Guidelines for Assigning Funds from Reimbursable Customers to Program Elements in Geologic Hazards, Resources, and Processes

1. Purpose and Background. This guidance is intended to assist Geology Discipline (GD) cost centers in assigning funds from reimbursable agreements (Other Federal agencies, state or local cooperators, etc.) to appropriate GD Program Elements in order to ensure reimbursable activities are aligned with the mission requirements of the appropriate core GD programs in our annual Congressional appropriation. This alignment of reimbursable activities with 'core' USGS mission activities is helpful in describing to the Department of the Interior and the Office of Management and Budget the totality of our work in terms of mission requirements. This guidance should also promote interaction between cost center staff undertaking reimbursable work and the Program Coordinators responsible for the associated program element activities.
2. Guidelines. The following guidelines are to be followed when setting up accounts for reimbursable work.

1. REIMBURSABLE funds directly contributing to activities supported by the Earthquake Hazards Program will be assigned the program element for that Program (Program Element #71010)-Contact John Filson at (703) 648-6785.
2. REIMBURSABLE funds directly contributing to activities supported by the Volcano Hazards Program will be assigned the program element for that Program (Program Element #71020)-Contact John Pallister at (703) 648-6711.
3. REIMBURSABLE funds directly contributing to activities supported by the Landslide Hazards Program will be assigned the program element for that Program (Program Element #71030)-Contact Paula Gori at (703) 648-6707.
4. REIMBURSABLE funds directly contributing to activities supported by the Global Seismographic Network will be assigned the program element for that Program (Program Element #71040)-Contact John Filson at (703) 648-6785.
5. REIMBURSABLE funds directly contributing to activities supported by the Geomagnetism Program will be assigned the program element for that Program (Program Element #71050)-Contact John Filson at (703) 648-6785.
6. REIMBURSABLE funds directly contributing to activities supported by the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program will be assigned the program element for that Program (Program Element #72010)-Contact Peter Lyttle at (703) 648-6943.
7. REIMBURSABLE funds directly contributing to activities supported by the Earth Surface Dynamics Program will be assigned the program element for that Program (Program Element #72020)-Contact Martha Garcia at (703) 648-5330.
8. REIMBURSABLE funds directly contributing to activities supported by the Coastal and Marine Geology Program will be assigned the program element for that Program (Program Element #72030)-Contact John Haines at (703) 648-6422.
9. REIMBURSABLE funds directly contributing to activities supported by the Mineral Resources Program will be assigned the program element for that Program (Program Element #73010)-Contact Kate Johnson at (703) 648-6110.
10. REIMBURSABLE funds directly contributing to activities supported by the Energy Resources Program will be assigned the program element for that Program (Program Element #73020)-Contact Brenda Pierce at (703) 648-6421.
11. REIMBURSABLE funds directly contributing to activities supported by more than one program will be assigned the program element for the Geology Discipline (Program Element Code #70000)-Contact Linda Gundersen at (703) 648-6601 or Cheryl Smith at (703) 648-6105 for agreements that do not directly relate to the above-mentioned programs.

Carol F. Aten /s/ Carol F. Aten
Chief, Office of Administrative Policy and Services