June 19, 2000

This memorandum announces the 2000 annual review of special salary rates authorized under  5 U.S.C. 5305. Each agency with special rate employees must submit certifications to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) documenting its recommendations for the adjustment of special rates and providing appropriate staffing data. We are providing the following materials to assist you:

Attachment 1. 2000 annual review instructions.

Attachment 2. Worksheet for Special Salary Rate Requests (OPM Form 1397, long and short form versions).

Attachment 3. Index of current special rate authorizations by agency.

Attachment 4. Special rate agency contacts.

You must submit all annual review materials to OPM by September 30, 2000. We will consider granting requests for a short extension of this deadline on a case-by-case basis. However, it is important that you submit your certifications on time so we can compile and review the data and obtain a consensus among affected agencies if there are substantial differences in agency requests.

You may obtain electronic copies of all the attachments on OPM's Internet website at www.opm.gov/oca/compmemo/index.asp.

We ask agency headquarters to bring any problems encountered in implementing the annual review process to our attention as they arise. You may contact the Pay and Leave Administration Division at (202) 606-2858 or by email at payleave@opm.gov.

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