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acceptance criteria for ECCS
performance. The wording of the
regulations in 10 CFR 50.46 and
Appendix K is not directly applicable to
these advanced cladding alloys, even
though the evaluations discussed above
show that the intent of the regulations
are met. Therefore, since the underlying
purposes of 10 CFR 50.46 and Appendix
K are achieved with the use of these
advanced cladding alloys, the special
circumstances required by 10 CFR
50.12(a)(2)(ii) for granting of an
exemption from 10 CFR 50.46 and
Appendix K exist.
4.0
Conclusion
Accordingly, the Commission has
determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR
50.12(a), the exemption is authorized by
law, will not present an undue risk to
the public health and safety, and is
consistent with the common defense
and security. Also, special
circumstances are present. Therefore,
the Commission hereby grants SCE&G
exemptions from the requirements of 10
CFR 50.46, and 10 CFR Part 50,
Appendix K, to allow one LTA
containing either all Optimized
ZIRLOTM fuel rods or a combination of
Optimized ZIRLOTM and AXIOMTM fuel
rods to continue to be irradiated up to
a burnup of 75 GWd/MTU.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.32, the
Commission has determined that the
granting of this exemption will not have
a significant effect on the quality of the
human environment (73 FR 10069;
February 25, 2008).
This exemption is effective upon
issuance.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day
of March 2008.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Catherine Haney,
Director, Division of Operating Reactor
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
[FR Doc. E8–5513 Filed 3–18–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
Update to civilian position full
fringe benefit cost factor, federal pay
raise assumptions, and inflation factors
used in OMB Circular No. A–76,
‘‘Performance of Commercial
Activities.’’
ACTION:
SUMMARY: OMB is updating the civilian
position full fringe benefit cost factor
used to compute the estimated cost of
government performance in publicprivate competitions conducted
pursuant to Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) Circular A–76. The
civilian position full fringe benefit cost
factor is comprised of four separate
elements: (1) Insurance and health
benefits, (2) standard civilian retirement
benefits, (3) Medicare benefits, and (4)
miscellaneous fringe benefits. OMB is
updating the insurance and health
benefits and standard civilian
retirement benefits cost elements based
on actuarial analyses provided by the
Office of Personnel Management.
OMB is also updating the annual
Federal pay raise assumptions and
inflation cost factors used for computing
the government’s personnel and nonpay costs in Circular A–76 publicprivate competitions. These annual pay
raise assumptions and inflation factors
are based on the President’s Budget for
Fiscal Year 2009.
DATES: Effective date: These changes are
effective immediately and shall apply to
all public-private competitions
performed in accordance with OMB
Circular A–76, as revised in May 2003,
where the performance decision has not
been certified by the government before
this date.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
Daumit, Office of Federal Procurement
Policy (OFPP), NEOB, Room 9013,
Office of Management and Budget, 725
17th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20503, Tel. No. 202–395–1052.
Availability: Copies of OMB Circular
A–76, as revised by this notice, may be
obtained at https://www.whitehouse.gov/
omb/circulars/. Paper copies
of the Circular may be obtained by
calling OFPP (tel: (202) 395–7579).
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND
BUDGET
Jim Nussle,
Director.
Performance of Commercial Activities
Attachment
Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), Executive Office of the
President.
Civilian Position Full Fringe Benefit
Cost Factor
The Circular requires agencies to add
the civilian position full fringe benefit
cost factor to the basic pay for each fulltime and part-time permanent civilian
position in the agency cost estimate.
This factor is comprised of four separate
elements: (1) Insurance and health
benefits, (2) standard civilian retirement
benefits, (3) Medicare benefits, and (4)
miscellaneous fringe benefits. OMB has
determined, based on information
provided by OPM, that the civilian
position full fringe benefit cost factor
needs to be adjusted downward, from
36.45 percent to 36.25 percent. This
adjustment reflects a decrease in
civilian retirement benefits that is
slightly greater than an increase in
insurance and health benefits. The
Medicare benefits and miscellaneous
fringe benefits elements remain
unchanged at this time. The revised cost
elements of the civilian position full
fringe benefit cost factor are
summarized in the table below.
Memorandum for the Heads of
Executive Departments and Agencies
From: Jim Nussle, Director.
AGENCY:
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Subject: Update to Civilian Position
Full Fringe Benefit Cost Factor, Federal
Pay Raise Assumptions, and Inflation
Factors used in OMB Circular No. A–76,
‘‘Performance of Commercial
Activities.’’
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Circular A–76 requires agencies
to use standard cost factors to estimate
certain costs of government
performance. These cost factors ensure
that specific government costs are
calculated in a standard and consistent
manner to reasonably reflect the cost of
performing commercial activities with
government personnel. This
memorandum updates the civilian
position full fringe benefit cost factor,
the annual federal pay raise
assumptions, and inflation cost factors.
The update to the civilian position full
fringe benefit cost factor is based on
actuarial analyses provided by the
Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
The revised pay raise assumptions and
inflation cost factors are based on the
President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2009.
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TABLE.—ELEMENTS OF THE CIVILIAN POSITION FULL FRINGE BENEFIT COST FACTOR
Previous cost
factor
percent
Element
Updated cost
factor
percent
6.7
26.6
1.45
1.7
36.45
7.0
26.1
1.45
1.7
36.25
Insurance and Health Benefit a ....................................................................................................................................
Standard Civilian Retirement Benefit b ........................................................................................................................
Medicare Benefit ..........................................................................................................................................................
Miscellaneous Fringe Benefit ......................................................................................................................................
Total Civilian Position Full Fringe Benefits ..........................................................................................................
a This factor is based on actuarial estimates for the costs of the government-paid portion of health insurance under the Federal Employees
Health Benefits (FEHB) Program and the Federal Employees Government Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program and excludes the employee-paid portion of health insurance. This figure is multiplied by the average participation rates in these programs and divided by the average civilian employee’s salary (as identified in the President’s budget) to derive a factor as a percentage of basic pay. This factor is based only on costs borne by
the government (not enrollee premiums) and only on behalf of active federal employees (not retirees). Increases in government costs for retirees
are reflected in the standard civilian retirement benefit cost factor.
b The standard civilian retirement benefit cost factor includes the government’s accruing cost for pension benefits (Social Security, Thrift Savings Plan, Federal Employees or Civil Service Retirement Systems) and the accruing cost for post-retirement health benefits. It excludes the employee-paid portion of retirement.
The master tables for COMPARE (the
costing software that incorporates the
costing procedures of the circular) have
been updated to reflect these changes.
The updates are available at
www.compareA76.com. Agencies shall
use the updated COMPARE master
tables to calculate and document public
and private sector costs in competitions
where a performance decision has not
been certified by the government by the
effective date identified in the Federal
Register notice accompanying the
publication of this memorandum.
Accordingly, the following changes
are made to OMB Circular A–76.
1. Subparagraphs B.2.f.(1)(a) and (b) of
Attachment C are revised to read as
follows:
(1) Full-time and Part-time Permanent
Civilian Positions. Full-time and parttime permanent civilian positions
receive the civilian position full fringe
benefit cost factor of 36.25 percent of
the position’s basic pay. The 36.25
percent civilian position full fringe
benefit cost factor is the sum of the
standard civilian position retirement
benefit cost factor (26.1 percent),
insurance and health benefit cost factor
(7.0 percent), Medicare benefit cost
factor (1.45 percent), and miscellaneous
fringe benefit cost factor (1.7 percent).
(a) Retirement Benefit Cost Factors.
The standard civilian retirement benefit
cost factor represents the cost of the
weighted Civil Service Retirement
System/Federal Employees Retirement
System to the government, based upon
the full dynamic normal cost of the
retirement systems, the normal cost of
accruing retiree health benefits based on
average participation rates, social
security, and Thrift Savings Plan
contributions. The standard civilian
retirement benefit cost factor for civilian
positions is 26.1 percent of the
position’s basic pay (21.0 percent
retirement pension plus 5.1 percent for
retiree health). The retirement cost
factors for special class civilian
positions are: 38.5 percent of basic pay
for air traffic controllers (33.4 percent
retirement pension plus 5.1 percent for
retiree health) and 40.4 percent of basic
pay for law enforcement and fire
protection (35.3 percent retirement
pension plus 5.1 percent for retiree
health).
(b) Insurance and Health Benefit Cost
Factor. The insurance and health benefit
cost factor for civilian positions, based
on actual cost, is 7.0 percent of the
position’s basic pay (0.2 percent for life
insurance benefits and 6.8 percent for
health benefits).
2. The following standard cost factors
and footnote no. 1 in Figure C.1 of
Attachment C, ‘‘Table of Standard A–76
Costing Factors,’’ are revised as set forth
below:
TABLE OF STANDARD A–76 COSTING FACTORS
Factor 1
(percent)
Title
Originating source
Category of cost
Civilian Position Full Fringe Benefit Cost Factor ...
Insurance and Health Benefit Cost Factor .............
Special Class Retirement Cost Factor(Law Enforcement & Fire Protection).
Special Class Retirement Cost Factor (Air Traffic
Control).
Standard Civilian Retirement Benefit Cost Factor
OMB Transmittal Memoranda ................................
OMB Transmittal Memoranda ................................
OMB Transmittal Memoranda ................................
Pay .................................
Pay .................................
Pay .................................
36.25
7.0
40.4
OMB Transmittal Memoranda ................................
Pay .................................
38.5
OMB Transmittal Memoranda ................................
Pay .................................
26.1
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factors listed in this column are factors in effect on February 2008. Agencies should refer to the COMPARE Web site at
www.compareA76.com. for the updated COMPARE master tables and other updated information.
Federal Pay Raise Assumptions
The following federal pay raise
assumptions (including geographic pay
differentials) that are in effect for 2008
shall be used for the development of
government personnel costs. The pay
raise factors provided for 2009 and
beyond shall be applied to all
government personnel with no
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(percent)
Military
(percent)
3.5
3.5
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OPIC’s public hearing scheduled for 2
p.m., March 20, 2008 in conjunction
with OPIC’s March 21, 2008 Board of
Directors meeting has been cancelled.
Civilian
Military
Effective date
(percent)
(percent)
Contact Person for Information:
Information on the hearing cancellation
January 2009 ............
2.9
3.4 may be obtained from Connie M. Downs
* Pay raise assumptions have not been es- at (202) 336–8438, via facsimile at (202)
tablished for pay raises subsequent to January 2180136, or via e-mail at
2009. For January 2010, the projected per- Connie.Downs@opic.gov.
FEDERAL PAY RAISE ASSUMPTIONS*—
Continued
centage change in the Employment Cost
Index (ECI), adjusted, 3.2 percent, should be
used to estimate in-house personnel costs for
A–76 competitions. For January 2011 through
January 2018, the projected change in the ECI
of 3.4 percent should be used. In future updates to A–76 guidance, as pay policy for
years subsequent to 2009 is established,
these pay raise assumptions will be revised.
Inflation Factors
The following non-pay inflation cost
factors are provided for purposes of
public-private competitions conducted
pursuant to Circular A–76 only. They
reflect the generic non-pay inflation
assumptions used to develop the fiscal
year 2009 budget baseline estimates
required by law. The law requires that
a specific inflation factor (GDP FY/FY
chained price index) be used for this
purpose. These inflation factors should
not be viewed as estimates of expected
inflation rates for major long-term
procurement items or as an estimate of
inflation for any particular agency’s
non-pay purchases mix.
NON-PAY CATEGORIES
[Supplies, Equipment, etc.]
Percent
FY
FY
FY
FY
FY
FY
FY
FY
FY
2009
2010
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
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2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
* 2.0
* Any subsequent years included in the period of performance shall use a 2.0% figure,
until otherwise revised by OMB.
[FR Doc. E8–5549 Filed 3–18–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3110–01–P
OVERSEAS PRlVATE INVESTMENT
CORPORATION
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March 20, 2008 Public Hearing
OPIC’s Sunshine Act notice of its
Public Hearing in Conjunction with
each Board meeting was published in
the Federal Register (Volume 73,
Number 43, Page 11682) on March 4,
2008. No requests were received to
provide testimony or submit written
statements for the record; therefore,
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Dated: March 14, 2008.
Connie M. Downs,
OPIC Corporate Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–5486 Filed 3–18–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3210–01–M
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–57485; File No. SR–Amex–
2008–04]
Self-Regulatory Organizations;
American Stock Exchange LLC; Order
Granting Accelerated Approval of
Proposed Rule Change Relating to the
Dissemination of the Index Value for
Index-Linked Securities
March 12, 2008.
I. Introduction
On January 30, 2008, the American
Stock Exchange LLC (‘‘Amex’’ or
‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’), pursuant to section
19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4
thereunder,2 a proposed rule change
relating to the dissemination of the
index value for Index-Linked
Securities.3 The proposed rule change
was published for comment in the
Federal Register on February 20, 2008
for a 15-day comment period.4 The
Commission received no comments on
the proposal. This order approves the
proposed rule change on an accelerated
basis.
II. Description of the Proposal
The Exchange proposed to amend
sections 107D(i) and section
107(d)(h)(3)(ii) of the Amex Company
Guide (‘‘Company Guide’’) to conform
the index dissemination requirements
relating to Index-Linked Securities to
that of Index Fund Shares and Portfolio
1 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
CFR 240.19b–4.
3 Index-Linked Securities are securities that
provide for the payment at maturity of a cash
amount based on the performance of an underlying
index or indexes. See Amex Company Guide
Sections 107D.
4 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 57325
(February 13, 2008), 73 FR 9375.
2 17
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Depository Receipts (collectively,
exchange-traded funds or ‘‘ETFs’’).5
Section 107(D)(i)(iii) of the Company
Guide provides that the current value of
an index will be widely disseminated at
least every 15 seconds. The proposed
amendment provides that the current
value of an index or composite value of
more than one index will be widely
disseminated at least: (i) Every 15
seconds with respect to indexes
containing only securities listed on a
national securities exchange; or (ii)
every 60-seconds with respect to
indexes containing foreign country
securities. If the official index value
does not change during some or all of
the period when trading is occurring on
the Exchange, then the last calculated
official index value must remain
available throughout Exchange trading
hours. In addition, the Exchange
proposes to amend the delisting
requirements set forth in section
107D(h)(3)(ii) to distinguish between
indexes consisting solely of securities
listed on a national securities exchange
and those including components that
are foreign country securities.
III. Discussion and Commission’s
Findings
After careful consideration, the
Commission finds that the proposed
rule change is consistent with the
requirements of the Act and the rules
and regulations thereunder applicable to
a national securities exchange.6 In
particular, the Commission finds that
the proposed rule change is consistent
with section 6(b)(5) of the Act,7 which
requires, among other things, that the
rules of an exchange be designed to
promote just and equitable principles of
trade, to remove impediments to and
perfect the mechanism of a free and
open market and a national market
system, and, in general, protect
investors and the public interest.
The Commission notes that
opportunities to invest in derivative
securities products based not only on
U.S. securities, but also on an
international or global index of equity
securities, provide additional choices to
accommodate particular investment
needs and objectives, to the benefit of
investors. With respect to the
dissemination of the value of an index
that is comprised, at least in part, of
5 See Commentary .02(b)(ii) to Rule 1000A—
AEMI (Index Fund Shares) and Commentary
.03(b)(ii) to Rule 1000—AEMI (Portfolio Depository
Receipts).
6 In approving this proposed rule change, the
Commission notes that it has considered the
proposed rule’s impact on efficiency, competition,
and capital formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
7 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
Performance of Commercial Activities
AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Executive Office of the
President.
ACTION: Update to civilian position full fringe benefit cost factor,
federal pay raise assumptions, and inflation factors used in OMB
Circular No. A-76, ``Performance of Commercial Activities.''
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SUMMARY: OMB is updating the civilian position full fringe benefit cost
factor used to compute the estimated cost of government performance in
public-private competitions conducted pursuant to Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76. The civilian position full fringe
benefit cost factor is comprised of four separate elements: (1)
Insurance and health benefits, (2) standard civilian retirement
benefits, (3) Medicare benefits, and (4) miscellaneous fringe benefits.
OMB is updating the insurance and health benefits and standard civilian
retirement benefits cost elements based on actuarial analyses provided
by the Office of Personnel Management.
OMB is also updating the annual Federal pay raise assumptions and
inflation cost factors used for computing the government's personnel
and non-pay costs in Circular A-76 public-private competitions. These
annual pay raise assumptions and inflation factors are based on the
President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2009.
DATES: Effective date: These changes are effective immediately and
shall apply to all public-private competitions performed in accordance
with OMB Circular A-76, as revised in May 2003, where the performance
decision has not been certified by the government before this date.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Daumit, Office of Federal
Procurement Policy (OFPP), NEOB, Room 9013, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Tel. No. 202-395-
1052.
Availability: Copies of OMB Circular A-76, as revised by this
notice, may be obtained at https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/
index.html. Paper copies of the Circular may be obtained by calling
OFPP (tel: (202) 395-7579).
Jim Nussle,
Director.
Attachment
Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies
From: Jim Nussle, Director.
Subject: Update to Civilian Position Full Fringe Benefit Cost
Factor, Federal Pay Raise Assumptions, and Inflation Factors used in
OMB Circular No. A-76, ``Performance of Commercial Activities.''
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76 requires
agencies to use standard cost factors to estimate certain costs of
government performance. These cost factors ensure that specific
government costs are calculated in a standard and consistent manner to
reasonably reflect the cost of performing commercial activities with
government personnel. This memorandum updates the civilian position
full fringe benefit cost factor, the annual federal pay raise
assumptions, and inflation cost factors. The update to the civilian
position full fringe benefit cost factor is based on actuarial analyses
provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The revised pay
raise assumptions and inflation cost factors are based on the
President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2009.
Civilian Position Full Fringe Benefit Cost Factor
The Circular requires agencies to add the civilian position full
fringe benefit cost factor to the basic pay for each full-time and
part-time permanent civilian position in the agency cost estimate. This
factor is comprised of four separate elements: (1) Insurance and health
benefits, (2) standard civilian retirement benefits, (3) Medicare
benefits, and (4) miscellaneous fringe benefits. OMB has determined,
based on information provided by OPM, that the civilian position full
fringe benefit cost factor needs to be adjusted downward, from 36.45
percent to 36.25 percent. This adjustment reflects a decrease in
civilian retirement benefits that is slightly greater than an increase
in insurance and health benefits. The Medicare benefits and
miscellaneous fringe benefits elements remain unchanged at this time.
The revised cost elements of the civilian position full fringe benefit
cost factor are summarized in the table below.
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Table.--Elements of the Civilian Position Full Fringe Benefit Cost
Factor
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Previous Updated cost
Element cost factor factor
percent percent
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Insurance and Health Benefit \a\............ 6.7 7.0
Standard Civilian Retirement Benefit \b\.... 26.6 26.1
Medicare Benefit............................ 1.45 1.45
Miscellaneous Fringe Benefit................ 1.7 1.7
Total Civilian Position Full Fringe 36.45 36.25
Benefits...............................
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\a\ This factor is based on actuarial estimates for the costs of the
government-paid portion of health insurance under the Federal
Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program and the Federal Employees
Government Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program and excludes the employee-
paid portion of health insurance. This figure is multiplied by the
average participation rates in these programs and divided by the
average civilian employee's salary (as identified in the President's
budget) to derive a factor as a percentage of basic pay. This factor
is based only on costs borne by the government (not enrollee premiums)
and only on behalf of active federal employees (not retirees).
Increases in government costs for retirees are reflected in the
standard civilian retirement benefit cost factor.
\b\ The standard civilian retirement benefit cost factor includes the
government's accruing cost for pension benefits (Social Security,
Thrift Savings Plan, Federal Employees or Civil Service Retirement
Systems) and the accruing cost for post-retirement health benefits. It
excludes the employee-paid portion of retirement.
The master tables for COMPARE (the costing software that
incorporates the costing procedures of the circular) have been updated
to reflect these changes. The updates are available at
www.compareA76.com. Agencies shall use the updated COMPARE master
tables to calculate and document public and private sector costs in
competitions where a performance decision has not been certified by the
government by the effective date identified in the Federal Register
notice accompanying the publication of this memorandum.
Accordingly, the following changes are made to OMB Circular A-76.
1. Subparagraphs B.2.f.(1)(a) and (b) of Attachment C are revised
to read as follows:
(1) Full-time and Part-time Permanent Civilian Positions. Full-time
and part-time permanent civilian positions receive the civilian
position full fringe benefit cost factor of 36.25 percent of the
position's basic pay. The 36.25 percent civilian position full fringe
benefit cost factor is the sum of the standard civilian position
retirement benefit cost factor (26.1 percent), insurance and health
benefit cost factor (7.0 percent), Medicare benefit cost factor (1.45
percent), and miscellaneous fringe benefit cost factor (1.7 percent).
(a) Retirement Benefit Cost Factors. The standard civilian
retirement benefit cost factor represents the cost of the weighted
Civil Service Retirement System/Federal Employees Retirement System to
the government, based upon the full dynamic normal cost of the
retirement systems, the normal cost of accruing retiree health benefits
based on average participation rates, social security, and Thrift
Savings Plan contributions. The standard civilian retirement benefit
cost factor for civilian positions is 26.1 percent of the position's
basic pay (21.0 percent retirement pension plus 5.1 percent for retiree
health). The retirement cost factors for special class civilian
positions are: 38.5 percent of basic pay for air traffic controllers
(33.4 percent retirement pension plus 5.1 percent for retiree health)
and 40.4 percent of basic pay for law enforcement and fire protection
(35.3 percent retirement pension plus 5.1 percent for retiree health).
(b) Insurance and Health Benefit Cost Factor. The insurance and
health benefit cost factor for civilian positions, based on actual
cost, is 7.0 percent of the position's basic pay (0.2 percent for life
insurance benefits and 6.8 percent for health benefits).
2. The following standard cost factors and footnote no. 1 in Figure
C.1 of Attachment C, ``Table of Standard A-76 Costing Factors,'' are
revised as set forth below:
Table of Standard A-76 Costing Factors
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Factor \1\
Title Originating source Category of cost (percent)
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Civilian Position Full Fringe Benefit OMB Transmittal Memoranda.. Pay........................ 36.25
Cost Factor.
Insurance and Health Benefit Cost Factor. OMB Transmittal Memoranda.. Pay........................ 7.0
Special Class Retirement Cost Factor(Law OMB Transmittal Memoranda.. Pay........................ 40.4
Enforcement & Fire Protection).
Special Class Retirement Cost Factor (Air OMB Transmittal Memoranda.. Pay........................ 38.5
Traffic Control).
Standard Civilian Retirement Benefit Cost OMB Transmittal Memoranda.. Pay........................ 26.1
Factor.
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\1\ The factors listed in this column are factors in effect on February 2008. Agencies should refer to the
COMPARE Web site at www.compareA76.com. for the updated COMPARE master tables and other updated information.
Federal Pay Raise Assumptions
The following federal pay raise assumptions (including geographic
pay differentials) that are in effect for 2008 shall be used for the
development of government personnel costs. The pay raise factors
provided for 2009 and beyond shall be applied to all government
personnel with no assumption being made as to how they will be
distributed between possible locality and base pay increases.
Federal Pay Raise Assumptions*
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Civilian Military
Effective date (percent) (percent)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
January 2008...................................... 3.5 3.5
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January 2009...................................... 2.9 3.4
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* Pay raise assumptions have not been established for pay raises
subsequent to January 2009. For January 2010, the projected percentage
change in the Employment Cost Index (ECI), adjusted, 3.2 percent,
should be used to estimate in-house personnel costs for A-76
competitions. For January 2011 through January 2018, the projected
change in the ECI of 3.4 percent should be used. In future updates to
A-76 guidance, as pay policy for years subsequent to 2009 is
established, these pay raise assumptions will be revised.
Inflation Factors
The following non-pay inflation cost factors are provided for
purposes of public-private competitions conducted pursuant to Circular
A-76 only. They reflect the generic non-pay inflation assumptions used
to develop the fiscal year 2009 budget baseline estimates required by
law. The law requires that a specific inflation factor (GDP FY/FY
chained price index) be used for this purpose. These inflation factors
should not be viewed as estimates of expected inflation rates for major
long-term procurement items or as an estimate of inflation for any
particular agency's non-pay purchases mix.
Non-Pay Categories
[Supplies, Equipment, etc.]
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Percent
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FY 2009...................................................... 2.0
FY 2010...................................................... 2.0
FY 2012...................................................... 2.0
FY 2013...................................................... 2.0
FY 2014...................................................... 2.0
FY 2015...................................................... 2.0
FY 2016...................................................... 2.0
FY 2017...................................................... 2.0
FY 2018...................................................... * 2.0
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* Any subsequent years included in the period of performance shall use a
2.0% figure, until otherwise revised by OMB.
[FR Doc. E8-5549 Filed 3-18-08; 8:45 am]
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