Performance Appraisal for General Schedule, Prevailing Rate, and Certain Other Employees – Correction of Federal Register Citation
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a corrective notice on March 26, 2026, addressing a procedural error in a proposed rule originally published on February 24, 2026, in the Federal Register. The original proposed rule concerned performance appraisal systems applicable to General Schedule (GS) employees, Prevailing Rate (wage grade) employees, and certain other federal civilian employees. The sole purpose of this correction is to supply missing Federal Register citation information that was inadvertently omitted from the February 24 publication. The substantive content, policy intent, and regulatory changes proposed in the original rule remain unchanged. This correction is administrative in nature and does not alter any deadlines, comment periods, or the policy provisions of the underlying proposed rule. Stakeholders who previously reviewed the February 24 proposed rule are not required to resubmit comments solely on the basis of this correction. Federal agencies and HR practitioners should note the corrected citation when referencing this rulemaking in official correspondence, internal guidance documents, or formal comment submissions.
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Key Changes
- Corrects missing Federal Register citation in the February 24, 2026 proposed rule on performance appraisal
- No substantive policy changes introduced — correction is purely procedural and administrative
- Original proposed rule scope remains unchanged: covers GS, Prevailing Rate, and certain other federal civilian employees
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Obligations
What this law requires
Federal agencies and HR practitioners must use the corrected Federal Register citation when referencing this rulemaking in official correspondence, internal guidance documents, or formal comment submissions.
Stakeholders must be aware that the corrected citation applies to the performance appraisal systems rule for General Schedule (GS) employees, Prevailing Rate (wage grade) employees, and certain other federal civilian employees.