ANS Development Process
5. Appeals Notification
5. Appeals Notification
The Accredited Standards Developer (ASD) will notify any objector—whether from the Public Review Period or Consensus Body—of their appeal rights, including providing instructions and timelines for how to lodge an appeal within ACCT.
HOW ACCT MEMBERS & STAKEHOLDERS CAN PARTICIPATE
- File an appeal with ACCT if you believe your procedural concerns weren’t fairly addressed.
- Engage in ACCT’s appeals process, and if necessary, escalate to ANSI’s BSR level based on outcomes.
APPEALS NOTIFICATION FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Parties who are directly and materially interested in and who have been or will be adversely affected by any procedural action or inaction by the Accredited Standards Developer (ASD) or any ASD-related process have the right to appeal. Additional information is available in ACCT's Accredited Procedures (AP), Section 11.
Yes, you can appeal, but it is important to understand that the appeals process is primarily for procedural, no technical, issues. Additional information is available in ACCT's Accredited Procedures (AP), Section 11.
RESOURCES
NEXT STEPS
ACCT STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES
- ACCT’s Standards Development Process. Learn more about ACCT’s ACCT Standards Development Process. Digital resources, answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), and information to help you learn when and how to get involved.
- Current ANS Development Project. Learn more about ACCT’s current Standards projects.
- ACCT Board of Directors. View roster, upcoming meetings, ACCT guiding documents, and minutes from previous meetings; register to attend an upcoming Board Meeting.
- ACCT Consensus Body. View roster of the ACCT Consensus Body, view meeting schedule and minutes, register to observe a meeting, and apply to be a Consensus Body Member.
- ACCT Accredited Procedures. Download Procedures for Organization, Development, and Maintenance of Challenge Course Standards by the Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT), ACCT’s governing document for ANS Development.
- Frequently Asked Questions. A collection of the Standards FAQs from the pages in this section.
- ANSI Essential Requirements. View and download ANSI Essential Requirements.
- Understanding Standards Development Definitions and Acronyms. A guide to understanding common terminology, abbreviations, and acronyms found in the Standards Development Process.
- Contact the ASD. Submit requests for official interpretation, comments on a draft project, ideas for projects or revisions, and unsolicited feedback, suggestions, or errata.
Disclaimer. ACCT has created the following resources on its American National Standards (ANS) Development Process for educational purposes only. It is not intended to be policy or procedure, or to represent the sole way ACCT may develop standards. ACCT's ANS Development Process is guided by the ANSI Essential Requirements and ACCT's procedures, which may change from time to time.