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MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
5 CFR Part 1201

 

Practices and Procedures

AGENCY: Merit Systems Protection Board.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Merit Systems Protection Board is amending part 1201 by 
revising appendix II and appendix III to reflect the realignment of its 
regional offices. This action is taken to show a recent realignment of 
the Board's regional offices in accordance with recommendations on 
consolidation of field offices in the National Performance Review (NPR) 
and the President's Executive Memorandum of September 11, 1993, 
``Streamlining the Bureaucracy.''

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 1, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas J. Lanphear, Director, Office of Regional Operations, 202-653-
7980.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the NPR recommendations 
on consolidation of field offices and the President's Executive 
Memorandum of September 11, 1993, ``Streamlining the Bureaucracy,'' the 
Merit Systems Protection Board has realigned its regional office 
structure. The previous 11 regional offices have been reconfigured as 6 
regional and 5 field offices. The Chicago regional office includes the 
St. Louis field office. The Dallas regional office includes the Denver 
field office. The Philadelphia regional office includes the Boston and 
New York field offices. The San Francisco regional office includes the 
Seattle field office. The Atlanta and Washington regional offices 
remain unchanged.
    Appeals and related matters will continue to be filed with either 
the regional or field office having geographic jurisdiction.
    The Board is publishing this rule as a final rule pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 1204(h).

List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 1201

    Administrative practice and procedure, Civil rights, Government 
employees.

    Accordingly, the Board amends 5 CFR part 1201 as follows:

PART 1201--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 1201 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1204, and 7701 unless otherwise noted.

    2. Appendix II to part 1201 is revised to read as follows:

Appendix II to Part 1201--Appropriate Regional or Field Office for 
Filing Appeals

    All submissions shall be addressed to the Regional Director, if 
submitted to a regional office, or the Chief Administrative Judge, 
if submitted to a field office, Merit Systems Protection Board, at 
the addresses listed below, according to geographic region of the 
employing agency or as required by Sec. 1201.4(d) of this part. 
Address of Appropriate Regional Office or Field Office and Area 
Served:

1. Atlanta Regional Office, 401 W. Peachtree Street NW., 10th Floor, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30308-3519, Facsimile No.: (404) 730-2767. 
(Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South 
Carolina.)
2. Chicago Regional Office, 230 South Dearborn Street, 31st Floor, 
Chicago, Illinois 60604-1669, Facsimile No.: (312) 886-4231. 
(Illinois [all locations north of Springfield], Indiana, Michigan, 
Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.)
3. St. Louis Field Office, 911 Washington Avenue, suite 410, St. 
Louis, Missouri 63101-1203, Facsimile No.: (314) 425-4294. (Illinois 
[Springfield and all locations south], Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, and 
Tennessee.)
4. Dallas Regional Office, 1100 Commerce Street, room 6F20, Dallas, 
Texas 75242-9979, Facsimile No.: (214) 767-0102. (Arkansas, 
Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.)
5. Denver Field Office, 730 Simms Street, suite 301, P.O. Box 25025, 
Denver, Colorado 80225-0025, Facsimile No.: (303) 231-5205. 
(Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, 
North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.)
6. Philadelphia Regional Office, U.S. Customhouse, room 501, Second 
and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106-2987, 
Facsimile No.: (215) 597-3456. (Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia--
except cities and counties served by Washington Regional Office, 
West Virginia, and the following counties in New Jersey: Atlantic, 
Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, 
Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Salem.)
7. New York Field Office, 26 Federal Plaza, room 3137-A, New York, 
New York 10278-0022, Facsimile No.: (212) 264-1417. (New York, 
Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and the following counties in New 
Jersey: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, 
Sussex, Union, and Warren.)
8. Boston Field Office, 99 Summer Street, suite 1810, Boston, 
Massachusetts 02110-1200, Facsimile No.: (617) 424-5708. 
(Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and 
Vermont.)
9. San Francisco Regional Office, 525 Market Street, room 2800, San 
Francisco, California 94105-2736, Facsimile No.: (415) 744-3194. 
(California.)
10. Seattle Field Office, 915 Second Avenue, suite 1840, Seattle, 
Washington 98174-1056, Facsimile No.: (206) 220-7982. (Alaska, 
Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Pacific overseas areas.)
11. Washington Regional Office, 5203 Leesburg Pike, suite 1109, 
Falls Church, Virginia 22041-3473, Facsimile No.: (703) 756-7112. 
(Washington, DC, Maryland, all overseas areas not otherwise covered, 
and the following cities and counties in Virginia: Alexandria, Falls 
Church, Arlington, Fairfax City, Fairfax County, Loudoun, and Prince 
William.)

    3. Appendix III to part 1201 is amended by revising the heading for 
each region to read as follows:

Appendix III to Part 1201--Approved Hearing Locations by Regional and 
Field Office

Atlanta Regional Office
* * * * *
Boston Field Office
* * * * *
Chicago Regional Office
* * * * *
Dallas Regional Office
* * * * *
Denver Field Office
* * * * *
New York Field Office
* * * * *
Philadelphia Regional Office
* * * * *
San Francisco Regional Office
* * * * *
Seattle Field Office
* * * * *
St. Louis Field Office
* * * * *
Washington Regional Office.

    Dated: March 24, 1994.
Robert E. Taylor,
Clerk of the Board.
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