U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Procedure:  DATA EXCHANGE FORMAT FOR CALENDAR DATE

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Name
 Data Exchange Format for Calendar Date
Description
 This standard provides guidance on the data format to be used whenever calendar date information is exchanged among information systems.
Type
 Numeric
Syntax
 MMDDYYYY, where each M, D, and Y represents a number from 0 through 9.
Values
 Eight-digit numeric field:  Two-digit number that represents the calendar month (MM), followed by the two-digit number that represents the calendar day (DD), followed by the four-digit number that represents the calendar year (YYYY).  
Source
 N/A
Reference(s)

Part 270, FW 6, Data Management and Standards, dated September 30, 2002.

Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 4-2, 1998 November 15, "Representation of Calendar Date for Information Exchange"

Use Instructions
 To ensure compliance with the Service Information and Technology Architecture (SITA), which includes Year 2000 compliance, Service staff will utilize this data exchange format in any new or existing systems, data sets, databases, and information applications.    

This standard adopts the FIPS PUB 4-2, "Representation of Calendar Date for Information Exchange," which reinforces the Federal Government's commitment to use data format standards that will facilitate a smooth transition of systems in the Year 2000.

Phase
 Adopted
Approval Date
 July 13, 1999
Validation Date
 January 3, 2005
Data Steward
 Barbara White, National Data Administrator, Branch of Data and Systems Services, Division of Information Resources and Technology Management

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