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                     FOREST SERVICE HANDBOOK
                           WASHINGTON

    FSH 6109.13 - PERFORMANCE, TRAINING, AND AWARDS HANDBOOK

                   Amendment No. 6109.13-94-1

                     Effective July 1, 1994


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 30.  Retain this 
transmittal as the first page of this document.  The last 
amendment to this Handbook was Amendment 6109.13-93-1 to 
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30 Contents - Reserves section 31.19, Time Off Awards, for 
purposes of field supplementation.




JACK WARD THOMAS
Chief

  
    FSH 6109.13 - PERFORMANCE, TRAINING, AND AWARDS HANDBOOK
                    WO AMENDMENT 6109.13-94-1
                        EFFECTIVE 7/1/94

                  CHAPTER 30 - INCENTIVE AWARDS

                            Contents


30.3       Policy

31         TYPES OF AWARDS
31.1       Requirements and Restrictions
31.11      Superior Accomplishment Awards (Special Acts, 
           Suggestions, and Inventions)
31.12      Quality Step Increases
31.12a     Eligibility
31.12b     Documentation
31.13      Performance Awards
31.13a     Performance Management and Recognition System Performance Awards
31.13b     Performance Awards for GS and Prevailing Rate Employees 
           (Sustained Superior Performance Awards)
31.14      Forest Service Awards
31.14a     Approved Award Categories
31.14b     Proposed Award Categories
31.15      Department Honor Awards
31.16      Other Federal Government and Non-Government Awards
31.17      Acceptance of Outside Cash Awards
31.18      Spot Awards
31.19      Time Off Awards [Reserved]
31.2       Group Awards
31.3       Certificates and Letters
31.31      Form AD-69, Certificate of Merit
31.32      Form AD-141A, Certificate of Appreciation
31.33      Letters of Appreciation or Commendation
31.4       Length of Service Awards (Interim Directive)

32         ELIGIBILITY FOR INCENTIVE AWARDS
32.1       Employees
32.2       Senior Community Service (Older American) Employment Program
32.3       Awards to Private Citizens

33         PROCEDURES TO IMPLEMENT AWARDS
33.1       Nomination and Justification
33.2       Determining Cash Award Amounts
33.3       Approval
33.31      Signing of Certificates
33.4       Presentation of Awards

34         RECORDS AND REPORTS
34.1       Records
34.2       Reports

35         STIMULATING PARTICIPATION
35.03      Policy
35.1       Publicity
35.11      Publications
35.2       Necessary Expenses