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InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards

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

ACTION REQUESTED
 
Date: March 7, 2003
Project: 527-L
Attachments: JTC 1 Request - Withdrawal of International Standard ISO/IEC 13248-4:1998 and Ballot form
Reply to: Deborah J. Spittle
Phone: 202-626-5746
Email: dspittle@itic.org


INCITS/T3 Rec. Due: March 21, 2003
Anticipated INCITS Letter Ballot: March 21, 2003 - April 20, 2003
Possible Reconsideration Period: April 21, 2003 - May 1, 2003
U.S. Vote to ANSI: May 2, 2003
JTC 1 Closing Date: May 9, 2003


To: INCITS/T3 Chair: T. Stull edstull@comcast.net
Subject: Request for INCITS/T3 Recommendation on the Withdrawal of International Standard ISO/IEC 13248-4:1998, IT - OSI - The Directory:  Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) proforma for the Directory Access Protocol -- Part 4

The INCITS Secretariat has received the JTC 1 Request on the "Withdrawal of International Standard
ISO/IEC 13248-4:1998" As a result of the periodical review of the subject-referenced International Standard,
ISO/IEC JTC 1 has recommended that the standard be withdrawn.

In accordance with clause 14.2 of the ISO/IEC Directives, Procedures for the technical work of ISO/IEC JTC 1 on
Information Technology, all national bodies are invited to vote on the withdrawal of this International Standard.

ATTENTION INCITS/T3

The JTC 1 request is attached for action and information as indicated. The U.S. TAG is required to recommend a
vote for the National Body. Please contact dspittle@itic.org for a copy of the standard if it is needed.

The committee is to coordinate and develop the U.S. recommended position to INCITS EB for approval. The
position options are: approval, disapproval or abstention.

IMPORTANT

The committee should return the U.S. recommendation to the INCITS Secretariat for approval by a 30-day INCITS letter ballot no later than March 21, 2003, 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 May 9, 2003.

ACTION REQUIRED BY INCITS

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



Attachments: JTC 1 Request - Withdrawal of International Standard ISO/IEC 13248-4:1998 and Ballot Form