InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards

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Doc: in031279
Date: October 17, 2003
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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 October 23, 2003
cc: INCITS Community for Information
Subject: INCITS M1 Request for INCITS Executive Board Approval of a Revised Project Proposal for Information technology - Application Profile for Interoperability, Data Interchange and Data Integrity of Biometric Based Personal Identification for Border Management

Technical Committee M1 has approved a Revised Project Proposal for Information technology - Aplication Profile for Interoperability, Data Interchange and Data Integrity of Biometric Based Personal Identification for Border Management, and is submitting the project to INCITS for further processing.

In accordance with the TC-empowerment approval procedures approved by INCITS in October 1999 and Milestone One of the INCITS RD-2, April 2003, the INCITS Secretariat has confirmed that the TC approved this project proposal after complying with the meeting requirements listed below or through a 30-day letter ballot.

If the Project Proposal originates within an INCITS Subgroup, voting on the submission of the Project Proposal is conducted in accordance with 4.3; the vote - see section 6.1.2.1, must be included with submission of the Revised 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 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 RevisedProject Proposal
2) The next Subgroup meeting information.
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 Executive Board 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.