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FOREST SERVICE MANUAL
Sheridan, Wyoming
TITLE 6400 - PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
North Zone Supplement No. 6400-96-1
Effective December 15, 1996
POSTING NOTICE. North Zone Supplements are numbered consecutively by title and calendar year.
Post by document name. Remove entire document and replace with this supplement. Retain this
transmittal as the first page of this document. There has been no previous supplement to this Title
This supplement supersedes Supplement No. 6400-94-1 to Zero Code.
Document Name
6400 Zero Code
Superseded New
(Number of Pages)
4
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Digest:
6404 -Updates responsibilities for all Forests in the North Zone to be consistent in the management of
property.
The direction included in this chapter has been developed through the coordinted effort of Bighorn, Black
Hills, Nebraska, and Shoshone National Forests, as the North Zone and applies to all four forests. This
coordination was initiated by the North Zone Acquisition Team under the concept of shared services. All
four forests must concur on future changes to this direction.
LARRY KEOWN
Forest Supervisor
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6404.3 - Forest Administrative Officers.
A.
Appointment
1.
Forest Service policy directs that Forest Supervisors and District Rangers must act as
Accountable Property Officers for their units. Delegation shall be made in writing for "Acting"
authority for property management purposes. All pertinent documents can be signed by the "Acting"
over the name and title of the Accountable Property Officer.
a.
Districts and Centers; an employee of the unit, delegated in writing, may sign as
"Acting" APO for property at that Unit.
6404.4 - Property Management Officer
A.
Property Management Officer
1.Appointment.
Purchasing Agent, GS-9 Series 1105, is designated North Zone Property
Management Officer (PMO). This person may be located at any office in the North Zone.
2.
a.
Duties and Responsibilities
The North Zone PMO may not purchase accountable property and will not have access to
PMIS/PROP, thereby eliminating the potential conflict of interest of having access to MPAY
or PRCHT and PROP or APROP.
b.
Making a determination of employee negligence on all lost, stolen, damaged, or
destroyed Government property except motor vehicle accidents. Refer to FSM 6400, 6414.31
for information on the Form AD-112.
c.
Returning copies of all completed actions to each Unit for filing and corrective
actions.
d.
B.
The Forest Special Agent will be provided a copy of the AD-112 by the Forest Property
Management Officer in all cases where the property was lost or stolen.
Accountable Property Officers
1.
Appointment All District Rangers, Center Directors and Staff Officers are designated
Accountable Property Officers (APO) on the Bighorn, Black Hills, Nebraska and Shoshone in
accordance with FPMR 104G-50.106. Each APO shall be identified in the Department Personal
Property Management Information System (PMIS/PROP). PMIS numbers are assigned on an
individual basis.
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2.
Duties and Responsibilities
a.
Making a determination for corrective action on all lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed
Government property.
b.
Center Director, Boxelder Civilian Conservation Center and Pine Ridge Civilian
Conservation Center shall make all determinations on loss, damage or destruction of
Government property involving Corps members in accordance with instructions in FSH
1809.31.
c.
Forward original AD-112 and all supporting documents for all non-expendable and
expendable property that is lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed to the North Zone Property
Management Officer except for motor vehicle accident damages.
C.
Forest Safety Officer
1.Duties and Responsibilities Making a determination for employee negligence on all lost, stolen,
damaged, or destroyed motor vehicles in accordance with North Zone Supplement FSM 640096-2. Refer to FSM 6400, 6414.31 for information on the Form AD-112.
D.
Property Accounting Clerk
1.Appointment Supply Clerk (Property Accounting Clerk), GS-4 Series 2005 is designated North
Zone Property Accounting Clerk. This position may be located at any office in the North
Zone. Each Unit may appoint a person to perform accounting and clerical duties associated
with APO duties.
2.Duties and Responsibilities Maintaining a file of all AD-112's issued on the Zone except those
involving motor vehicle accidents.