[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 197 (Friday, October 10, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 61266-61267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-23295]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 197 / Friday, October 10, 2014 /
Proposed Rules
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
5 CFR Parts 337, 576, 792, 831, and 842
RIN 3206-AM69
Human Resources Management Reporting Requirements
AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing
proposed regulations that would remove regulatory requirements for
Federal agencies to submit reports to OPM relating to their
implementation of certain human resources management programs and
authorities.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 9, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by RIN number ``3206-
AM69,'' using any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Sydney Smith-Heimbrock, Deputy Associate Director for
Strategic Workforce Planning, Employee Services, U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, Room 7460, 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC
20415.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jan Chisolm-King, by telephone at
(202) 606-1958 or by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management
(OPM) is issuing proposed regulations to eliminate several reporting
requirements for Federal agencies, in accordance with Executive Order
13583 of August 18, 2011, entitled ``Establishing a Coordinated
Government-Wide Initiative to Promote Diversity and Inclusion in the
Federal Workforce.'' This Executive order includes a requirement that
OPM review applicable human capital directives and reports that are
related to recruitment, hiring, promotion, retention, professional
development, and training policies and practices, and to also develop
strategies for consolidating such plans and reports where appropriate.
This direction is similar in nature to a separate requirement set
forth in the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010, Public Law 111-352, to
identify at least 10 percent of agency reports to Congress as
duplicative or outdated in FY 2013, which is consistent with the
requirement to eliminate unnecessary reporting.
This proposed rule would remove or amend the provisions of title 5,
Code of Federal Regulations, listed below, which require agency reports
to OPM that we have determined are no longer necessary.
Section 337.305 requires agencies to send OPM a copy of
the annual reports they are required by 5 U.S.C. 3319(d) to send to
Congress in each of the first 3 years after establishing a category
rating system. By a memorandum to agencies dated May 11, 2010, the
President implemented certain items related to Federal hiring reform.
In his memorandum, the President required agencies use a category
rating system for evaluating and referring applicants by November 1,
2010. Because agencies not having a category system in place had to
implement a system by November 1, 2010, the reporting requirement set
forth at 5 U.S.C. 3319(d) was met by November 1, 2013, for many if not
all of the agencies covered by the regulation. Therefore, because
agencies have met their reporting requirement to Congress, the
regulatory requirement to provide a copy of the report to OPM is no
longer applicable.
Section 576.104 concerns reports on agencies' use of
voluntary separation incentive payments (VSIPs). Because OPM plans to
obtain this data, when needed, from its central Enterprise Human
Resources Integration (EHRI) database and also to ask agencies to
address the effectiveness of VSIPs in their annual performance reports,
we are proposing to remove paragraph (b). Currently, agencies are
required to report on a quarterly basis, within 30 days of the end of
each quarter, and a final report due within 60 days of the authority's
expiration. This delay results in data that is 3 to 4 months after
actual separation dates. It is clear that reporting to EHRI would be on
the same or similar schedule to the reporting required by this
regulation. Deleting the regulatory reporting requirement should not
have an adverse effect on OPM's ability to monitory agencies'
compliance with their approved plans.
Section 792.204 requires agencies providing child care
subsidies to report utilization data to OPM annually. As we have not
discerned a sufficient level of interest in this information to justify
requiring it on an annual basis, we are proposing to remove this
requirement and require agencies to track the utilization of their
funds and report the results to OPM as needed.
Sections 831.114 and 842.213 concern reports on agencies' use of
voluntary early retirement authority (VERAs). Because OPM plans to
obtain this data, when needed, from its central Enterprise Human
Resources Integration (EHRI) database and also to ask agencies to
address the effectiveness of VERAs in their annual performance reports,
we are proposing to remove paragraph (p) from each of these provisions.
Currently, agencies are required to report on a quarterly basis, within
30 days of the end of each quarter, and a final report due within 60
days of the authority's expiration. This delay results in data that is
3 to 4 months after actual separation dates. It is clear that reporting
to EHRI would be on the same or similar schedule to the reporting
required by this regulation. Deleting the regulatory reporting
requirement should not have an adverse effect on OPM's ability to
monitory agencies' compliance with their approved plans.
Executive Order 13563 and Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Review
The Office of Management and Budget has reviewed this rule in
accordance with E.O. 13563 and 12866.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This document does not contain proposed information collection
requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law
104-13.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
I certify that these regulations will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities because they
will apply only to Federal agencies and employees.
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List of Subjects in 5 CFR Parts 337, 576, 792, 831, and 842
Administrative practice and procedure, Government employees,
Government publications, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements,
Retirement.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Katherine Archuleta,
Director.
Accordingly, OPM is proposing to amend title 5, parts 337,576, 792,
831 and 842, Code of Federal Regulations, as follows:
PART 337--EXAMINING SYSTEM
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1. The authority citation for part 337 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1104(a)(2), 1302, 2302, 3301, 3302, 3304,
3319, 5364; E.O. 10577, 3 CFR 1954-1958 Comp., p. 218; 33 FR 12423,
Sept. 4, 1968; 45 FR 18365, Mar. 21, 1980; 116 Stat. 2290, sec. 1413
of Public Law 108-136 (117 Stat. 1665), as amended by sec. 853 of
Public Law 110-181 (122 Stat. 250).
Subpart C--Alternative Rating and Selection Procedures
Sec. 337.305 [Removed.]
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2. Remove Sec. 337.305.
PART 576--VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS
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3. The authority citation for part 576 is amended to read as follows:
Authority: Sections 3521 through 3525 of title 5, United States
Code.
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4. Revise Sec. 576.104 to read as follows:
Sec. 576.104 Additional agency requirements.
After OPM approves an agency plan for Voluntary Separation
Incentive Payments, the agency must immediately notify OPM of any
subsequent changes in the conditions that served as the basis for the
approval of the Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment authority.
PART 792--FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' HEALTH, COUNSELING, AND WORK/LIFE
PROGRAMS
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5. The authority citation for part 792 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 7361-7363; Sec. 643, Pub. L. 106-58, 113
Stat. 477; 40 U.S.C. 590(g).
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6. In Sec. 792.204, remove paragraph (d) and revise paragraph (c) to
read as follows:
Sec. 792.204 Agency responsibilities; reporting requirement.
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(c) Agencies are responsible for tracking the utilization of their
funds and reporting the results to OPM at such time and in such manner
as OPM prescribes.
PART 831--RETIREMENT
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7. The authority citation for part 831 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 8347; Sec. 831.102 also issued under 5
U.S.C. 8334; Sec. 831.106 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552a; Sec.
831.108 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 8336(d)(2); Sec. 831.114 also
issued under 5 U.S.C. 8336(d)(2), and Sec. 1313(b)(5) of Pub. L.
107-296, 116 Stat. 2135; Sec. 831.201(b)(1) also issued under 5
U.S.C. 8347(g); Sec. 831.201(b)(6) also issued under 5 U.S.C.
7701(b)(2); Sec. 831.201(g) also issued under Secs. 11202(f),
11232(e), and 11246(b) of Pub. L. 105-33, 111 Stat. 251; Sec.
831.201(g) also issued under Sec. 7(b) and (e) of Pub. L. 105-274,
112 Stat. 2419; Sec. 831.201(i) also issued under Secs. 3 and 7(c)
of Pub. L. 105-274, 112 Stat. 2419; Sec. 831.204 also issued under
Sec. 102(e) of Pub. L. 104-8, 109 Stat. 102, as amended by Sec. 153
of Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321; Sec. 831.205 also issued under
Sec. 2207 of Pub. L. 106-265, 114 Stat. 784; Sec. 831.206 also
issued under Sec. 1622(b) of Pub. L. 104-106, 110 Stat. 515; Sec.
831.301 also issued under Sec. 2203 of Pub. L. 106-265, 114 Stat.
780; Sec. 831.303 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 8334(d)(2) and Sec.
2203 of Pub. L. 106-235, 114 Stat. 780; Sec. 831.502 also issued
under 5 U.S.C. 8337, and Sec. 1(3), E.O. 11228, 3 CFR 1965-1965
Comp. p. 317; Sec. 831.663 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 8339(j) and
(k)(2); Secs. 831.663 and 831.664 also issued under Sec. 11004(c)(2)
of Pub. L. 103-66, 107 Stat. 412; Sec. 831.682 also issued under
Sec. 201(d) of Pub. L. 99-261, 100 Stat. 23; Sec. 831.912 also
issued under Sec. 636 of Appendix C to Pub. L. 106-554, 114 Stat.
2763A-164; Subpart P also issued under Sec. 535(d) of Title V of
Division E of Pub. L. 110-161, 121 Stat. 2042; Subpart V also issued
under 5 U.S.C. 8343a and Sec. 6001 of Pub. L. 100-203, 101 Stat.
1330-275; Sec. 831.2203 also issued under Sec. 7001(a)(4) of Pub. L.
101-508, 104 Stat. 1388-328.
Sec. 831.114 [Amended]
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8. In Sec. 831.114, remove paragraph (p).
PART 842--FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM--BASIC ANNUITY
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9. The authority citation for part 842 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 8461(g); Secs. 842.104 and 842.106 also
issued under 5 U.S.C. 8461(n); Sec. 842.104 also issued under Secs.
3 and 7(c) of Pub. L. 105-274, 112 Stat. 2419; Sec. 842.105 also
issued under 5 U.S.C. 8402(c)(1) and 7701(b)(2); Sec. 842.106 also
issued under Sec. 102(e) of Pub. L. 104-8, 109 Stat. 102, as amended
by Sec. 153 of Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321-102; Sec. 842.107
also issued under Secs. 11202(f), 11232(e), and 11246(b) of Pub. L.
105-33, 111 Stat. 251, and Sec. 7(b) of Pub. L. 105-274, 112 Stat.
2419; Sec. 842.108 also issued under Sec. 7(e) of Pub. L. 105-274,
112 Stat. 2419; Sec. 842.109 also issued under Sec. 1622(b) of
Public Law 104-106, 110 Stat. 515; Sec. 842.208 also issued under
Sec. 535(d) of Title V of Division E of Pub. L. 110-161, 121 Stat.
2042; Sec. 842.213 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 8414(b)(1)(B) and Sec.
1313(b)(5) of Pub. L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135; Secs. 842.304 and
842.305 also issued under Sec. 321(f) of Pub. L. 107-228, 116 Stat.
1383; Secs. 842.604 and 842.611 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 8417;
Sec. 842.607 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 8416 and 8417; Sec. 842.614
also issued under 5 U.S.C. 8419; Sec. 842.615 also issued under 5
U.S.C. 8418; Sec. 842.703 also issued under Sec. 7001(a)(4) of Pub.
L. 101-508, 104 Stat. 1388; Sec. 842.707 also issued under Sec. 6001
of Pub. L. 100-203, 101 Stat. 1300; Sec. 842.708 also issued under
Sec. 4005 of Pub. L. 101-239, 103 Stat. 2106 and Sec. 7001 of Pub.
L. 101-508, 104 Stat. 1388; Subpart H also issued under 5 U.S.C.
1104; Sec. 842.810 also issued under Sec. 636 of Appendix C to Pub.
L. 106-554 at 114 Stat. 2763A-164; Sec. 842.811 also issued under
Sec. 226(c)(2) of Public Law 108-176, 117 Stat. 2529; Subpart J also
issued under Sec. 535(d) of Title V of Division E of Pub. L. 110-
161, 121 Stat. 2042.
Sec. 842.213 [Amended]
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10. In Sec. 842.213, remove paragraph (p).
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