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Vol. 77, No. 51 

Thursday, March 15, 2012 

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY 

OFFICE 

4 CFR Part 28 

Personnel Appeals Board; Procedural 

Rules 

AGENCY: Government Accountability 

Office Personnel Appeals Board. 

ACTION: Final rule; technical 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: The rule adopts as final an 

interim rule published December 9, 

2011, which amended regulations to 

reflect a change in law concerning 

grievance procedures and changed some 

specific terms in the regulations to ones 

more commonly used throughout the 

government. Additionally, the PAB is 

moving its offices as of March 19, 2012, 

and accordingly, this part is being 

amended to reflect that move and 

change the Board’s address. The 

intended effect of this action is to 

ensure that the public is informed of the 

final rule and of the Board’s address 

change. 

DATES: Effective March 15, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth 

Don, Executive Director, or Susan Inzeo, 

Solicitor, 202–512–6137, Personnel 

Appeals Board, Room 1566, 441 G Street 

NW., Washington, DC 20548. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 9, 2011, the Government 

Accountability Office Personnel 

Appeals Board (the Board or PAB) 

published an interim rule reflecting a 

change in law concerning grievance 

procedures and changing some specific 

terms in the regulations to ones more 

commonly used throughout the 

government. 76 FR 76873, December 9, 

2011. The formal period for comments 

closed on February 7, 2012, and no 

comments were received. Accordingly, 

the interim rule amending 4 CFR part 28 

which was published at 76 FR 76873 on 

December 9, 2011, is adopted as a final 

rule without substantial changes. 

Additionally, since the PAB is moving 

its offices as of March 19, 2012, title 4, 

part 28 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations is being amended to reflect 

the change in location and mailing 

address. 

List of Subjects in 4 CFR Part 28 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Claims, Government 

employees, Labor-management 

relations, Reduction in force. 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, the interim rule amending 

title 4, part 28, Code of Federal 

Regulations, which was published at 76 

FR 76873 on December 9, 2011, is 

adopted as final, with changes as 

follows: 

PART 28—GOVERNMENT 

ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 

PERSONNEL APPEALS BOARD; 

PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO 

CLAIMS CONCERNING EMPLOYMENT 

PRACTICES AT THE GOVERNMENT 

ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 28 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 753. 

■ 2. In § 28.11, revise paragraph (c) to 

read as follows: 

§ 28.11 Filing a charge with the Office of 

General Counsel. 

* * * * * 

(c) How to file. Charges may be filed 

with the Office of General Counsel by 

personal delivery (including 

commercial carrier) or by mail. 

(1) A charge may be filed by personal 

delivery at the Office of General 

Counsel, Personnel Appeals Board, 

Room 1562, 441 G Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20548. 

(2) A charge may be filed by mail 

addressed to the Office of General 

Counsel, Personnel Appeals Board, 

Room 1562, 441 G Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20548. When filed by 

mail, the postmark shall be the date of 

filing for all submissions to the Office of 

General Counsel. 

* * * * * 

■ 3. In § 28.18, revise paragraph (c) to 

read as follows: 

§ 28.18 Filing a petition with the Board. 

* * * * * 

(c) How to file. (1) A petition may be 

filed by hand delivery to the office of 

the Personnel Appeals Board, Room 

1566, 441 G Street NW., Washington, 

DC 20548. It must be received by 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, on the date that 

it is filed. 

(2) A petition may be filed by mail 

addressed to the Personnel Appeals 

Board, Room 1566, 441 G Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20548. When filed by 

mail, the postmark shall be the date of 

filing for all submissions to the Board. 

* * * * * 

■ 4. In § 28.160, revise paragraph (a) to 

read as follows: 

§ 28.160 Request for records. 

(a) Individuals may request access to 

records pertaining to them that are 

maintained as described in 4 CFR part 

83, by addressing inquiry to the PAB 

General Counsel either by mail or by 

appearing in person at the Personnel 

Appeals Board Office of General 

Counsel, Room 1562, 441 G Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20548, during business 

hours on a regular business day. 

Requests in writing should be clearly 

and prominently marked ‘‘Privacy Act 

Request.’’ Requests for copies of records 

shall be subject to duplication fees set 

forth in 4 CFR 83.17. 

* * * * * 

■ 5. In § 28.161, revise paragraph (b) to 

read as follows: 

§ 28.161 Denial of access to information— 

Appeals. 

* * * * * 

(b) Any individual whose request for 

access to records of the PAB General 

Counsel has been denied in whole or in 

part by the General Counsel may, within 

30 days of receipt of the denial, 

challenge that decision by filing a 

written request for review of the 

decision with the Personnel Appeals 

Board, Room 1566, 441 G Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20548. 

* * * * * 

Steven H. Svartz, 

Chair, Personnel Appeals Board, U.S. 

Government Accountability Office. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6216 Filed 3–14–12; 8:45 am] 

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