FYI...

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 November 14, 1995

 "Government Shutdown" Impacts the Depository Program

 The Government Printing Office (GPO) has not been authorized by an
 appropriation for FY 1996 or a Continuing Resolution to continue its
 normal operations.  In accordance with the
 Anti-Deficiency Act, no further financial obligations may be incurred by
 GPO, except for very limited, excepted purposes.
 These include functions which are related to, and supportive of, the
 accomplishment of work for Congress and those executive branch
 agencies which either are funded or perform those services where the
 failure to perform would result in an imminent threat to the safety of
 human life or the protection of property.

 Because the operations of the Superintendent of Documents have not
 been deemed excepted, all employees of the Library
 Programs Service (LPS) and the Documents Sales Service are being
 placed in a furlough status effective on November 14,
 1995, and continuing until further notice.

 Therefore, all Federal Depository Library Program operations conducted
 by LPS will be suspended for the duration of the funding lapse.

 Depository inspections scheduled for this week in West
 Virginia and Mississippi have been canceled.

 The last shipment from LPS is shipping list 96-0027-P, dated
 11/13/95.  However, microfiche shipments from LPS' contractors and
 separates shipments may continue for some time; until the work the
 contractors have in hand is completed.

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 Posted by:

 Gil Baldwin
 Chief, Library Division
 Library Programs Service
 U.S. Government Printing Office
 FAX 202-512-1432
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