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From: Elizabeth Gonzalez [mailto:EGonzalez@ansi.org]
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 5:54 PM
To: Patrick, Serena
Subject: ANSI Notification of Final Action for INCITS/ISO/IEC 20060-2008

 

Serena Patrick

InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards

 

RE: Notification on Final Action on:  INCITS/ISO/IEC 20060-2008 Information technology - Open Terminal Architecture (OTA) specification - Virtual machine specification (identical national adoption of ISO/IEC 20060:2001) Approval Date of Final Action: 7/1/2008

 

The Board of Standards Review has approved the above action in connection with a candidate American National Standard:

 

Notice of this Final Action will be published in an upcoming issue of Standards Action. For actions other than withdrawals, applicable publication and maintenance requirements are contained in clause 4 of the ANSI Essential Requirements: Due process requirements for American National Standards. 

 

If your organization has arranged for ANSI to publish this standard, please contact Harvey Rosenfeld in the Publishing Department at 212-642-4921.   Arrangements and questions concerning ANSI's sale of this standard should be directed to Rose Maginniss at (212) 642-4999.

 

If you believe that this American National Standard may be of interest to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for possible regulatory adoption, please forward a copy of the published standard to OSHA at the address listed below: 

 

Steve Witt, Director of Safety Standards

Directorate of Safety Standards Programs

U.S. Department of Labor/OSHA

200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room N3609

Washington, D.C.  20210

 

Notification of Right to Appeal to the ANSI Board of Standards Review

In accordance with ANSI Essential Requirements, those objecting to this final action who have completed the appeals process at the Standards Developer are hereby notified of their right to file a procedural appeal with the ANSI Board of Standards Review (BSR)  If you have not completed the appeals process at the standards developer, you are normally not eligible to appeal to the BSR.  If you are eligible and choose to appeal, the appeal statement and all supporting documentation must be filed in writing with the office of the undersigned within 15 working days after receipt of this official notification.  The appeal must be based on procedural criteria, and include a statement as to why the BSR action should be modified.  The BSR will not render decisions on the relative merits of technical matters, but it shall consider whether due process was afforded technical concerns.  The appeal must be accompanied by a $500 filing fee payable to ANSI.

 

If you require an extension of the appeals filing deadline, please direct your written request along with a justification therefore to the office of the undersigned before the 15 working day deadline or you shall forfeit your right to appeal. A complete copy of the Operating Procedures of the ANSI Board of Standards Review, including clause 7, which addresses the appeals process, is available in the public library on ANSI Online (www.ansi.org) or by contacting psa@ansi.org.

 

Please contact me at psa@ansi.org or via fax to (212) 840-2298 if you have any questions or if I may be of assistance to you. 

 

Thank you for your support of the American National Standards process.

Sincerely,

 

Anne Caldas

Secretary, Board of Standards Review