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                     FOREST SERVICE HANDBOOK
                           WASHINGTON

         FSH 6109.15 - POSITION CLASSIFICATION HANDBOOK

                   Amendment No.  6109.15-93-2

                   Effective September 7, 1993


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Remove entire document and replace with this amendment.  Retain 
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6109.15,0 Code Contents.

This amendment supersedes Amendment No. 6 to the Zero Code.

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Digest:

Zero Code - Makes minor editorial and formatting changes 
throughout this chapter.

03 - Adds instructions in the Policy section for obtaining 
standard position descriptions electronically from the new 
Standard Position Description - Information Center Service.


         FSH 6109.15 - POSITION CLASSIFICATION HANDBOOK
                    WO AMENDMENT 6109.15-93-2
                        EFFECTIVE 9/7/93

                            ZERO CODE


This Handbook is provided to assist supervisors, employees, and 
personnel specialists in accomplishing their responsibilities in 
position classification.  It includes methods used in the 
classification process, including classification of scientist 
positions; shows how to write position descriptions; and provides 
examples of proper position description formats.  It also 
includes procedures for correcting and/or amending position 
descriptions, in lieu of a complete redescription, and for 
establishing additional-identical positions.  Chapter 40 contains 
instructions for use of the electronic Standard Position 
Description - Information Center Service to obtain the standard 
position descriptions that have been approved for use Service-
wide.

01 - AUTHORITY.  (FSM 6151.01.)

03 - POLICY.  (FSM 6151.03).  Each position that management 
establishes or changes must be described in writing, certified as 
accurate by the work supervisor, and classified, before an 
employee can fill it.  Use a standard position description when 
it describes the principal duties, knowledge requirements, and 
supervisory relationships of the position and when it covers 80 
percent or more of the work situation.  The supervisor must 
determine that no appropriate standard position description 
already exists before developing an individualized position 
description.  Trainee and cooperative education employees must be 
assigned to standard position descriptions when there is a 
standard position description established (for example, GS-460-5 
or GS-460-7).

Obtain standard position descriptions approved for Service-wide 
use from the electronic Standard Position Description (SPD) - 
Information Center Service.  Procedures for accessing and 
retrieving position descriptions are in chapter 40.

04 - RESPONSIBILITY.

    1.  Work Supervisor.  Responsibilities of the work supervisor are to:

         a.  Make job assignments, inform each subordinate 
         employee of duties and responsibilities, and provide 
         each employee with a copy of the position description.

         b.  Certify accuracy of the position description for 
         each subordinate.

         c.  Inform each employee of the general basis of 
         classification, availability of classification 
         standards, and employee's appeal rights.
         
         d.  Promptly request position classification action when 
         a subordinate's position changes substantially in duties 
         or responsibilities.

         e.  At least annually, review subordinates' positions to 
         ensure that position descriptions are current and 
         accurate, and initiate required corrective actions.

    2.  Employee.  Each employee is responsible for bringing to 
the attention of the supervisor or servicing personnel office any 
significant differences between the position description and 
actual work being performed.