Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 37 / Tuesday, February 25, 1997 / Notices 8463

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Stuart A. Richards,

Chief, Operator Licensing Branch, Division

of Reactor Controls and Human Factors,

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

[FR Doc. 97–4571 Filed 2–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND

BUDGET

Issuance of Transmittal Memorandum

No. 17, Amending OMB Circular No. A–

76, ‘‘Performance of Commercial

Activities’’

AGENCY: Office of Management and

Budget.

SUMMARY: This notice contains

Transmittal Memorandum No. 17, to

OMB Circular No. A–76, ‘‘Performance

of Commercial Activities.’’

This Transmittal Memorandum

updates the Federal pay raise

assumptions and inflation factors used

for computing the Government’s inhouse personnel and non-pay costs for

Fiscal Years 1997 through 2003. The

Federal pay raise assumptions and the

non-pay category rates are, generally,

contained in the President’s Budget for

Fiscal Year 1998. The factors contained

in OMB Circular No. A–76, Transmittal

Memorandum No. 16 are outdated. It

should not be assumed that these

civilian pay raises will be those that will

be in effect for preparation of the FY

1999 Budget. Guidance on pay raise

assumptions to use for the FY 1999

Budget will be issued to agencies prior

to the Budget submission date.

The revision does not require any

agency to (1) create or maintain a

duplicate control/monitoring/reporting

system or (2) adopt any additional

controls, not presently in compliance

with Federal Acquisition Regulations

(FAR).

Agencies are reminded that OMB

Circular No. A–76, Transmittal

Memoranda 1 through 14 are canceled.

Transmittal Memorandum No. 15

provided the Revised Supplemental

Handbook, dated March 1996 (Federal

Register, April 1, 1996, pages 14338–

14346).

DATES: As with previous OMB Circular

A–76 Transmittals, the provisions of

Transmittal Memorandum No. 17 are

effective immediately and shall apply to

all cost comparisons in progress that

have not yet undergone bid opening or

where the in-house bid has not yet

otherwise been revealed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

David Childs, Budget Analysis and

Systems Division, NEOB Room 6002,

Office of Management and Budget, 725

17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

20503, Telephone Number: (202) 395–

6104, FAX Number (202) 395–7230.

Franklin D. Raines,

Director.

Executive Office of the President

Office of Management and Budget

Washington, D.C. 20503

February 13, 1997.

Circular No. A–76 (Revised)

Transmittal Memorandum No. 17

To the Heads of Executive Departments and

Agencies

Subject: Performance of Commercial

Activities

This Transmittal Memorandum updates

the Federal pay raise assumptions and

inflation factors used for the computing the

Government’s in-house personnel and nonpay costs, as generally provided in the

President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 1998.

However, because the 1998 Budget did not

specify 1999–2003 pay raises for civilian

employees, for purposes of A–76 cost

comparison determinations only, the civilian

pay raise percentages for 1999–2003 shall be

assumed to be the same as the military pay

raise assumptions for the corresponding

years as shown below. It should not be

assumed that these civilian pay raises will be

those that will be in effect for preparation of

the FY 1999 Budget. Guidance on pay raise

assumptions to use for the FY 1999 Budget

will be issued to agencies prior to the Budget

submission date.

Similarly, the non-pay inflation factors are

for purposes of A–76 cost comparison

determinations only. They reflect the generic

non-pay inflation assumptions used to

develop the FY 1998 Budget baseline

estimates required by law. The law requires

that a specific inflation factor (GNP fixedweight FY/FY index) be used for this

purpose. These inflation factors should not

be viewed as estimates of expected inflation

rates for major long-term procurement items

or as an estimate of inflation for any

particular agency’s non-pay purchases mix.

The following factors should be applied

per paragraph B, pages 19–21 of the OMB

Circular A–76 Revised Supplemental

Handbook (March 1996).

Federal pay raise assumptions

effective date

Military/

civilian

January 1998 .............................. 2.8

January 1999 .............................. 3.0

January 2000 .............................. 3.0

January 2001 .............................. 3.0

January 2002 .............................. 3.0

January 2003 .............................. 3.0

Non-Pay Categories (Supplies and

Equipment, etc.)

FY 1996 .....................................................2.2

FY 1997 .....................................................2.5

FY 1998 .....................................................2.6

FY 1999 .....................................................2.6

FY 2000 .....................................................2.6

FY 2001 .....................................................2.6

FY 2002 .....................................................2.6

FY 2003 .....................................................2.6

Geographic pay differentials received in

1997 shall be included for the development

of in-house personnel costs. The above pay

raise factors shall be applied after

consideration is given to the geographic pay

differentials. The pay raise factors provided

for 1998 and beyond shall be applied to all

employees, with no assumption being made

as to how they will be distributed between

possible locality and ECI-based increases.

These updates are effective as follows: all

changes in the Transmittal Memorandum are

effective immediately and shall apply to all

cost comparisons in process where the

Government’s in-house cost estimate has not

been publicly revealed before this date.

Agencies are reminded that OMB Circular

No. A–76, Transmittal Memorandum 1

through Transmittal Memorandum 14 are

canceled. Transmittal Memorandum No. 15

provided the Revised Supplemental

Handbook, and is dated March 27, 1997

(Federal Register, April 1, 1996, pages

14338–14346). Transmittal Memorandum No.

16, which provided last year’s OMB Circular

A–76 Federal pay raise and inflation factor

assumptions is also hereby canceled.

Sincerely,

Franklin D. Raines,

Director.

[FR Doc. 97–4511 Filed 2–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3110–01–P

POSTAL SERVICE BOARD OF

GOVERNORS

Sunshine Act Meeting

TIMES AND DATES: 10:30 a.m., Monday,

March 3, 1997; 8:30 a.m., Tuesday,

March 4, 1997; and 8:00 a.m.

Wednesday, March 5, 1997.

PLACE: Washington, D.C., U.S. Postal

Service Headquarters, 475 L’Enfant

Plaza, S.W., in the Benjamin Franklin

Room.

STATUS: March 3 (Closed); March 4

(Open); March 5 (Closed).

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

Monday, March 3 – 10:30 a.m. (Closed)

1. Inspector General Functions.

2. Postal Rate Commission Docket No.

C96–1, Pack & Send.

3. Postal Rate Commission Opinion

and Recommended Decision on Special

Services.

4. Exercising the Board’s Reserved

Approval Authority with Respect to

Performance of a Prototype for the Tray

Management System.

5. Contingency Planning.

6. Compensation Issues.

Tuesday, March 4 – 8:30 a.m. (Open)

1. Minutes of the Previous Meeting,

February 3–4, 1997.

2. Remarks of the Postmaster General/

Chief Executive Officer.