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Fiscal Year 2008 Montana NRCS Bulletins
Number Issue Date Expiration Date Action Required Subject
MT-120-8-1 October 19, 2007 January 4, 2008 November 30, 2007 and January 30, 2008 (Chuck Gordon, Scott Oviatt, Pam Matthews, Sue Backlund, Gloria Schmidt, D’Anne Morgan, Mona Smith) ADS - Vehicle and Inventory Reports
MT-120-8-2 May 30, 2008 September 30, 2008 Friday, June 13, 2008, PCMS Cardholders provide a PCMS report and their personal log of purchases to their supervisor for purchases between October 1, 2007 and March 31, 2008 (Instructions attached). We apologize for not providing you a 30 day notice prior to the report submission date. If assistance if needed, please contact the Local Agency Procurement Coordinator (LAPC), Terry Ryles.
Friday, July 11, 2008, Supervisors complete audit of all purchases between October 1, 2007 and March 31, 2008, and provide a copy of the completed audit checklists to Terry Ryles.
Friday, July 18, 2008, PCMS Cardholders provide PCMS report and their personal log of purchases to their supervisor for purchases between April 1, 2008 and June 30, 2008.
Friday, August 15, 2008, Supervisors complete audit of all purchases between April 1, 2008 and June 30, 2008, and provide a copy of the completed audit checklist to the LAPC.
Audit of Purchase Card Management System (PCMS) Cardholder Purchases
MT-130-8-1 October 15, 2007 September 30, 2008 December 15, 2007 AGN - Homeland Security/Crisis Preparedness
MT-180-8-1 November 5, 2007 September 30, 2008 - CPA - Appeals Procedures
MT-180-8-2 January 29, 2008 September 30, 2008 May 1, 2008 CPA - Districts – Optional Amendment to the Conservation District Cooperative Working Agreement Regarding Intermittent Use of NRCS Vehicles
MT-180-8-3 March 13, 2008 December 31, 2008 April 18, 2008 (Maps to Rick Fasching)
October 30, 2008 (Status Reviews by Flyers)
November 14, 2008 (Data Entry by Field Offices)
November 30, 2008 (Rick Fasching, State Agronomist)
CPA - 2008 Status Reviews
MT-180-8-4 July 1, 2008 September 30, 2008 -

CPA - Transmittal of Joint FSA/NRCS Memo Regarding CRP New and Re-enrollment of Continuous Signup Contracts

MT-180-8-5 July 1, 2008 September 30, 2008 - CPA - Transmittal of Joint FSA/NRCS Memo Regarding Technical Responsibilities for the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP)
MT-190-8-1 January 25, 2008 February 28, 2008 February 28, 2008 (Jim Jacobs) ECS - Plant Materials -- Field Evaluation Plantings Request
MT-190-8-2 July 8, 2008 September 30, 2008 - ECS - Plant Materials -- Seed Collection Requests
MT-190-8-3 August 28, 2008 December 1, 2008 October 31, 2008 (Field Offices to Area Specialists)
November 20, 2008 (ASTC/FOs to Jim Jacobs)
ECS - Plant Materials -- Evaluation of Field Plantings
MT-250-8-1 October 2, 2007 September 30, 2008 - FNM - Travel Policy
MT-250-8-2 January 14, 2008 September 30, 2008 -

FNM - Guidance on Typical Types of Business, Acceptable Evidence, and Signature Authority for 2008 Forward Program Obligations and Payments

MT-250-8-3 February 25, 2008 September 30, 2008 February 22, 2008, at 8:30 am – Participate in teleconference for clarification and questions. Call-in information will follow.
March 21, 2008 – ASTC/FO will complete 20 percent of your obligation review documents and forward to Financial Management the Status Review, Initialed Obligation Spreadsheet, and List of Exceptions.
April 7, 2008 – ASTC/FO will complete the remainder of the obligation review documents and forward to Financial Management the Status Review, Initialed Obligation Spreadsheet, and List of Exceptions.
April 15, 2008 – Financial Management scans and e-mails Certification Statement to National Headquarters.
FNM – FY2008 Obligation Review Documents and Procedures
MT-250-8-4 March 31, 2008 September 30, 2008 Close of Business Friday, April 11, 2008, timesheets must be submitted.
No later than 9:00 a.m. Monday, April 14, 2008, Timekeepers must verify timesheets.
No later than 10:00 a.m. Monday, April 14, 2008, Supervisors must certify timesheets.
Timekeeping, Pay Period 7 – Farm Bill Funds
MT-250-8-5
Revised June 2, 2008
May 27, 2008 September 30, 2008 June 13, 2008 New Travel System
MT250-8-6 August 28, 2008 September 30, 2008 September 5, 2008 – September 23, 2008. See Table FNM—Fiscal Year-End Procedures for Fiscal Year 2008
MT-290-8-1 October 23, 2007 September 30, 2008 - INV - Monitoring - Master Schedule for Water Year 2008 Snow Surveys
MT-300-8-1 October 1, 2007 September 30, 2008 - LTP - 2008 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Policy
MT-300-8-2 October 1, 2007 September 30, 2008 November 15 to December 28, 2007. See Table LTP - Programmatic Deadlines for FY08 EQIP: Phase 1
MT-300-8-3 October 1, 2007 September 30, 2008 October 10 to December 28, 2007. See Table LTP - EQIP 2008 Special Initiatives - Update
MT-300-8-4 October 2, 2007 September 30, 2008 November 15 to December 28, 2007. See Timeline LTP - 2008 EQIP Ground and Surface Water Special Initiative
MT-300-8-5 October 4, 2007 September 30, 2008 - LTP - 2008 EQIP AFO/CAFO Policy
MT-300-8-6 October 17, 2007 September 30, 2008 October 31 to December 7, 2007. See Timeline LTP - 2008 EQIP Wildfire Special Initiative
MT-300-8-7 October 18, 2007 September 30, 2008 - LTP - 2008 Farm Bill Program Contract Cancellation/Termination Process
MT-300-8-8 December 4, 2007 September 30, 2008 - LTP - 2008 EQIP Payment Policy for EQIP 1996 Farm Bill Contracts
MT-300-8-9 February 7, 2008 September 30, 2008 June 1, 2008 LTP - Active Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) Conservation Plans Must be Entered into Toolkit
MT-300-10 May 22, 2008 September 30, 2008 June 6, 2008 – Deadline for DCs to send letters to selected applicants by CERTIFIED mail informing them of the requirements of the spot check.
July 3, 2008 – Deadline for selected spot check applicants to provide the requested information to the DC.
July 11, 2008 – Deadline for the ASTC-FO to supply the ASTC(Programs) with a report on all spot checks performed.
FY2008 EQIP – Spot Checking and Verifying the Self-Certification of Limited Resource and Beginning Farmers or Ranchers
MT-310-8-1 October 1, 2007 January 1, 2008 November 9, 2007 (Pick) LNU - Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA) Annual Progress Report
MT-360-8-1 October 2, 2007 September 30, 2008 October 31, 2007 PER - Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Performance Work Plan Process
MT-360-8-2 January 31, 2008 September 30, 2008 February 8, 2008 PER - FY 2008 Performance Work Plan Update
MT-360-8-3 February 26, 2008 November 2, 2008 - PER - Flexitour Program
MT-360-8-4 July 22, 2008 September 30, 2009 August 13, 2008 – All Supervisors
August 20, 2008 – ASTC/FOs and Principal Staff Supervisors
PER - FY2009 Training Needs

Last Modified: 09/03/2008