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FAC 01 -05
Reclamation Manual
Directives and Standards
(6) The effective date of the transfer.
(7) A description of the general condition and sufficiency of the structures and
equipment being transferred.
(8) The availability of necessary equipment and instructions, required construction
documentation, including Designers' Operating Criteria, Design Summary, revised
Standing Operating Procedures, Emergency Action Plan, first filling and
monitoring criteria, and other appropriate operating documents. Where the
required instructions and documentation are not completed, a schedule for their
completion will be included.
(9) The status of "as- built" drawings and a construction report. These documents are
to be finalized within 3 months of completion of construction. The cost to prepare
the drawings and report will be charged to construction funding. If the drawings
and construction report are not completed at the time of transfer, a schedule for
their completion will be included.
(10) Deficiencies found during the inspection with information on which organization is
responsible for correcting each deficiency and the funds to be used in accordance
with existing budgetary policies. Include work items needing completion,
recommendations made during the transfer inspection, observations not considered
construction deficiencies but which would be valuable information for future
examiners, and photographs of newly constructed or modified features as well as
other items noted in the inspection report for future reference.
D. Transfer Inspection Report Routing and Copies. The office responsible for
construction or the associated area office will prepare and process the inspection report
for concurrence by the responsible Regional Director and operating office or water user
organization. After concurrence signatures of the Regional Director, Area Manager,
and water user organization official(s), if appropriate, the area office will send a copy of
the inspection report to the Commissioner, Attention: D -5500, within 60 days of the
inspection. Copies of the report will also be sent to specific offices within the region
and area offices which need to be aware of the official transfer, to the water user
organization, if appropriate, and to those who participated in the transfer inspection. An
example of a transfer concurrence memorandum is attached as appendix A.
6. Cost of a Transfer Inspection. For a facility being transferred from construction status to
Reclamation or water user O &M status, the cost for conducting the transfer inspection will
be charged to construction funding. For a facility being transferred from Reclamation O &M
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