96-25202. Procedures for the Settlement of Claims Transferred to the Office of Personnel Management From the General Accounting Office

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 193 (Thursday, October 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51730-51731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25202]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Procedures for the Settlement of Claims Transferred to the Office 
of Personnel Management From the General Accounting Office

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act of 1996 transferred 
to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the 
Comptroller General's authority to settle claims for Federal civilian 
employees' compensation and leave, claims for deceased employees' 
accounts, and claims for the proceeds of canceled checks for veterans' 
benefits payable to deceased beneficiaries. The OMB Director 
subsequently delegated the authority to settle these claims to the 
Office of Personnel Management. Until superseded by OPM regulations, it 
is OPM's policy, with one exception, to apply to the administration of 
any authority transferred from the General Accounting Office (GAO) any 
applicable GAO regulations in effect at the time of the transfer. The 
exception to this policy involves claims arising under the Fair Labor 
Standards Act (FLSA). FLSA claims will continue to be settled in the 
same manner as complaints under that Act are resolved pursuant to OPM's 
authority to administer the FLSA for the Federal Government.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 3, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to the Claims Adjudication Unit, 
Office of the General Counsel, Office of Personnel Management, Room 
7535, 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Britner, Attorney-Advisor, Claims 
Adjudication Unit, 202-606-2233.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act of 1996, most of the claims settlement functions 
performed by the General Accounting Office (GAO) were transferred to 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. See Sec. 211, Pub. 
L. 104-53, 109 Stat. 535. The Director delegated these functions to 
various components within the Executive branch in a determination order 
dated June 28, 1996. This order delegated to the Office of Personnel 
Management the authority to settle claims against the United States 
involving Federal employees' compensation and leave (31 U.S.C. 3702), 
deceased employees' accounts (5 U.S.C. 5583), and proceeds of canceled 
checks for veterans' benefits payable to deceased beneficiaries (38 
U.S.C. 5122).
    Until superseded by OPM regulations, it is OPM's policy, with one 
exception, to apply to any authority transferred from GAO any 
applicable GAO regulations in effect at the time of the transfer. The 
exception to this policy involves claims arising under the Fair Labor 
Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. 201, et seq. FLSA claims will continue 
to be settled in the same manner as complaints under that Act are 
resolved pursuant to OPM's authority to administer the FLSA for the 
Federal Government pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 204(f).
    Non-FLSA claims should sent to: Claims Adjudication Unit, Office of 
the General Counsel, Office of Personnel Management, Room 7535, 1900 E 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20514. The telephone number is 202-606-2233.
    FLSA claims should be sent to the appropriate address listed below. 
Information about the procedures applicable to these claims may be 
obtained by calling the appropriate office.
    Address and Jurisdiction telephone:

OPM Atlanta Oversight Division [phone], 75 Spring Street, SW., 
Suite 972, Atlanta, GA 30303-3109

    Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South 
Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia (except as noted below):

OPM Chicago Oversight Division [phone], 230 S. Dearborn Street, 
DPN 30-6, Chicago, IL 60604-1687

    Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, 
Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, West Virginia, 
Wisconsin:

OPM Dallas Oversight Division [phone], 1100 Commerce Street, 
Room 4C22, Dallas, TX 75242-9968


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    Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico, 
Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Wyoming:

OPM Philadelphia Oversight Division [phone], 600 Arch Street, 
Room 3400, Philadelphia, PA 19106-1596

    Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland (except as noted below), 
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode 
Island, Vermont, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands:

OPM San Francisco Oversight Division [phone], 120 Howard Street, 
Room 760, San Francisco, CA 94105-0001

    Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, 
Pacific Ocean Area:

OPM Washington, DC Oversight Division [phone], 1900 E Street, 
NW., Room 7675, Washington, DC 20415-0001

    The District of Columbia. In Maryland: the counties of Charles, 
Montgomery, and Prince George's. In Virginia: the counties of 
Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Loudoun, Prince William, and Stafford; 
the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas 
Park; and any overseas area not included above.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management,
Lorraine A. Green,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 96-25202 Filed 10-2-96; 8:45 am]
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