Operating Status Archive

In support of Inauguration events, the Main Interior Building (MIB) will continue to be within a vehicular and pedestrian security perimeter through midnight Wednesday, January 20.  The 14th Street, Theodore Roosevelt and Memorial Bridges inbound from Virginia to the District of Columbia will close at 6 AM on Tuesday through 6 AM Thursday.  Due to the level of road closures, fencing and barriers installed, it is anticipated that public transport will still be disrupted and the MIB garages will not be accessible on Thursday, January 21.  Employees should continue to expect significant commuting delays through Thursday, January 21, and should monitor local news for the latest road closure information.  Road closure information can also be found on the United States Secret Service website.  The WMATA website shows the Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro station as the most viable Metro station to access the MIB.

While the MIB will remain open, pedestrian access will be via a security access point at F Street NW between 18^th and 19^th streets until midnight Wednesday, January 20.  You will need to present a DOI PIV card and be subject to a search.  Employees should remain flexible and follow local on-site law enforcement directions, as the security checkpoint may change without notice.  Limited parking is available at the Federal Reserve Building on Thursday, January 21, from 4:30 AM to midnight. Requests are made through your Parking Coordinator.

Although normal weekday operations will resume on Thursday, January 21, employees who do not wish to work on-site at the MIB on Thursday, January 21, and Friday, January 22 (normal work days), should contact their supervisor to request telework or request to use their alternative work schedule day off, annual leave, leave without pay, previously earned compensatory time off and/or earned credit hours under a flexible work schedule. 

Applies to the Office of Leasing and Plans (OLP), Elmwood Tower Building, New Orleans, LA - Effective April 2, 2020, you may submit all documents to OLP via email (with the exception of Exploration Plans, Development Operations Coordination Documents, Development and Production Plans, and Surveys).  OLP staff will be working in remote locations and will be able to assist you through email or phone.  Email and contact information can be found at https://www.boem.gov/office-leasing-and-plans.

Effective April 2, 2020, the Office of Leasing and Plans (OLP), Elmwood Tower Building, New Orleans, LA, will not process paper filings or mailed items, with the exception of Exploration Plans, Development Operations Coordination Documents, Development and Production Plans, and Surveys. OLP staff will be working in remote locations and will be able to assist you through email or phone.  Email and contact information can be found at https://www.boem.gov/office-leasing-and-plans.

OPM Current Status - Open with Maximum Telework Flexibilities to all Current Telework Eligible Employees, Pursuant to Direction from Agency Heads.

Washington, DC Area

Applies to: Tuesday, January 7, 2020

STATUS: EARLY DEPARTURE - 4 HOURS STAGGERED EARLY RELEASE - ALL EMPLOYEES MUST DEPART NO LATER THAN 1:00 PM

Employees of Federal offices in the Washington, DC area are authorized for early departure. Employees should depart 4 hours earlier than their normal departure time and may request UNSCHEDULED LEAVE to depart prior to their staggered departure time. All employees MUST DEPART at no later than 1:00 pm at which time FEDERAL OFFICES are CLOSED.

Non-emergency Employees at the Worksite:

Weather and Safety Leave. Non-emergency employees who are not telework program participants will be dismissed from their office 4 hours early relative to their normal departure time or at the final departure time (as applicable) and will be granted weather and safety leave for the number of hours remaining in their workday.

Telework Requirements. In general, non-emergency employees who are telework program participants will receive weather and safety leave only for the amount of time required to commute home. Once these employees arrive at home, they must complete any remaining portion of the workday by teleworking, taking unscheduled leave (paid or unpaid) or other paid time off, or a combination.

Departure Prior to Early Departure Time. Non-emergency employees who depart prior to their staggered early departure time or the final departure time may request to use unscheduled leave (paid or unpaid) or other paid time off. Such employees will not be granted weather and safety leave for any part of the workday. A telework program participant who departs prior to the early departure time generally must account for the remaining hours in the tour of duty by teleworking, taking unscheduled leave (paid or unpaid) or other paid time off, or a combination.

Emergency Employees are expected to remain at their worksite unless otherwise directed by their agencies.

Telework Employees (i.e., employees who are participating in a telework program, including those who perform telework regularly and those who telework on an ad hoc basis) already performing telework when an early departure is announced generally may not receive weather and safety leave. They must account for the entire workday by teleworking, taking unscheduled leave (paid or unpaid) or other paid time off, or a combination, in accordance with law, regulations, agency policies and procedures, and any applicable collective bargaining requirements (as consistent with law).

Leave. In general, an employee on preapproved leave (paid or unpaid) or other paid time off - including an employee who has requested unscheduled leave before an early departure policy is announced - should continue to be charged leave or other paid time off during the scheduled time and should not receive weather and safety leave.

The BSEE and BOEM Elmwood Tower Offices are closed for the rest of the day (Wed. 11/20/2019).  Telework-ready employees, that are prepared for telework, must telework for the remainder of the day.  Employees that do not have approved telework agreements or are unprepared telework-ready employees, due to the unforeseen office closure, may be granted Weather and Safety Leave by their supervisor. Please report to work tomorrow (Thur 11/21/2019) based on your schedule and check your email for timecard guidance.

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