The Electronic Signature Business Plan is the second phase of a four phase process required by the NMFS procedural directive for e-signatures to allow NMFS applications to use electronic signatures. This phase is designed to explain why an electronic signature for a transaction is beneficial and "practicable", both to NMFS and its end users. The business plan also discusses the current process that will be replaced by the e-government application, the demand for electronic signatures in for the application, how NPS plans to implement electronic signatures in this context, the various costs and benefits, and an implementation plan outline. The remaining two phases in implementing electronic signatures required by the procedural directive are:
- Evaluation and Approval of the Business Plan, and
- Implementation of the Electronic Signature Process.
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