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OPM RIN: 3206-AM11 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: Absence and Leave; Qualifying Exigency Leave 
Abstract: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing proposed regulations to implement amendments to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that provide eligible Federal employees up to 12 administrative workweeks of leave without pay because of a qualifying exigency. Qualifying exigencies arise when a covered family member is on active duty or has been notified of an impending call or order to active duty status in the Armed Forces. Qualifying exigencies for which employees can use FMLA leave fall under eight categories: short-notice deployment, military events and related activities, childcare and school activities, financial and legal arrangements, counseling, rest and recuperation, post-deployment activities, and additional activities not encompassed in the other categories that the agency and employee agree qualify as exigencies and agree to the timing and duration of the leave. These regulations would help employees manage family affairs when a family member is on active duty. 
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 
CFR Citation: 5 CFR 630   
Legal Authority: 5 USC 6381 to 6383   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  11/19/2010  75 FR 70845   
NPRM Comment Period End  01/18/2011    
Final Action  05/00/2011    
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:
Doris Rippey
Employee Services
Office of Personnel Management
1900 E Street NW,
Washington, DC 20415-8200
Phone:202 606-2858
Fax:202 606-0824
Email: pay-leave-policy@opm.gov