The provisions of this Order apply to all organizational units involved with the printing of administrative publications. NOAA organizational units are authorized to purchase commercially available publications, not printing, using a bankcard, Form CD-435, Procurement Request, or imprest fund provided the cost per order does not exceed the limitations established for use of these methods. However, the bankcard and imprest fund may not be used to purchase reprints of articles written by government authors that are published in commercial journals. Publications intended for distribution outside the DOC require formal DOC approval on Form CD-27, Publication Clearance Request, before printing can be authorized.
Printing is the reproduction of materials for publishing or for internal use.
It includes the process of composition, preparation of illustrations, platemaking, presswork, binding, and micropublishing. Reproduction work utilizing this equipment is limited to 5,000 production units of any one page. Microform duplicating is limited to 250 duplicates. Administrative Publications are produced for distribution within NOAA for the purpose of establishing and disseminating policy, procedures, and guidance. Examples include budget presentations, general memoranda, NOAA forms, directives, circulars, administrative orders, etc.