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Senior Executive Service-Performance Review Board
Notice is hereby given of the appointment of members of the OPM Performance Review Board.
Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee Virtual Public Meeting
According to the provisions of section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that a virtual meeting of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee will be held on Thursday, October 19, 2023. There will be no in-person gathering for this meeting.
Federal Employees' Retirement System; Present Value Conversion Factors for Spouses of Deceased Separated Employees
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is adopting its proposed rule to revise the table of reduction factors for early commencing dates of survivor annuities for spouses of separated employees who die before the date on which they would be eligible for unreduced deferred annuities. The annuity factor for spouses of deceased employees who die in service when those spouses elect to receive the basic employee death benefit in 36 installments under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) Act of 1986 remains unchanged. These revisions are necessary to ensure that the tables conform to the economic and demographic assumptions adopted by the Board of Actuaries and published in the Federal Register on April 14, 2023, as required by law.
Noncompetitive Appointment of Certain Military Spouses
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing interim regulations to implement the changes authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 on the noncompetitive appointment authority for certain military spouses. These changes extend certain temporary provisions and remove the reporting requirements that were imposed by the NDAA for FY 2019. These changes will continue to enhance the recruitment and hiring of military spouses for permanent Federal positions in the competitive service.
Prevailing Rate Systems; North American Industry Classification System Based Federal Wage System Wage Surveys
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a proposed rule to update the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes currently used in Federal Wage System (FWS) wage survey industry regulations with the 2022 NAICS revisions published by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Federal Employees' Retirement System; Present Value Conversion Factors for Spouses of Deceased Separated Employees; Correction
This document corrects the RIN in a proposed rule that was published in the Federal Register on July 14, 2023, regarding the Present Value Conversion Factors for Spouses of Deceased Separated Employees in the Federal Employees' Retirement System.
Federal Salary Council Virtual Hybrid Public Meeting
The Federal Salary Council (Council) will hold a hybrid (virtual/in-person) meeting on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at the time shown below. The Council will consider relevant data in the meeting and formulate its recommendations to the President's Pay Agent on pay comparison methods, locality pay rates, and locality pay areas and boundaries for 2025.
Submission for Review: Renewal Without Change of an Existing Information Collection, OPM Form 1655, Application for Senior Administrative Law Judge, and OPM Form 1655-A, Geographic Preference Statement for Senior Administrative Law Judge Applicant, OMB Control Number 3206-0248
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on the following revised information collection request (ICR): 3206-0248, OPM Form 1655, Application for Senior Administrative Law Judge, and OPM Form 1655-A, Geographic Preference Statement for Senior Administrative Law Judge Applicant.
Submission for Review: 3206-0233, Civil Service Retirement System Survivor Annuitant Express Pay Application for Death Benefits, RI 25-51
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Retirement Services, offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on the review of the following expiring information collection request (ICR) with change: Civil Service Retirement System Survivor Annuitant Express Pay Application for Death Benefits, RI 25-51.
Upholding Civil Service Protections and Merit System Principles
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing a rule to reinforce and clarify longstanding civil service protections and merit system principles, codified in law, as they relate to the movement of Federal employees and positions from the competitive service to the excepted service, or from one excepted service schedule to another. First, it clarifies that, upon such a move, an employee retains the status and civil service protections they had already accrued by law, unless the employee relinquishes such rights or status by voluntarily encumbering a position that explicitly results in a loss of, or different, rights. Second, it interprets ``confidential, policy- determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating'' and ``confidential or policy-determining'' to describe positions, generally excepted from civil service protections, in accordance with statutory text, legislative history for that text, and congressional intent, to reinforce the interpretation that this term was intended to mean noncareer, political appointments. Third, it provides specific additional procedures that apply when moving positions from the competitive service to the excepted service, or from one excepted service schedule to another, for the purposes of good administration, to add transparency, and to provide employees with a right of appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB or Board) to the extent any such move purportedly strips employees of their civil service status and protections.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposes to establish a new government-wide system of records titled ``OPM/GOVT-11 Federal Fair Chance Act Complaint Records.''
Submission for Review: OMB Control No. 3206-NEW
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on the following new information collection request (ICR): 3206-NEW, USA Hire Assessment Satisfaction Survey, Form USAH-1.
Fair Chance To Compete for Jobs
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final regulations governing when, during the hiring process, a hiring agency can request information typically collected during a background investigation from an applicant for Federal employment. In addition, OPM is issuing new regulations establishing the requirement for the timing of collection of criminal history information and for governing complaint procedures under which an applicant for a position in the civil service may submit a complaint, or any other information, relating to compliance by an employee of an agency in reference to the timing of collection of criminal history information. Furthermore, the final rule outlines adverse action procedures that apply when it is alleged that an agency employee has violated the requirements and appeal procedures that will be available from a determination by OPM adverse to the Federal employee. Nothing in this rule shall be read in derogation of any individual's rights under Title VII. This rule implements the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 (Fair Chance Act). With some exceptions, the Fair Chance Act prohibits Federal agencies and Federal contractors acting on their behalf from requesting that an applicant for Federal employment disclose criminal history record information before the agency makes a conditional offer of employment to that applicant. The Fair Chance Act identifies some positions to which the prohibition shall not apply. It also requires OPM to establish complaint procedures under which an applicant for a position in the civil service may submit a complaint, or any other information, relating to compliance with the Fair Chance Act by an employee of an agency, establishes minimum penalties and procedures to be followed before a penalty may be assessed, and requires OPM to establish appeal procedures available in the event of a determination adverse to the Federal employee.
Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee Virtual Public Meeting
According to the provisions of section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that a virtual meeting of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee will be held on Thursday, September 21, 2023. There will be no in-person gathering for this meeting.
Submission for Review: 3206-0032, Self-Certification of Full-Time School Attendance for the School Year, RI 25-14 and Information and Instructions for Completing the Self-Certification of Full-Time School Attendance for the School Year, RI 25-14A
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Retirement Services, offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on the review of the following expiring information collection request (ICR) without change: Self-Certification of Full-Time School Attendance for the School Year, RI 25-14, and Information and Instructions for Completing the Self-Certification of Full-Time School Attendance for the School Year, RI 25-14A.
Submission for Review: 3206-0216, We Need Important Information About Your Eligibility for Social Security Disability Benefits, RI 98-7
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Retirement Services, offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on the review of the following expiring information collection request (ICR) without change: We Need Important Information About Your Eligibility for Social Security Disability Benefits, RI 98-7.
Submission for Review: 3206-0144, We Need the Social Security Number of the Person Named Below, RI 38-45
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Retirement Services, offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on the review of the following expiring information collection request (ICR) without change: We Need the Social Security Number of the Person Named Below, RI 38-45.
Submission for Review: Assignment of Federal Employee's Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program, RI 76-10
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Retirement Services, offers the public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a reinstatement, without change, of the following expired information collection request (ICR): Assignment of Federal Employee's Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program, RI 76-10.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposes to modify an OPM system of records titled, ``OPM/GOVT-1 General Personnel Records'' System of Records. The records in this system of records are maintained by OPM and employing agencies in accordance with OPM regulations and instructions. OPM proposes to modify this system of records by revising Routine Uses ``s'' and ``hh''.
Pathways Programs
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing to modify the regulations for the Pathways Programs to align the program to better meet the Federal Government's needs for recruiting and hiring interns and recent graduates. OPM proposes to update the regulations for the Pathways Programs to facilitate a better applicant experience, to improve developmental opportunities for Pathways Program participants, and to streamline agencies' ability to hire participants in the Pathways Programs, especially those who have successfully completed their Pathways requirements and are eligible for conversion to a term or permanent position in the competitive service. Robust Pathways Programs with appropriate safeguards to promote its use as a supplement to, and not a substitute for, the competitive hiring process is essential to boosting the Federal Government's ability to recruit and retain early career talent.
Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Northeastern Arizona and Utah Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a proposed rule to redefine the geographic boundaries of the Northeastern Arizona and Utah appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas for pay-setting purposes. The proposed rule would redefine Washington County, UT, and several National Parks portions of Garfield, Grand, Iron, San Juan, and Wayne Counties, UT, to the Northeastern Arizona wage area. This change is based on a recent consensus recommendation of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC).
Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of Allegheny, Pennsylvania, as a Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Area
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing a rule to abolish the Allegheny, Pennsylvania, nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area and redefine Cuyahoga County, Ohio, to the Macomb, Michigan, NAF wage area; Trumbull County, OH, to the Niagara, New York, NAF wage area; Allegheny and Butler Counties, PA, to the Cumberland, PA, NAF wage area; Harrison County, West Virginia, to the Prince William, Virginia, NAF wage area; and Westmoreland County, PA, will no longer be defined. These changes are necessary because NAF FWS employment in the survey area is now below the minimum criterion of 26 wage employees to maintain a wage area, and the local activities no longer have the capability to conduct local wage surveys.
Submission for Review: New Information Collection, Research Agreement Application for the Use of OPM Record-Level Data, OMB Control No. 3206-NEW
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a new information collection(ICR) 3206-NEW, titled ``Research Agreements for the Use of OPM Record-Level Data.''
Submission for Review: 3206-0134; SF 2803-Application To Make Deposit or Redeposit (CSRS) and SF 3108-Application to Make Service Credit Payment for Civilian Service (FERS)
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on the renewal of the following information collection (ICR), without change: Application to Make Deposit or Redeposit (CSRS), SF 2803, and Application to Make Service Credit Payment for Civilian Service (FERS), SF 3108.
Submission for Review: 3206-0275, Application for Court-Ordered Benefits for Former Spouses, Standard Form 3119
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Retirement Services, offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on the review of an expiring information collection request (ICR) with change, titled ``Application for Court-Ordered Benefits for Former Spouses, Standard Form 3119.''
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Questionnaire for National Security Positions
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) requests clearance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on the renewal of a previously approved information collection request (ICR), Questionnaire for National Security Positions, Standard Form 86 (SF 86), which is completed by civilian employees of the Federal Government, military personnel, and non-Federal employees who perform work for or on behalf of the Federal Government.
Submission for Review: 3206-0226, It's Time To Sign Up for Direct Deposit or Direct Express, RI 38-128
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Retirement Services, offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on an expiring information collection request (ICR), RI 38- 128It's Time to Sign Up for Direct Deposit or Direct Express, without change.
Submission for Review: Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Collection With Revisions, OPM 1300 (Annual Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Application)
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on the following proposed information collection: (ICR) 3206-0082, OPM 1300 (Annual PMF Application). As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as amended by the Clinger-Cohen Act, OPM is soliciting comments for this collection.
Submission for Review: 3206-0215, Verification of Full-Time School Attendance, RI 25-49
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Retirement Services, offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on the review of an expiring information collection request (ICR) without change, titled ``Verification of Full-Time School Attendance,'' RI 25-49.
FEDVIP: Extension of Eligibility to Certain Employees on Temporary Appointments and Certain Employees on Seasonal and Intermittent Schedules; Enrollment Clarifications and Exceptions for Changes in Enrollment
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is finalizing provisions to expand eligibility for enrollment in the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) to additional categories of Federal employees, and certain Postal employees. This rule also updates the provisions on enrollment for active duty service members who become eligible for FEDVIP as uniformed service retirees pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2017 (fiscal year 2017 (FY17) NDAA). In addition, this rule adds exceptions to decrease an enrollment type and to cancel an enrollment for certain enrollees who may become eligible for dental and/or vision services from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Lastly, the rule also includes technical corrections and clarifications to the part.
Recruitment and Selection Through Competitive Examination, and Employment in the Excepted Service (Rule of Many)
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing regulations to implement changes authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019 governing the selection of candidates from competitive lists of those who are eligible. These changes will provide expanded flexibility to agencies in the selection of candidates under delegated examining procedures. These changes also affect how agencies select candidates for excepted service appointments.
Federal Employees' Retirement System; Present Value Conversion Factors for Spouses of Deceased Separated Employees
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a proposed rule to revise the table of reduction factors for early commencing dates of survivor annuities for spouses of separated employees who die before the date on which they would be eligible for unreduced deferred annuities. The annuity factor for spouses of deceased employees who die in service when those spouses elect to receive the basic employee death benefit in 36 installments under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) Act of 1986 remains unchanged. These proposed revisions are necessary to ensure that the tables conform to the economic and demographic assumptions adopted by the Board of Actuaries and published in the Federal Register on April 14, 2023, as required by law.
Business Standards Council Review of Human Capital Federal Integrated Business Framework Business Standards: Request for Public Comment
This notice informs the public of the opportunity to provide input on the Human Capital Federal Integrated Business Framework Business Standards (HC-FIBF) and the Human Capital Information Model version 5.2 (HCIM v5.2). The HC-FIBF contains proposed service activities, business capabilities, and service measures for Agency Human Capital Strategy, Policies, and Operation Plan; Employee Accountability; Labor Relations; Human Capital Analytics and Employee Records; Agency Human Capital Evaluation; and Personnel Action Request (PAR) Processing (Human Capital Business Reference Model (HCBRM) Functions A1, A7-A10, and X1), and standard data elements for HCBRM Functions A1, A7-A10. The HCIM v5.2 contains the Registry, Domain Values, and Systems and Forms Mapping products, along with Release Notes that detail the specific updates included in HCIM v5.2. HCIM v5.2 focuses on HCBRM Functions A1 and A7-A10. This input will be used in formulation of business standards for Federal human capital management.
Submission for Review: 3206-0162, Report of Medical Examination of Person Electing Survivor Benefits, OPM 1530
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on an expiring information collection request (ICR), without change, titled ``Report of Medical Examination of Person Electing Survivor Benefits,'' OPM 1530.
Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee; Virtual Public Meeting
According to the provisions of section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that a virtual meeting of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee will be held on Thursday, July 20, 2023. There will be no in-person gathering for this meeting.
General Schedule Locality Pay Areas
The Office of Personnel Management is proposing regulations on behalf of the President's Pay Agent to change the geographic boundaries of General Schedule locality pay areas. The proposed changes in locality pay area definitions would be applicable on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2024, subject to issuance of final regulations. The locations proposed for inclusion in a locality pay area separate from the Rest of U.S. locality pay area have all met criteria previously recommended by the Federal Salary Council and approved by the Pay Agent for nationwide use in the locality pay program.
Excepted Service; March 2023
This notice identifies Schedule A, B, and C appointing authorities applicable to a single agency that were established, modified or revoked from March 1, 2023 to March 31, 2023.
Excepted Service; February 2023
This notice identifies Schedule A, B, and C appointing authorities applicable to a single agency that were established, modified or revoked from February 1, 2023 to February 28, 2023.
Excepted Service; January 2023
This notice identifies Schedule A, B, and C appointing authorities applicable to a single agency that were established or revoked from January 1, 2023 to January 31, 2023.
Excepted Service; December 2022
This notice identifies Schedule A, B, and C appointing authorities applicable to a single agency that were established or revoked from December 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022.
Excepted Service; November 2022
This notice identifies Schedule A, B, and C appointing authorities applicable to a single agency that were established or revoked from November 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022.
Excepted Service; October 2022
This notice identifies Schedule A, B, and C appointing authorities applicable to a single agency that were established, modified, or revoked from October 1, 2022 to October 31, 2022.
Excepted Service; September 2022
This notice identifies Schedule A, B, and C appointing authorities applicable to a single agency that were established or revoked from September 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022.
Excepted Service; August 2022
This notice identifies Schedule A, B, and C appointing authorities applicable to a single agency that were established or revoked from August 1, 2022 to August 31, 2022.
Excepted Service; July 2022
This notice identifies Schedule A, B, and C appointing authorities applicable to a single agency that were established or revoked from July 1, 2022, to July 31, 2022.
Submission for Review: OPM Healthcare and Insurance Customer Experience Feedback
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on the following proposed generic information collection (ICR): 3206-NEW, Customer Experience Feedback. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as amended by the Clinger-Cohen Act, OPM is soliciting comments for this collection
Submission for Review: New Information Collection, Retirement Services Help Request Form, OMB Control No. 3206-NEW
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a new information collection request (ICR)-3206-NEW, Retirement Services Help Request Form.
Submission for Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection: Questionnaire for National Security Positions, Standard Form 86 (SF 86)
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposes to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to renew a previously-approved information collection request (ICR), Questionnaire for National Security Positions, Standard Form 86 (SF 86).
Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee; Virtual Public Meeting
According to the provisions of section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that a virtual meeting of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee will be held on Thursday, June 15, 2023. There will be no in-person gathering for this meeting.
Processing Garnishment Orders for Child Support and/or Alimony and Commercial Garnishment of Federal Employees' Pay
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is amending the rules for processing garnishment orders for child support and/or alimony (``support regulations'') and the rules for processing commercial garnishment orders. This rule amends both the support regulations and the commercial garnishment regulations to update the list of agents designated to accept legal process under the relevant appendices of our regulations and deletes a duplicative reference.
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