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COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
         WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548


B-200617
                                 November 13, 1980



The Honorable Harry F. Byrd, Jr.
United States Senate

Dear Senator Byrd:


     This replies to your letter of September 22,
1980, on behalf of Thomas Pesnicak. Presiden -of the
Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization
of Leesburg, irgi-nia, concerning the impact of the
limitations on night, Sunday, and holiday premium
pay on Air Traffic Controllers as a result of the
October 198q comparability increase.

     In his letter of September 15, 1980, a copy of
which was enclosed with your submission, (Mr. Pesnicak
states that Air Traffic Controllers will lose large
amounts of compensation as a result of the October
1980 pay increase.  Mr. Pesnicak contends as follows:

      This condition exists because the Federal
      Aviation Administration has chosen to       C00
      interpret a Comptroller General's decision
      that restricts an employee's pay to not
      exceeding a Level V Executive in a bi-weekly
     pay period. Controllers work all hours and
      all days. This decision as now interpreted
      will preclude many controllers from receiving
      all the pay raise due them. Controllers of a
      pay grade GS 14 step 5 or above will be pre-
      cluded from receiving their premium pay for
      working holidays, nights, and Sundays.

      This condition is unfair and should be corrected
      as soon as possible. Exclusion for premium
      pay is one solution. The Federal Aviation
      Administration could also look at the yearly
      salary for comparison to the Level V Executive.

      We can understand Mr. Pesnicak's position. (In
 fact, this Office has voiced concerns about compensation
 limitations to the Congress on a number of occasions.
 However, this problem is not unioue to Air Trafffic
 Controllers, and it does not result from a decision


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