Fiscal_Year 2015 Award Ceilings

United States Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Wyoming State Office
P.O. Box 1828
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009-1828
IN REPLY REFER TO:
1400-451 (953) P
October 17, 2014
EMS TRANSMISSION: 10/20/2014
Instruction Memorandum No. WY-2015-007
Expires: 9/30/2015
To: Wyoming Leadership Team
From: Associate State Director
Subject: Fiscal_Year (FY) 2015 Award Ceilings
Program Area: Budget and Awards
Purpose: The purpose of this Instruction Memorandum (IM) is to establish statewide award ceilings for
non-SES employees for FY15.
Policy/Action: Each District and Division is responsible for ensuring compliance with this ceiling and will
be held accountable.
The Department has recently issued an award ceiling for FY15. See FY15 Award Ceiling table below.
There will be no deviation based on other factors, such as non-appropriated funds, alternative payment
sources, etc.
Quality Step Increases (QSIs) and Time off Awards (TOAs) are not included in this ceiling; however,
numbers of QSIs and TOAs given in FY15 cannot exceed FY10 levels. See FY 15 Time-Off (hours) and
QSI limit table below.
Performance awards must be processed no later than December 31, 2014. This ceiling includes all
monetary awards throughout the FY. The awards count towards the ceiling of the FY that the expense is
incurred. Therefore, awards given on or after October 1, 2014, will count towards the FY15 award
ceiling.
When an award is given to an employee in a different office/division, the award amount is typically charged
to the award ceiling of the office/division giving the award. It is strongly recommended and a common
courtesy to coordinate with the employee’s supervisor before submitting the award.

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The award ceilings for FY15 are shown below:
Office FY15 Award Limit
WY910 Total* $31,578
WY920 Total $62,100
WY930 Total $43,700
WY950 Total $66,600
WYDO Total $180,590
WYPO Total $121,325
WYRO Total $98,595
Total $604,488
*Does not include SES award/bonus.
QSI and TOAs are allocated to the Districts and Divisions in proportion to their percentage of total
statewide employees, and in accordance with guidance that states FY10 numbers are not to be
exceeded.
Office
2015
Time-Off (hours) QSI
WY910 Total 14 1
WY920 Total 66 1
WY930 Total 36 1
WY950 Total 84 1
WYDO Total 373 3
WYPO Total 230 2
WYRO Total 213 2
Total 1016 11
All TOAs and QSIs must be approved by the Associate State Director, prior to discussion with an
employee. The Associate State Director will coordinate with the District Managers and Deputy State
Directors throughout the year to discuss needs and make ceiling adjustments as necessary.
Background: Nationwide work force planning and budgetary reductions continue to limit amounts
available for monetary awards.
Timeframe: This IM is effective immediately. However, the FY15 awards ceiling may be revised
as new or additional direction becomes available.
Budget Impact: This policy will limit the total amount spent annually on awards. Award amounts
are calculated into the $8,400 average work month costs.
Manual/Handbook Sections Affected: None.
Coordination: This process was developed in coordination with the Wyoming State Office Budget

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Officer, all DSD’s, DM’s, and the State Human Resources Officer.
Contact: If you have any questions, please contact Missy Cook, Human Resources Specialist, at
(307) 775-6352.
Signed by:
Mary J Rugwell
Associate State Director
Authenticated by:
Sherry J Dixon
Support Services Assistant
Distribution
Director (700), Rm. 5613, MIB
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