DOD UNIQUE IMPLEMENTATION CONVENTIONS FOR ASC X12 3050 TRANSACTIONS; DOD 3050 858P PERSONAL PROPERTY GOVERNMENT B/L SHIPMENT The Department of Defense is developing DoD Unique standard implementation conventions to be used in transmitting electronic data using ANSI X12 Version 3050; DoD Unique Implementation Conventions for ASC X12 transaction 3050 858P Personal Property Government Bill of Lading Shipment is available for public comment. Documents are available in electronic format from the World Wide Web (WWW) at http://snad.ncsl.nist.gov/fededi/cbd.html and from anonymous FTP at snad.ncsl.nist.gov, directory pub/fededi/DoD/CBD. The FTP login is anonymous and your E-Mail address should be entered as the password. Electronic comments are preferred and should be addresed by email to Mr. Ron Freed, freedr@transcom.safb.af.mil or Ms. Kathy Sneider, sneiderk@transcom.safb.af.mil. The public comment period closes May 22, 1998 (or 30 days from the date of publishing) Contact Jean-Philippe Favreau EDI Standards Management Program, Attn: DoD Unique Implementation Convention Information Technology Laboratory National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST-North, Room 458, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, Tel: (301) 975-3634.

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