Release of the National Training Center Policy and Procedures Manual Date: Tue, 25 Feb 1997 14:10:49 -0500 To: " , WRD Archive File, Reston, VA "From: "Judith B Griffin, Secretary, Reston, VA " (Judith B. Griffin) X-Sender: jbgriff@130.11.51.82 Subject: WRD Memorandum No. 97.16 In Reply Refer To: February 25, 1997 Mail Stop 414 WATER RESOURCES DIVISION MEMORANDUM NO. 97.16 Subject: Release of the National Training Center Policy and Procedures Manual The Division periodically has released a numbered memorandum describing the current operational procedures of the National Training Center (NTC), the latest of which was WRD Memorandum No. 95.54. The Branch of Technical Development and Quality Sytems is responsible for managing the NTC. The Branch has prepared the attached NTC Policy and Procedures Manual which will replace issuing the periodic WRD Memorandum mentioned above. The manual contains copies of all of the current policies for the NTC. By the end of March, a copy may be accessed at the NTC home page on the World Wide Web, at URL: http://wwwbtdqs.cr.usgs.gov When policies for the NTC change, a revised policy statement will be prepared and distributed to the same distribution codes as this memorandum. As mentioned above, this portion of the home page site will be operational by the end of March. At that time, you will be able to update your personal copy of the manual by looking at the index on the home page that includes a list of the most recent revision numbers and their effective dates. Upon request, the NTC will furnish you with a list of the current policies and provide you with copies as needed to update your copy of the manual. Verne R. Schneider Assistant Chief Hydrologist for Technical Support Attachment Distribution: A, B, FO, AO This memorandum supercedes WRD Memorandum No. 95.54. cc: WRD General File - MS402 ACH/TS File - MS414 ACH/TS Chron - MS414 USGS:WRD:WJShampine:jbg:2/13/97:x5229:TTCOM