U. S. Office of Personnel Management

FEDERAL REGISTER DOCUMENTS

November 1998

November 30, 1998: Authorization of Solicitations During the Combined Federal Campaign; Interim Rule

The Office of Personnel Management is issuing an interim rule giving the Director the discretion to authorize solicitations upon written request during the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). In extraordinary circumstances, solicitations in support of victims in cases of emergencies or disasters may be approved. Further information may be obtained from Becky Kumar at <bckumar@opm.gov>.  [Federal Register Regulation: PDF or text]

November 24, 1998: Miscellaneous Changes in Compensation Regulations; Proposed Rule

The Office of Personnel Management is issuing proposed regulations to correct or clarify various regulatory provisions dealing with the compensation of Federal employees. Many of the proposed changes were prompted by questions and comments from users of the regulations. The proposed regulations are intended to assist agencies in administering compensation programs and to provide clearer information to employees covered by those programs. Further information may be obtained from Bryce Baker at <payleave@opm.gov>.  [Federal Register Regulation: PDF or text]

November 23, 1998: Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Disenrollment; Final Rule

Corrections to the rule document 98-29330, beginning on Federal Register page 59457, in the issue of Wednesday, November 4, 1998. Further information may be obtained from Jay D. Fritz at <jayfritz@opm.gov>.  [Federal Register Regulation: text]

November 23, 1998: Firefighter Pay; Interim Rule

The Office of Personnel Management is issuing interim regulations to change the method of computing pay for Federal firefighters. These regulations implement a recent law that established a new approach for calculating basic pay, overtime pay, and other entitlements for Federal employees whose positions are classified in the GS-081 classification series (Fire Protection and Prevention) and who have regular tours of duty averaging at least 53 hours per week. Further information may be obtained from Bryce Baker at <payleave@opm.gov>.  [Federal Register Regulation: PDF or text]

November 18, 1998: Temporary and Term Employment; Proposed Rule

The Office of Personnel Management proposes to revise its regulations to provide the possibility for promotion of employees appointed as worker-trainees under TAPER appointments through grade GS- 4, WG-5, or equivalent grades in the Federal Wage System. Further information may be obtained from Diane Tyrrell at <dmtyrrel@opm.gov>.  [Federal Register Regulation: PDF or text]

November 17, 1998: Temporary and Term Employment; Final Regulation

As part of continuing efforts to streamline the appointing system, the Office of Personnel Management is issuing final regulations on nonpermanent employment. Further information may be obtained from Diane Tyrrell at <dmtyrrel@opm.gov>or Michael Mahoney at <mjmahone@opm.gov>.  [Federal Register Notice: PDF or text]

November 16, 1998: Reduction in Force Offers of Vacant Positions; Final Rulemaking

The Office of Personnel Management is issuing final regulations that clarify existing policy on reduction in force offers of vacant positions. Further information may be obtained from Thomas A. Glennon at <taglenno@opm.gov> or Jacqueline R. Yeatman at <jryeatma@opm.gov>.  [Federal Register Regulation: PDF or text]

November 16, 1998: Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of Philadelphia, PA, and New York, NY, Appropriated Fund Wage Areas; Final Rule

The Office of Personnel Management is issuing a final rule to redefine Ocean County, NJ, excluding the portion occupied by the Fort Dix Military Reservation, from the area of application of the Philadelphia, PA, appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area to the area of application of the New York, NY, wage area. This change is being made so that the wage area definition of Ocean County will be more reflective of the transportation and commuting patterns in central New Jersey. Further information may be obtained from Mark Allen at <maallen@opm.gov>.  [Federal Register Notice: PDF or text]

November 13, 1998: New Application Procedures for Federal Jobs (Automated Resume Processing); Notice

Announces approval for Federal agencies to restrict the application accepted for employment consideration to a resume only when applications will be processed using automation. Beginning on November 13, 1998, agencies may continue to accept the Optional Application for Federal Employment (OF-612), resumes, or other written formats when considering applicants for Federal employment; or agencies may choose to restrict application format to the resume when applications will be processed using automation. Further information may be obtained from Richard Whitford at <rawhitfo@opm.gov> or Claire Gibbons at <cxgibbon@opm.gov>.  [Federal Register Notice: PDF or text]

November 13, 1998: Cost-of-Living Allowances (Nonforeign Areas); Kauai, HI; U.S. Virgin Islands; Final Rule; Correction.

Corrects the implementation date shown in the October 21, 1998, publication of this rule, which covers cost-of-living allowance rates for certain Federal employees in Kauai, HI, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Further information may be obtained from Kurt Springmann at <COLA@opm.gov>.  [Federal Register Regulation: PDF or text]

November 6, 1998: Employment in the Senior Executive Service; Promotion and Internal Placement; Final Regulations

The Office of Personnel Management is issuing final regulations that adopt without change interim regulations that corrected previous regulations which were inconsistent with statutory provisions that govern the 120-day moratorium on involuntary reassignments of career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointees following the appointment of a new agency head or a new noncareer immediate supervisor. These regulations also authorize agencies to reinstate SES career appointees who have competitive service reinstatement eligibility to career appointments in competitive service positions for which they qualify, including Senior Level (SL) positions. Further information may be obtained from Bede Bender at <babender@opm.gov>.  [Federal Register Regulation: PDF or text]

November 4, 1998: Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Disenrollment; Final Rule

The Office of Personnel Management is issuing final regulations that are consistent with existing administrative procedures requiring employing offices to provide information about enrollees in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program to the carriers of the FEHB plans in which they are enrolled. Carriers are also required to use the information provided by employing offices to reconcile their enrollment records. Further information may be obtained from Jay D. Fritz at <jayfritz@opm.gov>.  [Federal Register Regulation: PDF or text] See also corrections published November 23, 1998.

November 3, 1998: Excepted Service; Notice

Gives notice of positions placed or revoked under Schedules A and B, and placed under Schedule C in the excepted service, as required by Civil Service Rule VI, Exceptions from the Competitive Service, during September 1998. Further information may be obtained from Patricia H. Paige at <phpaige@opm.gov>.  [Federal Register Notice: PDF or text]

November 3, 1998: Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Review of Data Collection Forms

Announces that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) intends to submit to the Office of Management and Budget a request for review of an information collection. The Establishment Information Form, the Wage Data Collection Form, and the Wage Data Collection Continuation Form are wage survey forms developed by OPM for use by the Department of Defense to establish prevailing wage rates for Federal Wage System employees. To obtain copies of this proposal please contact Mary Beth Smith-Toomey at <formsmanager@opm.gov>.  [Federal Register Notice: PDF or text]

November 3, 1998: The National Partnership Council; Notice of Meeting

Announces a meeting of the National Partnership Council on November 10, 1998. Further information may be obtained from Andrew M. Wasilisin at <amwasili@opm.gov>.  [Federal Register Notice: PDF or text]

November 2, 1998: Prevailing Rate Systems; Lead Agency Responsibility; Proposed Rule

The Office of Personnel Management is issuing a proposed rule that would change the lead agency responsibility for certain Federal Wage System (FWS) appropriated fund wage areas from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to the Department of Defense (DOD). VA has requested that OPM designate DOD as the lead agency in all of the wage areas where VA currently has lead agency responsibility. This change would make DOD the lead agency in all FWS wage areas. Further information may be obtained from Mark A. Allen at <maallen@opm.gov>.  [Federal Register Rule: PDF or text]

  

Updated 5 January 1999