EP 1165-2-1
30 Jul 99
approved on a case-by-case basis considering the urgency,
justification, and availability of funds.
(2) District and Division Commanders Authority. Within the
reprogramming authorities of the Commander, USACE, division and
district commanders have been delegated authority to reprogram, within
limits prescribed by HQUSACE, to optimize program progress within
Administration and Congressional guidelines. (ER 11-2-201)
d. Overprogramming. Overprogramming is the establishment of
progress goals slightly higher than possible by use of then available
funds. For high priority activities, division commanders are
encouraged to prepare advance plans for application of additional
funds, should such funds become available for reprogramming due to
unanticipated slippages in other similar activities. The purpose of
overprogramming is to provide better utilization of current year funds
and to reduce carryovers of unobligated and unexpended balances.
Overprogramming of activities must be consistent with anticipated
funding in the following fiscal year. (ER 11-2-240)
8-3. Budget Year New Starts. The Corps budget recommendation to OMB
each year includes a separate section of the budget memorandum which
identifies each new start in many subprograms. These include
reconnaissance studies, preconstruction engineering and design,
construction of specifically authorized projects, major rehabilitation
of federally maintained projects, reconstruction of non-Federally
maintained projects, and large Revolving Fund items, such as dredges.
Also considered under the Other New Starts category are separable
elements of continuing construction projects, deficiency corrections,
resumptions of construction, and initiation of construction of
previously funded new starts. Current budget procedures involve a
joint effort of the staffs of the Chief of Engineers and ASA(CW) in
developing criteria for selection of each category of new starts to be
recommended to OMB for inclusion in the President's Budget. These
criteria are published each year in the budget guidance for the year.
The selection is made so as to fit, together with the continuing
program, within the budget ceiling which OMB had established for the
budget year.
8-4. Classification of Projects. The inventory of uncompleted
authorized projects is divided into three categories, "Active,"
"Deferred," and "Inactive." (ER 11-2-240)
a.
Classification Criteria.
(1) "Active" Category. Projects considered to be necessary and
economically justified; engineeringly feasible without requiring
modification of the authorized plan beyond the discretionary authority
of the Chief of Engineers; generally supported by local interests; and
with no anticipated major problems of compliance with requirements of
local cooperation.
(2)
"Deferred" Category.
(a) Projects for which a restudy is necessary to determine
whether they are economically justified.
(b) Projects not opposed by local interests, but for which
local interests are currently unable to furnish the required
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