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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

 

Information Resources Management Service Federal 
Telecommunications Standards

ACTION: Notice of adoption of standards.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to announce the adoption of a 
family of Federal Telecommunications Standards (FED-STDs). FED-STD 
1055, ``Telecommunications: Interoperability Requirements for Meteor 
Burst Radio Communications Between Conventional Master and Remote 
Stations,'' FED-STD 1056, ``Telecommunications: Interoperability 
Requirements for the Encryption of Meteor Burst Radio Communications,'' 
and FED-STD 1057, ``Telecommunications: Interoperability Requirements 
for Meteor Burst Radio Communications Between Networks by Conventional 
Master Stations'' are approved and will be published.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Robert T. Adair, Institute for Telecommunication Sciences, National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration, telephone (303) 497-
3723.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (1) The General Services Administration 
(GSA) is responsible, under the provisions of the Federal Property and 
Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, for the Federal 
Standardization Program. On August 14, 1972, the Administrator of GSA 
designated the National Communications System (NCS) as the responsible 
agent for the development of telecommunications standards for 
interoperability of U.S. Government communications systems.
    (2) On April 7, 1992, a notice was published in the Federal 
Register (57 FR 11731) that proposed FED-STD 1055 entitled 
``Telecommunications: Interoperability Requirements for Meteor Burst 
Radio Communications Between Conventional Master and Remote Stations''; 
FED-STD 1056 entitled ``Telecommunications: Interoperability 
Requirements for the Encryption of Meteor Burst Radio Communications;'' 
and FED-STD 1057 entitled ``Telecommunications: Interoperability 
Requirements for Meteor Burst Radio Communications Between Networks by 
Conventional Master Stations'' were being proposed for Federal use and 
that comments were requested.
    (3) The justification package as approved by the Deputy Assistant 
Secretary of Defense (Defense-wide C3), Office of the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense was presented to GSA by NCS with a recommendation 
for adoption of the standards. These data are a part of the public 
record and are available for inspection and copying at the Office of 
Technology and Standards, National Communications System, Washington, 
DC 20305-2010.
    (4) A copy of each standard is provided as an attachment to this 
notice. Interested parties may purchase the standard from GSA, acting 
as agent for the Superintendent of Documents. Copies are for sale at 
the GSA Federal Supply Service Bureau (FSSB), Specifications Section, 
suite 8100, 490 East L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20407; 
telephone (202) 755-0325.

    Dated: April 13, 1994.
Francis A. McDonough,
Acting Commissioner.

Federal Standards 1055, 1056, and 1057 Telecommunications: 
Interoperability Requirements for Meteor Burst Communications

    1. Scope. The terms and accompanying definitions contained in these 
standards are drawn from authoritative U.S. Government sources such as 
the Department of Defense and the National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration and several authoritative U.S. Government 
publications. The Meteor Burst Communications Subcommittee to the 
Federal Telecommunications Standards Committee (FTSC) has developed a 
family of technical specifications for use by systems that use meteor 
trails as the primary mechanism for communications.
    1.2. Applicability. All Federal departments and agencies shall use 
Federal Standards FED-STD 1055, ``Telecommunications: Interoperability 
Requirements for Meteor Burst Radio Communications Between Conventional 
Master and Remote Stations,'' FED-STD 1056, ``Telecommunications: 
Interoperability Requirements for the Encryption of Meteor Burst Radio 
Communications,'' and FED-STD 1057, ``Telecommunications: 
Interoperability Requirements for meteor Burst Radio Communications 
Between Networks by Conventional Master Stations'' in the design and 
procurement of all Meteor Burst Communication equipment to be used on 
Government authorized radio frequencies, except for (1) Equipment used 
for remote sensing applications; (2) equipment employing spread 
spectrum modulation; (3) equipment that dynamically changes data rate 
during meteor trails. The use of these standards by all Federal 
departments and agencies is mandatory.
    1.2. Purpose. The purpose of this standard is to improve the 
Federal acquisition process by providing Federal departments and 
agencies with a comprehensive, authoritative source for meteor burst 
communications.
    2. Requirements and Applicable Documents. The radio 
characteristics, modulation, data rates, and message broadcast 
procedures and format defined in these standards are to be applied to 
the design and procurement of meteor burst communications equipment. 
These are a family of Federal Telecommunications Standards and each 
contains a list of other Federal standards that may be applicable to 
implementation of these standards.
    3. Use. All Federal departments and agencies shall use these 
standards in the design and procurement of meteor burst communication 
equipment. Only after determining that a requirement is not included in 
these documents may other sources be used.
    4. Effective Date. The use of these approved standards by U.S. 
Government departments and agencies is mandatory, effective 180 days 
following the publication date of this standard.
    5. Changes. When a Federal department or agency considers that 
these standards do not provide for its essential needs, a statement 
citing inadequacies shall be sent in duplicate to the General Services 
Administration, Regulations Analysis Division (KMR), Washington, DC 
20405, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Information 
Resources Management Regulation, Subpart 201-20.3. The General Services 
Administration will determine the appropriate action to be taken and 
will notify the agency. Federal departments and agencies are encouraged 
to submit updates and corrections to these standards, which will be 
considered for the next revision of this standard. The General Services 
Administration has delegated the compilation of suggested changes to 
the National Communications System whose address is given below: Office 
of the Manager, National Communications System, Office of Techonolgy 
and Standards, Washington, DC 20305-2010.
[FR Doc. 94-11308 Filed 5-12-94; 8:45 am]
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