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METHOD OF COMPUTING RATES

In accordance with the provisions of sec. 604 (d) of the Federal Employees' Pay Act
of 1945, as amended, 5 U. S. C. 944, the rates appearing in this table have been computed
as follows:
The annual rate has been divided by 26 and the result adjusted to the nearest cent to
derive the biweekly rate;

The adjusted biweekly rate has been divided by 80 and the result adjusted to the near
est cent to derive the hourly rate;

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The adjusted biweekly rate (40-hour week) has been multiplied by 6 percent and the result adjusted to the nearest cent to derive the Civil Service Retirement Act deduction; The biweekly gross salary has been multiplied by 132 percent and the result adjusted to the nearest cent to derive the Federal Insurance Contributions Act deduction. If a daily rate is desired in any particular instance, the same may be obtained by mul tiplying the adjusted hourly rate by 8.

METHOD OF COMPUTING OVERTIME RATES

In accordance with the provisions of sec. 201 of the Federal Employees' Pay Act of
1945, as amended, 5 U. S. C. 911, the adjusted hourly rate has been multiplied by 112
and the result adjusted to the nearest cent to derive the overtime hourly rate in those
instances where the basic annual rate is less than $2,980. In those instances where the
basic annual rate is $2,980 or more, the formula appearing on page 11 of H. R. Report No.
726, 79th Cong., has been applied-that is, 7.6782 percent of the amount by which the
basic annual rate is in excess of $2,980 is subtracted from $894 (the overtime rate for 416
hours at $2,980)-this result has been divided by 416, and the final result has been adjusted
to the nearest cent to derive the overtime hourly rate.

LIMITATION APPLICABLE TO AGGREGATE COMPENSATION

Pursuant to sec. 603 (b) of the Federal Employees' Pay Act of 1945, as amended, 5 U. S. C. 943, additional compensation (overtime pay, night-pay differential, and com

pensation for holiday work) provided by said act may be paid only to the extent that it
does not cause the aggregate compensation for a given pay period to exceed the rate of
$10,330 per annum.

METHOD OF COMPUTING COMPENSATION FOR FRACTIONAL PAY PERIODS
Compensation for fractional pay periods for any cause, including separations, retire-
ments, or leave without pay, will be computed by multiplying the hourly rate shown in
the salary table by the number of hours or fractions of hours

For lump-sum payments, the annual leave, first, will be reduced to full pay periods and the regular biweekly rate (40-hour week) applied thereto. The hourly rate shown in the salary table will be applied to any remaining hours or fractions thereof.

TAX WITHHOLDING DEDUCTION AND NET TO PAY

The amount appearing in italics in each instance is the tax withholding deduction. The
amount directly below this figure is the net to pay if the employee is subject to the Civil
Service Retirement Act. The third amount shown in each block is the net to pay if
the employee is subject to the provisions of the Federal Insurance Contributions Act,
as amended.

The FICA deduction applies to the first $3,600 paid by each agency, or agent thereof,
deemed a separate employer under the provisions of sec. 203 (c) of the Social Security
Act Amendments of 1950. With respect to wages in excess of $3,600 paid by each agent
in any calendar year, the net to pay amount should, in such cases, be increased by the
related amount in the "112 percent FICA DED." column.

NOTE: Wherever the number of exemptions claimed reduces the tax withholding deduc
tion to zero, no further amounts are shown for that particular rate inasmuch as the net pay
would remain constant from that point on. For example, CPC Grade 1a with 3 exemptions
shows no tax deductions, and the net to pay (65.44 or 68.58) remains the same whether there
are 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or more exemptions, and therefore is not repeated in the table.

ABSENCES:

See Leaves of Absence.

ACCOUNTS:

Accounts current:

Forms and procedure:

Page ADVERTISING—Continued

Certificate re method or absence of-revi-
sion-Gen. Regs. 51-Supp. 14, Feb. 11,
1952....

Necessity or non-necessity-statutory au-
thority to negotiate-Armed Services Pro-
curement Act of 1947-in view of sec. 2 (c)
(1) of Armed Services Procurement Act of
1947, authorizing negotiation of contracts
without advertising when determined by
Agency head to be necessary in public in-
terest during period of national emergency,
and fact that such emergency was pro-
claimed by President on Dec. 16, 1950,
military establishments may award con-
tracts for supplies and services at prices
other than lowest which might be obtain-
able, upon proper determination that
award is necessary in public interest......

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Newspapers:

Rates space measurements-when line
rates for advertising are quoted and spec-
ified as space lines on S. F. No. 1144,
Rev. Public Voucher for Advertising,
they are interpreted as standard of 14
agate space lines to inch without regard
to size of type actually used or name of
type inserted in space designated there-
for on voucher, so that for each inch of
space required in newspaper advertising
payment may be made for 14 lines, also
space in classified ads. is to be measured
from rule to rule, that is. from one black
measuring line to other black measuring
line with fractions of quarter of inch
being considered as next higher quarter
inch..
Vouchering, etc., procedure-Gen. Regs.
109-Revised, Supp. 2, Aug. 27, 1951....
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT:
Forest Service-Appropriations. See Appro
priations, Agriculture Department Forest
Service.

AIRPORTS AND AIRWAYS:
Grants for development of airports:

Allowability of project costs—Administra-
tive determination requirement-under
sec. 13 of Federal Airport Act, 1946, as
amended, providing Federal aid for
development of public airports, it is
responsibility of Administrator of Civil
Aeronautics to determine in first instance
whether cost incurred in carrying out
project is cost which is allowable to
sponsor, and determination should be
made before any question relating
thereto is presented to Comptroller
General for advance decision...
Construction of unrelated facilities-ap-
propriation availability—under Federal
Airport Act, which provides for " "estab-
lishment of Nation-wide system of public
airports adequate to meet present and
future needs of civil aeronautics," dis-
cretion given Administrator, Civil Aero-
nautics Adm., to obligate Govt. under
grant agreement to supply Federal funds
on matching basis for construction of
facilities of municipal airport does not
extend to approval for construction of
public auditorium, or swimming pool-
as distinguished from reservoir needed
for fire protection purposes-such facil-
ities bearing no relation to purposes of
act.....

Cost-of-living allowances:
Retroactive salary payments-under in-
creased compensation amendment to
Classification Act of 1949, employees who
between effective date of amendment
and its approval received overtime com-
pensation, night differential and foreign
or territorial cost of living allowances
based on percentage of gross basic pay
must have their status for pay purposes
reconstructed and necessary adjustments
made to reflect net results had amend-
ment been applied currently at time
compensation was paid...
Territorial allowance:

Concurrent subsistence per diem pay-
ments employee who is assigned tem-
porary duty stations in Territories of
U. S. may not receive Territorial cost-
of-living allowance, prescribed pur-
suant to authority contained in E. O.
No. 10000 for increased living costs in
Territories, for same period employee
receives per diem allowance in lieu of
subsistence.
Inclusion for aggregate compensation
limitation purposes-judicial posi-
tions-payment of differential (cost-of-
living allowance) to law clerks of U. S.
Dist. Ct. for Dist, of Hawaii under 28
U.S.C. 604 (a) (5), which authorizes
Dir., Administrative Office of U. S.
Cts., to fix compensation of law clerks
and other employees of court whose
compensation is not otherwise fixed by
law, is to be regarded as "additional
compensation," and therefore, must be

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considered in computing aggregate
compensation limitation that may be
paid to secretaries and law clerks of
judges under Judiciary Appro. Act of
1952, as amended.
Retroactive salary payments-under in-
creased compensation amendment to
Classification Act of 1949, employees
who between effective date of amend-
ment and its approval received over-
time compensation, night differential
and foreign or territorial cost-of-living
allowances based on percentage of
gross basic pay must have their status
for pay purposes reconstructed and
necessary adjustments made to reflect
net results had amendment been ap-
plied currently at time compensation
was paid..
Temporary duty-employee who is as-
signed temporary duty stations in
Territories of U. S. may not receive
Territorial cost-of-living allowance,
prescribed pursuant to authority con-
tained in E. O. No. 10000 for increased
living costs in Territories, for same
period employee receives per diem al-
lowance in lieu of subsistence...
Gratuities. See Gratuities.
Military, naval, etc., personnel:
Station allowances:

Availability of Government mess-per
diem station allowance, authorized
under regulations and circulars of uni-
formed services for personnel who per-
form duty outside continental limits
of U. S. or in Alaska, may not be paid
to officer for period during which Govt.
quarters and messing facilities were
available at his post of duty, and com-
manding officer may not by denying or
purporting to deny officer permission
to eat meals at otherwise available
organization mess confer on officer
vested legal right to per diem station
allowance for subsistence.........
Availability of Government quarters—
per diem station allowance, authorized
under regulations and circulars of uni-
formed services for personnel who per-
form duty outside continental limits of
U. S. or in Alaska, may not be paid to
officer for period during which Govt.
quarters and messing facilities were
available at his post of duty, and com-
manding officer may not by denying
or purporting to deny officer permis-
sion to eat meals at otherwise available
organization mess confer on officer
vested legal right to per diem station
allowance for subsistence.......

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ALLOWANCES AND

TIALS Continued

Post differe tials-Foreign differentials—
temporary assignments, details, etc.-
foreign post differential authorized under
part I of E. O. No. 10000 as recruitment
incentive to employees stationed outside
U. S. may not be paid to employee who is
detailed outside U. S. for temporary
period...

Travel allowance. See Travel Allowance.
APPOINTMENTS:

Attorney positions—non-civil service reg-
isters-promotion restriction exception-
under provisions of sec. 1310 (c) of Sup-
plemental Appro. Act, 1952, prohibiting
promotion or transfer of any person whose
position is subject to Classification Act of
1949, as amended, to higher grade under
act unless he has served at least one year
in next lower grade or is within reach for
appointment to higher grade position on
competitive civil service register, persons
with prior service in such positions who
have not completed required period in
grade when reached for appointment to
higher grade position of attorney on non-
civil service register, established by
Federal Trade Com., may not be ap-
pointed to higher grade...
Effective date constructive date for appoint-
ees who lost appointment opportunity due
to military service-appointments of lower
eligibles by direct certification from reg-
ister-erroneous conversion

of lower

eligible from war service appointment-
under act of July 31, 1946, as amended,
providing for placing in appropriate
status of veteran who lost opportunity
for probational appointment in Postal
Service because of being in military service,
it must be established that veteran actu-
ally lost opportunity for probational
appointment because of being in military
service, and therefore, veteran is not
entitled to benefits of act where lower
eligible received probational appointment
not as result of direct certification from
register of eligibles, but because of er-
roneous conversion from war service

appointment...

Federal Bureau of Investigation special
agent and special employee positions—
non-civil service registers-promotion re-
striction exception-inasmuch as appoint-
ments to positions of special agent and
special employee in F. B. I. from Bureau's
competitive register, which positions are
excepted from classified civil service, are
not to be regarded as appointments from
"competitive civil service register" within
meaning of that term as used in sec. 1310
(c) of Supp. Appro. Act, 1952, excepting
civil service register appointments from
promotion restrictions of said section,

positions of special agent and special
employee are subject to promotion restric-
tions of other provisions of that section...
Initial salary rates. See Compensation, rates
new appointees.

Postal Service-rates. See Compensation,
Postal Service, rates.
Withdrawals-Veterans Preference Act vio-
lations-inasmuch as appointment of vet-
erans to higher grades under Classification
Act of 1949, from non-civil service register
established for attorneys by Federal Trade
Com. prior to completion of at least one
year's service in next lower grade is not
authorized under provisions of sec. 1310 (c)
of Supplemental Appro. Act, 1952, offers
of such appointments to veterans may be
withdrawn without violating provisions of
Veterans Preference Act of 1944, as
amended..

APPROPRIATIONS:

Accounts-withdrawals and credits-Acctg.
Sys. Memo. 9-Second Rev., Supp. 4, Nov.
16, 1951....
Adjustment-correction of errors in charges
and credits-Gen. Regs. 116, Mar. 17, 1952.
Agriculture Department-Forest Service-
cooperative range improvements amounts
available-words "amount available" as
used in appropriation for Forest Service
for "Cooperative Range Improvements"
contained in Dept. of Agriculture Appro.
Act, 1952, limiting amount which may be
expended from appropriation for coopera-
tive range improvements on particular
national forest to matching base of one-to-
three, refers only to deposits or credit of
funds, so that value of "other contribu-
tions," such as improvements by permit-
tees, may not be considered as "amounts
available" to meet one-to-three matching
requirement of statute...
American Battle Monuments Commission-
public building improvements--moderni-
zation of lighting system in building ac-
quired by Dept. of State in Paris, France,
and occupied solely by American Battle
Monuments Com's. European Office may
be considered as one of "necessary ex-
penses" essential to effect purposes for
which Com's. 1952 appropriation for
salaries and expenses was made....
Availability:

Compensation losses of Selective Service
registrants-employee of Military Sea
Transportation Service who was unable
to sail on his assigned vessel due to local
selective service draft board ordering
him to remain in U. S. pending physical
examination is not entitled to compen-
sation lost as result of such action, there
being no law making appropriated funds
available for payment of compensation
losses sustained by selective service regis-