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BLM No. BLM-MOU-FA-140-20-006
BIA No. 2020-K00441-MOU-002
FWS No. FF09R22-MOU-20001
NPS No. R2455-20-004
USFS No. 20-IA-11132543-023
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Master Interagency Agreement
for
National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Shared Funding
among the
BLM, BIA, FWS, and NPS
of the
United States Department of the Interior
and the
U.S. Forest Service (USFS)
of the
United States Department of Agriculture
I. STATEMENT OF MUTUAL BENEFIT AND INTERESTS
The National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) mission is to provide national leadership
to enable interoperable wildland fire operations among federal, state, local, tribal, and
territorial partners. Primary objectives include:
• Establish national interagency wildland fire operations standards. Recognize that the
decision to adopt standards is made independently by the NWCG members and
communicated through their respective directives systems.
• Establish wildland fire position standards, qualifications requirements, and performance
support capabilities (e.g. training courses, job aids) that enable implementation of NWCG
standards.
• Support the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy goals: to restore and
maintain resilient landscapes; create fire adapted communities; and respond to wildfires
safely and effectively.
• Establish information technology (IT) capability requirements for wildland fire.
• Ensure that all NWCG activities contribute to safe, effective, and coordinated national
interagency wildland fire operations.
The NWCG Executive Board is comprised of appointed representatives from the member
entities. The Executive Board provides leadership, strategic direction, and managerial oversight
of all aspects of NWCG management and operations. The Executive Board members work in a
collective, collaborative, and consensus-seeking manner to accomplish the NWCG mission.
The NWCG Staff serves and reports to the Executive Board. The Staff provides national
leadership and direction to accomplish the NWCG mission. This is primarily achieved by
supporting the operations of the NWCG committees and their subgroups.
BLM No. BLM-MOU-FA-140-20-006
BIA No. 2020-K00441-MOU-002
FWS No. FF09R22-MOU-20001
NPS No. R2455-20-004
USFS No. 20-IA-11132543-023
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The NWCG committees and subgroups are comprised of national interagency leaders and
subject-matter experts representing the NWCG member agencies and the various functional
areas of wildland fire management.
The USFS, BIA, BLM, FWS and NPS jointly fund the NWCG effort. Formalizing NWCG
funding practices through this agreement provides mutual benefit to the participating agencies
by improving effectiveness and efficiency.
II. PURPOSE
The purpose of this agreement is to:
• Establish the shared NWCG funding responsibilities of the participating agencies.
• Enable program consistency and continuity by ensuring the following:
o Project funding and personnel management decisions are made by the Executive Board
on behalf of all the participant agencies (Board members will ultimately work
personnel actions through their respective human resources systems).
o Personnel positions can be filled by any participant agency.
• Enable effective supervision and administration of the NWCG Staff.
• Support and enable effective and efficient NWCG operations.
III. AUTHORITY.
A. Service First Initiative (P.L. 106-291; 114 Stat. 996; 43 U.S.C. 1701, as amended)
IV. RESPONSIBILITIES.
Agencies participant to this agreement will support shared NWCG funding as follows:
A. Establish a funding contribution split for NWCG project costs.
B. Establish a separate funding contribution split for all NWCG staff labor costs.
C. Maintain the contribution splits (Appendix A) until participant agencies agree to a change.
Update as necessary.
D. Evaluate the annual NWCG budget proposal developed by the NWCG Staff and the
NWCG Budget Advisory Unit. Mutually adjust the proposal as necessary, and approve the
annual NWCG budget.
BLM No. BLM-MOU-FA-140-20-006
BIA No. 2020-K00441-MOU-002
FWS No. FF09R22-MOU-20001
NPS No. R2455-20-004
USFS No. 20-IA-11132543-023
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E. Provide agency specific administrative direction and support for NWCG Staff employees
according to each employee’s agency affiliation. Include direction and support in human
resources management, payroll, charge card, training, travel, and accountable/non-
accountable property management.
F. In accordance with each Agency’s guidance and procedures, provide written delegations of
authority to the appropriate managers for day-to-day supervision of other-agency
employees in their units. Delegations must document specific authorities, duties, and
responsibilities, as well as any limitations on the delegation.
V. TERM OF THE AGREEMENT
The term of this agreement shall become effective with and upon execution of the final
signature by the participating agencies and shall remain in effect for five (5) years, or until
such time as the agreement is terminated by mutual agreement. The agreement shall be
reviewed annually by all participating entities to determine its suitability for renewal, revision,
or termination.
VI. GENERAL PROVISIONS
A. This instrument is neither a fiscal nor a funds obligation document. Any endeavor
involving reimbursement or contribution of funds among the parties to this instrument will
be handled in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and procedures. Such
endeavors will be outlined in separate written agreements or funding orders (such as
Treasury Form FMS-7600B). This agreement establishes a framework for general terms
and conditions for funding orders between and among the agencies that are signatory to this
agreement.
B. One of the benefits of using the Service First authority is that it allows agencies to not
assess indirect costs. By not assessing indirect costs this allows all the costs to go directly
to the project/program, thus increasing the efficiency of the project. Therefore, indirect
administrative surcharges or overhead will not be assessed by any signatory agency for
activities related to this agreement.
C. Separate written agreements or funding orders executed between the parties to carry out
activities related to this agreement, shall reference this agreement.
D. Any information furnished to, or shared between the partnering entities under this
instrument is subject to all Federal information laws, regulations, and requirements,
including but not limited to the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). Furthermore,
each agency is responsible for protecting all information used, gathered, or developed as a
result of work under this agreement and no information provided to a partnering entity by
any other partnering entity pursuant to the Agreement shall be disclosed to any individual
or entity without the prior written consent of the partnering entity that provided the
information, unless such disclosure is required by law.
BLM No. BLM-MOU-FA-140-20-006
BIA No. 2020-K00441-MOU-002
FWS No. FF09R22-MOU-20001
NPS No. R2455-20-004
USFS No. 20-IA-11132543-023
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E. Employees and/or contractors of the agencies may be granted unescorted access to facilities
and/or computer systems to accomplish work described in this agreement or supplemental
to this agreement via separate written agreements or funding orders. To access facilities
and computer systems these employees/contractors must clear and meet each respective
agency’s security requirements.
F. Nothing herein is intended, or shall be construed, as affecting or obligating the partnering
agencies to the expenditure of funds, or as involving the United States in any contract or
other obligations. Parties to this agreement are not obligated to make expenditures of funds
or provide services through their participation under the terms of this agreement unless
such funds are available. Funds must be appropriated by the Congress of the United States,
or are otherwise available under the annual Appropriations Acts or Continuing Resolution.
G. Except as otherwise outlined via separate written agreement or funding order, the
partnering agencies will handle their own activities and utilize their own resources,
including the expenditure of their own funds, in pursuing these objectives. Each party will
endeavor to carry out its separate activities in a coordinated and mutually beneficial
manner.
H. Modifications to this agreement may be initiated by any signatory agency. Requests for
modification should be made in writing at least 60 days prior to implementation. The
modification shall not take effect until documented and signed by all signatory agencies.
The Forest Service is designated as the agency responsible for all administrative oversight
of this agreement.
I. This agreement in no way restricts the signatory agencies from participating in similar
activities with other public or private agencies, organizations, and individuals or from
implementing their respective programs in accordance with the applicable statutes,
regulations or policies.
J. Any communication affecting the terms or services covered by this agreement is sufficient
only in writing and delivered in person, mailed, or transmitted electronically by e-mail or
fax to the principal Budget Advisory Unit members listed at https://www.nwcg.gov/budget-
advisory-unit.
VII. RESOLUTION AND DISAGREEMENT
Should disagreement arise on the interpretation of the provisions of this agreement, or
amendments and/or revisions thereto, that cannot be resolved at the operating level, each party
shall state the area(s) of disagreement in writing and present them to the other party for
consideration. If agreement on interpretation is not reached within thirty (30) days, the parties
shall forward the written presentation of the disagreement to respective higher officials for
appropriate resolution.
BLM No. BLM-MOU-FA-140-20-006
BIA No. 2020-K00441-MOU-002
FWS No. FF09R22-MOU-20001
NPS No. R2455-20-004
USFS No. 20-IA-11132543-023
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Financial disputes that may arise under separate written agreements or funding orders with
reference to this agreement will be settled in accordance with the Treasury Financial Manual,
Volume 1, Part 2, Chapter 4700, Appendix 10, Intragovernmental Business Rules.
VIII. SIGNATORY
This agreement supersedes and replaces the previous NWCG Staffing agreement executed
between the parties on May 23, 2016; referenced as: BLM L16PG00128; BIA 2016-K00441-
MOU-001; FWS FF09R22000-16-001; NPS G5960160042; FS 16-IA-11132543-020.
This agreement shall be effective for a period of five (5) years commencing on the date the
final signature is placed in this signature section.
By signing below, each agency certifies that the principal contacts listed on the Budget
Advisory Unit roster are authorized to act in their respective areas on matters related to this
agreement.
BLM No. BLM-MOU-FA-140-20-006
BIA No. 2020-K00441-MOU-002
FWS No. FF09R22-MOU-20001
NPS No. R2455-20-004
USFS No. 20-IA-11132543-023
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_______________
Meagan Conry, Acting Deputy Assistant Director, Fire and Aviation Date
DOI, Bureau of Land Management
______________
Leon Ben Jr., Branch Chief, Wildland Fire Management Date
DOI, Bureau of Indian Affairs
_______________
Chris Wilcox, Chief, Branch of Fire Management Date
DOI, Fish and Wildlife Services
_______________
William Kaage, Director, Fire and Aviation Management Date
DOI, National Park Service
_______________
Frank Guzman, Assistant Director, Workforce Development Date
USDA, Forest Service
The authority and format of this agreement have been reviewed and approved for signature.
SARAH RUSSELL DATE
U.S. Forest Service Grants & Agreements Specialist
3/24/20
SARAH
RUSSELL
Digitally signed by
SARAH RUSSELL
Date: 2020.03.24
08:38:55 -06'00'
FRANK
GUZMAN
Digitally signed by
FRANK GUZMAN
Date: 2020.03.24
12:02:18 -06'00'
WILLIAM
KAAGE
Digitally signed by
WILLIAM KAAGE
Date: 2020.03.24
13:37:35 -06'00'
CHRISTOPH
ER WILCOX
Digitally signed by
CHRISTOPHER WILCOX
Date: 2020.04.01
10:57:52 -06'00'
LEON BEN
GRANT
BEEBE
Digitally signed by
GRANT BEEBE
Date: 2020.04.02
10:52:06 -06'00'
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BLM No. BLM-MOU-FA-140-20-006
BIA No. 2020-K00441-MOU-002
FWS No. FF09R22-MOU-20001
NPS No. R2455-20-004
USFS No. 20-IA-11132543-023
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Appendix A
Agency/Bureau contribution split for NWCG Staff labor costs
Agency
Percentage
USFS
26%
BLM
55%
BIA
10%
NPS
4%
FWS
5%
The agency/bureau split for NWCG Staff labor costs was established based on the agency
contributions listed in the NWCG FY16 V2 Agency Splits for Projects and Funding spreadsheet.
This split was approved by the NWCG Executive Board at the October 21, 2015 NWCG meeting.
Changes in hosting agency for NWCG Staff positions will not change the established split unless
negotiated between the parties of this agreement.
Agency/Bureau contribution split for NWCG project costs
Agency
Percentage
USFS
60%
BLM
23%
BIA
8%
NPS
4%
FWS
5%
The agency split for NWCG project costs was established based on an April 2009 NWCG Budget
Advisory Unit recommendation. This split was approved by the Executive Board at the March 18,
2009 NWCG meeting.
These terms and conditions are incorporated and made a part of the referenced agreement.
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