[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 26 (Thursday, February 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7259-7260]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2223]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Announcement of a Public Meeting To Discuss the USG IPv6 Testing 
Program

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

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invites interested parties, including accreditors, testing laboratories 
and test equipment suppliers, to attend a meeting regarding the 
conformity assessment scheme proposed for the evaluation of Internet 
Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) products to be purchased by federal agencies. 
The purpose of the meeting is to announce details of the proposed 
testing program for IPv6 devices, and specifically, to identify 
potential accreditation bodies to participate in the program.

DATES: The workshop will be held on February 19, 2008, from 9 a.m. till 
5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at National Institute of Standards 
and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, Building 101, 
Lecture Room B.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Nightingale, 301 975 4171, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In June 2005 the Office of Management and 
Budget initiated a policy to expedite adoption and deployment of IPv6 
within the Federal Government (http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda/fy2005/m05-22.pdf). As part of this policy, NIST was directed to 
develop a standard to address IPv6 compliance for the Federal 
Government. In response, NIST has developed NIST SP 500-267 ``A Profile 
for IPv6 in the U.S. Government'' that provides such a standard and 
outlines the basic parameters for a compliance testing program. (see: 
http://www.antd.nist.gov/usgv6/.)
    The USG IPv6 Testing Program will require that products document 
claims of compliance to the profile through a Supplier's Declaration of 
Conformity (SDOC) in accordance with ISO/IEC 17050. Such declarations 
will be traceable to specific test results from laboratories accredited 
to the specific requirements of the IPv6 Test Program, including full 
compliance with ISO/IEC 17025--General requirements for the competence 
of testing and calibration laboratories. Laboratory accreditation will 
be provided by bodies operating in accordance with ISO/IEC 17011--
General requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity 
assessment bodies.
    The scope of laboratory accreditation includes test methods for 
computer network protocol conformance and interoperability testing 
based on open public test suites. The detailed set of test methods and 
validation procedures are still under development. One purpose of this 
meeting is to discuss the general plans for the development and 
execution of the test program and to identify parties interested in 
collaborating in the further development of its details.

Provisional Agenda

    1. The USG IPv6 profile, its components and timing constraints.
    2. Accreditor qualification.
    3. Test method validation.
    4. Suppliers Declaration of Conformity.
    5. Discussion.
    All intending participants must register in advance, to gain access 
to the campus. Due to space limitations, there is a limit of 60 
participants in this workshop. Precedence will be given to the first 
two representatives of each accreditation body and IPv6 testing 
laboratory. Please register early and designate your primary 
representative, in case there is a further need, due to a high response 
rate, to limit participation to one representative per organization to 
ensure that all interested parties can participate. Access to the NIST 
campus and the room cannot be guaranteed for unregistered participants.

    Dated: January 31, 2008.
Richard F. Kayser,
Acting Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. E8-2223 Filed 2-6-08; 8:45 am]
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