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OPM RIN: 3206-AO76 Publication ID: 2026 
Title: Differential Pay for Prescribed Wildland Fire Activities 
Abstract:

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing to add prescribed wildland fire activities to the Firefighting Hazardous Duty Pay (HDP) category for General Schedule employees and Firefighting Environmental Differential Pay (EDP) category for Federal Wage System employees, for firefighting activities on the fireline related to the preparation, implementation, and control of prescribed wildland fires. OPM is adding these activities to the HDP and EDP Firefighting categories so that Federal agencies may provide additional compensation to Federal firefighters who are exposed to unusual health risks caused by working in close proximity to prescribed burn fires.

 
Agency: Office of Personnel Management(OPM)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Other 
CFR Citation: 5 CFR 532    5 CFR 550   
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5343    5 U.S.C. 5545   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/14/2026  91 FR 19081   
Final Action  07/00/2026 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Ana Paunoiu
Workforce Policy and Innovation
Office of Personnel Management
1900 E Street NW,
Washington, DC 20415
Phone:202 606-2858
Email: paypolicy@opm.gov