Office of Personnel Management August 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposes to establish a new OPM system of records titled ``Federal Competency Assessment Records.'' This system of records contains information that OPM collects, maintains, and uses in the operation of competency assessment tools, including the OPM Competency Exploration for Development and Readiness (CEDAR) tool. These records are collected and used for training and development purposes but are not to be used for employee performance ratings or for hiring and promotion decisions. This system of records will be included in the OPM's inventory of record systems.

The Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a revised information collection request (ICR), Civil Service Retirement System Survivor Annuitant Express Pay Application for Death Benefits, RI 25-51.

This notice identifies Schedule A, B, and C appointing authorities applicable to a single agency that were established or revoked from January 1, 2020 to January 31, 2020.

The Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a revised information collection request, OPM 1530, Report of Medical Examination of Person Electing Survivor Benefits.

The Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a revised information collection request (ICR), We Need Important Information About Your Eligibility for Social Security Disability Benefits, RI 98-7.

The Office of Personnel Management is issuing interim regulations to assist agencies and employees responding to the National Emergency Concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak and for future national emergencies. The regulations provide that employees who would forfeit annual leave in excess of the maximum annual leave allowable carryover because of their work to support the nation during a national emergency will have their excess annual leave deemed to have been scheduled in advance and subject to leave restoration.