UFC 1-300-01
29 NOVEMBER 2002
1-4.3
Variations in Format. The format prescribed herein is intended to provide
uniformity and will apply to most UFC. Deviations from the prescribed format may be
necessary to effectively communicate a message. Examples include design guides that
contain numerous graphics, field handbooks in non-standard sizes, and service existing
documents reissued with a UFC cover to expedite dissemination of critical subject
matter within the UFC system.
1-4.3.1 Variations from the prescribed format should first be coordinated with the
appropriate service office: HQUSACE (CECW-E) for the Army, the NAVFAC EICO for
the Navy, or HQ AFCESA/CES for the Air Force.
1-4.3.2 When a UFC is published in non-standard format, include the following
statement below the supercedure information on the title page: "The format of this
document does not conform to UFC 1-300-01." If the UFC will be reformatted at a later
date, include "; however, it will be reformatted at the next revision."
1-5
COPYRIGHT RELEASES. If copyrighted material is used in a UFC, obtain
written permission from the copyright holder. Identify the material properly in the UFC
according to the requirements of the copyright holder.
1-6
PUBLICATION DATE. The publication date is the date the UFC is approved
by the DOD Unified Design Guidance Coordinating Panel (UDGCP). To expedite
dissemination of new criteria for multiple-discipline UFC, the preparing activity may
publish a basic UFC, which later may include additional chapters or appendixes. These
later chapters or appendixes, when approved, will be published as changes. These
changes will bear the same publication date in the header as the basic UFC but will be
identified at the top of the first page with the change number and date of the change.
lssue dates for these chapters and appendixes will be identified by the publication
change dates documented on the UFC title page. (Refer to paragraph 2-5.)
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