1. PURPOSE 

United States Department of Agriculture 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 

WS Directive 

POCATELLO SUPPLY DEPOT 

3.115 

July 3, 2014 

To establish guidelines for operation of the Wildlife Services (WS) Pocatello Supply Depot 

(PSD). 

2. REPLACEMENT HIGHLIGHTS 

This directive replaces WS Directive 3.115 dated October 18, 2012. 

3. AUTHORITY 

Authority to conduct and administer a wildlife services program is pursuant to U.S. Code, Title 

7, Sections 426, 426b and 426c. 

4. POLICY 

The PSD shall manufacture and provide specialized wildlife damage management materials and 

services that are not readily available from commercial sources, for use by Wildlife Services, 

other Federal and non-Federal government entities, and the public. 

5. BACKGROUND 

a. The PSD was formally established through a congressional resolution signed by the 

President. It originally functioned as a cooperative enterprise between local, County, State, and 

Federal organizations. However, by the 1980s, only the Greater Pocatello Chamber of 

Commerce (GPCC) and the Federal Government were involved with PSD. By the 1990s, 

GPCC's role had diminished to one of primarily arranging annual financial audits. 

b. In 2009, USDA's Office of the General Counsel provided a legal determination 

indicating that PSD was a Federal entity and must comply with Federal administrative 

requirements. As a result, the last cooperative service agreement between APHIS and GPCC 

expired in 2010, and was not renewed because APHIS had announced its intent to Federalize 

PSD. 
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c. On July 1, 2014, the PSD transitioned its operations and became a fully Federalized 

facility operated exclusively by Wildlife Services. 

6. DEFINITIONS 

a. Agency: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). 

b. Department: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). 

c. FIFRA: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act. Under FIFRA, the 

Environment Protection Agency (EPA) regulates the use of pesticides, and requires registration 

of all pesticide products for all specific uses prior to distribution for sale. 

d. Full Cost Recovery: Methodology used to ascertain actual costs, or a reasonable 

approximation of actual costs, of providing goods and services. Actual costs include direct and 

indirect ("overhead") costs proportionally allocable to the transaction. 

e. Funded Program: Program or project with a defined operational purpose and timeframe 

for which services or products will be provided. 

f. Fund Type: Category of funds that determines the applicable external accounting and 

reporting requirements. Fund types may include appropriated and reimbursable. 

g. Over the Counter: Advance payments collected from a customer for its purchases from 

the PSD prior to delivery of the product, and regardless of the cost of the product(s) or total 

amount involved in the transaction. 

h. WBS: Work breakdown structure that represents a project that supports, directs and 

charges allocation for financial, procurement and reimbursable processes. A one-to-one 

relationship exists between a WBS and a funded program. 

7. IMPLEMENTATION 

a. Sales. The PSD operates on an over-the-counter (OTC) entity whereby all customer 

orders are paid in full prior to shipment of the order to the customer. There is no dollar limit for 

OTC orders from the PSD. 

(1) Full Cost Recovery: The PSD also attains 'full cost recovery' by ensuring costs 

associated with filling customer orders, such as indirect costs and shipping charges, are 

imbedded in the price for products. 

(2) Wildlife Services Customers: WS State offices may order products from the PSD, 

with authorization from the appropriate WS official. WS State offices may order product for: 

their State program use; for use by cooperators pursuant to cooperative service agreements; and, 

for cooperators in order to meet regulatory and licensing requirements. 

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(3) Non-WS Customers: Customers may order directly from the PSD. However, where 

state or Federal regulations require the customer to place an order through a WS State office, the 

customer may do so. 

(4) Foreign Customers: All orders from customers located outside the United States must 

be approved by the WS Pesticide and Drug Coordination Committee and the WS Deputy 

Administrator or his/her designee. 

(5) Discontinuation of Products: The PSD shall, in conjunction with the agency 

Financial Management Division, assess the commercial-market availability of products or 

components assembled/manufactured. 

A. Where products are found to be readily available from commercial markets, the 

PSD shall cease assembling/manufacturing the product. 

B. The PSD shall provide its customer base with at least thirty (30) days' prior notice 

for items that will no longer be sold or stocked. However, the PSD may continue to sell items 

that will be discontinued until stocks for the discontinued item are depleted. 

b. Billing and Invoicing. The PSD shall not bill customers for orders. The PSD shall 

verify the full payment from customers - including applicable shipping charges - has been 

received prior to shipping the order. 

(1) Wildlife Services Customers shall provide the appropriate accounting information on 

the Pocatello Supply Depot Order Form, WS Form 17. 

A. WS State offices shall complete a WS Form 17 for each variation in accounting 

data. Variations in accounting data may include the fund type, funded program, or WBS 

element. 

B. The PSD shall not ship orders placed by WS State offices until the accounting 

data has been provided and is verified. 

(2) Non-WS Customers must mail a check to the PSD or use Pay.gov 

(https://pay.gov/paygov) to pay for their purchases. 

A. Customers may submit payment when placing an order. However, the order will 

not be shipped until PSD contacts the customer and provides a final payment amount that will 

include applicable shipping charges. 

B. Once PSD verifies the customer has paid the entire balance for the order, PSD 

will ship the customer's order. 

c. Drug and Pesticide Registration. The primary drug and pesticide products produced 

and distributed by PSD are those registered by the Department with the Food and Drug 

Administration or the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 
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(1) WS pesticide product registrations shall be developed and maintained at the national 

level by the agency Environmental and Risk Analysis Service. Research supporting the 

registrations shall be developed and maintained by the WS National Wildlife Research Center. 

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(2) WS State Directors shall determine the need for PSD-sold products in their 

respective states, and shall maintain State registrations for USDA products and other products as 

local conditions may warrant. 

(3) The PSD shall provide payment of annual maintenance fees assessed by EPA 

pursuant to FIFRA Section 3 registrations for the products it sells and distributes. The PSD shall 

also provide payment for re-registration fees assessed by EPA on active ingredients of products 

manufactured, as appropriate. 

d. Pricing: The PSD shall, in coordination with the agency Financial Management 

Division, review its pricing at least annually to ensure attainment of full cost recovery. 

Publication of updated price lists will ordinarily coincide with the first day of the fiscal year. 

8. REFERENCES 

a. Economy Act, 31 U.S.C. § 1535 

b. Fees and charges for Government services and things of value, 31 USC§ 9701 

c. Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Delegations, 7 CFR 

§ 2.80( a)(31) 

d. APHIS Agreements Manual 

e. WS Directive 2.215, Financial Control and Risk Management 

f. WS Directive 2.405, Pesticide Registrations and Permits 

.A/~ William H. Clay 

Deputy Administrator