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Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)

This web site will assist human resources (HR) specialists within the Department of Agriculture (USDA) find surplus letters quickly. Below is a listing of the contact information on current CTAP letters, including state, city, human resources’ contact names (one primary and one alternate contact) and phone numbers, current series and grade, and date of eligibility.

In order to ensure that no CTAP eligible is overlooked, the following instructions are required:

Submission of Information

The USDA HR offices will be responsible for submitting the above-mentioned contact information when a surplus letter is issued or rescinded, or once the employee is separated. When a mission area/agency HR office receives updated information regarding the status of an employee, he or she must e-mail and/or fax the information to the Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM). The HR contact information needs to be received by OHRM within two business days of receipt of the surplus letter issued. OHRM will have three business days to post the HR contact information on the CTAP web site.

Mission area/agency HR staff needs to check the CTAP web site continuously, to ensure information is current and accurate. OHRM will ensure that the HR contact information is implemented, updated, and maintained on the OHRM web site. The CTAP information has been incorporated in the revised USDA CTAP Departmental Regulation.

Format of Contact Information

The format for submitting information may be just a straight list of the state, city, human resources’ contact names and phone numbers, current series and grade, and date of eligibility. It is imperative to identify your alternate. An example is shown below:

Current CTAP Letter Issuance

State: DC
City: Washington
HR Contact: Jennifer Roberts, Phone Number: (202) 720-####
Alternate HR Contact: Michael Smith, Phone Number: (202) 720-####
Series: 0301
Grade: 13
Date of Eligibility: November 16, 2023

Office of Human Resources Management Contact Information

HR Specialists should send additions and deletions to:

Jennifer Sweet
E-mail: Jennifer.Sweet2@usda.gov

SURPLUS LETTERS ISSUED
September 17, 2024

State

City

HR Contact and Alternate Name

HR Contact and Alternate Telephone Number

Series/Grade

Date of Eligibility

Alabama

 

 

 

 

 

Alaska

 

 

 

 

 

American Samoa

 

 

 

 

 

Arizona

 

 

 

 

 

Arkansas

 

 

 

 

 

California

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colorado

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connecticut

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District of Columbia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Florida

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Georgia

 

   

 

 

Guam

 

 

 

 

 

Hawaii

 

 

 

 

 

Idaho

 

 

 

 

 

Illinois

 

 

 

 

 

Indiana

 

 

 

 

 

Iowa

 

 

 

 

 

Kansas

 

   

 

 

Kentucky

         

Louisiana

 

 

 

 

 

Maine

 

 

 

 

 

Maryland

 

 

 

 

 

Massachusetts

 

 

 

 

 

Michigan

 

 

 

 

 

Minnesota

 

 

 

 

 

Mississippi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Missouri          

Montana

 

 

 

 

 

Nebraska

 

 

 

 

 

Nevada

 

 

 

 

 

New Hampshire

 

 

 

 

 

New Jersey

 

 

 

 

 

New Mexico

 

 

 

 

 

New York

Orient Point

Brandon Wong-Parker
Amber Kiel

612-336-3278
612-336-3614

0401-12

9/11/2024

North Carolina

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North Dakota

         

Northern Mariana Islands

 

 

 

 

 

Ohio

 

 

 

 

 

Oklahoma

 

 

 

 

 

Oregon

 

 

 

 

 

Pennsylvania

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Puerto Rico

 

 

 

 

 

Rhode Island

 

 

 

 

 

South Carolina

 

 

 

 

 

South Dakota

 

 

 

 

 

Tennessee

 

 

     

Texas

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Virgin Islands

 

 

 

 

 

Utah

 

 

 

 

 

Vermont

 

 

 

 

 

Virginia

 

 

 

 

 

Washington

 

 

 

 

 

West Virginia

 

 

 

 

 

Wisconsin

 

 

 

 

 

Wyoming