REQUEST FOR PREMIUM PAY FOR ADMINISTRATIVELY UNCONTROLLABLE OVERTIME FOR FBIS EMPLOYEES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP92-00455R000100020015-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 4, 2005
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: December 2, 1983
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Personnel
_7ie T ement
and Compensation Division
SUBJECT: Request for Premium Pay for Administratively
Uncontrollable Overtime for FBIS Employees
1. I recommend your disapproval of the attached request
for premium pay for administratively uncontrollable overtime
for certain Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS)
employees. The request does not comply with regulations stated
in The information required includes the fre-
quency and duration of the irregular or occasional work required;
names of employees performing such work; the nature of the work;
and the necessity for employees for recognizing, without super-
vision, circumstances which require them to remain on duty. The
request for premium pay for FBIS employees presents a general
summary of the circumstances involved; however, more specific
information is not included. Approval of this request as
submitted would delegate Director of Personnel's authority to
grant premium pay for administratively uncontrollable overtime
unconditionally to the Director of FBIS. (U)
2. In some instances, the Director of Personnel has
granted approval of premium pay for administratively uncontrol-
lable overtime for certain Agency employees. In each case
additional specific information was obtained by PMCD after
receipt of the formal request. A blanket approval was granted
on 27 June 1983 for Office of Technical Service (OTS) employees
assigned to four regional overseas components. The employees
are Technical Operations Officers whose primary duty is to pro-
vide technical support to Agency operational activities at any
time, day or night, as circumstances warrant. A second blanket
approval for premium pay was granted on 18 July 1983 for OTS
em to ees assigned to Special Activities Division
I I These employees are Technical operations
icers supporting Agency operational activities overseas. In
both cases, the requirement for substantial TDY travel was
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validated by data provided by OTS and PMCD staff members who had
recently surveyed these components. There are other OTS employees
who are required to travel TDY. OTS requests premium pay for
them on a case-by-case basis. Based on available information,
the requirement for substantial TDY travel is not inherent in the
FBIS positions. (C)
3. The required information necessary for approval by
Director of Personnel was discussed by a PMCD staff member with
DDS&T Personnel Officer. At no time was it indicated
to us y hat the requested information was contained
in the two FBIS memoranda. The following information is necessary:
a) Frequency - based on past operational activities,
examples of overtime records for individuals involved in
the support of these activities;
b) Organizations - identification of organizations
involved in operational activities, positions and position
grades. (U)
4. Upon receipt of this information, we will be glad to
review the request. (U)
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