Tennessee Bulletins Fiscal Year 2008

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

• 110-08-1  MGT – Ethics – Employee Participation in NRCS Programs
• Purpose: To remind employees about the ethics issues involved with an employee’s participation in NRCS programs.
• Expiration Date: September 30, 2009.
• Attachment - Technical Assistance Matrix For Ethical Program Delivery (PDF; 136 KB)
• 180-08-1  CPA – Annual Report Distribution
• Purpose: New policy for submitting Soil Conservation District (SCD) Annual Reports.
• Expiration Date: September 30, 2008.
• 180-08-2  CPA – Conservation Planning Certification
• Purpose: To explain procedures for achieving conservation planning and renewal of certification.
• Expiration Date: September 30, 2009.
• 180-08-3  CPA – Conservation Compliance Status Reviews FY-2008
• Purpose: To remind NRCS employees of status review deadline and process.
• Expiration Date: September 30, 2008.
• 180-08-4  CPA – Compliance Status Reviews
• Purpose: To identify tracts to be added to the status review list for Farm Service Agency (FSA) loan recipients.
• Expiration Date: December 31, 2008.
• Attachment - Add Status Reviews (PDF; 16 KB)
• Attachment - State Loan Recipients 2007 (PDF; 35 KB
• 180-08-5  CPA – Completing HELC/WC Determinations, CPA-026, and Using Hydric Soils Legends
• Purpose: To establish process of completing form CPA-026.
• Expiration Date: September 30, 2008.
• 180-08-6  CPA – Conservation Planning Job Sheet
• Purpose: To release Tennessee Job Sheet CRP Critical Feed Use for Haying and Grazing.
• Expiration Date: September 30, 2008.
• Attachment - Critical Feed Use For Hay And Grazing in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) (PDF; 118 KB)
• 190-08-1  ECS – Threatened and Endangered Species Review Requests
• Purpose: To establish new policy for submitting T&E review requests.
• Expiration Date: September 30, 2008.
• 190-08-2  ECS – State Scenic Rivers And NRCS Programs
• Purpose: To inform Tennessee NRCS personnel of responsibilities when planning and applying conservation practices affecting State Scenic Rivers.
• Expiration Date: September 30, 2009.
• Attachment - Tennessee’s Designated State Scenic Rivers (PDF; 53 KB)
• 190-08-3  ECS – Cultural Resources Undertaking Review Worksheet
• Purpose: To distribute the revised versions of the Cultural Resources Undertaking Review Worksheet.
• Expiration Date: September 30, 2008.
• Action Required: Discard previous version and save revised version dated 03/28/08 for immediate use.
• Attachment - Cultural Resources Undertaking Review Worksheet (PDF; 86 KB)
• 190-08-4  ECS – Threatened And Endangered Species Federal Expenditure Report - FY 2007   New
• Purpose: To solicit annual threatened and endangered species expenditures for FY 2007.
• Expiration Date: May 30, 2008.
• Action Required By: May 30, 2008
• 210-08-1 ENG – Inspection of Watershed Dams
• Purpose: To provide guidance to field offices on inspection requirements for watershed dams, which include verifying the hazard classification of the dams and determining if the dams are in compliance with the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) agreements.
• Action Required by: May 15, 2008
• Expiration Date: September 30, 2008.
• Attachment - Dam Inspection Form (PDF; 389 KB)
• Attachment - Instructions for Using the Inspection Form (PDF; 14 KB)
• Attachment - Dam Inspection Fact Sheet (PDF; 21 KB)
• Attachment - Instructions for Taking Pictures (PDF; 15 KB)
• Attachment - Pine Creek Dam No.1 Completed Inspection Form (Sample) (PDF; 395 KB)
• Attachment - Pine Creek Dam No. 1 Photos (Sample) (PDF; 1248 KB)
• 250-08-1  FNM – Meeting Attendance – TACD Convention.
• Purpose: To provide guidelines and request information regarding TACD Convention attendance.
• Expiration Date: September 30, 2008.
• 250-08-2  FNM – Use of Government Travel Charge Cards.
• Purpose: To provide guidelines on use of Government Travel Cards.
• Expiration Date: September 30, 2008.
• 250-08-3  FNM – Timekeeping procedures – Supervisor Certification.
• Purpose: To provide a reminder on requirement for supervisors to certify timesheets before submission to NFC.
• Expiration Date: September 30, 2008.
• 290-08-1 INV – Update On NRI Status And Activities
• Purpose: To provide information on 2006 and 2007 Annual NRI data collection activities.
• Expiration Date: September 30, 2008.
• Attachment - TN Segments 06-07 (PDF; 13 KB)
• 300-08-1 LTP – Emergency Conservation Program (ECP)
• Purpose: To notify all offices of counties approved for the Emergency Conservation Program.
• Expiration Date: September 30, 2008.
• 360-08-1 PER – FY-2008 Performance Management
• Purpose: To provide instructions for completing FY 2008 Performance Management Plans.
• Action Required by: October 31, 2007
• Expiration Date: December 31, 2008.
• 360-08-2 PER – 2007 Federal Benefits Open Season
• Purpose: To provide information on the 2007 Federal Benefits Open Season.
• Action Required by: December 10, 2007
• Expiration Date: December 11, 2007.
• 360-08-3 PER – 4th Quarter Personnel Changes.
• Purpose: To update employees about personnel changes.
• Expiration Date: September 30, 2008
• Attachment - Personnel Change List 4th Quarter (FY 07) (PDF; 37 KB)
• 360-08-4 PER – Salary Payment/Settlement Dates
• To inform employees of change to pay period 25 (2007) EFT settlement date.
• Expiration Date: September 30, 2008
• Attachment - Changes To Settlement Dates For Pay Period 25, 2007 And Pay Period 25, 2008 (PDF; 55 KB)
• 360-08-5 PER – FY 2008 Awards for Team Performance
• To notify field office employees and supervisors of the categories for which we will be recognizing the top team accomplishments in FY 2008.
• Expiration Date: September 30, 2008
• 360-08-6 Thrift Savings Plan - The New Annual Participants Statements and Roth IRA; Transfer Option.   New
• To provide information on the New Annual Participants Statements and Roth IRA Transfer Option.
• 360-08-7 PER – 2nd Quarter Personnel Changes
• To inform employees about personnel changes.
• Expiration Date: September 30, 2008
• Attachment - Personnel Change List - 2nd Quarter (FY 08) (PDF; 36 KB)
• 440-08-1  PGM – Protracts Contract Completion Guidance
• Purpose: To transmit Tennessee guidance for resolving problems of completed contracts not showing completed in ProTracts.
• Expiration Date: September 30, 2009.
• Attachment - FSA Paid Not Shown As Paid (XLS; 21 KB)
• 440-08-2  PGM – Preparation of RC&D Area And Annual Plans And Annual Report
• Purpose: To establish the due dates for the RC&D Annual Area Plans and Annual Report.
• Expiration Date: September 30, 2009.
• Action Required by: October 30, 2008
• Attachment - Preparation of RC&D Area and Annual Plans and Reports (PDF; 28 KB)