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Doc: in041011
Date: July 23, 2004
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Reply to: Deborah J. Spittle
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email: dspittle@itic.org


 
ACTION REQUESTED INCITS Executive Board Members - For Seven-Day Review ending July 30, 2004
cc: INCITS Community for Information
Subject: INCITS T10 Request for INCITS Executive Board Approval of a Project Proposal for a New INCITS Standard, Information technology - SCSI / ATA Translation (SAT)

Technical Committee T10 has approved a Project Proposal for a New INCITS Standard, on Information technology - Information technology - SCSI / ATA Translation (SAT), and is submitting the project to INCITS for further processing.

In accordance with the TC-empowerment approval procedures approved in October 1999 and Milestone One of the INCITS/RD-2, April 18, 2003 the INCITS Secretariat has confirmed that the TC approved this project proposal after complying with the meeting requirements listed below or through a 30-day letter ballot.

If the Project Proposal originates within an INCITS Subgroup, voting on the submission of the Project Proposal is conducted in accordance with 4.4; the T10 Vote  must be included with submission of the Project Proposal.

The Project Proposal must be included on the Draft Agenda, Item 10.1 for the Subgroup meeting at which action is expected according to 4.3.4

If the Project Proposal is approved, work may begin immediately on the project.

The Chair of the originating Subgroup shall forward to the INCITS Secretariat within fourteen calendar-days the following information:
1) The approved Project Proposal
2) The next Subgroup meeting information.
3) Any other supplemental information the Subgroup may wish to provide (i.e., a draft press release),  for registration of an INCITS project number and web announcement.

Upon receipt of the information package from the Chair of the originating Subgroup, the Secretariat shall electronically notify the INCITS Executive Board members of the approved Project Proposal.

Any INCITS Executive Board member may request an appeal of the approved Project Proposal within seven calendar-days.

If there is no appeal by an INCITS Executive Board member of the approved Project Proposal, a project number is assigned and announced by the Secretariat.

If an appeal is made of the approved Project Proposal by an INCITS Executive Board member, the Chair of the originating Subgroup is notified and INCITS voting is conducted according to 4.4.

If the Project Proposal is not approved according to 4.4, the Secretariat so notifies the proposer.