1. Title: LE TG Closing Report for Session #63.5
Document Number: h-09/0025
Date Submitted: Sept. 24, 2009
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Session #63.5, September, 2009
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2. Sponsor Ballot status Recirculation #4 on P802.16h/D11
Approval conditions were met
101 Approve; approval rate 91.8%
9 Disapprove
4 Abstain
# of Balloters
Response Rate %
Approval Rate %
Negative Rate %
Abstain Rate %
134
84.3%
91.8%
8.2%
3.5%

3. LE Task Group activity this week
Comment resolution
Data-base /0053r1 up-loaded in WG folder
11 comments, all resolved, classified as follows:
2 Agree
2 Principle
7 Disagree (3 withdrawn)

4. Detailed recirculation plan
Issue D12 and prepare Recirc. 5
Oct.2 – start
Ask EC for conditional approval by correspondence
If P h SB ends at Recirc. 5 (no need to re-circulate)
Use the EC conditional approval to put P802.16h on the RevCom Agenda for its December meeting.
Dead-line of Oct.19
If there is a need for Recirculation beyond Recirc. 5
Resolve the comments in the November meeting
Ask EC for conditional approval

5. P802.16h PAR Extension PAR Expiration date: 2009-12-31 Details
Extension: 1 year
Why is the extension required:
Although P802.16h Sponsor Ballot is well underway and it is projected that the Standards Board approval will be requested as early as December 2009, an extension is requested to guarantee project continuity, should unexpected delays occur during Sponsor Ballot.

6. P802.16h PAR Extension – (cont.)
Project plan:
Completion of the IEEE Sponsor Ballot
Submission of the proposed standard to RevCom

7. Motion 1
To authorize the LE TG Editor to create the WG draft IEEE P802.16h/D12 based on IEEE P802.16h/D11 and the comment resolutions recorded in data-base IEEE /0053r1 and to initiate a Sponsor Recirculation Ballot.
LE TG vote: 4:0:0

8. Motion 2
To request the WG to authorize the WG Chair to forward the IEEE h PAR extension request in IEEE h-09/0021r2 to the IEEE 802 EC.
LE TG Vote: 4:0:0

9. Motion 3
To ask the WG to authorize the WG Chair to request Conditional Approval from the IEEE 802 Executive Committee to forward the IEEE P802.16h Draft to RevCom
LE TG Vote: 4:0:0