These developers are responsible for the more than 13,000 approved ANS currently available. At this stage major concerns, such as if the marketplace will even support the development of such a standard, are raised by the participants in the process. If a project is approved, the next phase usually consists of developing a draft text. When the SMEs agree on the content of the draft it is sent out for a broader review to other interested parties who may be affected or influenced by the proposed standard. The standards developer and ANSI work to ensure the broadest possible review.
Consideration is given to the expressed views and objections of all participants.
Any comments received during the public review or during the consensus ballot are considered. Ballot comments are reviewed and responded to accordingly. Agreed changes are incorporated into a new draft and, if necessary due to substantive changes in the text, a further public review may be initiated. After all ballots have been tallied and all comments have been reviewed the developer submits a certification statement to ANSI with a request for final approval. If the evidence is satisfactory the standard is approved as an American National Standard and is listed in Standards Action and in ANSI's Catalog of American National Standards.