GILA CLIFF DWELLINGS Administrative History

ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT

This agreement constitutes the written record of the conditions, parameters, restrictions, and basis for mutual understanding of an assignment agreement between the National Park Service, Southwest Region, U. S. Department of the Interior, and the U. S. Forest Service, Southwestern Region, Department of Agriculture.

The assignment agreement relates to the employment of a reassignment eligible employee (an employee who is already at or higher than the grade level of the position under consideration) from the National Park Service to be employed by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, U. S. Forest Service, Southwestern Region, Gila National Forest, Wilderness Ranger District.

The position under consideration is a Park Ranger, GS-025-09, identified by position description number 3065050. The subject position description is attached to this agreement.

OBJECTIVES:

The following objectives are to be realized upon the consummation of this agreement:

1. the reassignment/transfer of a qualified National Park Service career/career conditional employee from the National Park Service, Southwest Region to the U. S. Department of Agriculture, U. S. Forest Service, Southwestern Region, for a period of service of not less than 2 calendar years and not more than 3 calendar years;

2. upon accomplishment of the service period depicted, not less than 2 years and not more than 3 years, the reemployment of the National Park Service/Forest Service employee with the National Park Service, Southwest Region;

3. the continuance of the agreement as noted in this document or as modified by mutual consent of both the National Park Service, Southwest Region, U. S. Department of the Interior, and the U. S. Department of Agriculture, U. S. Forest Service, Southwestern Region, for future reassignment/transfer personnel actions such as prescribed by Objectives 1 and 2 above.

CONDITIONS:

The National Park Service, Southwest Region, agrees to:

1. canvass available employees through appropriate means and in accordance with applicable rules, regulations, and policies °ree;to determine availability of employees for an assignment with the U. S. Department of Agriculture, U. S. Forest Service, Southwestern Region, Gila National Forest, Wilderness Ranger District.

2. provide the appropriate officials of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, U. S. Forest Service, Southwestern Region, Gila National Forest, Wilderness Ranger District, the names and employment applications (Standard Forms 171) of those employees who have indicated an interest and are available to serve with the U. S. Department of Agriculture, U. S. Forest Service, Southwestern Region, Gila National Forest, Wilderness Ranger District, and perform the duties and responsibilities as prescribed in the position description identified as: Park Ranger, GS-025-09, identified by position description number 3065050.

3. to accept for reemployment the employee selected for the position identified as Park Ranger, GS-025-09, position description number 3065050, to the Southwest Region, National Park Service, upon that employee completing the assignment tour of not less than 2 years and not more than 3 years at the U. S. Department of Agriculture, U. S. Forest Service, Southwestern Region, Gila National Forest, Wilderness Ranger District, upon receiving the written request from the employee if the request from the employee meets the following conditions:

1. such request is in writing directed to the Regional Director, Southwest Region, National Park Service; and

2. such request is submitted not later than 120 days prior to the end of completion of the third year of assignment with the U. S. Department of Agriculture, U. S. Forest Service.

The U. S. Forest Service, Southwestern Region, agrees to:

1. accept the listing of employees referred to the U. S. Department of Agriculture, U. S. Forest Service, Southwestern Region, Gila National Forest, Wilderness Ranger District, for consideration of appointment to the position identified by Park Ranger, GS-025-09, position description number 3065050;

2. select a National Park Service employee for the position of Park Ranger, GS-025-09, identified by position description number 3065050 at the U. S. Department of Agriculture, U. S. Forest Service, Southwestern Region, Gila National Forest, Wilderness Ranger District;

3. release the employee accepted for the position of Park Ranger, GS-025-09, identified by position description number 3065050 at the U. S. Department of Agriculture, U. S. Forest Service, Southwestern Region, Gila National Forest, Wilderness Ranger District, upon completion of the tour of duty prescribed as not less than 2 years or more than 3 years with the U. S. Department of Agriculture, U. S. Forest Service, Southwestern Region, Gila National Forest, Wilderness Ranger District, to the National Park Service, Southwest Region, upon written notification of the employee to the Regional Director, National Park Service, Southwest Region. This release is conditional upon the event said employee applies for and is accepted for a position with the U. S. Department of Agriculture, U. S. Forest Service, in accordance with applicable rules, regulations, and policies.

CERTIFICATION(S) :

For: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE      Southwest Region:	U. S. Department of Agriculture, U. S. Forest Service, Southwestern Region
Regional Director Southwest Region	Regional Forester Southwestern Region

EMPLOYEE ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT

AS ATTESTED TO BY MY SIGNATURE AFFIXED TO THIS AGREEMENT, I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I AGREE TO THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THIS EMPLOYEE ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT:

CONDITIONS :

1. I will accept appointment to the position of Park Ranger, GS-025-09, identified by position description number 3065050 with the U. S. Department of Agriculture, U. S. Forest Service, Southwestern Region, Gila National Forest, Wilderness Ranger District, for a period of service of not less than 2 calendar years and not more than 3 calendar years.

2. I acknowledge that during this period of service, that I am assigned as an employee of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, U. S. Forest Service, Southwestern Region, Gila National Forest, Wilderness Ranger District, and subject to all rules, regulations, laws, and procedures which govern the conduct, performance, and standing of employees of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, U. S. Forest Service.

3. I acknowledge that I will request a reassignment transfer to the National Park Service, Southwest Region, not earlier than 120 days prior to the expiration of the tour of duty defined as not less than 2 calendar years and not more 3 than calendar years. Such request is to be in writing and directed to the Regional Director, Southwest Region, National Park Service.

4. I recognize that during my period of tenure with the U. S. Department of Agriculture, U. S. Forest Service, that I am subject to certain conditions applicable to my reemployment privileges with the National Park Service, Southwest Region, e.g.,

1. I must apply for reemployment privileges in writing to the Regional Director, Southwest Region, National Park Service, not later than the 120 calendar days prior to the completion of my third year assignment with the U. S. Department of Agriculture, U. S. Forest Service. Failure to apply for reemployment with the National Park Service, Southwest Region, will constitute disregard for this agreement and possible forfeiture of reemployment privileges with the National Park Service and subject me to potential adverse action such as reduction-in-force.

2. I may apply for reemployment privileges by writing to the Regional Director, Southwest Region, National Park Service, not earlier than the beginning of the second year and prior to 120 calendar days before the completion of my third year assignment with the U. S. Department of Agriculture, U. S. Forest Service.

3. I will forfeit any reemployment privileges with the Southwest Region, National Park Service, upon resignation from the U. S. Forest Service or for separation from the U. S. Forest Service for reasons or causes which evidence my unsuitability for continued employment with the Federal service.

4. I will accept a proper offer of reemployment to a position of similar pay and status within the Southwest Region of the National Park Service similar to that position from which I transferred in the National Park Service to accept the position of Park Ranger, GS-025-09, identified by position description number 3065050 with the U. S. Department of Agriculture, U. S. Forest Service, Southwestern Region, Gila National Forest, Wilderness Ranger District.

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