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Vol. 60, No. 88

Monday, May 8, 1995

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

MANAGEMENT

5 CFR Part 532

RIN 3206–AG53

Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment

of New York, NY, Special Wage

Schedules for Printing Positions

AGENCY: Office of Personnel

Management.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel

Management is issuing a final rule to

abolish the Federal Wage System special

wage schedule for printing positions in

the New York, New York, wage area.

Printing and lithographic employees in

New York, New York, will now be paid

rates from the regular New York, New

York, wage schedule.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 7, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Paul Shields, (202) 606–2848.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

January 27, 1995, OPM published an

interim rule to abolish the Federal Wage

System special wage schedule for

printing positions in the New York,

New York, wage area. The interim rule

provided a 30-day period for public

comment. OPM received no comments

during the comment period. Therefore,

the interim rule is being adopted as a

final rule.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

I certify that these regulations will not

have a significant economic impact on

a substantial number of small entities

because they will affect only Federal

agencies and employees.

List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 532

Administrative practice and

procedure, Freedom of information,

Government employees, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements, Wages.

Accordingly, under the authority of 5

U.S.C. 5343, the interim rule amending

5 CFR part 532 published on January 27,

1995 (60 FR 5312), is adopted as final

without any changes.

Office of Personnel Management.

Lorraine A. Green,

Deputy Director.

[FR Doc. 95–11178 Filed 5–5–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6325–01–M

5 CFR Part 630

RIN 3206–AG45

Absence and Leave; Use of Restored

Annual Leave

AGENCY: Office of Personnel

Management.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel

Management is issuing final regulations

to provide employees with additional

time in which to use restored annual

leave that was forfeited as a result of

employment at a Department of Defense

installation undergoing closure or

realignment.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 7, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sharon Herzberg, (202) 606–2858.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

December 7, 1994, the Office of

Personnel Management (OPM)

published interim regulations (59 FR

62971) that provided relief to Federal

employees at Department of Defense

(DOD) installations undergoing closure

or realignment who accumulate large

amounts of restored annual leave under

the provisions of section 4434 of Public

Law 102–484, the National Defense

Authorization Act for fiscal year 1993,

and sections 341 and 2816 of Public

Law 103–337, October 5, 1994, the

National Defense Authorization Act for

fiscal year 1995. These provisions of law

amended 5 U.S.C. 6304(d) to provide

that any annual leave in excess of the

maximum limitation that is accrued by

an employee at a DOD installation

undergoing closure or realignment must

be restored and credited to the

employee in a separate leave account.

During the 60-day comment period,

OPM received two comments, one from

a labor organization and one from an

individual. Following is a summary of

the comments.

Time Limit for Using Restored Annual

Leave

Employees remaining for several years

at closing DOD installations or DOD

installations undergoing realignment

may accumulate large amounts of

restored annual leave in their separate

accounts established under 5 U.S.C.

6304(d)(3). After the employee leaves

the DOD base undergoing closure or

realignment, the employee and the

employer are confronted with the

prospect of the employee having to use

sizable amounts of annual leave at the

gaining agency or organization within a

limited period of time. The interim

regulations provided relief to affected

employees by—

• Establishing a longer period of time

for using annual leave restored under 5

U.S.C. 6304(d)(3), based on the amount

of restored leave in the employee’s

separate leave account and using

formulas similar to the formulas used in

back pay computations under 5 CFR

550.805(g);

• Deferring the start of the time

period for using restored annual leave

under 5 U.S.C. 6304(d)(3) until the

employee no longer works at a closing

DOD installation or a DOD installation

undergoing realignment; and

• Permitting the head of an agency to

exempt covered employees who move

during the leave year to an installation

not undergoing closure or realignment

from the requirement to schedule excess

annual leave in advance in order for

such leave to be considered for

restoration.

Both the individual and the labor

organization objected to OPM’s formula

for calculating the time limit for use of

restored annual leave and suggested

increasing the limit. The individual

suggested that all employees be given 5

years to use restored annual leave. The

labor organization also suggested that

OPM allow employees 5 years to use the

restored annual leave or that OPM

designate base closures and

realignments as ‘‘extended exigencies of

the public business’’ and follow the

procedures outlined in 5 CFR 630.309.

The labor organization alternatively

proposed that, under the procedures

outlined for extended exigencies,

affected employees be given 2 years to

use excess annual leave for every year

or portion of a year the employee was

covered under 5 U.S.C. 6304(d)(3)—i.e.,

an employee covered under 5 U.S.C.