Action Items from the July 2001 JTC 1 TAG Meeting

  1. The JTC 1 TAG Chairman agreed to informally contact JTC 1 National Body HoDs to get an idea of the number of delegates they are likely to send to the November 2001 JTC 1 Plenary in Hawaii. This information will be used in the planning process for hosting this meeting. (Agenda Item 6.2, January 2001 minutes)

  2. Upon receipt of the required documentation for the US National Body hosting of the 2002 SC 36 Plenary, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator will forward the documentation to the JTC 1 TAG for approval. (Agenda Item 6.4, January 2001 minutes, Agenda Item 6.4, April 2001 minutes and Agenda Item 6.4, July 2001 minutes)

  3. Upon receipt of the required documentation and notification of NCITS approval of the request to host the 2003 SC 32 Plenary, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator will forward the documentation to the JTC 1 TAG for approval.  (Agenda Item 6.6, January 2001 minutes, Agenda item 6.5, April 2001 minutes and Agenda Item 6.5, July 2001 minutes)

  4. Following the April 2001 meeting, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator will issue a 60-day call for volunteers to serve as JTC 1 Chairman.  The call for volunteers to serve as JTC 1 TAG Chairman will be issued following the endorsement of a US Candidate for JTC 1 Chairman.  (Agenda Item 7.5, April 2001 minutes)

  5. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will revise the draft minutes of the April 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting to reflect Dr. Pritchard's changes as recorded in JT/01-0326. (Agenda Item 1.4, July 2001 minutes)

  6. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will issue a letter ballot to determine JTC 1 TAG approval of the revision of Section 4.5 of the TD-1 to bring the JTC 1 TAG procedures into compliance with ANSI Procedures for US Participation in the International Activities of ISO. (Agenda Item 3.3, July 2001 minutes)

  7. The approved policy concerning failure of an SDO to pay its entire assessment for funding the JTC 1 Secretariat has been referred to JTPG for a thorough review of JTC 1 TAG procedures and the MoA to identify procedural changes required to address the policy. (Agenda Item 4.2, July 2001 minutes)

  8. Ms. Higginbottom agreed to draft a contribution, proposing the establishment of a new ANSI-sponsored entity to help provide financial stability for JTC 1 Secretariat funding and to address non-financial international issues faced by the US IT industry, for consideration at the October 3-4, 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting. (Agenda Item 4.2, July 2001 minutes)

  9. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will notify the NCITS Secretariat that the JTC 1 TAG has agreed to contribute $64.5K (25% of the overrun) to assist in addressing the overrun in development costs for the ITI Standards Operations Database, with the proviso that an agreement is developed whereby the JTC 1 TAG will receive an appropriate amount of revenue derived from the sale of the product for use by other organizations. (Agenda Item 4.2, July 2001 minutes)

  10. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will submit the US National Body vote on JTC 1 N 6446. (Agenda Item 5.1.2, July 2001 minutes)

  11. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will forward notification of approval for the US National Body hosting of the December 2001 SC 34 Plenary and WG meetings. (Agenda Item 6.3, July 2001 minutes)

  12. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will forward the JTC 1 TAG recommendation for the termination of US National Body P- membership on SC 22/WG 13 to ANSI/ExSC. The US will abstain on all votes associated with SC 22/WG 13 projects. (Agenda Item 7.1, July 2001 minutes)

  13. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will forward the JTC 1 TAG recommendation for the termination of US National Body P- membership on SC 6 to ANSI/ExSC. The US will abstain on all votes associated with SC 6 projects. (Agenda Item 7.2, July 2001 minutes)

  14. Upon confirmation of ANSI approval of the recommendation to terminate P-membership on SC 6, all US officers of SC 6 will be formally notified by the JTC 1 TAG Administrator that they are no longer eligible to participate on SC 6 activities. The relevant US procedures will be cited and the officers will be thanked for their service in SC 6 activities. (Agenda Item 7.2, July 2001 minutes)

  15. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will notify ANSI that the call for volunteers to serve as SC 6/WG 1 TAG and TAG Administrator should not be placed in the July 27, 2001 issue of ANSI Standards Action, as the JTC 1 TAG has recommended termination of US National Body P- membership on SC 6. (Agenda Item 7.3, July 2001 minutes)

  16. Mr. Mikoski (EIA) and Ms. Higginbottom (NCITS) agreed to work with Mr. Farance to discuss options for SC 25/WG 1. (Agenda Item 7.7, July 2001 minutes)

  17. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will submit the revised US votes on the periodic review of the OSI standards identified in JT/01-0275. (Agenda Item 8.1, July 2001 minutes)

  18. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will submit the US votes, in response to JTC 1 N 6408, on the 2002-2003 systematic review of standards as approved at the July 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting. (Agenda Item 8.2, July 2001 minutes)

  19. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will submit the US responses for the 2001 systematic review of International standards under the responsibility of SC 11. (Agenda Item 8.3, July 2001 minutes)

  20. The determination of a US National Body response on the 2002-2003 systematic review of ISO/IEC 6522:1992 will be remanded to CT22, the US TAG to SC 22, for consideration. (Agenda Item 8.6, July 2001 minutes)

  21. The determination of a US National Body response on the 2002-2003 systematic review of ISO/IEC 10514:1996 will be remanded to CT22, the US TAG to SC 22, for consideration. (Agenda Item 8.7, July 2001 minutes)

  22. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will submit the US National Body vote on JTC 1 N 6449. (Agenda Item 8.9, July 2001 minutes)

  23. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will submit the US National Body vote to ABSTAIN on JTC 1 N 6415. (Agenda Item 8.11, July 2001 minutes)

  24. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will submit the US National Body vote to ABSTAIN on JTC 1 N 6416. (Agenda Item 8.12, July 2001 minutes)

  25. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will submit the US National Body position on JTC 1 N 6477. (Agenda Item 8.13.1, July 2001 minutes)

  26. The JTC 1 TAG Ad Hoc on Fast-Track will develop a US contribution on changes to rectify what the US National Body perceives as flaws to the JTC 1 Fast-Track process. The proposed contribution will be submitted to the JTC 1 TAG Administrator by mid-August 2001 and will be subject to JTC 1 TAG review and approval via letter ballot. The US contribution will submitted, not later than September 28, 2001, for consideration the 2001 JTC 1 Plenary. (Agenda Item 8.13.2, July 2001 minutes)

  27. The JTC 1 TAG leadership will meet with ANSI leadership prior to the August 2001 ANSI International Committee (IC) meeting to discuss Strategic Planning and IEC plans on the subject. The results of this meeting will be conveyed to the JTC 1 TAG community. (Agenda Item 8.14, July 2001 minutes)

  28. The JTC 1 TAG Chairman and Vice Chairman will request that the issue of IEC plans for JTC 1 reorganization be addressed at the August 2001 ANSI IC meeting. (Agenda Item 8.14, July 2001 minutes)

  29. At the appropriate time, the JTC 1 TAG Administrator will forward the US delegation to the October/November 2001 JTC 1 Plenary to the JTC 1 Secretariat. (Agenda Item 8.15, July 2001 minutes)

  30. The JTC 1 TAG Chairman and Vice Chairman will draft a letter encouraging continued DoD participation for review by the JTC 1 TAG. Members interested in being signatories are encouraged to notify the officers. To assist JTC 1 TAG members in drafting individual letters to DoD, the JTC 1 TAG Chairman and Vice Chairman will provide talking points and contact information for the appropriate DoD recipients. (Agenda Item 8.16, July 2001 minutes)

  31. Mr. Smith volunteered to provide a list of URLs for the documents he discussed at the July JTC 1 TAG meeting. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will distribute a document containing links to the URLs to the JTC 1 TAG. (Agenda Item 9.2, July 2001 minutes)

  32. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will post resolutions from ISO, IEC and ITU TSAG, as well as their corresponding US entities, to standing agenda items on future JTC 1 TAG agendas. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will work with Mr. Bertine to determine the appropriate entity within the US State Department. (Agenda Item 9.3, July 2001 minutes)

  33. Mr. Jameson's presentation to the May 2001 ANSI IC meeting will be distributed to the JTC 1 TAG membership following the July 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting. (Agenda Item 9.3.1, July 2001 minutes)

  34. Mr. Silletti agreed to provide additional information on the World Standards Cooperative to the JTC 1 TAG Administrator for consideration by the JTC 1 TAG. The JTC 1 TAG officers will request that the World Standards Cooperative be addressed at the August 2001 ANSI IC meeting. (Agenda Item 9.3.1, July 2001 minutes)

  35. An agenda item entitled "World Standards Cooperative" will be posted for consideration at the October 3-4, 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting. (Agenda Item 9.3.1, July 2001 minutes)

  36. The JTC 1 TAG officers agreed to provide more timely reports on the ANSI IC meetings for distribution to JTC 1 TAG. (Agenda Item 9.3.1, July 2001 minutes)

  37. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will contact UCC to discuss the October 2-4, 2001 meeting schedule. (Agenda Item 10.1, July 2001 minutes)

  38. Based upon availability of ANSI meeting space and the status of ITI office renovation, the location of the October 18-19, 2001 US delegation meeting will be determined and announced not later than the end of July 2001. The final 2001 meeting schedule will be revised and distributed following the July 2001 JTC 1 TAG meeting. (Agenda Item 10.2, July 2001 minutes)

  39. The JTC 1 TAG Administrator will distribute the approved 2002 JTC 1 TAG meeting schedule. (Agenda Item 10.3, July 2001 minutes)