[Federal Register: May 27, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 102)]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

5 CFR Part 300

RIN 3206-AI72

 
Statutory Bar to Appointment of Persons Who Fail To Register 
Under Selective Service Law; Technical Amendment

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Final regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is amending the 
regulations that require compliance with Selective Service registration 
requirements as a condition of employment in executive agencies. The 
amendment updates the telephone number for the Selective Service System 
which is cited in the regulations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 27, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sylvia Cole or Robert Grady on (202) 
606-0830, TDD (202) 606-0023, or FAX (202) 606-0390.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3328 of title 5, United States Code, 
provides that men born in 1960 or later who are required to, but did 
not register under section 3 of the Military Service Act (50 U.S.C. 
App. 453), generally are ineligible for appointment to Federal 
executive agencies. OPM's regulations carrying out the statutory 
requirement are found in title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, part 
300. These regulations, issued in 1987, cite a toll-free telephone 
number for the Selective Service System that agencies can call to check 
if an individual has registered. This telephone number has changed and 
we are issuing a technical amendment to reflect the correct number.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    I certify that these regulations will not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities (including 
small businesses, small organizational units, and small governmental 
jurisdictions) because the regulations only affect Federal job 
applicants and employees.

Waiver of Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and 30-Day Delay of 
Effective Date

    Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B) and (d)(3), I find that good 
cause exists for waiving the general notice of proposed rulemaking and 
for making the amendment effective in less than 30 days. The amendment 
merely replaces an incorrect telephone number with the correct number.

List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 300

    Freedom of information, Government employees, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Selective Service System.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Janice R. Lachance,
Director.

    Accordingly, OPM is amending 5 CFR part 300 as follows:

PART 300--EMPLOYMENT (GENERAL)

    1. The authority citation for Part 300 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552, 3301, 3302; E.O. 10577, 3 CFR 1954-1958 
Comp., page 218, unless otherwise noted.

    Secs. 300.101 through 300.104 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 7201, 
7204, and 7701; E.O. 11478, 3 CFR, 1966-1970 Comp., page 803.
    Secs. 300.401 through 300.408 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 
1302(c), 2301, and 2302.
    Secs. 300.501 through 300.507 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 
1103(a)(5).
    Sec. 300.603 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 1104.

    2. In Sec. 300.705, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 300.705  Agency action following statement.

    (a) Agencies must resolve conflicts of information and other 
questions concerning an individual's registration status prior to 
appointment. An agency may verify, at its discretion, an individual's 
registration status by requesting the individual to provide proof of 
registration or exemption issued by the Selective Service System and/or 
by contacting the Selective Service System at 888-655-1825.
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[FR Doc. 99-13507 Filed 5-26-99; 8:45 am]
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