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--- schema: federal-register doc_type: fedreg source_file: FR-2000-08-30.xml --- 65 169 Wednesday, August 30, 2000 Contents Actuaries Actuaries, Joint Board for Enrollment See Joint Board for Enrollment of Actuaries AID Agency for International Development RULES Nondiscrimination on basis of sex in federally assisted education programs or activities, 52857-52895 00-20916 Agriculture Agriculture Department See Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service See Food and Nutrition Service See Natural Resources Conservation Service NOTICES Meetings: 21st Century Production Agriculture Commission, 52693 00-22153 Animal Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service NOTICES Environmental statements; availability, etc.:

Nonregulated status determinations— Monsanto Co.; genetically engineered corn, 52693-52694 00-22097 Army Army Department NOTICES Privacy Act: Systems of records, 52717-52718 00-22084 Children Children and Families Administration RULES Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996; implementation: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program— High performance bonus rewards to States, 52813-52855 00-21770 NOTICES Agency information collection activities:

Submission for OMB review; comment request, 52774-52775 00-22148 Coast Guard Coast Guard RULES Ports and waterways safety: Atlantic Ocean, Rockaway Beach, NY; safety zone, 52647-52649 00-22206 Lake Erie, Maumee River, OH; safety zone, 52649-52650, 00-22205 52646-52647 00-22210 Regattas and marine parades: Sharpstown Outboard Regatta, 52645-52646 00-22207 Commerce Commerce Department See Foreign-Trade Zones Board See International Trade Administration See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RULES Nondiscrimination on basis of sex in federally assisted education programs or activities, 52857-52895 00-20916 NOTICES Agency information collection activities:

Submission for OMB review; comment request, 00-22127 52695-52696 00-22128 CITA Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements NOTICES Cotton, wool, and man-made textiles: Dominican Republic, 52702-52703 00-22184 Hong Kong, 52703 00-22183 Nepal, 52703-52704 00-22185 Qatar, 52704 00-22186 Taiwan, 52704-52705 00-22187 Consumer Consumer Product Safety Commission PROPOSED RULES Poison prevention packaging: Child-resistant packaging requirements— Over-the-counter drug products, 52678-52684 00-21937 Corporation Corporation for National and Community Service RULES Nondiscrimination on basis of sex in federally assisted education programs or activities, 52857-52895 00-20916 Defense Defense Department See Army Department See Navy Department RULES Nondiscrimination on basis of sex in federally assisted education programs or activities, 52857-52895 00-20916 NOTICES Meetings:

Armed Forces Code Committee, U.S. Court of Appeals, 52705 00-22088 Electron Devices Advisory Group, 52705-52706 00-22089 00-22090 00-22091 Privacy Act: Systems of records, 52706-52717 00-22082 00-22083 00-22085 00-22086 Education Education Department NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Submission for OMB review; comment request, 00-22177 52721-52722 00-22178 00-22179 Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research— Field Initiated competition, 52897-52899 00-21944 00-21945 Energy Energy Department See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission EPA Environmental Protection Agency RULES Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States; air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:

Michigan, 52651-52660 00-21913 Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States: Virginia, 52650-52651 00-22161 Nondiscrimination on basis of sex in federally assisted education programs or activities, 52857-52895 00-20916 Pesticides; tolerances in food, animal feeds, and raw agricultural commodities: Glyphosate, 52660-52667 00-22168 PROPOSED RULES Air quality implementation plans; approval and promulgation; various States; air quality planning purposes; designation of areas:

Michigan, 52690-52691 00-21914 Confidential business information; elimination of special treatment for certain category, 52684-52690 00-22158 NOTICES Agency information collection activities: Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 52729 00-22164 Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.: National Environmental Education Advisory Council, 52730 00-22165 Meetings: Clean Air Act Advisory Committee, 52732 00-22160 Pesticide, food, and feed additive petitions: International Specialty Products, 52735-52740 00-22013 Ironwood Clay Co., 52740-52746 00-22166 Norvatis Crop Protection, 52746-52749 00-22011 Plant Products Co.

Ltd., 52749-52751 00-22012 Pesticide registration, cancellation, etc.: AgraQuest, Inc., 52732-52733 00-21921 Synthetic pyrethroids, etc.; indoor residential exposure data development; non-dietary exposure task force, 52733-52735 00-21920 Pesticides; experimental use permits, etc.: Monsanto Co., 52730-52732 00-22167 Project XL (excellence and leadership) innovative technologies projects: Pennsylvania Environmental Protection Department Coal Remining and Reclamation Project, 52751-52752 00-22159 Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

U.S.-Canada harmonization of treated seed policies and requirements, 52752-52753 00-22010 Superfund program: Prospective purchaser agreements— North Penn Area 6 Site, PA, 52753-52754 00-22163 Executive Executive Office of the President See Presidential Documents See Science and Technology Policy Office FAA Federal Aviation Administration RULES Class D airspace; correction, 52811 C0-19853 Class E airspace; correction, 52811 C0-20453 PROPOSED RULES Airworthiness directives: Lockheed, 52677-52678 00-22123 Raytheon; withdrawn, 52676-52677 00-22124 Short Brothers & Harland Ltd.; withdrawn, 52675-52676 00-22125 Federal Emergency Federal Emergency Management Agency RULES Nondiscrimination on basis of sex in federally assisted education programs or activities, 52857-52895 00-20916 NOTICES Agency information collection activities:

Submission for OMB review; comment request, 52754-52755 00-22172 Disaster and emergency areas: District of Columbia, 52755 00-22176 Minnesota, 52755-52756 00-22171 New Jersey, 52756 00-22175 Wisconsin, 52756 00-22174 Meetings: Emergency Management Institute, Board of Visitors, 52756-52757 00-22173 Federal Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission NOTICES Hydroelectric applications, 52728-52729 00-22110 *Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:* Alcoa Power Generating, Inc., 52723 00-22109 ANR Pipeline Co., 52723 00-22112 Chandeleur Pipe Line Co., 52723 00-22102 Coral Power, LLC, 52723 00-22099 Dauphin Island Gathering Partners, 52724 00-22101 Destin Pipeline Co., L.L.C., 00-22105 52724 00-22106 IGI Resources, Inc., 52724-52725 00-22149 Koch Gateway Pipeline Co., 52725 00-22111 Midcoast Gas Transmission, Inc., 52725 00-22104 Mojave Pipeline Co., 52725 00-22107 Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc., 52725-52726 00-22150 Questar Pipeline Co., 52726 00-22108 San Diego Gas & Electric Co., 52726 00-22098 Sempra Energy Trading Corp., 52726-52727 00-22151 Southern LNG, Inc., 52727-52728 00-22100 Total Peaking Services, L.L.C., 52728 00-22103 FMC Federal Maritime Commission NOTICES Agreements filed, etc., 52757 00-22188 Ocean transportation intermediary licenses:

Sunship International Inc., 52757 00-22189 Total Transport International Corp. et al., 52757 00-22190 Federal Railroad Federal Railroad Administration RULES Track safety standards: Railroad bridges safety; policy statement, 52667-52672 00-22152 Federal Reserve Federal Reserve System NOTICES Meetings; Sunshine Act, 52757-52758 00-22229 Privacy Act: Systems of records, 52758-52762 00-22147 Fish Fish and Wildlife Service PROPOSED RULES Endangered and threatened species: Critical habitat designations— Wintering piping plovers, 52691-52692 00-22118 Food Food and Drug Administration NOTICES Meetings:

Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee, 52775 00-22141 Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee et al., 52775-52776 00-22144 Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.: Chemistry, manufacturing, and controls documentation; analytical procedures and methods validation; industry guidance, 52776-52777 00-22143 Food Food and Nutrition Service RULES Food stamp program: Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996; implementation— Retailer application processing, 52642-52644 00-21905 Foreign Foreign-Trade Zones Board NOTICES *Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:* Various States— Crude oil refineries/petrochemical complexes, 52696-52697 00-22198 GAO General Accounting Office PROPOSED RULES Personnel Appeals Board; procedural rules:

Employment-related appeals, 52674-52675 00-22080 GSA General Services Administration RULES Nondiscrimination on basis of sex in federally assisted education programs or activities, 52857-52895 00-20916 Health Health and Human Services Department See Children and Families Administration See Food and Drug Administration NOTICES Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.: Limited English proficient persons; Civil Rights Act Title VI prohibition against national origin discrimination; policy guidance, 52762-52774 00-22140 Housing Housing and Urban Development Department RULES Nondiscrimination on basis of sex in federally assisted education programs or activities, 52857-52895 00-20916 NOTICES Privacy Act:

Systems of records, 52777-52780 00-22182 Immigration Immigration and Naturalization Service NOTICES Temporary protected status program determinations: Bosnia-Herzegovina; termination, 52789-52791 00-22138 Interior Interior Department See Fish and Wildlife Service See Land Management Bureau See National Park Service RULES Nondiscrimination on basis of sex in federally assisted education programs or activities, 52857-52895 00-20916 NOTICES Meetings: Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Commission, 52780 00-22117 IRS Internal Revenue Service NOTICES Agency information collection activities:

Proposed collection; comment request, 52808-52809 00-22211 Meetings: Citizen Advocacy Panels— Midwest District, 52810 00-22213 South Florida District, 52809 00-22212 International International Development Cooperation Agency See Overseas Private Investment Corporation International International Trade Administration NOTICES Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: International Buyer Program; domestic trade shows support (2002 FY), 52697 00-22199 Special American Business Internship Training Program, 52697 00-22129 International International Trade Commission NOTICES Import investigations:

Anhydrous sodium sulfate from— Canada, 52783-52784 00-22197 Chrome-plated lug nuts from— China and Taiwan, 52786 00-22193 Circular seamless stainless steel hollow products from— Japan, 52784 00-22194 Fresh garlic from— China, 52784-52785 00-22192 Industrial belts from— Various countries, 52785-52786 00-22196 Industrial nitrocellulose from— Various countries, 52786 00-22195 Joint Joint Board for Enrollment of Actuaries NOTICES Meetings: Actuarial Examinations Advisory Committee, 52693 00-22214 Justice Justice Department See Immigration and Naturalization Service RULES Nondiscrimination on basis of sex in federally assisted education programs or activities, 52857-52895 00-20916 NOTICES Pollution control; consent judgments:

Amoco Pipeline Co,. Inc., 52786-52787 00-22136 Appleton Papers, Inc., 52787 00-22130 Davidson Sales & Maintenance, Inc., et al., 52787 00-22132 Metropolitan Council (MN), 52787-52788 00-22133 Nalco Chemical Co. et al., 52788 00-22135 Operating Industries, Inc., et al., 52788-52789 00-22134 Sapo Corp. et al., 52789 00-22131 Labor Labor Department RULES Nondiscrimination on basis of sex in federally assisted education programs or activities, 52857-52895 00-20916 NOTICES Meetings:

Trade Negotiations and Trade Policy Labor Advisory Committee, 52791 00-22145 Land Land Management Bureau NOTICES Environmental statements; availability, etc.: Pony Express Resource Area, UT, 52780-52781 00-22287 Meetings: Resource Advisory Councils— Northwest Colorado, 52781 00-22120 Resource management plans, etc.: Farmington and Albuquerque Resource Areas, NM, 52781-52782 00-22119 Survey plat filings: Arkansas, 52782 00-22116 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration RULES Nondiscrimination on basis of sex in federally assisted education programs or activities, 52857-52895 00-20916 National Archives National Archives and Records Administration RULES Nondiscrimination on basis of sex in federally assisted education programs or activities, 52857-52895 00-20916 NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RULES Fishery conservation and management:

Alaska; fisheries of Exclusive Economic Zone— Vessel Moratorium Program text removed; correction, 52673 00-22200 International fisheries regulations: Pacific tuna— Bigeye tuna; purse seine fishery closure, 52672-52673 00-22204 NOTICES Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: Sea scallop research projects, 52697-52701 00-22203 Meetings: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 52701 00-22201 Permits: Exempted fishing, 52701-52702 00-22202 National Park National Park Service NOTICES Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:

Director's Order 90; Value Analysis Program; policies and procedures, 52782-52783 00-22126 National Science National Science Foundation RULES Nondiscrimination on basis of sex in federally assisted education programs or activities, 52857-52895 00-20916 NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service NOTICES Field office technical guides; changes: New Mexico, 52695 00-22115 Navy Navy Department NOTICES Privacy Act: Systems of records, 52718-52721 00-22087 Nuclear Nuclear Regulatory Commission RULES Nondiscrimination on basis of sex in federally assisted education programs or activities, 52857-52895 00-20916 NOTICES Agency information collection activities:

Submission for OMB review; comment request, 52791-52792 00-22154 00-22155 Meetings: Erosion protection; design and placement; current issues; workshop, 52793 00-22157 Meetings; Sunshine Act, 52793-52794 00-22320 *Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:* Wisconsin Electric Power Co., 52792 00-22156 Overseas Overseas Private Investment Corporation NOTICES Meetings; Sunshine Act, 52783 00-22299 Personnel Personnel Management Office RULES Employment: Positions restricted to preference eligibles, 52641-52642 00-21948 Presidential Presidential Documents PROCLAMATIONS Nigeria;

Generalized System of Preferences (Proc. 7335), 52903 00-22466 Special observances Women's Equality Day (Proc. 7334), 52639-52640 00-22360 Public Public Health Service See Food and Drug Administration Research Research and Special Programs Administration NOTICES Hazardous materials: Applications; exemptions, renewals, etc., 52805-52807 00-22078 00-22079 Saint Lawrence Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation NOTICES Meetings: Advisory Board, 52807 00-22095 Science Science and Technology Policy Office NOTICES Meetings:

President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology, 52754 00-21688 SEC Securities and Exchange Commission RULES Public utility holding companies: Subsidiaries authorized to perform services or construction or to sell goods; CFR correction, 52644 00-55513 NOTICES Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes: Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc., 52800-52802 00-22169 Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc., 52802-52803 00-22170 National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., 52803-52804 00-22114 *Applications, hearings, determinations, etc.:* Nationwide Separate Account Trust et al., 52794-52800 00-22113 SBA Small Business Administration RULES Nondiscrimination on basis of sex in federally assisted education programs or activities, 52857-52895 00-20916 State State Department RULES Nondiscrimination on basis of sex in federally assisted education programs or activities, 52857-52895 00-20916 NOTICES Art objects; importation for exhibition:

Amazons of the Avant-Garde: Alexandra Exter, Natalia Goncharova, Liubov Popova, Olga Rosanova, Varvara Stepanova and Nadezhda Udaltsova, 52804 00-22180 Eternal Egypt: Masterworks of Ancient Art from the British Museum, 52804 00-22181 Surface Surface Transportation Board NOTICES Motor carriers: Finance applications— Stagecoach Holdings PLC and Coach USA, Inc., et al., 52807-52808 00-21922 Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.: Wisconsin Central Ltd. et al., 52807 00-22034 TVA Tennessee Valley Authority RULES Nondiscrimination on basis of sex in federally assisted education programs or activities, 52857-52895 00-20916 Textile Textile Agreements Implementation Committee See Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements Transportation Transportation Department See Coast Guard See Federal Aviation Administration See Federal Railroad Administration See Research and Special Programs Administration See Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation See Surface Transportation Board RULES Nondiscrimination on basis of sex in federally assisted education programs or activities, 52857-52895 00-20916 Treasury Treasury Department See Internal Revenue Service RULES Nondiscrimination on basis of sex in federally assisted education programs or activities, 52857-52895 00-20916 Veterans Veterans Affairs Department RULES Nondiscrimination on basis of sex in federally assisted education programs or activities, 52857-52895 00-20916 Separate Parts In This Issue Part II Department of Health and Human Services, Children and Families Administration, 52813-52855 00-21770 Part III Nuclear Regulatory Commission et al., 52857-52895 00-20916 Part IV Department of Education, 52897-52899 00-21944 00-21945 Part V The President, 52901-52903 00-22466 Reader Aids Consult the Reader Aids section at the end of this issue for phone numbers, online resources, finding aids, reminders, and notice of recently enacted public laws. 65 169 Wednesday, August 30, 2000 Rules and Regulations OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 5 CFR Part 330 RIN 3206-AI69 Positions Restricted to Preference Eligibles AGENCY:

Office of Personnel Management. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management is issuing final regulations covering competitive service positions that are restricted to preference eligibles. These regulations update the responsibilities of both individual agencies and OPM to provide career transition assistance to preference eligibles who are separated by reduction in force because their positions are contracted out to the private sector under authority of Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76.

DATES: These final regulations are effective September 29, 2000. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas A. Glennon or Jacqueline R. Yeatman, 202-606-0960, FAX 202-606-2329. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On July 27, 1999, OPM published interim regulations at 64 FR 40505 covering special career transition assistance benefits that are available to preference eligibles in restricted positions whose work is contracted out to the private sector under authority of Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76.

The interim regulations were effective upon publication in the **Federal Register** . Interested parties could submit written comments to OPM concerning the regulations in the 60 day period following publication of the regulations. For reference, section 5 U.S.C. 3310 limits entrance examinations for the positions of custodian, elevator operator, guard, and messenger only to preference eligibles, provided that preference eligibles are available for these positions. OPM implements this statutory requirement through regulations published in 5 CFR part 330, subpart D.

Beginning with final regulations OPM published on September 30, 1985, at 50 FR 39876, OPM has provided special career transition benefits for preference eligible employees who hold restricted positions, and who are separated by reduction in force because their positions were contracted out to the private sector under authority of OMB Circular A-76. OPM later revised the 5 CFR part 330, subpart D regulations on June 27, 1994, at 59 FR 32873, to include changes in OPM's programs for displaced employees.

OPM is now again revising this subpart to reflect subsequent changes in available placement programs, including the Career Transition Assistance Plan authorized by 5 CFR 330, subpart F, and the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan authorized by 5 CFR 330, subpart G. Comments OPM received one comment, from a Federal agency, on the interim regulations. The agency concurred with the regulations as written. Final Regulations The interim regulations published at 64 FR 40505 are published as final regulations without further revision to 5 CFR 330, subpart D.

A cross-reference is added to these regulations concerning eligibility for the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan is added to 5 CFR 330, subpart G. Summary of Benefits Provided by These Final Regulations Final 5 CFR 330.404 affirms that both individual agencies and OPM have additional responsibilities when the agency, under authority of Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76, contracts out the work of a preference eligible who holds a restricted position. Final 5 CFR 330.405 affirms that, if a preference eligible is separated from a restricted position by reduction in force because the agency contracts out the veteran's work under OMB Circular A-76, the agency must provide the employee with transition services and selection priority authorized under the Career Transition Assistance Plan and the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan.

The agency is also responsible for applying OMB's policy directives on the preference eligible's right of first refusal for positions that are contracted out to the private sector. Finally, the agency is required to cooperate with State dislocated worker units in retraining the displaced preference eligible for other continuing positions. Final 5 CFR 330.406 updates OPM's responsibilities under 5 CFR 330, subpart D. OPM's responsibilities for preference eligibles displaced from restricted positions as the result of contracting out include requiring agencies to provide the veterans with both internal selection priority ( *e.g.* , the Career Transition Assistance Plan), and with interagency selection priority (e.g., the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan).

Other OPM responsibilities include encouraging cooperation between local Federal activities to assist these displaced preference eligibles in obtaining other Federal positions, including positions with the U.S. Postal Service, and monitoring these placement efforts. Final 5 CFR 330.407 provides that preference eligibles who are separated from restricted positions by reduction in force because their work is contracted out have interagency selection priority under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan for 2 years following separation by reduction in force.

Other Federal employees have this interagency selection priority for 1 year following reduction in force separation. A cross reference to this provision is added to the final regulations in a new § 330.704(c)(7). Regulatory Flexibility Act I certify that this regulation will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities because it affects only certain Federal employees. Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Review This rule has been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget in accordance with Executive Order 12866.

List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 330 Armed Forces reserves, Government employees. Office of Personnel Management. Janice R. Lachance, Director. Accordingly, the interim rule which was published at 64 FR 40505 on July 27, 1999, is adopted as final with the following changes: PART 330—RECRUITMENT, SELECTION, AND PLACEMENT (GENERAL) 1. The authority citation for part 330 continues to read as follows: Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1302, 3301, 3302; E.O. 10577, 3 CFR 1954-58 Comp., p. 218; § 330.102 also issued under 5 U.S.C 3327; subpart B also issued under 5 U.S.C. 3315 and 8151; § 330.401 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 3310, subpart I also issued under sec. 4432 of Pub. L. 102-484, 106 Stat. 2315; subpart K also issued under sec. 11203 of Pub. L. 105-33, 111 Stat. 738; subpart L also issued under sec. 1232 of Pub. L. 96-70, 93 Stat. 452. 2.

Subpart D of part 330 is revised to read as follows: Subpart D—Positions Restricted to Preference Eligibles Sec. 330.401 Competitive examination. 330.402 Direct recruitment. 330.403 Noncompetitive actions. 330.404 Displacement of preference eligibles occupying restricted positions in contracting out situations. 330.405 Agency placement assistance. 330.406 OPM placement assistance. 330.407 Eligibility for the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan. Subpart D—Positions Restricted to Preference Eligibles § 330.401 Competitive examination.

In each entrance examination for the positions of custodian, elevator operator, guard, and messenger (referred to in this subpart as *restricted positions* ), OPM shall restrict competition to preference eligibles as long as preference eligibles are available. § 330.402 Direct recruitment. In direct recruitment by an agency under delegated authority, the agency shall fill each restricted position by the appointment of a preference eligible as long as preference eligibles are available. § 330.403 Noncompetitive actions.

An agency may fill a restricted position by the appointment by noncompetitive action of a nonpreference eligible only when authorized by OPM. § 330.404 Displacement of preference eligibles occupying restricted positions in contracting out situations. An individual agency and OPM both have additional responsibilities when the agency decides, in accordance with the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)Circular A-76, to contract out the work of a preference eligible who holds a restricted position. These additional responsibilities are applicable if a preference eligible holds a competitive service position that is:

(a)A restricted position as designated in 5 U.S.C. 3310 and § 330.401; and

(b)In retention tenure group tenure I or II, as defined in § 351.501(b)

(1)and

(2)of this chapter. § 330.405 Agency placement assistance. An agency that separates a preference eligible from a restricted position by reduction in force under part 351 of this chapter because of a contracting out situation covered in § 330.404 must, consistent with § 330.602, advise the employee of the opportunity to participate in available career transition programs. The agency is also responsible for:

(a)Applying OMB's policy directives on the preference eligibles' right of first refusal for positions that are contracted out to the private sector; and

(b)Cooperating with State dislocated worker units, as designated or created under title III of the Job Training Partnership Act, to retrain displaced preference eligibles for other continuing positions. § 330.406 OPM placement assistance. OPM's responsibilities include:

(a)Assisting agencies in operating positive placement programs, such as the Career Transition Assistance Plan, which is authorized by subpart F of this part;

(b)Providing interagency selection priority through the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan, which is authorized by subpart G of this part; and

(c)Encouraging cooperation between local Federal activities to assist these displaced preference eligibles in applying for other Federal positions, including positions with the U.S. Postal Service. § 330.407 Eligibility for the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan.

(a)A preference eligible who is separated from a restricted position by reduction in force under part 351 of this chapter because of a contracting out situation covered in § 330.404 has interagency selection priority under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan, which is authorized by subpart G of this part. Section 330.704 covers the general eligibility requirements for the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan.

(b)A preference eligible covered by this subpart is eligible for the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan for 2 years following separation by reduction in force from a restricted position. 3. In subpart G, § 330.704, paragraph (c)(7) is added to read as follows: § 330.704 Eligibility.

(c)* * *

(7)Two years after separation, for those employees eligible under § 330.407(b). [FR Doc. 00-21948 Filed 8-29-00; 8:45 am]

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