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

SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management is issuing a proposed rule that would change the timing of annual wage surveys conducted by the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), Department of the Interior, to determine prevailing rates of pay for supervisors of negotiated rate wage employees in the Mid-Pacific Region. BOR would conduct annual wage surveys in February in the Bureau's Mid-Pacific Region beginning in calendar year 2004. This change is proposed because February represents the best timing in relation to wage adjustments in the surveyed local private enterprise establishments and would improve the quality of data BOR collects during local wage surveys in the Mid-Pacific Region.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Gonzalez at (202) 606-2838; FAX at (202) 604-4264; or e-mail at mxgonzal@opm.gov.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final rule to reflect a change of address for the Interior Board of Contract Appeals (IBCA). IBCA has moved to a new building in Arlington, Virginia.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Henry Wong, Contracting Officer, Office of Personnel Management, Contracting Branch, Room 1342, 1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20415-7710. Telephone: 202-606-1598 Fax number: 202-606-1464, e-mail: hlwong@opm.gov.
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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. RI 30-1, Request to Disability Annuitant for Information on Physical Condition and Employment, is used by persons who are not yet age 60 and who are receiving disability annuity and are subject to inquiry as to their medical condition as OPM deems reasonably necessary. RI 30-1 collects information as to whether the disabling condition has changed.
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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SUMMARY: OPM is publishing notice of its computer matching program with the Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) to meet the reporting and publication requirements of Public Law 100-503. The purpose of this match is to identify and/or prevent erroneous payments under the Civil Service Retirement Act (CSRA) or the Federal Employees' Retirement System Act (FERSA) and the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA). The match will identify individuals receiving prohibited benefits simultaneously under CSRA or FERSA and the FECA. All three laws prohibit the receipt of certain simultaneous payments covering the same period of time.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Sparrow, (202) 606-1803.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final rule to remove the premiums and age bands from the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) regulations. This allows OPM to make necessary premium changes on a more timely basis.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Leibach, (202) 606-0004.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final regulations on health benefits premium conversion. Premium conversion enables employees to pay Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) premiums with pre-tax dollars, as provided in the Internal Revenue Code.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurie Bodenheimer, (202) 606-0004, or e-mail to lrbodenh@opm.gov.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing interim regulations to implement the Federal Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act of 2000, which was enacted October 30, 2000. This law mandates the enrollment of a Federal employee for self and family coverage in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program, if the employee is subject to a court or administrative order requiring him/her to provide health benefits for his/her child(ren) and the employee does not provide documentation of compliance with the order.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nataya Battle (202) 606-0004.
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