U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, D.C. 20530 April 16, 2002 MEMORANDUM FOR HEADS OF DEPARTMENT COMPONENTS FROM: Robert F. DiegelmanActing Assistant Attorney General for Administration SUBJECT: Annual Premium Pay for Administratively Uncontrollable Overtime Work This is to inform you of changes in the Department's policy on annual premium pay for administratively uncontrollable overtime work (AUO pay). These changes implement new flexibilities authorized by the attached interim Office of Personnel Management (OPM) regulations. In the case of an employee who is performing work that is directly related to a national emergency, these regulations allow an agency to:
For temporary non-training assignments not directly related to a national emergency, the regulations continue to limit the continuance of AUO pay to 10 consecutive workdays per temporary assignment, not to exceed a total of 30 workdays in a calendar year. The regulations continue to allow agencies to continue AUO pay for up to 60 workdays while on temporary assignment to formally-approved training related to the duties for which AUO is paid. In both cases, the new regulations provide for this time to be excluded in computing future rates of AUO pay. The Department requested the new regulatory flexibilities in order to avoid penalizing employees whose temporary assignments in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks have exceeded 10 consecutive workdays. Under my delegated authority in 28 CFR 0.75(d), I have determined that, effective September 11, 2001:
These changes will be incorporated into the forthcoming AUO pay chapter in the Human Resources Order. Finally, supervisors and managers are reminded that certain premium payments are subject to the maximum earnings limitations in 5 U.S.C. 5547. If members of your staff have any questions about this topic, they may contact John Cahill, of the Justice Management Division, Personnel Staff, Policy Group, on (202) 514-6778. cc: Melinda Morgan, JMD HRSAG |
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