CAS-RM-78-110 COMMENT 07

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 of Personnel

Management.

ACTION: Proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: The OffiCe of Per.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 of the total period of time from the

date of the flllt appointment to the

completion of the work-.tudy program,

and (Z) .erving under appointment. not

limited to one year or lea•.

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 of Pay 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 Management may 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

regula tlons 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 of the total time required for

completion of the 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 of Pel'lOnnel Managemenl

JoAmI B. Platter,

&si.umt /uuance Syrtem Manaaer.

Accordingly. the Office of Personnel

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. of uncertain 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 of at

lea.t 1 year'l duration and who I.

expected to be In a pay .tatu. for at

least one-third of the total period of time

from the date of the first appointment to

the completion of the work-.tudy

program.

• • • • • (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. • • • • • (c)· • .'

(Z) An employee whose employment

It of uncertain 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 of the total period of time

Federal RePs&er

Vol. 45. No. Z31

Friday. November lIB, 1980

from the date of the firsl appointment to

the completion of the work-study .

program.

• • • • • (5 U.S.C. 8913(bD

(PIl Doc. e4l'Im "Ied11_ 11:45 _, lIlUMQ com __

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".

...,..... com ,-..,..

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

OffIce of Conservation and Sol.-

Energy

10 CFR P.-t 410

Energy CO"H,nUon Program for

Consumer ProductS; Public Meeting To

Discu.. the D4tpartmento. Energy'.

Energy Efficiency Standards" Program

tor Con.umer Products

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTlON: Notice of Public Meetins.

SUMMARY: The Department of EneI'8Y

(DOE) will convene a public. meetins 10

allow opportunity for discussion on

ll1ue. concemins the certification and

enforcement of provisioDl of DOE'.

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.
CAS-RM-78-110 COMMENT 07

== 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 of the 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 Tuotlve PTOiTflm: 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. of f2 yeall (12 tne•.., -# lit ed EPCA. " erR 70U1-e(b))). When ICUns on .ucb

of consumer producb t m •• b.ued ill w..~ton. D.C.. November 21. . requeab the NCUA Board evalultea the

amended by NECPA. 'llIlO. f 11 wi lreas:

. Standard. for nine C?f theBe produeu T.1.1lat- , 0(:) A~mty of the official. and

were proposed by notice inued June 111, AMi,tonl&cnU1ry. c,mervolJon DJJd SDiG/' 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 of the 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 of lendina:

.DlweJ'l to questlona .ubmltled for NATIONAL CREDIT UNION (C) Uquidity poaitiOD of Ibe Federal

dlrificatlon of iuuell were provided. ADUINISTRATlON credit union: .

Public meetingll were beld on September 12 Cf'R Part 701 (D) Ule of the expanded authority

11.1980, and October 10. 19BO, concernlna (i e an anJJlyll. of whether or not the

certain certiflcation/enforcemenl F~d~ral credit union ba. made pl.n. 10

,apectl of the proposed rule. Now, .1 Real ~II Lendlnp-Deregulation lell the 10118-term real eltate loanl to an

the requelll of the consumer producb ~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 of Itl ltatutoJ}' nqulremeDta.

dilcuu certification and enforcemenl 42 FR &9981 (1m).

.Ipecb of the propoled rule, lWMlIlAJn': Th.ia propoaed rule would (1) The primal)' dal18ef m 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 of the real eltale

to verification and enforcementeudlt of Ie.. thm S2.000.ooo to obtain the prior loanl will caUIl the lmeD credit uniona

test re,ulil for the purpOI.. for maJdns I written conaenl of the 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) eUmina te the prosrllDl of the Imall credil uniona

the creation of a 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

Public meetill8 procedure: Becaule of Federal credit union can aue" wben prior pla.nnms on the pari of the boarda

the importance of the EnefiY JT8lIling I 101l8"term real utate loan. \ 'of di:rectore of Imlll credllltliona.1f

Conetrvation Program for Conlumer, rua action b a part of the 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 of public 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 of the brins mortgage loaD aervicea to their

repreaentativea of organi.z.ationl, competitive environment in which aD membere.

consumer groUpl. manufactureJ'l and flnmcial inatltution. currently find One of the meana throuab which Imall

indulb')'. and olber Government thelDlelves. the deregulation of loan 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 of the renon. for conveniDI provide real eltate loan tervlce. 10 their Credil Union 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 of the 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 10 be 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 of Ibe meeling will be Eumlnation and lnaurance or John L. ltale md local bou.m,authoritie•.

IIl8de. and the mtire record of the Culhane. Jr.. Office of General 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 of mOMsaBe 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 of leel 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 of 8..00 I.In. and 4:30 p.m., 8ectIon 701.2'1-6(b) of the NCUA credit union. have a commitmenl from

;!onday throush FridJIy. Any pereOD. ~tI and RegWaUonJ.pruently an inveltor to purcbaR the mol1l88e

•