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2. ANSI launched a new standards coordination initiative surrounding this critical industrial element – the lightest and most abundant in the universe.
6. ANSI released the newest issue of its quarterly newsletter on standards-related information of interest for this country, whose national animal is the giant panda.
7. ANSI and BSB Edge announced a strategic channel partnership for a new compliance platform for the market in this country – the second most populated in the world.
9. NFPA and Joey Gase Motorsports are teaming up to educate the public about fire safety and life-saving codes and standards during race events for this stock car racing company.
10. A recent podcast from the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation explores AI and big data’s impact on professionals in this kind of processing, used to prepare surgical instruments and devices.

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1. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued a Federal Register notice requesting comments on international sanitary and _____________ (SPS) standard-setting activities.
3. On January 20, ANSI hosted a delegation from this Central Asian country at its Washington, DC, office. (Hint: its capital city is Tashkent).
4. A recent ANSI article explored the capacity of standards to support 3D printed biotechnology for these – from the liver to the lungs.
5. ANSI’s 2026 Leadership and Service Awards dinner will be held in this city, home to the Broncos and the Nuggets.
8. ANSI’s Company Member Forum will meet on March 24 in this state, whose official flower is the saguaro.