Fsh 1909.13 - Program Development and Budgeting Handbook

Gallatin Supplement No. 1909.13-2010-1 Chapter 40 Effective: August 1, 2010 Page 1

FOREST SERVICE HANDBOOK GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST BOZEMAN, MT

FSH 1909.13 - PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND BUDGETING HANDBOOK

CHAPTER 40 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

Supplement No.: 1909.13-2010-1

Effective Date: August 1, 2010

Duration: This supplement is effective until superceded or removed.

Approved: /s/MARY C. ERICKSON Date Approved: 07/30/2010 Forest Supervisor

Posting Instructions: Supplements are numbered consecutively by Handbook number and calendar year. Post by document; remove the entire document and replace it with this supplement. Retain this transmittal as the first page(s) of this document. The last supplement to this Handbook was 1909.13-2009-1 to Chapter 40.

New Document 1909.13-2010-1 2 Pages

Superseded Document(s) by 1909.13-2009-1, (Effective 4/1/2009) 2 Pages Issuance Number and Effective Date

Digest:

42 - Updates assessment rates for collection purposes for trust funds, cooperative and reimbursable funds. Gallatin Supplement No. 1909.13-2010-1 Chapter 40 Effective: August 1, 2010 Page 2 42 - FINANCING GUIDELINES

National collection rates (composite rates) have been enacted for BDBD, CWKV and SSSS. The Forest Service centralized management of cost pools began in FY 2006. This led to the development of a new collection rate that includes directs and indirects at the Regional and Washington Office levels, first published in FY 2007. Funds are collected for: 1) cost pools at all levels, 2) direct costs at the Regional Office, and 3) direct costs at the Washington Office. National collection rates do not include unemployment compensation insurance (UCI), workmen’s compensation (OWCP), facilities assessments, and direct program costs at the Unit (Forest) level. Forest collection rates have been calculated using FY 2008 and FY 2009 Unit Expenditures, excluding cost pools, and the FY 2010 Budget Authority and estimated cost pools. The WO and Regional Collection rates, as well as the Forest FY 2010 collection rates are displayed below: Composite Rate Calculation Percentage

BDB CWK Unit D V SSSS WO/RO 45.80 35.50 74.50 Gallatin NF 3.20 5.62 12.92 TOTAL ** 50.46 43.12 97.05 **The total collection rate is not simply the sum of the WO/RO Rates and the Gallatin NF rate; it results from application of the national and forest rates being applied at different points in the plan calculation. All activities and trust fund plans are created in FACTS (Forest Service Activity Tracking System). FACTS accommodates separate entries for Forest Collection Rate and National Program Support Rate in the Site Configuration (DATM002) form. Rates are entered by the FACTS Data Manager on each Field Unit. The national collection rate must be entered in the National Program Support Rate section, in the WO block. The Forest collection rate must be entered in the Forest Collection Rate section, in the Forest block. District direct rates may also be entered. All other columns should be left blank. Separate tabs are available for SAI/K-V rates and BD rates. For FY 2010 the WO has directed all units in the Forest Service to use three (3) percent as the inflation rate estimate, in calculating collections. This inflation rate estimate will be entered in the “Inflation SAI/JKV and BD Rate” block, on the SAI/KV Rates tab, on the site configuration form (DATM002).

Overhead (national burden rate or marginal burden rate) for CWFS, CWF2, and NFEX is reflected per the National Overhead Assessment Rate as directed in the FY2010 W.O. Program Budget Instructions. These rates were developed and displayed in the FSH 1909.13, Chapter 40, sections 40.16 and 40.62. Determination and Approval of Appropriate Indirect Cost Worksheet must be completed by the program manager for determination of the rate, by each individual project.

WO RO DIR/INDIR DIR/INDIR SO DIR/INDIR TOTAL CWFS - 0 2.2 or 7.1 Based on Determination Worksheet CWF2 - 0 7.1 7.1 NFEX - 0 2.2 or 7.1 Based on Determination Worksheet Gallatin Supplement No. 1909.13-2010-1 Chapter 40 Effective: August 1, 2010 Page 3