[CMC E-Poll Alert] CCSDS Procedures

[CCSDS Editor]

Dear CMC Members:

Approval of the Proposal for Restructuring the CCSDS Organization and 
Processes in 2003 modified some procedures to be in conflict with those 
defined in the Procedures Manual and the Publications Manual.  At the 
present time, many of these procedural disparities have been resolved, but 
some have not.

One change introduced with the Proposal for Restructuring is abrogation of 
the requirement for CMC approval to publish certain types of 
documents.  Prior to the restructuring, any document released to the 
general public and represented as a publication of the CCSDS required CMC 
approval for publication.  In the Proposal for Restructuring, Green Books 
and Yellow Books are allowed to be published without CMC approval.

The problem now is that a new Green Book is ready for publication, but the 
Procedures Manual explicitly requires CMC approval to publish it, and the 
Publications Manual defines a Green Book Authority Page that states, "This 
document has been approved for publication by the Management Council of the 
Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS)."

The Procedures and Publications Manuals will be updated to be consistent 
with the Proposal for Restructuring and presented for CMC review and 
approval in the near future.  However, since the review and approval 
process requires time, and since the Working Group responsible for the 
current Green Book is especially eager to have it published, I propose that 
I remove the Authority Page from the Green Book, so that it is not 
incorrectly represented as a Management Council-approved publication, and 
publish it without further delay.  Both actions constitute technical 
violations of the Procedures and Publications Manuals as they currently stand.

If any CMC member objects to the proposal above, please advise via return 
e-mail;  otherwise, I will assume concurrence.

Best regards,
Tom Gannett


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