Federal Leave Administration

In Reply Refer To:                      June 8, 2000
Mail Stop 601


NOTE TO SUPERVISORS, MANAGERS, AND TEAM LEADERS:  Please ensure that 
employees without access to e-mail receive a copy of this message.


MEMORANDUM

To:       U.S. Geological Survey Employees

From:     Robert Hosenfeld      (signed)
          Personnel Officer

Subject:  Federal Leave Administration

Do you need to take time off work for personal, family, or medical needs? 
Are you confused about which leave category to use for your absence?  New 
fact sheets covering a wide range of Federal employee leave rules and 
regulations are now available from the Office of Personnel Management's 
website on leave administration.  Covering the full range of categories 
including annual leave, sick leave, court leave, bone-marrow and organ 
donor leave, family leave, and leave transfer.  These fact sheets are 
concise, one-page information resources that clearly explain each of the 
Federal leave programs.  To review the fact sheets, simply click on 
http://www.opm.gov/oca/leave/HTM/factindx.HTM and select the leave 
categories that are of interest to you.

Information about various special Federal leave programs can also be found 
at http://www.usgs.gov:8888/ops/hro/benefits/leave.html.  This website 
includes forms for requesting leave, approving restored 
leave, donating leave, and applying to become a leave share recipient. The 
site also includes the current list of U.S. Geological Survey employees 
participating in the Federal Leave Share Program.

Please call the employee relations staff in your servicing personnel 
office if you want to 
discuss any of the programs addressed in these websites or any other leave 
issues.