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ACTION REQUESTED

The subject-referenced DIS is enclosed for information and action. This document is distributed for ISO/IEC JTC 1 final letter ballot under the FAST-TRACK PROCEDURE. The U.S. TAG is required to recommend a vote for the National Body.

ACTION #1 - Recommendation for INCITS EB

The committee is to coordinate and develop the U.S. recommended position to INCITS EB for approval for submission to ISO/IEC JTC 1. The position must be submitted in a format consistent with the guidelines specified by the JTC 1 Directives, Annex H, 5th edition.

The position options are:

• Approval of the technical content of the DIS as presented (editorial or other comments may be
appended);

• Disapproval of the DIS (or DAM) for technical reasons to be stated, with proposals for changes that would
make the document acceptable (acceptance of these proposals shall be referred to the NB concerned for
confirmation that the vote can be changed to approval);

• Abstention.

[Note: Conditional approval should be submitted as a disapproval vote.]

Any comments developed in support of the U.S. position should be presented in the enclosed ISO Comments Template document.

ACTION #2 - Recommendation to INCITS concerning Adoption of Published Standard

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 to INCITS EB.

The INCITS Secretariat will adopt the ISO/IEC Standard unless notified, see INCITS RD-1, Section 8.7 INCITS Policy on the National Adoption of ISO/IEC JTC 1 and ISO Standards.

IMPORTANT

The committee should return the U.S. recommendation to the INCITS Secretariat for approval by a 30-day letter ballot no later than November 20, 2008, so that, if necessary, the Executive Board letter ballot resolution procedure may be conducted and the U.S. vote forwarded to ANSI by to the JTC 1 closing date of January 8, 2009.

ACTION REQUIRED BY INCITS EB

INCITS EB members are required to begin reviewing the document in preparation for expeditiously determining their vote when the U.S. TAG recommendation is submitted for approval. 

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