ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04722A000300020014-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 27, 2001
• Sequence Number: 14
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ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINES
CONSULTATION AND ADVICE
a, The Agency employs a part-time interior de
i
corat
ng consul
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Cant who works closely with the Office of Logistics, Logistics
Services Division (OL/LSD) and the Fine Arts Commission (FAC) to
solve environmental
bl
pro
ems An office dii hl
.esrngep in solving
an: environmental problem should submit a m
d
emoran
um to Lou explai
n-
ing its problem and requesting help
If the
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p
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em
annot be
solved by. LSD or other in-house advisors, an appointment will be
schedul
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the interior dti
ecorang consultant.
UTILIZATION OF SPACE
a. The arrangement of furniture
artiti
n
d
, p
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s,
oors etc is
,., the responsibility of the Architectural Design Staff (ADS), LSD/OL.
Offices consid
i
er
ng reorganizationsltisnd/
, reocaon, aor rearrange-
ments should contact ADS as early as possible in ord
h
er t
at ADS may
assist them in the planning of space utilization.
b. ,ADS will work with the requestin
office t
g
o an the most
economical, efficient, and aesthetically pleasin
i
g env
ronment
.
Upon the concurrence of the requesting office, ADS will provide
finished drawings and plans of the area being modified. Once the
plans have been approved and the work completed, the tenants of
the modified space are expected to thoroughly test their new en-,
..vironment before requesting additional changes.
c. Arbitrary or personal choice modifications to approved
plans which generate additional costs (moving telephones, relocating
doors, capping electrical outlets, etc.) are not provided for in
the LSD budget. Costs for these modifications will be charged to
the requestin
offi
d
g
ce an
the requests will be given the lowest
priority on work schedules.
PAINTING POLICIES AND STANDARDS
a. The following policies and standards a
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painting
,within the Headquarters Building and to other Washington Metropolitan
area Agency-occupied buildings as designated by the Deputy Director
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(1) Walls will be painted semi-gloss white.
(2). Accent colors to be used on doors, wa11s
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for accent panels will be Langley No. 1 through No. 12.
(These are the "door colors" found.throughout the Head-
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(3) Plat black will be the color used, wherever
feasible, for bulletin boards, waste containers, desk
and office accessary items, etc.
(4) Painting will be on an, "as required" or "solec-
Live" basis and Is dependent upon the funds ava:il.able.
By using a "selective' schedule, public areas most in
.need of repainting will receive priority attention while
those areas which suffer less traffic and consequently
less wear and soiling will receive secondary consideration.
'Priorities for repainting will be established jointly by
General Services Administration (GSA), LSD, and the PAC.
either of the following conditions are met:
(5) Repainting for aesthetic reasons may be requested
(a) More than 50 percent of the visible wall
area of the room has been repainted duo to recon-
figuration or excessive soiling.
(b) The area in question is a public area of
high use and has suffered soiling>
ties.
(c) Qualifying areas will be scheduled for
repainting in accordance with established priori-
PAINTING SAPI35
a. It is the Agency policy that some Agency file cabinets and
safes located in the Washington Metropolitan area may be painted
black. The following guidelines shall apply:
(2) Painting will include the top, sides, back, and
(1) The standard flat black paint will be. used.
front of the safe. Bottoms, insides, or supporting sur-.
faces will not be painted. The safe will be moved if
necessary so that all the above surfaces may be painted.
(3) Safes will be painted for GS-18s upon. re uest
subject to the same limitations as imposed by lm
(1) Nature of exception.
(2) Rationale of the request for e
should be directed
not limited to, the
ception.
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for the issuance of executive furniture.
b. Other requests for painting of safes
to the Chief, LSD/OL and must include, but is
following information:
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(3) Signature of Senior Administrative Officer of
questing element.
(4) Funds citation for the request.
c. The Chairman, FAC,is the final approving authority for
such. requests.
5. AFFIXING MATERIAL TO WALLS
a. Affixing pictures, maps, calendars, clippings, etc., on
walls, doors, partitions, and furniture with transparent tape,
masking tape, tacks, and pins will cause surface damage and is
therefore discouraged. The indiscriminate use of such material
for decoration contributes to office clutter and detracts from the
appearance of an area.
b. PAC-approved bulletin boards are available for issue from
OL/LSD Building Services Branch (BSB) and should be used to con-
solidate miscellaneous material which requires posting. Requests
for mounting bulletin boards to masonry walls should be forwarded
to LSD.
MAP AND CHART MOUNTING
a. The indiscriminate use of maps, charts, and posters for
decorative purposes is discouraged. Only items which fill an
operational requirement will be prepared for hanging. Such items
will be mounted on foamcore board with an "H" frame and a hanging
wire will be attached.
b. Mounting requests must be signed by the Senior Support
Officer of the component, cite.the FAN, and must include the
;following statement:
"This request is to fulfill an operational (not
decorative) requirement which cannot be met by any
other known method or manner."
7... 'PICTURE FRAMING
a. Privately owned photographs, pictures, paintings, posters.,
maps, charts, plaques, etc., will not be mounted, framed, or pre-
pared for display at U.S. Government expense. Exceptions to this
policy are:
(1) `Inscribed and/or autographed photographs of
U.S. Government executive personnel presented to em-
ployees for permanent retention.
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.(2) Certificates and awards presented to Agency.
,personnel:in.recognition of.achievement or service to
b. Standard frames for the exceptions may be obtained thrntiah
BSB via a properly executed form 1490 signed by the Senior Support
Officer of the requesting component.
a.,,. The installation of chair-rails on the wails of Agenrv.
structed of wood, metal, plexiglass, or other material tend to
mar.watis rather than protect them. All chairs issued by LSD. have
wall-protecting bumpers or can have bumpers installed on them.
b. Requests for exceptions to this policy must cite full
justification and state reasons that bumpers are not adequate.
T'he request must be approved by the Senior Support Officer of the
Chairman, FAC, is the final approving authority for such installa-
SPECIAL CABINETRY
a.. ;Requests for special cabinetry, i.e., bookcases, distri-
bution racks, credenzas, . storagecabinets, etc., are not encouraged.
Such special cabinetry is usually for a special purpose and, there-
fore, does. not lend itself to use in other areas or for other
purposes. Special cabinetry is generally much more expensive than
commercial items.
rurnture trom which to select. Offices should investigate
b. LSD has many brochures and catalogs of commercially availa
znese resources oerore requesting special cabinetry.
c. Requests for special cabinetry must cite full -justification
and state the reasons that commercially available furniture is not
adequate.. The requests must be approved by the Senior Support
Officer of the. component and cite the FAN of the requesting component.
The Chairman, FAC, is the final approving authority for such requests.
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