[November 24, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 227)] [Unified Agenda] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID: f:ua081114.wais] [Page 71444-71445] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Part XV Office of Personnel Management ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Semiannual Regulatory Agenda [[Page 71444]] OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (OPM) _______________________________________________________________________ OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 5 CFR Ch. I Regulatory Agenda AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management. ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. _______________________________________________________________________ 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. This edition of the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions includes The Regulatory Plan, which appears in both the online Unified Agenda and in part II of the Federal Register that includes the Unified Agenda. The Office of Personnel Management's Statement of Regulatory Priorities is included in the Plan FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen D. Hickman, (202) 606-1973. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Since the fall 2007 edition, the Internet is the basic means for disseminating the Unified Agenda. The complete Unified Agenda will be available online at www.reginfo.gov, in a format that offers users a greatly enhanced ability to obtain information from the Agenda database. Michael W. Hager, Acting Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Office of Personnel Management--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 422 Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living Allowances; 2007 Interim Adjustments: Alaska and Puerto 3206-AL65 Rico (Section 610 Review)............................................................. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office of Personnel Management--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 423 Veterans' Preference (Completion of a Section 610 Review)............................. 3206-AL33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________________________________ Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Final Rule Stage _______________________________________________________________________ 422. NONFOREIGN AREA COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCES; 2007 INTERIM ADJUSTMENTS: ALASKA AND PUERTO RICO (SECTION 610 REVIEW) Legal Authority: 5 USC 5941 Abstract: 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. The proposed rate changes are the result of interim adjustments OPM calculated based on relative Consumer Price Index differences between the COLA areas and the Washington, DC, area. The proposed regulations would reduce the COLA rates for Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau by 1 percentage point and would increase the rate for Puerto Rico by 1 percentage point. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 08/25/08 73 FR 50174 NPRM Comment Period End 10/24/08 Final Action 04/00/09 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Agency Contact: J. Stanley Austin, SHRP/PPS/PSG, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415 Phone: 202 606-2838 Fax: 202 606-4264 Email: cola@opm.gov RIN: 3206-AL65 [[Page 71445]] _______________________________________________________________________ Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Completed Actions _______________________________________________________________________ 423. VETERANS' PREFERENCE (COMPLETION OF A SECTION 610 REVIEW) Legal Authority: 5 USC 1302 Abstract: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final regulations to implement a change to the definition of ``active duty'' contained in section 211.102(f) of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations. We are making this change in response to a Merit System Protection Board (MSPB) decision that affects eligibility for veterans' preference based on a service-connected disability. This action will conform OPM's regulations with MSPB's decision. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Interim Final Rule 07/27/07 72 FR 41215 Interim Final Rule Effective 07/27/07 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 09/25/07 Final Action 10/29/08 73 FR 64179 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Agency Contact: Scott A. Wilander, SHRP/TCP/SG, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415 Phone: 202 606-0390 Email: scott.wilander@opm.gov RIN: 3206-AL33 [FR Doc. E8-21150 Filed 11-21-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6325-44-S