February 25, 2022
Updated Volunteer Vaccination/Testing Information
As a follow-up to our 14 Feb volunteer coordinator meeting on volunteer vaccinations/testing
and our national NRM update yesterday 24 Feb, attached is further information cleared by
Office of Counsel on guidance and FAQ regarding Volunteer testing standards.
FRAGORD 11 to OPORD 2021-38 (USACE COVID Steady State Operations) dated 28
January 2022 directed Commanders, management officials, and supervisors should continue
enforcing all other safety related mitigation measures as required in this order including
screening or testing requirements as these measures fall outside the scope of the federal court
injunction. This order (page 20) further directed USACE volunteers shall be treated as “official
visitors” as defined in Attachment 2 of the 20 December 2021 “Force Health Protection
Guidance (Supplement 23) Revision 3 - Department of Defense Guidance for Coronavirus
Disease 2019 Vaccination Attestation, Screening, Testing, and Vaccination Verification” (FHP
23).
Please see attached “USACE Volunteer COVID-19 Vaccination Attestation Guidance
for Civil Works Activities” document and supporting FRAGO and OPORD guidance. This
document provides a summary of vaccination attestation/testing requirements and associated
FAQs that have been requested by the field. HQUSACE Office of Counsel has reviewed and
cleared.
Similar to screening of unvaccinated personnel, the screening of official visitors
including volunteers will be implemented under the delegation of the District Commander for
consideration of mission needs and payment of any testing materials.
Websites with the
policy guidance documents (FAQs, FRAGOs, OPORDs, Annexes, DD 3150 forms) include:
https://corpslakes.erdc.dren.mil/covid19/index.cfm? Option=Other
https://corpslakes.erdc.dren.mil/employees/policy.cfm?
Id=volunteer&Code=All&View=Yes
If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me or Heather Burke at
heather.d.burke@usace.army.mil or 503-808-4313.
Jeff
Jeffrey F. Krause
Chief, Natural Resources Management
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