Office of Personnel Management August 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on an extension of an already existing information collection request (ICR) 3206-0001, Application for 10-Point Veterans' Preference. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35), as amended by the Clinger-Cohen Act (Pub. L. 104-106), OPM is soliciting comments for this collection on behalf of the Office of Management and Budget. The information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on June 14, 2010, at 75 FR 33657 allowing for a 60-day public comment period. One agency provided suggested changes to the form which are outside the scope of this notice. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in comments that:

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing a final rule to correct several minor formatting, spelling, and typographical errors in appendix D to subpart B of part 532Nonappropriated Fund (NAF) Wage and Survey Areas. This document also corrects editorial or printing errors, inconsistencies, and omissions made in previously published rules. The purpose of this rule is not to make policy changes for Federal Wage System (FWS) NAF employees but rather to ensure Appendix D accurately reflects the correct wage area definitions for NAF employees as recommended by the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC). FWS NAF employees will not be affected by the corrections in this final rule because the lead agency for FWS NAF surveys has followed FPRAC recommended wage area definitions when conducting wage surveys and publishing wage schedules. For the convenience of the reader, Appendix D is being reprinted in its entirety.

As required by section 3132(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code, this gives notice of all positions in the Senior Executive Service (SES) that were career reserved during calendar year 2009.

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) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review of a revised information collection. ``Survivor Annuity Election for a Spouse'' (OMB Control No. 3206-0174; Form RI 20-63), is used by annuitants to elect a reduced annuity with a survivor annuity for their spouse. (OMB Control No. 3206-0174; Form RI 20-116) is a cover letter for RI 20-63 giving information about the cost to elect less than the maximum survivor annuity. This letter is used to supply the information that may have been requested by the annuitant about the cost of electing less than the maximum survivor annuity. (OMB Control No. 3206-0174; RI 20-117) is a cover letter for RI 20-63 giving information about the cost to elect the maximum survivor annuity. This letter may be used to ask for more information.

The National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations is canceling its September 1, 2010 meeting and rescheduling that meeting for September 20, 2010. The meeting will start at 10 a.m. and will be held in Room 1416, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC. The dates for all Council meetings for the remainder of 2010 were announced in the April 30, 2010 Federal Register (75 FR 22871). Interested parties should consult the Council Website at https://www.lmrcouncil.gov for the latest information on Council activities, including changes in meeting dates.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Employee Services proposes to add an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) form, Demographic Information on Applicants, OMB No. 3046-0046, which is already approved by Office of Management and Budget (OMB), to USAJOBS[supreg] in order to collect the information requested by the form in a central location for the Federal government. Completion of the form by applicants is voluntary. For those who choose to complete the form, however, the collection of the information through USAJOBS will be convenient for the applicant as well as the agency. Additionally, it is consistent with the announced purpose of the form to assist Federal agencies in reassessing and improving their efforts to reach all segments of the population through their recruitment processes. The collection of data through this form also can be used by Federal agencies, along with other demographic information, as part of their organizational self-analyses to determine whether barriers exist that might exclude certain groups. No individual personnel selections will be made based on this information as the information must be kept separate from the application.