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USFS National PIT Coordinator

• Administer the agreement with the SRI Foundation for the PIT Clearinghouse.
• Maintain a budget to provide the Clearinghouse services

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USFS & BLM National PIT Coordinators

• Seek agency support for PIT and brief management appropriately.
• Help respective agency heritage personnel determine appropriate PIT projects.
• Review and approve PIT project proposals for respective agency.
• Purchase materials for PIT project field support.
• Answer media questions about PIT (usually forwarded from the PIT Clearinghouse).

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The PIT Clearinghouse

• Accept and review PIT project proposals from project leaders.
• Post PIT projects on www.passportintime.com.
• Distribute applications and project materials to the project leaders.
• Develop and maintain project and volunteer databases.
• Submit quarterly reports to agencies and organizations hosting PIT projects.
• Provide a 24-hour toll-free number for public inquiries; staffed with a live person during business hours.
• Receive volunteer applications and acknowledge receipt back to the applicants.
• Contact volunteers not selected on projects.
• Develop and maintain the PIT webpage, www.passportintime.com
• Develop and maintain the PIT Leader webpage www.pitleader.org

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PIT Project Leaders

• Develop a PIT project and acquire permissions from appropriate agency officials.
• Submit PIT project proposal on-line to the PIT Clearinghouse.
• Select volunteers and notify the Clearinghouse of those selected and those not selected.
• Notify selected volunteers. Send detailed information as needed.
• Purchase project-specific items for volunteer appreciation items, e.g. T-shirts, caps, etc. (optional)
• Insure all volunteers sign an agency- or organization-specific volunteer agreement.
• Report volunteers' hours to the Clearinghouse.

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