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Vol. 62, No. 163

Friday, August 22, 1997

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

MANAGEMENT

5 CFR Part 338

RIN 3206–AH85

Qualification Requirements (General)

AGENCY: Office of Personnel

Management.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel

Management (OPM) is issuing final

regulations concerning the use of

qualification standards. The regulations

clarify the use of OPM’s Operating

Manual: Qualification Standards for

General Schedule Positions when

considering experience in making

competitive service appointments.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 22, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christina Gonzales Vay, 202–606–0830,

FAX 202–606–2329, or TDD 202–606–

0023.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 17

of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995

(Pub. L. 104–65, December, 19, 1995)

requires OPM to promulgate requlations

concerning the consideration of

experience of applicants who are being

considered for competitive service

positions. On June 5, 1997 (62 FR

30778), we proposed regulations to

place a statement in part 338 to clarify

that experience is considered as

outlined in OPM’s Operating Manual:

Qualification Standards for General

Schedule Positions. We also indicated

that the Operating Manual is available

to the public for review at agency

personnel offices and Federal

depository libraries, and for purchase

from the Government Printing Office.

We received no comments on the

proposed regulations and are adopting

them as final regulations with no

change.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

I certify that this regulation will have

a significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities

because it affects only certain Federal

employees.

List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 338

Government employees.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

James B. King,

Director.

Accordingly, OPM is amending part

338 of title 5, Code of Federal

Regulations, as follows:

PART 338—QUALIFICATION

STANDARDS (GENERAL)

1.The authority citation for part 338 is

revised to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3301, 3302, 3304; E.O.

10577, 3 CFR, 1954–1958 comp., p. 218.

2. Subpart C consisting of § 338.301,

is added to read as follows:

Subpart C—Consideration for

Appointment

§ 338.301 Competitive service

appointment.

Agencies must ensure that employees

who are given competitive service

appointments meet the requirements

included in the Office of Personnel

Management’s Operating Manual:

Qualification Standards for General

Schedule Positions. The Operating

Manual is available to the public for

review at agency personnel offices and

Federal depository libraries, and for

purchase from the Government Printing

Office.

[FR Doc. 97–22005 Filed 8–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6325–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. 96–CE–23–AD; Amendment 39–

10109; AD 97–17–07]

RIN 2120–AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Aviat

Aircraft, Inc. Models S–1S, S–1T, S–2,

S–2A, S–2S, and S–2B Airplanes

(Formerly Known as Pitts Models S–

1S, S–1T, S–2, S–2A, S–2S, and S–2B

Airplanes)

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This amendment revises AD

96–12–03, which applies to Aviat

Aircraft, Inc. (Aviat) Models S–1S, S–

1T, S–2, S–2S, and S–2B airplanes that

are equipped with aft lower fuselage

wing attach fittings incorporating either

part number (P/N) 76090, 2–2107–1, or

1–210–102. That AD currently requires

repetitively inspecting the aft lower

fuselage wing attach fitting on both

wings for cracks, and modifying any

cracked aft lower fuselage wing attach

fitting. Modifying both aft lower

fuselage wing attach fittings eliminates

the repetitive inspection requirement of

AD 96–12–03. Aviat recently started

incorporating modified aft lower

fuselage wing attach fittings on newly

manufactured airplanes. This AD retains

the requirements of AD 96–12–03, but

exempts airplanes that had the modified

aft lower fuselage wing attach fittings

incorporated at manufacture. The

actions specified by this AD are

intended to prevent possible in-flight

separation of the wing from the airplane

caused by a cracked fuselage wing

attach fitting.

DATES: Effective October 3, 1997.

The incorporation by reference of

Aviat Service Bulletin No. 25, dated

April 3, 1996, Revised November 12,

1996, was approved by the Director of

the Federal Register in accordance with

5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51 as of

October 3, 1997.

The incorporation by reference of

Aviat Service Bulletin No. 25, dated

April 3, 1996, was previously approved

by the Director of the Federal Register

in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and

1 CFR part 51 as of June 6, 1996 (61 FR

28730).