R 191707Z JUN 12

ALCOAST 292/12
COMDTNOTE 5230
SUBJ: ELECTRONIC STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVE - DUPLEX PRINTING
A. EXECUTIVE ORDER (EO) 13514 - FEDERAL LEADERSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL,
1. Reference a. requires government entities to promote electronic
stewardship by establishing and implementing policies to enable
energy-efficient and environmentally preferable features on all
eligible electronic products. Included in this initiative is the
requirement to implement an enterprise duplex (double-sided) printing
plan.
2. To be good electronic, environmental, and fiscal stewards, the
Assistant Commandant for C4IT has directed that all duplex capable
printers shall be set to print double-sided by default. This includes
all printers attached to the CGOne network as well as any standalone
printers that are not connected to the CGOne network. The definition
of duplex capable printer for this ALCOAST means a printer that, in
its current configuration (i.e. no additional hardware or software
needs to be purchased), has the ability to print double-sided. Units
are not required to procure duplexing units/accessories for
single-side printers that are currently in service, as a result of
this ALCOAST.
3. Although duplex printing will be the default setting, users will
still have the ability to print single-sided by manually changing the
print settings for specific print jobs that require single-sided
printing.
4. Any duplex capable printer that units do not desire to have
double-sided printing as its default setting must receive an approved
waiver from COMDT (CG-641) stating a valid business case/need as to
why default duplex printing can/should not be configured. Waiver
request forms can be obtained from the Assistant Commandant for C4IT
- CG-6 portal collaboration page
(https://cgportal.uscg.mil/CTL/11834CN) under Library and then Forms.
Waivers shall be submitted to COMDT (CG-641), POC listed below. A
waiver database will be maintained at the above CGPortal location
documenting specific printers having approved waiver requests on
file.
5. The TISCOM Enterprise Information Systems Infrastructure (EISI)
Product Line will establish the best method and technical procedures
used to align all non-waivered duplex capable printers with this
policy. The C4IT Service Center - Field Services Division (FSD) will
coordinate the technical efforts required to make these changes. For
duplex capable printers that units wish to remain defaulted to
single-sided printing, it is highly recommended to submit waiver
requests as soon as possible. This will assist COMDT (CG-641) and FSD
to minimize the scenario where default print settings are set to
double-sided printing on printers that need to remain on single-sided
printing.
6. Default print settings on currently installed printers shall be
changed to duplex by 31 August 2012. No later than 15 July 2012, the
C4IT Service Center (TISCOM) will publish the printer change process
on the C4IT TISCOM portal collaboration page
(https://cgportal.uscg.mil/CTL/19F2EX6) under Library and then TCTO.
7. Following release of this policy, all newly procured printers
shall have all hardware and software accessories necessary to conduct
duplex printing and shall have double-sided printing set as default
or receive a waiver as discussed in paragraph 4. This requirement
pertains to printers installed both on and off the CGOne network.
8. For questions or more information concerning this initiative,
contact COMDT (CG-641) LCDR Dan Warren at 202-475-3606 or
daniel.r.warren(at)uscg.mil.
9. RADM R. E. Day, Assistant Commandant for Command, Control,
Communications, Computers and Information Technology (CG-6), sends.
10. Internet release is authorized.