M1/06-1108


Accredited Standards Committee, INCITS, 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

Date: 

December 26, 2006

Project:

1703-D – Information technology - Conformance Testing Methodology for

ANSI INCITS 358-2002, BioAPI Specification

Ref. Docs: 

M1/06-520 (6th draft for Initial Public Review), M1/06-0875 (TC/TG approved disposition of Initial PR comments)

Reply to: 

Fernando Podio, M1 Chair/Fred Herr, M1.2 Chair

Phone:

301 975-2947/ 215-997-2288

Email:

fernando.podio@nist.gov/ fherr@idtp.com


To:

DoD BTF - Mr Arun Vemury, Mr Gregory Zektser

cc:

Fernando Podio

cc:

Fred Herr

From:

Fernando Podio, M1 Chair/Fred Herr, M1.2 Chair

Subject:

TC/TG response to DoD BTF’s Initial Public Review Comments on 1703-D – Information technology - Conformance Testing Methodology for

ANSI INCITS 358-2002, BioAPI Specification


Dear Mr. Vemury,

Thank you for your public review comments on 1703-D – Information technology - Conformance Testing Methodology for

ANSI INCITS 358-2002, BioAPI Specification. The comments and responses from the M1.2 Task Group (approved by M1.2 and M1) are reflected in M1/06-0875.

 

Please note that M1/06-0875 is the TG/TC response to your comments.  Unless you notify us that your public review comments has been satisfied or withdrawn, it will remain in the records as an unresolved comment.

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After the M1 October 2006 meeting a revised draft was developed (M1/06-876 – 7th draft) and a new ballot was issued. The ballot results are in M1/06-1045rev. At the M1 December 2006 meeting M1.2 and M1 approved the ballot resolution of comments reflected in M1/06-1066. A revised draft (M1/06-1065 – 8th draft) was approved for a 2nd PR.

In accordance with ANSI requirements, we are advising you in this letter of the Appeals Processes, see attached.

Once again, thank you for your interest in this project.

Sincerely,
 
 

Fernando Podio, INCITS M1 Chair

Fred Herr, INCITS M1.23 Chair


Appeals Processes

1) You may appeal an action of INCITS or its Secretariat. The INCITS Appeals Procedures are in Section 5.8 of INCITS RD-2, Organization and Procedures for the InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (http://incits.org/incits/rd2/main.htm).

2) Notification of Right to Appeal to the ANSI Board of Standards Review (http://ansi.org/standards_activities/domestic_programs/appeals/appeals.aspx?menuid=3).

Please note, in accordance with BSR Procedures, those objecting to the approvals or withdrawals are hereby notified of their right of appeal. The appeal must be based on due process or lack of consensus and include a statement as to why the BSR action should be modified.  The BSRwill not render decisions on the relative merits of technical matters, but it shall consider whether due process was afforded technical concerns.

If you have not completed the appeals process at the standards developer, you are normally not
eligible to appeal to the BSR.