80 FR 40895 - Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Jacksonville, FL; Savannah, GA; Hagerstown-Martinsburg-Chambersburg, MD; Richmond, VA; and Roanoke, VA, Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 134 (July 14, 2015)

Page Range		40895-40896
FR Document		2015-17212

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final rule to redefine the geographic boundaries of the Jacksonville, FL; Savannah, GA; Hagerstown-Martinsburg-Chambersburg, MD; Richmond, VA; and Roanoke, VA, appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas. The final rule redefines Brantley, Glynn, and Pierce Counties, GA, from the Jacksonville wage area to the Savannah wage area; Greene County, VA, from the Hagerstown-Martinsburg-Chambersburg wage area to the Richmond wage area; and Nelson County, VA, from the Roanoke wage area to the Richmond wage area. These changes are based on consensus recommendations of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC) to best match the counties proposed for redefinition to a nearby FWS survey area.

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

5 CFR Part 532

RIN 3206-AN15


Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Jacksonville, FL; 
Savannah, GA; Hagerstown-Martinsburg-Chambersburg, MD; Richmond, VA; 
and Roanoke, VA, Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a 
final rule to redefine the geographic boundaries of the Jacksonville, 
FL; Savannah, GA; Hagerstown-Martinsburg-Chambersburg, MD; Richmond, 
VA; and Roanoke, VA, appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage 
areas. The final rule redefines Brantley, Glynn, and Pierce Counties, 
GA, from the Jacksonville wage area to the Savannah wage area; Greene 
County, VA, from the Hagerstown-Martinsburg-Chambersburg wage area to 
the Richmond wage area; and Nelson County, VA, from the Roanoke wage 
area to the Richmond wage area. These changes are based on consensus 
recommendations of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee 
(FPRAC) to best match the counties proposed for redefinition to a 
nearby FWS survey area.

DATES: Effective date: This regulation is effective on July 14, 2015. 
Applicability date: This change applies on the first day of the first 
applicable pay period beginning on or after August 13, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606-2838; 
email [email protected]; or FAX: (202) 606-4264.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 2, 2015, OPM issued a proposed 
rule (80 FR 5487) to redefine Brantley, Glynn, and Pierce Counties, GA, 
from the Jacksonville, FL, wage area to the Savannah, GA, wage area; 
Greene County, VA, from the Hagerstown-Martinsburg-Chambersburg, MD, 
wage area to the Richmond, VA, wage area; and Nelson County, VA, from 
the Roanoke, VA, wage area to the Richmond wage area.
    FPRAC, the national labor-management committee responsible for 
advising OPM on matters concerning the pay of FWS employees, reviewed 
and recommended these changes by consensus.
    The proposed rule had a 30-day comment period, during which OPM 
received no comments.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    I certify that these regulations will not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities because they 
will affect only Federal agencies and employees.

List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 532

    Administrative practice and procedure, Freedom of information, 
Government employees, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Wages.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Katherine Archuleta,
Director.
    Accordingly, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management amends 5 CFR 
part 532 as follows:

PART 532--PREVAILING RATE SYSTEMS

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1. The authority citation for part 532 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  5 U.S.C. 5343, 5346; Sec.  532.707 also issued under 
5 U.S.C. 552.


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2. Appendix C to subpart B is amended by revising the wage area 
listings for the Jacksonville, FL; Savannah, GA; Hagerstown-
Martinsburg-Chambersburg, MD; Richmond, VA; and Roanoke, VA, wage areas 
to read as follows:

Appendix C to Subpart B of Part 532--Appropriated Fund Wage and Survey 
Areas

* * * * *

FLORIDA

* * * * *

Jacksonville

Survey Area

Florida:
    Alachua
    Baker
    Clay
    Duval
    Nassau
    St. Johns

Area of Application. Survey area plus:

Florida:
    Bradford
    Citrus
    Columbia
    Dixie
    Flagler
    Gilchrist
    Hamilton
    Lafayette
    Lake
    Levy
    Madison
    Marion
    Orange
    Osceola
    Putnam
    Seminole
    Sumter
    Suwannee
    Taylor
    Union
    Volusia
Georgia:
    Camden
    Charlton
* * * * *

GEORGIA

* * * * *

Savannah

Survey Area

Georgia:
    Bryan
    Chatham
    Effingham
    Liberty

Area of Application. Survey area plus:

Georgia:
    Appling
    Bacon
    Brantley
    Bulloch
    Candler
    Evans
    Glynn
    Jeff Davis
    Long
    McIntosh
    Pierce
    Screven
    Tattnall
    Toombs
    Wayne
South Carolina:
    Beaufort (the portion south of Broad River)

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    Hampton
    Jasper
* * * * *

MARYLAND

* * * * *

Hagerstown-Martinsburg-Chambersburg

Survey Area

Maryland:
    Washington
Pennsylvania:
    Franklin
West Virginia:
    Berkeley

Area of Application. Survey area plus:

Maryland:
    Allegany
    Garrett
Pennsylvania:
    Fulton
Virginia (cities):
    Harrisonburg
    Winchester
Virginia (counties):
    Frederick
    Madison
    Page
    Rockingham
    Shenandoah
West Virginia:
    Hampshire
    Hardy
    Mineral
    Morgan
* * * * *

VIRGINIA

* * * * *

Richmond

Survey Area

Virginia (cities):
    Colonial Heights
    Hopewell
    Petersburg
    Richmond
Virginia (counties):
    Charles City
    Chesterfield
    Dinwiddie
    Goochland
    Hanover
    Henrico
    New Kent
    Powhatan
    Prince George

Area of Application. Survey area plus:

Virginia (cities):
    Charlottesville
    Emporia
Virginia (counties):
    Albemarle
    Amelia
    Brunswick
    Buckingham
    Caroline
    Charlotte
    Cumberland
    Essex
    Fluvanna
    Greene
    Greensville
    King and Queen
    King William
    Lancaster
    Louisa
    Lunenburg
    Mecklenburg
    Middlesex
    Nelson
    Northumberland
    Nottoway
    Orange
    Prince Edward
    Richmond
    Sussex
    Westmoreland

Roanoke

Survey Area

Virginia (cities):
    Radford
    Roanoke
    Salem
Virginia (counties):
    Botetourt
    Craig
    Montgomery
    Roanoke

Area of Application. Survey area plus:

Virginia (cities):
    Bedford
    Buena Vista
    Clifton Forge
    Covington
    Danville
    Galax
    Lexington
    Lynchburg
    Martinsville
    South Boston
    Staunton
    Waynesboro
Virginia (counties):
    Alleghany
    Amherst
    Appomattox
    Augusta
    Bath
    Bedford
    Bland
    Campbell
    Carroll
    Floyd
    Franklin
    Giles
    Halifax
    Henry
    Highland
    Patrick
    Pittsylvania
    Pulaski
    Rockbridge
    Wythe
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Jacksonville
contains regulatory documents having general February 2, 2015, OPM issued a Survey Area
applicability and legal effect, most of which proposed rule (80 FR 5487) to redefine
are keyed to and codified in the Code of Florida:
Brantley, Glynn, and Pierce Counties, Alachua
Federal Regulations, which is published under GA, from the Jacksonville, FL, wage area
50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510. Baker
to the Savannah, GA, wage area; Greene Clay
The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by County, VA, from the Hagerstown- Duval
the Superintendent of Documents. Prices of Martinsburg-Chambersburg, MD, wage Nassau
new books are listed in the first FEDERAL area to the Richmond, VA, wage area; St. Johns
REGISTER issue of each week. and Nelson County, VA, from the Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Roanoke, VA, wage area to the
Florida:
Richmond wage area. Bradford
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL FPRAC, the national labor- Citrus
MANAGEMENT management committee responsible for Columbia
advising OPM on matters concerning Dixie
5 CFR Part 532 the pay of FWS employees, reviewed Flagler
and recommended these changes by Gilchrist
RIN 3206–AN15 consensus. Hamilton
The proposed rule had a 30-day Lafayette
Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition comment period, during which OPM Lake
of the Jacksonville, FL; Savannah, GA; received no comments. Levy
Madison
Hagerstown-Martinsburg-
Regulatory Flexibility Act Marion
Chambersburg, MD; Richmond, VA; Orange
and Roanoke, VA, Appropriated Fund I certify that these regulations will not Osceola
Federal Wage System Wage Areas have a significant economic impact on Putnam
a substantial number of small entities Seminole
AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel because they will affect only Federal Sumter
Management. agencies and employees. Suwannee
ACTION: Final rule. Taylor
List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 532 Union
SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Administrative practice and Volusia
procedure, Freedom of information, Georgia:
Management (OPM) is issuing a final Camden
rule to redefine the geographic Government employees, Reporting and
Charlton
boundaries of the Jacksonville, FL; recordkeeping requirements, Wages.
* * * * *
Savannah, GA; Hagerstown- U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Martinsburg-Chambersburg, MD; Katherine Archuleta, GEORGIA
Richmond, VA; and Roanoke, VA, Director. * * * * *
appropriated fund Federal Wage System Accordingly, the U.S. Office of Savannah
(FWS) wage areas. The final rule Personnel Management amends 5 CFR
redefines Brantley, Glynn, and Pierce part 532 as follows: Survey Area
Counties, GA, from the Jacksonville Georgia:
wage area to the Savannah wage area; PART 532—PREVAILING RATE Bryan
Greene County, VA, from the SYSTEMS Chatham
Hagerstown-Martinsburg-Chambersburg Effingham
wage area to the Richmond wage area; ■ 1. The authority citation for part 532 Liberty
and Nelson County, VA, from the continues to read as follows: Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Roanoke wage area to the Richmond Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5343, 5346; § 532.707 Georgia:
wage area. These changes are based on also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552. Appling
consensus recommendations of the ■ 2. Appendix C to subpart B is Bacon
Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory amended by revising the wage area Brantley
Committee (FPRAC) to best match the listings for the Jacksonville, FL; Bulloch
counties proposed for redefinition to a Savannah, GA; Hagerstown- Candler
nearby FWS survey area. Evans
Martinsburg-Chambersburg, MD; Glynn
DATES: Effective date: This regulation is Richmond, VA; and Roanoke, VA, wage Jeff Davis
areas to read as follows:
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day of the first applicable pay period Pierce
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beginning on or after August 13, 2015. Areas Tattnall
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toombs
* * * * *
Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606–2838; Wayne
email pay-leave-policy@opm.gov; or FLORIDA South Carolina:
FAX: (202) 606–4264. * * * * * Beaufort (the portion south of Broad River)

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Hampton King and Queen FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
Jasper King William
* * * * * Lancaster 12 CFR Part 600
Louisa
MARYLAND RIN 3052–AD07
Lunenburg
* * * * * Mecklenburg Organization and Functions; Field
Hagerstown-Martinsburg-Chambersburg Middlesex Office Locations
Nelson
Survey Area AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration
Northumberland
Maryland: Nottoway ACTION: Final rule.
Washington Orange
Pennsylvania: Prince Edward SUMMARY: The Farm Credit
Franklin Administration (FCA, we, our or
Richmond
West Virginia: Agency) issues a final rule amending
Berkeley Sussex
Westmoreland our regulation in order to change the
Area of Application. Survey area plus: address for a field office as a result of
Roanoke a recent office relocation.
Maryland:
Allegany Survey Area DATES: The regulation shall become
Garrett effective no earlier than 30 days after
Pennsylvania: Virginia (cities):
Radford
publication in the Federal Register
Fulton during which either or both Houses of
Virginia (cities): Roanoke
Salem
Congress are in session. We will publish
Harrisonburg
Winchester Virginia (counties): notice of the effective date in the
Virginia (counties): Botetourt Federal Register.
Frederick Craig FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Madison Montgomery Michael T. Wilson, Policy Analyst,
Page Roanoke Office of Regulatory Policy, Farm Credit
Rockingham Administration, McLean, VA 22102–
Shenandoah Area of Application. Survey area plus: 5090, (703) 883–4124, TTY (703) 883–
West Virginia:
Virginia (cities): 4056, or Jane Virga, Senior Counsel,
Hampshire
Hardy Bedford Office of General Counsel, Farm Credit
Mineral Buena Vista Administration, McLean, VA 22102–
Morgan Clifton Forge 5090, (703) 883–4071, TTY (703) 883–
* * * * * Covington 4056.
Danville SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
VIRGINIA Galax
* * * * * Lexington I. Objective
Lynchburg The objective of this final rule is to
Richmond
Martinsville reflect the change of address for an FCA
Survey Area South Boston field office location. The Freedom of
Virginia (cities): Staunton Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552, requires,
Colonial Heights Waynesboro in part, that each Federal agency
Hopewell Virginia (counties): publish in the Federal Register for the
Petersburg Alleghany guidance of the public a description and
Richmond Amherst
Virginia (counties):
the location of its central and field
Appomattox organizations. As one of FCA’s field
Charles City Augusta
Chesterfield offices recently changed location, this
Bath final rule amends our regulation to
Dinwiddie
Bedford include the new address, in accordance
Goochland
Hanover Bland
with the Freedom of Information Act.
Henrico Campbell
New Kent Carroll II. Certain Finding
Powhatan Floyd We have determined that the
Prince George Franklin amendment involves Agency
Giles management and personnel. Therefore,
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Halifax this amendment does not constitute a
Virginia (cities): Henry
Charlottesville rulemaking under the Administrative
Highland Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. 551,
Emporia
Patrick 553(a)(2). Under the APA, the public
Virginia (counties):
Albemarle Pittsylvania
may participate in the promulgation of
Amelia Pulaski
rules that have a substantial impact on
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Brunswick Rockbridge
the public. This amendment to our
Buckingham Wythe
regulation relates to Agency
Caroline * * * * *
Charlotte
management and personnel only and
[FR Doc. 2015–17212 Filed 7–13–15; 8:45 am] has no direct impact on the public and,
Cumberland
Essex BILLING CODE 6325–39–P therefore, does not require public
Fluvanna participation.
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Rules and Regulations
Action		Final rule.
Dates		Effective date: This regulation is effective on July 14, 2015. Applicability date: This change applies on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after August 13, 2015.
Contact		Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606-2838; email [email protected]; or FAX: (202) 606-4264.
FR Citation		80 FR 40895
RIN Number		3206-AN15
CFR Associated		Administrative Practice and Procedure; Freedom of Information; Government Employees; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements and Wages