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FY 2008 Minnesota Bulletins


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110-Management 120-Administrative Services 130-Agency General 140-Strategic Planning
150-Basin and Area Planning 160-Budget Planning and Analysis 170 Cartography and GIS 180-Conservation Planning and Application
190-Ecological Sciences 200-Economics 210-Engineering 220-Environmental Coordination
230-Equal Opportunity 250-Financial Management 260-Public Information 270-Information Resource Management
280-International Activities 290-Resources Inventory 300-Land Treatment Program 310-Land Use
320-Legislative Affairs 330-Operations Management 340-Strategic Planning and Budget 360-Personnel
390-Project Development and Maintenance 400-Public Participation Coordination 410-Rural Development 420-Social Sciences
430-Soil Survey 440-Programs 450-Technology 460-Water Quality Project Implementation

110 - Management

Number Issue Date Expiration Date Action Required Subject
110-8-1 (PDF;40 KB) 11/1/07 9/30/09   ADM - Distribution and Gathering of Information to and From Field Offices
         

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120 - Administrative Services

Number Issue Date Expiration Date Action Required Subject
120-8-1 (PDF;28 KB) 10/24/07 9/30/08   ADS - Directives Management - Cancellation of FY06 Bulletins
120-8-2 (PDF;26 KB) 11/1/07 9/30/09   ADS - Vehicle Management - Overnight Storage
120-8-3 (PDF;31 KB) 11/6/07 9/30/09   ADS - Training/Conference Costs
120-8-4 (PDF;30 KB) 11/6/07 9/30/09 12/7/07 ADS - Vehicle Management
120-8-5 (PDF;27 KB) 1/15/08 9/30/09   ADS - Property Management - Disposal Instructions
120-8-6 (PDF;32 KB) 2/22/08 9/30/09   ADS - Vehicle Management - State Office Parking
120-8-7 (PDF;31 KB) 3/11/08 9/30/09   ADS - Property Managment
120-8-8 (PDF;29 KB) 3/11/08 9/30/09   ADS - No Smoking Signs
120-8-9(PDF;29 KB) 5/6/08 9/30/08   ADS - Property Managment
120-8-10(PDF;29 KB) 9/30/09     ADS - New Postage Rates

130 - Agency General

Number Issue Date Expiration Date Action Required Subject
130-8-1 (DOC;100 KB) 1/4/08 3/22/08   AGN - Regional Workshops, County level Agriculture Emergency Response Plans
         

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170 - Cartography and GIS

Number Issue Date Expiration Date Action Required Subject
         
170-8-1 (PDF;20) 3/25/08 9/30/08   Approved GIS Business Plan

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180 - Conservation Planning and Application

Number Issue Date Expiration Date Action Required Subject
180-8-1 (PDF;20 KB) 10/1/07 10/30/07   News Release About Fall Tillage
180-8-2 (PDF;20 KB) 10/5/07 9/30/08   CPA - On-Farm Comparison of Conservation Tillage Systems
180-8-3 (PDF;23 KB) 3/10/08 9/30/08   CPA - Completion of the CPA-026
180-8-4 (PDF;33 KB) 3/14/08 9/30/08   CPA - FSA Wetland Layer
180-8-5 (PDF; 31KB) 4/1/08 9/30/08   N/HEL Determinations and Compliance Plan Requirements
180-8-6 (PDF;28 KB) 5/15/08 9/30/08   CPA - Minnesota County Biologic Survey (MCBS) - Native Prairie Data
180-8-7 (PDF;29 KB) 5/15/08 9/30/08 9/1/08 Area Review of County HEL Soil Lists
180-8-8 (PDF;21 KB) 7/14/08 9/30/08   CTA - Grazing Demonstration and Tour (GrazeFest)
180-8-9 (PDF; 23 KB) 8/7/08 9/30/08 8/30/08 CPA - Assessment of Comprehensive nutrient Management Plant (CNMP) Development and Implementation
180-8-10 (PDF; 23 KB) 9/9/08 9/30/08   CPA - Vegetation Indicator Status Designation Modifiers for Certified Wetland Determinations

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190 - Ecological Sciences

Number Issue Date Expiration Date Action Required Subject
190-8-1 (PDF;19 KB) 10/15/07 9/30/08   ECS - Plant Materials Technical Report
190-8-2 (PDF;27 KB) 11/6/07 9/30/08 11/16/07 ECS - Plant Materials Committee Meeting
190-8-3 (PDF;21 KB) 11/6/07 9/30/08 11/30/07 (FO)
12/7/07 (PM Contacts)		 ECS - Available Plant Materials for 2008
190-8-4 (PDF;22 KB) 12/9/07 9/30/08   ECS - Cool Season Grasses Publication
190-8-5 (PDF;22 KB) 12/12/07 9/30/08 1/30/08 USE of RUSLE2 for Technical Assistance
190-8-6 (PDF;21 KB) 12/13/07 9/30/08   ECS - Plant Materials:  Living Landscapes in Minnesota
190-8-7 (PDF;20 KB) 12/20/07 9/30/08   ECS - National Invasive Weed Posters
190-8-8 (PDF;21 KB) 1/11/08 9/30/08   ECS - Sensitive Water Bodies
190-8-9 (PDF;20 KB) 1/22/08 9/30/08   ECS - Information Available on the State Office (SO) Shared Drive
190-8-10 (PDF;20 KB) 1/8/08 9/30/08   ECS - Invasive Species Calendars
190-8-11 (20 KB) 2/11/08 9/30/08   ECS - Plant Materials - National Plant Materials Manual (NPMM) 190-v, Amendment MN25 (Part 542)
190-8-12 (PDF;21 KB) 2/14/2008 9/30/08   Noxious Weed Seed Free Mulch
190-8-13 (PDF;21 KB) 2/20/08 9/30/08   Five Reasons to Choose Nativegrass Releases
190-8-14 (PDF;24 KB) 2/20/08 9/30/08   Plant and Soil Science Workshops
190-8-15 (PDF;31 KB) 3/19/08 9/30/08 4/18/08 FY-2008 Ecological Science Training Workshops
190-8-16 (PDF;30 KB) 3/19/08 9/30/08 4/15/08 Ecological Site Information System (ESIS) Training
190-8-17 (PDF;21 KB) 4/29/08 9/30/08   Ecological Site Information System (ESIS) Training
190-8-18 (PDF;30 KB) 5/19/08 9/30/08   Native Seed Source Criteria for State Conservation Programs
190-8-19 (PDF; 44 KB) 6/23/08 9/30/09   ECS - Nutrient Management
190-8-20 (PDF; 21 KB) 8/6/08 10/31/08 10/2/08 ECS - Plant Materials - Field Planting Evaluations
190-8-21 (PDF; 22 KB) 9/10/08 9/30/08   ECS - Plant Materials Publications

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200 - Economics

Number Issue Date Expiration Date Action Required Subject
200-8-1 (PDF;37 KB) 11/6/07 9/30/08 8/1/08 ECN - 2008 Actual Cost Data Collection
200-8-2 (PDF;20 KB) 11/16/07 9/30/08   ECN - "What's New in Economics?" Newsletter for November/December 2007

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210 - Engineering

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230 - Equal Opportunity

Number Issue Date Expiration Date Action Required Subject
230-8-1 (PDF; 47 KB) 1/9/08 3/31/08   EOP - Women's History Month Poster Contest
230-8-2 (PDF; 30 KB) 3/19/08 4/18/08   EOP - Vacancy Announcement - APIO Special Emphasis Program Manager
230-8-3 (PDF; 30 KB) 3/19/08 4/18/08   EOP - Vacancy Announcement - Hispanic Special Emphasis Program Manager
230-8-4 (PDF; 37 KB) 3/19/08     EOP - Vacancy Announcement - Special Emphasis Program Manager
230-8-5 (PDF; 278 KB) 6/3/08 9/30/08 6/28/08 EEO - MN NRCS All Cultural Appreciation Month Activities
230-8-6 (PDF; 35 KB) 6/26/08 9/30/08 7/31/08 EOP - Hispanic Heritage Poster Contest
230-8-7 (PDF; 31 KB) 7/15/08 9/30/09 9/26/08 EOP - Nominations for the National NRCS Civil Rights Awards and the Chief's Workforce Diversity Award

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250 - Financial Management

Number Issue Date Expiration Date Action Required Subject
250-8-1 (PDF;36 KB) 10/1/07 11/1/07 10/15/07 FNM - The National Organization of Professional Black Natural Resources Conservation Service Employees (NOPBNRCSE) Training Conference
250-8-2 (PDF;43 KB) 10/29/07 12/30/07 11/7/07 FNM - Meeting - MASWCD Annual Meeting and Trade Show
250-8-3 (PDF;31 KB) 11/20/07 1/1/08 1/1/08 FNM - Meetings - Minnesota Association of Professional Soil Scientists
250-8-4 (PDF;33 KB) 12/11/07 1/25/08 12/27/07 FNM - Meetings - Midwest Value Added Agriculture Conference
250-8-5 (PDF;22 KB) 1/8/08 1/25/08   FNM - Meetings - 2008 Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) Conference
250-8-6 (21 KB) 1/8/08 1/31/08 1/24/08 FNM - Meetings - Minnesota Association of Resource Conservation and Development Council's Winter Meeting MARC&D
250-8-7 (PDF;22 KB) 1/24/08 9/30/08 3/5/08 ECS - Emerging Issues on Family Forestland
250-8-8 (PDF;22 KB) 1/23/08 9/30/08 3/14/08 ECS - Agroforestry Training For Natural Resource Professionals Announcement
250-8-9 (PDF;22 KB) 2/7/08 3/14/08 2/15/08 FNM - Meetings - North Central Association of RC&D Councils Annual Meeting
250-8-10 (PDF;21 KB) 2/28/08 9/30/08   FNM - Meetings - Minnesota Invasive Species Conference 2008: Call for Papers
250-8-11 (PDF;42 KB) 2/29/08 6/30/08 5/25/08 FNM - The 15th National Organization of Professional Hispanic Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Employees (NOPHRCSE) National Training Conference
250-8-12 (PDF;21 KB) 3/3/08 9/30/08   FNM - Working Effectively With Tribal Governments
250-8-13 (PDF;43 KB) 3/21/08 9/30/08 5/9/08 FNM - Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) Annual Conference Attendance
250-8-14 (PDF;25 KB) 5/7/08 9/30/08 6/2/08 FNM - Agroforestry Training for natural Resource Professionals Announcement
250-8-15 (PDF;32 KB) 5/21/06 9/30/08 6/23/08 FNM - Training Conference of the American Indian/Alaska Native Employees Association (AIANEA) and the Asian Pacific Organization (APIO)
250-8-16 (PDF;36 KB) 6/9/08 9/30/08   FNM - Meetings - Minnesota Association of Professional Soil Scientists
250-8-17 (PDF;83 KB) 7/25/08 9/30/08 8/25/08 FNM - Meetings - Great Lakes Native American Fish & Wildlife Society and Minnesota Tribal Conservation Advisory Council Tribal Outreach and Training Conference
250-8-18 (PDF;31 KB) 8/5/08 9/30/08   FNM - Meetings - Minnesota Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils Summer Meeting
250-8-19 (PDF;36 KB) 8/19/08 9/30/08   FNM - FY08 Year-End Procedures
250-8-20 (PDF; 44 KB) 9/29/08 9/30/09 10/17/08 FNM - FNM - The National Organization of Professional Black Natural Resources Conservation Service Employees Training Conference
250-8-21 (PDF; 36 KB) 9/30/08 12/30/08 10/31/08 FNM - Meetings, Conferences, Etc. - MASWCD Annual Meeting and Annual Trade Show

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260 - Public Information

Number Issue Date Expiration Date Action Required Subject
         
260-8-1 (PDF;46 KB) 10/1/07 9/30/08   INF - September 2007 Digital Photo Contest Winner
260-8-2 (PDF;31 KB) 10/12/07 9/30/08   INF - Native American Heritage Month Poster
260-8-3 (PDF;28 KB) 10/25/07 12/31/08   INF - Digital Photo Contest for Calendar Year 2008
260-8-4 (PDF;82 KB) 11/7/07 9/30/08   INF - October 2007 Digital Photo Contest Winner
260-8-5 (PDF;57 KB) 12/3/07 9/30/08   INF - November 2007 Digital Photo Contest Winner
260-8-6 (PDF;117 KB) 12/17/07 9/30/08   PAS - December Photo Contest
260-8-7 (PDF;22 KB) 12/19/07 2/1/08   INF - National Pheasants Fest 2008
260-8-8 (PDF;29 KB) 1/30/08 9/30/08 2/15/08 INF - 2008 Earth Day
260-8-9 (PDF;47 KB) 2/11/08 9/30/08   PAS - January Photo Contest
260-8-10 (PDF;29 KB) 2/12/08 9/30/08   INF - Minnesota NRCS Calendar
260-8-11 (PDF;66 KB) 3/3/08 9/30/08   PAS - February Photo Contest
260-8-12 (PDF; 93 KB) 3/25/08 9/30/08   PAS - National Campaign Public Service Announcements
260-8-13 (PDF;31 KB) 3/28/08 9/30/09   INF - Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer
260-8-14 (PDF;61 KB) 4/1/08 9/30/08   PAS - March Photo Contest
260-8-15 (PDF;54 KB) 4/7/08 9/30/08   PAS - National Campaign, a Call for Pictures
260-8-16 (PDF;64 KB) 5/1/08 9/30/08   PAS - April Photo Contest
260-8-17 (PDF;476 KB) 5/6/08 9/30/08 7/15/08 INF - 2008 Minnesota State Fair
260-8-18 (PDF; 60 KB) 6/3/08 9/30/08   PAS - May Photo Contest
260-8-19 (PDF; 78 KB) 7/1/08 9/30/08   PAS - June Photo Contest
260-8-20 (PDF; 43 KB) 8/1/08 9/30/08   PAS - July Photo Contest
260-8-21 (PDF; 29 KB) 9/2/08 9/30/08   PAS - August Photo Contest

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270 - Information Resource Management

Number Issue Date Expiration Date Action Required Subject
         

 

290 - Resources Inventory

Number Issue Date Expiration Date Action Required Subject
         

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300 - Land Treatment Program

Number Issue Date Expiration Date Action Required Subject
300-8-1 (PDF;34 KB) 10/11/07 12/31/07   LTP - Deferral letters for the Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)
300-8-2 PDF;(34 KB) 10/31/07 9/30/08   LTP - EQIP Sign-Up Status and Timeline
300-8-3 (PDF;28 KB) 1/4/08 9/30/08   LTP - Cost Recovery From Conservation Security Program (CSP) Participants Who Involuntarily Lose Control of Land Under A CSP Contract Due to Action of Landowners
300-8-4 (PDF;21 KB) 1/10/08 9/30/08   LTP - Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
300-8-5 (PDF;22 KB) 1/18/08 9/30/08   LTP - EQIP Scoring & Ranking Period
300-8-6 (PDF;25 KB) 1/24/08 9/30/08   LTP - EQIP Scoring & Ranking Period
300-8-7 (PDF;21 KB) 2/12/08 9/30/08   CRP - Continuous CRP CP-38 Training Sessions
300-8-8 (PDF;29 KB) 4/14/08 10/1/08   LTP - Continuous CRP Practice CP-38 State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE)
300-8-9 (PDF;35 KB) 5/23/08 9/30/08   LTP - EQIP Sign-up Status and Timeline
300-8-10 (PDF;21 KB)

 

 5/28/08 10/1/08   LTP - Continuous CRP Practice CP-38 State Acres for Wildlife (SAFE)
300-8-11 (PDF;30 KB) 6/3/08 9/30/08   LTP - CRP - Critical Feed Use
300-8-12 (PDF;31 KB)        
300-8-13 (PDF;26 KB) 6/24/08 9/30/08   LTP - TSP Technical Service Payment Rates
300-8-14 (PDF;30  KB) 6/23/08 9/30/08   LTP - TSP - 2008 Contribution Agreement Template for Use with Partner Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDS)
300-8-15 (PDF; 21  KB) 7/1/08 9/30/08   LTP - CRP - Critical Feed Use - Alternative Haying Plan Document
300-8-16        
300-8-17 (PDF; 20 KB) 7/10/08 9/30/08   LTP - CRP - Restraining Order Issued on Critical Feed Use Provisions
300-8-18 (PDF; 25 KB) 7/14/08 11/1/08   ECS - Minnesota invasive Species Conference (MNISC)
300-8-19 (PDF; 21  KB) 7/17/08 12/31/08   LTP - Technical Service Provider (TSP) Training Opportunities
300-8-20 (PDF; 24  KB) 7/31/08 9/30/08 8/10-15/08 LTP - Modifying the Statewide Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) Conservation Practice Payment Schedule for 2009

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330 - Operations Management

Number Issue Date Expiration Date Action Required Subject
330-8-1 (PDF;34 KB) 3/21/08 9/30/08 5/9/08 MGT - Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450)
330-8-2 (PDF;52 KB) 4/15/08 12/30/08 11/3/08 MGT - 2008 Food Security Act Compliance Reviews
330-8-3 (PDF;24 KB)

Attachment Withheld

 4/24/08 12/30/08   MGT - 2008 Food Security Act Compliance Reviews - Add on Tracts
         

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340 - Strategic Planning and Budget

Number Issue Date Expiration Date Action Required Subject
340-8-1 (PDF; 44 KB) 8/18/08 9/30/09 9/17/08 SPA - Solicit Applicants to Augment the National Master Facilitator Cadre

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360 - Personnel

Number Issue Date Expiration Date Action Required Subject
360-8-1 (PDF;40 KB) 10/16/07 9/30/08   PER - Annual Leave - Use or Lose
360-8-2 (PDF;29 KB) 10/30/07 9/30/08   PER - Safety and Health - Awards Program
360-8-3 (PDF;29 KB) 10/30/07 1/1/08   PER - Safety and Health - Fire and Safety Inspection Report
360-8-4 (PDF;52 KB) 10/31/07 9/30/08   PER - Travel Charge Card Misuse
360-8-5 (PDF;41 KB) 11/8/07 9/30/08   PER - Annual Ethics Training
360-8-6 (PDF;20 KB) 12/20/07 9/30/08   PER - State Appeals Specialist
360-8-7 (PDF;24 KB) 12/20/07 9/30/08   PER - Professional Development Workshop - Organic Dairy
360-8-8 (PDF;139 KB) 1/25/08 9/30/08   PER - Soil Survey Geospatial Technology Workshop
360-8-9 (PDF;40 KB) 2/8/08 4/1/08   FNM - Training Workshop - Minnesota Chapter of Soil and Water Conservation Society
360-8-10 (PDF;32 KB) 2/28/08 9/30/08   PER - NRCS Employees Participation in Outside Organizations
360-8-11 (PDF;16 KB)

 

   9/30/09 5/30/08 PER - Employee Development - Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Training Needs Inventory (TNI) Process
360-8-12 (PDF;24 KB) 5/1/08 7/1/08 6/1/08 PER - Wetland Delineation Training
360-8-13 (PDF;23 KB) 5/15/08 9/30/08   PER - Conservation Planning Training
360-8-14 (PDF;22 KB) 5/28/08 9/30/08   FNM - Training Workshop - Minnesota Chapter of Soil and Water Conservation Society
360-8-15 (PDF;19 KB) 6/12/08 9/30/08   PER - Implementation of NB.270.8.6, RM - Two-Factor Authentication
360-8-16 (PDF; 22 KB) 6/12/08 9/30/08   PER - Computer Security Awareness and Privacy Training for New Employees
360-8-17 (PDF; 28 KB) 6/16/08 9/30/08   PER - Plant Materials Center Training and Tour
360-8-18 (PDF; 30 KB) 6/23/08 9/30/09 8/25/08 PER - Employee Development - Performance Management in USDA
360-8-19 (PDF;  31 KB) 6/20/08 9/30/08 7/21/08 PER - Employee Development - Approved Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Training Plan and Budget
360-8-20 (PDF; 30 KB) 6/20/08 9/30/09   PER - Safety and Health - Emergency Response Plan (ERP)
360-8-21 (PDF; 24 KB) 7/10/08 9/30/08   PER - Cultural Resources Training (August 18-20, 2008)
360-8-22 (PDF; 41 KB) 8/11/08 9/30/08 8/25/08 PER - National Leadership Development Program
360-8-23 (PDF; 25 KB) 9/3/08 9/30/09 11/17/09 PER - Call for Nominations, Olin Sims Conservation Leadership Award

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390 - Project Development and Maintenance

Number Issue Date Expiration Date Action Required Subject
390-8-1 (PDF;31 KB) 12/5/07 9/30/08   PDM - Infrastructure Responsibilities to Protect Life and Property - NRCS Assisted Project Dams
390-8-2 (PDF;23 KB) 12/17/07 9/30/08   PDM - Review of Rapid Watershed Assessment (RWA) Resource Profiles

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420 - Social Sciences

Number Issue Date Expiration Date Action Required Subject
420-8-1 (PDF;22 KB) 2/28/08 9/30/08   SSC - Cultural Resources Review
420-8-2 (PDF;21 KB) 4/22/08 9/30/08   SSC - Cultural Resources Learning Opportunity
420-8-3 (PDF;21 KB) 4/30/08 9/30/08   SSC - Minnesota Archaeology Week

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440 - Programs

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450 - Technology

Number Issue Date Expiration Date Action Required Subject
450-8-1 (PDF;22 KB) 1/31/08 3/1/08 2/29/08 TCH - Center of Excellence Work Tasks
450-8-2 (PDF;32 KB) 2/4/08 9/30/08   TCH - Computer Assistance to Partners on Non-CCE Workstations

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