Date: Mon, 08 Jul 1996 16:36:09 -0400 From: Elaine Frye <elaine.frye@nist.gov> Subject: Announcement re New TAC July 8, 1998 Note To: Key Escrow Distribution List From: Ed Roback Subject: Establishment of the Technical Advisory Committee to Develop a Federal Information Processing Standard for the Federal Key Management Infrastructure (TACDFIPSFKMI) FYI, the following notice was published today in the Federal Register. --------- Published 7-8-96 in the Federal Register, Volume 61, Number 131 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Technical Advisory Committee to Develop a Federal Information Processing Standard for the Federal Key Management Infrastructure In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and the General Services Administration (GSA) rule on Federal Advisory Committee Management, 41 CFR Part 101-6, and after consultation with GSA, the Secretary of Commerce has determined that the establishment of the Technical Advisory Committee to Develop a Federal Information Processing Standard for the Federal Key Management Infrastructure is in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed upon the Department by law. The Committee will advise the Secretary on the development of a draft Federal Information Processing Standard for the Federal Key Management Infrastructure. The Committee will consist of no more than twenty-four members to be appointed by the Secretary to assure balanced representation among individuals with established expertise in cryptography and the implementation and use of cryptographic systems. The Committee will function solely as an advisory body, and in compliance with provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The charter will be filed under the Act, fifteen days from the date of publication of this notice. Interested parties are invited to submit comments regarding the establishment of this committee to Edward Roback, Computer Security, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, telephone: 301-975-3696. Dated: June 27, 1996 Mark Bohannon Chief Counsel for the the Technology Administration [FR Doc. 96-16896, Filed 7-5-96; 8:45 a.m.] ***************************************************** Elaine Frye Computer Security Division National Institute of Standards and Technology Bldg. 820, M.S. Room 426 Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001 Voice: 301/975-2819 Fax: 301/948-1233 *****************************************************