Summer Employment

SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing to

eliminate regulations that refer to ``summer employment'' as a separate

program. The proposed change is part of OPM efforts to eliminate

unnecessary appointing authorities. Agencies would use temporary

limited appointments or student temporary appointments, as appropriate,

to appoint individuals during the ``summer months.''

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 12, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver written comments to Mary Lou Lindholm,

Associate Director for Employment, Office of Personnel Management, Room

6F08, 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karen Jacobs on (202) 606-0830, TDD (202) 606-0023, or FAX (202) 606-

2329.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As recommended by the National Performance

Review (NPR), OPM abolished the Federal Personnel Manual which

contained detailed hiring guidance for the summer employment program.

The NPR also recommended OPM reduce the number of Federal hiring

authorities and decentralize many personnel decisions. As a result, OPM

revised the regulations on temporary employment and streamlined the

student employment programs to give more flexibility in the hiring

process. Under the proposed elimination of the summer employment

program, agencies would fill time-limited appointments that occur

during the summer months by using either the temporary appointing

authority in parts 316 and 333 or the student temporary appointment in

parts 213 and 302, as appropriate. The proposal would remove the

restrictions on the time period during which ``summer'' appointments

can be made.

Individuals appointed, including those appointed during the summer

months, under Sec. 316.402 of this chapter may be reappointed under the

conditions set forth in Sec. 316.402(b)(3)--noncompetitive temporary

limited appointments and Sec. 316.401(d)--execeptions to the general

time limits on making temporary appointments. However, students

appointed under the student temporary employment program (5 CFR

213.3202) are not subject to the time limits in parts 316 or 213, or

the reappointment procedures in part 316. Agencies may reappoint these

students at any time, as appropriate.

Eliminating the separate summer program would remove the specific

restrictions on the employment of sons and daughters. However, rules

prohibiting nepotism in part 310 continue in full force.

Also, the proposal would require applicants to pass any written

test required by the competitive service qualification standards.

However, students hired under excepted appointments would not be

required to pass a written examination.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

I certify that these regulations will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial number of small entities (including

small businesses, small organizational units, and small governmental

jurisdictions) because the regulations apply only to appointment

procedures for certain employees in Federal agencies.

List of Subjects in 5 CFR Parts 213 and 338

Government employees, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

James B. King,

Director.

Accordingly, OPM proposes to amend 5 CFR parts 213 and 338 as

follows:

PART 213--EXCEPTED SERVICE

1. The authority citation for part 213 is revised to read as

follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3301 and 3302, E.O. 10577, 3 CFR 1954-1958

Comp., p. 218; Sec. 213.101 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 2103;

Sec. 213.3102 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 3301, 3302, 3307, 8337(h),

8456; E.O. 12364, 47 FR 22931, 3 CFR 1982 Comp., p. 185; and 38

U.S.C. 4301 et seq.

Sec. 213.3101 [Amended]

2. In Sec. 213.3101, paragraphs (b) [Reserved] through (f) are

removed and the paragraph designation in paragraph (a) is removed.

PART 338--QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS (GENERAL)

3. The authority citation for part 338 continues to read as

follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3301, 3302; E.O. 10577, 3 CFR 1954-58 Comp.,

p. 218.

Subpart B--[Reserved]

4. In part 338, subpart B consisting of Sec. 338.202, is removed

and reserved.

[FR Doc. 97-699 Filed 1-10-97; 8:45 am]

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