[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 22, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43586-43587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20738]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[Docket No. 950802199-5199-01]
RIN 0693-XX10
Proposed Withdrawal of Eighteen Federal Information Processing
Standards (FIPS)
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; Request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The following Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)
are proposed for withdrawal from the FIPS series:
--FIPS 2-1, Perforated Tape Code for Information Interchange (ANSI
X3.6-1965/R1991)
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--FIPS 13, Rectangular Holes in Twelve-Row Punched Cards (ANSI X3.21-
1967/R1991)
--FIPS 14-1, Hollerith Punched Card Code (ANSI X3.26-1980/R1991)
--FIPS 26, One-Inch Perforated Paper Tape for Information Interchange
(ANSI X3.18-1967/R1990)
--FIPS 27, Take-Up Reels for One-Inch Perforated Tape for Information
Interchange (ANSI X3.20-1967/R1990)
--FIPS 32-1, Character Sets for Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
(ANSI X3.2-1970/R1976, X3.17-1981, and X3.49-1975/R1982)
--FIPS 33-1, Character Set for Handprinting (ANSI X3.45-1982)
--FIPS 40, Guideline for Optical Character Recognition Forms
--FIPS 54-1, Computer Output Microform (COM) Formats and Reduction
Ratios, 16mm and 105mm (ANSI/AIIM MS5-1991 and MS14-1988)
--FIPS 82, Guideline for Inspection and Quality Control for
Alphanumeric Computer-Output Microforms (ANSI/AIIM MS1-1980)
--FIPS 84, Microfilm Readers (ANSI/AIIM (NMA) MS20-1979)
--FIPS 85, Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Inks (ANSI X3.86-1980)
--FIPS 89, Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Character Positioning
(ANSI X3.93M-1981)
--FIPS 90, Guideline for Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Print
Quality (ANSI X3.99-1983)
--FIPS 107, Local Area Networks: Baseband Carrier Sense Multiple Access
with Collision Detection Access Method and Physical Layer
Specifications and Link Layer Protocol (ANSI/IEEE 802.2 and 802.3)
--FIPS 108, Alphanumeric Computer Output Microform Quality Test Slide
(AIIM MS28-1983)
--FIPS 129, Optical Character Recognition (OCR)--Dot Matrix Character
Sets for OCR-MA (ANSI X3.111-1986)
--FIPS 149, General Aspects of Group 4 Facsimile Apparatus (ANSI/EIA-
536-1988)
These FIPS adopt voluntary industry standards for Federal
government use. In some cases, the FIPS documents have not been updated
to reference current or revised voluntary industry standards. In other
cases, commercial products implementing the voluntary industry
standards, such as punched cards, paper tape, optical character
recognition equipment, and microfilm readers, are widely available; as
a result, it is no longer necessary for the government to mandate
standards in these areas.
Withdrawal means that the FIPS will no longer be part of a
subscription series that is provided by the National Technical
Information Service, and that NIST will no longer be able to support
the standards by answering implementation questions or updating the
FIPS when the voluntary industry standards are revised. Current
voluntary industry standards should be used by agencies in their
procurement actions where appropriate, in accordance with OMB Circular
A-119, Federal Participation and Use of Voluntary Standards.
Prior to the submission of this proposed withdrawal to the
Secretary of Commerce for review and approval, it is essential to
assure that consideration is given to the needs and views of
manufacturers, the public, and State and local governments. The purpose
of this notice is to solicit such views.
Interested parties may obtain copies of these standards from the
National Technical Information Service, U.S. Department of Commerce,
Springfield, VA 22161, telephone (703) 487-4650.
DATES: Comments on this proposed withdrawal must be received on or
before November 20, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Written comments concerning the withdrawal should be sent
to: Acting Director, Computer Systems Laboratory, ATTN: Withdrawal of
Eighteen FIPS, Technology Building, Room B154, 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 M. Radack, telephone (301) 975-2833, National Institute of
Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.
Dated: August 16, 1995.
Samuel Kramer,
Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 95-20738 Filed 8-21-95; 8:45 am]
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