81_FR_57973 81 FR 57809 - Prevailing Rate Systems; Definition of Kent County, Michigan, and Cameron County, Texas, to Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas

81 FR 57809 - Prevailing Rate Systems; Definition of Kent County, Michigan, and Cameron County, Texas, to Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 164 (August 24, 2016)

Page Range57809-57810
FR Document2016-20179

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a proposed rule that would define Kent County, Michigan, as an area of application county to the Macomb, MI, nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area and Cameron County, Texas, as an area of application county to the Nueces, TX, NAF FWS wage area. These changes are necessary because there are NAF FWS employees working in Kent and Cameron Counties, and the counties are not currently defined to NAF wage areas.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 164 (Wednesday, August 24, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 24, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 57809-57810]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20179]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

5 CFR Part 532

RIN 3206-AN40


Prevailing Rate Systems; Definition of Kent County, Michigan, and 
Cameron County, Texas, to Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage 
Areas

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 Kent County, Michigan, as an area of 
application county to the Macomb, MI, nonappropriated fund (NAF) 
Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area and Cameron County, Texas, as an 
area of application county to the Nueces, TX, NAF FWS wage area. These 
changes are necessary because there are NAF FWS employees working in 
Kent and Cameron Counties, and the counties are not currently defined 
to NAF wage areas.

DATES: We must receive comments on or before September 23, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by ``RIN 3206-AN40,'' 
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 
define Kent County, MI, as an area of application county to the Macomb, 
MI, NAF FWS wage area and Cameron County, TX, as an area of application 
county to the Nueces, TX, NAF FWS wage area. The Veterans Canteen 
Service (VCS) now employs one NAF FWS employee at VCS #315 in the 
Wyoming Health Care Center in Kent County and two NAF FWS employees at 
VCS #740 in the Veterans Affairs Health Care Center at Harlingen in 
Cameron County.
    Under Sec.  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.'' Kent 
and Cameron Counties do not meet the regulatory criteria under 5 CFR 
532.219 to be established as separate NAF wage areas; 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.
    OPM recently completed reviews of the definitions of Kent and 
Cameron Counties and is proposing the changes described below. The 
Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee, the national labor-
management committee responsible for advising OPM on matters concerning 
the pay of FWS employees, recommended these changes by consensus. These 
changes would apply on the first day of the first applicable pay period 
beginning on or after 30 days following publication of the final 
regulations.

Kent County, MI

    Kent County would be defined as an area of application county to 
the Macomb, MI, NAF FWS wage area. The closest NAF wage area to Kent 
County is the Macomb wage area. There are no other NAF wage areas in 
the immediate vicinity of Kent County. VCS #315 is located 
approximately 175 miles from Selfridge Air National Guard Base, the 
Macomb wage area's host activity.
    With the definition of Kent County to the Macomb NAF wage area, the 
Macomb wage area would consist of 1 survey county, Macomb County, MI, 
and 13 area of application counties: Alpena, Calhoun, Crawford, Grand 
Traverse, Huron, Iosco, Kent, Leelanau, Ottawa, Saginaw, Washtenaw, and 
Wayne Counties, MI; and Ottawa County, OH.

Cameron County, TX

    Cameron County would be defined as an area of application county to 
the Nueces, TX, NAF FWS wage area. The closest NAF wage area to Cameron 
County is the Nueces wage area. There are no other NAF wage areas in 
the immediate vicinity of Cameron County. VCS #740 is located 
approximately 148 miles from Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, the 
Nueces wage area's host activity.
    With the definition of Cameron County to the Nueces NAF wage area, 
the Nueces wage area would consist of one survey county, Nueces County, 
TX, and six area of application counties: Bee, Calhoun, Cameron, 
Kleberg, San Patricio, and Webb Counties, TX.

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.

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2. Appendix D to subpart B is amended by revising the wage area listing 
for the Macomb, MI, and Nueces, TX, wage areas to read as follows:

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

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                                MICHIGAN
                                 Macomb
                               Survey Area
 
Michigan:
  Macomb
 

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                 Area of Application. Survey area plus:
 
  Michigan:
  Alpena
  Calhoun
  Crawford
  Grand Traverse
  Huron
  Iosco
  Kent
  Leelanau
  Ottawa
  Saginaw
  Washtenaw
  Wayne
Ohio:
  Ottawa
 
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                                  TEXAS
 
                                * * * * *
                                 Nueces
 
                               Survey Area
 
Texas:
  Nueces
 
                 Area of Application. Survey area plus:
 
 
                                * * * * *
Texas:
  Bee
  Calhoun
  Cameron
  Kleberg
  San Patricio
  Webb
 

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57809 Proposed Rules Federal Register Vol. 81, No. 164 Wednesday, August 24, 2016 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER application county to the Macomb, MI, Cameron County, TX contains notices to the public of the proposed NAF FWS wage area and Cameron issuance of rules and regulations. The Cameron County would be defined as County, TX, as an area of application purpose of these notices is to give interested an area of application county to the county to the Nueces, TX, NAF FWS persons an opportunity to participate in the Nueces, TX, NAF FWS wage area. The wage area. The Veterans Canteen rule making prior to the adoption of the final Service (VCS) now employs one NAF closest NAF wage area to Cameron rules. County is the Nueces wage area. There FWS employee at VCS #315 in the Wyoming Health Care Center in Kent are no other NAF wage areas in the County and two NAF FWS employees at immediate vicinity of Cameron County. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL VCS #740 is located approximately 148 MANAGEMENT VCS #740 in the Veterans Affairs Health Care Center at Harlingen in Cameron miles from Naval Air Station Corpus County. Christi, the Nueces wage area’s host 5 CFR Part 532 Under § 532.219 of title 5, Code of activity. RIN 3206–AN40 Federal Regulations, each NAF wage With the definition of Cameron area ‘‘shall consist of one or more County to the Nueces NAF wage area, Prevailing Rate Systems; Definition of the Nueces wage area would consist of survey areas, along with nonsurvey Kent County, Michigan, and Cameron one survey county, Nueces County, TX, areas, if any, having nonappropriated County, Texas, to Nonappropriated and six area of application counties: fund employees.’’ Kent and Cameron Fund Federal Wage System Wage Bee, Calhoun, Cameron, Kleberg, San Counties do not meet the regulatory Areas Patricio, and Webb Counties, TX. criteria under 5 CFR 532.219 to be AGENCY: U. S. Office of Personnel established as separate NAF wage areas; Regulatory Flexibility Act Management. however, nonsurvey counties may be ACTION: Proposed rule with request for combined with a survey area to form a I certify that these regulations would comments. wage area. Section 532.219 lists the not have a significant economic impact regulatory criteria that OPM considers on a substantial number of small entities SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel when defining FWS wage area because they would affect only Federal Management (OPM) is issuing a boundaries. agencies and employees. proposed rule that would define Kent OPM recently completed reviews of County, Michigan, as an area of List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 532 the definitions of Kent and Cameron application county to the Macomb, MI, Counties and is proposing the changes Administrative practice and nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal described below. The Federal Prevailing procedure, Freedom of information, Wage System (FWS) wage area and Rate Advisory Committee, the national Government employees, Reporting and Cameron County, Texas, as an area of labor-management committee recordkeeping requirements, Wages. application county to the Nueces, TX, responsible for advising OPM on U.S. Office of Personnel Management. NAF FWS wage area. These changes are matters concerning the pay of FWS Beth F. Cobert, necessary because there are NAF FWS employees, recommended these changes employees working in Kent and by consensus. These changes would Acting Director. Cameron Counties, and the counties are apply on the first day of the first Accordingly, OPM is proposing to not currently defined to NAF wage applicable pay period beginning on or amend 5 CFR part 532 as follows: areas. after 30 days following publication of the final regulations. PART 532—PREVAILING RATE DATES: We must receive comments on or SYSTEMS before September 23, 2016. Kent County, MI ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, Kent County would be defined as an ■ 1. The authority citation for part 532 identified by ‘‘RIN 3206–AN40,’’ using area of application county to the continues to read as follows: any of the following methods: Macomb, MI, NAF FWS wage area. The Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5343, 5346; § 532.707 closest NAF wage area to Kent County also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552. www.regulations.gov. Follow the is the Macomb wage area. There are no instructions for submitting comments. other NAF wage areas in the immediate ■ 2. Appendix D to subpart B is Mail: Brenda L. Roberts, Deputy vicinity of Kent County. VCS #315 is amended by revising the wage area Associate Director for Pay and Leave, located approximately 175 miles from listing for the Macomb, MI, and Nueces, Employee Services, U.S. Office of Selfridge Air National Guard Base, the TX, wage areas to read as follows: Personnel Management, Room 7H31, Macomb wage area’s host activity. 1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC Appendix D to Subpart B of Part 532— With the definition of Kent County to Nonappropriated Fund Wage and 20415–8200. the Macomb NAF wage area, the mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with PROPOSALS Email: pay-leave-policy@opm.gov. Survey Areas Macomb wage area would consist of 1 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: survey county, Macomb County, MI, * * * * * Madeline Gonzalez, by telephone at and 13 area of application counties: (202) 606–2838 or by email at pay-leave- Alpena, Calhoun, Crawford, Grand MICHIGAN policy@opm.gov. Traverse, Huron, Iosco, Kent, Leelanau, Macomb SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OPM is Ottawa, Saginaw, Washtenaw, and Survey Area issuing a proposed rule that would Wayne Counties, MI; and Ottawa Michigan: define Kent County, MI, as an area of County, OH. Macomb VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:02 Aug 23, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\24AUP1.SGM 24AUP1

57810 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 164 / Wednesday, August 24, 2016 / Proposed Rules Area of Application. Survey area plus: of safety equivalent to that established conditions, explain the reason for any Michigan: by the existing airworthiness standards. recommended change, and include Alpena DATES: Send your comments on or supporting data. We ask that you send Calhoun before October 11, 2016. us two copies of written comments. Crawford We will consider all comments we Grand Traverse ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA–2016–9001 receive on or before the closing date for Huron Iosco using any of the following methods: comments. We will consider comments Kent b Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to filed late if it is possible to do so Leelanau http://www.regulations.gov and follow without incurring expense or delay. We Ottawa the online instructions for sending your may change these special conditions Saginaw comments electronically. based on the comments we receive. Washtenaw b Mail: Send comments to Docket Background Wayne Ohio: Operations, M–30, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey On September 28, 2015, Finnoff Ottawa Aviation applied for a supplemental Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West * * * * * Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC type certificate for installation of a TEXAS 20590–0001. rechargeable lithium battery in the b Hand Delivery of Courier: Take Model PC–12, PC–12/45, PC–12/47 * * * * * comments to Docket Operations in airplanes. The Model PC–12, PC–12/45, Nueces Room W12–140 of the West Building PC–12/47 airplanes are single-engine Survey Area Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey turboprop-powered business aircraft Texas: Avenue SE., Washington, DC between 9 that can accommodate up to nine Nueces a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through passengers with a take-off weight up to Area of Application. Survey area plus: Friday, except Federal holidays. 10,450 lbs. b Fax: Fax comments to Docket The current regulatory requirements * * * * * Operations at 202–493–2251. for part 23 airplanes do not contain Texas: Privacy: The FAA will post all adequate requirements for the Bee comments it receives, without change, application of rechargeable lithium Calhoun batteries in airborne applications. This Cameron to http://regulations.gov, including any personal information the commenter type of battery possesses certain failure Kleberg provides. Using the search function of and operational characteristics with San Patricio Webb the docket Web site, anyone can find maintenance requirements that differ and read the electronic form of all significantly from that of the nickel- * * * * * cadmium (Ni-Cd) and lead-acid comments received into any FAA [FR Doc. 2016–20179 Filed 8–23–16; 8:45 am] docket, including the name of the rechargeable batteries currently BILLING CODE 6325–39–P individual sending the comment (or approved in other normal, utility, signing the comment for an association, acrobatic, and commuter category business, labor union, etc.). DOT’s airplanes. Therefore, the FAA is DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION complete Privacy Act Statement can be proposing this special condition to found in the Federal Register published address (1) all characteristics of the Federal Aviation Administration on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–19478), rechargeable lithium batteries and their as well as at http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov. installation that could affect safe 14 CFR Part 23 Docket: Background documents or operation of the modified Model PC–12, [Docket No. FAA–2016–9001; Notice No. 23– comments received may be read at PC–12/45, and PC–12/47 airplanes, and 16–02–SC] http://www.regulations.gov at any time. (2) appropriate Instructions for Follow the online instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICAW) that Special Conditions: Pilatus Aircraft, accessing the docket or go to the Docket include maintenance requirements to Ltd., Model PC–12, PC–12/45, and PC– Operations in Room W12–140 of the ensure the availability of electrical 12/47 Airplanes, Lithium Batteries West Building Ground Floor at 1200 power from the batteries when needed. AGENCY: Federal Aviation New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, Type Certification Basis Administration (FAA), DOT. DC, between 9 a.m., and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Under the provisions of § 21.101, ACTION: Notice of proposed special Finnoff Aviation must show that the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: conditions. Model PC–12, PC–12/45, and PC–12/47, Ruth Hirt, Federal Aviation as changed, continue to meet the SUMMARY: This action proposes special Administration, Programs and applicable provisions of the regulations conditions for the Pilatus Aircraft, Ltd., Procedures, ACE–114, Small Airplane incorporated by reference in Type Model PC–12, PC–12/45, and PC–12/47 Directorate, Aircraft Certification Certificate No. A78EU 1 or the airplanes. This airplane as modified by Service, 901 Locust; Kansas City, applicable regulations in effect on the Finnoff Aviation will have a novel or Missouri 64106; telephone (816) 329– date of application for the change. unusual design feature associated with 4108; facsimile (816) 329–4090. mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with PROPOSALS If the Administrator finds that the the installation of a rechargeable lithium SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: applicable airworthiness regulations battery. 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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 23, 2016.
ContactMadeline Gonzalez, by telephone at (202) 606-2838 or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 57809 
RIN Number3206-AN40
CFR AssociatedAdministrative Practice and Procedure; Freedom of Information; Government Employees; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements and Wages
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