Document: M1/02-0222

Date: October 3, 2002

Ballot Period: 25 days

Ballot Closes: Midnight Eastern Time October 28, 2002

Return to: Colin Soutar, Vice-Chair, M1

email: colin.soutar@bioscrypt.com

FAX: (905) 624 7745

Subject:

Proposed Technical Contribution to SC37 for consideration of further processing

Statement:

At the 3rd M1 meeting on 21/22 August 2002, the M1 committee passed the following motion:

"In light of the presentation on a Biometric API (Application Programming Interface) for Java Cards (TM) (see M1/02-0157), by the NIST/BC Biometric Interoperability, Assurance, and Performance Working Group (NIST/BC WG) & the Biometric Task Force of the Java Card Forum, M1 believes that the scope of this biometric API specification is within the SC37 area of work. Upon acceptance and approval of this specification by the NIST/BC WG, M1 will issue a 30-day letter ballot for submission of this specification as a technical contribution to SC37 for consideration for further processing."

Question for ballot:

Do you approve of the enclosed Proposed Technical Contribution (M1/02-0221 as attached) as a U.S. technical contribution to ISO/IEC JTC1 SC37 for consideration of further processing?

YES ______ NO _______ ABSTAIN ________

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Name:_____________________________ Signature:___________________________

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Principal:________ Alternate:______

Date:_________________

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