[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 211 (Friday, October 31, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 64687]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-25902]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
5 CFR Part 9501
RIN 3206-AL02
Office of Personnel Management Criteria for Internal Revenue
Service Broadbanding Systems
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; withdrawal.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) hereby withdraws a
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) regarding the criteria governing
the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) broadbanding systems, published in
the Federal Register April 17, 2007. OPM has determined withdrawal of
the NPRM is appropriate as it would be impractical to issue this rule
at this time.
DATES: Effective Date: The proposed rule, published on April 17, 2007,
in the Federal Register (72 FR 19126), is withdrawn as of October 31,
2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Melvin, Senior Human
Resources Specialist, Office of Personnel Management, Employee
Services, Pay and Leave, Room 7H31, 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC
20415. Email: [email protected]; Telephone: (202) 606-2858; or
Facsimile: (202) 606-0824.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under 5 U.S.C. 9509, the Secretary of the Treasury may, under
criteria prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM),
establish one or more broadbanding systems covering all or any portion
of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) workforce that would otherwise be
covered by the General Schedule (GS) pay and classification system. OPM
published its criteria for IRS broadbanding systems as a final notice
in the Federal Register on December 19, 2000 (65 FR 79433) and the
criteria in that notice are still in effect.
On April 17, 2007, OPM issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) in the Federal Register (72 FR 19126) to amend title 5, Code of
Federal Regulations, to establish a new chapter XCV and part 9501
providing revised criteria for IRS broadbanding systems. The proposed
regulations would have provided the Department of the Treasury with the
flexibility, in coordination with OPM, to establish broader bands for
covered IRS employees and would have established a more direct
relationship between pay and performance. The proposed regulations
would have also revised the criteria consistent with changes in the GS
pay administration rules made by the Federal Workforce Flexibility Act
of 2004 and OPM implementing regulations.
The comment period for the NPRM closed on June 18, 2007. OPM
received and considered all five written comments in response to the
NPRM. Comments were received from one Federal agency, one labor
organization, two professional associations, and one individual. The
following is a general overview of the comments OPM received during the
public comment period raised in connection with the merits of the
proposed rule.
The comments received were varied. The main items of concern
included the role of labor organizations in applying the IRS
broadbanding system authority and OPM criteria, the maximum number of
grades that may be combined into a band, the requirements and
flexibilities for providing various within-band pay adjustments,
performance ratings and the IRS performance management system,
limitations on the maximum rates of pay for bands, and the flexibility
to establish control points that limit salary progression within bands.
Several commenters also asked for clarification regarding the language
used in various parts of the proposed rule.
Office of Personnel Management.
Katherine Archuleta,
Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-25902 Filed 10-30-14; 8:45 am]
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