Facility Compliance Status

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORBUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENTWASHINGTON, D.C. 20240November 17, 2015In Reply Refer To: 1112, 1703 (850) PRef. IM No. 2015-105EMS TRANSMISSION 11/20/2015Information Bulletin No. 2016-011To: All Field Office OfficialsFrom: Assistant Director, Business, Fiscal and Information Resources ManagementSubject: Facility Compliance StatusCompliance Assessment - Safety, Health, and the Environment (CASHE) status update responses were requested via Washington Office (WO) Instruction Memorandum (IM) No. 2015-105. This Information Bulletin (IB) informs field officials that the compilation of all CASHE status updates is now complete and has been sent to their respective State Offices electronically.The completed CASHE status update spreadsheets that were already sent to the State Offices show the number of incomplete findings sorted by their priority level or risk assessment code for each organizational unit. Separate tabs in that spreadsheet describe each organizational unit's incomplete CASHE and Radio Infrastructure (RI) CASHE findings along with their priority level or risk assessment code. The CASHE status update will be used to:1. Identify CASHE recommendations that are eligible for deferred maintenance or other program funding for their implementation.2. Report the BLM's performance measure for facility compliance to the Department of the Interior. In Fiscal_Year (FY) 2015, 113 of 120 or 94 percent of the BLM's organizational units met the standard for "good safety, health, and environmental condition." This performance is the same as FY 2014's performance. The performance measure goal for FY 2015 was to have 95 percent of the BLM's organizational units rated in good safety, health, and environmental condition. The BLM's performance goal is to increase the percentage of organizational units rated in good condition by one percent over the previous year.Attachment 1 shows the number of organizational units in each State and the Washington Office (WO) rated in good safety, health, and environmental condition. Seven states (Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming) and the WO have 100 percent of their organizational units rated in good condition. The BLM's continued excellent performance is due to: (1) the identification of a portion of deferred maintenance funding to implement CASHE recommendations; (2) conducting of regularly scheduled follow-up CASHE audits to verify performance; and (3) the annual issuance of this facility compliance progress report to all organizational units that summarizes the incomplete findings.This is the 15th year the BLM has issued a facility compliance progress report. The field should be proud of their long-term performance trend. The 1st year this report was compiled only 59 percent of organizational units were rated in good safety, health, and environmental condition compared with 94 percent in FY 2015. The field is also commended for their timely responses to the CASHE status update request.Implementation of CASHE Recommendations: In accordance with WO IM No. 2015-105, organizational units are expected to complete or request funding for the completion of all high priority CASHE and RI CASHE recommendations within 1 year of their CASHE or RI CASHE audit. Requests for CASHE Corrective Action funding can be made at anytime. A backlog of unfunded projects is maintained by the CASHE Program Lead. Any requests for CASHE Corrective Action funding should be made no later than February 28, 2016. This is necessary to allow the projects to be coordinated with the State Engineers and ensure that the corrective actions are included in the next FY's Planning Target Allocation that is sent to the States in April.Questions on the CASHE status update or CASHE Corrective Action funding should be directed to Ken Morin, CASHE Program Lead at (303) 236-6418.Signed by: Janine Velasco Assistant Director Business, Fiscal and Information Resources ManagementAuthenticated by: Robert M. Williams Division of IRM Governance, WO-8601 Attachment 1 - Number of Organizational Units in Good Safety, Health, and Environmental Condition (1 p)