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NPA Policies, Memorandums & Guides

The NPA Director's Office provides guidance for proper implementation of Federal, USDA, and ARS policy and regulations. Policy memoranda address such issues as program review, ethics, travel, safety and health, physical and cyber security, grants and agreements, and fiscal and budget, human resource and property management.

For convenience, the Area Memorandums are linked below. Also linked below are policies specific to Fort Collins personnel, along with informal guides or documents providing tips for coordinating special events or activities which typically raise procedural questions from location staff (such as groundbreakings, dedications, etc).

For additional information on national USDA and ARS policies, please see:

• REE Administrative Issuances

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The following are all Adobe Acrobat (PDF) documents organized by subject, then classification number.

General:

• PM-01-001 - Policy Memoranda Systems
• PM-02-002 - Children in the Workplace

Facilities:

• PM-03-004 - Facilities Construction Authorities
• PM-05-006 - Building Automation and Control Systems (BAS or BCS)
• PM-06-002 - NPA Facilities R&M Program

Funding & Agreements:

• PM-01-004 - Competitive Grants Proposals *Superseded by PM-06-003
• PM-03-001 - Performance Reports for Cooperative Agreements, NPA
• PM-06-003 - ARS-425, Authorization to Apply For and Use Funds from Outside Sources

Hiring & Employment:

• PM-03-002 - Equal Employment/Civil Rights Performance Element
• PM-05-004 - Employment of Personnel Related by Blood or Marriage in the Same Management Unit
• PM-04-002 - Recruitment Procedures for Cat 1 and Cat 4 Scientists - NPA
• PM-08-002 - Northern Plains Area Award Policy

Property & Purchasing:

• PM-01-003 - Control of Sensitive Property
• PM-05-002 - Software Purchasing Guidelines and Use

Publishing & Manuscripts:

• PM-03-006 - Submission of the ARS-115/Publication in ARIS, NPA *Superseded by PM-04-001
• PM-04-001 - Submission of the ARS-115/Publication in ARIS *Superseded by PM-06-001
• PM-05-001 - Correspondence and Reprint Requests from Restricted Countries
• PM-06-001 - ARS-115 and Posting Copies of Approved Manuscripts/Publications to Websites *Superseded by PM-08-001
• PM-08-001 - ARS-115 and Posting copies of Approved Manuscripts/Publications to Websites

Security, Health & Safety:

• PM-01-002 - Security at NPA Facilities
• PM-05-005 - Reporting Security Incidents at NPA Facilities
• PM-03-005 - Occupant Emergency Program *Rescinded 11/7/05
• PM-03-003 - Use of High Consequence Livestock Pathogens and Toxins
• PM-05-003 - Submission of ARS Plant Material Release Notices
  • Plant Material Docket Template

Special Events:

• PM-02-001 - Meals, Food or Refreshments at Agency or Non-Agency Events *Superseded by PM-07-001
• PM-07-001 - Meals, Food or Refreshments at Agency or Non-Agency Events

Travel & Training:

• PM-01-005 - Training Approval
• PM-05-007 - Paying Registration Fees which Include Lodging
• PM-08-003 - Northern Plains Area GovTrip Policy

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• FM-05-001 - Office Dismissal or Closure Procedures
• FM-05-002 - Fort Collins Time & Attendance and Leave Policy
• FM-05-003 - Fort Collins Award Policy *Superseded by PM-08-002
• FM-05-004 - Fort Collins Training Policy
• FM-05-005 - Fort Collins Travel Policy

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• Guidance for Planning a Successful Outreach Event (from ARS 50th Anniversary - November 2, 2003)
• NPA Dedication Handbook
• Customer Focus Groups: A Whitepaper from an ARS Perspective (by Jon Hanson, Laboratory Director, and Cal Thorson, Technical Information Specialist)

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