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Air Force PDG Study Guide, 1 Oct 2011

Chapter 13 - Resource Management

Multiple Choice Test Answers



Section 13I - Facility Management



29. The unit commander designates primary and alternate facility managers for each facility assigned to the organization. Who is eligible to be a facility manager?

A. any SNCO who has completed the Air Force Academy

*B. a military member E-4 and above or civilian equivalent

C. any Airman who has completed Airman Leadership School (ALS)

D. any commissioned officer or civilian equivalent

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30. Facility managers must submit a ___________ before facility modification or repair work to prevent conflict with other work planned for the facility and to ensure the work meets fire, safety, health, and environmental standards.

A. Real Property record

B. Report of Survey

C. DD Form 1351-2

*D. AF IMT 332, Base Civil Engineer Work Request

13.31.3.



31. What base agency serves as the single point of contact for all maintenance, repair, alterations, and new construction?

A. the Financial Management Board

B. the Financial Working Group

*C. the base Civil Engineer Operations flight

D. the Logistics Readiness Squadron

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32. Facility managers may call in work requests to the base civil engineering operations flight. Operations flight job controllers screen work requirements to decide if the work will be direct scheduled or planned work. Direct scheduled work

A. is work that requires the base commander's direction or approval

*B. requires little planning and normally requires less than 50 man hours

C. requires detailed planning and may take several weeks or more to schedule craft workers and acquire materials

D. all of these answers

13.32.2.



33. Facility managers may call in work requests to the base civil engineering operations flight. Operations flight job controllers screen work requirements to decide if the work will be direct scheduled or planned work. Planned work

A. is work that has already been budgeted for and has priority

B. is work that has been contracted out to skilled civilian craftsmen

C. requires little planning and normally requires less than 50 man hours

*D. requires detailed planning and may take several weeks or more to schedule craft workers and acquire materials

13.32.2.



34. Facility managers may call in work requests directly to the operations flight job control. When work exceeds the scope or capability of the operations flight, the operations flight chief passes the request to

*A. the engineer flight for planning and incorporation into the base civil engineer’s facility project proposal list

B. the requesting facility and cancels any scheduled work

C. the base financial working group to request funding for contract maintenance

D. the Logistics Readiness Squadron for assistance in obtaining contractor support

13.32.3.



35. Planning refers to the identification of facility work to satisfy current and future mission requirements. What methods does the base civil engineer use to identify facility requirements?

A. annual space utilization surveys and biennial commander’s facility assessments

B. environmental compliance status assessments and asset management plans

C. user- or occupant-identified requirements

*D. all of these answers

13.33.1.



36. A key element of programming facility requirements is proper work classification. Work authorization, approval levels, and fund sources vary with work classification. Real property maintenance work is classified as

*A. maintenance, repair, or construction

B. planned, existing, or scheduled

C. in-house, contract, or TDY

D. priority, flash, or flash override

13.33.2.



37. The proper classification of facility requirements during programming is important because

A. required work must be assigned to the appropriate CE work center

*B. work authorization, approval levels, and fund sources vary with work classification

C. civilian contractors may not be allowed access to classified material

D. all base facilities are subject to OSHA requirements

13.33.2.



38. O&M appropriation-funded unspecified minor military construction projects may not exceed $750,000 in cost except for

A. those projects that directly support Air Force recruiting efforts

B. instances where dormitories or dining facilities do not meet standards

*C. projects intended solely to correct a deficiency that threatens life, health, or safety

D. all of these answers

13.33.2.



39. O&M appropriation-funded unspecified minor military construction projects may not exceed $750,000 in cost except for projects intended solely to correct a deficiency that threatens life, health, or safety. Projects that are solely to correct a deficiency that threatens life, health, or safety that cost more than $750,000 must have the prior approval of the

A. Secretary of the Air Force, Public Affairs (SAF/PA)

*B. Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Installations (SAF/IEI)

C. Under Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs (SAF/IA)

D. Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller (SAF/FMB)

13.33.2.



40. The documents that form an audit trail that describe when a facility was built and the cost of any alterations or improvements accomplished by minor construction, to include self-help, are the

A. AFPD 32-10, Installations and Facilities

*B. Real property records

C. collective CA/CRL documents

D. IMT 332, Base Civil Engineer Work Requests

13.34.2.



41. Who is responsible for notifying the base civil engineer, through the capital asset management section, of any changes to their facilities?

A. the senior ranking person in that facility

*B. the Facility Manager

C. base civil engineer operations flight job control

D. the organization commander

13.34.3.



Section 13J - Energy Conservation Program



42. Who is the nation’s largest energy consumer?

A. the U.S. Air Force

B. AAFES

*C. the federal government

D. Texas

13.35.



43. In order to improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the Air Force's goal is to reduce the consumption of energy as measured in British thermal units (BTU) by

*A. 3 percent annually through the end of FY 2015 or 30 percent by the end of FY 2015

B. 5 percent annually through the end of FY 2015 or 50 percent by the end of FY 2015

C. 10 percent annually through the end of FY 2015 or 100 percent by the end of FY 2015

D. 30 percent annually through the end of FY 2015 or 300 percent by the end of FY 2015

13.35.1.



44. All new construction and major renovation of facilities must comply with Air Force sustainable design and development policy, and incorporate sustainable practices. These facilities must become net-zero energy facilities by

A. 2015

B. 2025

*C. 2030

D. 2040

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45. All new construction and major renovation of facilities must comply with Air Force sustainable design and development policy and incorporate sustainable practices. Fifteen percent of existing facility inventory must incorporate sustainable practices by

A. the end of FY 2030

B. the end of FY 2020

*C. the end of FY 2015

D. the end of FY 2025

13.35.2.1.



46. To support energy conservation, the Air Force plans to reduce petroleum consumption by

A. 1 percent annually through the end of FY 2020 as compared to FY 2005

*B. 2 percent annually through the end of FY 2020 as compared to FY 2005

C. 5 percent annually through the end of FY 2020 as compared to FY 2005

D. 10 percent annually through the end of FY 2020 as compared to FY 2005

13.35.3.



47. To support energy conservation, the Air Force plans to reduce petroleum consumption by 2 percent annually through the end of FY 2020 as compared to FY 2005. The use of alternative (nonpetroleum-based) fuel is to be increased by

A. 2 percent annually

B. 5 percent annually

*C. 10 percent annually

D. 15 percent annually

13.35.3.



48. Beginning in FY 2008, the Air Force goal was to reduce potable water consumption intensity relative to FY 2007, through life-cycle cost-effective measures, by

A. 1 percent annually through the end of FY 2020 or 13 percent by the end of 2020

*B. 2 percent annually through the end of FY 2020 or 26 percent by the end of 2020

C. 3 percent annually through the end of FY 2020 or 39 percent by the end of 2020

D. 4 percent annually through the end of FY 2020 or 52 percent by the end of 2020

13.35.8.



49. Beginning in FY 2008, the Air Force goal was to reduce industrial, landscaping, and agricultural water consumption by

A. 1 percent annually or 10 percent by the end of FY 2020

*B. 2 percent annually or 20 percent by the end of FY 2020

C. 3 percent annually or 30 percent by the end of FY 2020

D. 4 percent annually or 40 percent by the end of FY 2020

13.35.8.



50. Compliance with energy management policy is assessed by taking measurements in two areas:

*A. mobility energy and utility energy

B. British Thermal Units (BTUs) and Celsius

C. human and industrial

D. mission-essential and morale-oriented

13.36.



51. Compliance with energy management policy is assessed by taking measurements in two areas: mobility energy and utility energy. Mobility energy is

A. the measuring of utility consumption to include electricity, coal, natural gas, and petroleum

*B. the measuring of actual petroleum consumption in barrels by aircraft and vehicle operations

C. that energy that can be derived from dynamic sources while deployed

D. that energy that can be obtained from static reserves and pre-assigned stocks

13.36.1.



52. Compliance with energy management policy is assessed by taking measurements in two areas: mobility energy and utility energy. Utility energy is

*A. the measuring of utility consumption to include electricity, coal, natural gas, and petroleum

B. the measuring of actual petroleum consumption in barrels by aircraft and vehicle operations

C. that energy that can be derived from dynamic sources while deployed

D. that energy that can be obtained from static reserves and pre-assigned stocks

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