The IESG has received a request from the Audio/Video Transport Working Group to consider RTP Payload Format for Enhanced Variable Rate Codecs (EVRC) and Selectable Mode Vocoders SMV <draft-ietf-avt-evrc-smv-03.txt> as a Proposed Standard. The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits final comments on this action. Please send any comments to the iesg@ietf.org or ietf@ietf.org mailing lists by 2002-12-20. Files can be obtained via http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-avt-evrc-smv-03.txt