Terms and definitions relating to ASTM. Main Committee: Committees conduct subcommittee and main committee/Society review ballots on standards actions. Under the purview of the approved scope, Main committees are organized into subcommittees and task groups. Main Committee Chairman: Chairs meetings of the executive subcommittee and the main committee. Oversees the standards development activities of the committee, including five- year review, due process for negative voters, and actions on standards. Ensures that the executive subcommittee performs all required duties: approving membership applications and affiliate members, classifying members of classified committees, assigning voting status, and any duties outlined in the committee bylaws. Provides guidance on regulations and procedures to other officers and committee members. Main Committee ballot: Items that have passed subcommittee ballot without any negatives will automatically be forwarded to main committee ballot and Society Review. All other ballot items need to be submitted to ASTM Headquarters for ballot of the main committee and Society Review via the ASTM website. Subcommittee: the basic units of standards development work. All standards ballot items originate within subcommittees, and the subcommittees are responsible for handling negative votes on ballot items. Subcommittee Chairman: Prepares agenda, presides over subcommittee consideration of negative votes, requests for standards actions, and reviewing existing standards. Reports to actions at subcommittee to main committee. Subcommittee ballot: Subcommittee ballots are conducted by Headquarters. A ballot may be authorized by a motion passed by a majority of voting members at a subcommittee meeting, by subcommittee chairmen approval, or by ballot with a majority (greater than 50%) affirmative votes cast. The ballot results, negatives, and comments are included in a closing report which all subcommittee members can access via the ASTM website once the ballot is closed. Negative votes received on subcommittee ballots are considered by the subcommittee that initiated the item. If substantive changes to the document are made in response to a persuasive negative vote, the item shall be reballoted. If, however, all negative votes are withdrawn or ruled not related or not persuasive, the item may go on to main committee ballot assuming all other ballot requirements are met. Concurrent ballot: Ballots for revisions or withdrawals or new standards that have undergone at least one subcom...
