[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR950.104]

[Page 531-532]
 
                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
          CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (Continued)
 
PART 950--SOLICITATION OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN AND UNIFORMED SERVICE PERSONNEL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO PRIVATE VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 950.104  Local Federal Coordinating Committee responsibilities.

    (a) All members of the LFCC should develop an understanding of 
campaign regulations and procedures. The LFCC is the central point of 
information regarding the CFC among Federal employees.
    (b) The responsibilities of the LFCC include, but are not limited 
to, the following:
    (1) Maintaining minutes of LFCC meetings and responding promptly to 
any request for information from the Director.
    (2) Naming a campaign chairperson and notifying the Director when 
the chairperson changes.
    (3) Determining the eligibility of local organizations that apply to 
participate in the local campaign. This is the exclusive responsibility 
of the LFCC and may not be delegated to the PCFO.
    (4) Ensuring that the list of charities determined by the Director 
to be nationally eligible to participate in all local campaigns is 
reproduced in the local brochure in accordance with OPM instructions.
    (5) Ensuring that the local brochure and pledge card are produced in 
accordance with these regulations and instructions from the Director.
    (6) Encouraging local Federal agencies to appoint loaned executives 
to assist in the campaign. Federal agency heads are encouraged to grant 
administrative leave to all loaned executives appointed to assist in the 
conduct of the CFC. Federal loaned executives are prohibited from 
working on non-CFC fundraising activities during duty hours.
    (7) Establishing a network of employee keyworkers and volunteers and 
participating in interagency briefing sessions and kick-off meetings.
    (8) Ensuring that, to the extent reasonably possible, every employee 
is given the opportunity to participate in the CFC, and ensuring 
employee designations are honored.
    (9) Ensuring that the PCFO includes in keyworker training 
instructions to encourage employees to designate the charitable 
organizations they wish to receive their donations and specific 
information on how general designation monies are distributed.
    (10) Ensuring that contributions are distributed in accordance with 
the method described in these regulations.
    (11) Ensuring that no employee is coerced in any way to participate 
in the campaign.
    (12) Bringing allegations of coercion to the attention of the 
Director and the employee's agency and providing a mechanism to review 
employee complaints of undue pressure and coercion in Federal 
fundraising. Federal agencies shall provide procedures and assign 
responsibility for the investigation of such complaints. Personnel 
offices shall be responsible for informing employees of the proper 
channels for pursuing such complaints.
    (13) Notifying the Director of any significant problems or 
controversies concerning the campaign that the LFCC cannot resolve by 
applying these regulations. The LFCC must abide by the Director's 
decisions on all matters concerning the campaign.
    (14) Ensuring the PCFO does not use the services of consulting 
firms, advertising firms or similar business organizations to perform 
the policy-making or decisionmaking functions in the CFC. A PCFO may, 
however, contract with entities or individuals such as banks, 
accountants, lawyers, and other

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vendors of goods and/or services to assist in accomplishing its 
administrative tasks.
    (15) Ensuring that the activities and functions required of the PCFO 
are kept separate from any non-CFC operations of the organization. The 
LFCC must verify that the PCFO keeps and maintains CFC financial records 
and interest bearing bank accounts separate from the PCFO's non-CFC 
financial records and bank accounts.
    (16) Monitoring the work of the PCFO, and inspecting closely the 
annual audit required of the PCFO pursuant to Sec. 950.105(d)(9) for 
compliance with these regulations.
    (17) Authorizing to the PCFO reimbursement of only those campaign 
expenses that are legitimate CFC costs and are adequately documented. 
Total reimbursable expenses may not exceed the approved campaign budget 
by more than 10 percent.
    (c) The LFCC must annually solicit applications for the PCFO via 
public notice no later than February 1 of each calendar year. The PCFO 
application period must be open a minimum of 14 calendar days. Cost 
incurred in providing the public notice should be added to the PCFO 
budget for the current campaign year as an administrative cost. The LFCC 
shall select a PCFO to act as its fiscal agent and campaign coordinator 
on the basis of presentations made to the local committee as described 
in Sec. 950.105. The LFCC shall consider the efficiency and 
effectiveness of the campaign as the primary factors in selecting a 
PCFO.