Answer:  ICC-ES has two methods by which acceptance criteria are approved.  Most criteria, as noted above, are subject to public hearings of the Evaluation rules Committee; but criteria falling into selected categories are considered and approved through an alternative acceptance criteria process that includes posting of the proposed criteria to the ICC-ES web site for public comment, and electronic balloting by the Evaluation Committee.  In general, the alternative process provides a quicker way to develop and approve simpler items that, in the opinion of ICC-ES management, do not require consideration at Evaluation Committee hearings.