This manual contains guidelines for editing task statements written according to the principles and techniques of functional job analysis to be used in preparing input data to the National Task Bank. It does not include any descriptive matter about the task bank, which was developed to provide a model for State and local public welfare agencies through the application of systems approach and functional job analysis to agency management. Related documents are available as VT 020 661 and VT 020 662 in this issue. (MF)