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VOLUME 10

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NUMBER 191

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Washington Friday, September 28, 1945
Sec.
12.312
12.313
12.314

The President DIRECTIVE
D ir e c t iv e
f o r t h e D irec t o r C e n s o r s h ip
of
In accordance with the recommenda tion submitted by him on June 27, 1945, the Director of Censorship shall on Aug.
15, 1945:
1. Declare voluntary censorship of the domestic press and radio at an end.
2. Direct th at the Office of Censorship cease at once the censorship of all in ternational communications.
3. Give 30 days notice to all employees of the Office of Censorship, except for a small group needed for liquidating the Agency.
H arry S. T r u m a n A u gu st
15,1945.

F. R. Doc. 45-18058; Filed, Sept. 27, 1045;
11:47 a. m.

Regulations TITLE 5ADMINISTRATIVE
PERSONNEL
Chapter ICivil Service Commission, P art 12R emovals and R eduction r e t e n t io n
p r efer en c e
regulations
for
u s e in red u ctio ns in force
By virtue of the authority vested in the Commission by the Veterans Preference Act of June 27, 1944, the following reg ulations are promulgated and the reg ulation approved November 3, 1944 gov erning reductions in force 9 F.R. 13699
are hereby revised:
Sec.
12.301 E x te n t of regulations.
12.302 D efinitions.
12.303 R e te n tio n preference; classification.
12.304 C om pletion of employee records.
12.305 D eterm in atio n of com petitive area.
12.306 Special ru le re la tin g to consolidations an d m ergers.
12.307 C om pilation of re te n tio n register.
12.308 Sequence of selection.
12.309 Actions.
12.310 Notice to employees.
12.311 R eports to th e Com m ission.

Special rules on liq u id a tio n .
Appeals.
A ctions disapproved toy th e Com m is sion.
Authority : 12.301 to 12.314 inclusive, issued u n d e r section 12 of V eterans P re fer ence Act of Ju n e 27, 1944, Pub. 359, 78th Cong., 2nd Sess. 58 S ta t. 387; 5 U S.C. 861.

12.301 Extent of regulations. Sec tions 12.301 to 12.314, inclusive, establish degrees of retention preference and uni form rules for reductions in force. They apply to all civilian employees in the executive branch of the Federal Govern ment, and in the municipal government of the District of Columbia, except those whose appointments are required to be approved by the Senate, and those who are appointed by the President of the United States.
12.302 Definitions. For the purpose of 12.301 to 12.314, inclusive, defini tions are given for words, terms, and phrases as follows:
a Reduction in force means the involuntary separation from the rolls of a department, or furlough in excess of thirty days, of one or more employees in order to reduce personnel. Reduction of personnel may have to be made because of lack of funds, personnel ceilings, re organization, decrease of work, to make a position available for a former em ployee with established reemployment or restoration rights, or for other reasons.
However, the term does not apply to 1
termination of temporary appointments limited to one year or less, 2 retirement of employees, or 3 separations for un satisfactory service.
b Retention groups and sub groups means classes of employees en titled to the same degree of retention preference on the basis of tenure of em ployment and veteran preference.
c Retention credits are credits for length of service and efficiency ratings in determining retention order in each re tention subgroup. They are computed by allowing one point for each full year of Federal Government service plus 5
points for an Excellent efficiency rating.
d Federal Government service means the total of all periods of service eligible for consideration for civil service C ontinued on p. 12183

CONTENTS
THE PRESIDENT
D ir e c t iv e :

Pa8e
Censorship Office, liquidation of agency_________________ 12181
REGULATIONS AND NOTICES

A griculture D epa r tm en t :

Arkansas, salaries and wages of agricultural labor harvest ing cotton in certain coun ties ___________________ 12189
Columbia, Tenn., Columbia Live stock Market; posted stockyard___________________ 12218
Fats and oils :
Animal oil, neats-foot oil, and red oil WFO 53, ter mination------ ------------ 12186
Castor oil WFO 137, termi 12186
nation --------Fatty acid inventories WFO
87, term ination________ 12186
Stearic acid WFO 129, ter mination____________ 12186
Tall oil WFO 136, termina tion_________________ 12186
A l ie n P r o pe r ty C u st o d ia n :

Licensing certain transactions involving patents and trademarks_____________ 12186
Patent applications of certain consignors or inventors, ex emption from require ments______
12187
C iv il S ervice C o m m is s io n :

Removals and reduction; re tention preference regula tions for use in reductions in force________________12181
C oast G uard :

Safety appliances, miscellaneous amendments____________ 12216
Waivers of navigation and ves sel inspection laws and reg ulations; load lines for ves sels engaged in foreign, coastwise, or Great Lakes trade___________________ 12216
F ederal P o w e r C o m m is s io n :

Miller, Sam L.; hearing______12219
I nternal R ev en u e B u r ea u :

Income tax, taxable years be ginning after Dec. 31, 1941;
return of information as to payments to employees___ 12189
C ontinued on p. 12182

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