[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 86 (Thursday, May 4, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 22051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10919]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology
[Docket No. 950405088-5088-01]
RIN 0693-AB40


Proposed Withdrawal of Federal Information Processing Standard 
(FIPS) 121, Videotex/Teletext Presentation Level Protocol Syntax (North 
American PLPS)

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: NIST proposes to withdraw Federal Information Processing 
Standard (FIPS) 121, Videotex/Teletext Presentation Level Protocol 
Syntax (North American PLPS). This standard, which provides formats, 
rules and procedures for encoding alphanumeric text and pictorial 
information for videotex and teletext applications, adopts American 
National Standard X3.110-1983/Canadian Standard T500-1983. This 
standard is proposed for withdrawal because commercial products 
supported by this technology are no longer needed by the Federal 
government.
    The purpose of this notice is to solicit views from the public, 
manufacturers, and Federal, state, and local government users prior to 
submission of this proposed withdrawal to the Secretary of Commerce for 
review and approval.

DATES: Comments on this proposed revision must be received on or before 
August 2, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments concerning the proposed withdrawal should 
be sent to: Director, Computer Systems Laboratory, Attn: Proposed 
Withdrawal of FIPS 121, Technology Building, Room B-154, National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.
    Written comments received in response to this notice will be made 
part of the public record and will be made available for inspection and 
copying in the Central Reference and Records Inspection Facility, Room 
6020, Herbert C. Hoover Building, 14th Street between Pennsylvania and 
Constitution Avenues, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Shirley Radack, National Institute 
of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, telephone (301) 
975-2833.

    Dated: April 27, 1995.
Samuel Kramer,
Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 95-10919 Filed 5-3-95; 8:45 am]
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