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<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The
following CCSDS Recommendation has been approved for use and placed online at
the CCSDS home page:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'>CCSDS 651.0-B-1.&nbsp;</span></font><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> </span></i></b><b><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Producer-Archive
Interface Methodology Abstract Standard</span></font></i></b><b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>.&nbsp;
Blue Book.&nbsp; May 2004</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Document
Description:</span></font><span lang=FR>&nbsp;</span><font size=2 face=Arial><span
lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> This Recommendation
identifies, defines, and provides structure to the relationships and
interactions between an information Producer and an Archive.&nbsp; This
Recommendation defines the methodology for the structure of actions that are
required from the initial time of contact between the Producer and the Archive
until the objects of information are received and validated by the
Archive.&nbsp; These actions cover the first stage of the Ingest Process as
defined in the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) Reference Model.&nbsp;
This Recommendation describes parts of the functional entities Administration
(&#8216;Negotiate Submission Agreement&#8217;) and Ingest (&#8216;Receive
Submission&#8217; and &#8216;Quality Assurance&#8217;).</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The
document is available in Portable Document Format (PDF) for viewing and
download at the following URL:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="http://www.ccsds.org/CCSDS/recommandreports.html"
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title="http://www.ccsds.org/CCSDS/recommandreports.html"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span
title="http://www.ccsds.org/CCSDS/recommandreports.html">http://www.ccsds.org/CCSDS/recommandreports.html</span></span></span></font></span></a><span
title="http://www.ccsds.org/CCSDS/recommandreports.html"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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