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Type-2 Record Field Allocations for North America Domain
ELECTRONIC BIOMETRIC TRANSMISSION SPECIFICATION (EBTS) 11.0 REDLINES
ELECTRONIC BIOMETRIC TRANSMISSION SPECIFICATION (EBTS) Version 11.0
EBTS Version 11.0 XML - Final — February 24, 2022
EBTS Compliance Tool Suite
Compliance Tool Suite – Reference Tool Help File
EBTS Version 10.0.8 Incorporating TOUs Final - September 30, 2017
EBTS TOU 8 v10.0.8 - September 30, 2017
EBTS Version 10.0.7 Incorporating TOUs Final - December 5, 2016
EBTS TOU 7 v10.0.7 - December 5, 2016

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