New format for requesting permission for OFA work

To: "A  - Division Chief and Staff"<distribution>,
        "B  - Branch Chiefs and Offices"<distribution>,
        "DC - All District Chiefs"<distribution>
cc: "AO - All Administrative Officers"<distribution>,
        furlough@qvarsx.er.usgs.gov
Subject: New format for requesting permission for OFA work
Date: Fri, 05 Jan 1996 09:45:01 -0500
From: "Alice A Sabatini, Administrative Officer, Reston, VA" <aasabati>

In the Policy Council meeting yesterday, it was decided that some adjustment
to the format of these requests should be made.  Please use the following
format to request permission.  We have added more information on the scope of
work, the estimated rate of expenditure and number of people who will be
working on the agreement.  Two examples of the scope of work follow.

Revised Attachment 2


The following format should be used to request permission to perform work
funded by another Federal Agency during the furlough. Permission will be
granted only when the agreement has been collected in advance.


1.  Name of the other Federal Agency (provide customer number if known):

2.  Number USGS has assigned to the agreement:

3.  Date agreement signed and accepted by USGS:

4.  Project on which work is to be accomplished and scope of work to be
    performed (e.g. how many measurements; work that will be performed during
    shutdown) :  

5.  Number of people who will be working on the agreement (including necessary
    support personnel):

6.  Account number(s) funded by the agreement:

7.  Amount of agreement:

8.  Estimated rate of expenditure (amount to be spent per week):

9.  Collected amount:  Provide date of check or On-line Payment and Collection
    (OPAC) transfer.  Indicate the amount that is for work to be performed 
    during FY 1996.


Requested by:					Date:


Division Chief Approval:			Date:


Director Approval:				Date:


Funds have been received.  Division AO surname: Date:

**Supply name of employees and social security numbers to Division AO on a
separate document accompanying request for subsequent payroll needs.



Example of scope of work:

1.  For Streamgaging:

Work will be done for the ACOE in the following areas:
a.  Maintenance of about 60 ACOE gaging stations and processing/publication
    of records for these stations;
b.  Maintenance of rating tables on the ACOE computer; and
c.  Design of a data-collection network to measure total dissolved gas in the
    Columbia River in support of a program to protect endangered salmon.

2.  For IRP work:

Assessment of shallow ground-water system

Two employees are needed to finsih the deliverable (admin report) due February
26, 1996.