time. The procedures of the American National Standards Institute require that action be taken periodically to reaffirm, revise, or withdraw this standard. Purchasers of American National Standards may receive current information on all standards by calling or writing the American National Standards Institute. CAUTION: The developers of this standard have requested that holders of patents that may be required for the implementation of the standard, disclose such patents to the publisher. However, neither the developers nor the publisher have undertaken a patent search in order to identify which, if any, patents may apply to this standard. As of the date of publication of this standard and following calls for the identification of patents that may be required for the implementation of the standard, notice of one or more such claims has been received. By publication of this standard, no position is taken with respect to the validity of this claim or of any rights in connection therewith. The patent holders have, however, filed a statement of willingness to grant a license under these rights on reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms and conditions to applicants desiring to obtain such a license. Details may be obtained from the publisher. No further patent search is conducted by the developer or the publisher in respect to any standard it processes. No representation is made or implied that licenses are not required to avoid infringement in the use of this standard. Published by American National Standards Institute 11 West 42nd Street, New York, New York 10036 Copyright nnnn by American National Standards Institute All rights reserved