[Federal Register: September 22, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 183)]
[Proposed Rules]               
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Proposed Rules
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of 
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these 
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in 
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

5 CFR Part 310

RIN 3206-AK03

 
Employment of Relatives

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing a plain 
language rewrite of its regulations regarding the employment of 
relatives as part of a broader review of OPM's regulations. The purpose 
of the revision is to make the regulations more readable.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 21, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Send, deliver or fax comments to Ms. Ellen E. Tunstall, 
Deputy Associate Director for Talent and Capacity Policy, U.S. Office 
of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 6551, Washington, DC 
20415-9700; e-mail: employ@opm.gov; FAX: (202) 606-2329.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Raleigh M. Neville by telephone at 
(202) 606-0960; by TTY at (202) 418-3134; by fax at (202) 606-0390; or 
by e-mail at rmnevill@opm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OPM is reviewing and revising its 
regulations to make them more readable. In the process, we are making 
sure that our regulations do not merely repeat statutory provisions. We 
are revising Part 310 to eliminate subpart A because it merely restates 
the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 3110 which outline the legal restrictions on 
the employment of relatives.

E.O. 12866, Regulatory Review

    This rule has been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget 
in accordance with E.O. 12866.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    I certify that these regulations would not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities because it 
affects only Federal employees.

List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 310

    Government employees.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Kay Coles James,
Director.
    Accordingly, OPM proposes to revise 5 CFR part 310 to read as 
follows:

PART 310--EMPLOYMENT OF RELATIVES

Sec.
310.101 Are there exceptions to the legal restrictions on the 
employment of relatives?

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3110.

Subpart A--Employment of Relatives


Sec.  310.101  Are there exceptions to the legal restrictions on the 
employment of relatives?

    Section 3110 of title 5, United States Code, sets forth the legal 
restrictions on the employment of relatives. Subsection (d) of that 
section authorizes the Office of Personnel Management to prescribe 
regulations authorizing the temporary employment of relatives, in 
certain conditions, notwithstanding the restrictions. This regulation 
sets forth exceptions to the restrictions. When necessary to meet 
urgent needs resulting from an emergency posing an immediate threat to 
life or property, or a national emergency as defined in Sec.  
230.402(a)(1) of this title, a public official may employ relatives to 
meet those needs without regard to the restrictions on the employment 
of relatives in 5 U.S.C. 3110. Such appointments are temporary and may 
not exceed 1 month, but the agency may extend such an appointment for 
one additional month if the emergency need still exists at the time of 
the extension.

[FR Doc. 03-24082 Filed 9-18-03; 12:01 pm]
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