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OPM RIN: 3206-AL23 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Political Activities of Federal Employees 
Abstract: The regulatory proposal includes four categories of proposed amendments. Most of the proposed amendments reflect interpretations of the Hatch Act found in advisory opinions of the United States Office of Special Counsel, as well as in decisions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Merit Systems Protection Board, and the former United States Civil Service Commission, since the last time the regulations were amended. The first category includes amendments that would elaborate upon and modify selected existing definitions for clarity. The second category includes amendments that would add more examples of prohibited and permitted activity. The third category includes proposed editorial changes that would tighten the organization of part 734 and remove redundancies. Finally, the fourth category would update the regulatory list of sensitive agencies and positions in 5 CFR 734.401 to substitute the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency for the Central Imagery Office, and to add Administrative Appeals Judge positions described in 5 U.S.C. section 5372b. These proposed amendments reflect Congressional amendment of the statutory list of sensitive agencies and positions in 5 U.S.C. section 7323(b). 
Agency: Office of Personnel Management(OPM)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 5 CFR 734   
Legal Authority: 5 USC 1103 to 1104    5 USC 7325    Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1978    92 Stat 3783    3 CFR 1978 comp p 264   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/00/2009    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Joann Chabot
Office of the General Counsel
Office of Personnel Management
1900 E Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20415
Phone:202 606-0092
Fax:202 606-0082
Email: joann.chabot@opm.gov