June 2005
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: Quasette Crowner, Chief, Executive
Resources Group, Center for Leadership and Executive Resources Policy,
Division for Strategic Human Resources Policy, 202-606-8046.
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SUMMARY: On behalf of the President's Pay Agent, the Office of
Personnel Management is issuing proposed regulations on the locality
pay program for General Schedule employees. The proposed regulations
would merge the Kansas City, St. Louis, and Orlando locality pay areas
with the Rest of U.S. locality pay area; create new locality pay areas
for Buffalo, NY; Phoenix, AZ; and Raleigh, NC; add Fannin County, TX,
to the Dallas-Fort Worth locality pay area; and make minor changes in
the official description of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside and
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia locality pay areas. The new
locality pay area definitions would become effective in January 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allan Hearne, (202) 606-2838; FAX:
(202) 606-4264; e-mail: pay-performance-policy@opm.gov.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final
regulations on changes in health benefits enrollment for annuitants or
survivor annuitants when a carrier terminates participation in the
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program. We are amending the
regulations to give OPM the authority to enroll annuitants in whichever
option of the Blue Cross Blue Shield (BC/BS) Service Benefit Plan it
determines will most closely approximate the terminated plan.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nataya Battle, (202) 606-1874, or
email to nataya.battle@opm.gov.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing this
interim rule to revise the regulations governing the retirement
coverage of air traffic controllers under the Federal Employees'
Retirement System. These rules are necessary because of the recent
enactment of new statutory provisions relating to the retirement
definition of air traffic controllers. These rules also implement the
deposit requirement for crediting past service as a second-level
supervisor of air traffic controllers for retirement purposes.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Ellen Wilson, (202) 606-0299.
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SUMMARY: OPM is publishing notice of its computer matching program with
the Social Security Administration (SSA) to meet the reporting
requirements of Pub. L. 100-503. The purpose of this match is to
establish the conditions for disclosure of Social Security benefit
information to OPM via direct computer link for the administration of
programs by the Retirement Services Programs. OPM is legally required
to offset specific benefits by a percentage of benefits payable under
Title II of the Social Security Act. The matching will enable OPM to
compute benefits at the correct rate and determine eligibility for
benefits.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Sparrow, (202) 606-1803.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a
final regulation amending the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB)
Acquisition Regulation (FEHBAR). This regulation provides additional
contract cost principles and procedures for FEHB Program experience-
rated contracts and is intended to clarify our requirements and enhance
our oversight of FEHB carriers.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Easton, Manager, at 202-606-0770,
by fax: (202) 606-0633, or e-mail aseaston@opm.gov.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing this final
regulation to amend the Federal Employees Health Benefits Acquisition
Regulation (FEHBAR). It establishes requirements, including audit, for
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB) experience-rated
carriers' Large Provider Agreements. It also modifies the dollar
threshold for review of carriers' subcontract agreements; revises the
definitions of Cost or Pricing Data and Experience-rate to reflect
mental health parity requirements; updates the contract records
retention requirement; updates the FEHB Clause Matrix; and conforms
subpart and paragraph references to Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) revisions made since we last updated the FEHBAR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Easton, Manager, at 202-606-0770
or e-mail aseaston@opm.gov.
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