[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 9199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4683]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology
[Docket No. 980107004-8004-01]


Proposed Withdrawal of Nineteen Federal Information Processing 
Standards (FIPS) Publications

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) 
Publications are proposed for withdrawal from the FIPS series:

 FIPS 41, Computer Security Guidelines for Implementing the 
Privacy Act of 1974
 FIPS 69-1, FORTRAN (ANSI X3.9-1978/R1989)
 FIPS 100-1, Interface Between Data Terminal Equipment (DTE) 
and Data Circuit-Terminating (DCE) for Operation with Packet-Switched 
Data Networks (PSDN), or Between Two DTEs, by Dedicated Circuit (ANSI 
X3.100-1989)
 FIPS 120-1, Graphical Kernel System (GKS) (ANSI X3.124-1985/
R1991; X3.124.1-1985/R1991; X3.124.2-1988/R1994; X3.124.3-1989; and 
ISO/IEC 8651-4:1991)
 FIPS 125-1, MUMPS (ANSI/MDC X11.1-1990)
 FIPS 128-2, Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) (ANSI/ISO 8632.1-
4:1992[1994]; 8632:1992/Amd.1:1994 & Amd.2:1995; MIL-D-28003A+Amd.1; 
and ATA Spec. 2100, Version 2.1)
 FIPS 138, Electrical Characteristics of Balanced Voltage 
Digital Interface Circuits
 FIPS 142, Electrical Characteristics of Unbalanced Voltage 
Digital Interface Circuits
 FIPS 143, General Purpose 37-Position and 9-Position Interface 
Between Data Terminal Equipment and Data Circuit-Terminating Equipment 
(EIA-RS-449)
 FIPS 146-2, Profiles for Open Systems Internetworking 
Technologies (POSIT)
 FIPS 148, Procedures for Document Facsimile Transmission
 FIPS 153-1, Programmer's Hierarchical Interactive Graphics 
System (PHIGS) (ANSI/ISO 9592.1,2,3:1989; 9592.1a,2a,3a,4:1992; 
9593.1:1990; 9593.3-1990; 9593.4:1991; and 9593.1/AM1,3/AM1,4/AM1:1991)
 FIPS 154, High Speed 25-Position Interface for Data Terminal 
Equipment and Data Circuit-Terminating Equipment (EIA-530-1987)
 FIPS 160, C (ANSI/ISO 9899:1992)
 FIPS 177-1, Initial Graphics Exchange Specification (IGES) 
(ANSI/US PRO-100-1993, Version 5.2, LEP Application Protocol, IP-110-
1994, and Engr. Dwg. (Class II) Subset (MIL-D-28000A), Dec. 1992 
Version)
 FIPS 178, Video Teleconferencing Services at 56 to 1,920 kb/s 
(ITU-T Recommendations H.221-1993, H.230-1993, H.242-1993, H.261-1993, 
and H.320-1993)
 FIPS 179-1, Government Network Management Profile (GNMP)
 FIPS 183, Integration Definition for Function Modeling (IDEFO)
 FIPS 184, Integration Definition for Information Modeling 
(IDEF1X)

    Many of these FIPS adopt voluntary industry standards for Federal 
government use, but the FIPS documents have not been updated to 
reference current or revised voluntary industry standards. Others of 
these FIPS provide advisory guidance to Federal agencies with no 
requirements for compulsory and binding use. Federal agencies and 
departments are directed by the National Technology Transfer and 
Advancement Act of 1995, Public Law 104-113, to use technical standards 
that are developed in voluntary consensus standards bodies. 
Consequently, there no longer is a need for FIPS that duplicate 
voluntary industry 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 industry, 
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 and 
guidelines from the National Technical Information Service, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161, telephone (703) 605-
6000.

DATES: Comments on this proposed withdrawal of these FIPS must be 
received on or before May 26, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments concerning the withdrawal should be sent 
to: Director, Information Technology Laboratory, ATTN: Proposed 
Withdrawal of 19 FIPS, Technology Building, Room A-216, National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. 
Electronic comments should be sent to: [email protected]
    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.

    Authority: Federal Information Processing Standards Publications 
(FIPS PUBS) are issued by the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology after approval by the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to 
Section 5131 of the Information Technology Management Reform Act of 
1996 and the Computer Security Act of 1987, Public Law 104-106.

    Dated: February 17, 1998.
Robert E. Hebner,
Acting Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 98-4683 Filed 2-23-98; 8:45 am]
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