----------------------------Original message---------------------------- ------------------ This message is being cross posted to several lists 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