[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 76 (Friday, April 19, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 16381]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07312]



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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

5 CFR Part 900


Certifying the Use of a Merit Personnel System as Required by the 
Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

ACTION: Guidance.

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SUMMARY: OPM wishes to publicly respond to inquiries regarding the 
available range of staffing options for federally-funded and state-
administered low-income programs that are required to comply with the 
Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 (IPA) and its implementing 
regulations.

DATES: April 19, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions, please contact Kim 
Holden, Employee Services, Talent Acquisition and Workforce Shaping at 
[email protected] or 202-606-8097.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 5 CFR 900.604(b)(3), OPM is 
tasked with responding to requests for guidance regarding compliance 
with the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 (IPA) and its 
implementing regulations. When a federally-funded program requires 
state and local agencies to establish a merit personnel system in order 
to receive funds, the IPA and the regulations in 5 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) Part 900 Subpart F are applicable. These regulations 
establish the standards that must be included in a merit personnel 
system when it is certified by a state or local agency. The IPA and the 
regulations do not prescribe the use of a particular staffing method 
such as utilizing state employees or contract employees. In the absence 
of any other statutory or regulatory requirement to use a specific 
staffing method, the state or local agency has the discretion to 
determine the most appropriate staffing method. Regardless of the 
staffing method chosen, the state or local agency must certify that it 
is using a merit personnel system that meets the standards outlined in 
5 CFR 900.603.

Office of Personnel Management.
Alexys Stanley,
Regulatory Affairs Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2019-07312 Filed 4-18-19; 8:45 am]
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