BOP Program Statement 4400.05 § 10

personally for the care and protection of assigned property.

a. It is each employee's duty to report loss, theft, and

damage. Individual employees are required to

immediately (no later than the next working day) report

to his or her APO and PO any lost/stolen/missing

personal property upon discovery. The APOs will

forward appropriate investigative reports to the

facility PO for Board of Survey action.

P4400.05

5/26/2004

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The extent of an employee's financial liability is to

be determined as follows:

(1) For lost, damaged, or destroyed property, the

liability will be the acquisition cost of the

item, reduced by an allowance for depreciation.

Credit for salvage may also be offset in

appropriate cases.

(2) For economically repairable property under the GSA

standards, the liability is to be the cost of

repair.

b. An employee is liable and will be required to pay the

Government when the employee's negligence,

carelessness, or dereliction of duty contributes to the

loss or damage of Government property as determined by

the CEO.

An employee will not directly or indirectly use or

allow the use of Government property, including

property leased to the Government, for other than

officially approved activities. The JPMR provides for

the limited, permitted personal use of facsimile

machines, telephones, photocopiers, etc., if not used

during or interfering with official work.

+ *An employee, whether designed as an APO or not,

will be held liable, where appropriate, for

(lost/stolen/missing), damaged or destroyed

Government-owned personal property under the

Program Statement. An employee has the duty to

protect and conserve such property and obey all

rules and regulations applicable to its use.

c. An employee who is separating (i.e. resigning,

transferring) from the Bureau is required to obtain the

signature of their respective APO on the separating

checklist or “merry-go-round.” The signature certifies

that the separating employee has returned all

government-owned personal property to the APO.