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DA Form 7688 is a Department of the Army form in the DA series. Title of record: SPECIAL PROVISIONS L(S) LIQUEFIED PROPANE GAS SERVICE. Function: special provisions l(s) liquefied propane gas service. The edition presently published bears the date 03/01/2015, with a status of ACTIVE. Physical extent is 1 page(s) and about 37 fillable fields.
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What the form asks for
- Agreement
- Alterations_Additions
- ContentArea1
- Estimated_quantity
- Frequency
- Measured_by
- Page1
- PageArea1
- Point_Delivery
- R18
- Rates
- Rectangle1
- Subform
- Supplied1
- Supplied2
- T10
- T11
- T14
- T24
- T25
- T28
- T29
- T32
- T33
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Questions and answers
- What is DA Form 7688?
- SPECIAL PROVISIONS L(S) LIQUEFIED PROPANE GAS SERVICE
- Which edition is current?
- 03/01/2015
- Who is responsible for this form?
- COE
- In which formats can it be downloaded?
- PDF, PDF
Publisher notes
- 42-ITEM ONLY PRODUCED IN ELECTRONIC MEDIA
- 04-PUB NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGNERS (NOFORN)