JT/02-0448
IT/02-0882

JTC 1 TAG, U.S. Technical Advisory Group to ANSI,
National Body Member of ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information Technology

JTC 1 TAG Administrator, Information Technology Industry Council (ITI)
1250 Eye St. NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005
Telephone 202-737-8888; Fax 202-638-4922;
Email: jtc1tag@itic.org

ACTION REQUESTED
 
Date: August 16, 2002
Reply to: Deborah Donovan
Phone: 202-626-5746
Email: ddonovan@itic.org


INCITS/L2 Rec. Due: September 27, 2002
JTC 1 TAG Ballot: September 28, 2002 - October 27, 2002
Reconsideration Period: October 28, 2002 - November 7, 2002
U.S. Vote to ANSI: November 8, 2002
JTC 1 Closing Date: November 14, 2002


To: INCITS/L2 Chair: C. Wissink
INCITS/L2 Intl. Representative: M. Suignard 
Subject: Advance Transmittal of JTC 1 N 6815,  Text of DTR 10176, Guidelines for the Preparation of Programming Language Standards (4th Edition)

The subject DTR is attached for action and information as indicated. This document is distributed for ISO/IEC JTC 1 final letter ballot. The U.S. TAG is required to recommend a vote for the National Body.

ATTENTION INCITS/L2

The committee is to coordinate and develop the U.S. recommended position to the JTC 1 TAG for approval for
submission to ISO/IEC JTC 1. The position must be submitted in a format consistent with the guidelines specified
by the JTC 1 Secretariat in JTC 1 N 5348.

The position options are: approve; approve with general, technical and/or editorial comments; disapprove for reasons
which are to be explained in an attached paper with recommended wording which, if accepted, would change the
U.S. vote to one of approval, and abstain.

IMPORTANT

The committee should return the U.S. recommendation to the JTC 1 TAG Administrator for approval by a 30-day letter ballot no later than September 27, 2002 so that if necessary, a 10-day reconsideration ballot may be conducted and the U.S. vote forwarded to ANSI by to the JTC 1 closing date of November 14, 2002.

ACTION REQUIRED BY JTC 1 TAG

JTC 1 TAG members noting objections are urged to forward their comments via email to the INCITS/L2 Chair immediately - see address above.

JTC 1 TAG members should review the NP document at this time and anticipate the JTC 1 TAG Letter Ballot on this subject posted to the Online Balloting System .