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ITAC action item #Sep2001.WY.1 -- Tom Wood will send out an email to administrative officers and site administrators to identify what electronic forms have been completed.

EMAIL TO:

To:	All WRD Administrative Officers and WRD System Administrators (GS-W AO, GS-W SA)
From:	Tom Wood, Chief, DIS Program Office
Cc:	GS-W ITAC, (bcc: Thomas C Wood/WRD/USGS/DOI)
Date:	1/06/2001 03:40 PM
Subject:	Standard Forms in MS Word Format

All WRD Administrative Officers and WRD System Administrators,

The DIS Program Office and the Office of Information are working to make standard forms available in MS Word format. The goal is to provide most of the standard forms that were available as Frame Maker templates in an updated, approved form that can be used easily on any Bureau laptop or desktop.

Many Districts may have already created standard forms as MS Word templates. If you have, or know of, forms that are already in MS Word format, please send them to Terry Reinitz (treinitz) by COB on November 30, 2001. Providing your MS Word templates will help prevent duplication of effort.

If there are specific forms that you consider to be a high priority for conversion to either MS Word templates or to Lotus Notes electronic forms, please identify the forms by number and name in your response to Terry.

DIS is maintaining a list of all approved electronic forms, regardless of format, at: http://wwwqvarsa.er.usgs.gov/forms/form_listing.html

APS has undertaken the task of making many forms available in Lotus Notes. These forms -- available at: https://gsvaresa01.er.usgs.gov/welcome.nsf -- offer the advantage of electronic signatures and routing. However, there are a limited number of forms available through this source, and they are inaccessible without an Internet connection. MS Word templates can be loaded onto laptops and used in the field, if necessary.

If you have questions, concerns, or comments, please contact Terry Reinitz (treinitz, 703-648-5586) of the DIS Program Office. Thank you.

Thomas C. Wood
Acting Chief, DIS Program Office, WRD, USGS
445 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr., Reston, VA 20192
703-648-5617, FAX 703-648-5644, tcwood@usgs.gov

Address questions or comments to Charles Merk, ITAC Secretary cfmerk on (703) 648-5680