U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Ensuring the Federal Government has an effective civilian workforce

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) intends to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review of a revised information collection. The Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference (Standard Form 15) is used by agencies, OPM examining offices, and agency appointing officials to adjudicate individuals' claims for veterans' preference in accordance with the Veterans' Preference Act of 1944.
For copies of this proposal, contact Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on (202) 606-8358, FAX (202) 418-3251 or e-mail to mbtoomey@opm.gov Please be sure to include a mailing address with your request.
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The Office of Personnel Management is issuing a proposed rule that would redefine the North Dakota and Duluth, MN, Federal Wage System (FWS) appropriated fund wage areas. The proposed rule would redefine Clearwater and Mahnomen Counties and the White Earth Indian Reservation portion of Becker County from the North Dakota FWS wage area to the Duluth FWS wage area. These changes would assign all blue-collar Federal employees working in Indian Health Service facilities in northern Minnesota to one FWS wage schedule.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark A. Allen at (202) 606-2848, e-mail maallen@opm.gov, or FAX: (202) 606-4264.
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The Office of Personnel Management is proposing a plain language rewrite of its regulations regarding the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Mobility Program as part of a broader review of OPM's regulations. The purpose of the revision is to make the regulations more readable.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan M. Barker by telephone at (202) 606-2226; by fax at (202) 606-0390; or by e-mail at smbarker@opm.gov.
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The Federal Salary Council will meet at the time and location shown below. The Council is an advisory body composed of representatives of Federal employee
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald J. Winstead, Deputy Associate Director for Pay and Performance Policy, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW., Room 7H31, Washington, DC 20415-8200. Phone (202) 606-2838; FAX (202) 606-0824; or e-mail at pay-performance-policy@opm.gov.
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a proposed regulation to amend the Federal Employees Health Benefits Acquisition Regulation (FEHBAR). We are proposing a new policy that establishes notification and information requirements, including audit, for Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program experience rated carriers' large provider agreements. The proposed regulation also modifies the threshold for review of carrier subcontracts; revises the definitions of Cost or Pricing Data and Experience Rate to reflect mental health parity requirements effective with the 2001 contract year; updates the records retention period, updates the FEHB Program Clause Matrix, and conforms various subpart and paragraph references in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) revisions made since we last updated the FEHBAR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael W. Kaszynski, (202) 606-0004; or send email to mwkaszyn@opm.gov.
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According to the provisions of section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given that meetings of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee will be held on-- Thursday, August 21, 2003, Thursday, September 18, 2003, Thursday, October 2, 2003.
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for reclearance of a revised information collection. RI 30-9, Reinstatement of Disability Annuity Previously Terminated Because of Restoration to Earning Capacity, informs former disability annuitants of their right to request restoration under title 5, U.S.C., Section 8337. It also specifies the conditions to be met and the documentation required for a person to request reinstatement.
For copies of this proposal, contact Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on (202) 606-8358, FAX (202) 418-3251 or via E-mail to mbtoomey@opm.gov. Please include a mailing address with your request.
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a proposed rule that would change a Federal Wage System appropriated fund optional survey job, Industrial Electronic Controls Repairer, so that its grade level and title would better reflect the level of work and occupational title that private industry typically uses. This change would enable the Department of Defense to collect more wage data when conducting local wage surveys to set pay levels for the Government's blue-collar workforce.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark A. Allen, (202) 606-2848; e-mail maaleen@opm.gov; or FAX: (202) 606-4264.
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Title VI of the Civil Service Reform Act, now codified in 5 U.S.C. chapter 47, authorizes the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to conduct demonstration projects that experiment with new and different human resources management concepts to determine whether changes in policies and procedures result in improved Federal human resources management.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Department of Commerce: Edward Liverani, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Room 5004, Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482-0272; Office of Personnel Management: Delmar D. White, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW., Room 6H31, Washington, DC 20415, (202) 606-1578.
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget for emergency clearance and review of a revision of a currently approved collection for an automated online application and resume builder for the Presidential Management Intern (PMI) Program.
For copies of this proposal, contact Mary Beth Smith-Toomey at (202) 606-8358, FAX (202) 418-3251 or via e-mail to mbtoomey@opm.gov. Please be sure to include a mailing address with your request.
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