[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 80 (Thursday, April 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20555-20556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-10136]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


January 2002 Pay Adjustments

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The President adjusted the rates of basic pay and locality 
payments for certain categories of Federal employees in January 2002. 
This notice documents those pay adjustments for the public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Roberts, Office of Compensation 
Administration, Workforce Compensation and Performance Service, Office 
of Personnel Management, (202) 606-2858, FAX (202) 606-0824, or email 
to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 28, 2001, the President signed 
Executive Order 13249 (67 FR 639, January 7, 2002), which implemented 
the January 2002 across-the-board adjustments for the statutory pay 
systems and the 2002 locality pay adjustments for General Schedule (GS) 
employees in the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia. The 
President made these adjustments consistent with Public Law 107-67, 
November 12, 2001, which authorized an overall average pay increase of 
4.6 percent for General Schedule employees.
    Schedule 1 of Executive Order 13249 provides the rates for the 2002 
General Schedule and reflects a 3.6 percent general increase. Executive 
Order 13249 also includes the percentage amounts of the 2002 locality 
payments. (See Section 5 and Schedule 9 of Executive Order 13249.)
    The publication of this notice satisfies the requirement in section 
5(b) of Executive Order 13182 that the Office of Personnel Management 
(OPM) publish appropriate notice of the 2002 locality payments in the 
Federal Register.
    GS employees receive locality payments under 5 U.S.C. 5304. 
Locality payments apply in the 48 contiguous States and the District of 
Columbia. In 2002, locality payments ranging from 8.64 percent to 19.04 
percent apply to GS employees in 32 locality pay areas.

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These 2002 locality pay percentages, which replaced the locality pay 
percentages that were applicable in 2001, became effective on the first 
day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 
2002. An employee's locality-adjusted annual rate of pay is computed by 
increasing his or her scheduled annual rate of basic pay (as defined in 
5 U.S.C. 5302(8) and 5 CFR 531.602) by the applicable locality pay 
percentage. (See 5 CFR 531.604 and 531.605.)
    Executive Order 13249 establishes the new Executive Schedule, which 
incorporates the 3.4 percent increase (rounded to the nearest $100) 
required under 5 U.S.C. 5318. The Executive order also reflects a 
decision by the President to increase the rates of basic pay for 
members of the Senior Executive Service (SES) by 3.6 percent (rounded 
to the nearest $100) at levels ES-1 through ES-3 and by 3.4 percent 
(rounded to the nearest $100) at levels ES-4 through ES-6. The maximum 
rate of basic pay for SES members is limited by law to the rate for 
level IV of the Executive Schedule, which is now $130,000.
    The Executive order adjusted the rates of basic pay for 
administrative law judges (ALJs) at levels AL-2 and AL-3 by 
approximately 5.4 percent (rounded to the nearest $100). The rate of 
basic pay for AL-1 was increased by approximately 3.4 percent, since 
that rate is capped at the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule. 
(See 5 U.S.C. 5372.)
    The rates of basic pay for Board of Contract Appeals (BCA) members 
are calculated as a percentage of the rate for level IV of the 
Executive Schedule. (See 5 U.S.C. 5372a.) Therefore, BCA rates of basic 
pay were increased by approximately 3.4 percent. Also, the maximum rate 
of basic pay for senior-level (SL) and scientific or professional (ST) 
positions was increased by approximately 3.4 percent (to $130,000) 
because it is tied to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule. 
The minimum rate of basic pay for SL/ST positions is equal to 120 
percent of the minimum rate of basic pay for GS-15 and thus was 
increased by 3.6 percent (to $99,096). (See 5 U.S.C. 5376.)
    On December 6, 2001, the President's Pay Agent extended the 2002 
locality-based comparability payments to the same Governmentwide and 
single-agency categories of non-GS employees that received the 2001 
locality payments. The Governmentwide categories include members of the 
SES, the Foreign Service, the Senior Foreign Service, employees in SL/
ST positions, ALJs, administrative appeals judges, and BCA members.
    OPM published ``Salary Tables for 2002,'' (OPM Doc. 124-48-6) in 
April 2002. This publication provides complete salary tables 
incorporating the 2002 pay adjustments, information on general pay 
administration matters, locality pay area definitions, Internal Revenue 
Service withholding tables, and other related information. The rates of 
pay shown in this publication are the official rates of pay for 
affected employees and are hereby incorporated as part of this notice. 
You may purchase copies of ``Salary Tables for 2002'' from the 
Government Printing Office (GPO) by calling (202) 512-1800 (outside the 
DC area: 1-866-512-1800) or FAX (202) 512-2250. You may order copies 
directly from GPO on the Internet at http://bookstore.gpo.gov. In 
addition, you can find pay tables on OPM's Internet Web site at http://www.opm.gov/oca/payrates/index.htm.

Office of Personnel Management.
Kay Coles James,
Director.
[FR Doc. 02-10136 Filed 4-24-02; 8:45 am]
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