Secretary's memorandum, 'Ensuring the Continued Performance of the Mission of the Department of the Interior during the Global Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic'

The record

Jurisdiction

Department of the Interior (all bureaus: NPS, BLM, Reclamation, FWS, USGS, BIA)

Level

Federal

Authority

43 U.S.C. 1457; 5 U.S.C. 6502; 5 U.S.C. 6329c

Issued

2020-03-22 Mar. 22, 2020

Effective

2020-03-22

End

Phased return to regular operations announced Apr. 30, 2020 and implemented bureau by bureau over summer 2020 (read as 2020-04-30)

In force

Mar. 22, 2020 to Apr. 30, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Telework mandateWorkplace rules

Addressees

• all Department of the Interior employees and supervisors
• contractors and visitors to Interior facilities (indirectly)

Functions reached

• OF federal customer and permitting offices emptied (BLM, Reclamation, NPS, FWS, USGS, BIA)
• PM permits, inspections and land-use approvals delayed
• CS contractor site access and field installation
• CB federal procurement and grazing, mineral, recreation and water customers

Collection

Federal lands, science agencies and courts AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS

Operative words

I have determined that Department employees not performing or supporting mission essential functions or performing mission critical functions as determined by their State or Regional Director, or equivalent management authority, should telework. Supervisors are hereby directed to instruct employees under their supervision to telework, if telework ready, or encourage telework eligible employees to enter into telework agreements. If a telework-eligible employee is unable to enter into a telework agreement, the supervisor shall grant the employee weather and safety leave for a period not to exceed fourteen calendar days from the [date of this memorandum].

Enforcement

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