U.S. Geological Survey Manual
1/07/08
The following Instructional Memoranda (IM) has been issued:
IM APS-2009-03, Environmental Management Systems - 1/05/09
10/22/08
The following SM Chapter has been revised:
205.2 - Travel Delegations - 12/10/08
11/05/08
The following Instructional Memoranda (IM) has been issued:
IM APS-2009-02, First Class and Business Class Travel - 10/29/08 (supersedes IM APS 2008-02)
10/22/08
The following Instructional Memoranda (IM) has been issued:
IM APS-2009-01, Interim Policy for Work with Other Federal Agencies under a Continuing Resolution - 10/17/08
The following SM Chapter has been revised:
406.1 - Grants and Cooperative Agreements - 10/02/08
10/09/08
The following SM Handbook Chapter has been revised:
SM 445-2-H Chapter 33 - Contractor Safety and Health - 10/2/08
9/24/08
The following SM Chapter has been revised:
404.12 - Contractor Performance Evaluations - 09/20/08
9/12/08
The following SM Handbook Chapter has been revised:
SM 445-2-H Chapter 14 - Safety and Health Training- 09/5/08
The following SM Chapter has been revised:
205-1 - Personnel Management - 09/4/08
8/27/08
The following SM Chapter has been revised:
500.11 - Obtaining Permission for Access to Private Lands - 08/22/08
8/26/08
The following SM Chapter has been issued:
335.7 - Professional Liability Insurance Reimbursement - 08/22/08
7/31/08
The following SM Handbook Chapter has been revised:
SM 445-2-H Chapter 7- Incident/Accident Reporting and Serious Accident Investigation - 07/22/08
7/23/08
The following SM Handbook Chapter has been revised:
SM 445-2-H Chapter 12 - Professional Development - 07/22/08
07/02/08
The following Instructional Memoranda (IM) has been issued:
IM OOP-07-03, Revised Competitive Areas 3/25/08
6/4/08
The following SM Chapter has been revised:
404.5 - Acquisition/Assistance
Awards to Former USGS Employees - 6/3/08
4/10/08
The following SM Chapter has been issued:
370.792.4 – Physical Fitness Program - 04/07/08
2/29/08
The following Instructional Memoranda (IM) have been issued:
IM OOP-08-01, Competitive Area – Office of the Water Quality including the Office of the National Water Quality Assessment - 11/23/07
IM OOP-08-02, Office of Water Quality including the Office of National Water Quality Assessment Commuting Areas - 11/23/07
2/20/08
The following SM Handbook Chapters have been revised:
SM 445-2-H Chapter 13 Collateral Duty Safety and Occupational Health Program Coordinator - 02/14/08
SM 445-2-H Chapter 39 Wildlife Netting Safety - 02/19/08
SM 445-2-H Chapter 11 Staffing Safety and Health Positions - 02/19/08
2/06/08
The following SM Handbook Chapters have been revised:
SM 445-2-H Chapter 8 - Employee Reports of Unsafe Conditions and Allegations of Reprisal - 02/04/08
SM 445-2-H Chapter 42 - Electrofishing Safety - 02/04/08
2/05/08
The following SM Handbook Chapter and Appendices have been issued:
SM 445-2-H Chapter 45 - The Management of Occupational Heat Stress - 02/04/08
12/19/07
The following SM Chapter has been revised:
335.4 - Employee Claims for Reimbursement of Official Business Expenditures - 12/14/07
11/19/07
The following SM Chapter has been revised:
600.5 - Information
Technology Systems Security - General Requirements - 11/14/07
(Also replaces 600.2 - Control of the Registration and Deletion
of Computer User Identifications (User ID's)
The following SM Chapter has been removed:
SM 600.2 - Control of the Registration and Deletion
of Computer User Identifications (User ID's)
(Consolidated into SM 600.5)
10/31/07
The following Instructional Memoranda (IM) has been issued:
IM APS-2008-01, Special Policy Guidance Related to Southern California Firestorm (SCF) 2007- 10/31/07
10/18/07
The following SM Chapter has been issued:
500.26 – Domestic Memorandum of Understanding - 10/02/07
07/18/07
The following Instructional Memoranda (IM) has been issued:
IM APS-2007-03, Enterprise Publishing Network (EPN) – Non-Severable Publication Work started but not completed in the same Fiscal Year- 07/12/07
06/06/07
The following SM Chapter has been issued:
370.371.1 - Personnel Suitability – Low Risk and Public Trust Positions - 05/18/07
02/28/07
The following SM Chapter has been issued:
406.1- Grants and Cooperative Agreements - 02/27/07
The following Instructional Memoranda (IM) has been issued:
IM APS-2007-02, Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 Business Model for Enterprise Publishing Network (EPN) - 02/26/07
02/20/07
The following Instructional Memoranda (IM) has been issued:
IM APS-2007-01, Distributed Direct Budget Object Class Policy Guidance - 02/15/07
1/17/06
The following SM Chapter has been issued:
500.25- Scientific Integrity - 01/05/07
10/25/06
The following SM Chapter has been revised:
308.670 – Business Leaders Team - 10/24/06
10/22/06
The following SM Chapter has been revised:
308.63 - Environmental Management Council - 10/10/06
10/4/06
The following Instructional Memoranda (IM) has been issued:
IM OOP-06-003, Revised Competitive Areas - 10/04/06
09/11/06
The following Instructional Memoranda (IM) has been issued:
IM APS-2006-08 , When Work Can Begin on an Agreement for a Non-U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Customer - 8/31/06
08/16/06
The following Instructional Memoranda (IM) has been issued:
IM OOP-06-002 , National Geospatial Technical Operations Center Commuting Areas- 7/25/06
08/15/06
The following SM Chapter has been issued:
SM 370.620.1 - Hours
of Duty, Leave, Alternative Work Schedules, Holidays, and Voluntary Leave
Transfer Program - 7/31/06
(Replaces SM chapters 370.610.1, 370.610.2,
370.630.1, 370.630.3, 370.630.4, 370.630.7, 370.630.9, 370.630.10, and 370.630.11)
08/14/06
The following SM Chapter has been issued:
SM 420.1 - Asset Management - 8/03/06
08/07/06
The following SM Chapter has been revised:
SM 501.1 - Cost Distribution - 8/07/06
07/11/06
The following Instructional Memoranda (IM) have been issued:
IM APS 2006-05 – Policy for Advance Payment of Training Expenses - 6/29/06
06/07/06
The following SM Chapter has been issued:
SM 308.61 – Configuration Management Committee - 9/10/04
06/05/06
The following SM Chapters have been issued:
SM 205.18 (Authority to Approve Information Products) - 5/24/06
SM 502.1 (Fundamental Science Practices: Foundation Policy) - 5/24/06
SM 502.2 (Fundamental Science Practices: Planning and Conducting Data Collection and Research) - 5/24/06
SM 502.3 (Fundamental Science Practices: Peer Review) - 5/24/06
SM 502.4 (Fundamental
Science Practices: Review, Approval, and Release of Information Products)
- 5/24/06
(Replaces SM chapter 500.8 and SM chapter 500.9)
04/19/06
The following Instructional Memoranda (IM) has been issued:
IM APS 2006-04 (FY 2006 Guidance for Visual Information Restructure) - 04/18/06
03/22/06
The following SM Chapter has been issued:
SM 338.9 - Proceeds from the Sale of Personal Property and Motor Vehicles - 3/10/06
03/06/06
The following SM Handbook 445-2-H Chapter has been added:
SM Handbook 445-2-H Chapter 30 (Ionizing Radiation) - 02/24/06
02/15/06
The following Instructional Memoranda (IM) has been issued:
IM APS 2006-03 (Special Policy Guidance Related to 2006 Supplemental Funding for Hurricane Katrina/Rita) - 02/10/06
02/03/06
The following SM Handbook 445-2-H Appendix has been added:
SM
Handbook 445-2-H Appendix 40-1 (Confined Space Program for Stilling
Wells) - 01/26/06
Certification for Confined Space Program for Stilling Wells (MS Word form)
01/10/06
The following SM Chapter has been removed:
SM 308.48 Telecommunications Advisory Committee
The committee has been terminated for a number of years and therefore this
chapter is no longer needed.
No other chapter replaces SM 308.48.
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