The disposition report creates a controlled record of how submitted comments are considered. Each comment receives a recorded disposition under the published standards-development process.
Every comment gets an ID
Each submission through the public-comment process is logged with an identifier (format PC-2026-0000) and acknowledged. Comment identity is not a factor in review — a solo practitioner’s comment sits in the same queue as a national association’s.
Five recorded dispositions, all published
The Standards Council reviews every submitted comment and assigns one of the five recorded dispositions — accepted, accepted in part, not accepted, resolved by clarification, or duplicate/consolidated: accepted (the requirement changes), accepted in part (a clarifying note or partial revision), or not accepted (with the rationale stated). When a standards revision is formally approved, the disposition report will publish alongside it — comment by comment.
Why this design
Two reasons. First, fairness you can audit: anyone can trace a clause in the published standards back to the comments that shaped it. Second, better standards: commenters write sharper comments when they know the response will be public. The most useful submissions cite a clause, describe the practical problem, and propose replacement wording — “CERT 9.1 should also require X because Y.”
The channel is open
The current Edition 2026.1 formal comment cycle closes October 30, 2026; comments outside a formal window are accepted year-round and logged for the next maintenance cycle, and the 2027.1 revision cycle begins in 2027. Submit a comment; the next disposition report will show what happened to it.