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U.S. Office of
Personnel Management
Variations to Staffing
Regulations
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Variations By Extension of Term Appointments
Beyond 4 Years
The following variations are listed in chronological order.
They are excerpted from the quarterly notices which are listed
under Quarterly Notices of
Variations.
Variations granted to the 4-year service limit for term
appointments contained in 5 CFR 316.301:
- On May 24, 1995, variation was granted to permit
extension of a term appointment for 90 days beyond the
regulatory 4-year limit for a Financial Management
Specialist, GS-1160-14, with
the Resolution Trust Corporation in Washington, DC. The
incumbent was engaged in litigation recoveries from an
investment banking company.
- On June 1, 1995, variation was granted to permit the
extension of a term appointment for 1 year beyond the
regulatory 4-year limit, for a Geologist, GS-1350-11 with
the Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey,
who was working with the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) on a space program designed to
study the earth's natural resources and hazard problems.
- On June 1, 1995, variation was granted to permit a 1 year
extension beyond the regulatory limit of a term
appointment for a Geologist, GS-1350-11, with the
Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Los
Angeles, CA. The employee was working on a project
involving the study of earthquake recurrence in the San
Francisco Bay area.
- On June 5, 1995, a second 2-year extension was granted
for 5 Equipment Installers, WG-5301-8,
with the Army Materiel Command, Rock Island Arsenal,
Illinois, engaged in projects critical to the readiness
of the Army.
- On July 18, 1995, a 1-year extension was granted for a
Supervisory General Engineer, GS-801-15, with the
Department of the Air Force, to direct a major foreign
military sales program to the Saudi Arabian Government.
- On July 25, 1995, a 1-year extension was granted for 5
Geologists with the Department of the Interior,
Geological Survey, to complete specific geologic
projects.
- On August 23, 1995, an extension was granted for a
Financial Management Specialist, GG-1160-14,
at the Resolution Trust Corporation in Washington, DC, to
complete work until December 31, 1995, the agency's
sunset date.
- On August 23, 1995, an extension was granted for up to 3
years and 3 months for 3 Clerk-Typists, GS-322-4 at the
Defense Mapping Agency in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who
are providing clerical support during consolidation of
the agency's printing and distribution function and
subsequent move to St. Louis, Missouri.
- On September 18, 1995, an extension was granted for up to
2 years for 16 employees at Tinker Air Force Base,
Oklahoma, to complete the B-1B Deferred Logistics
Acquisition Program. The project experienced contract and
funding delays.
- On October 10, 1995, a 1-year extension was granted for 7
Seminar Instructors, GS-301-14, with the Department of
the Navy, Naval Education and Training Program,
Pensacola, Florida, engaged in the Total Quality
Leadership program.
- On October 26, 1995, a 4-year extension was granted for
14 employees with the Smithsonian Institution, Office of
Repatriation at the National Museum of Natural History,
involved in identifying Native American skeletal remains
and returning them to appropriate tribes.
- On December 4, 1995, a 2-year extension was granted for a
Museum Technician, GS-1016-7, with the Smithsonian
Institution in Washington DC, to complete an electronic
database on the photograph collection of the National
Anthropological Archives.
- On December 5, 1995, a 6 1/2-month extension was granted
for an Astrophysicist, GS-1330-14, with the Smithsonian
Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, to
complete analysis and cataloging projects associated with
the SOHO satellite.
- On December 6, 1995, a 3-year extension was granted for a
Statistician, GS-1530-5, with the Department of Commerce,
Bureau of Census, to monitor the status and develop
analyses of human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) and
acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in developing
countries.
- On December 27, 1995, a 1-year extension was granted for
a Senior Program Analyst, GS-345-15, with the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation in Washington DC, to direct
the resolution of audits and perform closeouts of
Resolution Trust Corporation contracts.
- On February 5, 1996, a 6-month extension was granted for
19 employees, Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanics, with a
duty location at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. These
employees serve as support personnel to major Air Force
and Army special programs.
- On March 22, 1996, a 1-year extension was granted for an
employee serving as Director, Software Management Branch,
an Executive Level I position, at the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (FDIC), in Washington, DC. This
employee's services are needed to insure that Resolution
Trust Corporation (RTC) programs be successfully
integrated into FDIC's business environment.
- On March 22, 1996, a 9 1/2-month extension was granted
for an Associate Director for Equal Employment
Opportunity, an Executive Level I position, at FDIC,
Washington DC, to assist with the FDIC/RTC transition.
- On March 25, 1996, a 1-year extension was granted for a
Geophysicist, GS-1313-13, with the Department of the
Interior, U.S. Geological Survey's Earthquake Hazards
Team, Pasadena, California, to complete a particular
phase of the project.
- On March 25, 1996, a 2 1/2-year extension was granted for
a Program Assistant, GS-303-7, with the Department of
Veterans Affairs' Maryland Health Care System, Perry
Point, Maryland. This employee is assisting in the
completion of a digitalis study involving congestive
heart failure.
- On April 16, 1996, a 90-day extension was granted to an
employee of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in
Washington, DC, who served as Chief, Closeout Services
Section, an Executive Level I position. The extension
permits the employee to complete closing out former
Resolution Trust Corporation field leases.
- On April 17, 1996, a 2-year extension was granted for a
Total Quality Leadership Instructor, GS-1712-13, with the
Department of the Navy, Pensacola, Florida, to provide
Total Quality Leadership training to military and
civilian personnel under the agency's Total Quality
Leadership initiative.
- On April 26, 1996, a 4-year extension was granted for
four Museum Technicians, GS-1016-5, with the Smithsonian
Institution in Washington, DC, to complete a project that
involves the relocation of large numbers of scientific
collections from two museums to the agency's Museum
Support Center.
- On April 26, 1996, a 1-year extension was granted for an
Architect, GS-808-11, with the Department of the Interior
who is assigned to the joint National Park
Service/Federal Highway Administration Cumberland Gap
Tunnel Project in Claiborne, Tennessee, to oversee the
restoration and protection of the Cumberland Gap
Wilderness Trail during construction of a highway.
- On May 10, 1996, a 2-year extension was granted for a
Construction Manager Engineer, GM-801-14,
with the United States Information Agency's International
Broadcasting Bureau in Greece. The employee manages
critical contracts requiring installation of
sophisticated high power transmitters at two Radio Relay
Stations.
- On May 15, 1996, extensions were granted ranging from 90
days to 1 1/2 years for three employees in Accountant and
Auditor positions at the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation in Dallas and Chicago, to complete work
associated with the closeout of former Resolution Trust
Corporation business.
- On May 30, 1996, extensions for up to 4 years were
granted to two Department of Veterans Affairs Computer
Assistants, GS-335-6, in Perry Point, Maryland, and one
Program Assistant in Temple, Texas. These employees
provide data management and administrative support to
medical research projects.
- On May 31, 1996, a 4-month extension was granted for a
Geologist, GS-1350-9, with the Department of the
Interior, Geological Survey, to provide scientific
support to a wetland study.
- On June 12, 1996, extensions were granted for up to 9
months for seven Training Instructors/Specialists,
GS-1712-9/12 with the Department of the Army. These
employees support the U.S. Army Armor School's Foreign
Military Sales Program that provides armor training to
foreign military students.
- On June 14, 1996, a 7-month extension was granted for a
Park Ranger, GS-025-12, with the Department of the
Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to oversee the
completion of exhibit and audio visual contracts
associated with the construction of the Walnut Creek
National Wildlife and Prairie Learning Center in Iowa.
- On June 17, 1996, a 30-day extension was granted for a
Criminal Investigator, GG-1811-12, with the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation in Washington, DC, to
assist with a specific criminal case.
- On June 20, 1996, a second extension was granted, for 4
months, to permit a Geologist, GS-1350-11, with the
Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, in
Los Angeles, California, to complete an earthquake
project.
- On June 26, 1996, a 2-year extension was granted for two
Department of the Air Force Construction Inspectors,
GS-809-8, at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, to complete
the last phases of a housing renovation project.
- On July 12, 1996, a 2-year extension was granted to an
employee of the Department of Labor, International Labor
Affairs Bureau, who participates in the design and
implementation of technical and economic assistance
activities in central and eastern European countries. The
extension permits the agency to complete its obligation
and commitment to its European clients.
- On July 12, 1996, a 6-month extension was granted for a
Security Transactions Specialist, GG-1160-14, with the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to finalize details
of a major tax exempt joint venture transaction.
- On July 16, 1996, a 90-day extension was granted for a
Reality Specialist, GG-1170-13, with the Leasing and
Insurance Unit of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation to complete a project with the
administration, extension and closeout of former
Resolution Trust Corporation leases.
- On July 22, 1996, a 1-month extension was granted for a
Manpower Development Advisor, GS-0142-13, with the
Department of the Interior who is assigned to the Agency
for International Development's Bureau for Africa to
complete certain studies he has been managing over the
past year.
- On August 12, 1996, a 1-year extension was granted for a
Geologist, GS-1350-9, with the Department of the
Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California,
to complete mapping of Mauna Loa and Kilauea Volcanoes
and provide the data in a Geographic Information System
format.
- On August 13, 1996, a 1-year extension was granted for an
Outdoor Recreation Planner, GS-023-11, with the
Department of the Interior, National Park Service,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to complete cooperative
agreements involved with the selection and design of the
American Battlefield Protection Program.
- On August 16, 1996, a 2-year extension was granted for a
Geologist, GS-1350-11, with the Department of the
Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Vermont, to complete a
cooperative mapping program with the State of Vermont
that will result in a bedrock geologic map necessary for
statewide and local use.
- On August 29, 1996, a 1-year extension was granted for a
Geologist, GS-1350-11, with the Department of the
Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, to provide operational
and technical support involving habitat mapping projects
for the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and
Puerto Rico.
- On September 27, 1996, a 2-year extension was granted for
an International Relations Officer, GS-0131-13, of the
Department of Labor, International Labor Affairs Bureau.
This employee will continue serving as African Area
Advisor to South Africa and as Asian Area Advisor on the
Human Relations Committee, Asian Pacific Economic
Coordination.
- On September 27, 1996, a 1-year extension was granted for
a Secretary (OA), GS-318-06, with the Department of the
Interior, working for the Project Coordinator of the
White House Comprehensive Design Plan. This project is
scheduled to be completed at the end of November 1997.
- On October 21, 1996, a 1-year extension was granted for a
Management Analyst, GS-0501-13, with the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation, in the Office of the Inspector
General. The employee will continue to assist the
Department of Justice, Fraud Section, with its special
investigation.
- On November 6, 1996, a 6-month extension was granted for
a Physical Scientist, GS-1301-9, and an Electronics
Engineer, GS-855-11, with the Department of the Interior,
enabling these employees to complete their research work
in support of the Florida Wetlands Project.
- On December 11, 1996, a 2-year extension was granted for
a Total Quality Management Implementation Specialist,
GS-301-14, working with the Department of the Navy. This
extension will facilitate the completion of the Total
Quality Leadership Training Program as planned.
- On December 17, 1996, a 7-month extension was granted to
the Department of the Interior for a Landscape Historian,
GS-170-12, enabling the employee to complete research
essential to the approval nominations of six additional
National Historic Landmark sites.
- On January 7, 1997, an extension was granted until
December 19, 1997, for a Personnel Clerk (Typing),
GG-203-5, with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
in Washington, DC, to provide continued and uninterrupted
support to the Personnel Services Branch in order to meet
increased workload levels.
- On January 15, 1997, a second 1-year extension was
granted for three Total Quality Management Implementation
Specialists, GS-301-14, with the Department of the Navy
in Pensacola, Florida, to implement a Total Quality
Leadership Program throughout Navy.
- On January 15, 1997, a 13-month extension was granted for
a Biological Science Laboratory Technician, GS-404-9, at
the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This permits the employee to
complete work on a Medical Research Merit Review Program.
- On January 16, 1997, a 1-year extension was granted for
an Archeologist, GS-193-12, with the Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, to complete work on the
National Register of Historic Places Program.
- On January 28, 1997, a 1-year extension was granted for a
Geophysicist, GS-1313-12, with the Department of the
Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, to permit the employee
to complete the conversion of automatic seismic data
collection in the Albuquerque Seismological Laboratory.
- On January 31, 1997, an extension was granted until
December 31, 1997, for a Supervisory Contract Review
Specialist, GG-1102-15, at the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation in Washington, DC, to complete audit and
contract closeouts of Resolution Trust Corporation
contracts.
- On January 31, 1997, a 3-year extension was granted for a
Secretary (OA), GS-318-5, with the Department of Labor,
Bureau of International Labor Affairs. The employee is
needed to provide administrative support to the Central
and East European Technical Assistance Program so that
the Bureau can meet its obligation to provide adequate
service to its European clients.
- On February 13, 1997, a 1-year extension was granted for
a Research Chemist, GS-1320-13, with the Department of
the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, to provide
scientific support for the New York, New Jersey Metro
Project for predicting coastal erosion and sand
extraction.
- On February 19, 1997, a 1-year extension was granted for
an International Economist, GS-110-14, with the
Department of Labor, Bureau of International Affairs, who
is an Education Economist and provides education sector
research and technical support to Africa.
- On February 26, 1997, a 2 1/2-year extension was granted
for a Biological Science Laboratory Technician, GS-404-7,
at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in
Ann Arbor, Michigan, to complete work on the Merit Review
research project associated with human hypertension.
- On March 28, 1997, a 6-month extension was granted to a
Biological Science Laboratory Technician, GS-404-5, at
the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in
Bath, New York, to support special toxicological and
microbiological studies relevant to VA's medical and
benefits entitlements.
- On April 4, 1997, a 2-month extension was granted for 49 employees
with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Southeast Service Center,
Atlanta, Georgia, to offset loss of permanent staff and to prepare for
the Center's August 1997 closing.
- On April 14, 1997, a 1-year extension was granted for a Supervisory
Financial Management Analyst, GG-301-12, with the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, Washington, DC, to implement several important and complex
automation initiatives in order to improve customer service.
- On April 14, 1997, a second 1-year extension was granted for two Total
Quality Leadership Instructors with the Department of Navy, Pensacola,
Florida, to implement a Total Quality Leadership Program throughout Navy.
- On April 23, 1997, a 2-month extension was granted for 17 employees
with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Southeast Service Center,
Atlanta, Georgia, to offset the loss of permanent staff and to prepare
for the Center's August 1997 closing.
- On April 23, 1997, a 6-month extension was granted for an Archeologist,
GS-193-12, with the Department of the Interior, National Park Service,
Midwest Archeological Center, to permit the employee to complete the final
phase of a multi-year archeological project at the Lake Ilo National Wildlife
Refuge in North Dakota.
- On April 25, 1997, a 1-year extension was granted for an Outdoor Recreation
Planner, GS-023-11, with the Department of the Interior, National Park
Service, to complete the planning and design of backcountry and multi-modal
trails for projects in Utah and Colorado.
- On April 28, 1997, an 8-month extension was granted for an Archeologist,
GS-193-7, with the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, to
complete a multi-year parkwide archeological inventory project at Indiana
Dunes National Lakeshore.
- On April 28, 1997, a 5-month extension was granted for an Archeologist,
GS-193-11, with the Department of the Interior, National Park Service,
to provide support for a research park project covering Yellowstone National
Park, Fishlake National Forest and Salmon Challis National Forest.
- On May 19, 1997, a 6-month extension was granted for 4 employees at
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in Washington, DC, to complete
the audit and contract closeouts of the Resolution Trust Corporation.
- On June 2, 1997, a 6-month extension was granted for 2 employees with
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Franklin, Massachusetts, to
provide support related to the closeout of the agency's Franklin Consolidated
Office.
- On June 2, 1997, a 2-year extension was granted to a Deputy Construction
Manager, GM-301-14, with the United States Information Agency, International
Broadcasting Bureau, Sri Lanka, to complete construction of high power
transmitters for the Sri Lanka Radio Relay Station.
- On June 5, 1997, a 2-year extension was granted to a Museum Specialist
(Zoology), GS-1016-12, with the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum
of Natural History, Washington, DC. This permits the employee to continue
as a research assistant for the Chairman of the Department of Vertebrate
Zoology.
- On June 20, 1997, a 1-year extension was granted for a Secretary (OA),
GS-318-6, at the Department of the Army, Military Traffic Management Command,
Falls Church, Virginia, to provide support to the Worldwide Port System
Project Management Office for an additonal year.
- On June 20, 1997, a 1-year extension was granted to 2 Pharmacists,
GS-660-12, with the Department of the Army, at the Pharmacoeconomic Center,
Fort Sam Houston, Texas, to provide uninterrupted support for work associated
with drug regimens for specific diseases and drug categories.
- On June 23, 1997, a 3 1/2-month extension was granted to a Writer-Editor,
GS-1082-12, with the United States Department of Commerce, International
Trade Administration, to provide editing and publishing services for several
publications and trade reports on Latin America and the Caribbean.
- On June 24, 1997, extensions for up to 1 year were granted to 15 employees
with the Department of the Army, U.S. Army Forces Command, at Fort Sheridan,
Illinois, to provide fire protection and prevention services and building
and grounds maintenance until Fort Sheridan is turned over to the local
community.
- On July 28, 1997, a 1-year extension was granted for a Wildlife Biologist,
GS-401-12, with the Department of the Interior, National Park Service,
Chesapeake/ Allegheny Support Office, Northeast Region, to complete several
critical conservation projects.
- On August 5, 1997, a 3 1/2-month extension was granted for a Benefits
Assistant, GG-303-7, with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Division
of Administration, Personnel Services Branch, Washington, DC, to continue
to assist in the conversion of the agency's health benefits program to
the Federal Employees Health Benefits program.
- On August 20, 1997, a 1-year extension was granted for a Geophysicist,
GS-1313-13, with the Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey's
Geologic Division, Eastern Regional Geologist's Office, to complete work
on the software systems that support several scientific projects.
- On August 20, 1997, a 2-year extension was granted for a Training
Instructor, GS-1712-11, and an Administrative Support Assistant, GS-303-5,
with the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Fort McClellan, Alabama,
to provide uninterrupted assistance with critical training programs.
- On August 27, 1997, a 21-month extension was granted for 3 employees
with the Defense Logistics Agency field office, Defense Personnel Support
Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to provide services until the Center's
relocation to the Naval Inventory Control Point.
- On August 28, 1997, a 13-month extension was granted for an International
Trade Specialist, GS-1140-12, with the Department of Commerce, International
Trade Administration, to maintain program continuity and avoid disruption
of support for the Business Information Service for the Newly Independent
States (BISNIS), a program funded by the Agency for International Development.
- On September 12, 1997, an additional 1-year extension was granted
for an Assistant Director, in the Acquisition Services Branch, Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation, to complete work associated with the closeout
of Resolution Trust Corporation contracts.
- On September 18, 1997, a 6-month extension was granted for a Support
Services Clerk, GS-303-5, with the Department of the Treasury, Internal
Revenue Service, to assist with the increased workload resulting from office
consolidation affecting the Greensboro District Office, North Carolina.
- On October 1, 1997, an additional 1-year extension was granted to
a previous 3-month extension for a Writer-Editor, GS-1082-12, with the
Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration. As part of
an interagency agreement with the Agency for International Development,
this extension will permit the employee to electronically publish the Latin
American/Caribbean Business Bulletin.
- On November 3, 1997, a 1-year extension was granted for a Medical
Officer, GS-602-14, with the Department of the Army, Fort Carson, Colorado,
to alleviate a shortage of medical care at the Evans Army Community Hospital.
- On November 13, 1997, a 3-month extension was granted for a Geologist,
GS-1350-12, with the Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey,
to complete a mineral resources project.
- On December 15, 1997, a 1-year extension was granted for an Archeologist,
GS-193-11, with the Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, to complete work on several archeological projects.
- On December 17, 1997, a 1-year extension was granted for a Secretary,
GS-318-6, with the Department of the Army, Military Traffic Management
Command, to provide continued support in the Integrated Booking System
Project Management Office.
- On December 17, 1997, a 2-year extension was granted for an Ecologist,
GS-408-9. with the Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey,
Water Resources Division, to permit the employee to continue work on the
Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem Initiative.
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