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Doc: IT/02-0983
Date: September 5, 2002
Project:
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Reply to: Barbara Bennett
Phone: 202-626-5743
email: bbennett@itic.org


 
ACTION REQUESTED INCITS Members - For Seven-Day Review ending September 11, 2002
cc: INCITS Community for Information
Subject: INCITS/M1 Request for INCITS Approval of a  Project Proposal for a New INCITS Standard, Information technology, Finger Image Based Interchange Format

Technical Committee M1 has approved a Project Proposal for a New Standard, on Information technology - Finger Image Based Interchange Format, and is submitting the project to INCITS for further processing.

In accordance with the TC-empowerment approval procedures approved by INCITS (then known as NCITS) in October 1999 and Milestone One of the NCITS/SD-2, March 2002, the INCITS Secretariat has confirmed that the TC approved this project proposal at its August 21-22, 2002 technical committee meeting.

If the Project Proposal originates within an INCITS Subgroup, voting on the submission of the Project Proposal is conducted in accordance with 4.4; the vote - see Section 5.6 of the August 21-22, 2002 INCITS/M1 meeting minutes - must be included with submission of the Project Proposal. INCITS/M1 membership was established in Section 1.2.1 of the minutes.

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 immediately on the project.

The Chair of the originating Subgroup shall forward to the INCITS Secretariat within fourteen calendar-days the following information:
1) The approved Project Proposal
2) The next Subgroup meeting information - see Section 10.1 of the August 21-22, 2002 INCITS/M1 meeting minutes.
3) Any other supplemental information the Subgroup may wish to provide (i.e., a draft press release),  for registration of an INCITS project number and web announcement.

Upon receipt of the information package from the Chair of the originating Subgroup, the Secretariat shall electronically notify INCITS members of the approved Project Proposal.

Any INCITS member 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 INCITS voting is conducted according to 4.4.

If the Project Proposal is not approved according to 4.4, the Secretariat so notifies the proposer.