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OPM
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL SUMMARY: The following Office of binding obligation on the Office of MANAGEMENT Personnel Management (OPM) Personnel Management with regard to regulations are scheduled for any specific item on the agenda. 5 CFR Ch. I development or review from April 1, Additional regulatory action is not 1997, through March 31, 1998. This precluded. agenda carries out OPM’s Semiannual Regulatory Agenda responsibilities to publish a semiannual FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: AGENCY: Office of Personnel agenda under E.O. 12866 ‘‘Regulatory Jacquline D. Carter, (202) 606-1973. Management. Planning and Review’’ and the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. Office of Personnel Management. ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. chapter 6). This publication in the James B. King, Federal Register does not impose a Director. Prerule Stage
Sequence Regulation Title Identifier Number Number
3646 Availability of Official Information ...... 3206-AG92
Proposed Rule Stage
Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number
3647 Appointment of Noncitizens in the Excepted Service ...... 3206-AH52 3648 Student Educational Employment Program ...... 3206-AH82 3649 Agency Relationships with Organizations Representing Federal Employees and Other Organizations ...... 3206-AH72 3650 Personnel Records ...... 3206-AH24 3651 Employment in the Excepted Service ...... 3206-AH83 3652 Career and Career-Conditional Appointment Under Special Authorities ...... 3206-AG90 3653 Clarification of Various Staffing Provisions ...... 3206-AH49 3654 RIF and Performance Management ...... 3206-AH32 3655 Performance Ratings ...... 3206-AH77 3656 Performance Appraisal in the Senior Executive Service ...... 3206-AG91 3657 Classification Appeals ...... 3206-AH38 3658 Miscellaneous Changes in Compensation Regulations ...... 3206-AH11 3659 Prevailing Rate Systems; Survey Order Month Change for Jefferson, New York, Nonappropriated Fund Wage Area ...... 3206-AH80 3660 Prevailing Rate Systems; Changing the Helper (Trades) WG-5 Survey Job from Required to Optional ...... 3206-AH81 3661 Lump-Sum Payments for Annual Leave ...... 3206-AF38 3662 Severance Pay: Miscellaneous ...... 3206-AH12 3663 Pay Administration (General); Collection by Offset From Indebted Government Employees ...... 3206-AH63 3664 Agency Determinations on Payment of Relocation Costs ...... 3206-AH50 3665 Cost-of-Living Allowances and Post Differentials (Nonforeign Areas) ...... 3206-AH51 3666 Cost-of-Living Allowances (Nonforeign Areas); Temporary Assignments ...... 3206-AH79 3667 Retirement; CSRS and FERS Amendments Relating to Health Care Professionals ...... 3206-AG57 3668 Retirement; Credit for Military Service ...... 3206-AG58 3669 Retirement; Determinations of Marital Status for Survivor Annuities ...... 3206-AG60 3670 Retirement and Insurance Benefits During Periods of Unexplained Absence ...... 3206-AH75 3671 Retirement; Service Credit ...... 3206-AH37 3672 Retirement; Waiver of Military Retired Pay to Enhance Civil Service Retirement Annuity ...... 3206-AH74 3673 Retirement; Elimination of the Hearing Requirement During Enforcement of Statutory Bar to Annuity After Convic- tion of Certain Offenses ...... 3206-AH76 3674 Retirement; State Income Tax Withholding Instrumentalities ...... 3206-AH62 3675 Retirement; Debt Collection ...... 3206-AE72 3676 Retirement; Court Orders Awarding Survivor Annuities; Correcting or Supplementing the First Order Dividing Mari- tal Property ...... 3206-AG28 3677 Retirement; FERS Elections of Coverage ...... 3206-AG96 3678 Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Program ...... 3206-AG63 3679 Federal Employees Health Benefits Program ...... 3206-AH61
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Final Rule Stage
Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number
3680 Claims Collections Standards; Debt Collection Act of 1982; Salary Offset ...... 3206-AG64 3681 Program Fraud Civil Remedies ...... 3206-AH73 3682 Summer Employment ...... 3206-AG21 3683 Excepted ServiceÐSchedule A Authority for Temporary Organizations ...... 3206-AH67 3684 Time-In-Grade Restrictions ...... 3206-AG06 3685 Notification Requirements Relating to the Statutory Prohibitions on Political Recommendations ...... 3206-AH71 3686 Temporary and Term Employment ...... 3206-AH47 3687 Promotion and Internal Placement; Accelerated Qualifications ...... 3206-AG19 3688 Job Listings; Full Consideration of Displaced Defense Employees ...... 3206-AF36 3689 Career Transition Assistance for Surplus and Displaced Federal Employees ...... 3206-AH26 3690 Temporary Assignments of Employees Between Federal Agencies, State, Local, and Indian Tribal Governments, Institutions of Higher Learning, and Other Eligible Organizations ...... 3206-AG61 3691 Reduction in Force; Retreat Rights ...... 3206-AG77 3692 Reduction in Force and Mandatory Temporary Exceptions ...... 3206-AH64 3693 Restoration to Duty From Military Service or Compensable Injury ...... 3206-AG02 3694 Presidential Management Intern Program ...... 3206-AH53 3695 Employee Responsibilities and Conduct; Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Office of Personnel Management ...... 3206-AG87 3696 Pay Under the General Schedule; Locality Pay Areas for 1998 ...... 3206-AH65 3697 Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Norfolk, MA, Nonappropriated Fund Wage Area ...... 3206-AH58 3698 Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Marion, IN, Nonappropriated Fund Wage Area ...... 3206-AH60 3699 Holidays and Premium Pay ...... 3206-AH78 3700 Voluntary Separation Incentive Repayment Waivers ...... 3206-AG20 3701 Pay Administration; Availability Pay for Criminal Investigators ...... 3206-AG47 3702 Severance Pay; Panama Canal Commission Employees ...... 3206-AF89 3703 Pay Administration Under the FLSA ...... 3206-AG70 3704 Processing Garnishment Orders for Child Support and/or Alimony and Commercial Garnishment of Federal Em- ployees' Pay ...... 3206-AH43 3705 Cost-of-Living Allowance in Nonforeign Areas: Survey Results ...... 3206-AH07 3706 Political ActivityÐFederal Employees Residing in Designated Localities ...... 3206-AF78 3707 Retirement; Coverage - Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentalities ...... 3206-AH57 3708 Administration and General ProvisionsÐAdministration ...... 3206-AH66 3709 Revised Application Procedures for Disability Retirement Under CSRS and FERS ...... 3206-AH68 3710 Retirement Coverage for DC Financial Control Board Employees ...... 3206-AG78 3711 Retirement; FERS Basic Annuity ...... 3206-AE73 3712 Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program ...... 3206-AF32 3713 Federal Employees Health Benefits Program ...... 3206-AG66 3714 Federal Employees Health Benefits Program ...... 3206-AH46 3715 Establishing a Merit Requirement ...... 3206-AH70 3716 Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Acquisition Regulation: Truth in Negotiations Act and Related Changes ...... 3206-AH45
Long-Term Actions
Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number
3717 Amendment to Selective Service Registration Requirements ...... 3206-AD68 3718 Noncompetitive Appointments of Corporation for National Service Employees ...... 3206-AH48 3719 Performance Management Reform ...... 3206-AF57 3720 SuitabilityÐSuitability Disqualification/Rating Actions ...... 3206-AC19 3721 Personnel Security and Related Programs ...... 3206-AC21 3722 Investigations ...... 3206-AB92 3723 Debarments, Civil Monetary Penalties, and Assessments Imposed Against Providers ...... 3206-AD76
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Completed Actions
Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number
3724 Career and Career-Conditional Employment ...... 3206-AG22 3725 Presidential Management Intern Program ...... 3206-AG17 3726 Training ...... 3206-AF99 3727 Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Oneida, New York, Nonappropriated Fund Wage Area ...... 3206-AH41 3728 Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of Anchorage, AK, Nonappropriated Fund Wage Area ...... 3206-AH54 3729 Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of San Joaquin, CA, Nonappropriated Fund Wage ...... 3206-AH59 3730 Processing Garnishment Orders for Child Support and/or Alimony ...... 3206-AH55 3731 Cost-Of-Living Allowances (Nonforeign Areas): Pilot Partnership Project ...... 3206-AH56 3732 Family and Medical Leave ...... 3206-AH10 3733 Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP); Preemption ...... 3206-AF70 3734 Establishing a Merit Requirement ...... 3206-AH39 3735 Funding of Administrative Law Judge Examination ...... 3206-AH31 3736 Voting Rights Program ...... 3206-AH69 3737 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHBP) Acquisition Regulation; Preemption of Taxes ...... 3206-AF95
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (OPM) Prerule Stage
Prerule StageOPM
3646. AVAILABILITY OF OFFICIAL addressees, and clarify that any written Timetable: INFORMATION request that meets the specified Action Date FR Cite Priority: Info./Admin./Other marking and content requirements will be recognized as an official FOIA ANPRM 09/00/97 Legal Authority: 5 USC 552 Freedom request. These changes are designed to Final Action 12/00/97 of Information Act benefit the public by providing updated Small Entities Affected: None CFR Citation: 5 CFR 294 information on where to direct FOIA Government Levels Affected: None requests, and improve the wording of Legal Deadline: None the regulation to fully and accurately Agency Contact: Robert M. Huley, Ofc Abstract: The proposed rulemaking meet the provisions of the FOIA. There of Information Technology, Office of will make minor changes to subpart A will be no significant change to the Personnel Management, 1900 E St. of 5 CFR 294, Availability of Official existing operational procedures in place NW., Washington, DC 20415-0001 Phone: 202 418-3210 Information Act. The rulemaking will at OPM. provide additional information on the Fax: 202 418-3251 definition of terms used in the search Email: [email protected] and review process, update office RIN: 3206–AG92
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (OPM) Proposed Rule Stage
Proposed Rule StageOPM
3647. APPOINTMENT OF Abstract: Revises existing government- Service, Office of Personnel NONCITIZENS IN THE EXCEPTED wide excepted service appointment Management, 1900 E St. NW., SERVICE authority for the appointment of Washington, DC 20415 noncitizens in the absence of qualified Phone: 202 606-1386 Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant citizens. Individual agency authorities RIN: 3206–AH52 Reinventing Government: This for this purpose will no longer be rulemaking is part of the Reinventing needed. 3648. ∑ STUDENT EDUCATIONAL Government effort. It will revise text in Timetable: the CFR to reduce burden or EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM Action Date FR Cite duplication, or streamline Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant requirements. NPRM 07/00/97 Legal Authority: EO 13024; 5 USC Legal Authority: 5 USC 3301; 5 USC Small Entities Affected: None 3301; 5 USC 3302 3302 Government Levels Affected: None CFR Citation: 5 CFR 213; 5 CFR 315; CFR Citation: 5 CFR 213.3102(bb) Agency Contact: Sylvia Cole, Staffing 5 CFR 316 Legal Deadline: None Reinvention Office, Employment Legal Deadline: None
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Abstract: OPM is issuing interim Timetable: the CFR to reduce burden or regulations permitting students Action Date FR Cite duplication, or streamline participating in the Student Career requirements. NPRM 04/00/97 Experience Program to be Legal Authority: 5 USC 1302; 5 USC noncompetitively converted to term Small Entities Affected: None 3301; 5 USC 3302; 5 USC 8151; EO appointments and subsequent Government Levels Affected: None 10577 career/career-conditional appointments to implement E.O. 13024. These Agency Contact: Wade Plunkett, Office CFR Citation: 5 CFR 302 regulations will also reorganize the of the General Counsel, 1900 E St. NW., Legal Deadline: None current information on the student Office of Personnel Management, Abstract: The revised regulations will programs and clarify a few related Washington, DC 20415 make it easier for agencies to issues. Phone: 202 606-1700 understand how to run the excepted Timetable: RIN: 3206–AH72 service employment system, and thus Action Date FR Cite create better and more efficient 3650. PERSONNEL RECORDS employment procedures. NPRM 04/00/97 Priority: Info./Admin./Other Timetable: Small Entities Affected: None Reinventing Government: This Action Date FR Cite Government Levels Affected: None rulemaking is part of the Reinventing NPRM 10/31/97 Government effort. It will revise text in Agency Contact: Karen Jacobs, Small Entities Affected: None Employment Service, Staffing the CFR to reduce burden or Reinvention Office, Office of Personnel duplication, or streamline Government Levels Affected: None Management, 1900 E St. NW., requirements. Agency Contact: Christina Vay, Washington, DC 20415 Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 5 USC Employment Service, Staffing Phone: 202 606-0830 4315; EO 12107; 5 USC 1103; 5 USC Reinvention Office, Office of Personnel TDD: 202 606-0023 1104; 5 USC 1302; EO 9830; 5 USC Management, 1900 E St. NW., Fax: 202 606-2329 2951; 5 USC 3301; EO 12107 Washington, DC 20415 Phone: 202 606-0830 RIN: 3206–AH82 CFR Citation: 5 CFR 293 Fax: 202 606-2329 Legal Deadline: None RIN: 3206–AH83 3649. ∑ AGENCY RELATIONSHIPS Abstract: The regulatory changes will: WITH ORGANIZATIONS (1) simplify the requirements for REPRESENTING FEDERAL maintaining employee personnel 3652. CAREER AND CAREER- EMPLOYEES AND OTHER records, (2) clarify agency responsibility CONDITIONAL APPOINTMENT UNDER ORGANIZATIONS for personnel recordkeeping as SPECIAL AUTHORITIES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant delegated by the regulation, and (3) Priority: Info./Admin./Other give greater latitude to agencies in Legal Authority: 5 USC 1302; 5 USC Legal Authority: PL 104-177 110 Stat. establishing and maintaining employee 3301; 5 USC 3302; 5 USC 3304(d); 5 1563, 8/6/96; Federal Employee medical and performance records. Representation Improvement Act of USC 8151; 5 USC 11219; EO 10577; EO 1996 Timetable: 12034; EO 12721; 22 USC 2506; 22 USC 3651; 22 USC 3652 CFR Citation: 5 CFR 251 Action Date FR Cite CFR Citation: 5 CFR 315 Legal Deadline: None NPRM 09/00/97 Small Entities Affected: Legal Deadline: None Abstract: OPM is preparing to issue a None proposed change to OPM’s regulation Government Levels Affected: None Abstract: Revises a group of special appointment authorities to clarify at 5 CFR part 251 to reflect a new law Agency Contact: Linda Brick, Human which permits greater employee requirements and to eliminate obsolete Resources Systems Service, Personnel provisions. representation of employee Records and Systems, Office of organizations under certain Personnel Management, 1900 E St. Timetable: circumstances. The Federal Employee NW., Washington, DC 20415 Action Date FR Cite Representation Improvement Act of Phone: 202 606-1126 NPRM 12/31/97 1996, August 6, 1996, as reflected in Fax: 202 606-1719 the proposed regulation, allows a Small Entities Affected: None Federal employee, if not inconsistent RIN: 3206–AH24 with the performance of his or her Government Levels Affected: None duties, to represent without 3651. ∑ EMPLOYMENT IN THE Agency Contact: Karen Jacobs, compensation a non-profit cooperative, EXCEPTED SERVICE Employment Service, Office of voluntary, professional, recreational or Personnel Management, Staffing similar organization if, among other Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Reinvention Office, 1900 E St. NW., things, a majority of the organization’s Reinventing Government: This Washington, DC 20415 members are Government employees or rulemaking is part of the Reinventing Phone: 202 606-0830 their spouses or dependent children. Government effort. It will revise text in TDD: 202 606-0023
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Fax: 202 606-2329 based on their actual job performance. Agency Contact: Barbara Colchao, RIN: 3206–AG90 The proposal also gives agencies with Human Resources Systems Service, employees who have been rated under Office of Personnel Management, Office different patterns of summary rating of Employee Relations and Workforce 3653. CLARIFICATION OF VARIOUS levels a mechanism to take this into Performance, 1900 E St. NW., STAFFING PROVISIONS account when awarding employees Washington, DC l20415 Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant additional retention service credit for Phone: 202 606-2720 reduction in force. These proposed Fax: 202 606-2395 Reinventing Government: This regulation also make other conforming RIN: 3206–AH77 rulemaking is part of the Reinventing technical and editorial changes in parts Government effort. It will revise text in 351 and 430. the CFR to reduce burden or Timetable: 3656. PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL IN duplication, or streamline THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE requirements. Action Date FR Cite Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 5 USC 1202; 5 USC NPRM 02/04/97 62 FR 5174 3301; 5 USC 3302 NPRM Comment 04/07/97 Reinventing Government: This CFR Citation: 5 CFR 330.403; 5 CFR Period End rulemaking is part of the Reinventing Government effort. It will eliminate 213.103(a); 5 CFR 300.501; 5 CFR Small Entities Affected: None 315.603(a); 5 CFR 315.608; 5 CFR existing text in the CFR. Government Levels Affected: None 332.301; 5 CFR 338.202(3) Legal Authority: 5 USC 4315 Agency Contact: Legal Deadline: None Ed McHugh, Employment Service, Workforce CFR Citation: 5 CFR 430, subpart C Abstract: Revises several appointing Restructuring Office, Office of Legal Deadline: None authorities to make them clearer and Personnel Management, 1900 E St. to delete references to the former NW., Washington, DC 20415 Abstract: Proposed revision of SES Federal Personnel Manual and other Phone: 202 606-0960 regulations at 5 CFR 430, subpart C, obsolete provisions. Fax: 202 606-2329 will focus on: (1) changes that will Timetable: increase agency flexibility to develop RIN: 3206–AH32 SES appraisal systems tailored to their Action Date FR Cite needs; (2) elimination oF language that NPRM 06/30/97 3655. ∑ PERFORMANCE RATINGS merely repeats statutory provisions; and Final Action 12/30/97 (3) simplification of agency submission Priority: Info./Admin./Other requirements for approval of appraisal Small Entities Affected: None Legal Authority: 5 USC 4305 systems. Government Levels Affected: None CFR Citation: 5 CFR 430 Timetable: Agency Contact: Karen Jacobs, Legal Deadline: None Action Date FR Cite Employment Service, Staffing Reinvention Office, Office of Personnel Abstract: To avoid confusion regarding NPRM 05/30/97 Management, 1900 E St. NW., OPM’s longstanding policy regarding Final Action 10/01/97 retroactive, assumed, and carryover Washington, DC 20415 Small Entities Affected: None Phone: 202 606-0830 ratings of record, we propose to amend TDD: 202 606-0023 the current performance management Government Levels Affected: None regulations to explicitly specify that Fax: 202 606-2329 Agency Contact: William C. Collins, ratings of record are final upon RIN: 3206–AH49 Office of Executive Resources, Office of issuance unless challenged by the Personnel Management, 1900 E Street employee, pertain only to the appraisal NW., Washington, DC 20415 3654. RIF AND PERFORMANCE period for which originally issued, and Phone: 202 606-2246 MANAGEMENT that assumed ratings of records are Fax: 202 606-3126 Priority: Other Significant prohibited. The prohibition of assumed ratings of record does not alter the RIN: 3206–AG91 Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 5 USC specific provision contained in 5 CFR 4315; 5 USC 1103; 5 USC 1104; 5 USC 351 for assigning additional service 3657. CLASSIFICATION APPEALS 1302; 5 USC 2951(2); 5 USC 3301; 5 credit in a reduction in force when an USC 1302; 5 USC 3503; 5 USC ch 43; employee has no rating of record. Priority: Info./Admin./Other 5 USC 5115; 5 USC 5307; 5 USC 5338 Timetable: Legal Authority: 5 USC 5112 CFR Citation: 5 CFR 293; 5 CFR 351; 5 CFR 430; 5 CFR 531 Action Date FR Cite CFR Citation: 5 CFR 511 Legal Deadline: None NPRM 02/04/97 62 FR 5174 Legal Deadline: None NPRM Comment 04/07/97 Abstract: The Office of Personnel Period End Abstract: The position classification Management is proposing regulations Final Action 08/00/97 appeals regulations require updating to that enhance the opportunity for reflect current organization Federal employees to receive retention Small Entities Affected: None nomenclature following a service credit in reduction in force Government Levels Affected: None reorganization within OPM.
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Timetable: 3659. ∑ PREVAILING RATE SYSTEMS; Agency Contact: Frank Derby, Human SURVEY ORDER MONTH CHANGE Resources Systems Service, Office of Action Date FR Cite FOR JEFFERSON, NEW YORK, Compensation Policy, Office of NPRM 04/00/97 NONAPPROPRIATED FUND WAGE Personnel Management, 1900 E St. NPRM Comment 05/00/97 AREA NW., Washington, DC 20415 Period End Priority: Info./Admin./Other Phone: 202 606-2848 Final Action 07/01/97 Fax: 202 606-4264 Legal Authority: 5 USC 5343 RIN: 3206–AH81 Small Entities Affected: None CFR Citation: 5 CFR 532 Legal Deadline: None Government Levels Affected: None 3661. LUMP-SUM PAYMENTS FOR Abstract: OPM plans regulatory actions ANNUAL LEAVE Agency Contact: Jeffrey D. Miller, to change the survey order month for Office of Merit Systems Oversight and the Jefferson, NY, nonappropriated Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Effectiveness, Office of Personnel fund Federal Wage System wage area Legal Authority: 5 USC 5553 Management, 1900 E St. NW., from March to April beginning with the CFR Citation: 5 CFR 550, subpart L Washington, DC 20415 next full-scale wage survey in the wage Phone: 202 606-2530 area in 1998. This change was Legal Deadline: None Fax: 202 606-2663 recommended by the Federal Prevailing Abstract: The Technical and Rate Advisory Committee. Miscellaneous Civil Service RIN: 3206–AH38 Timetable: Amendments Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102- 378, October 2, 1992) created a new Action Date FR Cite 3658. MISCELLANEOUS CHANGES IN provision, 5 U.S.C. 5553, to provide COMPENSATION REGULATIONS NPRM 04/00/97 OPM with regulatory authority for Final Action 06/00/97 administering lump-sum payments for Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Small Entities Affected: None annual leave. Legal Authority: 5 USC 5304; 5 USC Government Levels Affected: None Timetable: 5365; 5 USC 5753; 5 USC 5527; 5 USC Agency Contact: Angela Graham Action Date FR Cite 5596; 5 USC 5941; 5 USC 5754; 5 USC Humes, Human Resources Systems NPRM 05/00/97 5307; 5 USC 5338; 5 USC 5548; 5 USC Service, Office of Compensation Policy, Final Action 10/00/97 5595; 5 USC 6101; Fair Labor Standards Office of Personnel Management, 1900 Act of 1938 (as amended), section 4(f) E St. NW., Washington, DC 20415 Small Entities Affected: None Phone: 202 606-2848 Government Levels Affected: None CFR Citation: 5 CFR 530; 5 CFR 531; Fax: 202 606-4264 5 CFR 536; 5 CFR 550; 5 CFR 551; 5 Agency Contact: JoAnn Perrini, RIN: 3206–AH80 CFR 575; 5 CFR 610 Human Resources Systems Service, Office of Compensation Policy, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Legal Deadline: None 3660. ∑ PREVAILING RATE SYSTEMS; Street NW., Washington, DC 20415 CHANGING THE HELPER (TRADES) Abstract: This proposed regulation Phone: 202 606-2858 WG-5 SURVEY JOB FROM REQUIRED would correct or clarify various Fax: 202 606-0824 TO OPTIONAL regulatory provisions dealing with the RIN: 3206–AF38 compensation of Federal employees. Priority: Info./Admin./Other Legal Authority: 5 USC 5343 Timetable: 3662. SEVERANCE PAY: CFR Citation: 5 CFR 532 Action Date FR Cite MISCELLANEOUS Legal Deadline: None Priority: Other Significant NPRM 05/00/97 Abstract: OPM plans regulatory actions Legal Authority: 5 USC 5595 NPRM Comment 07/00/97 to remove the Helper (Trades) WG-5 Period End Federal Wage System (FWS) CFR Citation: 5 CFR 550, subpart G Final Action 10/00/97 appropriated fund survey job from the Legal Deadline: None Small Entities Affected: None list of required FWS survey jobs and add it to the list of optional FWS Abstract: The proposed regulation Government Levels Affected: None survey jobs. This change was would clarify or revise the severance recommended by the Federal Prevailing pay rules relating to such issues as the Agency Contact: D. Bryce Baker, Office Rate Advisory Committee. creditability of service, and the of Compensation Policy, Human definition of ‘‘involuntary separation.’’ Timetable: Resources Systems Service, Office of Timetable: Personnel Management, 1900 E Street Action Date FR Cite Action Date FR Cite NW., Washington, DC 20415 NPRM 04/00/97 Phone: 202 606-2858 Final Action 06/00/97 NPRM 09/00/97 Fax: 202 606-0824 NPRM Comment 11/00/97 Small Entities Affected: None Period End RIN: 3206–AH11 Government Levels Affected: None Final Action 02/00/98
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Small Entities Affected: None Timetable: 3666. ∑ COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCES (NONFOREIGN Government Levels Affected: None Action Date FR Cite AREAS); TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS Agency Contact: NPRM 04/30/97 D. Bryce Baker, Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Human Resources Systems Service, Small Entities Affected: None Legal Authority: 5 USC 5941; EO 10000 Office of Compensation Policy, Office Government Levels Affected: None of Personnel Management, 1900 E CFR Citation: 5 CFR 591 Street NW., Washington, DC 20415 Agency Contact: Mike Carmichael, Legal Deadline: Phone: 202 606-2858 Employment Service, Staffing None Fax: 202 606-0824 Reinvention Office, Office of Personnel Abstract: Section 5941 of title 5, Management, 1900 E St. NW., United States Code, provides for the RIN: 3206–AH12 Washington, DC 20415 payment of nonforeign area cost-of- Phone: 202 606-0830 living allowances (COLA’s) in Alaska, 3663. PAY ADMINISTRATION TDD: 202 606-0023 Hawaii, and other nonforeign overseas (GENERAL); COLLECTION BY Fax: 202 606-2329 areas. OPM is planning to issue OFFSET FROM INDEBTED RIN: 3206–AH50 regulations that would extend COLA GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES eligibility to employees on long-term temporary assignments who are not Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 3665. COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCES receiving per diem. Currently, AND POST DIFFERENTIALS Legal Authority: 5 USC 5514 employees on long-term temporary (NONFOREIGN AREAS) CFR Citation: 5 CFR 550, subpart K assignments are not eligible to receive Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant COLA and, as a result of a provision Legal Deadline: None Legal Authority: 5 USC 5941; EO 10000 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (P.L. 104-201), Abstract: OPM plans regulatory CFR Citation: 5 CFR 591 may not be eligible to receive per diem. changes to salary offset regulations Legal Deadline: None which are needed to comply with These regulations would remedy this changes required by or resulting from Abstract: Section 5941 of title 5 United and aid in the recruitment of Public Law 103-134 States Code, provides for the payment candidates for long-term assignments to of nonforeign area cost-of-living these areas. Timetable: allowances (COLA’s) and post Timetable: Action Date FR Cite differentials in Alaska, Hawaii, and other nonforeign overseas areas. OPM Action Date FR Cite NPRM 04/00/97 is planning to issue regulations that NPRM 04/00/97 NPRM Comment 06/00/97 would (1) Remove obsolete references Period End Final Action 06/00/97 that refer to hiring authorities no longer Final Action 09/00/97 Small Entities Affected: None in use, (2) Clarify application of COLA Small Entities Affected: None regulations to two pay systems linked Government Levels Affected: None Government Levels Affected: None to or equivalent to the Senior Executive Agency Contact: Kurt M. Springmann, Service, (3) Clarify application of COLA Human Resources Systems Service, Agency Contact: Paul Shields, Human regulations to employees under other Office of Compensation Policy, Office Resources Systems Service, Office of pay systems, (4) Extend nonforeign area of Personnel Management, 1900 E St. Compensation Policy, Office of post differentials to employees on long- NW., Washington, DC 20415 Personnel Management, 1900 E St. term temporary assignments in the Phone: 202 606-2838 NW., Washington, DC 20415 same manner as is provided by the Fax: 202 606-4264 Phone: 202 606-2858 State Department for employees in Fax: 202 606-0824 foreign areas. RIN: 3206–AH79 RIN: 3206–AH63 Timetable: 3667. RETIREMENT; CSRS AND FERS Action Date FR Cite AMENDMENTS RELATING TO 3664. AGENCY DETERMINATIONS ON NPRM 03/20/97 62 FR 13354 HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS PAYMENT OF RELOCATION COSTS NPRM Comment 05/19/97 Priority: Info./Admin./Other Priority: Other Significant Period End Interim Final Rule 06/00/97 Legal Authority: 5 USC 8347(a); 5 USC Legal Authority: 5 USC 1103(9)(7) Small Entities Affected: None 8461(g) CFR Citation: 5 CFR 572 Government Levels Affected: None CFR Citation: 5 CFR 831; 5 CFR 841; 5 CFR 842 Legal Deadline: None Agency Contact: Paul B. Malerba, Abstract: Provides criteria under which Human Resources Systems Service, Legal Deadline: None agencies may determine that relocation Office of Compensation Policy, Office Abstract: These regulations implement expenses will not be paid. Encourages of Personnel Management, 1900 E St. the special retirement provisions as broad a competition for hiring as NW., Washington, DC 20415 applicable to certain health care possible and expands employment Phone: 202 606-2838 professionals employed by the Veterans opportunities for displaced Federal Fax: 202 606-4264 Health Service and other designated employees. RIN: 3206–AH51 agencies.
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Timetable: Abstract: These regulations would 3671. RETIREMENT; SERVICE CREDIT Action Date FR Cite establish the standards of evidence that Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant OPM will require to prove entitlement NPRM 07/00/97 to a survivor annuity as the surviving Legal Authority: 5 USC 8347 Final Action 11/00/97 spouse of a deceased employee or CFR Citation: 5 CFR 831, subpart C Small Entities Affected: None retiree. Legal Deadline: None Government Levels Affected: None Timetable: Abstract: These regulations would Agency Contact: Cynthia Reinhold, Action Date FR Cite provide that no retirement credit could be granted for periods of service for Retirement and Insurance Service, NPRM 09/00/97 which retirement deductions were Office of Retirement Policy Final Action 02/00/98 Development, Office of Personnel refunded and not repaid even when the Management, 1900 E St. NW., Small Entities Affected: None refund was paid based on an erroneous separation. Washington DC 20415 Government Levels Affected: None Phone: 202 606-0299 Timetable: Email: [email protected] Agency Contact: Harold L. Siegelman, Retirement and Insurance Service, Action Date FR Cite RIN: 3206–AG57 Retirement Policy Division, Office of NPRM 09/00/97 Personnel Management, 1900 E St. Final Action 03/00/98 NW., Washington, DC 20415 3668. RETIREMENT; CREDIT FOR Small Entities Affected: None MILITARY SERVICE Phone: 202 606-0299 Email: [email protected] Government Levels Affected: None Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant RIN: 3206–AG60 Agency Contact: Patricia A. Rochester, Legal Authority: 5 USC 8347(a); 5 USC Retirement and Insurance Service, 8461(g); 38 USC 4331 Retirement Policy Division, Office of 3670. ∑ RETIREMENT AND CFR Citation: Personnel Management, 1900 E St. 5 CFR 8347(a); 5 CFR INSURANCE BENEFITS DURING 8461(g); 5 CFR 842.306; 5 CFR 842.307 NW., Washington, DC 20415 PERIODS OF UNEXPLAINED Phone: 202 606-0299 Legal Deadline: None ABSENCE Email: [email protected] Abstract: These regulations implement Priority: Info./Admin./Other RIN: 3206–AH37 changes in the treatment of certain Legal Authority: military service under CSRS and FERS 5 USC 8347(a); 5 USC required under the Uniformed Services 8461(g); 5 USC 8716; 5 USC 8913 3672. ∑ RETIREMENT; WAIVER OF Employment and Reemployment Act of CFR Citation: 5 CFR 831; 5 CFR 841; MILITARY RETIRED PAY TO 1994 (USERA). 5 CFR 880 ENHANCE CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT ANNUITY Timetable: Legal Deadline: None Priority: Info./Admin./Other Action Date FR Cite Abstract: These regulations establish a Legal Authority: uniform standard that OPM will use in 5 USC 8332(c)(4); 5 NPRM 09/00/97 USC 8347(a); 5 USC 8411(c)(5) Final Action 02/00/98 its administration of retirement and insurance benefits in cases in which a CFR Citation: 5 CFR 831, subpart C; Small Entities Affected: None retired employee disappears. These 5 CFR 842, subpart C Government Levels Affected: None regulations would establish procedures Legal Deadline: None to determine the status of the missing Agency Contact: Howard T. Newland, annuitant and to allow the missing Abstract: These regulations implement Jr., Retirement and Insurance Service, annuitant’s dependents to obtain provisions of the National Defense Retirement Policy Division, Office of benefits until the missing annuitant’s Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 Personnel Management, 1900 E St. status is resolved. which changed the statutory NW., Washington, DC 20415 requirements for allowing credit under Phone: 202 606-0299 Timetable: the Civil Service Retirement System Email: [email protected] Action Date FR Cite (CSRS) and the Federal Employees RIN: 3206–AG58 Retirement System (FERS) for military NPRM 04/00/97 service in certain situations in which Final Action 09/00/97 a waiver of military retired pay after 3669. RETIREMENT; Small Entities Affected: None January 1, 1997, to receive CSRS or DETERMINATIONS OF MARITAL FERS credit adversely affects a former Government Levels Affected: STATUS FOR SURVIVOR ANNUITIES None spouse with a court order on file Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agency Contact: Harold Siegelman, affecting the military retired pay. Retirement and Insurance Service, Timetable: Legal Authority: 5 USC 8347; 5 USC Retirement Policy Division, Office of 8461 Personnel Management, 1900 E St. Action Date FR Cite CFR Citation: 5 CFR 831; 5 CFR 842; NW., Washington, DC 20415 NPRM 04/00/97 5 CFR 843 Phone: 202 606-0299 Final Action 09/00/97 Legal Deadline: None RIN: 3206–AH75 Small Entities Affected: None
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Government Levels Affected: None Timetable: 3676. RETIREMENT; COURT ORDERS AWARDING SURVIVOR ANNUITIES; Agency Contact: Harold Siegelman, Action Date FR Cite CORRECTING OR SUPPLEMENTING Retirement and Insurance Service, NPRM 07/00/97 THE FIRST ORDER DIVIDING Retirement Policy Division, Office of MARITAL PROPERTY Personnel Management, 1900 E St. Final Action 11/00/97 Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant NW., Washington, DC 20415 Small Entities Affected: None Phone: 202 606-0299 Legal Authority: 5 USC 8347; 5 USC Government Levels Affected: RIN: 3206–AH74 None 8461 Agency Contact: Harold Siegelman, CFR Citation: 5 CFR 838 3673. ∑ RETIREMENT; ELIMINATION Retirement and Insurance Service, Legal Deadline: None Retirement Policy Division, Office of OF THE HEARING REQUIREMENT Abstract: These regulations would Personnel Management, 1900 E St. DURING ENFORCEMENT OF establish standards for determining NW., Washington, DC 20415 STATUTORY BAR TO ANNUITY which supplemental or correcting court AFTER CONVICTION OF CERTAIN Phone: 202 606-0299 orders are not ‘‘modifications’’ and the OFFENSES Email: [email protected] procedures applicable to such orders. Priority: Info./Admin./Other RIN: 3206–AH62 They also provide for the continuation of the former spouse’s survivor Legal Authority: 5 USC 8347; 5 USC coverage and the reduction in the 8461 3675. RETIREMENT; DEBT retiree’s annuity until the State court CFR Citation: 5 CFR 831, subpart K COLLECTION decides the extent of the former spouse’s rights to retirement benefits. Legal Deadline: None Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Timetable: Abstract: These regulations will Legal Authority: 5 USC 8347; 5 USC eliminate the requirement that OPM Action Date FR Cite 8461 conduct a hearing before applying the NPRM 07/00/97 statutory bar to annuity when an CFR Citation: 5 CFR 835(e) Final Action 11/00/97 individual has been convicted of Small Entities Affected: None certain offenses. Legal Deadline: None Government Levels Affected: None Timetable: Abstract: These regulations will amend Agency Contact: Harold L. Siegelman, the Civil Service Retirement System Action Date FR Cite Retirement and Insurance Group, (CSRS) and Federal Employees NPRM 06/00/97 Retirement Policy Division, Office of Retirement System (FERS) regulations Final Action 12/00/97 Personnel Management, 1900 E St. by consolidating existing regulations in NW., Washington, DC 20415 Small Entities Affected: None three different subparts of the CSRS Phone: 202 606-0299 Government Levels Affected: None regulations and 5 CFR 845 in the FERS Email: [email protected] regulations to eliminate duplication of Agency Contact: Patrick Jennings, the provisions governing debt RIN: 3206–AG28 Retirement and Insurance Service, collection. This item is for subpart E Retirement Policy Division, Office of of the new part 835, which will address 3677. RETIREMENT; FERS Personnel Management, 1900 E St. collections of Government claims from ELECTIONS OF COVERAGE NW., Washington, DC20415 payments made by OPM. Phone: 202 606-0299 Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Timetable: RIN: 3206–AH76 Legal Authority: 5 USC 8347(a); 5 USC Action Date FR Cite 8461(g); PL 99-335, sec 301(d)(3) CFR Citation: 3674. RETIREMENT; STATE INCOME NPRM 10/05/92 57 FR 45753 5 CFR 846 TAX WITHHOLDING NPRM 09/00/97 Legal Deadline: None INSTRUMENTALITIES Final Action 03/00/98 Abstract: These regulations implement Priority: title III of the Federal Employees Info./Admin./Other Small Entities Affected: None Retirement System Act of 1986, as Legal Authority: 5 USC 8345; 5 USC Government Levels Affected: None amended, dealing with the election of 8347; 5 USC 8461; 5 USC 8469 FERS coverage by employees under the CFR Citation: 5 CFR 831, subpart S; Agency Contact: Patricia A. Rochester, Civil Service Retirement System and 5 CFR 841, subpart J Retirement and Insurance Service, certain other employees. The Retirement Policy Division, Office of regulations contain regulatory and Legal Deadline: None Personnel Management, 1900 E St. interpretative rules concerning Abstract: These regulations modify NW., Washington, DC 20415 employees’ eligibility to elect FERS existing regulations to reflect changes Phone: 202 606-0299 coverage, procedures for electing FERS designed to expand and streamline the Email: [email protected] coverage, and basic benefits based on process of withholding state income tax the service for employees who elect from CSRS and FERS annuities. RIN: 3206–AE72 FERS coverage.
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Timetable: and witnessing designations of Abstract: Regulations authorizing Action Date FR Cite beneficiary, accepting designations of FEHB carriers to disenroll an enrollee beneficiary by facsimile, accepting DNA when the enrollment reconciliation Interim Final Rule 05/21/87 52 FR 19235 evidence to establish paternity, etc. process results in an unresolved Interim Final Rule 09/13/93 58 FR 47821 Timetable: discrepancy between the carrier and the NPRM 09/00/97 employing office records, and in other Final Action 02/00/98 Action Date FR Cite circumstances. Enrollees would have Small Entities Affected: None NPRM 12/00/97 the right to request reconsideration of the carrier action from the employing Government Levels Affected: None Final Action 06/00/98 office. Agency Contact: Harold L. Siegelman, Small Entities Affected: None Retirement and Insurance Service, Government Levels Affected: None Timetable: Retirement Policy Division, Office of Agency Contact: Karen Leibach, Action Date FR Cite Personnel Management, 1900 E St. Retirement and Insurance Service, NW., Washington, DC 20415-0001 NPRM 05/00/97 Insurance Policy and Information Final Action 09/00/97 Phone: 202 606-0299 Division, Office of Personnel Email: [email protected] Management, 1900 E St. NW., Small Entities Affected: None RIN: 3206–AG96 Washington, DC 20415 Phone: 202 606-0004 Government Levels Affected: None Fax: 202 606-0633 3678. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES GROUP Agency Contact: Margaret Sears, LIFE INSURANCE PROGRAM RIN: 3206–AG63 Retirement and Insurance Service, Priority: Info./Admin./Other Insurance Policy and Information Division, Office of Personnel Legal Authority: 5 USC 8716 3679. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM Management, Office of Insurance CFR Citation: 5 CFR 870 Programs, 1900 E St. NW., Washington, Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Deadline: None DC 20415 Legal Authority: 5 USC 8913 Phone: 202 606-0004 Abstract: These regulations include a Fax: 202 606-0633 group of changes to FEGLI regulations CFR Citation: 5 CFR 890 that will clarify procedures for signing Legal Deadline: None RIN: 3206–AH61
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3680. CLAIMS COLLECTIONS Financial Management, Office of Timetable: STANDARDS; DEBT COLLECTION Personnel Management, 1900 E St NW., Action Date FR Cite ACT OF 1982; SALARY OFFSET Washington, DC Final Action 06/01/97 Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Phone: 202 606-5028 Legal Authority: 31 USC 952; PL 95- RIN: 3206–AG64 Small Entities Affected: None 454; 5 USC 5514 Government Levels Affected: None CFR Citation: 5 CFR 179 3681. ∑ PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL Agency Contact: Murray M. Meeker, Legal Deadline: None REMEDIES Senior Attorney, Office of the General Abstract: The Office of Personnel Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Counsel, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is revising the Management, 1900 E St. NW., Legal Authority: 31 USC 3801 to 3812 regulations it issued on July 11, 1994, Washington 20415 Phone: 202 606-1700 that govern the collection of debts CFR Citation: 5 CFR 185 owed to OPM by Federal employees. RIN: 3206–AH73 These regulations implement the debt Legal Deadline: None collection procedures provided under Abstract: The Federal Civil Penalties 3682. SUMMER EMPLOYMENT section 5 of the Debt Collection Act of Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 1982. (FCPIAA), as amended by the Debt Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Collection Improvement Act of 1996 Timetable: Reinventing Government: This (DCIA), mandates that the civil Action Date FR Cite rulemaking is part of the Reinventing monetary penalties set forth in the Government effort. It will revise text in Final Action 09/00/97 Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act the CFR to reduce burden or (PFCRA) be adjusted. In accordance Small Entities Affected: None duplication, or streamline with this requirement, OPM plans to requirements. Government Levels Affected: None issue a regulation to adjust the civil Agency Contact: Bob Loring, Office of monetary penalties in its regulations Legal Authority: 5 USC 3301; 5 USC the Chief Financial Officer, Office of that implement PFCRA. 3302; EO 10577
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CFR Citation: 5 CFR 338.202(b)(2); 5 Phone: 202 606-0830 employees and applicants for CFR 213.3101(c); 5 CFR 213.3101(e); 5 RIN: 3206–AH67 employment at their agencies were CFR 213.3101(f); 5 CFR 338.202(e); 5 notified of these prohibitions. OPM CFR 338.202(a); 5 CFR 338.202(b); 5 issued a final regulation concerning CFR 338.202(b)(1); 5 CFR 338.202(b)(3); 3684. TIME-IN-GRADE RESTRICTIONS this requirement on December 27, 1994. 5 CFR 338.202(b)(4); 5 CFR 338.202(c); Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Section 315 of the Legislative Branch 5 CFR 338.202(c)(1); 5 CFR Appropriation Act for fiscal year 1997, 338.202(c)(2); 5 CFR 338.202(c)(3); 5 Reinventing Government: This Public Law 104-97, recently amended CFR 338.202(d); ... rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 5 U.S.C. 3303 by reinstating the prior Government effort. It will eliminate Legal Deadline: None law relating to Congressional existing text in the CFR. recommendations on personnel Abstract: The summer employment Legal Authority: 5 USC 3301; 5 USC decisions in the Executive Branch. program is now part of broader 3302; EO 10577 Section 315 became effective on programs for student employment. CFR Citation: 5 CFR 300 October 16, 1996. The recently References to summer employment will amended 5 U.S.C. 3303 does not be removed. Legal Deadline: None require agency heads to notify Timetable: Abstract: Eliminates requirement that employees and applicants of its Action Date FR Cite employees serve 1 year in grade to be prohibitions or authorize OPM to issue eligible for promotion above the GS-5 regulations implementing its NPRM 01/13/97 62 FR 1695 level. This is separate from the provisions, and supersedes subpart H Final Action 04/00/97 qualifications requirement for 1 year of 5 CFR part 300. Accordingly, OPM Small Entities Affected: None experience at the next lowest grade or plans to issue a final regulation to Government Levels Affected: None equivalent for promotion. remove subpart H from 5 CFR part 300. Agency Contact: Karen Jacobs, Timetable: Timetable: Employment Service, Staffing Action Date FR Cite Action Date FR Cite Reinvention Office, Office of Personnel Final Action 06/01/97 Management, 1900 E St. NW., NPRM 06/15/94 59 FR 30717 Washington, DC 20415 NPRM Comment 01/10/95 60 FR 2546 Small Entities Affected: None Period End Phone: 202 606-0830 Final Action 12/30/97 Government Levels Affected: None TDD: 202 606-0023 Agency Contact: Fax: 202 606-2329 Small Entities Affected: None Jo-Ann Chabot, Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, RIN: 3206–AG21 Government Levels Affected: None Office of Personnel Management, 1900 Agency Contact: Tina Vay, E St. NW., Washington, DC 20415 3683. ∑ EXCEPTED SERVICEÐ Employment Service, Staffing Phone: 202 606-0092 SCHEDULE A AUTHORITY FOR Reinvention Office, Office of Personnel RIN: 3206–AH71 TEMPORARY ORGANIZATIONS Management, 1900 E St. NW., Washington, DC 20415 Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Phone: 202 606-0830 3686. TEMPORARY AND TERM Legal Authority: 5 USC 3301; 5 USC TDD: 202 606-0023 EMPLOYMENT 3302 Fax: 292 606-2329 Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 5 CFR 213.3199 RIN: 3206–AG06 Legal Authority: 5 USC 3301; 5 USC Legal Deadline: None 3302; EO 10577 Abstract: Revises the excepted service 3685. ∑ NOTIFICATION CFR Citation: 5 CFR 316 appointing authority for filling REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE Legal Deadline: None positions in temporary organizations at STATUTORY PROHIBITIONS ON GS-15 and below, by deleting the POLITICAL RECOMMENDATIONS Abstract: Changes non-permanent maximum grade level limitation. appointment types and procedures to Priority: Other Significant Timetable: be consistent with newly expanded Legal Authority: 5 USC 3303(e) delegation of examining authority to Action Date FR Cite CFR Citation: 5 CFR 300, subpart H agencies. NPRM 12/02/96 61 FR 63762 Timetable: Legal Deadline: None NPRM Comment 01/31/97 Action Date FR Cite Period End Abstract: The Hatch Act Reform Final Action 04/00/97 Amendments of 1993 (Reform NPRM 09/09/96 61 FR 47450 Small Entities Affected: None Amendments) amended 5 U.S.C 3303 NPRM Comment 12/31/96 by prohibiting individuals from Period End Government Levels Affected: None requesting, making, transmitting, Final Action 04/00/97 Agency Contact: Sylvia Cole, accepting, or considering political Small Entities Affected: None Emmployment Service, Staffing recommendations in effecting personnel Reinvention Office, Office of Personnel actions. The Reform Amendments also Government Levels Affected: None Management, 1900 E St. NW., authorized OPM to issue regulations Agency Contact: Diane Tyrrell or Mike Washington, DC 20415 requiring agency heads to ensure that Carmichael, Employment Service,
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Staffing Reinvention Office, Office of which they will accept applications 3690. TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS OF Personnel Management, 1900 E St. from outside their own work forces. EMPLOYEES BETWEEN FEDERAL NW., Washington, DC 20415 Requires agencies to give full AGENCIES, STATE, LOCAL, AND Phone: 202 606-0830 consideration to displaced DOD INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, TDD: 202 606-0023 employees, Pub. L. 102-484, 5 U.S.C. INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER Fax: 202 606-2329 3329. LEARNING, AND OTHER ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS RIN: 3206–AH47 Timetable: Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Action Date FR Cite 3687. PROMOTION AND INTERNAL Legal Authority: 5 USC 33 PLACEMENT; ACCELERATED Interim Final Rule 04/08/93 58 FR 18139 CFR Citation: 5 CFR 334 Final Action 06/00/97 QUALIFICATIONS Legal Deadline: None Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Small Entities Affected: None Abstract: Changes in the regulations to Reinventing Government: This Government Levels Affected: None incorporate revisions to the rulemaking is part of the Reinventing Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Government effort. It will revise text in Agency Contact: Ed McHugh, contained in the Defense Authorization the CFR to reduce burden or Employment Service, Office of Act for Fiscal Year 1995; and duplication, or streamline Personnel Management, 1900 E St. incorporate any requirements in requirements. NW., Washington, DC 20415 Federal Personnel Manual (FPM) Legal Authority: 5 USC 3301; 5 USC Phone: 202 606-0830 chapter 334 that need to be continued 3302; 5 USC 3329; EO 10577 TDD: 202 606-0023 following abolishment of the chapter Fax: 202 606-2329 under FPM Sunset. Other procedural CFR Citation: 5 CFR 316; 5 CFR 335; guidance from FPM chapter 334 will 5 CFR 338 RIN: 3206–AF36 be issued in an information handbook Legal Deadline: None or manual. Abstract: Gives agencies greater 3689. CAREER TRANSITION Timetable: flexibility to design internal selection ASSISTANCE FOR SURPLUS AND Action Date FR Cite systems consistent with merit DISPLACED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES principles and other applicable status. Final Action 04/00/97 NPR recommendation. Priority: Other Significant Small Entities Affected: None Timetable: Legal Authority: 5 USC 1202; 5 USC Government Levels Affected: None Action Date FR Cite 3301; 5 USC 3302; 5 USC 3310; 5 USC Agency Contact: Anthony Ryan, Office 3315; 5 USC 3327; 5 USC 3502; 5 USC of Merit Systems Oversight and NPRM 02/20/96 61 FR 6324 3503; 5 USC 8151; 5 USC 8337(h); 5 Final Action 04/00/97 Effectiveness, Office of Personnel USC 8457(b); EO 10527; EO 12828 Management, 1900 E St. NW., Small Entities Affected: None Washington, DC 20415 CFR Citation: 5 CFR 330; 5 CFR 332; Government Levels Affected: None Phone: 202 606-1181 5 CFR 351 Fax: 202 606-3577 Additional Information: Supersedes RIN 3206-AG54. Legal Deadline: None RIN: 3206–AG61 Agency Contact: Karen Jacobs, Abstract: Implements a presidential Employment Service, Staffing directive requiring agencies to provide 3691. REDUCTION IN FORCE; Reinvention Office, Office of Personnel services and special selection priority RETREAT RIGHTS Management, 1900 E St. NW., to surplus and displaced Federal Priority: Info./Admin./Other Washington, DC 20415 employees. Effective 2/29/96. Phone: 202 606-0830 Legal Authority: 5 USC 3502(a) TDD: 202 606-0023 Timetable: CFR Citation: 5 CFR 351 Fax: 202 606-2329 Action Date FR Cite Legal Deadline: None RIN: 3206–AG19 Interim Final Rule 06/27/94 60 FR 67281 Abstract: The Office of Personnel Final Action 04/00/97 Management is issuing interim 3688. JOB LISTINGS; FULL retention regulations that clarify CONSIDERATION OF DISPLACED Small Entities Affected: None existing policy on employees’ ‘‘Retreat’’ DEFENSE EMPLOYEES rights. These interim regulations also Government Levels Affected: None clarify existing policy concerning the Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agency Contact: Susan Shelton, content of specific written reduction in Legal Authority: 5 USC 3329; PL 102- Employment Service, Workforce force notices, and issuance of a 484, sec 4432 Restructuring Office, Office of Certification of Expected Separation. CFR Citation: 5 CFR 330; 5 CFR 335 Personnel Management, 1900 E St NW., Timetable: Legal Deadline: None Washington, DC 20415 Action Date FR Cite Phone: 202 606-0960 Abstract: Requires agencies to report to Interim Final Rule 08/25/95 60 FR 44253 OPM announcements of vacancies for RIN: 3206–AH26 Final Action 04/00/97
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Small Entities Affected: Undetermined Timetable: Legal Deadline: None Government Levels Affected: Federal Action Date FR Cite Abstract: 5 CFR part 1001 sets forth the Privacy Act rules of conduct for Agency Contact: Thomas A. Glennon Interim Final Rule 09/01/95 60 FR 45650 Final Action 08/31/97 OPM employees and cross-references or Ed McHugh, Employment Service, employees to other applicable laws and Workforce Restructuring Office, Office Small Entities Affected: None regulations concerning standards of of Personnel Management, 1900 E St. Government Levels Affected: None ethical conduct. 5 CFR part 4501 NW., Washington, DC 20415-0001 supplements for OPM employees the Agency Contact: Phone: 202 606-0960 Raleigh Neville, Executive branch standards of ethical Fax: 202 606-2329 Employment Service, Staffing conduct. Reinvention Office, Office of Personnel RIN: 3206–AG77 Management, 1900 E St. NW., Timetable: Washington, DC 20415 Action Date FR Cite Phone: 202 606-0830 3692. ∑ REDUCTION IN FORCE AND Interim Final Rule 07/16/96 61 FR 36993 MANDATORY TEMPORARY RIN: 3206–AG02 Final Action 05/00/97 EXCEPTIONS Small Entities Affected: None Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 3694. PRESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT Government Levels Affected: None INTERN PROGRAM Legal Authority: PL 104-208, sec 624 Additional Information: 5 CFR 4501 is Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 5 CFR 351 RIN: 3209-AA15, Supplemental Legal Authority: EO 12364; 5 USC Standards of Ethical Conduct for Legal Deadline: None 1302; 5 USC 3301 Employees of the Executive Branch. 5 CFR 1001 is RIN: 3206-AG87, Employee Abstract: CFR Citation: 5 CFR 362; 5 CFR 315 Implements sec. 624 of Pub. Responsibilities and Conduct. L. 104-208. Gives employees the right Legal Deadline: None to use annual leave to establish Agency Contact: Lorraine Lewis, Office eligibility for retirement and continue Abstract: 5 CFR 362, the Presidential of the General Counsel, Office of health insurance in reductions in force. Management Intern program, is Personnel Management, 1900 E St. NW. amended to clarify nomination, Phone: 202 606-1700 Timetable: selection, and employment procedures, Fax: 202 606-2609 to modify the career development Action Date FR Cite RIN: 3206–AG87 portion and to make editorial changes. Interim Final Rule 03/10/97 62 FR 10681 5 CFR 315 is amended to clarify that Final Action 06/00/97 PMIS do not serve probation when 3696. ∑ PAY UNDER THE GENERAL Small Entities Affected: None converted to career-conditional or SCHEDULE; LOCALITY PAY AREAS career appointments. FOR 1998 Government Levels Affected: None Timetable: Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Agency Contact: Thomas Glennon, Action Date FR Cite Legal Authority: 5 USC 5304; EO 12883 Employment Service, Workforce Restructuring Office, Office of Interim Final Rule 01/22/97 62 FR 3193 CFR Citation: 5 CFR 531, subpart F Personnel Management, 1900 E St. Final Action 12/00/97 Legal Deadline: None NW., Washington, DC 20415 Small Entities Affected: None Abstract: Consistent with the Phone: 202 606-0960 Government Levels Affected: None President’s Pay Agent’s determination. TDD: 202 606-2329 Two new locality pay areas would be Agency Contact: Tina Vay, Fax: 202 606-0023 established, Hartford, CT and Orlando, Employment Service, Staffing FL, effective in January 1998. RIN: 3206–AH64 Reinvention Office, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E St. NW., Timetable: 3693. RESTORATION TO DUTY FROM Washington, DC 20415 Action Date FR Cite MILITARY SERVICE OR Phone: 202 606-0830 Fax: 202 606-2329 NPRM 10/25/96 61 FR 55227 COMPENSABLE INJURY Final Action 04/00/97 RIN: 3206–AH53 Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Final Action Effective 01/00/98 Legal Authority: 5 USC 8151; 38 USC Small Entities Affected: None 3695. EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES 4301 Government Levels Affected: None AND CONDUCT; SUPPLEMENTAL CFR Citation: 5 CFR 353 STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT Agency Contact: Jeanne D. Jacobson, FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE OFFICE OF Human Resources Systems Service, Legal Deadline: None PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT Office of Compensation Policy, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E St. Abstract: Restoration rights of Federal Priority: Routine and Frequent employees who leave employment to NW., Washington, DC 20415 perform duty with the uniformed Legal Authority: 5 USC 552(a); 5 USC Phone: 202 606-2858 services, implementing USERA Act of 7301 Fax: 202 606-0824 1994, 48 USC chapter 43. CFR Citation: 5 CFR 4501; 5 CFR 1001 RIN: 3206–AH65
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3697. PREVAILING RATE SYSTEMS; Benjamin Harrison, left Marion County Fax: 202 606-0824 REDEFINITION OF THE NORFOLK, without an activity having the RIN: 3206–AH78 MA, NONAPPROPRIATED FUND capability to conduct a wage survey. WAGE AREA Timetable: 3700. VOLUNTARY SEPARATION Priority: Info./Admin./Other Action Date FR Cite INCENTIVE REPAYMENT WAIVERS Legal Authority: 5 USC 5343 Interim Final Rule 09/10/96 61 FR 47661 Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 5 CFR 532 Final Action 04/00/97 Legal Authority: PL 103-226 Legal Deadline: None Small Entities Affected: None CFR Citation: 5 CFR 550 Abstract: OPM plans regulatory actions Government Levels Affected: None Legal Deadline: None to abolish the Norfolk, MA, Agency Contact: Frank Derby, Human Abstract: nonappropriated fund (NAF) wage area Public Law 103-226 Resources Systems Services, Office of authorizes OPM to waive repayment of and to redefine (1) Norfolk, Plymouth Personnel Management, Office of and Suffolk Counties in MA to the a voluntary separation incentive Compensation Policy, 1900 E St. NW., payment if a former employee who Middlesex, MA, NAF wage area and (2) Washington, DC 20415 Barnstable and Nantucket Counties in accepted the incentive payment is Phone: 202 606-2848 reemployed by an executive agency of MA to the Newport, RI, wage area. This Fax: 202 606-4264 change is necessary because the closing the U.S. within 5 years of separation. of the wage area host activity, Naval RIN: 3206–AH60 Timetable: Air Station, South Weymouth, MA left Action Date FR Cite Norfolk County without an activity 3699. ∑ HOLIDAYS AND PREMIUM Interim Final Rule 11/09/94 59 FR 55807 having the capability to conduct a wage PAY survey. Final Action 06/30/97 Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Timetable: Small Entities Affected: None Legal Authority: 5 USC 5548; 5 USC Government Levels Affected: None Action Date FR Cite 6133; 29 USC 204(f) Agency Contact: Greg Keller, Interim Final Rule 09/23/96 61 FR 49649 CFR Citation: 5 CFR 532; 5 CFR 550; Employment Service, Federal Final Action 04/00/97 5 CFR 551; 5 CFR 610 Workforce Restructuring Office, Office Small Entities Affected: None Legal Deadline: None of Personnel Management, 1900 E St. Government Levels Affected: None Abstract: The regulations implement NW., Washington, DC 20415 recent changes in law which provide Phone: 202 606-0960 Agency Contact: Frank Derby, Human Fax: 202 606-2329 Resources Systems Services, Office of authority for compensatory time off for Compensation Policy, Office of prevailing rate (wage) employees in lieu RIN: 3206–AG20 Personnel Management, 1900 E St. of overtime pay, agency flexibility in determining the ‘‘in lieu of’’ holiday for NW., Washington, DC 20415 3701. PAY ADMINISTRATION; employees on compressed work Phone: 202 606-2848 AVAILABILITY PAY FOR CRIMINAL schedules when the actual holiday for Fax: 202 606-4264 INVESTIGATORS the employee is on a nonworkday, and RIN: 3206–AH58 employee-employer agreements that use Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant of Government vehicles will not be Legal Authority: 5 USC 5545a(h); 5 3698. PREVAILING RATE SYSTEMS; hours of work for the purpose of USC 5548 overtime pay under the Fair Labor REDEFINITION OF THE MARION, IN, CFR Citation: 5 CFR 550 NONAPPROPRIATED FUND WAGE Standards Act of 1938, as amended. A AREA current regulation is also corrected to Legal Deadline: None comply with a provision of law Abstract: Regulations on Priority: Info./Admin./Other authorizing use of alternative work implementation of availability pay, a Legal Authority: 5 USC 5343 schedules for civilian nonappropriated new form of premium pay for criminal fund employees of the Armed Services. CFR Citation: 5 CFR 532 investigators who are required to work, Timetable: or be available to work substantial Legal Deadline: None amounts of unscheduled overtime duty Action Date FR Cite Abstract: OPM plan regulatory actions based on the needs of the employing to abolish the Marion, IN, Interim Final Rule 04/00/97 agency. nonappropriated fund (NAF) wage area Final Action 08/00/97 Timetable: and to redefine (1) Grant, Miami, Allen Small Entities Affected: None and Marion Counties, IN, to the Action Date FR Cite Greenville-Montgomery, OH, NAF wage Government Levels Affected: None Interim Final Rule 12/23/94 59 FR 66149 area (2) Martin County, IL to the Agency Contact: James R. Weddel, Final Action 06/00/97 Hardin-Jefferson, KY, NAF wage area Human Resources Systems Service, Small Entities Affected: None and (3) Vermilion County, IL, to the Office of Compensation Policy, Office Lake County, IL, NAF wage area. This of Personnel Management, 1900 E St. Government Levels Affected: None change is necessary because the closing NW., Washington, DC 20415 Agency Contact: Kevin Kitchelt, of the wage area host activity, Ft. Phone: 202 606-2858 Human Resources Systems Service,
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Office of Compensation Policy, Office Timetable: Fax: 202 606-0082 of Personnel Management, 1900 E Action Date FR Cite RIN: 3206–AH43 Street NW., Washington, DC 20415 Phone: 202 606-2858 NPRM 02/03/97 62 FR 4940 Fax: 202 606-0824 NPRM Comment 03/05/97 3705. COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCE Period End RIN: 3206–AG47 IN NONFOREIGN AREAS: SURVEY Final Action 05/00/97 RESULTS Small Entities Affected: None Priority: 3702. SEVERANCE PAY; PANAMA Substantive, Nonsignificant CANAL COMMISSION EMPLOYEES Government Levels Affected: None Legal Authority: 5 USC 5941 Priority: Other Significant Agency Contact: Jeffrey D. Miller, CFR Citation: 5 CFR 591 Office of Merit Systems Oversight and Legal Authority: 5 USC 5595 Effectiveness, Office of Personnel Legal Deadline: None CFR Citation: 5 CFR 550, subpart G Management, 1900 E St. NW., Abstract: The Office of Personnel Legal Deadline: None Washington, DC 20415 Management will issue regulations Phone: 202 606-2530 implementing any increases in Abstract: To amend the severance pay Fax: 202 606-2663 nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance regulations to address the rights of (COLA) rates indicated by COLA survey employees who are employed by the RIN: 3206–AG70 results. Section 5941 of title 5, United Panama Canal Commission when the States Code, provides for the payment United States transfers full 3704. PROCESSING GARNISHMENT of nonforeign area cost-of-living responsibility for the management, ORDERS FOR CHILD SUPPORT allowances (COLA’s) in Alaska, Hawaii, operation, and maintenance of the AND/OR ALIMONY AND COMMERCIAL and other nonforeign overseas areas. Panama Canal to the Republic of GARNISHMENT OF FEDERAL The Office of Personnel Management Panama. EMPLOYEES' PAY conducts living-cost surveys to set Timetable: Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant COLA rates. Reductions in nonforeign area COLA rates are prohibited by the Action Date FR Cite Legal Authority: 42 USC 659; 15 USC Treasury, Postal Service, and General 1673; EO 12105; 5 USC 5520a; PL 104- NPRM 07/07/95 60 FR 35342 Government Appropriations Act, 1992, 106, sec 643; EO 12897 NPRM Comment 09/05/95 as amended, through December 31, Period End CFR Citation: 5 CFR 581; 5 CFR 582 1998, and will not be proposed during Final Action 04/00/97 Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, the restricted period. Small Entities Affected: None February 10, 1996. Timetable: Government Levels Affected: None Pub.L. 104-106 requires agencies to Action Date FR Cite Agency Contact: D. Bryce Baker, deduct for the garnishment orders. Notice Winter 1995 02/02/96 61 FR 4070 Human Resources Systems Service, Abstract: In accordance with Pub. L. Office of Compensation Policy, Office Report 104-193, amends 5 CFR part 581. NPRM 03/25/97 62 FR 14188 of Personnel Management, 1900 E Amends the definition of child support. Street NW., Washington, DC 20415 Final Action Effective 03/25/97 Expands the Federal payments subject Final Action 08/00/97 Phone: 202 606-2858 to garnishment. Amends 5 CFR part Fax: 202 606-0824 582 as required by Pub. L. 104-106 to Small Entities Affected: None RIN: 3206–AF89 require deduction for the cost of Government Levels Affected: None processing a garnishment order. Clarifies the order of precedence for tax Agency Contact: Kurt M. Springmann, 3703. PAY ADMINISTRATION UNDER levies and the applicability of the Human Resources and Systems Service, THE FLSA Consumer Credit Protection Act where Office of Compensation Policy, Office Priority: Routine and Frequent the debtor receives two or more types of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415 Legal Authority: 29 USC 204(f) of remuneration. Clarifies OPM’s intent regarding the statutory waiver of Phone: 202 606-2838 CFR Citation: 5 CFR 551 sovereign immunity. Fax: 202 606-4264 Legal Deadline: None Timetable: RIN: 3206–AH07 Abstract: Proposed revisions to Action Date FR Cite regulations would delete nonexistent 3706. POLITICAL ACTIVITYÐ NPRM 03/31/97 sections under subpart B, update FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RESIDING IN Final Action 09/00/97 antiquated references, simplify DESIGNATED LOCALITIES regulatory language, add special Small Entities Affected: None exemption categories stemming from Priority: Other Significant. Major under court decisions, such as computer Government Levels Affected: None 5 USC 801. specialists under professional Agency Contact: Murray M. Meeker, Legal Authority: 5 USC 7325 exemption criteria, and regulate, as Office of the General Councel, Office CFR Citation: necessary, to accommodate GAO’s of Personnel Management, 1900 E St. 5 CFR 733 transfer of the FLSA claims function to NW., Washington, DC 20415 Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, OPM. Phone: 202 606-1700 February 3, 1994.
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Abstract: Congress amended the Hatch Timetable: CFR Citation: 5 CFR 831; 5 CFR 844 Act through the Hatch Act Reform Action Date FR Cite Legal Deadline: None Amendments of 1993; an interim regulation with a request for comments Interim Final Rule 08/09/96 61 FR 41714 Abstract: These regulations will was issued on February 4, 1994, 59 FR Final Action 08/00/97 establish uniformity in application 5313. The interim regulation addressed Small Entities Affected: None procedures for disability retirement employee coverage and specifically under the Civil Service Retirement Government Levels Affected: None described the political activities which System and the Federal Employees the Reform Amendments permit and Agency Contact: Cynthia Reinhold, Retirement System. The regulation prohibit in connection with employee Retirement and Insurance Service, would allow employees to meet the participation in elections for local Retirement Policy Division, Office of filing deadline for disability retirement partisan political office in the Personnel Management, 1900 E St. by submitting applications directly to designated localities. The interim NW., Washington, DC 204415 their former employing agency or to regulation also included a list of the Phone: 202 606-0299 OPM within 1 year after separation. localities whose Federally employed Email: [email protected] Timetable: residents have been granted a partial RIN: 3206–AH57 Action Date FR Cite exemption from the Reform Amendments’ prohibitions on NPRM 01/16/97 62 FR 2323 candidacy for partisan political office 3708. ∑ ADMINISTRATION AND NPRM Comment 03/17/97 and on soliciting, accepting, or GENERAL PROVISIONSÐ Period End receiving political contributions. In ADMINISTRATION Final Action 07/00/97 view of the comments submitted on the Priority: Info./Admin./Other Small Entities Affected: None interim regulation, substantive Legal Authority: 5 USC 8347 Government Levels Affected: revisions to the regulation are planned. None Therefore, a proposed regulation would CFR Citation: 5 CFR 831 Agency Contact: Robert Girouard, be appropriate to provide the public Legal Deadline: None Retirement and Insurance Service, Retirement Policy Division, Office of with an opportunity to comment on Abstract: The regulation will change Personnel Management, 1900 E St. such changes. Civil Service Retirement System claims NW., Washington, DC 20415 Timetable: adjudication procedures to conform Phone: 202 606-0299 with similar Federal Employees Action Date FR Cite Email: [email protected] Retirement System procedures. The Interim Final Rule 02/04/94 59 FR 5313 regulations would allow OPM to issue RIN: 3206–AH68 Final Action 06/01/97 decisions appealable to the Merit Small Entities Affected: None System Protection Board without 3710. RETIREMENT COVERAGE FOR providing an opportunity to request Government Levels Affected: None DC FINANCIAL CONTROL BOARD that OPM review its initial decision. Agency Contact: EMPLOYEES Jo-Ann Chabot, Office Timetable: of the General Counsel, Office of Priority: Info./Admin./Other Action Date FR Cite Personnel Management, 1900 E St. Legal Authority: PL 104-8 NW., Washington, DC 20415 NPRM 12/19/96 CFR Citation: 5 CFR 831; 5 CFR 842 Phone: 202 606-0092 NPRM Comment 02/18/97 Fax: 202 606-0082 Period End Legal Deadline: None RIN: 3206–AF78 Final Action 06/00/97 Abstract: These regulations implement Small Entities Affected: None the District of Columbia Financial 3707. RETIREMENT; COVERAGE - Government Levels Affected: None Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995. They establish NON-APPROPRIATED FUND Agency Contact: Kenneth Brown, INSTRUMENTALITIES standards by which some former Retirement and Insurance Service, Federal employees may carry civil Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Retirement Policy Division, Office of service retirement coverage to Personnel Management, 1900 E St. Legal Authority: 5 USC 8347 employment with the DC Financial NW., Washington, DC 20415 Control Board. CFR Citation: 5 CFR 831; 5 CFR 837; Phone: 202 606-0299 5 CFR 841; 5 CFR 842; 5 CFR 843; 5 Email: [email protected] Timetable: CFR 844; 5 CFR 847 RIN: 3206–AH66 Action Date FR Cite Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, Interim Final Rule 11/15/96 61 FR 58457 August 9, 1996. 3709. ∑ REVISED APPLICATION Final Action 06/00/97 Abstract: These regulations implement PROCEDURES FOR DISABILITY Small Entities Affected: None the provisions of Pub.L. 104-106 which RETIREMENT UNDER CSRS AND Government Levels Affected: None allow certain employees who have been FERS employed by Non-appropriated Fund Agency Contact: Patrick Jennings, Instrumentalities under the jurisdiction Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Retirement and Insurance Service, of the armed forces to obtain retirement Legal Authority: 5 USC 8104; 5 USC Office of Personnel Management, 1900 credit under limited circumstances. 8347; 5 USC 8461 E St. NW., Washington, DC 20415-0001
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Phone: 202 606-0299 section 4 of Pub.L. 103-336, which Small Entities Affected: None Email: [email protected] amended FEGLI law to provide that all Government Levels Affected: None RIN: 3206–AG78 Federal employees and former employees could irrevocably assign Agency Contact: Robert G. Iadicicco, ownership of their FEGLI coverage to Retirement and Insurance Service, 3711. RETIREMENT; FERS BASIC someone else (60 FR 51882, October 4, Insurance Policy and Information ANNUITY 1995, and (2) implementing Pub.L. 103- Division, Office of Personnel Management, Office of Insurance Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 409, the FEGLI Living Benefits Act of 1994, which provides for the election Programs, 1900 E St. NW., Washington, Legal Authority: 5 USC 8461 by a terminally ill individual covered DC 20415 CFR Citation: 5 CFR 842(b) to (g) by FEGLI basic insurance of a lump Phone: 202 606-0004 sum payment of basic insurance as a Fax: 202 606-0633 Legal Deadline: None Living Benefit (60 FR 31371, June 15, RIN: 3206–AG66 Abstract: These final regulations will 1995). amend FERS Basic Annuity regulations Timetable: governing Eligibility (subpart B), Credit 3714. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH for Service (subpart C), Computations Action Date FR Cite BENEFITS PROGRAM (subpart F), and Alternative Forms of NPRM 05/13/95 60 FR 21759 Priority: Info./Admin./Other Annuity (subpart G). These regulations NPRM 06/15/95 60 FR 31371 Reinventing Government: This have been published at various times NPRM Comment 07/03/95 rulemaking is part of the Reinventing in interim final form, and have been Period End Government effort. It will revise text in affected by statutory changes. Interim Final Rule 10/04/95 60 FR 51881 the CFR to reduce burden or Timetable: Final Action 05/00/97 duplication, or streamline requirements. Action Date FR Cite Small Entities Affected: None Legal Authority: 5 USC 8913 Interim Final Rule 01/16/87 52 FR 2061 Government Levels Affected: None Interim Final Rule 01/16/87 52 FR 2067 Agency Contact: Karen Leibach, CFR Citation: 5 CFR 890 Interim Final Rule 02/11/87 52 FR 4473 Retirement and Insurance Service, Legal Deadline: None Interim Final Rule 02/11/87 52 FR 4479 Insurance Policy and Information Abstract: The primary purpose of these Interim Final Rule 05/14/87 52 FR 18193 Division, Office of Personnel regulations is to clarify and simplify Interim Final Rule 04/08/88 53 FR 11635 Management, Office of Insurance the rules governing the opportunities to Interim Final Rule 02/09/90 55 FR 4598 Programs, 1900 E St. NW., Washington, enroll or change enrollment and Final Rule 12/27/90 55 FR 53136 DC 20415 thereby improve our service to our Interim Final Rule 02/19/91 56 FR 6549 Phone: 202 606-0004 customers, the individuals enrolled and Final Action 09/00/97 Fax: 202 606-0633 eligible to enroll in the FEHBP. The Small Entities Affected: None RIN: 3206–AF32 regulations: (1) organize the Government Levels Affected: None opportunities to enroll and change enrollment into separate categories for Agency Contact: Harold L. Siegelman, 3713. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH employees, annuitants, former spouses Retirement and Insurance Service, BENEFITS PROGRAM enrolled under Spouse Equity Retirement Policy Division, Office of Priority: Info./Admin./Other provisions, and individuals enrolled Personnel Management, 1900 E St. Legal Authority: 5 USC 8913 under Temporary Continuation of NW., Washington, DC 20415 Coverage; (2) further group these Phone: 202 606-0299 CFR Citation: 5 CFR 890 opportunities together based on similar Email: [email protected] Legal Deadline: None characteristics, such as opportunities based on a change of employment RIN: 3206–AE73 Abstract: Regulations that establish a status, or a loss of health benefits requirement that Federal agencies coverage; (3) standardize as much as counsel employees entering nonpay 3712. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' GROUP possible the requirements for each status, or whose pay is insufficient to LIFE INSURANCE PROGRAM opportunity, for example permitting cover their FEHB premium payments, individuals to enroll or change Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant of the options of continuing or enrollment within the period beginning Legal Authority: 5 USC 8716 terminating their FEHB coverage, and 31 days before and ending 60 days after if continuing, of paying premiums CFR Citation: 5 CFR 870; 5 CFR 871; the qualifying event. 5 CFR 872; 5 CFR 873; 5 CFR 874 directly on a current basis or incurring a debt to be withheld from future Timetable: Legal Deadline: None salary. These regulations are intended Action Date FR Cite Abstract: Regulations to merge and to ensure employees are fully aware of these alternatives. NPRM 07/09/96 61 FR 35973 consolidate the four parts of the Code NPRM Comment 09/09/96 pertaining to FEGLI in order to simplify Timetable: Period End and facilitate understanding of the Final Action 05/00/97 FEGLI Program. These regulations will Action Date FR Cite also incorporate as final the following Interim Final Rule 07/22/96 61 FR 37807 Small Entities Affected: None interim regulations: (1) implementing Final Action 06/00/97 Government Levels Affected: None
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Agency Contact: Barbara Myers, issues excepted to make allegations to Acquisition Regulation (FEHBAR) to Retirement and Insurance Service, OPM. implement those portions of the Insurance Policy and Information Timetable: Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of Division, Office of Personnel 1994 (FASA) that make specific Management, Office of Insurance Action Date FR Cite changes to the Truth in Negotiations Programs, 1900 E St. NW., Washington, NPRM 02/03/97 62 FR 4940 Act (TINA) or that impact other areas DC 20415 Final Action 07/00/97 of the FEHBAR affecting contract Phone: 202 606-0004 pricing. Fax: 202 606-0633 Small Entities Affected: None Timetable: RIN: 3206–AH46 Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Gary L. Smith, Office Action Date FR Cite 3715. ∑ ESTABLISHING A MERIT of Merit Systems Oversight and, NPRM 06/24/96 61 FR 32401 REQUIREMENT Effectiveness, Office of Personnel NPRM Comment 07/24/96 Management, 1900 E St. NW., Period End Priority: Other Significant Washington, DC 20415 Final Action 05/00/97 Legal Authority: PL 91-648 Phone: 202 606-2762 Small Entities Affected: CFR Citation: 5 CFR 900, subpart F RIN: 3206–AH70 None Legal Deadline: None Government Levels Affected: None Abstract: 3716. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH The Intergovernmental Procurement: This is a procurement- BENEFITS PROGRAM ACQUISITION Personnel Act, Pub.L. 91-648, vests related action for which there is a REGULATION: TRUTH IN OPM with the authority to determine statutory requirement. There is no NEGOTIATIONS ACT AND RELATED compliance with the Law and with paperwork burden associated with this resolving allegations of non-compliance CHANGES action. through advice and assistance to Chief Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant executives of the jurisdictions and Agency Contact: Mary Ann Mercer, Legal Authority: Heads of grantor agencies. Proposed 5 USC 8913; 40 USC Retirement and Insurance Service, revisions to the regulations would 486(c); PL 103-355 Insurance Policy and Information establish a mechanism to resolve CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1602; 48 CFR Division, Office of Personnel complaints regarding merit system 1603; 48 CFR 1604; 48 CFR 1615; 48 Management, Office of Insurance standards required of State and local CFR 1616; 48 CFR 1631; 48 CFR 1644; Program, 1900 E St. NW., Washington, governments that receive grants-in-aid 48 CFR 1652; 48 CFR 1653 DC 20414 from Federal agencies. Complaints Legal Deadline: None Phone: 202 606-0004 would be initially directed to the Fax: 202 606-0633 grantor agencies. Currently, there are no Abstract: Regulation to amend the means for complainants to resolve Federal Employees Health Benefits RIN: 3206–AH45
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3717. AMENDMENT TO SELECTIVE Agency Contact: Larry Lorenz, noncompetitive appointments in the SERVICE REGISTRATION Employment Service, Staffing competitive service. Implements REQUIREMENTS Reinvention Office, Office of Personnel National and Community Service Trust Priority: Info./Admin./Other Management, 1900 E St. NW., Act of 1993. Washington, DC 20415 Legal Authority: 5 USC 3328 Phone: 202 606-0830 Timetable: Next Action Undetermined CFR Citation: 5 CFR 300(g) RIN: 3206–AD68 Small Entities Affected: None Legal Deadline: None Government Levels Affected: None Abstract: Delegates to agencies 3718. NONCOMPETITIVE determination whether a Federal job APPOINTMENTS OF CORPORATION Agency Contact: Karen Jacobs, applicant’s failure to register with the FOR NATIONAL SERVICE Employment Service, Staffing Selective Service was knowing and EMPLOYEES Reinvention Office, Office of Personnel willful. This change is authorized by Management, 1900 E St. NW., an amendment to 5 U.S.C. 3328. Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Washington, DC 20415 Timetable: Legal Authority: 42 USC 12651f Phone: 202 606-0830 Action Date FR Cite CFR Citation: 5 CFR 315; 5 CFR 316 TDD: 202 606-0023 NPRM 04/29/88 53 FR 15400 Legal Deadline: None Fax: 202 606-2329 Next Action Undetermined Abstract: Permits permanent and RIN: 3206–AH48 Small Entities Affected: None indefinite employees of the Corporation Government Levels Affected: None for National Service to receive
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3719. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT Timetable: 3722. INVESTIGATIONS REFORM Action Date FR Cite Priority: Other Significant Priority: Other Significant Interim Final Rule 04/23/91 56 FR 18650 Legal Authority: PL 93-579; 5 USC Reinventing Government: This Interim Final Rule 09/16/94 59 FR 47527 552a Next Action Undetermined rulemaking is part of the Reinventing CFR Citation: 5 CFR 736 Government effort. It will revise text in Small Entities Affected: None the CFR to reduce burden or Legal Deadline: None Government Levels Affected: None duplication, or streamline Abstract: With the abolishment in requirements. Agency Contact: Richard A. Ferris, December 1993 of the Federal Associate Director, Investigations Legal Authority: 5 USC 43; 5 USC 45 Personnel Manual (FPM), certain Service, Office of Personnel policies and procedures enunciated in CFR Citation: 5 CFR 430; 5 CFR 451 Management, P.O. Box 886, the FPM must be considered for Legal Deadline: None Washington, DC 20044-0886 publication in another format. Since all Phone: 202 606-1042 of these policies and procedures are Abstract: Regulatory changes to comply RIN: 3206–AC19 important to continued program with legislative reforms in support of operations, some of them will be the National Performance Review (NPR) published in pamphlets for users and recommendations that decentralize 3721. PERSONNEL SECURITY AND other more significant items will be performance management and incentive RELATED PROGRAMS incorporated in the Code of Federal awards programs to the agencies. Priority: Other Significant Regulations. The Office of Management Timetable: Next Action Undetermined Legal Authority: 5 USC 3301; 5 USC and Budget (OMB) has determined that Small Entities Affected: None 3302; 5 USC 7312; 50 USC 403; EO these regulations are significant and 10450; EO 10577 require OMB review prior to Government Levels Affected: None CFR Citation: 5 CFR 732 publication. However, we foresee no Agency Contact: Doris Hausser, Chief, significant issues arising from Legal Deadline: Performance Management and Incentive None implementation of these changes. Awards Division, OLRWP, Office of Abstract: With the abolishment in Timetable: Personnel Management, Human December 1993 of the Federal Resource Systems Service, 1900 E Personnel Manual (FPM), certain Action Date FR Cite Street NW., Washington, DC 20415 policies and procedures enunciated in Interim Final Rule 04/23/91 56 FR 18650 Phone: 202 606-2720 the FPM must be considered for Begin Review 10/01/93 Fax: 202 606-2395 publication in another format. Since all Interim Final Rule 09/16/94 59 FR 47527 of these policies and procedures are RIN: 3206–AF57 Interim Final Rule 10/17/94 important to continued program Effective Date operations, some of them will be Next Action Undetermined published in pamphlets for users and 3720. SUITABILITYÐSUITABILITY Small Entities Affected: None DISQUALIFICATION/RATING ACTIONS other more significant items will be incorporated in the Code of Federal Government Levels Affected: None Priority: Other Significant Regulations. The Office of Management Agency Contact: Richard A.Ferris, Legal Authority: 5 USC 3301; 5 USC and Budget (OMB) has determined that Associate Director, Investigations 3302; 5 USC 7301; EO 10577; EO 11222 these regulations are significant and Service, Office of Personnel CFR Citation: 5 CFR 731(b) to (c) require OMB review prior to Management, P.O. Box 886, publication. However, we see no Washington, DC 20044-0886 Legal Deadline: None significant issues arising from Phone: 202 606-1042 Abstract: With the abolishment in implementation of these changes. RIN: 3206–AB92 December 1993 of the Federal Timetable: Personnel Manual (FPM), certain Action Date FR Cite policies and procedures enunciated in 3723. DEBARMENTS, CIVIL the FPM must be considered for Interim Final Rule 04/23/91 56 FR 18650 MONETARY PENALTIES, AND publication in another format. Since all Interim Final Rule 09/16/94 59 FR 47527 ASSESSMENTS IMPOSED AGAINST of these policies and procedures are Interim Final Rule 10/17/94 PROVIDERS Effective Date important to continued program Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant operations, some of them will be Next Action Undetermined published in pamphlets for users and Small Entities Affected: None Legal Authority: 5 USC 8902a other more significant items will be Government Levels Affected: None CFR Citation: 5 CFR 890(j) incorporated in the Code of Federal Regulations. The Office of Management Agency Contact: Richard A Ferris, Legal Deadline: None and Budget (OMB) has determined that Associate Director, Investigations Abstract: These regulations will these regulations are significant and Service, Office of Personnel implement title I of Pub. L. 100-654, require OMB review prior to Management, 1900 E St. NW., the ‘‘Federal Employees Health Benefits publication. However, we foresee no Washington, DC 20415 Amendments Act of 1988,’’ which significant issues arising from Phone: 202 606-1042 authorizes OPM to debar health care implementation of these changes. RIN: 3206–AC21 providers who are culpable of certain
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offenses from participation in the Timetable: Government Levels Affected: None FEHBP, and to levy monetary penalties Action Date FR Cite Agency Contact: J. David Cope, Asst. and assessments against individuals Inspector General for Policy, Office of Interim Final Rule 10/30/89 54 FR 43939 who have submitted false claims to the Inspector General, Office of FEHBP carriers. NPRM 02/04/93 58 FR 7052 Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NPRM 02/04/93 58 FR 7052 NW., Washington, DC 20415 Next Action Undetermined Phone: 202 606-2851 Small Entities Affected: None RIN: 3206–AD76
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3724. CAREER AND CAREER- duplication, or streamline Completed: CONDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT requirements. Reason Date FR Cite Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 5 CFR 410 Final Action 12/23/96 61 FR 67447 Reinventing Government: This Completed: Final Action Effective 01/22/97 rulemaking is part of the Reinventing Small Entities Affected: None Government effort. It will revise text in Reason Date FR Cite Government Levels Affected: the CFR to reduce burden or Final Action 12/17/96 61 FR 66189 None duplication, or streamline Final Action Effective 12/17/96 Agency Contact: Frank Derby requirements. Phone: 202 606-2848 Small Entities Affected: CFR Citation: 5 CFR 315 None Fax: 202 606-4264 Completed: Government Levels Affected: None RIN: 3206–AH54 Reason Date FR Cite Agency Contact: Judith Lombard Withdrawn 02/13/97 Phone: 202 606-2431 3729. PREVAILING RATE SYSTEMS; Fax: 202 606-2394 ABOLISHMENT OF SAN JOAQUIN, Small Entities Affected: None Email: [email protected] CA, NONAPPROPRIATED FUND Government Levels Affected: None WAGE RIN: 3206–AF99 Agency Contact: Leota Edwards Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Phone: 202 606-0830 CFR Citation: 5 CFR 532 TDD: 202 606-0023 3727. PREVAILING RATE SYSTEMS; Fax: 202 606-2329 REDEFINITION OF THE ONEIDA, NEW Completed: YORK, NONAPPROPRIATED FUND Reason Date FR Cite RIN: 3206–AG22 WAGE AREA Final Action 01/22/97 62 FR 3195 Priority: Info./Admin./Other 3725. PRESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT Final Action Effective 02/21/97 INTERN PROGRAM CFR Citation: 5 CFR 532 Small Entities Affected: None Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Completed: Government Levels Affected: None CFR Citation: 5 CFR 362; 5 CFR 315 Reason Date FR Cite Agency Contact: Angela Graham Humes Completed: Final Action 12/23/96 61 FR 67447 Phone: 202 606-2848 Final Action Effective 01/22/97 Reason Date FR Cite Fax: 202 606-4264 Withdrawn 02/26/97 Small Entities Affected: None RIN: 3206–AH59 Small Entities Affected: None Government Levels Affected: None Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Frank Derby 3730. PROCESSING GARNISHMENT Agency Contact: Christina Vay Phone: 202 606-2848 ORDERS FOR CHILD SUPPORT Phone: 202 606-0830 Fax: 202 606-4264 AND/OR ALIMONY Fax: 202 606-2329 Priority: Info./Admin./Other RIN: 3206–AH41 RIN: 3206–AG17 CFR Citation: 5 CFR 581 3728. PREVAILING RATE SYSTEMS; Completed: 3726. TRAINING REDEFINITION OF ANCHORAGE, AK, Reason Date FR Cite Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant NONAPPROPRIATED FUND WAGE Final Action 12/20/96 61 FR 67378 Reinventing Government: This AREA Final Action Effective 12/20/96 rulemaking is part of the Reinventing Priority: Info./Admin./Other Government effort. It will revise text in Small Entities Affected: None the CFR to reduce burden or CFR Citation: 5 CFR 532 Government Levels Affected: None
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Agency Contact: Murray Meeker Phone: 202 606-0004 Rights Act of 1965, as amended. These Phone: 202 606-1700 Fax: 202 606-0633 revisions document the date and RIN: 3206–AH55 RIN: 3206–AF70 county where Federal Observers and Examiners have been assigned. OPM will also update and make grammatical 3731. COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCES 3734. ESTABLISHING A MERIT corrections to subparts A, B, C, and D. (NONFOREIGN AREAS): PILOT REQUIREMENT Appendix A has been revised to PARTNERSHIP PROJECT Priority: Other Significant document dates and places which have Priority: Info./Admin./Other been designated by OPM for filing an CFR Citation: 5 CFR 900, subpart F application and/or receipt of CFR Citation: 5 CFR 591 Completed: complaints in each political Completed: Reason Date FR Cite subdivision. Reason Date FR Cite Withdrawn 02/07/97 Timetable: Final Action 11/21/96 61 FR 59173 Small Entities Affected: None Action Date FR Cite Final Action Effective 11/21/96 Government Levels Affected: State, Final Action Effective 12/09/96 Small Entities Affected: None Local Final Action 12/10/96 61 FR 64998 Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Gary L. Smith Small Entities Affected: None Agency Contact: Kurt M. Springmann Phone: 202 606-2762 Government Levels Affected: None Phone: 202 606-2838 RIN: 3206–AH39 Agency Contact: Fax: 202 606-4264 Barbara Matthews- Beck, Office of General Counsel, 1900 RIN: 3206–AH56 3735. FUNDING OF ADMINISTRATIVE E St. NW., Office of Personnel LAW JUDGE EXAMINATION Management, Washington, DC 20415 3732. FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE Phone: 202 606-1701 Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Fax: 202 606-0082 Priority: Other Significant CFR Citation: 5 CFR 930 RIN: 3206–AH69 CFR Citation: 5 CFR 630, subpart L Completed: Completed: Reason Date FR Cite 3737. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH Reason Date FR Cite Final Action 02/12/97 62 FR 6448 BENEFITS (FEHBP) ACQUISITION Final Action 12/05/96 61 FR 64441 Final Action Effective 03/14/97 REGULATION; PREEMPTION OF Final Action Effective 01/06/97 TAXES Small Entities Affected: None Small Entities Affected: None Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Government Levels Affected: None Government Levels Affected: None CFR Citation: 48 CFR 1629; 48 CFR Agency Contact: Tina Vay 1631; 48 CFR 1652 Agency Contact: Jo Ann Perrini Phone: 202 606-0830 Phone: 202 606-2858 TDD: 202 606-0023 Completed: Fax: 202 606-0824 Fax: 202 606-2329 Reason Date FR Cite RIN: 3206–AH10 RIN: 3206–AH31 Withdrawn 02/07/97 Small Entities Affected: None 3733. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH 3736. ∑ VOTING RIGHTS PROGRAM BENEFITS PROGRAM (FEHBP); Government Levels Affected: None Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant PREEMPTION Procurement: This is a procurement- Legal Authority: 5 USC 1103; 42 USC Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant related action for which there is no 1973(e); 42 USC 1973(g) statutory requirement. There is no CFR Citation: 5 CFR 890 CFR Citation: 45 CFR 801 paperwork burden associated with this Completed: action. Legal Deadline: None Reason Date FR Cite Agency Contact: Robert G. Iadicicco Abstract: The Office of Personnel Phone: 202 606-0004 Withdrawn 02/07/97 Management (OPM) is revising Fax: 202 606-0633 Small Entities Affected: None regulations that outline the time, places, and procedures for federally RIN: 3206–AF95 Government Levels Affected: None registering individuals who are [FR Doc. 97-7857 Filed 04-24-97; 8:45 am] Agency Contact: Robert G. Iadicicco registered to vote under the Voting BILLING CODE 6325-01-F
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