The IESG has received a request from the Open Shortest Path First IGP Working Group to consider Graceful OSPF Restart <draft-ietf-ospf-hitless-restart-07.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 2003-6-20. Files can be obtained via http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-ospf-hitless-restart-07.txt