[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 92 (Friday, May 13, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-11308]
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[Federal Register: May 13, 1994]
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Information Resources Management Service Federal
Telecommunications Standards
ACTION: Notice of adoption of standards.
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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to announce the adoption of a
family of Federal Telecommunications Standards (FED-STDs). FED-STD
1055, ``Telecommunications: Interoperability Requirements for Meteor
Burst Radio Communications Between Conventional Master and Remote
Stations,'' FED-STD 1056, ``Telecommunications: Interoperability
Requirements for the Encryption of Meteor Burst Radio Communications,''
and FED-STD 1057, ``Telecommunications: Interoperability Requirements
for Meteor Burst Radio Communications Between Networks by Conventional
Master Stations'' are approved and will be published.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Robert T. Adair, Institute for Telecommunication Sciences, National
Telecommunications and Information Administration, telephone (303) 497-
3723.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (1) The General Services Administration
(GSA) is responsible, under the provisions of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, for the Federal
Standardization Program. On August 14, 1972, the Administrator of GSA
designated the National Communications System (NCS) as the responsible
agent for the development of telecommunications standards for
interoperability of U.S. Government communications systems.
(2) On April 7, 1992, a notice was published in the Federal
Register (57 FR 11731) that proposed FED-STD 1055 entitled
``Telecommunications: Interoperability Requirements for Meteor Burst
Radio Communications Between Conventional Master and Remote Stations'';
FED-STD 1056 entitled ``Telecommunications: Interoperability
Requirements for the Encryption of Meteor Burst Radio Communications;''
and FED-STD 1057 entitled ``Telecommunications: Interoperability
Requirements for Meteor Burst Radio Communications Between Networks by
Conventional Master Stations'' were being proposed for Federal use and
that comments were requested.
(3) The justification package as approved by the Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Defense (Defense-wide C3), Office of the Assistant
Secretary of Defense was presented to GSA by NCS with a recommendation
for adoption of the standards. These data are a part of the public
record and are available for inspection and copying at the Office of
Technology and Standards, National Communications System, Washington,
DC 20305-2010.
(4) A copy of each standard is provided as an attachment to this
notice. Interested parties may purchase the standard from GSA, acting
as agent for the Superintendent of Documents. Copies are for sale at
the GSA Federal Supply Service Bureau (FSSB), Specifications Section,
suite 8100, 490 East L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20407;
telephone (202) 755-0325.
Dated: April 13, 1994.
Francis A. McDonough,
Acting Commissioner.
Federal Standards 1055, 1056, and 1057 Telecommunications:
Interoperability Requirements for Meteor Burst Communications
1. Scope. The terms and accompanying definitions contained in these
standards are drawn from authoritative U.S. Government sources such as
the Department of Defense and the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration and several authoritative U.S. Government
publications. The Meteor Burst Communications Subcommittee to the
Federal Telecommunications Standards Committee (FTSC) has developed a
family of technical specifications for use by systems that use meteor
trails as the primary mechanism for communications.
1.2. Applicability. All Federal departments and agencies shall use
Federal Standards FED-STD 1055, ``Telecommunications: Interoperability
Requirements for Meteor Burst Radio Communications Between Conventional
Master and Remote Stations,'' FED-STD 1056, ``Telecommunications:
Interoperability Requirements for the Encryption of Meteor Burst Radio
Communications,'' and FED-STD 1057, ``Telecommunications:
Interoperability Requirements for meteor Burst Radio Communications
Between Networks by Conventional Master Stations'' in the design and
procurement of all Meteor Burst Communication equipment to be used on
Government authorized radio frequencies, except for (1) Equipment used
for remote sensing applications; (2) equipment employing spread
spectrum modulation; (3) equipment that dynamically changes data rate
during meteor trails. The use of these standards by all Federal
departments and agencies is mandatory.
1.2. Purpose. The purpose of this standard is to improve the
Federal acquisition process by providing Federal departments and
agencies with a comprehensive, authoritative source for meteor burst
communications.
2. Requirements and Applicable Documents. The radio
characteristics, modulation, data rates, and message broadcast
procedures and format defined in these standards are to be applied to
the design and procurement of meteor burst communications equipment.
These are a family of Federal Telecommunications Standards and each
contains a list of other Federal standards that may be applicable to
implementation of these standards.
3. Use. All Federal departments and agencies shall use these
standards in the design and procurement of meteor burst communication
equipment. Only after determining that a requirement is not included in
these documents may other sources be used.
4. Effective Date. The use of these approved standards by U.S.
Government departments and agencies is mandatory, effective 180 days
following the publication date of this standard.
5. Changes. When a Federal department or agency considers that
these standards do not provide for its essential needs, a statement
citing inadequacies shall be sent in duplicate to the General Services
Administration, Regulations Analysis Division (KMR), Washington, DC
20405, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Information
Resources Management Regulation, Subpart 201-20.3. The General Services
Administration will determine the appropriate action to be taken and
will notify the agency. Federal departments and agencies are encouraged
to submit updates and corrections to these standards, which will be
considered for the next revision of this standard. The General Services
Administration has delegated the compilation of suggested changes to
the National Communications System whose address is given below: Office
of the Manager, National Communications System, Office of Techonolgy
and Standards, Washington, DC 20305-2010.
[FR Doc. 94-11308 Filed 5-12-94; 8:45 am]
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