6109.13.33.2, Ex. 02
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                    FOREST SERVICE HANDBOOK
                           WASHINGTON

        FSH 6109.13 - PERFORMANCE, TRAINING, AND AWARDS 
                            HANDBOOK

                   Amendment No. 6109.13-92-5

                    Effective March 26, 1992


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     Digest:

     33.2 - Exhibit 02 - Revises the intangible benefits 
     award scale.




     F. DALE ROBERTSON
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     FSH 6109.13 -PERFORMANCE, TRAINING, AND AWARDS HANDBOOK
                    WO AMENDMENT 6109.13-92-5
                        EFFECTIVE 3/26/92

                        33.2 - Exhibit 02

            Scale 2 - Intangible Benefits Award Scale

   VALUE OF BENEFIT                             EXTENT OF APPLICATION
                             
                             
                               LIMITED        EXTENDED       BROAD          GENERAL 1/      
                               Affects        Affects        Affects        Affects 
                               functions      functions,     functions,     functions,
                               mission, or    mission, or    mission, or    mission, or 
                               personnel of   personnel of   personnel of   personnel  
                               a single       one National   one or more    Forest Service-
                               Ranger         Forest or      Regions, S&PF  Wide,or is in 
                               District, Job  comparable     Area, or more  the public 
                               Corps Center,  Reasearch or   than one       interest through-
                               or Research    State          Station.       out the Nation.
                               Work Unit;     and Private                  
                               or a Regional  Unit, and                                 
                               Office; or     such units                   
                               Washington     in the  
                               Office Staff   Washington 
                               unit.          Office 
                                                                             
                            
                               Affects a      Affects an     Affects a 
                               small area     important      broad area 
                               of science or  area of        of science or 
                               technology     science/tec-   technology.
                                              hnology.       


 Moderate Value
 
 Change or modi-
 fication of an
 operating prin-
 ciple or proce-               $25 - 125      $125 - $325    $325 - $650      $650 - $1,300
 dure with   
 limited impact
 or use.    
         
 Substantial Value

 Substantial change
 or modification of
 procedures.  An               $125 - $325    $325 - $650    $650 - $1,300    $1,300 - $3,150
 important improve-
 ment to the value
 of a product, act-
 ivity, program, or
 service to the
 public.

 High Value                                                               

 Complete revision 
 of a basic priniciple
 or procedure; a               $325 - $650    $650 - $1,300   $1,300 - $3,150  $3,150 - $6,300 /2
 highly significant
 improvement to the
 value of a product
 or service.   

 Exceptional Value
 
 Initiation of a new
 principle or major
 procedure; a superior         $650 - $1,300  $1,300 - $3,150  $6,300 - $3,150  $6,300 - $10,000 /3
 improvement to the 
 quality of acritical 
 product,activity, 
 program,or the public.
          
          
 1/  Whenever general application is claimed, this must be approved by the Washington Office.
 2/  Cash awards in excess of $5,000 must be approved by the Washington Office.
 3/  An award of more than $10,000, up to $25,000, may be granted with the approval of the Ofice of 
     Personnel Management.  An award above $25,000 may be granted with the approval of the President.
     Such awards should normally not exceed $50,000.