The Standards Activities Committee shall review the state-of-art and recommend the preparation of standards to the Board of Governors of the Vehicular Technology Society. Advance approval by the Institute Standards Committee shall be obtained prior to preparation. The standards may establish specific performance criteria, measurement techniques, definition of terms and practices and guides for specific applications. The substructure of the committee, shall be the responsibility of the chairman, subject to approval of the Board of Governors. The Institute Standards Committee may also request the Society Standards Committee to prepare standards in the field of vehicular technology.