Tennessee Bulletins Fiscal Year 2007

The following bulletins and attachments are available in Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Word format where noted:

• 120-07-1 ADS – Technical Service Provider Contribution Agreement With Soil Conservation Districts
  • Purpose: To provide information to District Conservationists on the application process for Soil Conservation District (SCD) and County Contribution Agreements.
  • Expiration Date: September 30, 2008
  • Action Required By: September 28, 2007
  • Attachment - Criteria Guidelines Application Contribution Agreement (PDF; 36 KB)
  • Attachment - MOU for Employee Planner Certification/Job Approval (PDF; 18 KB)
  • Attachment - Sample Contribution Agreement NRCS (PDF; 74 KB)
• 180-07-1 CPA – Conservation Compliance Status Reviews For NRCS Employees With Farming Interests
  • Purpose: To remind NRCS employees of mandatory reporting and status review requirements for employee farming interests that derive USDA benefits.
  • Expiration Date: September 30, 2007
  • Action Required By: February 28, 2007
  • Attachment - NRCS-CPA-1, Employee Report of Farming Interests (PDF; 179 KB)
• 190-07-1 ECS – Procedures For Conducting Cultural Resources Undertaking Site Reviews
• Purpose: To transmit procedures for Cultural Resources Conservation Compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.
• Expiration Date: September 30, 2007
• Attachment - Cultural Resources Review Decision Matrix (PDF; 74 KB)
• Attachment - Tennessee Cultural Resources Undertaking Designations (PDF; 36 KB)
• Attachment - Conservation Practice Definitions and Adverse Impact (PDF; 19 KB)
• Attachment - Cultural Resources Undertaking Review Worksheet (DOC; 44 KB)
• Attachment - Sample Cultural Resources Undertaking Review Worksheet (PDF; 75 KB)
• Attachment - Sample Topo Map (PDF; 241 KB)
• Attachment - Sample Road Map (PDF; 93 KB)
• Attachment - Sample Ortho Plan Map (PDF; 85 KB)
• 190-07-2 ECS – Threatened And Endangered Species Federal Expenditure Report - FY 2006
• Purpose: To solicit annual threatened and endangered species expenditures for FY 2006.
• Expiration Date: September 30, 2007
• Action Required By: April 20, 2007
• 190-07-3 ECS – Procedures For Obtaining or Renewing State Pesticide Certification
• Purpose: To provide information regarding Pesticide Certification needed to maintain Tennessee Conservation Planner Certification.
• Expiration Date: September 30, 2008
• Action Required By: September 30, 2007
• Attachment - Examination Application (PDF; 28 KB)
• 210-07-1 ENG – Engineering Assistance Request Database
• Purpose: To transmit guidance on requesting engineering assistance.
• Expiration Date: September 30, 2007
• Attachment - Engineering Request Database Instructions (PDF; 286 KB)
• 250-07-1 FNM – New Timekeeping procedures – Supervisor Certification
  • Purpose: To provide guidance on new requirement for supervisors to certify timesheets before submission to NFC.
  • Expires: September 30, 2007
• 250-07-2 FNM – Meeting Attendance – TACD Convention
  • Purpose: To provide guidelines and request information regarding TACD Convention attendance.
  • Expires: September 30, 2007
• 250-07-3 FNM – Use of Government Travel Charge Cards
  • Purpose: To provide guidelines on use of Government Travel Cards.
  • Expires: September 30, 2007
• 250-07-4 FNM – Privately Owned Vehicle Mileage Reimbursement
  • Purpose: To publish new rate for POV mileage reimbursement.
  • Expires: September 30, 2007
• 250-07-5 FNM – Submission of 2006 RIT Allowance Claims
• Purpose: To provide guidance to transferred employees on the submission of RIT claims.
• Expiration Date: September 30, 2007
• 290-07-1 INV – Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP)
• Purpose: To inform employees of NRCS’s upcoming 2006 CEAP activities.
• Expires: December 31, 2006
• Attachment - NRCS_Supplement_Handbook (PDF; 170 KB)
• Attachment - Tennessee CEAP by County (PDF; 11 KB)
• Attachment - Conservation Effects Assessment 2006 (PDF; 140 KB)
• 300-07-1 LTP – Guidance For Fiscal Year 2007 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
• Purpose: To transmit guidance for 2007 EQIP in Tennessee.
• Expires: September 30, 2007
• Attachment - LWG data for EQIP FY 07 (XLS; 792 KB)
• 300-07-2 LTP – Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)
• Purpose: To transmit a joint Memorandum of Agreement between the Farm Service Agency (FSA) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) concerning Wetlands Reserve Program crop bases.
• Expires: September 30, 2008
• MOA Final Crop Bases Signed (PDF; 16 KB)
• 300-07-3 LTP – Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)
• Purpose: To notify all offices of geographic rate cap changes for the WRP.
• Expires: September 30, 2008
• Geographic Rate Caps 2007 (PDF; 15 KB)
• 300-07-4 LTP – Guidance for Fiscal Year 2008 Environmental Quality Incentives Program
  (EQIP)
• Purpose: To transmit guidance for 2008 EQIP in Tennessee
• Expires: September 30, 2008
• Attachment - County LWG Practices and Questions EQIP FY2008 (XLS; 648 KB)
• Attachment - Attach_Tennessee Pay Schedule 2008 Version 1 (PDF; 32 KB)
• Attachment - 2008 EQIP Projected Timeline (PDF; 12 KB)
• Attachment - TACD NRCS EQIP 2008 Joint Letter (PDF; 42 KB)
• Attachment - Vonore NWSG Priority Area (PDF; 215 KB)
• 300-07-5 LTP – Starting Practices Before Conservation Program Contracting (CPC) Approval – Request For Waiver
• Purpose: To transmit Tennessee procedure for requesting waivers.
• Expires: September 30, 2008
• 330-07-1 MGT - Quality Assurance Review Policy
  • Purpose: To provide Tennessee’s draft Quality Assurance policy for conservation planning and practice application.
  • Expiration Date: September 30, 2008
  • Attachment - GM 330 Quality Review Policy 2006 DRAFT (PDF; 36 KB)
  • Attachment - Quality Assurance Review - Program Activity Summary Report (DOC; 80 KB)
  • Attachment - Quality Assurance Review (DOC; 80 KB)
  • Attachment - Quality Assurance Review - Non-Engineering Practices (DOC; 74 KB)
  • Attachment - Quality Assurance Review - Engineering Practices (DOC; 79 KB)
• 360-07-1 PER – Attendance And Leave
  • Purpose: To communicate policy regarding restoration of annual leave.
  • Expiration Date: April 13, 2007
  • Action Required By: November 25, 2006
  • OPM - 71; Request for leave form (PDF;
  • AD1043; Leave transfer donor form (PDF; 35 KB)
• 360-07-2 PER – 4^th Quarter Personnel Changes
  • Purpose: To inform employees about personnel changes
  • Expiration Date: September 30, 2007
  • Personnel Change List
• 360-07-3 2007 Open Season for FEHB, FEDVIP, and FSAFED
  • Purpose: To inform employees of the Federal Benefits Open Season.
  • Expiration Date: December 12, 2006
  • Attachment - FEHB 07 Guide (PDF; 373 KB)
  • Attachment - FEHB Open Season 2007 (DOC; 51 KB)
  • Attachment - Health Benefits Election Form (SF2809) (PDF; 849 KB)
• 360-07-4 PER – Performance Management
  • Purpose: To provide instructions for completing FY 2007 Performance Management Plans.
  • Expiration Date: September 30, 2007
  • Action Required By: December 29, 2006
  • Template--Performance Plan—Area Conservationist (DOC; 67 KB)
  • Template--Performance Plan—District Conservationist (DOC; 67 KB
• 360-07-5 Your Human Resources Matters
  • Purpose: To inform employees of the ‘Best Dates to Retire in 2007’.
  • Expiration Date: December 31, 2007
  • Retirement Planning for 2007 (DOC; 41 KB)
• 360-07-6 PER – Position Classification
  • Purpose: To provide guidance for the application of the new classification standard for positions within the GS-0400 series.
  • Expiration Date: September 30, 2007
• 360-07-7 PER – 1st Quarter Personnel Changes
  • Purpose: To inform employees about personnel changes.
  • Expiration Date: September 30, 2007
  • Personnel Change List for the 1st Quarter of FY 2007 (DOC; 94 KB)
• 360-07-8 Your Human Resources Matters
  • Purpose: To inform employees on the process of lump sum payments.
  • Expiration Date: September 30, 2007
  • Taking Your Lumps (DOC; 27 KB)
• 360-07-9 PER - 2nd Quarter Personnel Changes
  • Purpose: To inform employees about personnel changes.
  • Expiration Date: September 30, 2007
  • Personnel Change List for the 2nd Quarter of FY 2007 (DOC; 93 KB)
• 360-07-10 PER – 3rd Quarter Personnel Changes.
  • Purpose: To update employees about personnel changes.
  • Expiration Date: September 30, 2007.
  • Personnel Change List for the 3rd Quarter of FY-2007 (PDF; 39 KB)
• 360-07-11 Tennessee State Advisory Team (TSAT)
  • Purpose: To notify all employees of the Tennessee State Advisory Team (TSAT).
  • Expiration Date: September 30, 2008.
  • Attachment - Advisory Team Minutes, April 2007 (PDF; 22 KB)
• 360-07-12 PER – Scheduling Annual Leave
• Purpose: To remind all employees of the need to schedule and request prior approval for annual leave.
• Expiration Date: December 31, 2007.
• 360-07-13 PER – Overtime And Compensatory Time
• Purpose: To remind employees of the policies governing overtime, compensatory time, and compensatory time for travel.
• Expiration Date: September 30, 2007.
• 360-07-14 PER – FY 2007 Employee Performance Appraisals and Awards
• Purpose: To inform employees and supervisors of the FY-07 guidelines and procedures for employee performance appraisals and awards.
• Expiration Date: September 30, 2008.
• 360-07-15 PER – Individual Development Plans (IDP)
• Purpose: To remind employees and supervisors of IDP requirement.
• Expiration Date: September 30, 2008.
• 360-07-16 PER – 2007 Combined Federal Campaign Of Nashville And Middle Tennessee
• Purpose: To announce the 2007 Combined Federal Campaign of Nashville and Middle Tennessee.
• Expiration Date: December 31, 2007.
• 430-07-1 SOI – Surplus Soil Survey Publications
  • Purpose: To notify all offices of disposition of surplus soil surveys.
  • Expiration Date: September 30, 2007.
• 430-07-2 SOI – Maintaining Current Soil Survey Data On Field Office Computers  New
  • Purpose: To notify all employees of new procedures for maintaining current soil survey data on field office servers.
  • Expiration Date: September 30, 2007.
• 440-07-1 PGM – Average Cost And Flat Rate Methods of Payment
  • Purpose: To provide guidance on Average Cost (AC) and Flat Rate (FR) methods of payment.
  • Expiration Date: September 30, 2007