79018 

# Proposed Rules

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains noticel to the public 01 the proposed issuance 01 rules and regulations. The purpose 01 lhe$8 noticel is to give interested persona an oppol1Unity to participate in the rule making prior to the adoption 01 the final NIes.

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
5 CFR Pam 870 and 810 Federal Employees' Group 

### Ut. Insurancei and Federal Employee. Health Benefits; Amendment to Clarify Coverage

# 'or Employee. Hired Under career-Related Work-Study Programs AGENCY: Office ofPersonnel Management. ACTION: Proposed rulemaking.
SUMMARY: The 

### OffiCe ofPer.onnel ManageDjt.mt propOse. to revi.e the Federal Employee.' Group Ufe Insurance (FEGU) and the Federal Employees Health Benefita (FEHB) regulations to clarify thai employees hired under career-related work-.tudy programa 

### are eligible for FEGU and 

### FEHB coverage If they 

### are (1) expected to be in a pay stalu. for at leasl onethird ofthe total period oftime from the date ofthe flllt appointment to the completion ofthe work-.tudy program, and (Z) .erving under appointment. not limited to one year orlea•. DATE: Comments mu.t be received on or befo

... January 27, 1981. ADDIlEM: Send'Or deliver writte.n commenta to Craig B. Pettibone, Director. Office ofPay and Benefits Policy. Compensation Group, Office of ' Personnel Management, Po.t Office Box 51. Wa.hington. D.C. 20044. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Ray, Illuance. 

### and InatrucUons Staff. (202) 632-4684. SUPPLEMlNTARV INFORMATION: SeCtiODl 8716(b) and 8913(b), title 5. United Statel Code, provide that the Office of Personnel Managementmay pre.cribe by regualtion. the time at which and the conclitioDl under which aD employee becom

..·eligible for FEGU and FEHB coverage, re.pectively. Exilting regulatlons may 

### be Interpreted al requ1ri.ns that an employee hired under a career-relaled work-study program

### haa been In • pay 

### .tatul for Dot Ie

.. 

### than one-third ofthe total time required for completion ofthe program 10 be entitled to FEGU and FEHB coverage (i.e.• only after sufficient time haa elapsed, permitting a determination that this requirement hal been met). The Intent of the regulations is to confer eligibility for FEGU and FEHB coverage on .uch employees 

## ifthe expectation exists that they will meet the time-in-pay-statul requirement (i.e

.. It i. not necessary to ensure through actual experience that the employee meeta this qualification). Office ofPel'lOnnel Managemenl 

### JoAmI B. Platter, &si.umt/uuance Syrtem

### Manaaer.

Accordingly. the Office ofPersonnel Management propose. to amend Parta ' 870 and 890 81 foUow.:

. PART l7o-REGULAR UFE INSURANCE'

(1) Section 81O.202(a)(Z) Is revised to read asfollowl: 

### .t 170.202 bc:lualonL (a)· • •

. (Z1An employee whose employment i. ofuncertain or purely temporary duration. or who i. employed for brief periods at intervals, and an employee who il expected to work Ie

.. than 8 monthl In each year. except an employee who i. employed under a cooperative work-.tudy program ofat lea.t 1 year'l duration and who I. expected to 

### be In a pay .tatu. for at least one-third ofthe total period oftime from the date ofthe first appointment to the completion ofthe work-.tudy 

### program.


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# • (Ii U.s.c. 8716(b))
PART I90-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM •

(Z) Section 890.102(c)(Z) i. revised to read al followl:
'1tO.102 

# eonr.ve. • • • • 

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(c)· • .' (Z) An employee whose employment 

### It ofuncertain or

### Puret1 temporary

. duration. or who I. employed for brief period. at Interval., and an employee who 

### It expecled 10 work lell than 8 month. In each year, except an employee who 

### It employed under I cooperative work-.tudy program of at lealt 1 year'. duration and who 

### It expected to 

### be In a pay ltatul for at Jel.t one-third ofthe total period oftime Federal 

### RePs&er Vol. 45. No. Z31 Friday. November lIB, 1980

from the date ofthe firsl appointment to the completion ofthe work-study

. program. 

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# • • (5 U.S.C. 8913(bD (PIl Doc. e4l'Im "Ied 11_ 11:45 _, lIlUMQ com

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AgrICultural Stabilization 

### and Con.ervatlon Service 

### 7 CFR Part 726 Burtey Tob8cco; 1981 National Marketing Quotaa lor 

### Burtey Tobacco 

### Correctiun

In 

### FR J::)«. 80-36125 appeariDg at page 77035 In the 18808 for Friday, November 21, 1980. make the following correction:



### On page 77035, in the first column. In the "Date"paragraplt. the comments clo'lna

### dete .hould

## baTe read janulll'J 16, 1981".

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OffIce ofConservation and 

### Sol.- Energy 10 CFR 

### P.-t 410 Energy 

### CO"H,nUon Program for Consumer ProductS; Public Meeting To Discu

.. the D4tpartment

# o. Energy'. Energy Efficiency Standards" Program tor Con.umer Products AGENCY: Department of

### Energy. ACTlON: Notice ofPublic Meetins.
SUMMARY: The Department ofEneI'8Y (DOE) 

### will convene a public. meetins 10 allow opportunity for discussion on ll1ue. concemins the 

### certification and enforcement ofprovisioDl ofDOE'. enel'8Y efficiency standard. program for
consumer produeta. DATE: December 5, 1980. 9:00 a.m. until all commenta are heard, or until 5:00 p.m. ADDRESS: 

### Room 2105. ZOOO 

### M. 

### Sl NW

.. Wa.hington.

# nc. POfl FUllTHlEJIIINF0MIA1lON CONTACT. Jam

.. A. Smith, U.S. Department of Enel'8Y, Consumer Products Efficiency Branch. Malt SlOp GH-068. 1000 Indeper.dence Avenue SW•• Walhington. D.C. Z0585. (202) 252-91%7.

# == Federal leT 

# I Vol. 45, No. 231 

# I Friosy, November 28, 1980 

# I Proposed Rule. 79079

IIJI'PUME.N1AJIY INfORIlUnoN:

### The 1IlI)' purchue a copy ofthe trenJcripl 

### require. thlt I'Federal credit union with tnel'lY 

### PoUq and ConnNItion 

### Act from the tranlcrlbilli reporter. uteta 

### of

### let. tbUlI1.OOO.OOO obtain the 

### (tPCA) (Pub. 

### L N-1e3).

.. amended

## bJ TuotlvePTOiTflm:December

# a. 19110: prior writteD con.JeDt of

### the the Nltional 

### Energy ConalNltion

### PoUq Wllc:omlni

### brnarb AdmlnlltntiOD m order to

# srant lona· Act (NECPA) (Pub. 

### L 95-&19). requlrel Baclinnmd. term ,.al ntell loana. (A Ions-term real lbatlbe DepartmlDt 

### of EnIll'lY pretcribe Pretentltion. and comrnenta by ettate loan 

### It I rell eatate

### I~II 

### which

""" emelen"" atandardl for the typu mterested pereona bel a maturity m ncet. off2 yeall (12 tne•.., -# 

### lit ed 

### EPCA. " 

### erR 70U1-e(b))). When ICUns on .ucb ofconsumerproducb t m •• b.ued ill 

### w

..**~ton.** D.C

.. November21.

. requeab the NCUA Board evalultea the amended by NECPA. 'llIlO. f 11 

### wi lreas:

. Standard. for nine C?ftheBe produeu T.1.1lat- , 0(:)

### A~mty ofthe official. 

### and were proposed by notice inued June 111, AMi,tonl&cnU1ry. c,mervolJon DJJdSDiG/' employee. to lucceufuDy manase • 1980.(45 FR 43976,

### J~e 30, 1980). Public En.lIY. Feder.l credit union: beaFUlB.1l were b.eld III

### WlllhinBtO~ D.C.

... DoL -..,m7ll,1ied n_

- -I 

### (B) Ab1lity ofthe credit committee and 

### and ChiC.Bgo. Jlli.Doi. over

### ~e**pen~** COClI -..W1 loan officere; .110 an)' tralnins efrorb b)' Augult 11-29, 1980. A pubUc meetinl • the

.. officiala to prepare themaelvea for WIS beld on JuI)' 16, 1980, II which time thJ. type oflendina: .DlweJ'l to questlona .ubmltledfor NATIONAL CREDIT UNION (C) Uquidity poaitiOD ofIbe Federal dlrificatlon ofiuuell were provided. ADUINISTRATlON credit union:

. Public meetingll were beld on September 12 

### Cf'R Part 

### 701 (D) Ule ofthe expanded authority 11.1980, and October 10. 19BO, concernlna (i e an anJJlyll. ofwhether or not the certain certiflcation/enforcemenl**F~d~ral** credit unionba. made pl.n. 10 ,apectl ofthe proposed rule. Now, .1 Real

### ~II Lendlnp-Deregulation lell the 10118-term real eltate loanl to an the requelll ofthe consumerproducb**~OlNCY;** NeUonal Credit UniOD invutor); and iDdUlb')'. DOE

### will convene I public Admini.tration. (E) Supervllol)' commlltee'. lIleeling on December!. 19BO, 10

### further ACTlON: Propoaed rule. fulfillmenl 

### ofItl ltatutoJ}'nqulremeDta. dilcuu certification and enforcemenl 42 FR &9981 (1m). .Ipecb ofthe propoled rule, lWMlIlAJn': 

### Th.ia propoaed rule would (1) The primal)' dal18efm ImaD credit specifically: (1) the procell for eliminate the current regulation. which union.panlinl lana-lerm rell eltale eltabliahins the tolerancea to be applied require Federal credil union. with alleb loanl i. thai the 

### .Ise ofthe real eltale 

### to verification and enforcementeudlt ofIe

.. thm S2.000.ooo to obtain the prior loanl will caUIl the lmeD credit uniona testre,ulil for the purpOI

.. for maJdns I written conaenl ofthe AdminillTltion

. 10 bave liquidity problellll."', re,ull of compliance/noncompliance before**sran~** JOI18-term real utale liquidity probJelDl, conlumerloaD determination. and (2) Ibe framework for 10lna and would (2) eUminate the prosrllDl ofthe Imall credil uniona the creation ofa Govenunent/indUlb')' c:urnmt regWetlona which limit the would more than likel)' lufter. However, 'dviaol)' BJ'OUp. amount ofJom oriEiJlatlon.feu I 

### thia d8l18er can be areatly minill:lhed by



### Publicmeetill8procedure: Becaule 

### of Federal credit union can aue" wben prior pla.nnms on the pari ofthe boarda the importance ofthe EnefiY JT8lIling I 101l8"term real utate loan. \ 'ofdi:rectore ofImlll credllltliona.1f Conetrvation 

### Program for Conlumer, rua action b a part ofthe NCUA. 1mall cndil unlonalocate invellore who Productl, DOE wishel to receive the Board',**o~oing** program for updalinl. 

### will purchall their mortga.e loana, the

. JIlaximum level ofpublic participation clarifyins. and aimpJifyins U..llllinl liquidity 

### rbb can be minimiud and the pallible. DOE encourage••ttendance reguJatiol1l. Additionally. the NCUA credit uniona 

### will be m I POlition to and participation by individual. and 

### Board believel thet.in Jishl ofthe brins mortgage loaD aervicea to their repreaentativea oforgani.z.ationl, competitive environment in which 

### aD membere.
consumergroUpl. manufactureJ'l and flnmcial inatltution. currently find One ofthe meana throuab 

### which Imall indulb')'. and olber Government thelDlelves. the deregulation ofloan credil unlOD' can .am accen to "endea al the medina. origination fee. may be needed 10 thai aecondal)' markel mWI\orelt throuah'

, DOE

### will male I ,hon presentation al Feder.1 credit unlona can competitivel)' Credil Union Service Corporation. (A the outlet ofthe renon. for conveniDI provide real eltate loan tervlce. 10 their CredilUnion Service Corporalion il an the pubUc meeting. DOE 

### will then accepl membere.

. organl.z.ation incorporated under State oral commente limited to a lime which IlATU: Commentl mUll be receIved b)' law which 1. wholly-owned ud will be aet in Ught ofthe number 

### of December 31. '1980. controlled by credit union. and pel'iona who requesl to llpeak. Penone 

### ADORns: Send commentl to Robert S. designated a. IUcb by the wiJhinllo .peak 

### will be lilted 1010 Monbelt. Senior Attorne)', Office of Admlniltntioll.) 1% 

### erR 701.27-2 indicate upon regittretion and a.her the General Counsel National Credit UniOD delineale. the procedurel 10be fonowed DOEpreaentatioll. The official Admlniatration, 1776 G Street, NW.. by**~dil** unlona m foJ'll1ins credil union C'Cnducting the meeling will accept' Waehm,ton, D.C. 20456. lervice corporation•. Another meanll for comJnentl or Ijueation. from thOte fOfl PUl'rTMIR ""ORMATION CONTACT. ImaD credit unlonato ,ain accen \0 Ittendina. 'Thoma. C. BucJunan. Office 

### of aecondary market mvellOIl 

### i. througb

A tranltript ofIbe meeling will be Eumlnation and lnaurance or John 

### L. ltale md local bou.m,authoritie•. IIl8de. and the mtire record ofthe Culhane. Jr

.. Office ofGeneral CounaeL BecaUIl the NCUA Board beUeves Illeetins incJud.ing Ibe tranacripl 

### wiD 

### be al the above addre

... TelepboDe amaD credll union. can minimi%e the retained by DOE and made avalleble for numbere: (202) 357-'1065 [Mr. BucJunan) ponlbillty ofmOMsaBe lendi.nl caueing Inspection .1 the DOE Freedom of or (202) S57-1030 [Mr. Culhane). liquidity prohlelDl. the NCUA Board Information Office in the FOfreltal IUf't'LUIDnAJIIY 1Nf000ATlON: propoael to allow Federal credit union. Bui1din8.1000 independence Avenue" with aueb ofleel than $2.000.000 to 

### I.W

.. Waah.initon. D.C. between 12.,OOll.ooo Antll 

### Umllation originale mortga,e loana, a.lons al the he boUJ'l of8

..00 I.In. and 4:30p.m., 8ectIon 701.2'1-6(b) ofthe NCUA credit union. have a commitmenl from ;!onday

## throush FridJIy. Any pereOD.**~tI** and RegWaUonJ.pruently an inveltor to purcbaR the mol1l88e 

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