6109.12,60 Contents Page 1 of 3 FOREST SERVICE HANDBOOK WASHINGTON FSH 6109.12 - EMPLOYMENT AND BENEFITS HANDBOOK Amendment No. 6109.12-97-3 Effective October 22, 1997 POSTING NOTICE. Amendments are numbered consecutively by Handbook number and calendar year. Post by document name. Place the Table of Contents in front of chapter 60. Retain this transmittal as the first page of this document. The last amendment to this Handbook was Amendment 6109.12-97-2 to FSH 6109.12, Contents. Superseded New Page Code (Number of Pages) 6109.12,60 Contents - 3 Digest: 60 Contents - Establishes the table of contents for the new chapter 60, Temporary and Term Employment. MIKE DOMBECK Chief FSH 6109.12 - EMPLOYMENT AND BENEFITS HANDBOOK WO AMENDMENT 6109.12-97-3 EFFECTIVE 10/22/97 CHAPTER 60 - TEMPORARY AND TERM EMPLOYMENT Contents 60.1 Authority 60.2 Objectives 60.3 Policy 60.5 Definitions 61 RECRUITMENT 61.04 Responsibility 61.1 Planning for Non-Permanent Workforce Needs 61.2 Types of Appointments 61.21 Competitive Service 61.21a Term 61.21b Temporary 61.22 Excepted Service 61.22a Schedule A 61.22b Schedule B 61.22c Schedule C 61.23 Miscellaneous 61.23a Veterans' Readjustment 61.23b Persons with Mental Disabilities 61.23c Persons with Disabilities 61.23d Special Needs 61.24 Certification by Supervisors 61.3 Tours of Duty Under Temporary and Term Appointments 61.31 Full-Time 61.32 Part-Time 61.33 Seasonal 61.34 Intermittent 61.4 Recruitment Methods 61.41 State Employment Offices 61.5 Publicity 61.51 Recruitment Periods 61.52 Level of Publicity 61.6 Restrictions on Employment of Relatives 61.7 Citizenship Requirements 61.71 Competitive Service 61.72 Excepted Service 61.8 Medical Examinations and Payments 62 APPLICATION PROCESS AND SELECTION 62.1 Application Process 62.2 Qualifications 62.3 Initial Appointment 62.4 Passing Over Preference Eligibles 62.41 Notification When Passing Over Preference Eligibles 62.42 Documentation When Veterans Decline Offers 62.5 Rehire Eligibility for Temporary Positions 62.51 Time Limitations 62.52 Performance 62.53 Veterans' Preference on Rehires 62.6 Suitability and Security Clearances 62.61 Non-Sensitive Positions 62.62 Prior to Appointment 62.63 Habitual Use or Abuse of Intoxicating Beverages, Narcotics, Drugs, or Other Controlled Substances 62.64 Drug and Alcohol Testing 62.7 Physical Fitness Requirements 63 EMPLOYMENT PROCESS 63.1 Service Year Date 63.2 Promotions and Details 63.3 Examples of Successor Positions and Time Computations 63.4 Performance Appraisals 63.41 General Provisions 63.42 Unsatisfactory Performance Level 63.43 Denial of Within-Grade-Increase for Term and Wage Grade Positions 63.5 Conduct and Discipline 64 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND BENEFITS 64.1 Term Employees 64.11 Part-Time Work Schedules 64.12 Intermittent Work Schedules 64.13 Separations 64.2 Temporary Employees 64.21 Non-Pay Status 64.22 Part-Time Work Schedules 64.23 Intermittent Work Schedules 64.24 Separations 64.25 Resignations 64.3 Additional Information and Benefits 65 RECORDS 65.1 Required Records 65.2 Disposition 66 EXHIBITS