Abuse and Mismanagement of Inspector Overtime Pay by the U.S. Customs Service: Including Findings and Recommendations of the Subcommittee : Oversight Initiative Report from the Subcommittee on Oversight, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1991 - 30 pages |
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1/2 basic pay 16 hours 1911 Act overtime 40 hours abused and mismanaged Act overtime pay analysis of Customs ANDY JACOBS ATTACHMENT basic pay rate BERYL ANTHONY Callback cargo CLAY SHAW COBRA Commissioner of Customs Customs data Customs inspectors DAN ROSTENKOWSKI days of pay DICK SCHULZE DON SUNDQUIST ED JENKINS eight hours Employees Pay Act equals 2 hours Federal Employees Pay fiscal year 1989 GAO analysis GAO found holiday is compensated hours actually hours of pay hours pay inspec inspectional overtime Inspectors are paid internal controls J.J. PICKLE JIM BUNNING June 13 limited to GS-10 ment night overtime assignments overtime benefits overtime is paid overtime rate overtime services paid four hours passengers pay rate limited percent period ports rate of time-and-one-half regular pay regularly scheduled day rest is comp-time sixteen hours spectors Subcommittee on Oversight Sunday or holiday Sundays and holidays time-and-one U.S. Customs Service user fee week workload ין
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Page 10 - States from a foreign port by water, land, or air, such rates to be fixed on a basis of one-half day's additional pay for each two hours or fraction thereof of at least one hour that the overtime extends beyond five o'clock postmeridian (but not to exceed two and one-half days...
Page 10 - In those ports where customary working hours are other than those hereinabove mentioned, the collector of customs is vested with authority to regulate the hours of customs employees so as to agree with prevailing working hours in said ports, but nothing contained in this section shall be construed in any manner to affect or alter the length of a working day for customs employees or the overtime pay herein fixed.
Page 10 - Such extra compensation shall be paid if such officers or employees have been ordered to report for duty and have so reported, whether the actual lading, unlading, receiving, delivery, or examination takes place or not.
Page 10 - ... pay for Sunday or holiday duty. The said extra compensation shall be paid by the master, owner, agent, or consignee of such vessel or other conveyance whenever such special license or permit for Immediate lading or unlading or for lading or unlading at night or on Sundays or holidays shall be granted to the collector of customs, who shall pay the same to the several customs officers and employees entitled thereto according to the rates fixed therefor by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Page 10 - The Secretary of the Treasury shall fix a reasonable rate of extra compensation for overtime services of inspectors, storekeepers, weighers, and other customs officers and employees who may be required to remain on duty between the hours of five o'clock postmeridian and eight o'clock antemeridian, or on Sundays or holidays, to perform services in connection with the lading or unlading of cargo...
Page 10 - ... or on Sundays or holidays, to perform services in connection with the lading or unlading of cargo, or the lading of cargo or merchandise for transportation in bond or for exportation in bond or for exportation with benefit of drawback, or in connection with the receiving or delivery of cargo on or from the wharf, or in connection with the unlading, receiving, or examination of passengers...
Page 4 - Customs' inspectors increased from $56.8 million in fiscal year 1985 to $102.8 million in fiscal year 1990, an increase of 81 percent in actual dollars (35 percent in constant dollars).
Page 2 - The provision was enacted to address the ongoing problem where Customs has delayed or not approved landing rights for new or expanded international flights already approved by the Departments of Transportation and State. The additional funds were authorized so that the lack of Customs' staffing resources was no longer a factor in approving new or expanding international service.