# [Amended]
**AGENCY:**
Office of Personnel Management.
**ACTION:**
Technical amendment.
**SUMMARY:**
This document contains a technical amendment to the final regulation that was published in the *Federal Register* on January 9, 1981. This amendment removes a reference to the CFR that is no longer available.
**DATES:**
This amendment is effective on December 31, 2001.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Jacquline D. Carter, (202) 606-1973.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
On Friday, December 10, 1999, (64 FR 69176) the Office of Personnel Management published a Final rule removing § 550.342 from 5 CFR Part 550. This amendment removes the reference “§ 550.342” from subpart C, § 550.311(a)(3).
**Regulatory Flexibility Act**
I certify that these changes will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities because the regulations pertain only to Federal employees and agencies.
**List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 550**
Administrative practice and procedure, Claims, Government employees, Wages.
Office of Personnel Management.
Jacquline D. Carter,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
**5 CFR Part 550**
Accordingly, OPM is amending 5 CFR part 550 as follows:
**PART 550—PAY ADMINISTRATION (GENERAL)**
1. The authority citation for subpart C of part 550 continues to read as follows:
**Authority:**
5 U.S.C. 5527, E.O. 10982, 3 CFR 1959-1963 Comp., p. 502.
§ 550.311
**5 CFR Part 550**
2. In § 550.311 paragraph (a) (3), remove the first “§ ”, and the phrase “and 550.342”.