IA National Policy Memoranda (NPM)
National Policy Memoranda provide interim instructions regarding the official duties and responsibilities of IA employees. They are valid for one year, after which they are evaluated for relevance. NPMs can then be extended for one year, superseded by updated guidance, or converted to permanent policy (IAM chapters). There have been some discrepancies in the past regarding the review and sign-off on NPMs and the recording of "effective" and "expired" dates. The signature date is typically the "issued" (effective) date, and in some cases, the "expired" date is different than one might expect. The NPM document must be read in order to understand some of the effective and expired dates. National policy is established or amended only in writing and only by the Assistant Secretary, the Deputy Assistant Secretaries, the Director, BIA, or the Director, BIE.
Current NPMs
NPM Citation | Title | Signed/Issue Date | Status |
EDUCATION PROGRAMS | |||
NPM-EDUC-27 | Policy Waiving Qualification Requirements for Teacher Recruitment Organizations | 4/01/12 | Expires 4/01/13 |
NPM-EDUC-28 | Policy to Support Accelerated Food Purchases | 9/19/12 | Expires 9/19/13 |
TRUST SERVICES | |||
NPM-TRUS-1A2 | 4/14/08 | Approved through 3/13/13 | |
NPM-TRUS-8A1 | 4/14/08 | Approved through 3/13/13 | |
NPM-TRUS-29 | Guidance for the Approval of Tribal Leasing Regulations under the HEARTH Act | 1/16/13 | Expires 1/16/14 |
NPM-TRUST-30 | Enterprise License Agreement (ELA) Reconciliation and Ordering Process Policy | 10/29/12 | Expires 10/29/13 |
SELF GOVERNANCE | |||
NPM-SELFD-1 | 5/08/06 | Does not expire until superseded | |
NPM-SELFD-1A | 5/08/06 | Does not expire until superseded | |
INDIAN SERVICES | |||
NPM-TRANS-1 | Sign Assessment or Management Method to Maintain Minimum Levels of Retroreflectivity on BIA Roads | 01/20/12 | Expires 01/20/13 |
BIA - OTHER | |||
NPM-DBIA-01 | Youth Initiative | 9/20/12 | Expires 9/20/13 |
NPM Citation | Title | Signed/Issue Date | Status |
ACQUISITION AND PROPERTY | |||
NPM-ACQU-1 | 5/07/09 | Expired 5/07/10 | |
NPM-ACQU-2 | 6/05/07 | Expired 6/05/08 | |
NPM-PROP-1 | 8/20/07 | Expired 8/20/08; Superseded by 23 IAM 4 | |
EDUCATION PROGRAMS | |||
NPM-EDUC-1 | 6/23/04 | Expired 6/23/05 | |
NPM-EDUC-1A1 | 6/22/05 | Expired 6/24/06 | |
NPM-EDUC-1A2 | 6/02/06 | Expired 6/24/07 | |
NPM-EDUC-2 | 11/02/04 | Expired 11/02/05 | |
NPM-EDUC-2A1 | 10/13/05 | Expired 11/03/06; Superseded by NPM-EDUC-21 | |
NPM-EDUC-4 | 7/25/05 | Expired 7/25/06 | |
NPM-EDUC-5 | 5/26/05 | Expired 5/26/06; Superseded by 30 IAM 4 | |
NPM-EDUC-6 | 7/07/05 | Expired 7/07/06 | |
NPM-EDUC-6A1 | 8/17/07 | Expired 9/17/08; Superseded by 30 IAM 4 | |
NPM-EDUC-7 | 2/27/06 | Expired 2/27/07 | |
NPM-EDUC-11 | 8/03/06 | Expired 8/03/07 | |
NPM-EDUC-19 | 10/22/09 | Expired 7/29/10 | |
NPM-EDUC-20 | 5/01/10 | Expired 5/01/11 | |
NPM-EDUC-22 | Suicide Prevention, Early Intervention, and Postvention Policy | 11/01/10 | Expired 11/01/11; Superseded by 30 IAM 14 and 34 IAM 7 |
NPM-EDUC-26 | 4/18/11 (signed) | Expired 5/01/12 | |
ENVIRONMENTAL-CULTURAL RESOURCES | |||
NPM-CULT-1 | 12/17/07 | Expired 12/17/08 | |
NPM-ENV-2 | 7/20/10 | Expired 7/20/11 | |
NPM-ENV-2A1 | NEPA Review of the Purchase of Fractionated Interests - Amendment 1 | 7/20/10 | Expired 10/18/11; Superseded by 59 IAM 3 |
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT | |||
NPM-FM-2 | 12/20/05 | Expired 12/20/06 | |
HUMAN RESOURCES | |||
NPM-HR-1 | 1/21/05 | Expired 1/21/06 | |
NPM-HR-1A1 | 1/12/06 | Expired 1/21/07 | |
NPM-HR-1A2 | 4/18/08 | Expired 4/18/09; Superseded by 28 IAM 790 | |
NPM-HR-3 | 3/22/06 | Expired 3/22/07 | |
NPM-HR-3A1 | 6/05/07 | Expired 3/22/08 | |
NPM-HR-3A2 | 8/28/08 | Expired 3/22/09 | |
NPM-HR-4 | 3/25/08 | Expired 3/23/09; IA is following the DOI Policy | |
NPM-HR-5 | 1/19/06 | Expired 1/19/07 | |
NPM-HR-5A1 | 6/05/07 | Expired 1/19/08 | |
NPM-HR-6 | 1/19/06 | Expired 1/19/07 | |
NPM-HR-6A1 | 6/05/07 | Expired 1/19/08; Superseded by 28 IAM 430 | |
NPM-HR-7 | 3/30/06 | Expired 3/30/07 | |
NPM-HR-7A1 | 6/05/07 | Expired 3/30/08 | |
NPM-HR-8 | 7/07/06 | Expired 7/07/07 | |
NPM-HR-8A1 | 10/01/07 | 7/07/08; Superseded by 28 IAM 303-H | |
NPM-HR-9 | 10/09/07 | Expired 10/09/08 | |
NPM-HR-11 | 7/27/07 | Expired 7/27/08 | |
NPM-HR-12 | 8/16/07 | Expired 8/16/08 | |
NPM-HR-12A1 | 10/06/08 | Expired 8/16/09 | |
NPM-HR-13 | 10/06/08 | Expired 10/10/09 | |
MANAGEMENT | |||
NPM-MGMT-1 | 6/01/05 | Expired 6/01/06 | |
SELF-GOVERNANCE | |||
TRUST SERVICES | |||
NPM-TRUS-1 | 5/17/05 | Expired 5/18/06; Superseded by NPM-TRUS-1A2 | |
NPM-TRUS-1A1 | 5/17/06 | Approved through 2011, but superseded b NPM-TRUS-1A2 | |
NPM-TRUS-2 | 5/25/05 | Expired 5/20/06 | |
NPM-TRUS-2A1 | 7/18/06 | Expired 7/18/07; Superseded by 76 IAM 3 | |
NPM-TRUS-3 | 5/25/05 | Expired 5/20/06 | |
NPM-TRUS-3A1 | 8/23/06 | Expired 7/18/07 | |
NPM-TRUS-3A2 | 8/13/07 | Expired 5/20/08; Superseded by 76 IAM 16 | |
NPM-TRUS-4 | 5/25/05 | Expired 5/20/06 | |
NPM-TRUS-4A1 | 8/22/06 | Expired 7/18/07; Superseded by NPM-TRUS-13 | |
NPM-TRUS-5 | 5/25/05 | Expired 5/20/06 | |
NPM-TRUS-6 | 5/25/05 | Expired 5/20/06 | |
NPM-TRUS-6A1 | 8/15/06 | Expired 7/18/07 | |
NPM-TRUS-7 | 1/03/07 | Expired 1/03/08; Superseded by 76 IAM 7 | |
NPM-TRUS-8 | 5/16/06 | Expired 5/16/07; Superseded by NPM-TRUS-8A1 | |
NPM-TRUS-9 | 12/04/06 | Expired 12/04/07; Superseded by 76 IAM 9 | |
NPM-TRUS-10 | 11/17/06 | Expired 11/17/07; Superseded by 76 IAM 10 | |
NPM-TRUS-11 | 1/03/07 | Expired 1/03/08; Superseded by 76 IAM 11 | |
NPM-TRUS-12 | 11/17/06 | Expired 11/17/07; Superseded by 76 IAM 12 | |
NPM-TRUS-13 | 6/14/07 | Expired 6/14/08 | |
NPM-TRUS-14 | 6/18/07 | Expired 6/18/08; Superseded by 76 IAM 6 | |
NPM-TRUS-15 | 6/14/07 | Expired 6/14/08; Superseded by 76 IAM 15 | |
NPM-TRUS-16 | 5/16/07 | Expired 5/16/08 | |
NPM-TRUS-17 | 3/04/08 | Expired 3/04/09; Superseded by 76 IAM 14 | |
NPM-TRUS-21 | 2/19/08 | Expired 2/19/09 | |
NPM-TRUS-22 | 2/19/08 | Expired 2/19/09 | |
NPM-TRUS-26A1 | Management of Water-Related Functions within the Office of Trust Services, Amendment 1 | 10/10/10 | Extended through 10/01/12; now expired |