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The FGDC is soliciting public comments on proposals to develop an =D2FGDC
Standard for Geologic Map Symbolization=D3 and an =D2FGDC Standard for a
Geologic Data Model.=D3 If the proposals are approved, these standards
will be developed following the FGDC standards development and approval
process.  If the standard is adopted by the FGDC, it must be followed by
all Federal agencies collecting and portraying geologic data either
directly or indirectly (through grants,  partnerships, or contracts).
 
Copies of the proposals may be downloaded from the following Internet
addresses:
 
http://www.fgdc.gov/Standards/Documents/Proposals/geosympro.html
http://www.fgdc.gov/Standards/Documents/Proposals/geomodpro.html
 
Comments may be submitted via Internet mail or by submitting an
electronic copy on diskette.
 
Send comments on the =D2FGDC Standard for Geologic Map Symbolization=D3 via
Internet to:
gdc-geosym=40www.fgdc.gov.  Comments e-mailed as attachments must be in
ASCII format.
 
Send comments on the =D2FGDC Standard for a Geologic Data Model=D3 via
Internet to:
gdc-geomod=40www.fgdc.gov.  Comments e-mailed as attachments must be in
ASCII format.
 
A soft copy version may be submitted on a 3.5 x 3.5 diskette in
WordPerfect 5.0 or 6.0/6.1 format, along with one hardcopy version of
the comments, to the FGDC Secretariat (attn: Jennifer Fox) at U.S.
Geological  Survey, 590 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive,
Reston, Virginia, 20192.
 
Comments must be received on or before December 19, 1997