National Committee for Information Technology Standards

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Doc: IT/00-0767
Date: April 9, 2000
Project: n/a
Ref. Doc:
Reply to: Deborah J. Donovan
Phone: 202-626-5746
email: ddonovan@itic.org


 
ACTION REQUESTED NCITS Members - For Seven-Day Review ending November 10, 2000
cc: NCITS Community for Information
Subject: NCITS T10 Approval of a Proposed Project Proposal for a New Standard,
Information technology - Serial Bus Protocol 3 (SBP-3)

Technical Committee T10 has approved a Project Proposal for a New Standard, Information technology - Object Based Storage Devices Command Set (OSD) to NCITS for further processing.

In accordance with the TC-empowerment approval procedures approved by NCITS in October 1999 and now included in the NCITS/SD-2, the NCITS Secretariat confirmed the TC approved this project proposal after complying with the meeting requirements listed below or through a 30-dayletter ballot.

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

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

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

The Chair of the originating Subgroup shall forward to the NCITS Secretariat within three 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., draft press release) for registration of an NCITS project number and web announcement.
4) Draft Agenda for the meeting in which the project proposal was discussed.
Upon receipt of the information package from the Chair of the originating Subgroup, the Secretariat shall electronically notify NCITS members of the approved Project Proposal.
Any two NCITS members may request an appeal of the approved Project Proposal within seven calendar-days.

If there is no appeal 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, the Chair of the originating Subgroup is notified and NCITS voting is conducted according to 4.4.

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