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BOP Program Statement 8533.03 § 9
COST CENTER NUMBERS. The Cost Center Number segment is the
third segment of the account number. This three-character
segment allows for the classification of overhead costs
associated with particular activities.
a. Requesting a Cost Center Number. In order to standardize
cost centers across FPI, requests to add or change cost center
numbers shall be made to the appropriate Branch Manager as
listed:
PS 8533.03
3/8/99
Page 6
Cost Center Responsible Branch
Production Program Management
Systems Administration Management Information Systems
Quality Assurance Quality and Engineering Support
Maintenance Quality and Engineering Support
Business Office Financial Management
Supt. of Industries Financial Management
Warehouse Financial Management
Recycling Financial Management
Purchasing Material Management
b. Approval of Cost Centers by Controller. After review and
approval of the cost center by the applicable Branch Manager, the
request shall then be forwarded to the Deputy Controller in FMB
who shall review the request to determine consistency with the
FPI Chart of Accounts. If the cost center is found to be
consistent, the Controller shall then approve it for addition to
FPI’s Chart of Accounts.
c. Upon approval of the cost center, the Financial Manager in
FMB shall enter the number into FPI’s financial system in FMB,
and then notify the field that the new cost center has been added
to FPI’s Chart of Accounts. In addition, the Financial Manager
shall notify the Policy section of FMB so that the cost center
can be added to the next revision of the 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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