From:  Banks, Charlene
Sent:  Thursday, August 8, 2002 3:29 PM
To:  Donovan, Deborah
Subject:  Notification of Final Action for INCITS 297-1997 (R2002)

Deborah J. Donovan
INCITS

RE: Notification on Final Action on:  INCITS 297-1997 (R2002)
Information Technology - Fibre Channel - Physical and Signalling Interface-2
(FC-PH-2)
(reaffirmation of ANSI INCITS 297-1997)
Approval Date of Final Action: 8/8/2002

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. 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 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 criteria, 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 $500 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)
840-2298 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