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Human Resource Bulletins

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The Office of Human Resources Management has prepared a number of Human Resources Bulletins that provide updated information on Departmental policy and program changes.

The following attachments are in PDF format.

Bulletin Subject

Bulletin #

Date Issued

45-Day Hiring Model

FY05-004

April 28, 2005

Accountability System, Human Resources Management

FY06-036

August 4, 2006

Aging Separation Packages, Tracking

FY08-088

August 4, 2008
Supersedes HR Bulletin FY07-058

Alternative Workplace Arrangements, Guidelines

FY07-031

May 15, 2006

American Recovery Act, Filing Positions in Support of the Recovery Act

FY09-106

May 15, 2009

Annual Leave Accruals, Creditable Service

FY07-049

October 24, 2006 (See Commerce Mission Critical Occupations for an updated list of occupations)

Annual Leave Ceilings, Members of the Senior Executive Service and Employees in Senior-Level and Scientific and Professional Positions

FY08-082

April 23, 2008

Annual Leave Accruals, Members of the Senior Executive Service and Employees in Senior-Level and Scientific and Professional Positions

FY07-052

November 6, 2006

Annual Pay Limitation, Overseas Emergency Work

FY05-011

August 9, 2005

Annual Pay Limitation, Extension for Overseas Emergency Work

FY09-095

December 4, 2008
Supersedes HR Bulletin FY08-078*

Awards, Linking Awards to Performance

FY07-059

March 19, 2007

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), Clearance Process

FY05-007

April 18, 2005

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), and Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) Consideration

FY06-038

August 31, 2006 See Revisions in HR Bulletin FY07-053

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), and Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) Consideration

FY07-053

October 27, 2006

Category Rating

FY07-066

August 30, 2007

Compensatory Time Off Earned in Lieu of Irregular or Occasional Overtime, Timeframes for Use

FY07-067

July 10, 2007

Compensatory Time Off, For Travel

FY08-085

June 23, 2008

Competitive Examining and Merit Assignment, Application Acceptance and Processing

FY06-044

August 31, 2006

Delegated Examining, Changes

FY07-070

July 20, 2007
Supersedes HR Bulletin FY07-056*

Delegated Examining Unit, Oversight Program

FY06-034

May 2, 2006

Direct-Hire Authority, Implementing Regulations for the Extension of Government-wide Authority for Certain Federal Acquisition Positions

FY08-079

March 4, 2008
Supersedes HR Bulletin FY05-025*

Emergency Leave Transfer Program, Major Disasters or Emergencies

FY09-096

March 13, 2009

Employee Accountability, Emergency Situations

FY08-080

February 26, 2008

Ethnicity and Race Designations Reporting

FY06-021

April 19, 2006

Excepted Service Schedule A Appointment Authority, Changes in Appointment of Persons with Disabilities, and Career and Career Conditional Employment Regulation

FY06-045

September 7, 2006

Fair Labor Standards Act Determinations

FY09-094

September 28, 2009

Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee

FY05-002

February 23, 2005

Furlough

FY06-041

September 29, 2006

How to Request Training and Development via the Commerce Learning Center (CLC)

FY08-076

December 10, 2007

Human Capital, Strategic Management

FY05-003

April 27, 2005

Investigations, Pre-Appointment

FY05-013

October 27, 2005

Job Analysis Roles and Responsibilities

FY06-033

April 5, 2006

National Finance Center (NFC), Payroll/Personnel Processing Access

FY09-109

September 4, 2009
Supersedes HR Bulletin FY06-043*

No FEAR Act, Notice

FY07-060

February 15, 2007

Non-Citizens, Hiring

FY07-071

July 20, 2007

Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, Fatalities, Property Damage, and Hazardous Materials Releases, Incident Reporting

FY06-017

October 18, 2005

Official Worksite, Temporary Exceptions for Location-Based Pay Purposes

FY07-063

April 3, 2007

Outstanding Scholar Program

FY05-023

November 25, 2005

Overtime, Employees Detailed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for Hurricane Relief and Recovery

FY06-028

April 3, 2006

Performance Awards and Locality Pay

FY05-016

October 3, 2005

Political Appointees, Quality Step Increases and Cash Awards

FY05-024

December 1, 2005

Preference Eligible, Process for Adjudicating Cases

FY05-001

March 10, 2005

Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program

FY06-027

August 1, 2006 Supersedes original HR Bulletin FY06-027 (April 12, 2006)

Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee

FY05-012

August 22, 2005

Professional Liability Insurance

FY07-062

May 30, 2007

Reemployment of Annuitants in Acquisition-Related Positions

FY09-104

June 11, 2009

Respiratory Protection Program

FY05-019

February 24, 2006

Recognition, Length of Service

FY05-005

April 13, 2005

Recruitment, Relocation, and Retention Incentive Plan

FY09-110

September 14, 2009

Supersedes HR Bulletin FY09-081*

Separation Clearance Certificate

FY07-051

Form

February 14, 2007

Sick Leave, General Family Care or Bereavement and to Provide Care of a Family Member with a Serious Health Condition

FY06-046

September 14, 2006

SES, Policy and Procedural Changes

FY05-009

May 12, 2005

SES, Exception to the 12-Month Rule in Pay Setting

FY06-037

August 14, 2006

Special Rates Schedules, Changes

FY05-008

May 13, 2005

Standard Form 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, Revisions

FY05-006

April 13, 2005

Student Career Experience Program (SCEP)

FY07-068

July 20, 2007

Supersedes HR Bulletin FY05-010*

Suitability, Employment

FY08-084

September 16, 2008

Suitability and Reciprocity

FY09-97

May 14, 2009

Vacancy Announcements, Area of Consideration and Consideration of Eligible Candidates

FY05-020

November 3, 2005

Veterans Employment Opportunities Act, Evaluating Eligibles for Administrative Careers With America Positions

FY08-073

May 9, 2008

Veterans’ Preference, Ascertaining Eligibility

FY06-048

October 13, 2006

Veteran’s Preference, Changes

FY06-040

July 14, 2006

Veteran’s Preference, Process for Requests to Pass Over All Preference Eligibles for Competitive Service Positions and Excepted Service Positions Covered Under Title 5, United States Code

FY09-098

February 25, 2009 Supersedes HR Bulletin FY08-089

Voluntary Early Retirement Authority and Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment Authority, Reporting

FY05-026

December 23, 2005

WebTA, Printing and Signing Hard Copy webTAs

FY06-032

April 19, 2006

WebTA, Rules of Behavior

FY07-064

June 16, 2007

Workers’ Compensation, Return to Work Initiative

FY05-018

November 29, 2005




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