80_FR_52129 80 FR 51963 - Prevailing Rate Systems; Definition of Hancock County, Mississippi, to a Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Area

80 FR 51963 - Prevailing Rate Systems; Definition of Hancock County, Mississippi, to a Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Area

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 166 (August 27, 2015)

Page Range51963-51964
FR Document2015-21193

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a proposed rule that would define Hancock County, Mississippi, as an area of application county to the Harrison, MS, nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area. This change is necessary because there are four NAF FWS employees working in Hancock County, and the county is not currently defined to a NAF wage area.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 166 (Thursday, August 27, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 166 (Thursday, August 27, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-21193]


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5 CFR Part 532

RIN 3206-AN20


Prevailing Rate Systems; Definition of Hancock County, 
Mississippi, to a Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Area

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Proposed rule with request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a 
proposed rule that would define Hancock County, Mississippi, as an area 
of application county to the Harrison, MS, nonappropriated fund (NAF) 
Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area. This change is necessary because 
there are four NAF FWS employees working in Hancock County, and the 
county is not currently defined to a NAF wage area.

DATES: We must receive comments on or before September 28, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by ``RIN 3206-AN20,'' 
using any of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail: Brenda L. Roberts, Deputy Associate Director for Pay and 
Leave, Employee Services, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Room 
7H31, 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415-8200.
    Email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Gonzalez, by telephone at 
(202) 606-2858 or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OPM is issuing a proposed rule that would 
define Hancock County, MS, as an area of application to the Harrison, 
MS, NAF FWS wage area. The Navy Exchange and Navy Morale, Welfare, and 
Recreation in Hancock County is now operating NAF activities at the 
John C. Stennis Space Center, located in southwestern Mississippi, with 
a combined total of four NAF employees.
    Under section 532.219 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, each 
NAF wage area ``shall consist of one or more survey areas, along with 
nonsurvey areas, if any, having nonappropriated fund employees.'' 
Hancock County does not meet the regulatory criteria under 5 CFR 
532.219 to be established as a separate NAF wage area; however, 
nonsurvey counties may be combined with a survey area to form a wage 
area. Section 532.219 lists the regulatory criteria that OPM considers 
when defining FWS wage area boundaries:
     Proximity of largest facilities activity in each county;
     Transportation facilities and commuting patterns; and
     Similarities of the counties in:
    [cir] Overall population,
    [cir] Private employment in major industry categories, and
    [cir] Kinds and sizes of private industrial establishments.
    Based on an analysis of the regulatory criteria for defining NAF 
wage areas, Hancock County, MS, should be defined as an area of 
application to Harrison, MS, NAF FWS wage area. The proximity criterion 
favors the Harrison, MS, wage area more than the Orleans, LA, wage 
area. The transportation facilities criterion does not favor one wage 
area more than another. The commuting patterns criterion favors the 
Harrison wage area. Although the overall population, employment sizes, 
and kinds and sizes of private industrial establishments criterion does 
not favor one wage area more than another, the industrial distribution 
pattern for Hancock County is more similar to the Harrison survey area 
than to the Orleans survey area. While a standard review of regulatory 
criteria shows mixed results, the proximity and commuting patterns 
criteria solidly favor the Harrison wage area. Based on this analysis, 
we propose that Hancock County be defined to the Harrison NAF wage 
area.
    The proposed expanded Harrison NAF wage area would consist of one 
survey county (Harrison County, MS) and four area of application 
counties (Mobile County, AL, and Forrest, Hancock, and Jackson 
Counties, MS). The Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee, the 
national labor-management committee responsible for advising OPM on 
matters concerning the pay of FWS employees, recommended this change by 
consensus. This change would be effective on the first day of the first 
applicable pay period beginning on or after 30 days following 
publication of the final regulations.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    I certify that these regulations would not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities because they 
would 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.
Beth F. Cobert,
Acting Director.

    Accordingly, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management is proposing 
to amend 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.

Appendix D to Subpart B of Part 532--Nonappropriated Fund Wage and 
Survey Areas

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2. Appendix D to subpart B is amended by revising the wage area listing 
for the Harrison, NAF wage areas to read as follows:

 
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                               MISSISSIPPI
 
 
                                * * * * *
                                Harrison
 
                               Survey Area
Mississippi:
  Harrison
 
                 Area of Application. Survey area plus:
 
Alabama:
  Mobile
Mississippi:
  Forrest
  Hancock
  Jackson
 
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51963 Proposed Rules Federal Register Vol. 80, No. 166 Thursday, August 27, 2015 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER activities at the John C. Stennis Space management committee responsible for contains notices to the public of the proposed Center, located in southwestern advising OPM on matters concerning issuance of rules and regulations. The Mississippi, with a combined total of the pay of FWS employees, purpose of these notices is to give interested four NAF employees. recommended this change by persons an opportunity to participate in the Under section 532.219 of title 5, Code consensus. This change would be rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules. of Federal Regulations, each NAF wage effective on the first day of the first area ‘‘shall consist of one or more applicable pay period beginning on or survey areas, along with nonsurvey after 30 days following publication of OFFICE OF PERSONNEL areas, if any, having nonappropriated the final regulations. MANAGEMENT fund employees.’’ Hancock County does Regulatory Flexibility Act not meet the regulatory criteria under 5 5 CFR Part 532 CFR 532.219 to be established as a I certify that these regulations would separate NAF wage area; however, not have a significant economic impact RIN 3206–AN20 nonsurvey counties may be combined on a substantial number of small entities Prevailing Rate Systems; Definition of with a survey area to form a wage area. because they would affect only Federal Hancock County, Mississippi, to a Section 532.219 lists the regulatory agencies and employees. Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage criteria that OPM considers when List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 532 System Wage Area defining FWS wage area boundaries: • Proximity of largest facilities Administrative practice and AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel activity in each county; procedure, Freedom of information, Management. • Transportation facilities and Government employees, Reporting and ACTION: Proposed rule with request for commuting patterns; and recordkeeping requirements, Wages. comments. • Similarities of the counties in: U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Æ Overall population, Beth F. Cobert, SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Æ Private employment in major Management (OPM) is issuing a Acting Director. industry categories, and proposed rule that would define Accordingly, the U.S. Office of Æ Kinds and sizes of private Hancock County, Mississippi, as an area Personnel Management is proposing to industrial establishments. of application county to the Harrison, amend 5 CFR part 532 as follows: Based on an analysis of the regulatory MS, nonappropriated fund (NAF) criteria for defining NAF wage areas, Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area. PART 532—PREVAILING RATE Hancock County, MS, should be defined This change is necessary because there SYSTEMS as an area of application to Harrison, are four NAF FWS employees working MS, NAF FWS wage area. The in Hancock County, and the county is ■ 1. The authority citation for part 532 proximity criterion favors the Harrison, not currently defined to a NAF wage continues to read as follows: MS, wage area more than the Orleans, area. Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5343, 5346; § 532.707 LA, wage area. The transportation DATES: We must receive comments on or facilities criterion does not favor one also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552. before September 28, 2015. wage area more than another. The Appendix D to Subpart B of Part 532— ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, commuting patterns criterion favors the Nonappropriated Fund Wage and identified by ‘‘RIN 3206–AN20,’’ using Harrison wage area. Although the Survey Areas any of the following methods: overall population, employment sizes, Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// and kinds and sizes of private industrial ■ 2. Appendix D to subpart B is www.regulations.gov. Follow the establishments criterion does not favor amended by revising the wage area instructions for submitting comments. one wage area more than another, the listing for the Harrison, NAF wage areas Mail: Brenda L. Roberts, Deputy industrial distribution pattern for to read as follows: Associate Director for Pay and Leave, Hancock County is more similar to the Employee Services, U.S. Office of Harrison survey area than to the Orleans * * * * * Personnel Management, Room 7H31, survey area. While a standard review of MISSISSIPPI 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC regulatory criteria shows mixed results, 20415–8200. the proximity and commuting patterns * * * * * Email: pay-leave-policy@opm.gov. criteria solidly favor the Harrison wage Harrison FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: area. Based on this analysis, we propose Survey Area Madeline Gonzalez, by telephone at that Hancock County be defined to the Mississippi: (202) 606–2858 or by email at pay-leave- Harrison Harrison NAF wage area. rmajette on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS policy@opm.gov. The proposed expanded Harrison Area of Application. Survey area plus: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OPM is NAF wage area would consist of one Alabama: issuing a proposed rule that would survey county (Harrison County, MS) Mobile Mississippi: define Hancock County, MS, as an area and four area of application counties Forrest of application to the Harrison, MS, NAF (Mobile County, AL, and Forrest, Hancock FWS wage area. The Navy Exchange and Hancock, and Jackson Counties, MS). 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionProposed rule with request for comments.
DatesWe must receive comments on or before September 28, 2015.
ContactMadeline Gonzalez, by telephone at (202) 606-2858 or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 51963 
RIN Number3206-AN20
CFR AssociatedAdministrative Practice and Procedure; Freedom of Information; Government Employees; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements and Wages
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