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Monogram Program Oversight Board. Status and Proposed Path Forward for the ECS. API Summer Standards Conference Westminster, Colorado June 26, 2009. Existing Situation. Monogram Program [M.P.] Part of Certifications Group at API Fiduciary Oversight by GCSP
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Monogram Program Oversight Board Status and Proposed Path Forward for the ECS API Summer Standards Conference Westminster, Colorado June 26, 2009
Existing Situation • Monogram Program [M.P.] • Part of Certifications Group at API • Fiduciary Oversight by GCSP • Unclear Policy Oversight (e.g., C4/SC18) • ECS responsible for managing M.P. • Revise S1 to Address Proposed Oversight of the M.P.
Monogram Program Oversight • Support SC18 Retaining Quality Issues: • Definition of What Constitutes “Manufacturing” • Uniformity of Welding Requirements • Monogram Marking Issues (Spec Q1, Annex A) • Other New Work Items on Quality Issues • Support M. P. Oversight Body: • “Guest-Host” Types of Issues • Program Advisories • Other Activities that Impact Licensee’s Ability to Meet the License Agreement or Program Requirements
Monogram Program Oversight (cont’d) • Monogram Program Board: • Proposed Oversight Language for Board Activities Developed by SC18 (TG3) • Final Language to be Developed by ECS • Final Language to be Integrated into S1 • Value-Add Elevates Policy Issues to ECS to be Considered at Company Level
Path Forward • Options for Proposing Board Roles and Responsibilities • ECS Charges API Staff • ECS Charges Ad Hoc Work Group (C. Williams) • What • Seek Input from ECS • Addresses the Needs of All SCs • Why • To Provide Consistency with Other similar Oversight Groups within Certifications
Path Forward • API Staff/Ad Hoc Group Recommendation to ECS by 9/2009 • New Board Established (10/2009) • First Board Meeting (before next Standards Conference in January 2010) • First Report back to ECS at January 2010 Standards Conference