Donation of Non-Accountable Property

Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 13:37:42 -0500
From: "DARLENE R. SIRA" <dsira>
To: "Alice A Sabatini, Administrative Officer, Reston, VA" <aasabati>,
        "Carole Carter-Pfisterer,  Reston, VA" <ccarter>,
        "Gayle A Sisler,  Reston, VA" <gsisler>,
        "John J Lenart,  Reston, VA" <jlenart>,
        "Margaret B Pillera,  Reston, VA" <mpillera>,
        "MaryLou D Pectol, , Reston, VA" <mpectol>
Cc: "Robert E Springer, , Reston, VA" <rspringe>
Subject:  Donation of Non-Accountable Property

We continue to receive many questions from your field offices on how to
donate NON-ACCOUNTABLE property.

The following is provided in an attempt to clarify our authorities in this
regard:

Property may be donated directly by USGS to schools and non-profit
institutions provided the property is uneconomically repairable, worn out,
and of no further use to the Government, or if it is excess to the needs
of the Department of the Interior.  However, the process to be followed
for donations is determined by whether the property is 
1) uneconomically repairable, or (2) excess, as follows:

1.  When non-accountable property items (those controlled and managed
locally) are determined to be ?uneconomically repairable, worn out and of
no further use to the Government?, the local CPO may make the
determination to abandon/destroy the item(s).  However, in lieu of
destruction, the item(s) may be donated to government-owned/public
schools or to government-owned/public non-profit institutions.  For these
donations of non-accountable items, a DI-103A should be completed and
should include a statement that the items are approved for destruction
but are being donated in lieu thereof.  The DI-103A should be retained by
the CPO.

2. Non-accountable property which is ?serviceable and/or economically
repairable?, but excess to the bureau?s needs must be screened through
the Department of Interior by reporting it to the headquarters or regional
property management office on a SF-120.  After this screening is
completed, with no takers, the item(s)  may be donated to a school or
non-profit institution for scientific research or education under the
Stephenson-Wydler Act.  In this case a Property Transfer Form (9-064)
should be processed as set forth in procedures contained in a
memorandum dated September 26, 1995, from the Property Management
Officer to the Administrative Management Council.

Accountable property donations may be accomplished under these same
two authorities, except that these must be processed through the
headquarters or regional property management offices.	

It should be noted, however, that both accountable and non-accountable
property may be transferred to an Office of Program Support (OPS)
warehouse in Reston, Denver, or Menlo Park for disposal where it is
convenient to do so.






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