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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.

HR Bulletin Subject

Bulletin #

Date Issued

Contact

Accountability/Reporting

Employee Accountability, Emergency Situations

FY08-080

February 26, 2008

Valerie Smith
202.482.0272
vsmith@doc.gov

Ethnicity and Race Designations Reporting

FY06-021

April 19, 2006

Sabra Street
202.482.4270
sstreet@doc.gov

Compensation

Administrative Claims for Sunday Premium Pay

FY10-115

December 24, 2009

Dafna Silberfeld
202.482.0767
dsilberfeld@doc.gov

Annual Pay Limitation, Overseas Emergency Work

FY05-011

August 9, 2005

Valerie Smith
202.482.0272
vsmith@doc.gov

Annual Pay Limitation, Extension for Overseas Emergency Work

FY09-095

December 4, 2008
Supersedes HR Bulletin FY08-078*

Valerie Smith
202.482.0272
vsmith@doc.gov

Fair Labor Standards Act Determinations

FY09-094

September 28, 2009

Farhan Qureshy
202.482.0149
fqureshy@doc.gov

Furlough

FY06-041

September 29, 2006

Frank Milman
202.482.3321
fmilman@doc.gov

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

FY09-109

September 4, 2009
Supersedes HR Bulletin FY06-043*

James Hoebel
202.482.6372
jhoebel@doc.gov

Official Worksite, Temporary Exceptions for Location-Based Pay Purposes

FY07-063

April 3, 2007

Tamaris Rambert
202.482.4840
trambert@doc.gov

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

FY06-028

April 3, 2006

Valerie Smith
202.482.0272
vsmith@doc.gov

Special Rates Schedules, Changes

FY05-008

May 13, 2005

Tamaris Rambert
202.482.4840
trambert@doc.gov

Employee Relations/Suitability

 

No FEAR Act, Notice

FY07-060

February 15, 2007

Frank Milman
202.482.3321
fmilman@doc.gov

Suitability, Employment

FY08-084

September 16, 2008

Frank Milman
202.482.3321
fmilman@doc.gov

Suitability and Reciprocity

FY09-97

May 14, 2009

Frank Milman
202.482.3321
fmilman@doc.gov

Human Capital

Accountability System, Human Resources Management

FY06-036

August 4, 2006

Janice Guinyard
202.482.4633
jguinyard@doc.gov

Human Capital, Strategic Management

FY05-003

April 27, 2005

Janice Guinyard
202.482.4633
jguinyard@doc.gov

Insurance/Worker’s Compensation

Professional Liability Insurance

FY07-062

May 30, 2007

Valerie Smith
202.482.0272
vsmith@doc.gov

Workers’ Compensation, Return to Work Initiative

FY05-018

November 29, 2005

Doug Shjeflo
202.482.2968
dshjeflo@doc.gov

Leave: Annual Leave

Annual Leave Accruals, Creditable Service

FY07-049

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

Dafna Silberfeld
202.482.0767
dsilberfeld@doc.gov

Leave: Compensatory Time

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

FY07-067

July 10, 2007

Valerie Smith
202.482.0272
vsmith@doc.gov

Compensatory Time Off, For Travel

FY08-085

June 23, 2008

Valerie Smith
202.482.0272
vsmith@doc.gov

Leave: Emergency/Sick

Emergency Leave Transfer Program, Major Disasters or Emergencies

FY09-096

March 13, 2009

Farhan Qureshy
202.482.0149
fqureshy@doc.gov

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

Farhan Qureshy
202.482.0149
fqureshy@doc.gov

Occupational Safety

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

FY06-017

October 18, 2005

Richard Denny
202.482.1990
rdenny@doc.gov

Respiratory Protection Program

FY05-019

February 24, 2006

Richard Denny
202.482.1990
rdenny@doc.gov

Retirement

Aging Separation Packages, Tracking

FY08-088

August 4, 2008
Supersedes HR Bulletin FY07-058*

Valerie Smith
202.482.0272
vsmith@doc.gov

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

FY05-026

December 23, 2005

Valerie Smith
202.482.0272
vsmith@doc.gov

Senior Executive Service (SES)

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

FY08-082

April 23, 2008

Sabra Street
202.482.4270
sstreet@doc.gov

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

FY07-052

November 6, 2006

Sabra Street
202.482.4270
sstreet@doc.gov

SES, Policy and Procedural Changes

FY05-009

May 12, 2005

Terri Lucente
202.482.1630
tLucente1@doc.gov

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

FY06-037

August 14, 2006

Terri Lucente
202.482.1630
tLucente1@doc.gov

Staffing: Appointing Authorities

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 FY06-025*

Sabra Street
202.482.4270
sstreet@doc.gov

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

Sabra Street
202.482.4270
sstreet@doc.gov

Outstanding Scholar Program

FY05-023

November 25, 2005

Sabra Street
202.482.4270
sstreet@doc.gov

Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program

FY06-027

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

Valerie Smith
202.482.0272
vsmith@doc.gov

Student Career Experience Program (SCEP)

FY07-068

July 20, 2007
Supersedes HR Bulletin FY05-010*

Sabra Street
202.482.4270
sstreet@doc.gov

Staffing: Performance/Awards

 

Awards, Linking Awards to Performance

FY07-059

March 19, 2007

Michael Osver
202.482.3919
mosver@doc.gov

Performance Awards and Locality Pay

FY05-016

October 3, 2005

Michael Osver
202.482.3919
mosver@doc.gov

Political Appointees, Quality Step Increases and Cash Awards

FY05-024

December 1, 2005

Michael Osver
202.482.3919
mosver@doc.gov

Recognition, Length of Service

FY05-005

April 13, 2005

Michael Osver
202.482.3919
mosver@doc.gov

Staffing: Recruitment/Selection/Placement

45-Day Hiring Model

FY05-004

April 28, 2005

Valerie Smith
202.482.0272
vsmith@doc.gov

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

FY09-106

May 15, 2009

Farhan Qureshy
202.482.0149
fqureshy@doc.gov

Category Rating

FY07-066

August 30, 2007

Valerie Smith
202.482.0272
vsmith@doc.gov

Competitive Examining and Merit Assignment, Application Acceptance and Processing

FY06-044

August 31, 2006

Valerie Smith
202.482.0272
vsmith@doc.gov

Creating a Vacancy Announcement

FY10-108

November 19, 2009
Supersedes HR Bulletins FY05-15 and FY06-047*

Dafna Silberfeld
202.482.0767
dsilberfeld@doc.gov

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), Clearance Process

FY05-007

April 18, 2005

Dafna Silberfeld
202.482.0767
dsilberfeld@doc.gov

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

Dafna Silberfeld
202.482.0767
dsilberfeld@doc.gov

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

FY07-053

October 27, 2006

Dafna Silberfeld
202.482.0767
dsilberfeld@doc.gov

Delegated Examining, Changes

FY07-070

July 20, 2007
Supersedes HR Bulletin FY07-056*

Valerie Smith
202.482.0272
vsmith@doc.gov

Delegated Examining Unit, Oversight Program

FY06-034

May 2, 2006

Valerie Smith
202.482.0272
vsmith@doc.gov

Investigations, Pre-Appointment

FY05-013

October 27, 2005

Frank Milman
202.482.3321
fmilman@doc.gov

Job Analysis Roles and Responsibilities

FY06-033

April 5, 2006

Dafna Silberfeld
202.482.0767
dsilberfeld@doc.gov

Non-Citizens, Hiring

FY07-071

July 20, 2007

Valerie Smith
202.482.0272
vsmith@doc.gov

Recruitment, Relocation, and Retention Incentive Plan

FY09-110

September 14, 2009
Supersedes HR Bulletin FY09-081*

Farhan Qureshy
202.482.0149
fqureshy@doc.gov

Reemployment of Annuitants in Acquisition-Related Positions

FY09-104

June 11, 2009

Sabra Street
202.482.4270
sstreet@doc.gov

Separation Clearance Certificate

FY07-051

Form

February 14, 2007

Farhan Qureshy
202.482.0149
fqureshy@doc.gov

Vacancy Announcements, Area of Consideration and Consideration of Eligible Candidates

FY05-020

November 3, 2005

Dafna Silberfeld
202.482.0767
dsilberfeld@doc.gov

Staffing: Telework

 

Alternative Workplace Arrangements, Guidelines

FY06-031

May 15, 2006

Dafna Silberfeld
202.482.0767
dsilberfeld@doc.gov

Staffing: Veterans’ Preference

Preference Eligible, Process for Adjudicating Cases

FY05-001

March 10, 2005

Valerie Smith
202.482.0272
vsmith@doc.gov

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

FY08-073

May 9, 2008

Valerie Smith
202.482.0272
vsmith@doc.gov

Veterans’ Preference, Ascertaining Eligibility

FY06-048

October 13, 2006

Valerie Smith
202.482.0272
vsmith@doc.gov

Veteran’s Preference, Changes

FY06-040

July 14, 2006

Valerie Smith
202.482.0272
vsmith@doc.gov

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*

Valerie Smith
202.482.0272
vsmith@doc.gov

Training

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

FY08-076

December 10, 2007

CLCsupport@doc.gov

WebTA

WebTA, Printing and Signing Hard Copy webTAs

FY06-032

April 19, 2006

Tamaris Rambert
202.482.4840
trambert@doc.gov

WebTA, Rules of Behavior

FY07-064

June 16, 2007

Tamaris Rambert
202.482.4840
trambert@doc.gov




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