This Directive was Canceled June 23, 1999.
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
NOTICE
EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR
GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
N 4320.2
May 7, 1991
- PURPOSE. To remind all Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) employees
of their responsibilities, and to request their full cooperation, relating to
personal property management.
- BACKGROUND. FHWA Order M 4300.1 Personal Property Management Manual,
defines "personal property" as "Government property of any kind
or interest therein, except real property and records of the Federal Government."
Such property may include computer equipment, furniture, and office machines.
Chapter 4 of the Order states "Every employee shall be responsible for
the proper use and protection of all property that may come into his/her custody
or control." It further states that "Except in emergencies threatening
loss of life or property or as may be authorized by legal authority, no employee
shall use or permit any other person to use Government property for any purpose
other than performance of work of the Government."
- RESPONSIBILITIES. Government property in the FHWA is controlled through
a network of accountable officers who are responsible for maintaining the official
property records. In Washington Headquarters, the accountable office is the
Office of Management Systems, Operations and Services Division (HMS-20). In
the field, the Regional Administrators (or designees) are accountable officers.
Throughout the FHWA, property custodians perform the day-to-day tasks and assist
in the performance of physical inventories associated with the property assigned
to their respective areas of responsibility.
- GENERAL PROCEDURES. Whenever Government property is physically moved,
it is necessary to notify the property custodians responsible for the areas
from where the property is removed and where it is relocated. Because propertycustodians
are responsible for the Government property assigned to their areas and are
required to document all property movements, it is important that they receive
the full cooperation of all employees.
/s/
Michael J. Vecchietti
Director, Office of Management
Systems
This Directive was Canceled June 23, 1999.
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