Washington, D.C. 20530

Januay 6, 2006

MEMORANDUM FOR BUREAU HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICERS

The Attorney General recently approved the attached delegation of authority to Heads of Department Components to waive the normal annual limitation on total basic and premium pay under Title 5, United States Code § 5547, and apply an alternative annual limit of up to $200,000 in the case of an employee who performs emergency work overseas in calendar year 2005.

Also attached are detailed instructions regarding the use of this authority. If your staff has questions, they may contact Denise Corbitt of my staff's Workforce Effectiveness Group on (202) 353-7786 or by e-mail at Denise.V.Corbitt@usdoj.gov.

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