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 27, 2002 |
| Project: | 520-L |
| Enclosure: | FDIS 8824-3 (1.6 MB - 08/30/02 mailing) |
| Reply to: | Deborah Donovan |
| Phone: | 202-626-5746 |
| Email: | ddonovan@itic.org |
| INCITS/T3Rec. Due: | September 5, 2002 |
| Anticipated JTC 1 TAG Ballot: | September 6, 2002 - October 5, 2002 |
| Possible Reconsideration Period: | October 7, 2002 - October 17, 2002 |
| U.S. Vote to ANSI: | October 18, 2002 |
| JTC 1 Closing Date: | October 22, 2002 |
| To: | INCITS/T3 Chair: E. Stull (edstull@elstull.com) |
| INCITS/T3 IR: T. Rutt (tom@coastin.com) | |
| Subject: | Advance Notification of ISO/IEC FDIS 8825-3, Information technology - ASN.1 encoding rules: Specification of Encoding Control Notation (ECN) |
The JTC 1 TAG Administrator received the subject FDIS on August 23, 2002. It is distributed for ISO/IEC JTC 1 final letter ballot. The JTC 1 TAG requires a recommendation from the U.S. TAG.
However, as noted in section 5.8.4.3 of the "JTC 1 TAG/TD-1, Organization and Procedures", approved September 2001, "When the JTC 1 TAG Administrator receives an FDIS ballot, the administrator contacts the appropriate TAG Administrator to get an update on the TAG position on the final CD ballot. If the TAG Administrator determines that no substantial differences exist between the final CD and the DIS, the recommended JTC 1 TAG position on the final DIS ballot shall be the same as the TAG position on the final CD ballot. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will then ballot the DIS."
ACTION #1 - Recommendation for JTC 1 TAG
The FDIS ballot began August 22, 2002 and ends October 22, 2002 (2-months only). The committee should confirm that its position on the FDIS is the same as it was for the FCD, or alternately, submit a proposed U.S. National Body position.
In preparation for the FDIS ballot, the committee should conduct a 30-day letter ballot or roll call vote if comments were accommodated at the FCD ballot resolution meeting which resulted in a change of the U.S. position, such as, approve with comments on the FCD ballot to approve, or disapprove on the FCD ballot to approve. The two-third voting approval is required.
The position options are: approval of the technical content as presented (no commens) or disapprove for the technical reasons to be stated. Technical and editorial comments will not be considered, as noted in section 9.7 of the 4th Edition of the JTC 1 Directives.
IMPORTANT
The notification should be received no later than September 5, 2002 so that, if necessary, a 10-day reconsideration ballot may be conducted and the U.S. vote forwarded to ANSI by the JTC 1 closing date of October 22, 2002.
ACTION #2 - Notification to INCITS
The committee should notify the INCITS Secretariat if this standard is unsuitable for adoption as an American National Standard. A vote of majority approval accompanied by comments specifying the reasons for non-adoption is required. The recommendation for non-adoption should be sent simultaneously with the recommendation for the JTC 1 TAG. INCITS will adopt the ISO/IEC Standard unless notified, see INCITS Adoption Policy. The initiation for adoption will begin at the FDIS stage.
ACTION REQUIRED BY JTC 1 TAG
JTC 1 TAG members are required to begin reviewing the document in preparation for expeditiously determining their vote when the U.S. TAG recommendation is submitted to for approval. Members urged to forward their comments (if any) as soon as possible via email to the Chairman (see address above).
JTC 1 TAG members should review the FDIS document at this time and anticipate the JTC 1 TAG Letter Ballot on this subject posted to the Online Balloting System .