80_FR_74944 80 FR 74715 - Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of the Newburgh, NY, Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Area

80 FR 74715 - Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of the Newburgh, NY, Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Area

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 229 (November 30, 2015)

Page Range74715-74717
FR Document2015-30310

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a proposed rule that would abolish the Newburgh, New York, appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area and redefine Orange County, NY, to the New York, NY, survey area; Dutchess County, NY, to the New York area of application; Delaware and Ulster Counties, NY, to the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY, area of application; and Sullivan County, NY, to the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, area of application. These changes are based on a recent consensus recommendation of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC) to best match the counties proposed for redefinition to nearby FWS survey areas.

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

5 CFR Part 532

RIN 3206-AN26


Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of the Newburgh, NY, 
Appropriated 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 abolish the Newburgh, New York, appropriated 
fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area and redefine Orange County, 
NY, to the New York, NY, survey area; Dutchess County, NY, to the New 
York area of application; Delaware and Ulster Counties, NY, to the 
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY, area of application; and Sullivan County, 
NY, to the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, area of application. 
These changes are based on a recent consensus recommendation of the 
Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC) to best match the 
counties proposed for redefinition to nearby FWS survey areas.

DATES: We must receive comments on or before December 30, 2015.

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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by ``RIN 3206-AN26,'' 
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) 606-2838 or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OPM is issuing a proposed rule that would 
abolish the Newburgh, NY, appropriated fund FWS wage area and redefine 
the geographic boundaries of the New York, NY; Albany-Schenectady-Troy, 
NY; and Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA, appropriated fund FWS wage areas. 
The proposed rule would redefine Orange County, NY, to the New York 
survey area; Dutchess County, NY, to the New York area of application; 
Delaware and Ulster Counties, NY, to the Albany-Schenectady-Troy area 
of application; and Sullivan County, NY, to the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre 
area of application.
    The Newburgh wage area is presently composed of three survey 
counties (Dutchess, Orange, and Ulster Counties) and two area of 
application counties (Delaware and Sullivan Counties).
    Under section 5343 of title 5, United States Code, OPM is 
responsible for defining wage areas following the regulatory criteria 
under section 532.211 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations. Under 
the regulatory criteria, OPM considers the following factors when 
defining FWS wage area boundaries:
    (i) Distance, transportation facilities, and geographic features;
    (ii) Commuting patterns; and
    (iii) Similarities in overall population, employment, and the kinds 
and sizes of private industrial establishments.
    The Office of Management and Budget defines Metropolitan 
Statistical Areas (MSAs) and maintains and updates the definitions of 
MSA boundaries following each decennial census. OMB's 2013 definitions 
of MSAs added Dutchess and Orange Counties to the New York-Newark-
Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA MSA. The New York-Newark-Jersey City is now split 
between the Newburgh and New York wage areas. OPM regulations at 5 CFR 
532.211 do not permit splitting MSAs for the purpose of defining a wage 
area, except in very unusual circumstances.

Dutchess and Orange Counties, NY

    Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, 
Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, and Union Counties, NJ; Bronx, 
Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, 
Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties, NY; and Pike County, PA, 
comprise the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA MSA. The New York-
Newark-Jersey City MSA contains parts of the Newburgh and New York FWS 
wage areas. Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, 
Somerset, and Union Counties, NJ, and Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, 
Queens, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties, NY, are part of the New York 
survey area. Hunterdon, Monmouth, Ocean (excluding the Fort Dix 
Military Reservation), and Sussex Counties, NJ; Putnam, Richmond, and 
Rockland Counties, NY; and Pike County, PA, are part of the New York 
area of application. Dutchess and Orange Counties, NY, are part of the 
Newburgh survey area.
    There now appear to be no unusual circumstances for Dutchess and 
Orange Counties to be split from the majority of the counties of the 
New York-Newark-Jersey City MSA. Therefore, OPM proposes to redefine 
Dutchess and Orange Counties to the New York wage area. Because Orange 
County has a large FWS workforce of 800 employees, it would be 
redefined to the New York survey area. With only 39 FWS employees, 
Dutchess County would be redefined to the New York area of application.

Delaware, Sullivan, and Ulster Counties, NY

    With the redefinition of Dutchess and Orange Counties to the New 
York wage area, the Newburgh wage area would no longer be a viable wage 
area and would be abolished. Its remaining constituent counties would 
be redefined to a neighboring wage area.
    In selecting a wage area to which Delaware County should be 
redefined, the distance criterion favors the Albany-Schenectady-Troy 
wage area. The commuting patterns criterion slightly favors the New 
York wage area. The overall population and employment and the kinds and 
sizes of private industrial establishments criterion does not favor one 
wage area more than another. Based on these findings, OPM is proposing 
to redefine Delaware County as an area of application county to the 
Albany-Schenectady-Troy wage area.
    In selecting a wage area to which Sullivan County would be 
redefined, the distance criterion favors the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre wage 
area. The commuting patterns criterion favors the New York wage area. 
The overall population and employment and the kinds and sizes of 
private industrial establishments criterion does not favor one wage 
area more than another. Based on these findings, OPM is proposing to 
redefine Sullivan County as an area of application to the Scranton-
Wilkes-Barre area of application.
    In selecting a wage area to which Ulster County would be redefined, 
the distance criterion favors the Albany-Schenectady-Troy wage area. 
The commuting patterns criterion favors the New York wage area. The 
overall population and employment and the kinds and sizes of private 
industrial establishments criterion does not favor one wage area more 
than another. Based on these findings, OPM is proposing to redefine 
Ulster County as an area of application county to the Albany-
Schenectady-Troy wage area.
    The Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC), the 
statutory national labor-management committee responsible for advising 
OPM on matters affecting the pay of FWS employees, recommended these 
changes by consensus. These changes 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, OPM 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 C to Subpart B of Part 532--[Amended]

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2. Appendix A to subpart B of part 532 is amended for the State of New 
York by removing the entry for Newburg.

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3. Appendix C to subpart B is amended by removing the wage area listing 
for Newburgh, NY, and revising the wage area listing for the Albany-
Schenectady-Troy, NY; New York, NY; and Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA, wage 
areas to read as follows:

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

* * * * *

NEW YORK

Albany-Schenectady-Troy

Survey Area

New York:
Albany
Montgomery
Rensselaer
Saratoga
Schenectady

Area of Application. Survey area plus:

New York:
Columbia
Delaware
Fulton
Greene
Schoharie
Ulster
Warren
Washington
* * * * *

New York

Survey Area

New Jersey:
Bergen
Essex
Hudson
Middlesex
Morris
Passaic
Somerset
Union
New York:
Bronx
Kings
Nassau
New York
Orange
Queens
Suffolk
Westchester

Area of Application. Survey area plus:

New Jersey:
Hunterdon
Monmouth
Ocean (Excluding the Fort Dix Military Reservation)
Sussex
New York:
Dutchess
Putnam
Richmond
Rockland
Pennsylvania:
Pike
* * * * *

PENNSYLVANIA

* * * * *

Scranton-Wilkes-Barre

Survey Area

Pennsylvania:
Lackawanna
Luzerne
Monroe

Area of Application. Survey area plus:

New York:
Sullivan
Pennsylvania:
Bradford
Columbia
Lycoming (Excluding Allenwood Federal Prison Camp)
Montour
Sullivan
Susquehanna
Wayne
Wyoming
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                                                    all copyrightable intellectual property                 we published an NPRM in the Federal
                                                    created with Department grant funds.                                                                          Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment
                                                                                                            Register (80 FR 67672), to amend the
                                                    That NPRM established a 30-day                                                                                of the Newburgh, NY, Appropriated
                                                                                                            Uniform Administrative Requirements,
                                                    comment period beginning on                                                                                   Fund Federal Wage System Wage Area
                                                                                                            Cost Principles, and Audit
                                                    November 3, 2015, and closing on                        Requirements for Federal Awards in                    AGENCY:  U.S. Office of Personnel
                                                    December 3, 2015. We are extending the                  order to require that all Department                  Management.
                                                    public comment period for 15 days,                      grantees awarded direct competitive                   ACTION: Proposed rule with request for
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                                                    DATES: The comment period for the                       all copyrightable intellectual property
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                                                    published on November 3, 2015 (80 FR                    The NPRM established a 30-day                         Management (OPM) is issuing a
                                                    67672), is extended. We must receive                    comment period, closing on December                   proposed rule that would abolish the
                                                    your comments on or before December                     3, 2015. To ensure that all interested                Newburgh, New York, appropriated
                                                    18, 2015.                                               parties are provided ample time and                   fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage
                                                    ADDRESSES: Submit your comments                         opportunity to submit comments, we are                area and redefine Orange County, NY, to
                                                    through the Federal eRulemaking Portal                  extending the public comment period                   the New York, NY, survey area;
                                                    or via U.S. mail, commercial delivery, or               for an additional 15 days. Written                    Dutchess County, NY, to the New York
                                                    hand delivery. We will not accept                       comments must be submitted to us no                   area of application; Delaware and Ulster
                                                    comments submitted by fax or by email                   later than December 18, 2015.                         Counties, NY, to the Albany-
                                                    or those submitted after the comment                       Accessible Format: Individuals with                Schenectady-Troy, NY, area of
                                                    period. To ensure that we do not receive                disabilities can obtain this document in              application; and Sullivan County, NY,
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                                                    include the Docket ID at the top of your                request to the contact person listed                  changes are based on a recent consensus
                                                    comments.                                               under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                         recommendation of the Federal
                                                       • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to                  CONTACT.                                              Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee
                                                    www.regulations.gov to submit your                         Electronic Access to This Document:                (FPRAC) to best match the counties
                                                    comments electronically. Information                    The official version of this document is              proposed for redefinition to nearby FWS
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                                                    ADDRESSES:    You may submit comments,                  Dutchess and Orange Counties, NY                      Scranton-Wilkes-Barre wage area. The
                                                    identified by ‘‘RIN 3206–AN26,’’ using                    Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon,                   commuting patterns criterion favors the
                                                    any of the following methods:                           Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean,                   New York wage area. The overall
                                                       Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://                  Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, and Union                  population and employment and the
                                                    www.regulations.gov. Follow the                         Counties, NJ; Bronx, Dutchess, Kings,                 kinds and sizes of private industrial
                                                    instructions for submitting comments.                   Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam,                     establishments criterion does not favor
                                                       Mail: Brenda L. Roberts, Deputy                      Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk,                  one wage area more than another. Based
                                                    Associate Director for Pay and Leave,                                                                         on these findings, OPM is proposing to
                                                                                                            and Westchester Counties, NY; and Pike
                                                    Employee Services, U.S. Office of                                                                             redefine Sullivan County as an area of
                                                                                                            County, PA, comprise the New York-
                                                    Personnel Management, Room 7H31,                                                                              application to the Scranton-Wilkes-
                                                                                                            Newark-Jersey City, NY–NJ–PA MSA.
                                                    1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC                                                                            Barre area of application.
                                                                                                            The New York-Newark-Jersey City MSA                      In selecting a wage area to which
                                                    20415–8200.                                             contains parts of the Newburgh and
                                                       Email: pay-leave-policy@opm.gov.                                                                           Ulster County would be redefined, the
                                                                                                            New York FWS wage areas. Bergen,                      distance criterion favors the Albany-
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Morris,
                                                    Madeline Gonzalez, by telephone at                                                                            Schenectady-Troy wage area. The
                                                                                                            Passaic, Somerset, and Union Counties,                commuting patterns criterion favors the
                                                    (202) 606–2838 or by email at pay-leave-                NJ, and Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New
                                                    policy@opm.gov.                                                                                               New York wage area. The overall
                                                                                                            York, Queens, Suffolk, and Westchester                population and employment and the
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OPM is                       Counties, NY, are part of the New York                kinds and sizes of private industrial
                                                    issuing a proposed rule that would                      survey area. Hunterdon, Monmouth,                     establishments criterion does not favor
                                                    abolish the Newburgh, NY, appropriated                  Ocean (excluding the Fort Dix Military                one wage area more than another. Based
                                                    fund FWS wage area and redefine the                     Reservation), and Sussex Counties, NJ;                on these findings, OPM is proposing to
                                                    geographic boundaries of the New York,                  Putnam, Richmond, and Rockland                        redefine Ulster County as an area of
                                                    NY; Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY; and                    Counties, NY; and Pike County, PA, are                application county to the Albany-
                                                    Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA,                              part of the New York area of                          Schenectady-Troy wage area.
                                                    appropriated fund FWS wage areas. The                   application. Dutchess and Orange                         The Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory
                                                    proposed rule would redefine Orange                     Counties, NY, are part of the Newburgh                Committee (FPRAC), the statutory
                                                    County, NY, to the New York survey                      survey area.                                          national labor-management committee
                                                    area; Dutchess County, NY, to the New                     There now appear to be no unusual                   responsible for advising OPM on
                                                    York area of application; Delaware and                  circumstances for Dutchess and Orange                 matters affecting the pay of FWS
                                                    Ulster Counties, NY, to the Albany-                     Counties to be split from the majority of             employees, recommended these changes
                                                    Schenectady-Troy area of application;                   the counties of the New York-Newark-                  by consensus. These changes would be
                                                    and Sullivan County, NY, to the                         Jersey City MSA. Therefore, OPM                       effective on the first day of the first
                                                    Scranton-Wilkes-Barre area of                           proposes to redefine Dutchess and                     applicable pay period beginning on or
                                                    application.                                            Orange Counties to the New York wage                  after 30 days following publication of
                                                       The Newburgh wage area is presently                  area. Because Orange County has a large               the final regulations.
                                                    composed of three survey counties                       FWS workforce of 800 employees, it
                                                    (Dutchess, Orange, and Ulster Counties)                 would be redefined to the New York                    Regulatory Flexibility Act
                                                    and two area of application counties                    survey area. With only 39 FWS                           I certify that these regulations would
                                                    (Delaware and Sullivan Counties).                       employees, Dutchess County would be                   not have a significant economic impact
                                                       Under section 5343 of title 5, United                redefined to the New York area of                     on a substantial number of small entities
                                                    States Code, OPM is responsible for                     application.                                          because they would affect only Federal
                                                    defining wage areas following the                                                                             agencies and employees.
                                                    regulatory criteria under section 532.211               Delaware, Sullivan, and Ulster
                                                                                                            Counties, NY                                          List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 532
                                                    of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations.
                                                    Under the regulatory criteria, OPM                        With the redefinition of Dutchess and                 Administrative practice and
                                                    considers the following factors when                    Orange Counties to the New York wage                  procedure, Freedom of information,
                                                    defining FWS wage area boundaries:                      area, the Newburgh wage area would no                 Government employees, Reporting and
                                                       (i) Distance, transportation facilities,             longer be a viable wage area and would                recordkeeping requirements, Wages.
                                                    and geographic features;                                be abolished. Its remaining constituent               U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
                                                       (ii) Commuting patterns; and                         counties would be redefined to a                      Beth F. Cobert,
                                                       (iii) Similarities in overall population,            neighboring wage area.
                                                                                                                                                                  Acting Director.
                                                    employment, and the kinds and sizes of                    In selecting a wage area to which
                                                    private industrial establishments.                      Delaware County should be redefined,                    Accordingly, OPM is proposing to
                                                       The Office of Management and Budget                  the distance criterion favors the Albany-             amend 5 CFR part 532 as follows:
                                                    defines Metropolitan Statistical Areas                  Schenectady-Troy wage area. The                       PART 532—PREVAILING RATE
                                                    (MSAs) and maintains and updates the                    commuting patterns criterion slightly                 SYSTEMS
                                                    definitions of MSA boundaries                           favors the New York wage area. The
                                                    following each decennial census. OMB’s                  overall population and employment and                 ■ 1. The authority citation for part 532
                                                    2013 definitions of MSAs added                          the kinds and sizes of private industrial             continues to read as follows:
                                                    Dutchess and Orange Counties to the                     establishments criterion does not favor
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                                                                                                                                                                    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5343, 5346; § 532.707
                                                    New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY–NJ–                     one wage area more than another. Based                also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552.
                                                    PA MSA. The New York-Newark-Jersey                      on these findings, OPM is proposing to
                                                    City is now split between the Newburgh                  redefine Delaware County as an area of                Appendix C to Subpart B of Part 532—
                                                    and New York wage areas. OPM                            application county to the Albany-                     [Amended]
                                                    regulations at 5 CFR 532.211 do not                     Schenectady-Troy wage area.                           ■ 2. Appendix A to subpart B of part
                                                    permit splitting MSAs for the purpose of                  In selecting a wage area to which                   532 is amended for the State of New
                                                    defining a wage area, except in very                    Sullivan County would be redefined,                   York by removing the entry for
                                                    unusual circumstances.                                  the distance criterion favors the                     Newburg.


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                                                    ■  3. Appendix C to subpart B is                         Scranton-Wilkes-Barre                                    • NRC’s Agencywide Documents
                                                    amended by removing the wage area                        Survey Area                                           Access and Management System
                                                    listing for Newburgh, NY, and revising                                                                         (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
                                                                                                             Pennsylvania:
                                                    the wage area listing for the Albany-                    Lackawanna                                            available documents online in the
                                                    Schenectady-Troy, NY; New York, NY;                      Luzerne                                               ADAMS Public Documents collection at
                                                    and Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA, wage                      Monroe                                                http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
                                                    areas to read as follows:                                                                                      adams.html. To begin the search, select
                                                                                                             Area of Application. Survey area plus:
                                                    Appendix C to Subpart B of Part 532—                                                                           ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
                                                                                                             New York:
                                                    Appropriated Fund Wage and Survey                        Sullivan                                              select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
                                                    Areas                                                    Pennsylvania:                                         Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
                                                                                                             Bradford                                              please contact the NRC’s Public
                                                    *      *      *       *      *
                                                                                                             Columbia                                              Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
                                                    NEW YORK                                                 Lycoming (Excluding Allenwood Federal                 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
                                                                                                               Prison Camp)                                        email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
                                                    Albany-Schenectady-Troy
                                                                                                             Montour
                                                    Survey Area                                              Sullivan
                                                                                                                                                                   ADAMS accession number for each
                                                                                                             Susquehanna                                           document referenced in this document
                                                    New York:
                                                    Albany                                                   Wayne                                                 (if that document is available in
                                                    Montgomery                                               Wyoming                                               ADAMS) is provided the first time that
                                                    Rensselaer                                               *      *      *      *       *                        a document is referenced.
                                                    Saratoga                                                 [FR Doc. 2015–30310 Filed 11–27–15; 8:45 am]             • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
                                                    Schenectady                                              BILLING CODE 6325–39–P                                purchase copies of public documents at
                                                    Area of Application. Survey area plus:                                                                         the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
                                                    New York:                                                                                                      White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
                                                    Columbia                                                 NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                    Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
                                                    Delaware                                                 COMMISSION
                                                    Fulton                                                                                                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    Greene                                                   10 CFR Parts 50 and 52                                Timothy Reed, Office of Nuclear Reactor
                                                    Schoharie                                                                                                      Regulation, telephone: 301–415–1462,
                                                    Ulster                                                   [NRC–2011–0189 and NRC–2014–0240]
                                                                                                                                                                   email: Timothy.Reed@nrc.gov; or Eric
                                                    Warren                                                   RIN 3150–AJ49
                                                    Washington                                                                                                     Bowman, Office of Nuclear Reactor
                                                    *      *      *       *      *                                                                                 Regulation, telephone: 301–415–2963,
                                                                                                             Mitigation of Beyond-Design-Basis
                                                                                                                                                                   email: Eric.Bowman@nrc.gov. Both are
                                                    New York                                                 Events; Correction
                                                                                                                                                                   staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
                                                    Survey Area                                              AGENCY:  Nuclear Regulatory                           Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
                                                    New Jersey:                                              Commission.                                           0001.
                                                    Bergen                                                   ACTION: Proposed rule; correction.
                                                    Essex                                                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:    In the FR
                                                    Hudson                                                   SUMMARY:  The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                 on November 13, 2015, in FR Doc.
                                                    Middlesex                                                Commission (NRC) is correcting a                      2015–28589, on page 70640, in the first
                                                    Morris                                                   proposed rule that it published in                    column, the third paragraph, the ninth
                                                    Passaic                                                  theFederal Register (FR) on November                  line, correct ‘‘NRC–2012–0059’’ to read
                                                    Somerset
                                                                                                             13, 2015, proposing to amend its                      ‘‘NRC–2014–0240.’’
                                                    Union
                                                    New York:                                                regulations that establish regulatory
                                                                                                                                                                     Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day
                                                    Bronx                                                    requirements for nuclear power reactor
                                                                                                                                                                   of November 2015.
                                                    Kings                                                    applicants and licensees to mitigate
                                                    Nassau                                                   beyond-design-basis events. This action                 For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                                    New York                                                 is necessary to correct an NRC docket ID              Leslie Terry,
                                                    Orange                                                   number that was listed incorrectly.                   Acting Chief, Rules, Announcements, and
                                                    Queens
                                                    Suffolk                                                  DATES: The correction is effective                    Directives Branch, Division of Administrative
                                                    Westchester                                              November 30, 2015.                                    Services, Office of Administration.
                                                                                                             ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID                  [FR Doc. 2015–30258 Filed 11–27–15; 8:45 am]
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                                                    Putnam                                                   for Docket ID NRC–2014–0240. Address
                                                    Richmond
                                                    Rockland
                                                                                                             questions about NRC dockets to Carol
                                                    Pennsylvania:                                            Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
                                                    Pike                                                     email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
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 December 30, 2015.
ContactMadeline Gonzalez, by telephone at (202) 606-2838 or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 74715 
RIN Number3206-AN26
CFR AssociatedAdministrative Practice and Procedure; Freedom of Information; Government Employees; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements and Wages

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