Withdrawals Data Standard Version 2.0

This information bulletin announces the availability of and describes the recent updates to the Withdrawals Data Standard Version 2.

Withdrawals (WDLS) are formal actions that set aside, withhold, or reserve federal lands by statute or administrative order for public purposes. Non-Federal lands can be included within the boundaries of a withdrawal. If title to these non-Federal lands is subsequently acquired by the United States, the lands will be subject to the terms and conditions of the withdrawal. This dataset is designed to define many of the characteristics associated with withdrawal actions and the projects associated with them. The WDLS dataset represents spatial location, boundaries, and basic information about withdrawal cases.

The following changes were applied:

• Reformatted document to meet Section 508 standards and match the latest data standard template.
• Updated title page photo and credit.
• Corrected document version history.
• Changed edit theme name from WDLS to WTHDRWL to reduce confusion with WLD (Wilderness).
• Updated FOIA category, records retention schedule text, and keywords.
• Corrected sponsor.
• Updated architecture diagrams.
• Added field aliases, edit tracking fields, and default values for required fields.
• Converted WDL_DATE, WDL_EXP_DATE field type from text (YYYYMMDD) to date (DD/MM/YYYY).
• Changed feature dataset name to Withdrawals (previously named Encumbrances).
• Changed name of case type domain from dom_CASE_TYPE to dom_CASE_TYPE_WDLS since it is a subset of the full case type list.
• Corrected length of BLM_ORG_CD field. Modified BLM_ORG_CD to show it is auto calculated on data entry.
• Added CSE_NR field.
• Changed Casefile to optional.
• Reordered Arc Feature class attributes to match standard convention.
• Changed WDL_P_NAME to WDL_NAME. Updated the WDL_NAME description.
• Updated publication dataset section to match current document conventions.
• Added attribute rules to editing procedures.

Any questions about this data standard can be directed to Luke Poff, State Data Steward for Withdrawals, at 503-808-6249; Frank P. Lahm III, Technical Lead, at 503-808-6428; Eric Hiebenthal, State Data Administrator, at 503-808-6565; or Dana Baker-Allum, Geospatial Data Designer, at 503-808-6320.