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

CPM 2004-13 - Attachment 2

SAMPLE COVER LETTER REQUESTING FULL CERTIFICATION

The Honorable Kay Coles James
Director
Office of Personnel Management
Washington, DC 20415

Dear Ms. James:

This is to request full certification of the [Senior Executive Service (SES) and/or senior professional] appraisal system for [Insert name of agency or component]. We understand that upon receiving certification, we will be permitted to pay our highest performing SES members above the rate for level III of the Executive Schedule, up to the rate for level II of the Executive Schedule. We further understand that this certification is required in order to apply a higher aggregate limitation on pay, equivalent to the rate payable to the Vice President, for SES members who are paid under 5 U.S.C. 5383 and employees in senior-level (SL) and scientific or professional (ST) positions paid under 5 U.S.C. 5376.

The documentation accompanying this certification request demonstrates that the design, application, and administration of the system meet all regulatory requirements for certification. We have included data on [senior executive annual summary ratings or senior professional ratings of record, as applicable] for the two appraisal periods preceding this request, as well as corresponding pay adjustments, cash awards, and levels of pay provided to those senior employees.

If you have any questions regarding our submission, please contact _________________________ .

Sincerely,




[Agency head or designee]

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