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

The Department of Agriculture, with the approval of OPM, is requesting to modify its demonstration project coverage. This action provides for changes in the final project plan published March 9, 1990, to include temporary appointments along with its current coverage of permanent and term appointments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Agriculture: Mary Ann Jenkins, Department of Agriculture, 14th and Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250, (202-720-0515); OPM: Rhonda L. Taylor, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20415, (202) 606-1526.
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing to revise its regulations governing Federal Executive Boards. The proposed regulations are intended to make the regulations concerning the Boards consistent with the current OPM structure and not to make substantive changes.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula L. Bridgham, Director for Federal Executive Board Operations, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, (202) 606-1000; FAX: (202) 606-3350 or e-mail: plbridgh@opm.gov.
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SUMMARY: This gives notice of OPM decisions, granting authority to make appointments under Schedule C in the excepted service as required by 5 CFR 6.1 and 213.103.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Shivery, Director, Washington Service Center, Employment Service (202) 606-1015.
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is revoking the Schedule A excepted service appointing authority for Chinese, Japanese and Hindu interpreters because the conditions justifying the original exception no longer exist. Revocation brings the positions filled under this Schedule A authority into the competitive service.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Vay on 202-606-0960.
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing a plain language rewrite of its regulations regarding the standards that govern OPM employee responsibilities and conduct as part of a broader review of OPM's regulations. The purpose of the revisions is to make the regulations more readable.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wade Plunkett, by telephone at 202-606-1700; by FAX at 202-606-0082; or by e-mail at wmplunke@opm.gov.
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review of a revised information collection for OPM Form 1300, Presidential Management Intern Program Application.
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 include your mailing address with your request.
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will submit to the Office of Management and Budget a request for review of a revised information collection. The Generic Survey Plan was revised to be an umbrella clearance for all OPM customer satisfaction surveys used with OPM programs and services.
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 include your mailing address with your request.
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a request for reclearance of a revised information collection. RI 25-49, Verification of Full-Time School Attendance, is used to verify that adult student annuitants are entitled to payments. OPM must confirm that a full-time enrollment has been maintained.
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 include your mailing address with your request.
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OPM is publishing notice of its computer matching program with the Social Security Administration (SSA) to meet the reporting requirements of Pub. L. 100-503. The purpose of this match is for SSA to disclose benefit information to OPM to offset specific benefits.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marc Flaster, (202) 606-2115.
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