[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 144 (Thursday, July 25, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 38570-38571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18871]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

38 CFR Part 1

RIN 2900-AH75


Part-Time Career Employment Program

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
3402 is required to maintain a program for part-time career employment 
within VA. VA has established regulations concerning this mandate (38 
CFR 1.891 through 1.897). These regulations currently require field 
stations to provide a manual report to VA Central Office semiannually 
containing information concerning the number of part-time permanent 
positions established during the reporting period and the number of 
conversions from full-time to part-time. The purpose of the report is 
to monitor progress in attaining part-time career employment goals. 
This requirement for field stations to provide a semiannual report is 
deleted since the same information is available through the automated 
personnel system. The part-time career employment program will be 
reviewed through regular employment reports to determine levels of 
part-time employment. This program will also be designated an item of 
special interest to be reviewed during personnel management reviews. 
The authority citation is also changed to state the correct citation.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 25, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Kollar, Title 5 Staffing 
Division (054C), Employment and Training Service, Office of Human 
Resources Management, Office of Human Resources and Administration, 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20420, (202) 273-9748.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Administrative Procedure Act

    This final rule consists of nonsubstantive changes and, therefore, 
is not subject to the notice and comment, and effective date provisions 
of 5 U.S.C. 553.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Secretary certifies that this final rule will not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities 
as they are defined in the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601-
612. This rule sets forth nonsubstantive changes. Therefore, pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 605(b), this amendment is exempt from the initial and final 
regulatory flexibility analysis requirements of sections 603 and 604.

List of Subjects in 38 CFR Part 1

    Administrative practice and procedure, Archives and records, 
Cemeteries, Claims, Courts, Flags, Freedom of information, Government 
contracts, Government employees, Government property, Infants and 
children, Inventions and patents, Investigations, Parking, Penalties, 
Postal Service, Privacy, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 
Seals and insignia, Security measures, Wages.

    Approved: July 17, 1996.
Jesse Brown,
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, 38 CFR part 1 is amended 
as set forth below:

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PART 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

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

    Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501(a), unless otherwise noted.

    2. In Sec. 1.891, the authority citation is revised to read as 
follows:


Sec. 1.891  Purpose of program.

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(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3401 note)

    3. In Secs. 1.892 through 1.894, the authority citations are 
revised to read as follows:


Sec. 1.892  Review of positions.

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(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3402)


Sec. 1.893  Establishing and converting part-time positions.

* * * * *
(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3402)


Sec. 1.894   Annual goals and time tables.

* * * * *
(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3402)

    4. Section 1.895 is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 1.895  Review and evaluation.

    The part-time career employment program will be reviewed through 
regular employment reports to determine levels of part-time employment. 
This program will also be designated an item of special interest to be 
reviewed during personnel management reviews.

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3402)

    5. In Secs. 1.896 and 1.897, the authority citations are revised to 
read as follow:


Sec. 1.896  Publicizing vacancies.

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(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3402)


Sec. 1.897  Exceptions.

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(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3402)

[FR Doc. 96-18871 Filed 7-24-96; 8:45 am]
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