U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
202-366-4000
This Directive was canceled July 28, 2004.
Order | ||
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Subject | ||
Personnel Management Manual: Chapter 3: Assignment and Utilization of Employees, Section 4: Intergovernmental Personnel Act Assignments | ||
Classification Code | Date | |
M3000.1B | June 28, 1996 |
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(1) In order to initiate an IPA Assignment, the appropriate official of a State or local organization should submit an assignment proposal to the appropriate program office in FHWA.
(2) If the proposal does not pertain to a specific program office, or the office is not known, the State/local agency or organization may submit its proposal to the Office of Personnel and Training, Personnel Operations Division, HPT-20, or to the appropriate Regional Administrator. If the proposal involves transportation programs outside FHWA, it should be forwarded to the Office of the Secretary, Office of Personnel, Personnel Policy Division, M-16 (Attn: IPA Coordinator).
(3) The assignment proposal should be reviewed and evaluated by the appropriate program office to ensure that if consummated it would be of mutual benefit to both contracting parties, and that it includes the following:
(a) purpose of the assignment, its priority, and a description of the duties and responsibilities to be carried out,
(b) employee (assignee) skills and background required, or an OF-612 "Optional Application for Federal Employment"; a Resume; a SF-171, "Application for Federal Employment"; or any other application document,
(c) estimated length of the assignment,
(d) share of salary and other expenses the requesting organization is willing to assume. (Cost-sharing arrangements shouldbe based on the extent to which participating organizations benefit from the assignment. Only in exceptional circumstances should agreed upon salary-sharing costs exceed 50 percent), and
(e) the anticipated utilization of the assignee upon return to his/her permanent agency.
(4) If upon review by the appropriate program office, there is a desire to negotiate an agreement, the proposal should be forwarded to the Chief, Personnel Operations Division, or to the Regional Administrator, for negotiation.
(5) Based on the assignment proposal, an IPA Agreement may be negotiated, using OPM Optional Form (OF-69), Assignment Agreement.