TITLE 1 GENERAL
GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 12 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
PART 6 ARCHITECTURAL CONFIGURATION REQUIREMENTS
1.12.6.1 ISSUING AGENCY: Information Technology Commission.
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1.12.6.2 SCOPE: This rule applies to all executive agencies.
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1.12.6.3 STATUTORY AUTHORITY: NMSA 1978 Section 15-1C-5.
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1.12.6.4 DURATION: Permanent.
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1.12.6.5 EFFECTIVE DATE: July 14, 2000, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.
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1.12.6.6 OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this rule is to set forth procedures for establishing architectural configuration requirements.
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1.12.6.7 DEFINITIONS: As used in this rule:
A. architectural configuration requirement (ACR) means the technical specifications for information architecture and computer system purchases for executive agencies;
B. IAS means any information architecture subcommittee of the commission.
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1.12.6.8 STANDARDS FOR ACRs: ACRs will be based on an evaluation of an item’s:
A. life cycle;
B. system interoperability and data accessibility;
C. technical quality;
D. training compatibility;
E. wide use;
F. company financial stability; and
G. ability to advance government efficiency.
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1.12.6.9 PROPOSED ACRs:
A. An IAS may submit a proposal for an ACR to the office.
B. The office shall evaluate the proposal for compliance with the state information architecture and the state strategic plan and shall report its findings and recommendations to the commission.
C. The commission may reject the proposal, agree to consider it further, or approve a comment draft. The comment draft may contain modifications agreed to by the commission.
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1.12.6.10 NOTICE OF PROPOSED ACR: The office shall post notice of a proposed ACR on the internet at its internet address at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to adoption of the proposed ACR.
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1.12.6.11 AVAILABILITY OF COMMENT DRAFT: The office shall:
A. post comment drafts on the internet at its internet address;
B. send comment drafts to all members of the information oversight committee;
C. notify all persons on the electronic distribution list that a comment draft is available for comment;
D. mail or fax a hard copy of a comment draft to any person requesting a copy of the comment draft in writing or by telephone.
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1.12.6.12 COMMENT PROCEDURE:
A. The office shall make a comment draft available for comment for at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to its adoption.
B. Any person may submit written comments on the proposed ACR to the office in hard copy or by electronic means.
C. All comments received before the deadline for receipt of comments will be considered; comments received after the deadline will not be considered.
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1.12.6.13 REVIEW: The office shall review all comments for compliance with the state information architecture and the state strategic plan, prepare a summary of all comments received before the deadline, and report its findings and recommendations to the commission.
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1.12.6.14 COMMISSION ACTION:
A. The commission shall consider the comment draft, the summary of comments, and the findings and recommendations of the office at a meeting held after the comment period.
B. The commission may adopt the proposed ACR without revision, revise and adopt the proposed ACR, revise the proposed ACR and seek additional comments, or reject the proposed ACR.
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1.12.6.15 AMENDMENT AND REPEAL OF ACR: The commission may amend, replace or repeal an ACR in accordance with the procedures set forth in this rule.
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1.12.6.16 AVAILABILITY OF ADOPTED ACRs: The office shall post all ACRs adopted by the commission on the internet at the office's internet address.
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1.12.6.17 EXEMPTION:
A. An agency may request exemption from an ACR. Exemptions shall be granted only if complying with an ACR would:
(1) result in a significant increase in agency costs;
(2) decrease the security of agency operations;
(3) compromise essential service attributes critical to agency success; or
(4) result in inadequate resource levels.
B. An agency shall file a written request for exemption with the IAS which proposed the ACR. The request shall state the grounds on which the request is based and shall include any information available to support the request. The IAS shall respond to the request within thirty (30) days.
C. Agencies may file a written request for review of an adverse IAS decision with the CIO. The CIO shall review the IAS decision but shall only consider information presented to IAS, unless new information becomes available that was not available at the time the agency submitted its request for exemption to the IAS. The CIO shall make a final decision within fifteen (15) days.
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HISTORY OF 1.12.6 NMAC: [Reserved.]