PAB-Drafts
The PAB-Drafts directory is provided to working groups as a resource for posting and disseminating in-process copies of working group documents. This repository is replicated at various locations around the Internet. It is encouraged that draft documents be posted as soon as they become reasonably stable.

It is stressed here that PAB-Drafts are working documents and have no official standards status whatsoever. They may, eventually, turn into an official PAB document or they may sink from sight.

Submission of documents
Once a WG has determined at least rough consensus exists within the WG for the advancement of a document the following MUST be done:

• The version of the relevant document exactly as agreed to by the WG MUST be in the PAB-Drafts directory.
• The WG Chair MUST send an email to the PAB.  A copy of the request MUST be also sent to the PAB Secretariat.  The mail MUST contain the reference to the document's ID filename, and the action requested.  The copy of the message to the PAB Secretariat is to ensure that the request gets recorded by the Secretariat so that they can monitor the progress of the document through the process.

Working groups without full approval (i.e. with only interim approval) MUST NOT submit documents to the PAB.

The email, and the document to which it refers form a PAB paper; thus the document MUST be submitted and the email sent in accordance with the normal procedures for the submission of PAB papers. The PAB secretariat will arrange that it is thus posted on the PAB agenda and is available for public review.

Review of documents
The PAB MUST review all documents submitted for publication.  The PAB review will lead to one of these possible conclusions:

1. The document is accepted as-is for the status requested. 
2. The document is accepted as-is but not for the status requested.
3. Changes regarding content are suggested to the author(s)/WG.
4. Changes are suggested by the PAB and a change in status is recommended.
5. The document is rejected.  Although the working group process is structured such that this alternative is not likely to arise for documents coming from a working group, the PAB has the right and responsibility to reject documents that the PAB feels are fatally flawed in some way.

The available statuses are

Final recommendation
Final Recommendations represent a recommendation by the PAB to the Board.

Interim recommendation
Interim Recommendations represent an indication of the current thinking of the PAB, but do not constitute a formal recommendation.

For information only
This is used where the WG wishes to communicate a more detailed report on progress to the PAB but is not in a position to make any recommendations.

The PAB secretariat shall be responsible for communicating interim and final recommendations to the Board.