[Federal Register: May 27, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 102)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 30647]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
5 CFR Part 410
RIN 3206--AK46
Training
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing to amend
its regulations concerning agency reporting requirements on training.
The purpose of the revision is to assist agencies to effectively
collect information that supports agency determinations of its
workforce training needs, and document the results of training and
development programs implemented to address those needs, by requiring
input into the OPM Governmentwide electronic data collection system.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 26, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Send, deliver, or fax written comments to Mark Doboga,
Deputy Associate Director for Talent and Capacity Policy, U.S. Office
of Personnel Management, Room 6551, 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC
20415-9700; e-mail: employ@opm.gov; fax: (202) 606-2329.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Loretta L. Reeves by telephone at
(202) 606-2419, by fax at (202) 606-2329, by TDD at (202) 418-3134, or
by e-mail at Loretta.Reeves@opm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OPM is issuing proposed regulations to amend
the rules in 5 CFR part 410, subparts C, D, and G, which address agency
training records and reporting requirements. OPM is creating a
Governmentwide electronic system to capture employee human resource
information, which will include training data. This system is explained
and agency reporting requirements defined in the Guide to Personnel
Recordkeeping and the Guide to Human Resources Reporting.
To support this data collection, OPM is clarifying established
policy to ensure that agencies maintain records of their training plans
and to require that they report training data in the form as prescribed
by the OPM Governmentwide Electronic Data Collection System. The
Governmentwide system will allow agencies to maintain accurate records
to facilitate reporting on a regular basis as prescribed by the Guide
to Personnel Recordkeeping (http://www.opm.gov/feddata/persdoc.asp) and the
Guide to Human Resources Reporting (http://www.opm.gov/feddata/guidance.asp).
In addition, there is a change in the period of time required for
retaining records in subparts C and D, and a new method for reporting
requirements.
We seek comments from reviewers as to whether the proposed
regulation clarifies agency's responsibility to reporting data to the
governmentwide system and to assure the guides listed assist agencies
with implementation processes for reporting the data elements.
E.O. 12866, Regulatory Review
This rule has been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget
in accordance with Executive Order 12866.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
I certify that these regulations would not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities because they
would apply only to Federal agencies and employees.
List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 410
Education, Government employees.
Office of Personnel Management.
Dan G. Blair,
Acting Director.
Accordingly, OPM proposes to amend part 410 of 5 CFR as follows:
PART 410--TRAINING
1. The authority citation for part 410 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 4101, et seq., 4107; E.O. 11348, and (3 CFR,
1967 Comp., p 275).
Subpart C--Establishing and Implementing Training Programs
Sec. 410.311 [Removed]
2. Remove Sec. 410.311.
Subpart D--Paying for Training Expenses
Sec. 410.406 [Removed]
3. Remove Sec. 410.406.
Subpart G--Reporting
4. In subpart G, revise the subpart title to read as set forth
above.
5. Revise Sec. 410.701 to read as follows:
Sec. 410.701 Reporting.
(a) Each agency shall maintain records of training plans,
expenditures, and activities in such form and manner as necessary to
submit the recorded data to the Office of Personnel Management through
the OPM Governmentwide Electronic Data Collection System.
(b) Each agency shall report the training data for its employees'
training and development at such times and in such form as required for
the OPM Governmentwide Electronic Data Collection System which is
explained in the Guide to Personnel Recordkeeping and the Guide to
Human Resources Reporting
(c) Each agency shall establish a Schedule of Records for
information required to be maintained by this chapter in accordance
with regulations promulgated by the National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA).
[FR Doc. 05-10641 Filed 5-26-05; 8:45 am]
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