Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel (HITSP).ANSI Biofuels Standards Coordination Panel.Electric Vehicles Standards Panel (EVSP).Nuclear Energy Standards Coordination Collaborative (NESCC).ANSI Energy Efficiency Standardization Coordination Collaborative (EESCC).ID Theft Prevention and ID Management Standards Panel (IDSP).ANSI Nanotechnology Standards Panel (ANSI-NSP).ANSI Homeland Defense and Security Standardization Collaborative (HDSSC).He Institute administers nine standards panels: The ANSI annual operating budget is funded by the sale of publications, membership dues and fees, accreditation services, fee-based programs, and international standards programs… ANSI's operations office is located in New York City. The organization's headquarters are in Washington, DC. ANSI also accredits organizations that carry out product or personnel certification in accordance with requirements defined in international standards. These standards ensure that the characteristics and performance of products are consistent, that people use the same definitions and terms, and that products are tested the same way. standards with international standards so that American products can be used worldwide.ĪNSI accredits standards that are developed by representatives of other standards organizations, government agencies, consumer groups, companies, and others. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI, /ˈænsi/ an-see) is a private non-profit organization that oversees the development of voluntary consensus standards for products, services, processes, systems, and personnel in the United States. This was written by someone else (link at end) but does a very well job of defining the differences between the two: Edited to answer comment down below also: