What Are Instruction Memoranda? They are temporary directives that supplement the Bureau Manual Sections. Instruction Memoranda:

• contain new policy or procedures that must reach BLM employees quickly,
• interpret existing policies or
• provide one-time instructions.

FY 2013 Instruction Memorandums

DATE ISSUED	SUBJECT
10/11/2012	Grazing and Wild Horse and Burro Program Appeal File and Transmittal Procedures

FY 2012 Instruction Memorandums

DATE ISSUED	SUBJECT
6/14/2012	Desert Tortoise Mitigation Policy
5/1/2012	Guidance on Management of Minerals Materials Trespass Funds (5320)
4/30/2012	Expenditures of 1020 Sub-Activity Funds for Rangeland Improvement Projects
3/7/2012	Cadastral Survey Review and Boundary Risk Assessment (BRA) for Significant Land or Resource Transactions

FY 2011 Instruction Memorandums

DATE ISSUED	SUBJECT
9/30/2011	Processing Notices, Plans of Operation and Financial Guarantees Under 43 CFR 3809 ***NOTE: Current Forms are available at http://www.blm.gov/noc/st/en/business/eForms.html
8/30/2011	Smoke Approval Process
5/20/2011	Congressionally Required Maps and Legal Descriptions – Wilderness
4/1/2011	Request for Comments on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Draft Wind and Energy Guidelines and Draft Eagle Conservation Plan Guidance
12/22/2010	Updated Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Sensitive Species List for Arizona

FY 2010 Instruction Memorandums

DATE ISSUED	SUBJECT
8/2/2010	Cost Recovery Fee Schedule for the Public
4/12/2010	Cost Recovery Fee Schedule for the Public (Superseded by IMAZ-2010-024)
1/25/2010	Arizona State Safety Action Plan and Goals for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010
12/29/2009	Guidance on Compiling a Decision File/Administrative Record

FY 2009 Instruction Memorandums

DATE ISSUED	SUBJECT
9/23/09	Touhy Requests
9/3/09	Roll-Over Protection Structure (ROPS) For Utility Terrain Vehicles (UTVs)
9/3/09	Correction to Cost Recovery Fee Schedule for the Public
8/24/09	Cost Recovery Fee Schedule for the Public
7/17/09	Restoration Design Energy Project
4/7/09	Office Codes for Correspondence and Records
2/20/09	Litigation Holds - Preserving and Inventorying Records

FY 2008 Instruction Memorandums

DATE ISSUED	SUBJECT
8/6/08	Revised Cost Recovery Fee Schedule for the Public
3/21/08	Processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests
12/05/07	Arizona State Safety Plan Goals for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008
11/06/07	The Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Counseling Process Attachment 1 Attachment 2 Attachment 3 Attachment 4
10/25/07	Deferral of Land Use Authorizations Within the Upper San Pedro Groundwater Basin
10/01/07	Revised Cost Recovery Fee Schedule for the Public

FY 2007 Instruction Memorandums

DATE ISSUED	SUBJECT
4/20/07	2007 "America the Beautiful" Volunteer Pass
4/12/07	Revised Cost Recovery Fee Schedule for the Public
4/12/07	Radio Configuration Standards for 2007 Field Season
1/16/07	Final Salary Clearance of Employees and Contractors Leaving the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Employee Exit Questionnaire

FY 2006 Instruction Memorandums

DATE ISSUED	SUBJECT
8/2/2006	Revised Cost Recovery Fee Schedule for the Public, Change 1
1/27/2006	Revised Cost Recovery Fee Schedule for the Public
11/15/2005	Outside Employment
11/4/2005	Updated BLM Sensitive Species List for Arizona , Change 1
11/4/2005	Updated BLM Sensitive Species List for Arizona

 

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