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SUMMARY: This gives notice of OPM decisions granting authority to make appointments under Schedules A, B and C in the excepted service as required by 5 CFR 6.6 and 213.103.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Quasette Crowner, Chief, Executive Resources Group, Center for Leadership and Executive Resources Policy, Division for Strategic Human Resources Policy, (202) 606-1579.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final regulations on Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments (generally known as ``VSIPs'' or ``buyouts''). These final regulations explain how an agency requests authority from OPM to offer Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments under the Chief Human Capital Officers Act of 2002, which applies to most executive branch agencies. These final regulations also explain how agencies must inform employees returning from military leave of any Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment offers they may have missed while on military leave. Finally, these regulations explain how in exceptional circumstances an agency that is hiring a former employee who previously received a Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment may request that OPM waive the general requirement that the individual repay the incentive if reemployed in the Government within 5 years of receiving the incentive.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon K. Ginley at (202 606-0960, fax at (202) 606-2329, TTY at (202) 418-3134, or e-mail at sharon.ginley@opm.gov.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management is issuing interim regulations to implement a provision of the Federal Workforce Flexibility Act of 2004, which established a new form of compensatory time off for time spent by an employee in a travel status away from the employee's official duty station when such time is not otherwise compensable.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vicki Draper by telephone at (202) 606-2858; by fax at (202) 606-0824; or by e-mail at pay-performance-policy@opm.gov.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) intends to submit to the Office of Management and Budget a request for clearance of these information collections: Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive Positions, Standard Form 85 (SF 85); Questionnaire for Public Trust Positions, Standard Form 85P (SF 85P); Supplemental Questionnaire for Selected Positions, Standard Form 85P-S (SF 85P-S); Questionnaire for National Security Positions, Standard Form 86 (SF 86); Continuation Sheet for Questionnaires SF 86, 85P, and 85, Standard Form 86A (SF 86A); Certification Statement for SF 86, Standard Form SF 86C (SF 86C); and Parallel, electronic versions of the SF 85, SF 85P, and SF 86, including
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on (202) 606-8358, Fax (202) 418-3251, or e-mail at mbtoomey@opm.gov. Please be sure to include a mailing address with your request.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is implementing a Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) pilot program for up to 16 Local Federal Coordinating Committees (LFCC) to allow them to enter into two- year agreements with non-profit organizations to serve as the Principal Combined Fund Organization (PCFO). These agreements would be subject to renewal after the first year, following a review of performance as defined by the CFC regulations at 5 CFR Part 950, subparts A, D through F, and I. The primary objective of the pilot program is to assess the potential impact of the multi-year agreements in advance of a possible proposal for a permanent amendment to the CFC regulations and nationwide implementation with particular attention on: (a) Potential for costs savings; (b) potential to promote competition; (c) serve as incentive for mergers; and (d) potential need for new regulatory safeguards.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark W. Lambert, Senior Compliance Officer for the Office of CFC Operations, by telephone on (202) 606- 2564, by FAX on (202) 606-0902, or by e-mail at cfc@opm.gov.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) intends to submit to the Office of Management and Budget a request for review of a revised information collection. RI 34-1, Financial Resources Questionnaire, collects detailed financial information for use by OPM to determine whether to agree to a waiver, compromise, or adjustment of the collection of erroneous payments from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund. RI 34-3, Notice of Amount Due Because of Annuity Overpayment, informs the annuitant about the overpayment and collects information from the annuitant about how repayment will be made.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on (202) 606-8358, Fax (202) 418-3251, or e-mail at mbtoomey@opm.gov. Please be sure to include a mailing address with your request.
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SUMMARY: This gives a consolidated notice of all positions excepted under Schedules A, B, and C as of June 30, 2004, as required by Civil Service Rule VI, Exceptions from the Competitive Service.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Quasette Crowner, (202) 606-1579.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing changes to existing regulations regarding the excepted appointments of persons with mental retardation, severe physical, and psychiatric disabilities. These changes will provide agencies the authority to determine, on a case-by-case basis, whether these individuals can receive an excepted appointment based solely on medical documentation submitted by the applicant. We also propose to consolidate three excepted appointing authorities for persons with the above disabilities into one authority.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Lorenz by telephone on (202) 606-0960, by fax on (202) 606-2329, by TDD on (202) 418-3134, or by e- mail at employ@opm.gov.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) intends to submit to the Office of Management and Budget a request for review of an expiring information collection. RI 20-80, Alternative Annuity Election, is used for individuals who are eligible to elect whether to receive a reduced annuity and a lump-sum payment equal to their retirement contributions (alternative form of annuity) or an unreduced annuity and no lump sum. Approximately 200 RI 20-80 forms are completed annually. We estimate it takes approximately 20 minutes to complete this form. The annual burden is 67 hours.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on (202) 606-8358, fax (202) 418-3251 or via e-mail to mbtoomey@opm.gov. Please include a mailing address with your request.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management is issuing proposed regulations to amend the rules concerning the determination of official duty station for location-based pay entitlements, compensatory time off for religious observance, hours of work and alternative work schedules, and absence and leave. In addition, the proposed regulations are being issued to aid and support the standardization of pay policies under the e-Payroll initiative. The regulations have been rewritten and, in some instances, reordered to enhance reader understanding.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Herzberg by telephone at (202) 606-2858; by fax at (202) 606-0824; or by e-mail at pay-performance-policy@opm.gov.
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