The ASTM is a voluntary concensus organization which means that every member
of a standards drafting committee must agree on every word or phrase in the
standard before it goes up one level of voting. The levels usually are task
group, sub-committee, committee, and full organization. There is currently
a task group on MSAR. It has proposed over 9 drafts which have received
essentially the same objection from the same person(s) each time. Once this
issue is resolved the standard proposal will move forward rapidly.
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