Notice To Rescind Indian Health Service, Indian Health Manual, Delegation Of Authority, Personnel #59,

Refer to: OCPS

INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE CIRCULAR NO. 25-03

NOTICE TO RESCIND INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE, INDIAN HEALTH MANUAL, DELEGTION OF AUTHORITY,
PERSONNEL #59, “DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT A DONATION OF LAND FOR AN INDIAN HEALTH CLINC AND STAFF QUARTERS LOCATED ON ST. PAUL ISLAND, ALASKA” AND SPECIAL GENERAL MEMORANDUM NO. 13-01, “ORGANIZATIONAL MANGEMENT SYSTEMS”

During an Indian Health Service (IHS) policy review, the Office of Environmental Health and Engineering identified the following policies that need to be rescinded for the individual reasons listed.

This notice rescinds IHS Indian Health Manual (IHM), Delegation of Authority, Personnel #59, “Delegation of Authority to Accept a Donation of Land for an Indian Health Clinic and Staff Quarters Located on St. Paul Island, Alaska,” dated May 23, 2003. This Delegation of Authority was specific to a donation of land at the time of the issuance and has been completed. This delegation is no longer relevant.

This notice rescinds IHS Indian Health Manual (IHM), Special General Memorandum (SGM) No. 13-01 “Organizational Environmental Management Systems,” dated December 5, 2013.

This SGM references outdated Executive Orders (EO) on sustainability that have been revoked. The EO 13423 Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management and EO 13514 Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance were revoked by EO 13693: Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade.

Please discard your copies and any file copies of the above-listed IHM policies at your earliest convenience.

/P. Benjamin Smith/
Benjamin Smith, M.B.A., M.A. Acting Director
Indian Health Service

Distribution: IHS-wide
Date:07/18/2025