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USDA FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE (FSIS) DIRECTIVES 1 © 2013 Aaron J. Lenz Consulting

United States Department of Agriculture

FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE

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SERIES

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

Administrative Directives: General administration, administrative services, budget, finance, personnel issues.

5,000 Program Services: Grants, HACCP, inspection procedures, IDV reviews, Federal-State issues, cooperative programs, custom exemption.

6,000 Slaughter Inspection: Finished product standards, zero-tolerance for fecal material, antimicrobials, carcass spraying, humane handling.

7,000 Processed Products: Processing performance standards, labeling.

8,000 Compliance Evaluation & Enforcement: Recalls, detentions, seizures, condemnations.

9,000 Export & Imports: Exports and imports.

10,000 Laboratory Services: E. coli, Salmonella, sample seals, residues, sampling programs.

11,000 Facilities, Equipment & Sanitation: Sanitation standard operating procedures, sanitation performance standards.

12,000 Voluntary Inspection: Voluntary reimbursable inspection services.

13,000 Public Health Information System: PHIS.

USDA FSIS DIRECTIVES

Number Title

1010.1 Organization

1010.2 Circuit Maintenance Guidelines

1020.1 Delegation of Personnel Authority

1020.2 Authorization to Administer Employment Oaths

1020.4 Delegation of Authority for Disciplinary Actions

1030.2 Documentation of Processing and Combination Assignments

1050.1 Requesting Participation at Non-FSIS Sponsored Meeting and Events

1070.1 Quick Immersion Training

1090.1 Management Controls

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1090.2 Audits of Management Controls

1210.1 Cooperative Documents

1210.2 Reimbursable Agreements

1210.3 Interagency Agreements

1232.4 Regulations Development and Clearance

1240.1 Communicating with External Entities

1270.1 Responding to the Office of Inspector General Audits and Reports

1270.2 Responding to the General Accounting Office Audits and Reports

1300.2 Contractor Access to FSIS Data Bases

1300.4 Access to Electronic and Information Technology Systems

1300.5 The Use of the FSIS Situation Room

1300.6 Information Technology Acquisition Approval Policy

1300.7 Managing Information Technology Resources

1300.15 Controlled Access to Restricted Areas

1304.2 Broadband Home Usage Policy

1306.1 Incident Response

1306.2 Information Systems Certification and Accreditation (C&A)

1306.3 Configuration Management (CM) of Security Controls for Information Systems

1306.4 Risk Assessment (RA)

1306.5 Identification and Authentication (IDAuth)

1306.6 System and Information Integrity (SI)

1306.7 Information Systems Physical and Environmental (PE) Protection

1306.8 Security Awareness and Training (SAT)

1306.9 System Communication (SC) Protection

1306.10 Information System Access Control (AC)


1306.11 Information Systems Audit and Accountability (AU)

1306.12 Maintenance (MA)

1306.13 Information Systems Planning (PL)

1306.14 Media Protection (MP)

1306.15 Information Systems Contingency Planning (CP)

1306.16 Information Assurance (IA)

1306.17 Safeguarding Electronic Equipment and Data during Foreign Travel

1306.19 Personnel Security (PS) for Information Systems

1306.20 Information Systems and Services Acquisition (SA)

1310.3 Technical Change Control Board (TCCB)

1320.2 Systems Development Life Cycle

1320.4 Office of Field Operations (OFO) AssuranceNet Data Monitoring Responsibilities

1400.1 Release of Agency Records to External Entities

1410.2 Public Exhibits

1420.2 Publications Control Program

1420.3 Publication Maintenance and Disposal

1420.4 Submitting Manuscripts for Publication

1420.5 Submitting Science Program Papers, Presentations, and Speeches for Clearance

1450.1 Freedom of Information and Privacy Act

1460.2 Audio Visual Broadcast Media Services

1510.1 Equal Employment Notification Material for the Public

1520.1 Civil Rights Compliance and Enforcement

1520.2 Colleges and Universities

2100.1 Procurement of Supplies, Equipment, and Services

2100.6 Purchase Card


2200.2 Cooperative Agreements

2410.2 Instructions for Requesting Retiree Identification (RID) Cards for Field Employees

2410.3 Non-Accountable Personal Property

2450.1 Assignment and Use of Motor Vehicles for Official FSIS Business

2450.2 Government Paid Parking for Non-Bargaining Unit Employees

2500.2 Smoking Policy

2530.2 Space Management Program

2532.1 Security Procedures

2540.3 Telephone Equipment and Services

2610.1 FSIS Issuance System

2620.1 Records Management Program

2620.2 Guidelines of Handling and Distributing Classified Documents

2630.1 Correspondence Management Program

2640.1 Forms Management Program

2650.1 Reports Management Program

2660.1 Mail Management Program

2680.1 Printing, Graphics, and Copying Services

2780.1 Environmental Management at FSIS Facilities

2791.2 Laboratory Environmental Health and Safety Management

3100.1 Review of Unliquidated Obligations (ULOs)

3200.1 Administrative Control System for Appropriations and Funds

3200.2 Responsibilities for Operation Under the Administrative Fund Control System

3230.1 Availability and Control of Appropriations and Funds

3300.1 Fiscal Guidelines for Cooperative Inspection Programs

3300.3 Billing State Agencies Services Performed by Laboratories


3300.4 Billing Non-Federal Laboratories Accreditation

3410.2 Post Office Box Rentals

3410.3 Reimbursement Provisions for Inspection Expenditures

3410.4 Prompt Payment of Bills

3410.6 Reimbursable Charges Funded by Mission Assignments

3500.1 Accounting Adjustments

3500.2 Accounting Funds and Property Charged to Separating Employees

3530.1 Preparation of Time and Attendance Reports for Intermittent Employees

3530.2 Replacement of Non-Salary Government Checks

3530.4 Time and Attendance Reporting

3700.1 Collecting Debts

3710.1 Employees’ Claims for Loss or Damaged Personal Property

3720.1 Federal Tort Claims

3730.1 Recovery of Employee Indebtedness

3730.2 Waiver of Claims Against Employees Arising from Erroneous Payments of Pay and Allowances

3800.1 Temporary Duty Travel Within CONUS (Continental United States)

3800.2 Reimbursement for the Use of Privately Owned Vehicles

3800.10 Meat and Poultry Inspection Operations (MPIO) Travel Expenditure Reporting System

3800.12 Travel Advances

3805.1 Travel Authorizations

3805.3 Conditions for Reimbursing Travel Expenses of Nongovernment Traveler

3810.1 Responsibilities of Approving Officers for Review and Approval of Vouchers

3810.3 Travel Vouchers

3820.1 Employee Relocation Allowances

3820.2 Determining When the Payment of Relocation Expenses to Non-Bargaining Unit Employees in the

Interest of the Government


3820.3 Payment of Relocation Allowances for In-Plant Shortage Locations

3820.4 Payment of Relocation Expenses to the First Post of Duty

3830.2 Government Travel Charge Card Program

3840.1 Temporary Duty Travel Outside CONUS

3850.1 Conference Planning and Reporting Requirements

4200.2 New Employee Orientation

4251.1 Intra-Management Communication and Consultation System

4271.2 Pre-Tax Parking Benefit Program for Non-Bargaining Unit Employees

4293.1 Personnel Records

4300.1 Reassignment of Food Inspectors in Work Reduction Situations

4300.3 Career Transition Assistance Program

4300.5 Details of Personnel

4300.6 Temporary Promotions and Details

4300.8 Recruitment, Relocation, and Retention Incentives

4300.10 Ensuring That Inspection Program Personnel Have Proper Training to Cover Work Assignments

4304.1 Employment of Experts and Consultants

4306.1 Employment of People with Disabilities (Including Disabled Veterans)

4306.2 Reasonable Accommodation and Accessibility for People with Disabilities

4310.2 Employment of Relatives

4312.1 Position Management

4315.2 Probationary Period

4315.3 Probationary Period for Newly Appointed Supervisors and Managers

4334.1 Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Assignments

4335.1 Merit Promotion Program

4335.1 Attachment

Department Merit Promotion Plan


4335.4 Selecting Officials for Meat and Poultry Inspection Operations (MPIO) Positions

4335.6 Applying for Recurring Vacancies

4335.8 Interview Policy

4338.1 Training as a Condition of Employment

4339.1 Medical Determinations Relating to Employment

4339.2 Medical Examinations for Employees Exposed to Hazardous Employment Conditions

4339.3 Medical Requirements for In-Plant Positions in FSIS

4340.1 Part-Time Employment Policies

4351.1 Reduction in Force

4410.1 Employee Development

4410.2 Career Development Program

4410.4 FSIS Training Steering Committee

4413.1 Career Enhancement Program

4430.1 Performance Evaluation Plan

4430.2 Monetary Awards Based on the Performance Rating of Record

4430.3 In-Plant Performance System (IPPS)

4430.4 Performance Evaluation Plan for Non-Bargaining Unit Employees

4430.5 Supervisory Tool for Assessment Results

4430.6 Out-of-Plant Performance System (OPPS)

4451.1 Home Marketing Incentive Program

4451.2 Performance Awards Program for Veterinary Medical Officers, Supervisory Food Technologists, and

Supervisory Food Inspectors

4451.3 Performance Awards Program for Bargaining Unit Employees

4451.4 Administrator’s Workplace Harmony Award

4451.6 Non-Monetary Award Recognition

4451.7 Time-Off Award Program


4451.8 Spot Award Program

4451.9 External Awards

4451.10 Field Operations Merit Award Program for Excellence

4451.11 Home Marketing Incentive Program

4451.12 Employee Suggestion Program

4451.14 Referral Bonus Award

4461.1 Transit Benefit Program

4500.1 Classification of Positions

4500.2 Delegation of Position Classification Authority

4511.1 General Schedule and Wage Grade Classification Appeals Procedures

4511.2 Position Maintenance Review

4511.3 Peer Review Plan for Scientific Positions

4530.3 Salary Determinations for General Schedule Employees

4531.1 Within-Grade Increase

4536.1 Grade and Pay Retention

4537.1 Repayment of Student Loans Program

4550.1 Travel Time Pay Entitlement Under Title 5 U.S. Code

4550.2 Garnishment of Wages for Child Support, Alimony, and Commercial Debt

4550.4 Premium Pay Under Title 5, U.S. Code

4551.1 Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act

4591.1 Allowances and Differentials for Employees Stationed in Non-Foreign Areas

4610.1 Tours of Duty

4610.3 Service During Work Stoppages in Connection with Strikes, Floods, or Other Emergency Conditions

4610.5 Alternative Work Schedules

4610.6 Daily Duty Limitations for In-Plant Inspectors


4610.7 Alternative Workplace Arrangements (FlexiPlace, Telecommuting, Telework)

4610.8 Returning to Work after a Workplace Injury (Work Hardening Program)

4610.9 Travel Compensatory Time

4630.2 Leave

4630.3 Witnesses in Judicial Proceedings

4630.7 Creditable Service for Annual Leave Accrual

4711.1 Labor Management Relations

4713.1 Equal Employment Opportunity

4713.2 Prevention of Discrimination on Grounds of Political Affiliation or Marital Status

4713.3 Equal Opportunity Counseling and Complaints Program

4732.2 Security Clearances

4735.3 Employee Responsibilities and Conduct

4735.4 Reporting Assault, Harassment, Interference, Intimidation, or Threats

4735.6 Safeguarding Confidential Industry Information

4735.7 Industry Complaints Against FSIS Program Employees

4735.8 Drug-Free Workplace Plan

4735.9 Ethics and Conflicts of Interest

4771.1 Administrative Grievance System

4791.1 Basic Occupational Safety and Health Program

4791.3 Use of Formaldehyde in Laboratory Samples

4791.5 Hazard Communication Program

4791.6 Procedures for Workplace and Travel Emergencies

4791.7 Monitoring Employee Exposure to Occupational Radiation

4791.8 Air Contaminants Safety Awareness

4791.11 Lockout/Tagout Safety Program


4791.12 Reporting and Correcting Occupational Hazards

4791.13 Workplace Inspections and Injury, Illness, and Motor Vehicle Incident Reporting

4791.15 Radiation Safety Program

4792.1 First Aid

4792.2 Federal Employees Occupational Health Services

4792.3 Employee Assistance Program

4810.1 On-the-Job Injury and Illness Compensation Program

4831.3 Retirees Requesting Badges or Credentials as Mementos

4850.1 Unemployment Compensation and Severance Pay

4900.1 Employee Liability Action Taken Within the Scope of Employment

4900.4 Employee Pay Problems and Inquiries to National Finance Center

5000.1 Verifying an Establishment’s Food Safety System

5000.2 Review of Establishment Testing Data by Inspection Program Personnel

5000.3 Identification and Segregation of Products

5000.4 Performing the Review Component of PBIS 01B02 Procedure and PHIS Pre-Op Sanitation SOP

Review and Observation Task in Federally Inspected Processing, Slaughter, and Import Establishments

5000.5 Verification of Less Than Daily Sanitation Procedures

5000.6 Performance of the Hazard Analysis Verification (HAV) Task

5000.9 Verifying Video or Other Electronic Monitoring Records

5010.1 Food Safety Related Topics for Discussion During Weekly Meetings

5020.1 Verification of Salmonella Initiative Program

5050.1 Documentation of Noncompliance in Egg Products Plants

5090.1 Donning and Doffing Measurement

5100.1 Enforcement, Investigations, and Analysis Officer (EIAO) Comprehensive Food Safety Assessment

Methodology

5100.2 Enforcement, Investigations, and Analysis Officer (EIAO) Responsibilities Related to Recalls and

Consumer Complaints

5100.3 Administrative Enforcement Reporting (AER) System


5100.4 Prioritized Scheduling of Food Safety Assessments (FSAs)

5110.2 Cross-Utilization of Poultry Graders and Food Inspectors

5110.3 Cross-Utilization of Meat Graders and Food Inspectors

5220.1 Granting, Refusing, Voluntary Suspension, or Voluntary Withdrawal of Federal Inspection Service

5220.2 Meat and Poultry Establishment Numbering Procedures

5220.3 Issuance of a Ten-Day Letter for Inactive Operations

5300.1 Managing the Establishment Profile in the Public Health Information System (PHIS)

5400.5 Inspection System Activities

5420.1 Homeland Security Threat Condition Response Risk Based Food Defense Verification Procedures

5420.2 Homeland Security Threat Condition Response—Handling of FSIS Laboratory Samples Under

Declared Heightened Threat Conditions

5420.3 Homeland Security Threat Condition Response—Surveillance of Establishments and Products in

Commerce

5420.4 Homeland Security Threat Condition Response—Emergency Procedures for the Office of International

Affairs Import Division

5420.5 Homeland Security Threat Condition Response Intelligence Reports and Communications

5420.6 Homeland Security Threat Condition Response—Information Technology Monitoring Procedures

5420.7 Homeland Security Threat Condition Response—Human Health Monitoring and Surveillance

5420.8 Homeland Security Threat Condition Response—Communication and Public Affairs Procedures

5500.2 Significant Incident Response

5500.3 Incident Investigation Team Reviews

5500.4 Products Intentionally Adulterated with Threat Agents

5600.1 Clearance and Posting of Data Analysis for the FSIS Internet Web Site

5610.1 Procedures to Implement the Consumer Complaint Monitoring System

5620.1 Using askFSIS

5710.1 Designation of States for Federal Meat or Poultry Inspection

5720.2 State Cooperative Inspection Programs

5720.3 Comprehensive Review Methodology of State Meat and Poultry Inspection Programs


5730.1 Responsibilities in Dual Jurisdiction Establishments

5800.1 FSIS Data Coordination Committee

5930.1 Custom Exempt Review Process

6000.1 Responsibilities Related to Foreign Animal Diseases (FADs) and Reportable Conditions

6020.1 Enhanced Inspection of Poultry Related to a Notification of a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

(HPAI) Outbreak by FSIS

6030.1 Religious Exemption

6100.1 Ante-Mortem Livestock Inspection

6100.2 Post-Mortem Livestock Inspection

6100.3 Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Poultry Inspection

6100.4 Verification Instructions Related to Specified Risk Materials (SRMs)

6120.1 Finished Product Standards for the New Line Speed (NELS) Inspection System and the Streamlined

Inspection System (SIS)

6120.2 High Pressure Processing (HPP) and Inspection Program Personnel Verification

6170.1 Ratite Ante-Mortem and Post-Mortem Inspection

6210.2 Inspection of Poultry Feet That Are Presented as Eligible to Receive the Mark of Inspection

6240.1 Inspection, Sampling, and Disposition of Animals for Tuberculosis

6330.1 Carcass Spraying during Chilling

6355.1 Use of Chlorine Dioxide in Poultry Chill Water

6400.1 Requirements Which Apply to the Harvesting of Fowl Ova for Human Food Purposes

6410.1 Verifying Sanitary Dressing and Process Control Procedures by Off-Line Inspection Program Personnel

(IPP) in Slaughter Operations of Cattle of Any Age

6410.3 Verifying Sanitary Dressing and Process Control Procedures by Off-Line Inspection Program Personnel

(IPP) in Poultry Slaughter Operations

6420.2 Verification of Procedures for Controlling Fecal Material, Ingesta, and Milk in Slaughter Operations

6440.1 Verification Activities for the Sanitary Air Inflation of Livestock Carcasses and Parts

6700.1 Retained Water in Raw Meat and Poultry Products

6810.1 Grademark Labeling on Meat and Poultry Products

6810.2 Marking Carcasses and Products (Meat)


6900.2 Humane Handling and Slaughter of Livestock

6910.1 District Veterinary Medical Specialist Work Methods

7000.1 Verification of Non-Food Safety Consumer Protection Regulatory Requirements

7000.2 Experimental and Sample Products Policy

7000.4 Verifying Transferred Labeling

7010.1 Processing USDA—Donated Commodities

7110.1 Guidelines for Specified Cuts of Poultry

7110.3 Time/Temperature Guidelines for Cooling Heated Products

7111.1 Performance Standards for the Production of Certain Meat and Poultry Products

7120.1 Safe and Suitable Ingredients Used in the Production of Meat and Poultry Products

7124.1 Standards of Identity or Composition—Use of Cooked or Cured Product

7160.1 Meat Produced by Advanced Meat/Bone Separation Machinery and Meat Recovery Systems

7160.2 “Meat” Prepared Using Advanced Mechanical Meat/Bone Separation Machinery and Meat Recovery

Systems

7160.3 Advanced Meat Recovery Using Beef Vertebral Raw Materials

7220.1 FSIS Policy Memoranda (1980-1995)

7221.1 Prior Labeling Approval

7235.1 Mandatory Safe Handling Statements on Labeling of Raw and Partially Cooked Meat and Poultry

Products

7237.1 Labeling of Ingredients

7270.1 Sampling and Testing Procedures for Raw Poultry Products Labeled “Fresh”

7310.5 Presence of Foreign Material in Meat or Poultry Products

7320.1 Treatment of Certain Meat and Poultry Products Containing Pork to Destroy Trichinae

7355.1 Use of Sample Seals for Laboratory Samples and Other Application

7520.2 Procedures for Condition of Canned Product Container Examination

7530.1 Handling a Process Deviation or Abnormal Container of Thermally Processed, Commercially Sterile

Canned Product

7530.2 Verification Activities in Canning Operations That Choose to Follow the Canning Regulations


7610.2 Total Quality Control for Processing Operations

7610.3 Expanded Operating Schedules for Total Quality Control Establishments

7620.3 Processing Inspectors’ Calculations Handbook

7700.1 Irradiation of Meat and Poultry Products

8010.1 Methodology for Conducting In-Commerce Surveillance Activities

8010.2 Investigative Methodology

8010.3 Procedures for Evidence Collection, Safeguarding, and Disposal

8010.4 Report of Investigation

8010.5 Case Referral and Disposition

8021.1 Investigative Methodology for Conducting Misconduct, Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Hotline,

and Other Investigations

8030.1 Communicating with the Office of Inspector General (OIG)

8080.1 Recall of Meat and Poultry Products

8080.3 Foodborne Illness Investigations

8091.1 Procedures for the FSIS Health Hazard Evaluation Board

8140.1 Preparation and Submission of FSIS Form 8140-1, Notice of Receipt of Adulterated or Misbranded

Product

8410.1 Detention and Seizure

8420.1 Transportation Accidents

8840.1 Enforcement of Refrigeration and Labeling Requirements for Shell Eggs Packed for Consumer Use

9000.1 Export Certification

9000.2 Inspection Certification of Livestock Intestines or Casings

9000.6 Export Certification of Egg Products from Other Than Official Egg Products Plants

9010.1 United States Exported and Returned Products

9030.1 Targeting for High Risk Imported Product Shipments

9040.1 Re-Inspection of Product Intended for Export

9040.3 Use of Compensatory Time and Paid Overtime


9500.1 Automated Import Information System (AIIS) Contingency Plan

9500.8 Importation of Products for Other Than Commercial Purposes

9500.9 Foreign Visitors Program

9530.1 Importation of Live Canadian Cattle, Sheep, and Goats into the United States

9550.1 Protein Fat-Free (PFF) for Imported Cured Pork Products

9600.1 Illegally Imported or Smuggled Products and Reporting in the Alert Tracking System

9900.1 Imported Product Shipment Presentation

9900.2 Import Inspection of Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products

9900.3 Pre-Stamping Imported Products

9900.5 Label Verification of Imported Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products

9900.6 Laboratory Sampling Program for Imported Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products

9900.7 Physical Examinations of Cooked Meat from Regions Where Rinderpest or Foot and Mouth Disease

Exists

9900.8 Meat, Poultry, Egg Products, and Shell Eggs Refused Entry in the U.S.

9920.1 Reinspection of Imported Shell Eggs (Packed in Containers Destined for Consumers and for Breaking)

10,000.1 Policy on Use of Results from Non-FSIS Laboratories

10,010.1 Verification Activities for E. coli O157:H7 in Raw Beef Products

10,200.1 Accessing Laboratory Sample Information via LEARN

10,210.1 Unified Sampling Form

10,220.2 Use of CAST and FAST Screening Tests for Bob Veal Calves

10,220.3 Using the Fast Antimicrobial Screen Test (FAST) to Detect Antimicrobial Drug Residues in Cattle and

Swine

10,230.2 Procedures for Collecting and Submitting Domestic Samples for Microbiological Analysis

10,230.4 Salmonella Surveillance Program for Liquid and Frozen Egg Products

10,230.5 Self-Instruction Guide for Collecting Raw Meat and Poultry Product Samples for Salmonella Analysis

10,230.6 Submitting Tissue Specimens for Pathological or Diagnostic Microbiological Evaluation to the

Laboratory

10,240.4 Verification Procedures for Consumer Safety Inspectors (CSIs) for the Listeria monocytogenes

Regulation and Lm Sampling Programs


10,240.5 Enforcement, Investigations, and Analysis Officer (EIAO) Assessment of Compliance with the Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) Regulation and Routine Listeria monocytogenes (RLm) Risk-Based Sampling Program

10,300.1 Intensified Verification Testing (IVT) Protocol for Sampling of Product, Food Contact Surfaces, and

Environmental Surfaces for Listeria monocytogenes (Lm)

10,630.1 Federal and Contract Servicing Laboratories for Domestic Food Chemistry Samples

10,700.1 Procedures for New Technology and Experimental Protocols for In-Plant Trials

10,800.1 Procedures for Residue Sampling, Testing, and Other Responsibilities for the National Residue

Programs

10,900.1 Inviting Non-FSIS Scientist for Office of Public Health Science (OPHS) Scientific Seminar Series

Presentation

11,000.1 New Technology Summaries Intranet Site

12,600.1 Voluntary Reimbursable Inspection Services

12,600.2 Reimbursable Overtime Inspection Services at Meat and Poultry Establishments

12,700.1 Operations Occurring Outside Approved Hours

13,000.1 Scheduling In-Plant Inspection Tasks in the Public Health Information System (PHIS)

13,000.2 Performing Sampling Tasks in Official Establishments Using the Public Health Information System

(PHIS)

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

This document enables users to search the more than 370 FSIS directives, both public and non-public,

simultaneously by title key word(s) or number. It also contains hyperlinks to FSIS directives contained in the

user’s “Offline_Issuances” file folder located on the local disk (C:) drive. It may be used to directly access

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contact the author, Aaron J. Lenz, at [email protected]. The most current versions of all directives are

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This document was last updated on 03/13/2013.

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