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BOP Program Statement 8533.03 § 8

FACTORY/LOCATION CODE. The Factory/Location Code segment is

activein force · 1999-03-08 – presentact-effective-date

a four-alpha character factory identifier that is used in the

accounting number only in the Central General Ledger located in

FMB in Central Office. This segment of the accounting number

remains hidden at the field level.

a. Requesting a Factory/Location Code. When activating a

factory at a new location, the PRA Branch shall submit a request

to the Controller to assign that factory a Factory/Location Code.

When creating a factory out of an operation within an existing

factory, the Senior Program Manager shall make the request for a

Factory/Location Code to the Controller.

b. Adding a Factory/Location Code to the Chart of Accounts.

Upon the Controller’s approval and PRA’s concurrence, the FMB

Financial Manager shall, in conjunction with the Manager of the

FMB Policy section, select an appropriate mnemonic for the

factory that is consistent with other factories at that location

and within that program.

The Financial Manager shall then notify all field locations via

GroupWise of the addition to the FPI Chart of Accounts. The

Policy section shall include the addition in the next revision of

the appropriate Technical Reference Manual.

History

PS 8533.03 dated 1999-03-08

Provenance

Source: bop.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-20
Edition: bop-ps-2026-09-20
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