FOREST SERVICE MANUAL MISSOULA, MONTANA FSM 1300 - MANAGEMENT Region 1 Supplement
No. 1300-93-1 Effective May 28, 1993 POSTING NOTICE: Supplements to this title are numbered
consecutively by title and calendar year. Post by document
name. Remove entire document and replace with this supplement. Retain this transmittal as the first page of this
document. The last supplement to this Title was supplement No. 329, 9/90.
1370.3 - Revised direction on Electronic forms and corrected Reference numbers. David F. Jolly Regional
Page Code
1370.43a - 1370.44
Supplements Covered
323, 12/86
Document Name
1370
Digest:
Superseded Sheets)
1
(Number of Pages)
3
Forester
TITLE 1300 - MANAGEMENT R-1 SUPPLEMENT 1300-93-1 EFFECTIVE 05/28/93 CHAPTER 1370 FORMS MANAGEMENT
1370.3 - Policy
1. Forms Management. (Paper and non-paper forms). The following guidelines apply to all Region One forms:
a. The Forms Manager in Management Systems will be routinely included to design and review paper and
electronic forms to enhance quality. This should also facilitate the standardization and consolidation of related
forms.
b. Only cut-sheet forms may be entered electronically (these are the single-sheet forms).
c. All electronic forms shall include the form number, edition date, and authority. These forms shall follow all
procedures for forms analysis and design as specified in FSH 1309.14, Chapter 10.
d. All forms entered into Data General for official use shall be cleared through Management Systems.
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e. The electronic forms approved for use in Region One shall be stored in Data General on ROlA in a
Public Drawer. They can be retrieved using the Forms mailer and short message. Send TO: RO FORMS,
SUBJECT : (Complete form name, such as R1-FS-1100-2).
f. An inventory of all approved Region One forms will be published in FSH 1309.14, Chapter 10.
1370.43 -Regional Foresters, Station Directors, Area Director, Forest Supervisors, and Director, Forest
Products Laboratory . Overall responsibility for management of the forms program in Region 1 is assigned to
the Management Systems Staff Director.
1370.43a -Field Forms Managers. The Management Assistant in the Information Systems Group,
Managements Systems, is the designated Regional Forms Manager. Responsibilities are identical to those
outlined in FSM 1370.42a except the scope shall be for Regional rather than national forms.
1370.44 -Sponsors. The sponsors of any new or revised forms shall (in addition to parent text):
1. Submit initial draft design and layout of new and/or revised forms to Management Systems for review,
approval, and processing.
一. Coordinate forms affecting the activities of another unit with that unit prior to processing the form.
一. Complete form FS-1300-24, Forms Request (FSH 1309.14, Chapter 10, Sec. 13.1).
一. 4. Assure forms requiring special clearance such as those for public information collection activities are
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget through the Forms Manager in Management Systems.
一. 5. Clear any form obtaining information from ten or more persons through Management Systems. Refer to
FSH 1309.14, Chapter 40.
1370.6 -References
1. See FSH 1309.14, Information Requirements Handbook, Chapter 10, for a listing of Region 1
forms and miscellaneous items in the Management System's supply room. Orders for R-l forms should be
directed to Management Systems, Attention Supply Room.
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