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- February 25, 2009 [Notices]
Proposed Information Collection: Request for Comments on an
Existing Information Collection
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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 U.S. Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) intends to submit to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review of an existing
information collection.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to: U.S. Office of Personnel
Management, USAJOBS Program Office, ATTN: Willie A. Harrison, U.S.
Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 2469J,
Washington, DC 20415.
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- February 20, 2009 [Rules]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Acquisition Regulation:
Miscellaneous Clarifications and Corrections
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a
final rule to amend the Federal Employees Health Benefits Acquisition
Regulations (FEHBAR).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward M. DeHarde, Senior Policy
Analyst at 202-606-0004, or e-mail Edward.DeHarde@opm.gov.
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- February 20, 2009 [Rules]
Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living Allowance Rates; 2007 Interim
Adjustments: Puerto Rico
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is increasing
the cost-of-living allowance (COLA) rate received by certain white-
collar Federal and U.S. Postal Service employees in Puerto Rico.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. Stanley Austin, (202) 606-2838;
fax: (202) 606-4264; or e-mail: COLA@opm.gov.
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- February 9, 2009 [Rules]
Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Little Rock, AR,
Southern Missouri, and Tulsa, OK, Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System
Wage Areas
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing a final
rule to redefine the geographic boundaries of the Little Rock, AR,
Southern Missouri, and Tulsa, OK, appropriated fund Federal Wage System
(FWS) wage areas.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606-2838; e-
mail pay-performance-policy@opm.gov; or FAX: (202) 606-4264.
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- February 4, 2009 [Rules]
Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Fresno and Stockton,
CA, Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing a proposed
rule that would redefine the geographic boundaries of the Fresno and
Stockton, CA, appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606-2838; e-mail pay-performance-policy@opm.gov; or FAX: (202) 606-4264.
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- January 28, 2009 [Notices]
Personnel Demonstration Project; Alternative Personnel Management
System for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and
Inspection Service; OMB Final Decisions; Notice
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SUMMARY: Chapter 47 of title 5, United States Code, authorizes the U.S.
Office of Personnel Management (OPM), directly or in agreement with one
or more agencies, to conduct demonstration projects that experiment
with new and different human resources management concepts to determine
whether changes in human resources policy or procedures result in
improved Federal human resources management.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Food Safety and Inspection Service:
Laurie Lindsay, Director, HR Demonstration Project Staff, (202) 720-
7983, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 2134 South Building,
Washington, DC 20250. Office of Personnel Management: Patsy Stevens,
Systems Innovation Group Manager, (202) 606-1574, U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 7456, Washington, DC
20415.
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- January 26, 2009 [Notices]
January 2009 Pay Adjustments
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SUMMARY: The President adjusted the rates of basic pay and locality
payments for certain categories of Federal employees effective in
January 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tameka Gillis, Center for Pay and
Leave Administration, Division for Strategic Human Resources Policy,
U.S. Office of Personnel Management; (202) 606-2858; FAX (202) 606-
0824; or e-mail to pay-performance-policy@opm.gov.
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- January 16, 2009 [Rules]
National Security Personnel System
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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense (DoD) and the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) are issuing the final regulations adding subpart E,
Staffing and Employment, to the National Security Personnel System
(NSPS) regulations published in the Federal Register on September 26,
2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For DoD, Bradley B. Bunn, (703) 696-
5604; for OPM, Charles D. Grimes III, (202) 606-8079.
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- January 16, 2009 [Notices]
Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee; Open Committee
Meetings
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SUMMARY: 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, February 12, 2009.
Thursday, March 19, 2009.
Additional information on these meetings may be obtained by
contacting the Committee at U.S. Office of Personnel Management,
Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee, Room 5526, 1900 E Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20415, (202) 606-2838.
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- January 14, 2009 [Rules]
Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Buffalo, NY, and
Pittsburgh, PA, Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing a final
rule to redefine the geographic boundaries of the Buffalo, NY, and
Pittsburgh, PA, appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606-2838; e-
mail pay-performance-policy@opm.gov; or FAX: (202) 606-4264.
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- January 14, 2009 [Rules]
Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of Certain Appropriated
Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a
proposed rule that would redefine the geographic boundaries of several
appropriated fund Federal Wage System wage areas for pay-setting
purposes.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606-2838; e-mail pay-performance-policy@opm.gov; or FAX: (202) 606-4264.
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- January 13, 2009 [Notices]
Excepted Service
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SUMMARY: This gives notice of OPM decisions granting authority to make
appointments under Schedules A, B, and C in the excepted service as
required by 5 CFR 6.6 and 213.103.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: M. Lamary, Group Manager, Executive
Resources Services Group, Center for Human Resources, Division for
Human Capital Leadership and Merit System Accountability, 202-606-2246.
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- December 31, 2008 [Notices]
Submission for OMB Review
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104-13), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a
request for review and clearance of the revised collection of
information, Questionnaires for National Security, Public Trust, and
Non-Sensitive Positions (OMB Control No. 3206-0005)
For Information Regarding Administrative Coordination Contact: Mary-Kay
Brewer, Program Analyst, Operational Policy Group, Federal
Investigative Services Division, U.S. Office of Personnel Management,
703-305-1002.
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- December 22, 2008 [Notices]
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request for Reclearance of an
Expiring Information Collection: OMB Control No. 3206-0106; Form INV
10, "Mail Reinterview Form"
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104-13), this notice announces that the U.S. Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request for re-clearance of an expiring information collection,
Mail Reinterview Form (INV 10), OMB Control No. 3206-0106.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to:
Kathy Dillaman, Associate Director, Federal Investigative Services
Division, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E. Street, NW.,
Room 5416, Washington, DC 20415, and
John W. Barkhamer, OPM Desk Officer, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive
Office Building, 725 17th Street NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.
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- December 22, 2008 [Notices]
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request for Reinstatement of
an Expired Information Collection: Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living
Allowance Price and Background Surveys
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget a request for reinstatement of the Nonforeign
Area Cost-of-Living Allowance Price and Background Surveys (OMB Control
No. 3206-0199), a previously-cleared information collection that was
recently discontinued at OPM's discretion and for which the OMB
clearance has expired.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact J.
Stanley Austin by telephone at (202) 606-2838, by fax at (202) 606-
4264, or by e-mail at COLA@opm.gov.
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- December 18, 2008 [Rules]
Changes in Pay Administration Rules for General Schedule
Employees; Correction
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management issued final
regulations on pay setting rules for General Schedule employees on
November 7, 2008 (73 FR 66143).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carey Jones, (202) 606-2858.
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- December 9, 2008 [Notices]
Excepted Service
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SUMMARY: This gives notice of OPM decisions granting authority to make
appointments under Schedules A, B, and C in the excepted service as
required by 5 CFR 6.6 and 213.103.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: M. Lamary, Group Manager, Executive Resources Services Group, Center for Human Resources, Division for Human Capital Leadership and Merit System Accountability, 202-606-2246.
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- December 9, 2008 [Notices]
2007 Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living Allowance Survey Report: Pacific and Washington, DC, Areas
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the ``2007 Nonforeign Area Cost-of-
Living Allowance Survey Report: Pacific and Washington, DC, Areas.''
The Federal Government uses the results of surveys such as these to set
cost-of-living allowance (COLA) rates for General Schedule, U.S. Postal
Service, and certain other Federal employees in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam
and the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin
Islands. This report contains the results of the COLA surveys conducted
by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management in Hawaii, Guam, and the
Washington, DC, area during the spring and summer of 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. Stanley Austin, (202) 606-2838; fax: (202) 606-4264; or e-mail: COLA@opm.gov.
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- December 9, 2008 [Proposed Rules]
Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living Allowances; 2008 Interim Adjustments; 2007 Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living Allowance Survey Report: Pacific and Washington, DC Areas
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing to
change the cost-of-living allowance (COLA) rates received by certain
white-collar Federal and U.S. Postal Service employees in the Pacific
and Alaska COLA areas. The proposed rate changes are the result of
interim adjustments OPM calculated based on relative Consumer Price
Index differences. The proposed regulations would reduce the COLA rates
for the Pacific allowance areas and Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau,
Alaska, by 1 percentage point.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. Stanley Austin, (202) 606-2838; fax: (202) 606-4264; or e-mail: COLA@opm.gov.
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- December 8, 2008 [Notices]
Proposed Information Collection; Request for Comments on a Revised Information Collection; Standard Forms 2800 and 2800A
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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. This information collection, ``Application for
Death Benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS)'' (OMB
Control No. 3206-0156; form SF 2800), is needed to collect information
so that OPM can pay death benefits to the survivors of Federal
employees and annuitants.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For copies of this proposal, contact Margaret A. Miller by telephone at (202) 606-1153, by Fax (202) 418-3251, or by e-mail at Margaret.Miller@opm.gov.
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- December 8, 2008 [Proposed Rules]
Prevailing Rate Systems: Redefinition of the Little Rock, AR, Southern Missouri, and Tulsa, OK, Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas, 74374�376 [E8�916]
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing a proposed
rule that would redefine the geographic boundaries of the Little Rock,
AR, Southern Missouri, and Tulsa, OK, appropriated fund Federal Wage
System (FWS) wage areas. The proposed rule would redefine Crawford and
Sebastian Counties, AR, from the Little Rock wage area to the Tulsa
wage area and Madison County, AR, and McDonald County, MO, from the
Southern Missouri wage area to the Tulsa wage area.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606-2838; e-mail pay-performance-policy@opm.gov; or FAX: (202) 606-4264.
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- December 5, 2008 [Rules]
Noncompetitive Appointment of Certain Military Spouses
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing
proposed regulations that allow agencies to noncompetitively appoint
certain military spouses to positions in the competitive service.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacquelyn Carrington at (202) 606-
0960, FAX at (202) 606-2329, TDD at (202) 418-3134, or e-mail
jacquelyn.carrington@opm.gov.
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- December 5, 2008 [Notices]
Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee; Open Committee
Meetings
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SUMMARY: According to the provisions of section 10 of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given that a meeting
of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee will be held on
Thursday, January 8, 2009.
Additional information on this meeting may be obtained by
contacting the Committee at U.S. Office of Personnel Management,
Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee, Room 5526, 1900 E Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20415, (202) 606-2838.
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TEXT]
- December 3, 2008 [Rules]
National Security Personnel System
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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense (DoD) and the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) are issuing a proposed regulation adding Subpart E,
Staffing and Employment, to the National Security Personnel System
(NSPS) regulation published in the Federal Register on September 26,
2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For DoD, Bradley B. Bunn, (703) 696-
5604; for OPM, Charles D. Grimes III, (202) 606-8079.
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- November 24, 2008 [Rules]
Examining System
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a
proposed regulation to amend its direct-hire authority regulations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darlene Phelps at (202) 606-0960, by
fax at (202) 606-2329, TDD at (202) 418-3134, or by e-mail at
Darlene.Phelps@opm.gov.
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- November 24, 2008 [Rules]
Regulatory Agenda
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SUMMARY: The following Office of Personnel Management (OPM) regulations
are scheduled for development or review during the 6-month period
following publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen D. Hickman, (202) 606-1973.
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- November 20, 2008 [Notices]
SES Performance Review Board
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the appointment of members of the
OPM Performance Review Board.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Smith, Center for Human Capital
Management Services, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20415, (202) 606-4473.
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- November 7, 2008 [Rules]
Changes in Pay Administration Rules for General Schedule
Employees
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing final
regulations on pay setting rules for General Schedule employees.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carey Johnston by telephone at (202)
606-2858; by fax at (202) 606-0824; or by e-mail at
pay-performance-policy@opm.gov.
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- November 7, 2008 [Rules]
Time-in-Grade Rule Eliminated
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is eliminating the
time-in-grade restriction on advancement to competitive service
positions in the General Schedule.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Janice Warren by telephone (202)
606-0960; by FAX (202) 606-2329; by TTY (202) 418-3134; or by e-mail
janice.warren@opm.gov.
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- November 7, 2008 [Notices]
Proposed Information Collection; Request for Comment on an
Existing Information Collection
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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 an existing
information collection.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to: Christopher N. Meuchner, Life
Insurance & Long Term Care Group, Center for Retirement and Insurance
Services, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW.--Room
2H22, Washington, DC 20415-3661.
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- November 4, 2008 [Rules]
Emergency Leave Transfer Program
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing final
regulations on the Emergency Leave Transfer Program to provide
alternative methods for agencies to assist their employees in the event
of a pandemic health crisis or other major disaster or emergency as
declared by the President.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Rippey, by telephone at (202)
606-2858; by fax at (202) 606-0824; or by e-mail at pay-performance-policy@opm.gov.
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- November 4, 2008 [Rules]
Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of Santa Clara, CA, as a
Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Area
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing an interim
rule to abolish the Santa Clara, California, nonappropriated fund (NAF)
Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area and redefine Santa Clara County,
CA, to the Monterey, CA, NAF wage area and Alameda, Contra Costa, and
San Francisco Counties, CA, to the Solano, CA, NAF wage area.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606-2838; e-
mail pay-performance-policy@opm.gov; or FAX: (202) 606-4264.
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- November 4, 2008 [Notices]
Excepted Service
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SUMMARY: This gives notice of OPM decisions granting authority to make
appointments under Schedules A, B, and C in the excepted service as
required by 5 CFR 6.6 and 213.103.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: M. Lamary, Group Manager, Executive
Resources Services Group, Center for Human Resources, Division for
Human Capital Leadership and Merit System Accountability, 202-606-2246.
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TEXT]
- November 3, 2008 [Rules]
Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living Allowance Rates; Alaska
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is reducing the
cost-of-living allowance (COLA) rates received by certain white-collar
Federal and U.S. Postal Service employees in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and
Juneau, Alaska.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. Stanley Austin, (202) 606-2838;
fax: (202) 606-4264; or e-mail: COLA@opm.gov.
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- October 31, 2008 [Rules]
Reemployment Rights
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final
regulations on the detail and transfer of Federal employees to
international organizations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacquelyn A. Carrington at (202) 606-
0960, FAX at (202) 606-2329, TDD at (202) 418-3134, or e-mail at
jacquelyn.carrington@opm.gov.
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- October 31, 2008 [Rules]
Repayment of Student Loans
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing final
regulations to revise the rules governing the authority to offer
student loan repayment benefits to Federal job candidates or current
Federal employees when necessary to recruit or retain highly qualified
personnel.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Harrington by telephone at (202)
606-2858; by fax at (202) 606-0824; or by e-mail at pay-performance-policy@opm.gov.
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- October 29, 2008 [Rules]
Veterans' Preference
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is adopting as a
final rule an interim rule that implemented a change to the definition
of "active duty" for veterans' preference entitlement contained in
Sec. 211.102(f) of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott A. Wilander, Ed.D., by telephone
at (202) 606-0960; by fax at (202) 606-0390; TTY at (202) 606-3134; or
by e-mail at Scott.Wilander@opm.gov.
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- October 21, 2008 [Notices]
SES Performance Review Board
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the appointment of members of the
OPM Performance Review Board.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Smith, Center for Human Capital
Management Services, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20415, (202) 606-4473.
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- October 14, 2008 [Rules]
Disabled Veterans Documentation
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final
regulations regarding documentation required for appointments of
disabled veterans. The purpose of this change is to provide consistency
with the policy implemented by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darlene Phelps at (202) 606-0960, by
FAX on (202) 606-2329, TDD at (202) 418-3134, or by e-mail at
Darlene.Phelps@opm.gov.
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- October 10, 2008 [Notices]
Excepted Service
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SUMMARY: This gives notice of OPM decisions granting authority to make
appointments under Schedules A, B, and C in the excepted service as
required by 5 CFR 6.6 and 213.103.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: M. Lamary, Group Manager, Executive
Resources Services Group, Center for Human Resources, Division for
Human Capital Leadership and Merit System Accountability, 202-606-2246.
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- October 8, 2008 [Rules]
Federal Employees Group Life Insurance; Federal Acquisition
Regulation: Board of Contract Appeals
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is adopting as final,
without change, the proposed rule published April 7, 2008 to remove the
designation of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA)
from the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Federal Acquisition
Regulation (LIFAR).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information contact
Marguerite
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- October 8, 2008 [Rules]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Acquisition Regulation: Board
of Contract Appeals
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is adopting as final,
without change, the proposed rule published April 7, 2008 to remove the
designation of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA)
from the Federal Employees Health Benefits Acquisition Regulation
(FEHBAR).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information contact
Marguerite Martel, Policy Analyst, at 202-606-1772 or e-mail:
marguerite.martel@opm.gov.
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- October 7, 2008 [Rules]
National Security Personnel System; Correction
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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense (DoD) and the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) published in the Federal Register of September 26,
2008 (73 FR 56344) a final rule governing the operation of the National
Security Personnel System (NSPS), a human resources management system
for DoD, as originally authorized by the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2004 and amended by the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: At DoD, Bradley B. Bunn, (703) 696-
5303; for OPM, Charles D. Grimes III, (202) 418-3163.
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- October 7, 2008 [Rules]
Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Buffalo, NY, and
Pittsburgh, PA, Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing a proposed
rule that would redefine the geographic boundaries of the Buffalo, NY,
and Pittsburgh, PA, appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage
areas.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606-2838; pay-performance-policy@opm.gov; or FAX: (202) 606-4264.
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- October 7, 2008 [Notices]
Submission for OMB Review; Request for Comments on a Revised
Information Collection
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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) has submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request for review of a revised information
collection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cyrus S. Benson, Team Leader,
Publications Team, RIS Support Services/Support Group, U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW.,--Room 4H28, Washington, DC
20415, (202) 606-0623.
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- October 7, 2008 [Notices]
Proposed Information Collection; Request for Comment on a Revised
Information Collection
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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 comment on a revised
information collection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cyrus S. Benson, Team Leader,
Publications Team, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street,
NW., Room 4H28, Washington, DC 20415, RIS Support Services/Support
Group, (202) 606-0623.
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- October 7, 2008 [Notices]
Proposed Information Collection; Request for Comments on a
Revised Information Collection
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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.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to Ronald W. Melton, Deputy
Assistant Director, Retirement Services Program, Center for Retirement
and Insurance Services, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E
Street, NW.--Room 3305, Washington, DC 20415-3500.
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- October 7, 2008 [Notices]
Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request for Review of a
Revised Information Collection
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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 U.S. Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) submitted to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) a request for review of an expiring information
collection. This information collection, "Claim for Unpaid
Compensation of Deceased Civilian Employee" (OMB Control No. 3206-
0234; SF 1153), is used to collect information from individuals who
have been designated as beneficiaries of the unpaid compensation of a
deceased Federal civilian employee or who believe that their
relationship to the deceased entitles them to receive the unpaid
compensation of the deceased employee.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to:
Robert D. Hendler, Program Manager, Center for Merit Systems
Accountability, Division for Human Capital Leadership and Merit System
Accountability, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street,
NW., Room 6484, Washington, DC 20415; and
John W. Barkhamer, OPM Desk Officer, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive
Office Building, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503.
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TEXT]
- October 6, 2008 [Rules]
Testimony by OPM Employees Relating to Official Information and
Production of Official Records in Legal Proceedings
-
SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is adopting as final a
proposed rule, with certain minor changes, that sets forth procedures
that requesters have to follow when making demands on or requests to an
OPM employee to produce official records and information, and provide
testimony relating to official information, in connection with a legal
proceeding in which OPM is not a party.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R. Alan Miller, Associate General
Counsel, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Room 7353, 1900 E Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20415 or by electronic mail at Richard.Miller@opm.gov.
[PDF or
TEXT]
- September 30, 2008 [Notices]
Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request for Review of an
Expiring Information Collection: Procedures for Submitting Compensation
and Leave Claims
-
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the U.S. Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) submitted to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) a request for review of an expiring information
collection.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to:
Robert D. Hendler, Program Manager, Center for Merit Systems
Compliance, Division for Human Capital Leadership and Merit System
Compliance Group, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street,
NW., Room 6484, Washington, DC 20415; and
John W. Barkhamer, OPM Desk Officer, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive
Office Building, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503.
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TEXT]
- September 22, 2008 [Notices]
Proposed Information Collection; Request for Comments on an
Existing Information Collection
-
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 an existing
information collection.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to--
Ronald W. Melton, Deputy Assistant Director, Retirement Services
Program, Center for Retirement and Insurance Services, U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 3305, Washington, DC
20415-3500.
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- September 22, 2008 [Notices]
Proposed Information Collection; Request for Comments on an
Existing Information Collection
-
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 comments on an existing
information collection.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to Ronald W. Melton, Deputy
Assistant Director, Retirement Services Program, U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 3305, Washington, DC
20415-3500.
[PDF or
TEXT]
- September 18, 2008 [Rules]
Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the New Orleans, LA,
Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Area
-
SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing a final
rule to add St. Charles and St. John the Baptist Parishes, Louisiana,
to the survey area of the New Orleans, LA, appropriated fund Federal
Wage System wage area.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606-2838; e-
mail: pay-performance-policy@opm.gov; or Fax: (202) 606-4264.
[PDF or
TEXT]
- September 18, 2008 [Rules]
Adverse Actions
-
SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposes to amend its
regulations governing Federal adverse actions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon L. Mayhew by telephone at (202)
606-2930; by FAX at (202) 606-2613; or by e-mail at
CWRAP@opm.gov.
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TEXT]
- September 8, 2008 [Rules]
Recruitment, Selection, and Placement (General)
-
SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing to
revise the rules on Federal vacancy announcements, reemployment
priority list requirements, positions restricted to preference
eligibles, time after competitive appointment, the Career Transition
Assistance Plan (CTAP), and the Interagency Career Transition
Assistance Plan (ICTAP).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For subparts A, D, and E, contact
Linda Watson by telephone at (202) 606-0830; TTY at (202) 418-3134; fax
at (202) 606-0390; or e-mail at linda.watson@opm.gov. For all other
subparts, contact Pam Galemore by telephone at (202) 606-0960; TTY at
(202) 418-3134; fax at (202) 606-2329; or e-mail at pamela.galemore@opm.gov.
[PDF or
TEXT]
- September 3, 2008 [Rules]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Acquisition Regulation:
Miscellaneous Clarifications and Corrections
-
SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a proposed
rule to amend the Federal Employees Health Benefits Acquisition
Regulations (FEHBAR).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward M. DeHarde, Senior Policy
Analyst at 202-606-0004, or e-mail Edward.DeHarde@opm.gov.
[PDF or
TEXT]
- September 2, 2008 [Rules]
Recruitment and Selection Through Competitive Examination
-
SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing to amend
its regulations governing recruitment and selection through competitive
examination primarily to clarify the distinction among objections, pass
overs, and suitability determinations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Linda Watson by telephone at (202)
606-0830; by fax at (202) 606-2329; by TTY at (202) 418-3134; or by e-
mail at linda.watson@opm.gov.
[PDF or
TEXT]
- September 2, 2008 [Rules]
Training; Supervisory, Management, and Executive Development
-
SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management proposes to amend its
regulations to implement certain training and development requirements
contained in the Federal Workforce Flexibility Act of 2004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Dube by telephone at (202) 606-
4063, by FAX at (202) 606-1637, or by e-mail at
cheryl.dube@opm.gov.
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TEXT]
- September 2, 2008 [Notices]
Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee; Open Committee
Meetings
-
SUMMARY: 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, October 16, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Thursday, December 11, 2008
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- August 29, 2008 [Notices]
Excepted Service
-
SUMMARY: This gives notice of OPM decisions granting authority to make
appointments under Schedules A, B, and C in the excepted service as
required by 5 CFR 6.6 and 213.103.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: M. Lamary, Group Manager, Executive
Resources Services Group, Center for Human Resources, Division for
Human Capital Leadership and Merit System Accountability, 202-606-2246.
[PDF or
TEXT]
- August 27, 2008 [Rules]
Determining Rate of Basic Pay; Collection by Offset From Indebted
Government Employees
-
SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing proposed
regulations to conform with provisions of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Barash by telephone at (202)
606-2858; by fax at (202) 606-0824; or by e-mail at pay-performance-policy@opm.gov.
[PDF or
TEXT]
- August 26, 2008 [Rules]
Critical Position Pay Authority
-
SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final
regulations to govern the use of a critical position pay authority that
allows higher rates of pay for positions that require a very high level
of expertise in a scientific, technical, professional, or
administrative field and are critical to the agency's mission.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Ratcliffe, (202) 606-2838; FAX:
(202) 606-4264; or e-mail: pay-performance-policy@opm.gov.
[PDF or
TEXT]
- August 26, 2008 [Rules]
Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program
-
SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final
regulations to administer the Federal Employee Dental and Vision
Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004, signed into law December 23, 2004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nataya Battle, (202) 606-1874, or e-
mail at nataya.battle@opm.gov.
[PDF or
TEXT]
- August 25, 2008 [Rules]
Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living Allowances; 2007 Interim
Adjustments: Alaska and Puerto Rico
-
SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing to
change the cost-of-living allowance (COLA) rates received by certain
white-collar Federal and U.S. Postal Service employees in Anchorage,
Fairbanks, and Juneau, Alaska, and in Puerto Rico.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. Stanley Austin, (202) 606-2838;
fax: (202) 606-4264; or e-mail: COLA@opm.gov.
[PDF or
TEXT]
- August 25, 2008 [Notices]
Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living Allowances; 2007 Interim
Adjustments
-
SUMMARY: This notice publishes the 2007 interim adjustments for the
Alaska and Caribbean Nonforeign Cost-of-Living Allowance (COLA) areas.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. Stanley Austin, (202) 606-2838;
fax: (202) 606-4264; or e-mail: COLA@opm.gov.
[PDF or
TEXT]
- August 20, 2008 [Notices]
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request for a New Information
Collection: Certificate of Medical Examination Optional Form (OF) XX--
Formerly Standard Form (SF) 78
-
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) submitted to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) a request for clearance and use of Optional Form XX (OF-
XX), Certificate of Medical Examination, a revision of Standard Form 78
(SF-78).
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver written comments to:
Angela Bailey, Deputy Associate Director, Center for Talent and
Capacity, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E. Street, NW.,
Room 6551, Washington, DC 20415.
And
Brenda Aguilar, OPM Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building
NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.
[PDF or
TEXT]
- August 20, 2008 [Notices]
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request for Extension of an
Expiring Information Collection: Establishment Information Form, Wage
Data Collection Form, Wage Data Collection Continuation Form DD 1918,
DD 1919, and DD 1919C
-
SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, May
22, 1995), the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has submitted
to the Office of Management and Budget a request for extension of three
previously-approved information collection forms for which approval
will soon expire.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606-2838; fax
(202) 606-4264; or e-mail
pay-performance-policy@opm.gov.
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TEXT]
- August 11, 2008 [Rules]
Competitive Area
-
SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final
regulations that provide agencies with the option of establishing a
reduction in force (RIF) competitive area that only includes pay band
positions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas A. Glennon by telephone on 202-
606-0960, by Fax on 202-606-2329, by TDD on 202-418-3134, or by e-mail
at employ@opm.gov.
[PDF or
TEXT]
- August 11, 2008 [Notices]
Comment Request for Review of a Revised Information Collection:
OPM Form 1417
-
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) submitted to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) a request for clearance of a revised information
collection.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to--
Cherlynn Stevens,
Office of the Combined Federal Campaign,
U.S. Office of Personnel Management,
1900 E Street, NW., Room 5450,
Washington, DC 20415.
Brenda Aguilar,
OPM Desk Officer,
U.S. Office of Personnel Management,
OIRA,
Office of Management and Budget,
NEOB, NW.,
Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503.
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TEXT]
- August 7, 2008 [Rules]
Prevailing Rate Systems; North American Industry Classification
System Based Federal Wage System Wage Area
-
SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing a final
rule to update the 2002 North American Industry Classification System
(NAICS) codes currently used in Federal Wage System wage survey
industry regulations with the 2007 NAICS revisions published by the
Office of Management and Budget.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606-2838; e-
mail pay-performance-policy@opm.gov; or Fax: (202) 606-4264.
[PDF or
TEXT]
- July 31, 2008 [Notices]
Personnel Demonstration Project; Pay Banding and Performance-
Based Pay Adjustments in the National Nuclear Security Administration;
Correction
-
SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management published a document
in the Federal Register on December 21, 2007, announcing the final
approval of a demonstration project plan for the U.S. Department of
Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration. The document
contained three errors.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. Office of Personnel Management:
Patsy Stevens, Systems Innovation Group Manager, U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, (202) 606-1574.
[PDF or
TEXT]
- July 24, 2008 [Rules]
Implementation of the Freedom of Information Act
-
SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing to
revise its regulations regarding implementation of the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Carr, (202) 606-4018.
[PDF or
TEXT]
- July 24, 2008 [Notices]
Federal Salary Council
-
SUMMARY: The Federal Salary Council will meet on September 5 and
September 30, 2008, at the times and location shown below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles D. Grimes III, Deputy
Associate Director for Performance and Pay Systems, Office of Personnel
Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 7H31, Washington, DC 20415-8200.
Phone (202) 606-2838; FAX (202) 606-4264; or e-mail at pay-performance-policy@opm.gov.
[PDF or
TEXT]
- July 18, 2008 [Rules]
Programs for Specific Positions and Examinations (Miscellaneous)
-
SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing an interim
rule suspending the requirement set forth in 5 CFR 930.204(b) that
requires incumbent administrative law judges ("ALJs") to "possess a
professional license to practice law and be authorized to practice
law."
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Linda Watson by telephone at (202)
606-0830; by fax at (202) 606-2329; by TTY at (202) 418-3134; or by e-
mail at linda.watson@opm.gov.
[PDF or
TEXT]
- July 17, 2008 [Notices]
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request for Review of an
Existing Information Collection: Court Orders Affecting Retirement
Benefits
-
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) has submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request for review of an existing information
collection.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to--
Ronald W. Melton, Deputy Assistant Director, Retirement Services
Program, Center for Retirement and Insurance Services, U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 3305, Washington, DC
20415-3500; and
Brenda Aguilar, OPM Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office
Building, NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.
[PDF or
TEXT]
- July 9, 2008 [Rules]
Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the New Orleans, LA,
Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Area
-
SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing an interim
rule to add St. Charles and St. John the Baptist Parishes, Louisiana,
to the survey area of the New Orleans, LA, appropriated fund Federal
Wage System wage area.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606-2838; e-
mail pay-performance-policy@opm.gov; or FAX: (202) 606-4264.
[PDF or
TEXT]
- July 7, 2008 [Notices]
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request for Review of a
Revised Information Collection: OPM Form 1644; Child Care Provider
Information for the Child Care Subsidy Program for Federal Employees:
OMB No. 3206-0240
-
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request for review of a revised information collection for the
OPM Form 1644.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to: Marie L'Etoile, Group Manager,
Work/Life Group, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street,
NW., Room 7315, Washington, DC 20415; and Brenda Aguilar, OPM Desk
Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, NW., Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503.
[PDF or
TEXT]
- July 3, 2008 [Notices]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Medically Underserved
Areas for 2009
-
SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has completed its
annual determination of the States that qualify as Medically
Underserved Areas under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB)
Program for calendar year 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ingrid Burford, 202-606-0004.
[PDF or
TEXT]
- June 23, 2008 [Rules]
Suitability
-
SUMMARY: This proposed rule is one of a number of initiatives the U.S.
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has undertaken to simplify and
streamline the system of Federal Government investigative and
adjudicative processes to make them more efficient and as equitable as
possible.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary D. Wahlert by telephone at (202)
606-2930; by FAX at (202) 606-2613; or by e-mail at CWRAP@opm.gov.
[PDF or
TEXT]
- June 23, 2008 [Rules]
Testimony by OPM Employees and Production of Official Records in
Legal Proceedings
-
SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management seeks public comment
on a proposed rule that would set forth procedures that requesters
would have to follow when making demands or requests to an OPM employee
to produce official records or provide testimony relating to official
information, in connection with a legal proceeding in which OPM is not
a party.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R. Alan Miller, 202-606-1700.
[PDF or
TEXT]
- June 23, 2008 [Notices]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Proposed Clearance of
Revised Information Collection
-
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104-13), this notice announces that the U.S. Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) intends to submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) a request for clearance of these information collections:
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to--Kathy Dillaman, Associate
Director, Federal Investigative Services Division, U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 2H31, Washington, DC
20415.
[PDF or
TEXT]
- June 23, 2008 [Notices]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Reclearance of an
Expiring Information Collection: Fingerprint Charts Standard Form 87
(SF 87) and Standard Form 87A (SF 87A), OMB No. 3206-0150
-
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the U.S. Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) intends to submit to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) a request for re-clearance of an expiring
information collection (Fingerprint Charts SF 87 and SF 87A; OMB No.
3206-0150).
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to--Kathy Dillaman, Associate
Director,Federal Investigative Services Division,U.S. Office of
Personnel Management,1900 E Street, NW., Room 5416,Washington, DC
20415.
[PDF or
TEXT]
- June 23, 2008 [Notices]
Excepted Service
-
SUMMARY: This gives notice of OPM decisions granting authority to make
appointments under
Schedules A, B, and C in the excepted service as required by 5 CFR
6.6 and 213.103.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Lamary Acting Group Manager,
Executive Resources Services Group, Center for Human Resources,
Division for Human Capital Leadership and Merit System Accountability,
202-606-2246.
[PDF or
TEXT]
- June 19, 2008 [Notices]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for a Revised Information
Collection: Mail Reinterview Form (INV10)--Previously the Ofi 10, OMB
No. 3206-0106
-
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the U.S. Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) intends to submit to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) a request for clearance of a revised
information collection.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to: Kathy Dillaman, Associate
Director, Federal Investigative Services Division, U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 5416, Washington, DC
20415.
[PDF or
TEXT]
- June 18, 2008 [Rules]
Human Resources Management in Agencies
-
SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is correcting a final
rule to implement certain provisions of the Chief Human Capital
Officers Act of 2002, which set forth new OPM and agency
responsibilities and requirements to enhance and improve the strategic
management of the Federal Government's civilian workforce, as well as
the planning and evaluation of agency efforts in that regard.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles D. Grimes by phone at 202-418-
3163, by FAX at 202-606-2838, or by e-mail at pay-performance-policy@opm.gov. You may contact Mr. Grimes by TTY on 202-418-3134.
[PDF or
TEXT]
- June 18, 2008 [Notices]
Proposed Personnel Demonstration Project; Performance-Based Pay
Adjustments in the Department of Veterans Affairs
-
SUMMARY: Chapter 47 of title 5, United States Code, authorizes the U.S.
Office of Personnel Management (OPM), directly or in agreement with one
or more agencies, to conduct demonstration projects that experiment
with new and different human resources management concepts to determine
whether changes in human resources policy or procedures would result in
improved Federal human resources management.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (1) Department of Veterans Affairs:
Lauren Kuiper-Rocha, Demonstration Project Leader, Office of Human
Resources Management (055), (202) 461-7804, VA Central Office, 810
Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420; (2) Office of Personnel
Management: Patsy Stevens, Systems Innovation Group Manager, (202) 606-
1574, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 7456, Washington, DC 20415.
[PDF or
TEXT]
- June 17, 2008 [Notices]
Proposed Collection: Comment Request for Review of an Expiring
Information Collection: Claim for Unpaid Compensation of Deceased
Civilian Employee
-
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the U.S. Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) intends to submit to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review of an expiring information collection.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to--Robert D. Hendler,
Classification and Pay Claim Program Manager, Center for Merit System
Accountability, Division for Human Capital Leadership and Merit System
Accountability, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street,
NW., Room 6484, Washington, DC 20415.
[PDF or
TEXT]
-
June 17, 2008 [Notices]
Proposed Collection: Comment Request for Review of an Expiring
Information Collection: Procedures for Submitting Compensation and
Leave Claims
-
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the U.S. 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.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to--Robert D. Hendler,
Classification and Pay Claim Program Manager, Center for Merit System
Accountability, Division for Human Capital Leadership and Merit System
Accountability, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street,
NW., Room 6484, Washington, DC 20415.
[PDF or
TEXT]
-
June 9, 2008 [Notices]
Excepted Service
-
SUMMARY: This gives notice of OPM decisions granting authority to make
appointments under Schedules A, B, and C in the excepted service as
required by 5 CFR 6.6 and 213.103.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: C. Penn, Group Manager, Executive
Resources Services Group, Center for Human Resources, Division for
Human Capital Leadership and Merit System Accountability, 202-606-2246.
[PDF or
TEXT]
-
May 29, 2008 [Rules]
Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living Allowance Rates; Puerto Rico and
Hawaii County, HI
-
SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is changing the cost-
of-living allowance (COLA) rates received by certain white-collar
Federal and U.S. Postal Service employees in Puerto Rico and Hawaii
County, HI.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. Stanley Austin, (202) 606-2838;
fax: (202) 606-4264; or e-mail:
COLA@opm.gov.
[PDF or
TEXT]
-
May 28, 2008 [Rules]
Compensatory Time Off for Travel; Prevailing Rate (Wage)
Employees
-
SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing final
regulations to implement a provision of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 permitting prevailing rate
(wage) employees to earn compensatory time off for time spent in a
travel status away from the official duty station when such time is not
otherwise compensable.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene Holson by telephone at (202) 606-
2858; by fax at (202) 606-0824; or by email at pay-performance-policy@opm.gov.
[PDF or
TEXT]
-
May 28, 2008 [Rules]
Prevailing Rate Systems; Change in Nonappropriated Fund Federal
Wage System Survey Schedule From Fiscal Year to Calendar Year
-
SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing a proposed
rule to change the annual schedule of nonappropriated fund (NAF)
Federal Wage System wage surveys from a fiscal year cycle to a calendar
year cycle.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606-2838; e-
mail pay-performance-policy@opm.gov; or FAX: (202) 606-4264.
[PDF or
TEXT]
-
May 28, 2008 [Notices]
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request for Extension, Without
Change, of a Currently Approved Information Collection: RI 20-64, RI
20-64A and RI 20-64B
-
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) has submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request for extension, without change, of a
currently approved information collection.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to--Ronald W. Melton, Deputy
Assistant Director, Retirement Services Program, Center for Retirement
and Insurance Services, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E
Street, NW., Room 3305, Washington, DC 20415-3500; and Brenda Aguilar,
OPM Desk Officer, Office of Information & Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, NW., Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503.
[PDF or
TEXT]
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May 22, 2008 [Rules]
National Security Personnel System
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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense (DoD) and the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) are issuing proposed regulations revising the National
Security Personnel System (NSPS), a human resources management system
for DoD, as originally authorized by the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2004 and amended by the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For DoD, Bradley B. Bunn, (703) 696-
5604; for OPM, Charles D. Grimes III, (202) 606-8079.
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May 15, 2008 [Rules]
Federal Register: Political Activity--Federal Employees Residing in Designated
Localities
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SUMMARY: OPM is amending its regulations at 5 CFR part 733 to grant
Federal employees residing in Fauquier County, Virginia, a partial
exemption from the political activity restrictions in the Hatch Act,
and to add Fauquier County to its regulatory list of designated
localities.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jo-Ann Chabot, Office of the General
Counsel, United States Office of Personnel Management, (202) 606-1700.
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May 14, 2008 [Notices]
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request for Extension, Without
Change, of a Currently Approved Information Collection: RI 38-47
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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) has submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request for extension, without change, of a
currently approved information collection.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to--
Ronald W. Melton, Deputy Assistant Director, Retirement Services
Program, Center for Retirement and Insurance Services, U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 3305, Washington, DC
20415-3500; and
Brenda Aguilar, OPM Desk Officer, Office of Information & Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office
Building, NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.
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May 9, 2008 [Notices]
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request for Extension, Without
Change, of a Currently Approved Information Collection: RI 38-45
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public
Law 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 extension, without change, of a
currently approved information collection.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to--
Ronald W. Melton,
Deputy Assistant Director,
Retirement Services Program,
Center for Retirement and Insurance Services,
U.S. Office of Personnel Management,
1900 E Street, NW., Room 3305,
Washington, DC 20415-3500;
and
Brenda Aguilar,
OPM Desk Officer,
Office of Information & Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
New Executive Office Building, NW.,
Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503.
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May 9, 2008 [Notices]
Proposed Personnel Demonstration Project; Alternative Personnel
Management System for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety
and Inspection Service
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SUMMARY: Chapter 47 of title 5, United States Code, authorizes the U.S.
Office of Personnel Management (OPM), directly or in agreement with one
or more agencies, to conduct demonstration projects that experiment
with new and different human resources management concepts to determine
whether changes in human resources policy or procedures result in
improved Federal human resources management.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (1) FSIS, Laurie Lindsay, Director, HR
Demonstration Project Staff, (202) 720-7983, 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW., Room 2134 South Building, Washington D.C, 20250; (2) Office of
Personnel Management, Patsy Stevens, Systems Innovation Group Manager,
(202) 606-1574, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street,
NW., Room 7456, Washington, DC 20415.
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May 8, 2008 [Notices]
Excepted Service
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SUMMARY: This gives notice of OPM decisions granting authority to make
appointments under Schedules A, B, and C in the excepted service as
required by 5 CFR 6.6 and 213.103.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: C. Penn, Group Manager, Executive
Resources Services Group, Center for Human Resources, Division for
Human Capital Leadership and Merit System Accountability, 202-606-2246.
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May 6, 2008 [Rules]
Human Resources Management in Agencies
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is correcting a final
rule to implement certain provisions of the Chief Human Capital
Officers Act of 2002, which set forth new OPM and agency
responsibilities and requirements to enhance and improve the strategic
management of the Federal Government's civilian workforce, as well as
the planning and evaluation of agency efforts in that regard. This
correction makes sure that subpart C of 5 CFR part 250 dealing with
employee surveys is not affected by the changes to subpart A and
subpart B.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles D. Grimes by phone at 202-418-
3163, by FAX at 202-606-2838, or by pay-performance-policy@opm.gov. You may contact Mr. Grimes by TTY on 202-418-3134.
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May 5, 2008 [Notices]
Regulatory Agenda
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SUMMARY: The following Office of Personnel Management (OPM) regulations
are scheduled for development or review during the 6-month period
following publication. This agenda carries out OPM's responsibilities
to publish a semiannual agenda under Executive Order 12866 "Regulatory
Planning and Review" and the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.
chapter 6). This publication in the Federal Register does not impose a
binding obligation on the Office of Personnel Management with regard to
any specific item on the agenda. Regulatory action in addition to the
items listed is not precluded.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen D. Hickman, (202) 606-1973.
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May 5, 2008 [Notices]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Review of a New
Information Collection: Specific Medical Release (INV 16A) and Customer
Consent and Authorization for Access to Financial Records (INV 16B)
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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 NEW information
collection. The INV 16A, Specific Medical Release, and INV 16B,
Authorization for Access to Financial Records, are used continuously by
Federal and contract investigators as a routine part of background
investigations.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to--Kathy Dillaman, Associate
Director, Federal Investigative Services Division, U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 5416, Washington, DC
20415.
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May 2, 2008 [Notices]
Comment Request for OMB Review of an Extension of the Nonforeign
Area Cost-of-Living Allowance Price and Background Surveys
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) seeks comments on its intention to
request an extension of two currently approved information collections.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to Charles D. Grimes III, Deputy
Associate Director for Performance and Pay Systems, Strategic Human
Resources Policy Division, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Room
7300B, 1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20415-8200; fax: (202) 606-
4264; or e-mail: COLA@opm.gov.
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May 2, 2008 [Notices]
Comment Request for Review of an Expiring Information Collection:
Establishment Information Form, Wage Data Collection Form, Wage Data
Collection Continuation Form; DD 1918, DD 1919, and DD 1919C
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SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13,
May 22, 1995), the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) seeks
comments on its intention to request Office of Management and Budget
clearance of three currently approved information collection forms.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606-2838; e-
mail pay-performance-policy@opm.gov; or FAX: (202) 606-4264.
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April 28, 2008 [Rules]
Human Resources Management in Agencies
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final
regulations to implement certain provisions of the Chief Human Capital
Officers Act of 2002, which set forth new OPM and agency
responsibilities and requirements to enhance and improve the strategic
management of the Federal Government's civilian workforce, as well as
the planning and evaluation of agency efforts in that regard.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles D. Grimes by phone at 202-418-
3163, by FAX at 202-606-2838, or by e-mail at pay-performance-policy.
You may contact Mr. Grimes by TTY on 202-418-3134.
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April 16, 2008 [Notices]
Privacy Act of 1974; New Computer Matching Program Between the
Office of Personnel Management and the Office of Workers' Compensation
Programs and Department of Labor
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as
amended by the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988
(Pub. L. 100-503), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidelines on
the Conduct of Matching Programs, 54 FR 25818 (June 19, 1989), and OMB
Circular No. A-130, "Management of Federal Information Resources"
(revised November 28, 2000), the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
is publishing notice of its new computer matching program with the
Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Sparrow on (202) 606-1803.
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April 15, 2008 [Rules]
Suitability
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SUMMARY: In support of its mission to ensure the Federal Government has
an effective civilian workforce, the Office of Personnel Management
(OPM) is issuing final regulations governing Federal employment
suitability.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary D. Wahlert by telephone at (202)
606-2930; by FAX at (202) 606-2613; or by e-mail at CWRAP@opm.gov.
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April 15, 2008 [Rules]
Competitive Area
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing
proposed regulations that provide agencies with the option of
establishing a reduction in force (RIF) competitive area comprised only
of pay band positions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael J. Mahoney by telephone on
202-606-0960, by FAX on 202-606-2329, by TDD on 202-418-3134, or by e-
mail at employ@opm.gov.
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April 11, 2008 [Notices]
Privacy Act of 1974; New Computer Matching Program Between the
Office of Personnel Management and Social Security Administration
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as
amended by the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988
(Pub. L. 100-503), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidelines on
the Conduct of Matching Programs (54 FR 25818 published June 19, 1989),
and OMB Circular No. A-130, revised November 28, 2000, ``Management of
Federal Information Resources,'' the Office of Personnel Management
(OPM) is publishing notice of its new computer matching program with
the Social Security Administration (SSA).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Sparrow on (202) 606-1803.
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April 8, 2008 [Rules]
Absence and Leave; Annual Leave for Senior-Level Employees
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing final
regulations to implement a provision of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 which provides a higher limit on
the accumulation of annual leave for certain senior-level employees.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Rippey by telephone at (202)
606-2858; by fax at (202) 606-0824; or by e-mail at pay-performance-policy@opm.gov.
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April 7, 2008 [Rules]
Voting Rights Program
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is removing part 801
of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, Voting Rights Program, which
prescribes the times, places, manner and procedures for the listing and
removal of the names of persons on voter eligibility lists in
accordance with sections 6, 7, and 9 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver written comments to Chris Hammond, Voting
Rights Program Manager, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street,
NW., Room 2469R, Washington, DC 20415; by FAX to (202) 606-0398; or by
e-mail to Chris.Hammond@opm.gov.
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April 7, 2008 [Proposed Rules]
Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Federal Acquisition
Regulation: Board of Contract Appeals
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a proposed
rule to remove the designation of the Armed Services Board of Contract
Appeals (ASBCA) from the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Federal
Acquisition Regulation (LIFAR).
ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments, identified by RIN 3206-
AL46, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: marguerite.martel@opm.gov. Include RIN 3206-AL46
in the subject line of the message.
Fax: 202-606-0633.
Mail: Marguerite Martel, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 3415,
Washington, DC 20415. 202-606-0004.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket number or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) for this
rulemaking.
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April 7, 2008 [Proposed Rules]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Acquisition Regulation: Board
of Contract Appeals
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a proposed
rule to remove the designation of the Armed Services Board of Contract
Appeals (ASBCA) from the Federal Employees Health Benefits Acquisition
Regulation (FEHBAR).
ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments, identified by RIN 3206-
AL35, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: marguerite.martel@opm.gov. Include RIN 3206-AL35
in the subject line of the message.
Fax: 202-606-0633.
Mail: Marguerite Martel, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 3415,
Washington, DC 20415. 202-606-0004.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket number or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) for this
rulemaking.
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April 7, 2008 [Notices]
Excepted Service
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SUMMARY: This gives notice of OPM decisions granting authority to make
appointments under Schedules A, B, and C in the excepted service as
required by 5 CFR 6.6 and 213.103.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: C. Penn, Group Manager, Executive
Resources Services Group, Center for Human Resources, Division for
Human Capital Leadership and Merit System Accountability, 202-606-2246.
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March 25, 2008 [Notices]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Review of a Revised
Information Collection: RI 38-31
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SUMMARY:
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public
Law 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 review of a revised information
collection.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to Ronald W. Melton, Deputy
Assistant Director, Retirement Services Program, Center for Retirement
and Insurance Services, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E
Street, NW., Room 3305, Washington, DC 20415-3500, and Brenda Aguilar,
OPM Desk Officer, Office of Information & Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, NW., Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503.
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March 24, 2008 [Notices]
Proposed Collection: Comment Request for Review of a Revised
Information Collection: OPM Form 1644 Child Care Provider Information
for the Child Care Subsidy Program for Federal Employees OMB No. 3206-
0240
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SUMMARY:
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces 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.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to: Marie L'Etoile, Group Manager,
Work/Life Group, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20415.
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March 20, 2008 [Notices]
Privacy Act of 1974; Notice of Amended System of Records
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SUMMARY:
Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5
U.S.C. 552a), the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is giving notice
that it proposes to republish an amended system of records, OPM/
Central-1, due to changes in technology by Retirement Systems
Modernization (RSM).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Glick (412) 657-5013.
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March 19, 2008 [Rules]
Precontract Provisions and Contract Clauses
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SUMMARY:
In Title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 1500 to 2899,
revised as of October 1, 2007, on page 440, in section 2152.370,
reinstate paragraphs (a) and (b) before the table to read as follows:
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March 14, 2008 [Notices]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Review of a Revised
Information Collection: Agency Generic Survey Plan
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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 a request for review of a revised information
collection.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to--Mary Beth Smith-Toomey, OPM
Forms, PRA and Records Officer, Center for Information Services, U.S.
Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 5415,
Washington, DC 20415.
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March 4, 2008 [Notices]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Review of an Existing
Information Collection: Court Orders Affecting Retirement Benefits, 5
CFR 838.221, 838.421, and 838.721
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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 an existing
information collection.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to--Ronald W. Melton, Deputy
Assistant Director, Retirement Services Program, Center for Retirement
and Insurance Services, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E
Street, NW., Room 3305, Washington, DC 20415-3500.
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March 4, 2008 [Notices]
Excepted Service
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SUMMARY: This gives notice of OPM decisions granting authority to make
appointments under Schedules A, B, and C in the excepted service as
required by 5 CFR 6.6 and 213.103.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: C. Penn, Group Manager, Executive
Resources Services Group, Center for Human Resources, Division for
Human Capital Leadership and Merit System Accountability, 202-606-2246.
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February 26, 2008 [Notices]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Extension, Without
Change, of a Currently Approved Information Collection: RI 20-64, RI
20-64A and RI 20-64B
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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 extension, without change, of
a currently approved information collection.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to Ronald W. Melton, Deputy
Assistant Director, Retirement Services Program, Center for Retirement
and Insurance Services, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E
Street, NW., Room 3305, Washington, DC 20415-3500.
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February 26, 2008 [Notices]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Extension of a Currently
Approved Collection: RI 38-45
-
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 extension of a currently
approved collection.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to Ronald W. Melton, Deputy
Assistant Director, Retirement Services Program, Center for Retirement
and Insurance Services, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E
Street, NW., Room 3305, Washington, DC 20415-3500.
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February 26, 2008 [Notices]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Extension, Without
Change, of a Currently Approved Information Collection: RI 38-47
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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 extension, without change, of
a currently approved information collection.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to Ronald W. Melton, Deputy
Assistant Director, Retirement Services Program, Center for Retirement
and Insurance Services, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E
Street, NW., Room 3305, Washington, DC 20415-3500.
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February 19, 2008 [Notices]
Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee; Open Committee
Meetings
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SUMMARY: According to the provisions of section 10 of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given that a meeting
of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee will be held on
Thursday, March 20, 2008.
Additional information on these meetings may be obtained by contacting the Committee at U.S.
Office of Personnel Management, Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory
Committee, Room 5526, 1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20415, (202)
606-2838.
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February 14, 2008 [Rules]
Solicitation of Federal Civilian and Uniformed Service Personnel
for Contributions to Private Voluntary Organizations--Eligibility and
Public Accountability Standards
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is making
technical amendments to the final regulations concerning the Combined
Federal Campaign (CFC).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark W. Lambert by telephone at (202)
606-2564; by Fax at (202) 606-5056; or by e-mail at
cfc@opm.gov.
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February 14, 2008 [Rules]
Prevailing Rate Systems; Definition of the Municipality of
Bayamon, PR, to a Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Area
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing a final
rule to define the municipality of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, as an area of
application to the Guaynabo-San Juan, PR, nonappropriated fund (NAF)
Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606-2838;
email pay-performance-policy@opm.gov; or FAX: (202) 606-4264.
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February 14, 2008 [Rules]
Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of Rock Island, IL, as a
Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Area
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing a final
rule to abolish the Rock Island, Illinois, nonappropriated fund (NAF)
Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area and redefine Rock Island County,
IL, and Johnson County, Iowa, as areas of application to the Lake, IL,
NAF FWS wage area.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606-2838;
email pay-performance-policy@opm.gov; or FAX: (202) 606-4264.
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February 8, 2008 [Notices]
Comment Request for Review of a Revised Information Collection:
OPM Online Form 1417
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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 clearance of a revised
information collection.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to--Cherlynn Stevens, Office of the
Combined Federal Campaign, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E
Street, NW., Room 5450, Washington, DC 20415.
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February 8, 2008 [Notices]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Review of a Revised
Information Collection: RI 25-37
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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.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to--Ronald W. Melton, Deputy
Assistant Director, Retirement Services Program, Center for Retirement
and Insurance Services, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E
Street, NW., Room 3305, Washington, DC 20415-3500.
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February 7, 2008 [Rules]
Allotments From Federal Employees
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final
regulations dealing with the use of OPM's allotment authority to allow
for pretax salary reductions as part of OPM's flexible benefits plan.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Kitchelt by telephone at (202)
606-2858; by fax at (202) 606-0824; or by e-mail at
pay-performance-policy@opm.gov.
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February 7, 2008 [Rules]
Career and Career- Conditional Employment and Adverse Actions
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final
regulations governing Federal adverse actions. The final regulations
conform the adverse action rules regarding employee coverage to binding
judicial decisions interpreting the underlying statute.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon L. Mayhew by telephone at (202)
606-2930; by FAX at (202) 606-2613; or by e-mail at CWRAP@opm.gov.
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February 6, 2008 [Rules]
Time-in-Grade Rule Eliminated
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposes eliminating
the time-in-grade restriction on advancement to competitive service
positions in the General Schedule.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Christina Gonzales Vay by
telephone (202) 606-0960; by fax (202) 606-2329; by TTY (202) 418-3134;
or by e-mail
christina.vay@opm.gov.
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January 25, 2008 [Notices]
Excepted Service
-
SUMMARY: This gives notice of OPM decisions granting authority to make
appointments under Schedules A, B, and C in the excepted service as
required by 5 CFR 6.6 and 213.103.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: C. Penn, Group Manager, Executive
Resources Services Group, Center for Human Resources, Division for
Human Capital Leadership and Merit System Accountability, 202-606-2246.
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- January 22, 2008 [Notices]
January 2008 Pay Adjustments
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SUMMARY: The President adjusted the rates of basic pay and locality
payments for certain categories of Federal employees effective in
January 2008. This notice documents those pay adjustments for the
public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carey Johnston, Center for Pay and
Leave Administration, Division for Strategic Human Resources Policy,
U.S. Office of Personnel Management; (202) 606-2858; FAX (202) 606-
0824; or e-mail to
pay-performance-policy@opm.gov.
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- January 18, 2008 [Rules]
Personnel Records
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management is issuing proposed
regulations to achieve a consistent and effective policy for the use of
Social Security Numbers by Federal agencies to combat fraud and
identity theft.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leroy McKnight, by telephone at (202)
606-4054; by fax at (202) 606-1719; or by e-mail at
Leroy.Mcknight@opm.gov.
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- January 17, 2008 [Notices] Submission for OMB Emergency Clearance and 60 Day Notice for Comment for a New Information Collection Request; Retirement Systems Modernization Defined Benefits Technology Solution (DBTS) OMB No. 3206- XXXX
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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) submitted a request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for emergency clearance and review for
emergency clearance collection for the Defined Benefits Technology
Solution (DBTS) in support of the Retirement Systems Modernization
(RSM) project at OPM. Approval of the DBTS is necessary to ensure
timely administration of retirement benefits to both active and retired
federal employees and their dependents.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to:
Thomas O'Keefe, Retirement Systems Modernization, U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 4H30, Washington, DC
20415; and
Brenda Aguilar, OPM Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, New Executive Office
Building, NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.
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- January 17, 2008 [Rules]
Prevailing Rate Systems; North American Industry Classification
System Based Federal Wage System Wage Area
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing a proposed
rule that would update the 2002 North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS) codes currently used in Federal Wage System wage survey
industry regulations with the 2007 NAICS revisions published by the
Office of Management and Budget.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606-2838; e-
mail pay-performance-policy@opm.gov; or FAX: (202) 606-4264.
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- January 14, 2008 [Notices]
2006 Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living Allowance Survey Report:
Alaska and Washington, DC, Areas
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SUMMARY: In notice document E7-25297 beginning on page 774 in the issue of
Thursday, January 3, 2008 make the following correction:
On page 805, in Appendix 7, under the heading "PEG index"', in the
17th line, "102.07" should be moved to the 17th line under the
heading "MEG index".
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- January 10, 2008 [Notices]
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request for Review of a
Revised Information Collection: RI 94-7
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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) has submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request for review of a revised information
collection.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to--
Ronald W. Melton, Deputy Assistant Director Retirement Services
Program, Center for Retirement and Insurance Services, U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 3305, Washington, DC
20415-3500 and Brenda Aguilar, OPM Desk Officer, Office of Information
& Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive
Office Building, NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.
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- January 9, 2008 [Rules]
Locality Pay Areas
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SUMMARY: On behalf of the President's Pay Agent, the Office of
Personnel Management is issuing final regulations on the locality pay
program for General Schedule and certain other employees.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allan Hearne, (202) 606-2838; FAX:
(202) 606-4264; e-mail: pay-performance-policy@opm.gov.
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- January 8, 2008 [Notices]
Privacy Act of 1974; New Computer Matching Program Between the
Office of Personnel Management and Social Security Administration
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as
amended by the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988
(Pub. L. 100-503), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidelines on
the Conduct of Matching Programs, 54 FR 25818 (June 19, 1989), and OMB
Circular No. A-130, Management of Federal Information Resources
(revised November 28, 2000), the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
is publishing notice of its new computer matching program with the
Social Security Administration (SSA).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Sparrow on (202) 606-1803.
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- January 3, 2008 [Rules]
Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living Allowance Rates; Alaska
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing to
change the cost-of-living allowance (COLA) rates received by certain
white-collar Federal and U.S. Postal Service employees in Anchorage,
Fairbanks, and Juneau, Alaska.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. Stanley Austin, (202) 606-2838;
fax: (202) 606-4264; or e-mail: COLA@opm.gov.
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- January 3, 2008 [Notices]
2006 Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living Allowance Survey Report:
Alaska and Washington, DC, Areas
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the "2006 Nonforeign Area Cost-of-
Living Allowance Survey Report: Alaska and Washington, DC, Areas"
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. Stanley Austin, (202) 606-2838;
fax: (202) 606-4264; or e-mail: COLA@opm.gov.
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