Postage meters; information based indicia program,

[Federal Register: August 26, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 165)]

[Notices]

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POSTAL SERVICE

Information Based Indicia Program (IBIP) Performance Criteria for Information Based Indicia and Security Architecture for IBI Postage Metering Systems (PCIBISAIBIPMS)

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Notice of USPS response to public comments and availability of Performance Criteria with request for comments.

SUMMARY: The Postal Service has published a set of draft specifications for the Information-Based Indicia Program (IBIP). In an effort to comply with comments received regarding those specifications we have compiled a set of functional Performance Criteria as defined in this release. The following published specifications are hereby superseded by this Performance Criteria release:

IBIP Open System Indicia Specification dtd July 23, 1997 IBIP Open System PSD Specification dtd July 23, 1997 IBIP Open System Host Specification dtd October 9, 1996 IBIP Key Management Plan dtd April 25, 1997

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 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 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 October 26, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edmund Zelickman at (202) 268-3940. Stanley F. Mires, Chief Counsel, Legislative.

[FR Doc. 98-22923Filed8-25-98; 8:45 am]

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