Accredited Standards Committee *	X3, Information Technology

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Doc. No.:	PR/96-092
Reply to:	Deborah J. Donovan at ddonovan@itic.nw.dc.us 


 
X3 Announces the Public Review and Comment Period on the *Withdrawal* 
of American National Standards for three standards in the area of IRDS 
(Information Resource Dictionary System)


Washington D.C., December  1996 -- Accredited Standards Committee X3, 
Information Technology announces the two-month public review, from 
January 3, 1997 to March 4, 1997,  to withdraw the ANSI IRDS Standards 
(Information Resource Dictionary System):

X3.138:1988	Information Resource Dictionary System (IRDS)

X3.138a:1995	Supplement to X3.138-1988, Information Resource
			   Dictionary System (IRDS)

X3.185:1992	Information Resource Dictionary System (IRDS) Services
			   Interface

X3.195:1991	IRDS Export/Import File Format

The X3 Subgroup (X3H4) that developed the IRDS standards was disbanded 
in July 1996 because lack of interest.  The public review to withdraw the 
IRDS standards (X3.138, X3.138a, X3.185 and X3.195) and related technical 
reports will indicate if there is any value in retaining them.

Submit all comments to:  X3 Secretariat, Attn.:  Deborah J. Donovan, 
1250 Eye Street, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC  20005, 
Email:  ddonovan@itic.nw.dc.us.  
Send a copy to: ANSI, Attn.:  BSR Center, 11 West 42nd St., NY, NY  10036.


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