[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 48 (Friday, March 10, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13063-13064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5961]


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POSTAL SERVICE


Information-Based Indicia Program (IBIP) Performance Criteria for 
Information-Based Indicia and Security Architecture for Open IBI 
Postage Evidencing Systems (PCIBI-O)

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Notice of availability of Performance Criteria, with request 
for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Postal Service has compiled a revised draft functional 
Performance Criteria for open systems of the Information-Based Indicia 
program (IBIP), as defined in this release. The current release 
contains the performance criteria for the Indicium, the Postal Security 
Device (PSD), the Host System, and the IBIP Key Infrastructure 
components of an open IBI system. The Postal Service also seeks 
comments on intellectual property issues raised by IBIP Performance 
Criteria, policy, and procedures if adopted in present form. If an 
intellectual property issue includes patents or patent applications 
covering

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any implementations of the Performance Criteria, the comment should 
include a listing of such patents and applications and the license 
terms available for such patents and applications.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Performance Criteria noted above may be 
downloaded from the IBIP Web site at http://www.usps.com/ibip/welcome.htm, or obtained from Edmund Zelickman, United States Postal 
Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Room 1P-801, Washington, DC 20260-2444. 
Copies of all written comments may be inspected, by appointment, 
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the above address.

DATES: All written comments must be received on or before May 9, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Lord, (202) 268-4599.

Stanley F. Mires,
Chief Counsel, Legislative.
[FR Doc. 00-5961 Filed 3-9-00; 8:45 am]
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