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.]