FROM: |
KAY COLES JAMES |
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SUBJECT: |
Fiscal Year 2004 Student Loan Repayment Report |
Before January 1st of each year, agencies must submit a written report to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on their use of the Federal student loan repayment program during the previous fiscal year. We request your fiscal year 2004 report by December 31, 2004. If your agency has not made use of the student loan repayment program during fiscal year 2004, please submit a negative report and indicate whether your agency has implemented or is in the process of implementing a student loan repayment plan.
The Federal student loan repayment program permits agencies to repay certain Federally insured student loans to recruit or retain highly qualified personnel. The annual reporting requirement is established by law (5 U.S.C. 5379(h)(1)) and OPM regulations (5 CFR 537.110(b)). Each report must contain the following data for fiscal year 2004 (October 1, 2003, through September 30, 2004):
In addition, because of the considerable interest in agencies' use of the student loan repayment incentive, we request that you provide answers to the following questions:
Each report must cover an entire department or independent agency. Therefore, departments must consolidate information from components or bureaus before forwarding a report to OPM.
Please send your report to:
Office of Personnel Management
Division for Strategic Human Resources Policy
Center for Pay and Performance Policy
1900 E Street NW., Room 7H31
Washington, DC 20415-8200
Attn: Gene Holson
You may also submit your reports by fax at (202) 606-0824 or by email at pay-performance-policy@opm.gov. To ensure that we receive your report on time, we ask that agencies submitting a report by standard mail also send an electronic copy. Please include in your report a point of contact, phone number, and email address.
If you have any questions regarding this request, please contact Gene Holson of OPM's Pay and Leave Administration Group at (202) 606-2858.
cc: Human Resources Directors