[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 196 (Tuesday, October 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 62591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25552]


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MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD


Oral Argument

AGENCY: Merit Systems Protection Board.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the scheduling of oral argument in 
the matters of: Hyginus U. Aguzie v. Office of Personnel Management, 
MSPB Docket Number DC-0731-09-0261-R-1; Jenee Ella Hunt-O'Neal v. 
Office of Personnel Management, MSPB Docket Number AT-0731-09-0240-I-1; 
James A. Scott v. Office of Personnel Management, MSPB Docket Number 
CH-0731-09-0578-I-1; and Holley C. Barnes v. Office of Personnel 
Management, MSPB Docket Number DC-0731-09-0260-R-1.
    Date and Time: Monday, October 18, 2010, at 10 a.m.
    Place: The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 
Room 201, 717 Madison Place, NW., Washington DC.
    Status: Open.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Shannon, Merit Systems 
Protection Board, Office of the Clerk of the Board, 1615 M Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20419; (202) 653-7200; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 5 CFR 1201.117(a)(2), the Merit 
Systems Protection Board (``MSPB'' or ``Board'') will hear oral 
argument in the matters of Hyginus U. Aguzie v. Office of Personnel 
Management, MSPB Docket Number DC-0731-09-0261-R-1; Jenee Ella Hunt-
O'Neal v. Office of Personnel Management, MSPB Docket Number AT-0731-
09-0240-I-1; James A. Scott v. Office of Personnel Management, MSPB 
Docket Number CH-0731-09-0578-I-1; and Holley C. Barnes v. Office of 
Personnel Management, MSPB Docket Number DC-0731-09-0260-R-1. Aguzie, 
et al. raise the question of whether, when the Office of Personnel 
Management (OPM) directs an agency to separate a tenured employee for 
suitability reasons, the Board must consider a subsequent appeal under 
5 CFR part 731 as contemplated therein, or should the Board instead 
consider the appeal under 5 U.S.C. chapter 75, given that the scope of 
a chapter 75 appeal is broader than a part 731 appeal and that OPM 
generally lacks authority to issue regulations limiting statutory 
rights. The Board invited amicus curiae to submit briefs in these 
matters, see 75 FR 20007, Apr. 16, 2010; 75 FR 29366, May 25, 2010, and 
provided the amici curiae with an opportunity to request permission to 
present oral argument. The briefs submitted by the parties and the 
amici curiae are available for viewing on the MSPB's Web site at http://www.mspb.gov/oralarguments/. A recording of the oral argument will 
also be made available on the MSPB's Web site. The public is welcome to 
attend this hearing for the sole purpose of observation. Persons with 
disabilities who require reasonable accommodation to participate in 
this event should direct the request to the MSPB Director of Equal 
Employment Opportunity at (202) 653-6772 ext. 1194 or V/TDD 1-800-877-
8339 (Federal Relay Service). All requests should be made at least one 
week in advance.

William D. Spencer,
Clerk of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2010-25552 Filed 10-8-10; 8:45 am]
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