(j3.2006) (SC22WG5.5850) CD comments process

[David Muxworthy]

On 12 Apr 2017, Anton Shterenlikht wrote:

> I'm confused about the CD comments process.
> Should the UK position on CD take into account
> the papers submitted for J3 213 meeting in Garching?
> I understood that after CD is issued, the
> national bodies vote on CD. So will the papers
> submitted for J3 213 be discussed after the
> CD has been approved, and all national bodies
> comments, if any, have been applied?

In the SC22 ballot countries (SC22 member bodies - 20 participating
and 24 observing) are voting on the CD as issued, i.e. SC22 N5191 aka
17-007r1.  What has been already submitted for Garching is irrelevant.
The SC22 Secretariat will collate the countries' comments and forward
them to WG5 for processing.  WG5 has to respond formally to the ballot
comments (accept or reject) as well as considering those proposals
sent directly to J3.

In practice most countries not actively participating in WG5 will vote
'yes without comment' or abstain but there is sometimes input from
interested people who cannot attend WG5 for financial reasons.

Thus the CD is not yet cast in stone.

David