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U. S. Office of Personnel Management |
Federal Register Documents
December 1999 |
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December 29, 1999
Privacy Act of 1974; Amendment to a
System of Records; Notice of a new system of records.
OPM proposes to add a new system of records
(photo identification and visitor access records system) to its
inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974
(5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. For further information contact
Mary Beth Smith-Toomey, (202) 606-8358.
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December 28, 1999
Submission for OMB Review: Comment
Request for Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously Approved
Information Collection for Which Approval Has Expired: SF 2817;
Notice.
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces
that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget a request for review of the
following reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved
collection which has expired: SF 2817, Life Insurance Election.
For copies of this proposal, contact Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on
(202) 606-8358, or E-mail to
mbtoomey@opm.gov.
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December 28, 1999
5 CFR Parts 550, 595, and 610 --Pay
Administration; Back Pay; Holidays; and Physicians' Comparability
Allowances; Interim rule with request for comments.
The Office of Personnel Management is issuing
interim regulations to reflect changes in law which clarify that back
pay awards are subject to a 6-year statute of limitations unless a
shorter statute of limitations period applies, change the designation of
holidays for certain Federal employees working overseas, and increase
the maximum physicians' comparability allowance from $20,000 to $30,000
per year for employees who have served as a Government physician for
more than 24 months. The changes in law are already effective.
For further information contact James R. Weddel, (202) 606-2858,
FAX: (202) 606-0824, or email:
payleave@opm.gov.
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December 28, 1999
5 CFR Part 870 -- Federal Employees'
Group Life Insurance Program: Life Insurance Improvements; Interim
rule with request for comments.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
is issuing interim regulations to implement the Federal Employees
Life Insurance Improvement Act, which was enacted October 30, 1998.
For further information contact Karen Leibach, (202) 606-0004.
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December 28, 1999
Submission for OMB Review; Comment
Request for Reclearance of an Information Collection: RI 38-107;
Notice.
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces
that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget a request for reclearance of an
information collection: RI 38-107, Verification of Who is Getting
Payments. For copies of this proposal, contact Mary Beth
Smith-Toomey on (202) 606-8358, or E-mail to
mbtoomey@opm.gov.
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December 28, 1999
Privacy Act of 1974; Deletion of a
System of Records Notice; Notice to delete a Privacy Act system of
records.
The Office of Personnel Management is deleting
the a system from its inventory of Privacy Act systems of
records notices. For further information contact Mary Beth Smith-Toomey,
(202) 606-8358.
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December 27, 1999
Excepted Service; Notice.
This gives notice of positions placed or
revoked under Schedules A and B, and placed under Schedule C in the
excepted service, as required by Civil Service Rule VI, Exceptions
from the Competitive Service. For further information contact
Director, Staffing Reinvention Office, Employment Service (202)
606-0830.
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December 27, 1999
5 CFR Part 532 -- Prevailing Rate
Systems; Redefinition of the Southern and Western Colorado
Appropriated Fund Wage Areas; Proposed rule with request for comments.
The Office of Personnel Management is issuing
a proposed rule that would redefine Eagle, Garfield, Lake, Pitkin,
Rio Blanco, and Routt Counties, Colorado, from the Southern and
Western Colorado appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage
area to the area of application of the Denver wage area, and
redefine Mesa County, CO, from the Southern and Western Colorado
FWS wage area to the area of application of the Utah FWS wage area.
In addition, we propose to change the name of the Southern and
Western Colorado FWS wage area to Southern Colorado. For further
information contact Jennifer Hopkins by phone at (202) 606-2848,
by FAX at (202) 606-0824, or by email at
jdhopkin@opm.gov.
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December 27, 1999
5 CFR Parts 831 and 842 -- Retirement;
Technical Amendment; Amendment to interim regulations.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is
amending the October 4, 1999, interim regulations concerning voluntary
early retirement authority. The amendment removes paragraphs from
5 CFR 831.114 and 842.213 which were inadvertently retained when the
interim regulations were published. For further information contact
Charles Gray at (202) 606-0960, FAX (202) 606-2329,
e-mail cwgray@opm.gov.
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December 27, 1999
5 CFR Part 630 --Emergency Leave Transfer
Program; Final rule.
The Office of Personnel Management is issuing
final regulations governing the establishment of an emergency leave
transfer program. These regulations permit Federal employees to transfer
their unused annual leave to other Federal employees adversely affected
by a major disaster or emergency, as declared by the President. This
program provides Federal employees with a special opportunity to help
their fellow workers in times of need. For further information contact
Kevin Kitchelt, (202) 606-2858, FAX: (202) 606-0824, or
email to payleave@opm.gov.
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December 23, 1999
5 CFR Part 532 -- Prevailing Rate
Systems; Abolishment of the Washington, MD, Nonappropriated Fund
Wage Area; Interim rule with request for comments.
The Office of Personnel Management is issuing
an interim rule that will abolish the Washington, MD, nonappropriated
fund (NAF) Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area, and establish a new
Frederick, MD, NAF FWS wage area. This interim rule is effective
on December 31, 1999. Comments must be received by January 26, 2000.
For further information contact Jennifer Hopkins by phone at (202)
606-2848, by FAX at (202) 606-0824, or by email at
jdhopkin@opm.gov.
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December 23, 1999
5 CFR Part 792 --Agency Use of Appropriated
Funds for Child Care Costs for Lower Income Employees; Proposed rule.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is
proposing a rule to set forth how agencies may use appropriated funds
to reduce child care costs for lower income Federal employees. The
intended effect of this rule is to enable lower income Federal employees
to better afford child care. For further information contact Patricia
Kinney, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E St. N.W., Room 7315,
Washington, DC 20415-1300; Phone: (202) 606-1313;
Fax: (202) 606-2091.
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December 23, 1999
5 CFR Part 870 --Federal Employees'
Group Life Insurance Program: New Premiums; Final rule.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
is issuing a final regulation to incorporate new provisions resulting
from the Federal Employees Life Insurance Improvement Act, enacted
October 30, 1998. The regulation changes the premium rates for Basic
and Optional coverages, changes the effective date of the birthday
rule for moving from one premium-rated age band to another under
Optional coverage, and establishes new age bands for Option C.
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 24, 2000. For further information contact
Sharon Neuner (202) 606-0004.
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December 22, 1999
5 CFR Part 575 -Retention Allowances:
ACTION: Final rule.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final
regulations to provide agencies with greater flexibility to pay
retention allowances of up to 10 percent of an employee's rate of basic
pay (or up to 25 percent with OPM approval) to a group or category of
employees in certain limited circumstances. This flexibility will help
agencies retain the specialized skills they need to meet their work
requirements. The final regulations revise the interim regulations to
provide further guidance on defining the covered group or category of
employees, to clarify the intended use of a retention allowance, and to
add references to a group or category of employees in provisions
dealing with the reduction or termination of retention allowances. For further information
contact: Paul Shields, (202) 606-2858; FAX (202) 606-0824;
EMAIL: payleave@open.gov.
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December 15, 1999
5 CFR Part 550 --Payments During Evacuation:
Proposed rule with request for comments.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
is issuing proposed regulations to raise the age requirement for
payment of the maximum per diem rate for a dependent of an evacuated
civilian employee from age 11 to age 12. For further information
contact: Roger Knadle, (202) 606-2858, FAX: (202) 606-0824, or
email at payleave@opm.gov.
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December 10, 1999
5 CFR Part 532-- Prevailing Rate
Systems; Changes in Federal Wage System Survey Jobs: Final rule.
The Office of Personnel Management is issuing
a final rule that will change appropriated fund Federal Wage System
(FWS) surveys. These changes are being made to make FWS survey
jobs more useful survey tools for local wage surveys. For further
information contact; Mark A. Allen, (202) 606-2848, FAX: (202) 606-0824,
or email to maallen@opm.gov.
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December 10, 1999
5 CFR Parts 410, 530, 531, 536, 550,
551, 575, 591, and 610 --Miscellaneous Changes in Compensation
Regulations: Final rule.
The Office of Personnel Management is
issuing final regulations to correct or clarify various regulatory
provisions dealing with the compensation of Federal employees. The
regulatory changes are intended to assist agencies in administering
compensation programs and to provide clearer information to employees
covered by those programs. DATES: This rule is effective
January 10, 2000. For further information contact: Bryce Baker,
(202) 606-2858, FAX:(202) 606-0824, or email to
payleave@opm.gov.
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December 9, 1999
5 CFR Part 534-- Pay Under Other Systems:
Technical amendment.
This document contains a correction to the
final regulations, which were published in the Federal Register of
Friday September 21, 1979 (44 FR 54689). The regulations provided a
general basis for delegation to permit agencies to take specific
personnel actions without prior approval by the Office of Personnel
Management. EFFECTIVE DATE: December 9, 1999. For further
information contact: Ron Genua, (202) 606-2858, or FAX (202) 606-0824,
or email to payleave@opm.gov.
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December 6, 1999
National Partnership Council; Meeting:
Notice of meeting.
TIME AND DATE: 1:30 p.m., December 8, 1999.
PLACE: OPM Conference Center, Room 1350, U.S. Office of Personnel
Management, Theodore Roosevelt Building, 1900 E Street, NW.,
Washington, DC. The conference center is located on the first floor.
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