Just received this forward.  Apparently it was sent to NSF IPA recipients:

TO: All IPAs by BCC

Dear NSF Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Assignees, AAAS Fellows,
and Einstein Fellows,

As you all are aware, the President and the Congress continued to work to
resolve their differences over legislation that would keep the federal
government operating beyond midnight Monday, September 30, 2013.  Because
neither the budget nor a continuing resolution was passed, NSF is
preparing to shut down by 1:30 today.

The attached NSF Fact Sheet is a modified version of the information you
received yesterday.  The revised document removes information not
applicable to IPA assignees and Fellows and describes a number of actions
and responsibilities for NSF employees, IPA assignees and Fellows in the
event of a government-wide shutdown, I am also attaching to this message
Furlough Guidance for IPAs and Fellows:  Frequently Asked Questions.

It is our hope that the situation will be resolved shortly. However, in
the event it is not and the shutdown continues, we wanted to provide you
with as much information as possible. If you have not already done so, I
urge you all to read carefully both the attached NSF Fact Sheet and the
Furlough Guidance for IPAs and Fellows.  Should you or your home
institution have any questions regarding the treatment of IPA assignees,
please contact Pam Hammett (xxxxxx@nsf.gov<mailto:xxxxxx@nsf.gov>) in
the Division of Human Resource Management when the Federal Government is
open for business.  AAAS Fellows should address questions to Sherrie Green
(xxxxxx@nsf.gov<mailto:xxxxxx@nsf.gov>) in the Office of International
and Integrative Activities; the point of contact for Einstein Fellows is
Celeste Pea (xxxxxx@nsf.gov<mailto:xxxxxx@nsf.gov>) in Education and Human
Resources.

The Fact Sheet, which contains links to other pertinent information
related to a shutdown at OPM and NSF websites, is attached and included in
this e-mail.

Sincerely,

Judy Sunley
Director, Division of Human Resource Management October 1, 2013

Furloughs Guidance for Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Assignees and
Fellows Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How does a furlough affect persons working for Federal agencies under
Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) agreements or through Fellows
programs?
A. As a general rule, personnel from non-Federal organizations on IPA
agreements or fellowships to Federal agencies are subject to furlough in
the same manner as other employees.

Q. Can IPA assignees or Fellows continue with Independent
Research/Development (IR/D) activities during a furlough?
A. No, IR/D activities are considered Official Business and are therefore
not permitted during a furlough.

Q. Can IPA assignees or Fellows travel during a furlough?
A. No discretionary travel (including travel to a home institution,
conferences etc.) will be funded during a furlough.  If an IPA is in a
travel status when a furlough begins, they will be expected to return as
soon as is practicable.  See the Fact Sheet and its Travel Advisory
attachment.  The following OPM guidance may also be of interest.

Q: At the time of an appropriations lapse, an employee who is funded
through a lapsed appropriation is on temporary duty assignment away from
the employee¹s normal duty station. The agency notifies the employee to
return to the employee¹s normal duty station. Can the employee elect to
delay the return? If the employees decides to delay the return, and as a
result the employee incurs additional travel costs, who is liable for
those additional travel costs?

A: Employees who are notified to return home should do so as soon as
practicable. When an employee returns promptly, the travel expenses that
the employee incurs in the return are properly-incurred obligations of the
agency (as part of the agency¹s orderly shutdown activities), and the
agency will reimburse these travel costs after appropriations are enacted
and are available for that purpose.

If, however, an employee elects not to return promptly and, as a result of
this decision, the employee incurs additional travel expenses, those
additional travel expenses are not obligations of the agency, and will not
be reimbursed (instead, the employee is personally liable for the
additional travel expenses); while the employee will be personally liable
for the additional travel expenses, the agency will continue to incur the
obligation for those travel costs that would have been incurred if the
employee had returned promptly, and the agency will reimburse such ³prompt
return² travel costs after appropriations are enacted and are available
for that purpose.

Finally, in the case of those employees who are notified by their agency
that they are to remain on travel, because the continuation of their
travel is in direct support of an excepted agency activity, their travel
expenses are properly incurred obligations of the agency (as part of the
agency carrying out an excepted activity), and the agency will reimburse
the travel costs after appropriations are enacted and are available for
that purpose

Q. Will a furlough affect the amount of my IPA award (including per diem
and supplemental pay) or my AAAS or Einstein Fellowship?

A.      It depends.  Factors that will affect the answer include: duration
of the furlough and the decision to pay or not pay federal workers for
days not worked during the furlough.  If Federal workers are retroactively
paid, IPAs will likewise be paid.  Further guidance, if necessary, will be
forthcoming.

NSF Fact Sheet addressing a government shutdown (IPA and Fellow Guidance)

The President and the Congress have been working to pass a Continuing
Resolution that would fund the federal government at the start of fiscal
year 2014, which begins on Oct. 1, 2013. Congress has yet to pass
legislation that would fund the government beyond that date.  As a result,
agencies, including the National Science Foundation (NSF), need to prepare
for the possibility of a government-wide shutdown and provide guidance on
its impact on agency staff and contractors.

In the Event of a Shutdown:

·                     If the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directs
the agency to shut down, most likely at midnight tonight or shortly
thereafter, NSF must cease normal operations. Employees will be able to
determine if this has happened by reaching the NSF Message Board (local
number is (703) 306-0909, and the toll-free number is (888) 718-3026),
listening to the media, or going to the OPM website
(www.opm.gov<http://www.opm.gov>).

·                     Tuesday, October 1 will be used to accomplish
shutdown activities (for example, turning off your computer, or securing
NSF equipment).  NSF will issue a general furlough notice to all
employees.   Following the shutdown period, the NSF headquarters building
(including the NSF Fitness Center) will be closed to official business,
and employees (including those on Intergovernmental Personnel Act
assignments and AAAS and Einstein Fellows) are not authorized to work, in
either an official or volunteer capacity, unless they have been notified
that they are excepted from furlough. This includes viewing and responding
to emails from NSF accounts.  Performing any government work while on
furlough due to a lapse in appropriations is a violation of the
Anti-Deficiency Act and could result in disciplinary and other adverse
actions.

Shutdown Activities ­ Tuesday, October 1

·                     By Tuesday, October 1, 1:30 p.m., employees will
complete the process of shutting down their work stations.   You may
conduct your shutdown activities for up to four hours and may do so
remotely or at NSF.   In accordance with OMB guidance, you may conduct
your shutdown activities remotely, even without an existing telework
agreement. If you have a telework agreement in place, you need not secure
prior approval for conducting shutdown activities remotely.

·                     On Tuesday, October 1, you may access NSF systems
and utilize NSF-issued mobile devices only for the purpose of conducting
shutdown activities.

·                     During the four-hour shutdown period on Tuesday,
October 1, NSF will electronically issue furlough notices to NSF
employees; please acknowledge receipt as requested   You may need a hard
copy of your furlough notice to file for unemployment benefits.

·                     Please discuss any further questions about shutdown
activities with your supervisor.

Furloughed NSF IPAs and Fellows

·                     Furloughed IPAs and Fellows are not allowed to
report to work or volunteer their services, even from remote locations.
Following shutdown of their work stations, they will not have access to
the building.

·                     Furloughed IPAs and Fellows are required to turn off
any NSF-issued mobile devices and laptops so that they may not receive,
view or respond to emails during the furlough.  Remote access to NSF
systems during the furlough may be monitored.  The prohibitions of the
Anti-Deficiency Act extend to work performed outside the office, including
via personal mobile device or remote computer connections.  IPAs and
Fellows should not access NSF email on any device while on furlough.
Performing any government work while on furlough due to a lapse in
appropriations is a violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act and could result
in termination of the assignment agreement and/or other adverse actions.

·                     If you receive NSF email on your personal device,
you must turn off receipt of NSF email on your device for the duration of
the shutdown. To do this on an iOS device (e.g., iPhone or iPad), go to
Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, and select the NSF Office 365
account.  Slide the Mail button toggle from On to Off.

Travel

·                     NSF IPAs and Fellows should not commence travel
after a furlough begins.  Those already on travel will be asked to return
home as soon as practicable.  During the hiatus in funding, NSF will
instruct CWTSatoTravel to cancel reservations day by day until NSF is
funded by Congress.

·                     Remember to cancel hotel reservations held on your
personal credit card within the time allowed by the hotel to avoid
cancellation fees.  NSF will not be able to reimburse these fees.

NSF Systems

·                     NSF systems will not be available to non-excepted
IPAs and Fellows during a furlough. Remote access to NSF systems will not
be allowed.

·                     Visitors to the www.nsf.gov<http://www.nsf.gov
<http://www.nsf.gov/>> website will see a notice saying that the website
is not available that will contain a link to detailed guidance for the
external community relating to proposals and awards.  Emails sent to
personnel at their NSF email addresses will receive a standardized out of
office message referencing the government shutdown.  A standardized
message will also be put in place for phone calls to NSF phone numbers.

·                     FastLane, eJacket and
Research.gov<http://Research.gov <http://research.gov/>> will not be
available.  Those wishing to submit proposals or project reports will get
a notice that NSF systems are not available.

Employee Information and Assistance

·                     During the furlough, NSF staff, IPA assignees, AAAS
Fellows and contractors can call the NSF Message Board for NSF operational
status and information regarding returning to work.  The local number is
(703) 306-0909, and the toll-free number is (888) 718-3026.  Employees
should also listen to the press for government operating status, and check
the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) website (http://opm.gov
<http://opm.gov/>) for operating status.  As soon as employees hear that
the federal government is open for business, they should report to their
duty station on the next business day.

·         Additional information on the impact of a government furlough is
at http://www.opm.gov/furlough2011/

·         NSF¹s shutdown plan is accessible on the NSF website:
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=shutdown13001

·         Additional information on planning for a shutdown is at:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/memoranda/2013/m-13-22.pd
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***************
Judith S. Sunley
Division Director
Human Resource Management
National Science Foundation

e-mail: xxxxxx@nsf.gov<mailto:xxxxxx@nsf.gov>
Phone: 703-292-4561

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