United States Department of the Interior 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 

Washington, DC 20240 

JUL 3 1 2019 

PERSONNEL BULLETIN NO: 19-09 

SUBJECT: Supplemental Qualification Standards for GS-0401 Fire Program Management 

1. Purpose: This Bulletin supersedes Personnel Bulletin (PB) 07-13 and establishes clarity on 

the policy and procedures for evaluating qualifications for GS-0401 Fire Program Management 

Specialist positions within the Department of the Interior (DOI). The re-issuance of this PB 

provides additional guidance on interpreting the supplemental qualification standard to ensure 

consistency throughout all of Human Resources offices. These changes adhere to the specific 

GS-0401 qualification standards prescribed by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). 

DO I's Supplemental Qualification Standard was developed under the leadership of Interior, 

which includes Bureau of Land Management (BLM), National Park Service (NPS), Fish and 

Wildlife Service (FWS), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and OPM. 

2. Scope: This PB applies to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), National Park Service 

(NPS), Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Bureau of Indian and Affairs (BIA) in DOI. 

3. Authority: Title 5 of the United States Code; OPM, Operating Manual, Qualification 

Standards for General Schedule Positions, Group Coverage Qualification Standards for 

Professional and Scientific Positions; OPM, Qualification Standards for General Schedule 

Positions, General Policies and Instructions, Part E.4-E.4(a); OPM. Operating Manual, 

Individual Occupational Requirement for General Natural Resources Management and 

Biological Sciences Series, GS-0401; OPM Letter, dated July 29, 2002, signed by Ellen E. 

Tunstall, Assistant Director for Employment Policy Interior Memorandum dated October 1, 

2002, Subject: Implementation of Supplemental Qualification Standard for GS-0401 Fire 

Program Management Specialists. 

4. Policy: This supplemental qualification standard is to be used in conjunction with the 

authorities and references cited above in paragraph 3 and will be used for competitive and 

non-competitive actions. 

Summary of Changes: The following Supplemental Qualification Standard was updated 

with the following changes: 

• Updated naming convention (i.e. General Schedule Qualifications Standards). 

• Adjusted format to make document to flow easier. 

• Added GS-5 grade level specialized experience. 

• Added definition for Specialized Experience Requirements, Superior Academic. 

Achievement, and Graduate Education in Lieu of an Advanced Degree. 

• Added table format for additional specialized experience, and education requirements. 

• Updated examples of specialized experience requirements at grades GS-07 through 
GS-11. 

• Supervisors consult with HR on specialized experience requirements for GS-12 

and above grade levels. 

No applicant may be placed in a position covered by the 0401 Qualification Standard for 

Fire Program Management Specialist without meeting the requirements outlined in the 

supplemental qualification standard and GS 0401 Guide Policy Interpretation Attachments. 

Contact. Please contact Akia West-Butler at 202-208-6754 or by email at akia westbutler@ ios.do i.gov. 

i r Ac man 

ctor, Office of Human Capital 

Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer 

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