U.S. Government Agency Contingency Shutdown Plans

Posted by Matt Schmitt on 1/17/19 5:00 PM

Several government agencies have posted their contingency shutdown plans online for the public, with details on how many government workers continue to work, along with listings of services still available during the lapse in Federal funding.

Here are some of the contingency plans and agency websites related to trade activities:

The Office of Management and Budget Agency Contingency Plans:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/information-for-agencies/agency-contingency-plans/

Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Transportation Safety Administration (TSA):

https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/DHS%20Procedure%20Related%20to%20a%20Lapse%20in%20Appropriations%20%2812-20-2018%29%20-%20FINAL%20..._0.pdf

Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration (FDA):

https://www.hhs.gov/about/budget/fy-2019-hhs-contingency-staffing-plan/index.html

Department of Justice, Alcohol, Tabaco & Firearms (ATF):

https://www.justice.gov/jmd/page/file/1015676/download

Department of Transportation:

https://www.transportation.gov/lapse

U.S. Department of Agriculture:

https://www.usda.gov/shutdownplans

Department of the Treasury, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB):

https://www.treasury.gov/SitePolicies/Documents/TTB-Shutdown-Plan-12062017.pdf

Department of Commerce, Census:

https://www.commerce.gov/sites/default/files/2018-12/DOC%20Lapse%20Plan%20-%20OMB%20Approved%20-%20Dec%2017%2C%202018.pdf

Environmental Protection Agency:

https://www.epa.gov/2018lapse

Fish & Wildlife Services:

https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/2018-12-fws-contingency-plan.pdf

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:

https://www.ago.noaa.gov/docs/ago_appropriation_lapse_guidance.pdf

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC):

https://www.cpsc.gov/About-CPSC/Policies-Statements-and-Directives

https://cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/CPSC%20Shutdown%20Directive121818.pdf?82MBPG6JlMosZuiRprvIepb429_yO.YG

Topics: CBP, PGA, Government Shutdown

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