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==History==
==History==


==Technology and products==
==Technology and products==
 
===Scribe===
 
Scribe is a [[laboratory information management system|LIMS-like]] application "that assists in the process of managing environmental data" and "captures sampling, observational, and monitoring field data."<ref name="EPAInfoMan">{{cite web |url=https://www.epa.gov/ert/environmental-response-team-information-management |title=Environmental Response Team Information Management |publisher=U.S. EPA |date=03 May 2016 |accessdate=07 October 2016}}</ref> Scribe is the replacement for the EPA's former product FORMS II Lite and was introduced on January 1, 2011.<ref name="WoolfordInclusion10">{{cite web |url=https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi/P100GM84.PDF?Dockey=P100GM84.PDF |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007180517/https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi/P100GM84.PDF?Dockey=P100GM84.PDF |format=PDF |title=Inclusion of Scribe into the Role of Tracking Superfund Sampling Data |author=Woolford, J.E. |publisher=U.S. EPA |date=01 November 2010 |archivedate=07 October 2016 |accessdate=07 October 2016}}</ref>
===FORMS II Lite===
 
FORMS II Lite is a [[laboratory information management system|LIMS-like]] application designed "to support the mission of EPA and its contractors who visit hazardous waste sites to take samples of soil, water, air, and other sample matrices ... [and] to automate the field sampling process."<ref name="FORMSAbout">{{cite web |url=http://f2lite.fedcsc.com/overview.html |title=FORMS II Lite - Overview |publisher=U.S. EPA |accessdate=30 September 2013}}</ref> The EPA offers its FORMS II Lite software at no cost but only for use by or for any federal agency.<ref name="FORMSFAQ">{{cite web |url=http://f2lite.fedcsc.com/faq.html#Obtaining FORMS II Lite/Licensing  |title=Frequently Asked Questions - Obtaining FORMS II Lite/Licensing |publisher=U.S. EPA |accessdate=30 September 2013}}</ref>


====Features====
====Features====
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   ! colspan="2"| Product: [http://f2lite.fedcsc.com/ FORMS II Lite]
   ! colspan="2"| Product: [https://www.epaosc.org/site/site_profile.aspx?site_id=ScribeGIS Scribe]
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   | style="background-color:white; border-style:none;"| {{Databox LIMSfeature
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| sample_login_man  = Y<ref name="FORMSAbout" />
| sample_login_man  = Y<ref name="EPAScribePDF1">{{cite web |url=https://www.epaosc.org/sites/ScribeGIS/files/Scribe%20CLP%20User%20Guide.pdf |format=PDF |title=User Manual for Scribe CLP Sampling |pages=38 |publisher=U.S. EPA Environmental Response Team |date=29 August 2013 |accessdate=07 October 2016}}</ref>
| sample_track      = Y<ref name="FORMSAbout" />
| sample_track      = Y<ref name="EPAScribePDF1" />
| sample_batch      =  
| sample_batch      =  
| task_event_sched  =  
| task_event_sched  = Y<ref name="EPAScribePDF2">{{cite web |url=https://www.epaosc.org/sites/ScribeGIS/files/Scribe%20Manual%20Part%20II.pdf |format=PDF |title=Scribe Field Use Basics |pages=117 |publisher=U.S. EPA Environmental Response Team |date=29 August 2013 |accessdate=07 October 2016}}</ref>
| manual_entry      = Y<ref name="FORMSFSheet">{{cite web |url=http://f2lite.fedcsc.com/documents/51docs/featureSheet51.pdf |format=PDF |title=Feature Sheet - FORMS II Lite v5.1 |publisher=U.S. EPA |accessdate=30 September 2013}}</ref>
| manual_entry      = Y<ref name="EPAScribePDF1" />
| multiple_view     =  
| multiple_view      = Y<ref name="EPAScribePDF3">{{cite web |url=https://www.epaosc.org/sites/ScribeGIS/files/Scribe%20Manual%20Advanced%20Part%20III.pdf |format=PDF |title=Scribe Management and Advanced Features |pages=58 |publisher=U.S. EPA Environmental Response Team |date=29 August 2013 |accessdate=07 October 2016}}</ref>
| data_analysis      =  
| data_analysis     = Y<ref name="EPAScribePDF1" />
| data_sharing      =  
| data_sharing      =  
| custom_fields      =  
| custom_fields      =  
| query              =  
| query              = Y<ref name="EPAScribePDF3" />
| import_data        = Y<ref name="FORMSFSheet" />
| import_data        = Y<ref name="EPAScribePDF3" />
| data_linking_int  =  
| data_linking_int  =  
| data_linking_ext  =  
| data_linking_ext  =  
| eln_support        =  
| eln_support        =  
| export_msexcel    =  
| export_msexcel    = Y<ref name="EPAScribePDF2" />
| export_raw        =  
| export_raw        =  
| data_warehouse    =  
| data_warehouse    =  
| deadline_control  =  
| deadline_control  =  
| production_control =  
| production_control =  
| project_task_man  = Y<ref name="FORMSFSheet" />
| project_task_man  = Y<ref name="EPAScribePDF1" />
| inventory_man      =  
| inventory_man      =  
| document_man      =  
| document_man      =  
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| workflow_man      =  
| workflow_man      =  
| spec_man          =  
| spec_man          =  
| customer_man      =  
| customer_man      = Y<ref name="EPAScribePDF2" />
| billing_man        =  
| billing_man        =  


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| performance_eval  =  
| performance_eval  =  
| audit_trail        =  
| audit_trail        =  
| chain_custody      = Y<ref name="FORMSAbout" />
| chain_custody      = Y<ref name="EPAScribePDF1" />
| roles_security    =  
| roles_security    =  
| data_norm          =  
| data_norm          =  
| data_val          =  
| data_val          = Y<ref name="EPAScribePDF3" />
| data_encrypt      =  
| data_encrypt      =  
| version_control    =  
| version_control    =  
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| enviro_monitoring  =  
| enviro_monitoring  =  


| custom_reporting  = Y<ref name="FORMSFSheet" />
| custom_reporting  = Y<ref name="EPAScribePDF1" />
| report_printing    = Y<ref name="FORMSFSheet" />
| report_printing    = Y<ref name="EPAScribePDF1" />
| label_support      = Y<ref name="FORMSAbout" />
| label_support      = Y<ref name="EPAScribePDF1" />
| barcode_support    =  
| barcode_support    =  
| export_pdf        =  
| export_pdf        =  
| export_msword      =  
| export_msword      =  
| export_htmlxml    = Y<ref name="FORMSAbout" />
| export_htmlxml    = Y<ref name="EPAScribePDF1" />
| fax_integration    =  
| fax_integration    =  
| email_integration  =  
| email_integration  =  
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| admin_manage      =  
| admin_manage      =  
| modular            =  
| modular            =  
| instrument_inter  =  
| instrument_inter  = Y<ref name="EPAScribePDF2" />
| mobile_device      =  
| mobile_device      =  
| alarms_alerts      =  
| alarms_alerts      =  
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====Pricing====
====Pricing====
Scribe is free to download. However, it's not particularly clear what license is associated with it. It's not clear if, like the previous FORMS II Lite, use of this software not performed by or for a U.S. federal agency violates any license or user agreement.


The FORMS II Lite software is free for use by or for any U.S. federal agency. Use of this software not performed by or for a U.S. federal agency violates the software licensing agreement.<ref name="FORMSFAQ" />
====Additional information====
* [https://www.ertsupport.org/Scribe ERT Software Support - Scribe support and download]
* [https://frtr.gov/pdf/meetings/may09/gilbert_presentation.pdf May 2009 demo of Scribe]
* [https://www.epaosc.org/site/site_profile.aspx?site_id=ScribeGIS Scribe Support and Development Website]
* [https://www.epaosc.org/sites/ScribeGIS/files/Scribe%20CLP%20User%20Guide.pdf Scribe user manual - Part 1]
* [https://www.epaosc.org/sites/ScribeGIS/files/Scribe%20Manual%20Part%20II.pdf Scribe user manual - Part 2]
* [https://www.epaosc.org/sites/ScribeGIS/files/Scribe%20Manual%20Advanced%20Part%20III.pdf Scribe user manual - Part 3]


====Additional information====
==Old technology and products==
===FORMS II Lite===
FORMS II Lite was a [[laboratory information management system|LIMS-like]] application designed "to support the mission of EPA and its contractors who visit hazardous waste sites to take samples of soil, water, air, and other sample matrices ... [and] to automate the field sampling process."<ref name="FORMSAbout">{{cite web |url=http://f2lite.fedcsc.com/overview.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131022346/http://f2lite.fedcsc.com/overview.html |title=FORMS II Lite - Overview |publisher=U.S. EPA |archivedate=31 January 2010 |accessdate=07 October 2016}}</ref> The EPA offered its FORMS II Lite software at no cost but only for use by or for any federal agency.<ref name="FORMSFAQ">{{cite web |url=http://f2lite.fedcsc.com/faq.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131022310/http://f2lite.fedcsc.com/faq.html |title=Frequently Asked Questions - Obtaining FORMS II Lite/Licensing |publisher=U.S. EPA |archivedate=31 January 2010 |accessdate=07 October 2016}}</ref> The software was mandated for use in November 2002.<ref name="CookFORMS02">{{cite web |url=https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi/90180C00.PDF?Dockey=90180C00.PDF |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007182316/https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi/90180C00.PDF?Dockey=90180C00.PDF |format=PDF |title=FORMS II Lite Role in Tracking Superfund Sampling Data |author=Cook M.B. |publisher=U.S. EPA |date=14 November 2002 |archivedate=07 October 2016 |accessdate=07 October 2016}}</ref> In November 2010, the EPA released a memorandum indicating that FORMS II Lite would be phased out of EPA Superfund activities, with a new sample management system called Scribe taking its place by January 1, 2011. Both software programs could be used, but FORMS II would be phased out at an unstated date.<ref name="WoolfordInclusion10" /> By 2014, the EPA's FORMS II web page disappeared, presumably signaling an end to the software's use in the EPA.<ref name="F2PageLast">{{cite web |url=http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/clp/f2lite.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202032956/http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/clp/f2lite.htm |title=FORMS II Lite |publisher=U.S. EPA |archivedate=02 February 2013 |accessdate=07 October 2016}}</ref>


* [http://f2lite.fedcsc.com/doc.html FORMS II Lite documents and technical information]
* [http://f2lite.fedcsc.com/documents/51docs/UserGuide51.pdf FORMS II Lite user guide]
* [http://f2lite.fedcsc.com/documents/51docs/featureSheet51.pdf FORMS II Lite feature sheet]
* [http://f2lite.fedcsc.com/documents/51docs/F2L_Brochure6-7-05.pdf FORMS II Lite brochure]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 19:05, 7 October 2016

Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Seal of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.svg
Environmental Protection Agency logo
Agency overview
Formed December 2, 1970
Agency executive Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator
Website
EPA.gov

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or sometimes USEPA) is an agency of the federal government of the United States charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress.[1] The EPA was proposed by President Richard Nixon and began operation on December 3, 1970, after Nixon submitted a reorganization plan to Congress and it was ratified by committee hearings in the House and Senate.[2] The agency is led by its administrator, who is appointed by the President of the United States and approved by Congress. The current administrator is Lisa P. Jackson. The EPA is not a Cabinet department, but the administrator is normally given Cabinet rank.

The agency has approximately 18,000 full-time employees.[3] Its employees are distributed across the headquarters program offices, 10 regional offices, and 27 laboratories across the country. More than half of its staff are engineers, scientists, and environmental protection specialists; other groups include legal, public affairs, financial, and computer specialists.

The agency conducts environmental assessment, research, and education. It has the responsibility of maintaining and enforcing national standards under a variety of environmental laws, in consultation with state, tribal, and local governments. It delegates some permitting, monitoring, and enforcement responsibility to U.S. states and Native American tribes. EPA enforcement powers include fines, sanctions, and other measures.

The agency also works with industries and all levels of government in a wide variety of voluntary pollution prevention programs and energy conservation efforts.

History

Technology and products

Scribe

Scribe is a LIMS-like application "that assists in the process of managing environmental data" and "captures sampling, observational, and monitoring field data."[4] Scribe is the replacement for the EPA's former product FORMS II Lite and was introduced on January 1, 2011.[5]

Features


Product: Scribe
Sample, inventory, and data management
Sample login and management?Y[6]
Sample tracking?Y[6]
Sample and/or result batching?
Task and event scheduling?Y[7]
Option for manual result entry?Y[6]
Multiple data viewing methods?Y[8]
Data and trend analysis?Y[6]
Data and equipment sharing?
Customizable fields and/or interface?
Query capability?Y[8]
Import data?Y[8]
Internal file or data linking?
External file or data linking?
ELN support or integration?
Export data to MS Excel?Y[7]
Raw data management?
Data warehouse?
Deadline control?
Production control?
Project and/or task management?Y[6]
Inventory management?
Document creation and/or management?
Case management?
Workflow management?
Specification management?
Customer and supplier management?Y[7]
Billing management?
Quality, security, and compliance
Regulatory compliance?
QA / QC functions?
Performance evaluation?
Audit trail?
Chain of custody?Y[6]
Configurable roles and security?
Data normalization?
Data validation?Y[8]
Data encryption?
Version control?
Automatic data backup?
Environmental monitoring?
Reporting, barcoding, and printing
Custom reporting?Y[6]
Report printing?Y[6]
Label support?Y[6]
Barcode support?
Export to PDF?
Export to MS Word?
Export to HTML and/or XML?Y[6]
Fax integration?
Email integration?
Base functionality
Administrator management?
Modular?
Instrument interfacing and management?Y[7]
Mobile device integration?
Alarms and/or alerts?
Work-related time tracking?
Voice recognition system?
External monitoring?
Messaging?
Multilingual?
Network-capable?
Web client or portal?
Online or integrated help?
Software as a service delivery model?
Usage-based cost?
Industries served
contract services, environmental

Pricing

Scribe is free to download. However, it's not particularly clear what license is associated with it. It's not clear if, like the previous FORMS II Lite, use of this software not performed by or for a U.S. federal agency violates any license or user agreement.

Additional information

Old technology and products

FORMS II Lite

FORMS II Lite was a LIMS-like application designed "to support the mission of EPA and its contractors who visit hazardous waste sites to take samples of soil, water, air, and other sample matrices ... [and] to automate the field sampling process."[9] The EPA offered its FORMS II Lite software at no cost but only for use by or for any federal agency.[10] The software was mandated for use in November 2002.[11] In November 2010, the EPA released a memorandum indicating that FORMS II Lite would be phased out of EPA Superfund activities, with a new sample management system called Scribe taking its place by January 1, 2011. Both software programs could be used, but FORMS II would be phased out at an unstated date.[5] By 2014, the EPA's FORMS II web page disappeared, presumably signaling an end to the software's use in the EPA.[12]


References

  1. "Our Mission and What We Do". U.S. EPA. http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/whatwedo.html. Retrieved 8 December 2010. 
  2. "Public Access – When and how was the EPA Created?". U.S. EPA. http://publicaccess.supportportal.com/link/portal/23002/23012/Article/23723/When-and-how-was-the-EPA-created. Retrieved 6 November 2011. 
  3. Joseph Kahn and Jim Yardley (August 26, 2007). "As China Roars, Pollution Reaches Deadly Extremes". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/26/world/asia/26china.html. 
    Also see U.S. Census Bureau spreadsheet
  4. "Environmental Response Team Information Management". U.S. EPA. 3 May 2016. https://www.epa.gov/ert/environmental-response-team-information-management. Retrieved 07 October 2016. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 Woolford, J.E. (1 November 2010). "Inclusion of Scribe into the Role of Tracking Superfund Sampling Data" (PDF). U.S. EPA. Archived from the original on 07 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161007180517/https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi/P100GM84.PDF?Dockey=P100GM84.PDF. Retrieved 07 October 2016. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 "User Manual for Scribe CLP Sampling" (PDF). U.S. EPA Environmental Response Team. 29 August 2013. pp. 38. https://www.epaosc.org/sites/ScribeGIS/files/Scribe%20CLP%20User%20Guide.pdf. Retrieved 07 October 2016. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Scribe Field Use Basics" (PDF). U.S. EPA Environmental Response Team. 29 August 2013. pp. 117. https://www.epaosc.org/sites/ScribeGIS/files/Scribe%20Manual%20Part%20II.pdf. Retrieved 07 October 2016. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Scribe Management and Advanced Features" (PDF). U.S. EPA Environmental Response Team. 29 August 2013. pp. 58. https://www.epaosc.org/sites/ScribeGIS/files/Scribe%20Manual%20Advanced%20Part%20III.pdf. Retrieved 07 October 2016. 
  9. "FORMS II Lite - Overview". U.S. EPA. Archived from the original on 31 January 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100131022346/http://f2lite.fedcsc.com/overview.html. Retrieved 07 October 2016. 
  10. "Frequently Asked Questions - Obtaining FORMS II Lite/Licensing". U.S. EPA. Archived from the original on 31 January 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100131022310/http://f2lite.fedcsc.com/faq.html. Retrieved 07 October 2016. 
  11. Cook M.B. (14 November 2002). "FORMS II Lite Role in Tracking Superfund Sampling Data" (PDF). U.S. EPA. Archived from the original on 07 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161007182316/https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi/90180C00.PDF?Dockey=90180C00.PDF. Retrieved 07 October 2016. 
  12. "FORMS II Lite". U.S. EPA. Archived from the original on 02 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130202032956/http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/clp/f2lite.htm. Retrieved 07 October 2016.