80 FR 14912 - Higher Initial Maximum Uniform Allowance Rate; Uniform Allowances

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 54 (March 20, 2015)

The NMFS Office of Law Enforcement (OLE) publishes this notice to announce that it is establishing a higher initial maximum uniform allowance to procure and issue uniform items for its uniformed enforcement officers (EOs). Current OPM regulations allow an agency to establish one or more initial maximum uniform allowance rates greater than the government-wide maximum uniform allowance rate. OLE increases the current annual limit for NMFS EOs in order to maintain the uniform standards and professional image expected of its EOs under its new uniform standards.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Docket No. 150114039-5245-02]
RIN 0648-XD719


Higher Initial Maximum Uniform Allowance Rate; Uniform Allowances

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Final notice.

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SUMMARY: The NMFS Office of Law Enforcement (OLE) publishes this notice 
to announce that it is establishing a higher initial maximum uniform 
allowance to procure and issue uniform items for its uniformed 
enforcement officers (EOs). Current OPM regulations allow an agency to 
establish one or more initial maximum uniform allowance rates greater 
than the government-wide maximum uniform allowance rate. OLE increases 
the current annual limit for NMFS EOs in order to maintain the uniform 
standards and professional image expected of its EOs under its new 
uniform standards.

DATES: The new uniform allowance is implemented as of April 1, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Everett Baxter, 301-427-8272.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS is implementing a higher initial 
maximum uniform allowance to procure and furnish uniform items for its 
enforcement officers (EOs). The current $800.00 annual limit is 
inadequate to maintain the uniform standards and professional image 
expected of NMFS EOs under its new uniform standards. In addition, OLE 
now has a new uniform policy requiring five classes of uniforms. In the 
past, EOs only had two classes of uniforms. As a result of these two 
factors, OLE increases the initial maximum uniform allowance for EOs 
from $800 to $2,000.
    OLE published a notice with a request for comments in the Federal 
Register on January 30, 2015 (80 FR 5091) inviting public comments on 
this planned action. The comment period ended on March 2, 2015. No 
comments were received. Therefore, NMFS is proceeding with establishing 
the higher initial maximum uniform allowance rate for its EOs. The 
effective date of this new uniform allowance is April 1, 2015.

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5903; E.O. 12748, 56 FR 4521, 3 CFR 1991 
Comp., p. 316.

    Dated: March 17, 2015.
Logan Gregory,
Acting Director, Office of Law Enforcement, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-06433 Filed 3-19-15; 8:45 am]
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