1. Melissa Towers BLM – Vale District

2. »Updated to reflect current policy and direction »New Format

3. »Chapter 10 – Personnel »Off-Site/Remote Incident Assignments »Length of Assignment chart »Updated Exempt/Non-Exempt chart

5. » No pay adjustment in accordance with Executive Order 13594 » One pay rate per classification level – Alaska and Hawaii rates have been eliminated » Clarified that the hours limitation for Training and Instructing does NOT include travel

6. »Chapter 10 – Travel »Meal Reimbursement »Travel Arrangements

7. »Chapter 10 – Compensation for Injury »Injury/Illness »Chapter 10 – Commissary »Clarification on documentation for Commissary issues »OF-287 Commissary Issue Record

8. »Chapter 20 - Acquisition »ICS-212, Incident Demobilization Vehicle Safety Inspection form for government vehicles »Chapter 30 – Property Mgmt. »Clarified the authorization of replacement items

9. » Limit replacement to those items that are consumed, lost, damaged, or rendered unserviceable on the incident. » Authority for IMT or IBA to authorize replacement of non-standard cache items must be delegated. » Prototype equipment will NOT be replaced with suppression funds.

10. »Chapter 40 – Business Mgmt. »Prompt Payment Guidelines »CTSP determines computers to be added to incident network. »Added language that Finance Unit must document any outstanding items, unresolved issues in written form. »Chapter 50 – Cooperative Relations »Clarified the authorization of replacement items

11. »Chapter 60 – Accident Investigations »Section removed »Chapter 70 – Claims »SF-91 MVA Report moved here »SF-94 Statement of Witness moved here »Tort Claims may be submitted in any written form »Clarified claim documentation

12. »Chapter 80 – Cost Accounting »Language added for Complexes/ Mergers/Splits »Chapter 90 – All Hazard Incident »Language added National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan. »Clarified definitions for Emergency Support Functions (ESF) and ESF Coordinator. »Clarified the role of the Federal coordinating Officer.

13. »Appendix A »Removed incident position code and provided website information. »Appendix C »Chart added for Complexes/Merges/Splits.

14. Melissa Towers, BLM 541-473-6242 m1towers@blm.gov

15. » Hazard Pay » Compensation for Meals » Vehicle Repair » Inadequate Food or Lodging