SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposes to revise the regulations issued under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended ("FLSA" or "Act") to update and harmonize OPM's regulations with revisions made to the Department of Labor's regulations. The revised regulations are intended to provide a clearer understanding of coverage under the Act. These regulations apply to all employees in agencies who are under OPM's jurisdiction for FLSA purposes.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Georgeanna Emery, Human Resources Specialist, by e-mail at fedclass@opm.gov, by telephone at 202-606- 3600, or by fax at 202-606-4891.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing regulations to implement certain provisions of the Chief Human Capital Officers Act of 2002, which set forth new OPM and agency responsibilities and requirements to enhance and improve the strategic management of the Federal Government's civilian workforce, as well as the planning and evaluation of agency efforts in that regard. Further, we are proposing a plain language rewrite of the subpart titled "Authority for Personnel Actions in Agencies."
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on proposed subpart A--Authority for Personnel Actions in Agencies and subpart B--Strategic Human Capital Management, contact Charles D. Grimes by phone at 202- 418-3163, by FAX at 202-606-2548, or by e-mail at charles.grimes@opm.gov. You may contact Mr. Grimes by TTY on 202-418-3134.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final regulations requiring agencies to report training data. The new regulations require all Federal agencies to collect information that supports agency determinations of its workforce training needs and to document the results of training and development programs implemented to address those needs by requiring input into the OPM Governmentwide Electronic Data Collection System.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Loretta L. Reeves by telephone at (202) 606-2419, by fax at (202) 606-2329, by TDD at (202) 418-3134, or by e-mail at Loretta.Reeves@opm.gov.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final regulations to carry out the agency reimbursement provisions of Title II of the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act). The No FEAR Act requires that the President or his designee promulgate rules to regulate agency reimbursement of the Judgment Fund for payments made to employees, former employees, or applicants for Federal employment because of actual or alleged violations of Federal antidiscrimination laws, Federal whistleblower protection laws, and/or retaliation claims arising from the assertion of rights under those laws. This rule implements the reimbursement provisions of Title II of the No FEAR Act.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary D. Wahlert by telephone at (202) 606-2930; by FAX at (202) 606-2613; or by e-mail at NoFEAR@opm.gov.
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SUMMARY: This gives notice of OPM decisions granting authority to make appointments under Schedules A, B, and C in the excepted service as required by 5 CFR 6.6 and 213.103.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Guilford, Center for Leadership and Executive Resources Policy, Division for Strategic Human Resources Policy, 202-606-1391.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has authority to conduct demonstration projects that experiment with new and different human resources management concepts to determine whether changes in policies and procedures result in improved Federal human resources management. OPM approved a demonstration project covering several operating units of the U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC). OPM must rove modifications to demonstration project plans. This notice rescinds the demonstration project's independent authority pertaining to recruitment and retention payments. By so doing, it allows the demonstration project to take advantage of the expanded recruitment and retention flexibilities applicable to General Schedule and other employees.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Department of Commerce: Joan Jorgenson, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 5004, Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482-4233. Office of Personnel Management: Jill Rajaee, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20415, (202) 606-0836.
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