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NOAA Data Management Planning Procedural Directive


This is the official download page for the NOAA Data Management Planning Procedural Directive, which was revised by NOAA's Environmental Data Management Committee (EDMC) on December 10, 2014 as version 2.0. As per a recomendation from the NOSC, a minor change was made, and the PD was re-approved by the EDMC on February 11, 2015 as version 2.0.1.

This version has been deprecated as of October 1, 2024.
Please refer to the Data Management Handbook for current guidance.

Adobe PDF document   View the deprecated version as an Adobe file (pdf)


Version History

Deprecated October 1, 2024

Version 2.0.1    Revised February 11, 2015     Minor revision (no transmittal)

Version 2.0       Revised December 10, 2014      Download the transmittal letter (PDF).

Version 1.0       Approved October 24, 2011      Download the transmittal letter (PDF).