United States Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Oregon State Office
P.O. Box 2965
Portland, Oregon 97208
In Reply Refer to:
2100/2920 (OR936.1) P
May 18, 2011
EMS TRANSMISSION 05/26/2011
Information Bulletin No. OR-2011-047
To:
All District Managers
From:
Chief, Branch of Land, Mineral and Energy Resources
Subject:
Interim Policy and Certified Staff Authorized to Complete Appraisal Waivers for Low Value
Acquisitions and Leases and Permits
Regulations implementing the Uniform Act of 1970, as amended, can be found at Title 49 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, Part 24 (49 CFR 24). The regulations provide Interior agencies and bureaus the
ability to adopt rules governing the use of appraisal waiver provisions, excluding certain low value properties from requiring an appraisal or submission of an appraisal request to the Department of the
Interior, Office of Valuation Services (OVS) for the qualifying property.
In discussion with the OVS, it is uncertain who has the authority to certify employees to complete appraisal waivers. Therefore, until a final determination has been made, those employees who attended
the Basic Appraisal Principles training hosted by the Appraisal Institute have limited authority to complete appraisal waivers, i.e., the authority to determine that a property would most likely be valued at
$10,000 or less is limited to qualified personnel. Attached is the list of certified staff authorized to complete appraisal waivers through September 30, 2015. Certified staff must continue to comply with previously adopted policy found at OR-Instruction Memorandum (IM)-2006-048 and OR-IM-2006-050.
Districts with Unions are reminded to notify their unions of this information bulletin and satisfy any
bargaining obligations before implementation. Your servicing Human Resources Office or Labor
Relations Specialist can provide you with assistance in this matter.
Signed by
Fred O’Ferrall
Chief, Branch of Land, Mineral and Energy Resources
Attachment
1- Certified Staff (1p)
Distribution
WO-350 (Rm. 2134 LM)
Authenticated by
Paj Shua Cha
Records Section
Course Name
Location
Approval /
Certification
Memo
Waiver
Authority
Expiration
District
Name
Burns
Robert “Skip”
Renchler
Appraisal Waivers
Burns, Oregon
4/01/2004
TBD
Burns
Tara McLain
Holly Orr
Basic Appraisal Principles
Tigard, Oregon
9/24/2010
9/30/2015
Coos Bay
Paul Rodriguez
Basic Appraisal Principles
Tigard, Oregon
9/24/2010
9/30/2015
Lakeview
Deb Boudreau
Basic Appraisal Principles
Portland, Oregon
7/29/2010
9/30/2015
Medford
Tanya Dent
Gary Einck
Basic Appraisal Principles
Portland, Oregon
7/29/2010
9/30/2015
Medford
Juanita Wright
Basic Appraisal Principles
Tigard, Oregon
9/24/2010
9/30/2015
Roseburg
Anne Shirley
Amy Stevenson
Basic Appraisal Principles
Tigard, Oregon
9/24/2010
9/30/2015
Salem
Salem
Phyllis Gregory
Janet Myers
Jodi Murphy
Basic Appraisal Principles
Basic Appraisal Principles
Portland, Oregon
Tigard, Oregon
7/29/2010
9/24/2010
9/30/2015
9/30/2015
Attachment 1-1