U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Ensuring the Federal Government has an effective civilian workforce

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) intends to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review of a revised information collection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Beth Smith-Toomey, (202) 606-8358, e-mail: mbtoomey@opm.gov
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is announcing new Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) premiums for the upper age bands of Option B. The premiums will be maintained on the FEGLI Web site at http://www.opm.gov/insure/life.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Leibach, (202) 606-0004.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final regulations to implement the Federal Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act of 2000, which was enacted October 30, 2000. This law mandates the enrollment of a Federal employee for self and family coverage in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program, if the employee is subject to a court or administrative order requiring him or her to provide health benefits for his or her child or children and the employee does not provide documentation of compliance with the order.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nataya Battle (202) 606-0004, or e-mail to nataya.battle@opm.gov.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management is issuing proposed regulations on behalf of the President's Pay Agent to link the definitions of General Schedule locality pay area boundaries to the geographic scope of metropolitan area definitions established by the Office of Management and Budget. This proposal makes use of new criteria for evaluating areas adjacent to locality pay areas. The proposed regulations would retain all of the existing locality pay areas, which would be expanded to include a number of additional locations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allan Hearne, (202) 606-2838; FAX: (202) 606-4264; e-mail: pay-performance-policy@opm.gov.
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SUMMARY: According to the provisions of section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee will be held on Thursday, October 21, 2004.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has completed its annual determination of the States that qualify as Medically Underserved Areas under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program for calendar year 2005. This is necessary to comply with a provision of the FEHB law that mandates special consideration for enrollees of certain FEHB plans who receive covered health services in States with critical shortages of primary care physicians. Accordingly, for calendar year 2005, OPM's calculations show that the following states are Medically Underserved Areas under the FEHB Program: Alabama, Alaska, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. For the 2005 contract year Alaska is being added to the list and Maine, West Virginia, and Utah are being removed.
FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ingrid Burford, (202) 606-0004.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management is issuing final regulations concerning the rules governing payment of premium pay and premium pay limitations for Federal employees. The final rule implements a statute that raised the premium pay caps for most employees, permitted the use of an annual cap instead of a biweekly cap in additional circumstances, and made certain other changes.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vicki Draper by phone at (202) 606- 2858; by fax at (202) 606-0824; or by e-mail at pay-performance-policy@opm.gov.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for reclearance of a revised information collection. 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) are used by eligible former Federal employees to apply for a deferred Civil Service annuity. Two forms are needed because there was a major revision in the law effective October 1, 1956; this affects the general information provided with the forms.
For copies of this proposal, contact Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on (202) 606-8358, FAX (202) 418-3251 or via e-mail to mbtoomey@opm.gov. Please include a mailing address with your request.
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According to the provisions of section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given that meetings of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee will be held on: Thursday, October 14, 2004; Thursday, October 28, 2004; Thursday, November 18, 2004.
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