IT/02-1386

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From:  Banks, Charlene
Sent:  Tuesday, December 3, 2002 2:59 PM
To:  Bennett, Barbara
Subject:  Notification of Final Action for INCITS/ISO/IEC 15938-1-2002

Barbara Bennett
INCITS

RE: Notification on Final Action on:  INCITS/ISO/IEC 15938-1-2002
Information technology - Multimedia content description interface - Part 1: Systems
(national adoption))
Approval Date of Final Action: 12/3/2002

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