E8-30106. Changes in Pay Administration Rules for General Schedule Employees; Correction  

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    AGENCY:

    U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

    ACTION:

    Correcting amendment.

    SUMMARY:

    The U.S. Office of Personnel Management issued final regulations on pay setting rules for General Schedule employees on November 7, 2008 (73 FR 66143). This correcting amendment clarifies an instruction.

    DATES:

    Effective on December 18, 2008.

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Carey Jones, (202) 606-2858.

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    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Background

    As published, the final regulation omitted a definition name in an amendatory instruction for § 531.203. This correcting amendment adds that name to the instruction so that the definition is properly revised in the CFR.

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    List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 531

    • Government employees
    • Law enforcement officers
    • Wages
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    U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

    Jeanne Jacobson,

    Manager, Pay Administration Group.

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    Accordingly, 5 CFR part 531 is corrected by making the following correcting amendments:

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    PART 531—PAY UNDER THE GENERAL SCHEDULE

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    1. The authority citation for part 531 continues to read as follows:

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    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5115, 5307, and 5338; sec. 4 of Public Law 103-89, 107 Stat. 981; and E.O. 12748, 56 FR 4521, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 316; Subpart B also issued under 5 U.S.C. 5303(g), 5305, 5333, 5334(a) and (b), and 7701(b)(2); Subpart D also issued under 5 U.S.C. 5335(g) and 7701(b)(2); Subpart E also issued under 5 U.S.C. 5336; Subpart F also issued under 5 U.S.C. 5304, 5305, and 5338; and E.O. 12883, 58 FR 63281, 3 CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 682 and E.O. 13106, 63 FR 68151, 3 CFR, 1998 Comp., p. 224.

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    2. In § 531.203, revise the definitions of position of record, rate of basic pay, special rate, and special rate supplement to read as follows:

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    Definitions.
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    Position of record means an employee's official position (defined by grade, occupational series, employing agency, LEO status, and any other condition that determines coverage under a pay schedule (other than official worksite)), as documented on the employee's most recent Notification of Personnel Action (Standard Form 50 or equivalent) and current position description. A position to which an employee is temporarily detailed is not documented as a position of record. For an employee whose change in official position is followed within 3 workdays by a reduction in force resulting in the employee's separation before he or she is required to report for duty in the new position, the position of record in effect immediately before the position change is deemed to remain the position of record through the date of separation.

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    Rate of basic pay means the rate of pay fixed by law or administrative action for the position held by a GS employee before any deductions, including a GS rate, an LEO special base rate, a special rate, a locality rate, and a retained rate, but exclusive of additional pay of any other kind. For the purpose of applying the maximum payable rate rules in §§ 531.216 and 531.221 using a rate under a non-GS pay system as an employee's highest previous rate, rate of basic pay means a rate of pay under other legal authority which is equivalent to a rate of basic pay for GS employees, as described in this definition, excluding a rate under § 531.223. (See also 5 CFR 530.308, 531.610, and 536.307.)

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    Special rate means a rate of pay within a special rate schedule established under 5 CFR part 530, subpart C, or a similar rate for GS employees established under other legal authority (e.g., 38 U.S.C. 7455). The term special rate does not include an LEO special base rate or an adjusted rate including market pay under 38 U.S.C. 7431(c).

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    Special rate supplement means the portion of a special rate paid above an employee's GS rate. However, for a law enforcement officer receiving an LEO special base rate who is also entitled to a special rate, the special rate supplement equals the portion of the special rate paid above the officer's LEO special base rate. When a special rate schedule covers both LEO positions and other positions, the value of the special rate supplement will be less for law enforcement officers receiving an LEO special base rate (since that rate is higher than the corresponding GS rate). The payable amount of a special rate supplement is subject to the Executive Schedule level IV limitation on special rates, as provided in 5 CFR 530.304(a).

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    [FR Doc. E8-30106 Filed 12-17-08; 8:45 am]

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Document Information

Comments Received:
0 Comments
Effective Date:
12/18/2008
Published:
12/18/2008
Department:
Personnel Management Office
Entry Type:
Rule
Action:
Correcting amendment.
Document Number:
E8-30106
Dates:
Effective on December 18, 2008.
Pages:
76847-76847 (1 pages)
RINs:
3206-AK88: Changes in Pay Administration Rules for General Schedule Employees
RIN Links:
https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/3206-AK88/changes-in-pay-administration-rules-for-general-schedule-employees
Topics:
Government employees, Law enforcement officers, Wages
PDF File:
e8-30106.pdf
CFR: (1)
5 CFR 531.203