May 1, 2019
PSA Module Closes May 31 to field entry
I am passing along this note as we move within 30 days of the deadline to complete the
PSA data input in our NRM Assessment tool. This information is extremely important and
increasingly plays a role in our recommendations and defense of our NRM budget requests to
internal and external entities. Below is the information earlier passed along to the District
contacts to initiate data input. Also attached is a recent status update from this morning with
specific information on project performance of data input. I ask that you remind your team to
put the effort needed to accurately complete the information by the deadline and complete
reviews within the scheduled time period. Thank you for all your efforts and if you have any
questions on the NRM assessment, please contact Dena Williams at (615) 202-4095 or
Dena.K.Williams@usace.army.mil.
Thank you,
Jeff
Jeffrey F. Krause
Chief, Natural Resources Management
1. The NRM community (Recreation and
Environmental Stewardship Business Lines) will continue to utilize the NRM-Assessment Tool,
http
s://corpslakes.erdc.dren.mil/employees/nrmassessment/tool.cfm, to collect annual data
that will then be uploaded into OMBIL.
2. OMBIL will remain the primary database of
record for all O&M business line data and, as such, it is imperative that the data be kept
current. OMBIL data is used for many different purposes, including decisions concerning
facility development, budget development and defense, tracking performance measures,
preparation of briefings and fact sheets, asset management, etc. It is used to populate
information on the Gateway and numerous other internal and external web sites. OMBIL will
continue to serve as source for many other systems including CWIFD, EDW and VERS.
Inaccurate and/or incomplete data not only reflects poorly on the Corps and renders a
disservice to the public, but could also jeopardize the viability of our O&M missions and budget
defense.
3. This platform is a gained efficiency for one-stop data entry rather than input
into several systems as had been the standard in the past. The NRM-Assessment tool will
serve as the data collection platform necessary to feed OMBIL the appropriate data. This
process is more in line with other business lines that import data such as hydropower and
navigation while allowing the NRM business line more flexibility and less OMBIL contractor
work. Training through web meetings will be provided to the field on the data entry process as
needed and will be announced through the OMBIL District POCs. The schedule for entering
data by modules is as follows.
Recreation PSA Module
PSA Module Opened
April 1 and Closes May 31 to field entry. Projects have begun working on the annual review
(see attached status report). Concurrent District Review during this time period and
extended through June 15. Includes PSA Information and Facility Counts. New PSAs
including changes to PSA names, combining PSAs, or splitting PSAs will continue to follow the
current process of updated the PSA Correction form and submitting through the District and
Division BLMs for approval and signature. Correction forms will only be accepted between
April 1 and May 15. The form will be posted on the website. Corrections identified through
the OCA team review will be accepted through September 15. PSA information is utilized in
various databases and websites such as VERS and Value to the Nation, therefore the data is
needed earlier in the fiscal year. Remaining Modules to include Fee Information, NRM, ES
& Partnerships:
Opens September 1 and Closes October 15 to field entry.
Concurrent District Review during this same time period and extended through October 31.
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