[Federal Register: March 4, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 42)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
[Docket No. 021127288-2288-01]
Proposed Withdrawal Of Seventeen (17) Federal Information
Processing Standards (FIPS)
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; Request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
proposes to withdraw seventeen (17) Federal Information Processing
Standards (FIPS) from the FIPS series. Some 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. Other FIPS adopt data standards that are
developed and used by other Federal government agencies. These FIPS
have not been updated to reflect changes and modifications in the data
representations. The remaining FIPS provide advisory guidance to
Federal agencies on computer security issues. This advisory guidance,
which has no requirements for compulsory and binding use, has been
updated by NIST and issued in more recent recommendations and
publications.
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
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given to the needs and views of manufacturers, the public, and State
and local governments. The purpose of this notice is to solicit such
views.
DATES: Comments on the proposed withdrawal of these FIPS must be
received on or before June 2, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Written comments concerning the withdrawal of these FIPS
should be sent to: Information Technology Laboratory, ATTN: Proposed
Withdrawal of 17 FIPS, Mail Stop 8930, National Institute of Standards
and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Electronic
comments should be sent to: fips.comments@nist.gov.
Information about the FIPS is available on the NIST web pages:
http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/index.htm.
Comments received in response to this notice will be published
electronically at http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/index.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Shirley M. Radack, telephone (301)
975-2833, MS 8930, National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899 or via e-mail at shirley.radack@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
The following Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)
Publications are proposed for withdrawal from the FIPS series:
FIPS 8-6, Metropolitan Areas (Including MSAs, CMSAs, PMSAs, and NECMAs)
FIPS 9-1, Congressional Districts of the U.S.
FIPS 31, Guidelines for Automatic Data Processing Physical Security and
Risk Management
FIPS 48, Guidelines on Evaluation of Techniques for Automated Personal
Identification
FIPS 55-3, Codes for Named Populated Places, Primary County Divisions,
and Other Locational Entities of the United States, Puerto Rico, and
the Outlying Areas
FIPS 66, Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes
FIPS 73, Guidelines for Security of Computer Applications
FIPS 83, Guideline on User Authentication Techniques for Computer
Network Access Control
FIPS 87, Guidelines for ADP Contingency Planning
FIPS 92, Guideline for Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Codes
FIPS 95-2, Codes for the Identification of Federal and Federally
Assisted Organizations
FIPS 102, Guideline for Computer Security Certification and
Accreditation
FIPS 112, Password Usage
FIPS 127-2, Database Language SQL (ANSI X3.135-1992)
FIPS 159, Detail Specification for 62.5-um Core Diameter/125-um
Cladding Diameter Class 1A Multimode, Graded-index Optical Waveguide
Fibers
FIPS 171, Key Management Using ANSI X9.17
FIPS 173-1, Spatial Data Transfer Standard.
The FIPS are being proposed for withdrawal because they are
obsolete, or have not been updated to adopt current voluntary industry
standards, current federal data standards, or current good practices
for computer security. Withdrawal of these FIPS does not lessen agency
responsibilities to use current voluntary industry standards and
available good practices in their acquisition and management
activities. The Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996
(Division E of Public Law 104-106) and Executive Order 13011 emphasize
agency management of information technology and Government-wide
interagency support activities to improve productivity, security,
interoperability, and coordination of Government resources.
Withdrawal means that these FIPS would no longer be part of a
subscription service that is provided by the National Technical
Information Service. NIST will continue to provide relevant information
on standards and guidelines by means of electronic dissemination
methods, and will keep references to the withdrawn FIPS on its FIPS Web
pages.
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 (Pub. L. 104-106), the Computer Security Act of 1987 (Pub. L. 100-
235), and Appendix III to Office of Management and Budget Circular A-
130.
Classification: Executive Order 12866: This notice has been
determined not to be significant for the purposes of Executive Order
12866.
Dated: February 26, 2003.
Arden L. Bement, Jr.,
Director.
[FR Doc. 03-4936 Filed 3-3-03; 8:45 am]