U. S. Office of Personnel Management

FEDERAL REGISTER DOCUMENTS

December 1997

December 31, 1997: Executive Order 13071, Adjustment of Certain Rates of Pay

The 1998 pay adjustments executive order. [Executive Order: PDF, with Salary Tables (468K File) or text, without salary tables]

December 31, 1997: Procedures for Settling Claims; Final Rule

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final rules of procedure for the settlement of claims submitted to OPM for Federal civilian employees' compensation and leave, for proceeds of canceled checks for veterans' benefits payable to deceased beneficiaries, and for the settlement of deceased employees' compensation. On June 30, 1996, the authority to settle these claims was transferred by the General Accounting Office to the Director, Office of Management and Budget, who delegated this function to the Office of Personnel Management. Further information may be obtained from Paul Britner at <pwbritne@opm.gov>. [Federal Register Regulation: PDF or text]

December 31, 1997: Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request for Reclearance of Expiring Information Collections

The Office of Personnel Management published nine notices announcing that it will submit to the Office of Management and Budget requests for clearance of information collections under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as follows:

OPM Form 1386B, Applicant Race and National Origin Questionnaire [Federal Register Notice: PDF or text]
OPM Forms 1496 and 1496A, Application for Deferred Retirement (Separations before October 1, 1956) and Application for Deferred Retirement (Separations on or after October 1, 1956 [Federal Register Notice: PDF or text]
OPM Form 1530, Report of Medical Examination of Person Electing Survivor Benefit (CSRS) [Federal Register Notice: PDF or text]
Standard Form (SF) 85, Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive Positions; SF 85P, Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions; SF 86, Questionnaire for National Security Positions; and Standard Form 86A, Continuation Sheet for Questionnaires SF-86, SF-85P, and SF-85 [Federal Register Notice: PDF or text]
RI 95-4, Marital Information Required of Refund Applicants for Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) [Federal Register Notice: PDF or text]
Form RI 30-10, Disabled Dependent Questionnaire [Federal Register Notice: PDF or text]
Form RI 20-63, Survivor Annuity Election for a Spouse [Federal Register Notice: PDF or text]
Form RI 20-64, Former Spouse Survivor Annuity Election [Federal Register Notice: PDF or text]
Form RI 25-51, Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) Survivor Annuitant Express Pay Application for Death Benefits [Federal Register Notice: PDF or text]

To obtain copies of these proposals please contact James M. Farron at <jmfarron@opm.gov>.

December 24, 1997: Personnel Demonstration Project; Alternative Personnel Management System for the U.S. Department of Commerce; Notice of Approval

Announces the approval of a demonstration project covering units of four Department of Commerce organizations: Technology Administration, Economics and Statistics Administration, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Further information may be obtained from Judith B. White at <jbwhite@opm.gov>. [Federal Register Notice: PDF or text]

December 24, 1997: Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of Kansas City, MO, Special Wage Schedule for Printing Positions; Interim Rule with Request for Comments

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing an interim rule to abolish the Federal Wage System (FWS) special wage schedule for printing positions in the Kansas City, Missouri, wage area. Printing and lithographic employees in Kansas City will now be paid rates from the regular Kansas City wage schedule. Further information may be obtained from Mark Allen at <maallen@opm.gov>. [Federal Register Notice: PDF or text]

December 24, 1997: Prevailing Rate Systems; Removal of Putnam, Richmond, and Rockland Counties, NY, and Monmouth County, NJ, from the New York, NY, Appropriated Fund Survey Area; Final Rule

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final rule to remove Putnam, Richmond, and Rockland Counties, NY, and Monmouth County, NJ, from the survey area of the New York, NY, appropriated fund Federal Wage System wage area. The four counties will remain in the area of application of the New York, NY, wage area. Further information may be obtained from Mark Allen at <maallen@opm.gov>. [Federal Register Notice: PDF or text]

December 24, 1997: Retirement and Insurance--Exemption From Continuity of Coverage Requirements for Certain Decennial Census Employees With Dual Appointments; Proposed Rule

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing regulations to provide an exemption from continuity of coverage requirements for Federal retirement, health insurance, and life insurance benefits, for certain Federal employees who accept a second appointment to perform intermittent decennial census duties. Further information on Parts 831 and 842 may be obtained from Robert Girouard at <rgirouar@opm.gov>, and on Parts 870 and 890 from Karen Leibach at <kleibach@opm.gov>. [Federal Register Regulation: PDF or text]

December 23, 1997: Pay Administration Under the Fair Labor Standards Act; Final Rule

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has amended the pay administration under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) rules. Further information may be obtained from Jeffrey D. Miller at <adomsoe@opm.gov>. [Federal Register Regulation: PDF or text]

December 23, 1997: Prevailing Rate Systems; Removal of Umatilla County, OR, from Spokane, WA, Nonappropriated Fund Wage Area; Interim Rule with Request for Comments

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing an interim rule to remove Umatilla County, OR, from the area of application of the Spokane, WA, nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area. Further information may be obtained from Mark Allen at <maallen@opm.gov>. [Federal Register Regulation: PDF or text]

December 12, 1997: Pay Under the General Schedule; Locality Pay Areas for 1998; Final Rule

The Office of Personnel Management is issuing final regulations to remove the Hartford, CT, and Orlando, FL metropolitan areas from the "Rest of U.S." locality pay area and establish two new locality pay areas in January 1998 corresponding to these metropolitan areas. Further information may be obtained from Jeanne D. Jacobson at <jdjacobs@opm.gov>. [Federal Register Regulation: PDF or text]

December 12, 1997: Nonforeign Area Cost-of-Living Allowances Price and Background Surveys; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) seeks comments on its intention to request a reinstatement, with change, of two previously approved information collections for which approval has expired. OPM uses the two collections--a price survey and a background survey--to gather data to be used in determining cost-of-living allowances for certain Federal employees in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. To obtain copies of this proposal please contact James M. Farron at <jmfarron@opm.gov>. [Federal Register Notice: PDF or text]

December 10, 1997: The National Partnership Council; Notice of Meeting

Announces a meeting of the National Partnership Council at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 10, 1997. Further information may be obtained from Michael Cushing at <mccushin@opm.gov>. [Federal Register Notice: PDF or text]

December 3, 1997: Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory Personnel Demonstration Project at the Naval Sea Systems Command Warfare Centers; Notice of Approval of Demonstration Project Final Plan

Describes a Demonstration Project which may be implemented by the Warfare Centers beginning on March 3, 1998, under the authority of the National Defense Authorization Act of fiscal year 1995 (P.L. 103-337). Further information may be obtained from Fidelma A. Donahue at <fadonahu@opm.gov>. [Federal Register Notice: PDF (281K file) or text (143K file)]

December 2, 1997: Cost-of-Living Allowance (Nonforeign Areas)-- Miscellaneous Changes; Final Rule

The Office of Personnel Management is issuing regulations that implement the following four changes in the nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance (COLA) program.

Removes obsolete references to hiring authorities no longer in use.
Clarifies the application of COLA regulations to two pay systems linked to or equivalent to the Senior Executive Service.
Clarifies the application of COLA regulations to employees under other pay systems.
Extends nonforeign area post differentials to employees on long- term temporary assignments in the same manner as is provided by the Department of State for employees in foreign areas.

Further information may be obtained from <cola@opm.gov>. [Federal Register Notice: PDF or text]

December 2, 1997: Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee Open Committee Meetings

Gives notice of scheduled meetings of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee during January, February, and March 1998. Further information may be obtained from Phyllis G. Heuerman at <pgheuerm@opm.gov>. [Federal Register Notice: PDF or text]

December 2, 1997: Federal Employee Training; Correcting Amendments

Contains a correction to the final regulations which were published in the Federal Register of Tuesday, December 17, 1996 (61 FR 66189). The regulations implemented policies related to the training of Federal employees. Further information may be obtained from Judith Lombard at <jmlombar@opm.gov>. [Federal Register Regulation: PDF or text]

December 2, 1997: Student Educational Employment Program; Interim Regulations with Request for Written Comments

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing interim regulations governing the Student Educational Employment Program. The regulations recodify the two components of the Program; implement Executive Order 13024, which permits noncompetitive conversion of certain employees of the Student Educational Employment Program to term appointments; clarify certain definitions; and make related editorial changes to part 315. Further information may be obtained from Christina Gonzales Vay at <cmvay@opm.gov>. [Federal Register Regulation: PDF or text]

Updated 1 October 1999