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Title Approval of 426i2r2 JC memo and ballot 01-17-2017
Description
Draft 2 of IEEE-NSF Joint Standard - IEEE 1680.4/NSF 426 Standard for Environmental Leadership Assessment of Servers, issue 2, is being forwarded to the Joint Committee for consideration. Please review the changes proposed to this standard and submit your ballot by February 16, 2017 via the NSF Online Workspace (http://standards.nsf.org).

This ballot allows voters the opportunity to change or reaffirm their original vote based on the proposed revisions to the standard.  Please note that if you do not return a vote in this revision ballot, your original vote will remain in effect.  

If submitting comments on Draft 2, please use the version (highlight and strikethrough) that is provided in this memo (below).  A CLEAN copy is also provided for your reference only. 

Purpose:

The purpose of this ballot is to affirm the proposed new and revised language of IEEE-NSF Joint Standard - IEEE 1680.4/NSF 426 Standard for Environmental Leadership Assessment of Servers, based on the comments received during the balloting period for revision 1.  

Background:

The comments received during the balloting period for revision 1 were addressed by NSF and IEEE jointly through Joint Task Group (JTG) meetings.  The JTG met at a face to face meeting on October 25th, 26th and 27th, and teleconferences on November 10th, 22nd, December 13th, 20th, 2016 and January 5th and 10th, 2017.  All of the comments submitted for the IEEE and NSF ballots, and responses proposed by the JTG, are included in the attached reference document titled IEEE NSF Ballot Comments 170110 Final.  

During the NSF 426 Joint Committee teleconference on January 10th, 2017, the JC voted in favor of balloting the proposed revisions from the JTG:

VOTE: 16 voted in favor (12 via teleconference and 4 via email)
1 opposed (Sarah Westervelt).  (Craig Stephens, not a member or observer of NSF 426 JC, also voiced concern).  Motion Passed.

Please see the attached JC meeting summary titled NSF 426 Meeting Summary 170110 under the referenced items for additional information.

The proposed revisions are shown in highlight and strikethrough in the below ballot document.  


Issues:

This revision will have no negative impact on public health.
Ballot Options Ballot has closed
[ ] Affirmative
[ ] Negative
[ ] Abstain
Document for Approval 426i2r2 JC memo and ballot.pdf (see details in new window)
Opening Date Tue, Jan 17 2017 4:00 pm Eastern Standard Time
Closing Date Thu, Feb 16 2017 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time
Ballot has closed.

- Voting Results

Voting Statistics

Number of votes cast (excluding abstentions) 19
Eligible members who have voted 19 of 32 59.375%
Eligible members who have not voted 13 of 32 40.625%

Voting Summary by Option

Options with highest number of votes are bold
Option # Votes % of Total
Affirmative 17 89.474%
Negative w/comment 2 10.526%
Abstain 0

Voting Summary by Interest Category

Interest CategoryAffirmativeNegative w/commentAbstainNot ReturnedTotal
Academia / NGO00000 (0%)
Distributor00000 (0%)
Emeritus00000 (0%)
Fabricator/Formulator00000 (0%)
General Interest00000 (0%)
Government00000 (0%)
Industry410712 (37.5%)
Ingredient Supplier00000 (0%)
Manufacturer00000 (0%)
Manufacturer Processes00000 (0%)
Medicine/Health00000 (0%)
Non-voting Liaison00000 (0%)
Other00000 (0%)
Other Industry00000 (0%)
Practitioner/Service Provider00000 (0%)
Product Certifier / Testing Lab00000 (0%)
Public Health / Regulatory710412 (37.5%)
Purchasers & Ecolabel Criteria Users00000 (0%)
Sustainability Advocate & Gov00000 (0%)
Trade Association00000 (0%)
User60028 (25%)
Water Utility00000 (0%)
Not Specified00000 (0%)
Total17201332 (100%)