REQUEST FOR COMMENTS -- FIRSTGOV CERTIFIED PARTNERS The U.S. Government has a strong interest in making its informtion open and accessible for all Americans and in working with industry partners in doing so. In that spirit, the federal government plans to allow commercial and non-commercial organiztions to use the name FirstGov TM if they meet specific brand conditions. The U.S. General Services Administration will enter into branding agreements following this comment and discussion period. The federal government requests comments on the branding concept and the following conditions for FirstGov Certified Partners (FGCPs): 0 INTERITY: FGCPs must use the information "as is", protecting the integrity and authenticity of the source information. 0 FREE ACCESS: FGCPs must strive to provide uninterrupted, free access to the governemnt web pages. 0 PRIVACY PROTECTION: FGCPs must not track any individual visitor's movements to or through the government information. 0 NO ADVERTISING: FGCPs must not include any active banner advertising on the screens where aFirstGov TM page is displayed. Only institutional ads are permitted, such as a static logo with or without a description such as "Supported in part by XYZ Corporation." 0 POSITIONING: Wherever the FirstGov TM government information is placed on the certified organiztion's web site, the information on the site must not be positioned or otherwise associated on the screen with other content that is pornographic or sexually-explicit, child-threatening, or contrary to U.S. Government laws, such as civil rights, gender discrimination, age discrimination, and privacy. 0 ATTRIBUTION: FGCPs must clearly and conspicuously attribute the information to the U.S. Government. 0 ACCESSIBILITY COMPLIANT: The section of the web site containing FirstGov TM information must comply with all requirements of the federal Rehabilitation Act(Section 508), which ensures effective access to federal information on the Internet by persons with disabilities. Intrested parties should submit comments by July 20, 2000 to Joanne McGovern,General Services Administration, Office of the Chief Information Officer (IO), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 3217, Washington, DC 20405 or e-mail "joanne.mcgovern@gsa.gov". Cite Reference no RFC-FGCP in your correspondence. WEB: http://post.fts2k.gsa.gov/gsa_docs/, http://post/fts2k.gsa.gov/gsa_docs/. E-MAIL: joanne.mcgovern@gsa.gov, joanne.mcgovern@gsa.gov. Posted 07/03/00 (W-SN470965).

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