FOREST SERVICE HANDBOOK
                          WASHINGTON

        FSH 6109.13 - PERFORMANCE, TRAINING, AND AWARDS 
                           HANDBOOK

                  Amendment No. 6109.13-92-3

                   Effective March 26, 1992


     POSTING NOTICE.  Amendments are numbered 
     consecutively by Handbook number and calendar year.  
     Post by document name.  Remove entire document and 
     replace with this amendment.  Retain this transmittal 
     as the first page of this document.  The last 
     amendment to this Handbook was Amendment 6109.13-92-2 
     to ch. 30.

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         6109.13,31,Ex. 01                        -         2


     Digest:

     31 - Exhibit 01 - Revises the exhibit on awards 
     requirements and eligibility.




     F. DALE ROBERTSON
     Chief

       
       
        FSH 6109.13 - PERFORMANCE, TRAINING, AND AWARDS 
                           HANDBOOK
                   WO AMENDMENT 6109.13-92-3
                       EFFECTIVE 3/26/92

                        31 - Exhibit 01

              AWARDS REQUIREMENTS AND ELIGIBILITY


                                                                                      REQUIREMENTS/
 AWARDS                   PERFORMANCE           TYPE              ELIGIBLE            RESTRICTIONS 
 Special Act or Service   Unique Contribution   Monetary          All employees       SES requires
                                                                                      USDA approval

 Performance Award for    Above Fully           Monetary          GS, WG, WS, &       Only one award 
 GS/ Prevailing Rate      Successful                              WL employees        in 52 weeks;
 Employee (Sustained                                                                  Not with QSI
 Superior Performance)
                                                                                      
 Quality Step Increase    Outstanding           Monetary          GS employees to     Not with SSP
                                                                  remain in position
 
 PMRS Performance Award   Fully Successful or   Monetary          PMRS employees      Not with SES
                          higher                                  (GM)

 USDA Award               Superior/Disti-       Monetary          Employees           Not basis for 
                          nguished                                                    monetary award 

 Spot Award               Special Act/Service   Monetary          Employees other     Not more than 2 
                                                                  than SES            per year and not
                                                                                      more than $300   
                                                                                      per year
 
 Forest Service Awards    Specific accomplish-  Usually           Group/individual        
                          ment                  non-monetary      employees 

   a. Smokejumper         50 firefighting jumps Lapel pin         Smokejumpers
    
   b. Smokey Bear and
      other Fire Preven-
      tion
  
   c. Outstanding Service Protection of rural    Honorary         Persons making      Limited award
      in Fire Management  lands, notable contri-                  notable contri-
                          bution                                  bution