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From:  Charlene Banks
Sent:  Thursday, June 7, 2001 3:23 PM
To:  Barbara Bennett
Subject:  Notification of Final Action for ANSI X3.237-1995 (R2001)

Barbara Bennett
NCITS

RE: Notification on Final Action on:  ANSI X3.237-1995 (R2001)
Fibre Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) - Token Ring Low-cost Fibre Physical
Layer Medium Dependent (LCF-PMD)
(reaffirmation of ANSI X3.237-1995)
Approval Date of Final Action: 6/7/2001

The Board of Standards Review has approved the above action in connection
with a candidate American National Standard:

Notice of this Final Action will be published in an upcoming issue of
Standards Action.  Please submit a published copy of this standard to the
PSA Department at ANSI within six months of the ANSI-approval date.  For
actions other than withdrawals, applicable publication and maintenance
requirements are contained in clause 4 of the ANSI Procedures for the
Development and Coordination of American National Standards (the ANSI
Procedures).  Compliance with the ANSI Style Manual is encouraged, but not
required.

If your organization has arranged for ANSI to publish this standard, please
contact Bob Hager in the Publishing Department at 212-642-4917.
Arrangements and questions concerning ANSI's sale of this standard should be
directed to Jules Richardson at (212) 642-4990.

If you believe that this American National Standard may be of interest to
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for possible
regulatory adoption, please forward a copy of the published standard to OSHA
at the address listed below:

Marthe Kent, Director of Safety Standards
Directorate of Safety Standards Programs
U.S. Department of Labor/OSHA
200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room N3609
Washington, D.C.  20210

Notification of Right to Appeal to the ANSI Board of Standards Review
In accordance with ANSI Procedures, those objecting to this final action who
have completed the appeals process at the Standards Developer are hereby
notified of their right to file a procedural appeal.  If your name is listed
below, but you have not completed the appeals process at the standards
developer, you are normally not eligible to appeal to the BSR.  If you are
eligible and choose to appeal, the appeal statement and all supporting
documentation must be filed in writing with the office of the undersigned
within 15 working days after receipt of this official notification.  The
appeal must be based on procedural or substantive criteria, or both, and
include a statement as to why the BSR action should be modified.  The BSR
will not render decisions on the relative merits of technical matters, but
it shall consider whether due process was afforded technical concerns.  The
appeal must be accompanied by a $300 filing fee payable to ANSI.

Your appeal and all supporting documentation must be filed in writing with
the office of the undersigned within 15 working days after receipt of this
official notification.  If you require an extension of this filing deadline,
please direct your written request along with a justification therefore to
the office of the undersigned before the 15 working day deadline or you
shall forfeit your right to appeal. A complete copy of the BSR's Operating
Procedures,  including clause 8, which addresses the appeals process, is
posted at http://web.ansi.org/public/library/ansi_proc/default.htm

Please contact me at (212) 642-4914,  acaldas@ansi.org or via fax to (212)
730-1346 if you have any questions or if I may be of assistance to you.

Thank you for your continued support of the American National Standards
process.

Sincerely,
Anne Caldas
Secretary, Board of Standards Review