82 FR 24825 - Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of Certain Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 103 (May 31, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 103 (May 31, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-11232 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 31, 2017)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 24825-24826] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-11232] ======================================================================== Rules and Regulations Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510. The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 103 / Wednesday, May 31, 2017 / Rules and Regulations [[Page 24825]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 5 CFR Part 532 RIN 3206-AN48 Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of Certain Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management. ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This rule amends the geographic boundaries of several nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas. Based on consensus recommendations of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC), the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is defining Lee County, Florida, as an area of application county to the Hillsborough, FL, NAF FWS wage area; Leon County, FL, as an area of application county to the Lowndes, Georgia, NAF FWS wage area; Fulton County, GA, as an area of application county to the Cobb, GA, NAF FWS wage area; and Lane County, Oregon, as an area of application county to the Pierce, Washington, NAF FWS wage area. These changes are necessary because there are NAF FWS employees working in these four counties, and the counties are not currently defined in regulation to NAF wage areas. In addition, OPM is removing Mississippi County, Arkansas, from the wage area definition of the Shelby, Tennessee, NAF FWS wage area because there are no longer NAF FWS employees working in the county. DATES: Effective date: This regulation is effective on May 31, 2017. Applicability date: This change applies on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after June 30, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Gonzalez, by telephone at (202) 606-2838 or by email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 12, 2017, OPM issued a proposed rule (82 FR 3677) to define--Lee County, Florida, as an area of application county to the Hillsborough, FL, NAF FWS wage area; Leon County, FL, as an area of application county to the Lowndes, Georgia, NAF FWS wage area; Fulton County, GA, as an area of application county to the Cobb, GA, NAF FWS wage area; and Lane County, Oregon, as an area of application county to the Pierce, Washington, NAF FWS wage area. In addition, the proposed rule removed Mississippi County, AR, from the wage area definition of the Shelby, TN, NAF FWS wage area. FPRAC, the national labor-management committee responsible for advising OPM on matters concerning the pay of FWS employees, reviewed and recommended this change by consensus. These changes will apply on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after 30 days following publication of the final regulations. 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. Kathleen M. McGettigan, Acting Director. Accordingly, OPM is proposing to amend 5 CFR part 532 as follows: PART 532--PREVAILING RATE SYSTEMS 0 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 0 2. Appendix D to subpart B is amended by revising the wage area listing for the Hillsborough, FL; Cobb, GA; Lowndes, GA; Shelby, TN; and Pierce, WA, wage areas to read as follows: Appendix D to Subpart B--Nonappropriated Fund Wage and Survey Areas * * * * * FLORIDA * * * * * Hillsborough Survey Area Florida: Hillsborough Area of Application. Survey area plus: Florida: Lee Pinellas Polk * * * * * GEORGIA * * * * * Cobb Survey Area Georgia: Cobb Area of Application. Survey area plus: Georgia: Bartow De Kalb Fulton * * * * * Lowndes Survey Area Georgia: Lowndes Area of Application. Survey area plus: Florida: Leon * * * * * TENNESSEE Shelby Survey Area Tennessee: Shelby Area of Application. Survey area plus: Missouri: Butler * * * * * WASHINGTON [[Page 24826]] * * * * * Pierce Survey Area Washington: Pierce Area of Application. Survey area plus: Oregon: Clatsop Coos Douglas Multnomah Tillamook Washington: Clark Grays Harbor Lane * * * * * [FR Doc. 2017-11232 Filed 5-30-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6325-39-P
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* * * * * under section 401(k) of the Internal requester can demonstrate that certain
Pierce Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 401(k)). statutory standards are satisfied
Survey Area including that the information is in the
Washington: Regulatory Flexibility Act
public interest and is not requested for
Pierce I certify that this regulation will not a commercial interest.
Area of Application. Survey area plus: have a significant economic impact on ■ 3. Amend § 1631.4 by revising the
Oregon: a substantial number of small entities.
Clatsop section heading and paragraph (a) to
This regulation will affect Federal read as follows:
Coos
Douglas
employees and members of the
Multnomah uniformed services who participate in § 1631.4 Proactive disclosure of Board
Tillamook the TSP. records.
Washington: Paperwork Reduction Act (a) Records that are required by the
Clark FOIA to be made available for public
Grays Harbor I certify that these regulations do not inspection and copying may be accessed
Lane require additional reporting under the through the Board’s Web site at https://
criteria of the Paperwork Reduction Act. www.frtib.gov. The Board is responsible
* * * * *
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of for determining which of its records are
[FR Doc. 2017–11232 Filed 5–30–17; 8:45 am] required to be made publicly available,
1995
BILLING CODE 6325–39–P as well as identifying additional records
Pursuant to the Unfunded Mandates of interest to the public that are
Reform Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 602, 632, appropriate for public disclosure, and
FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT 653, and 1501–1571, the effects of this for posting and indexing such records.
INVESTMENT BOARD regulation on state, local, and tribal The Board shall ensure that its Web site
governments and the private sector have of posted records and indices is
5 CFR Part 1631 been assessed. This regulation will not reviewed and updated on an ongoing
compel the expenditure in any one year basis. The Board has a FOIA Public
Freedom of Information Act of $100 million or more by state, local, Liaison who can assist individuals in
Regulations and tribal governments, in the aggregate, locating records particular to a
AGENCY: Federal Retirement Thrift or by the private sector. Therefore, a component. The FOIA Public Liaison
Investment Board. statement under 2 U.S.C. 1532 is not can be contacted at frtibfoialiaison@
required. tsp.gov.
ACTION: Final rule.
List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 1631 * * * * *
SUMMARY: The Federal Retirement Thrift
Investment Board (Board) is amending Freedom of information, Records. ■ 4. Revise § 1631.5 to read as follows:
its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) For the reasons stated in the § 1631.5 Records of other agencies.
regulations to implement preamble, the Board amends 5 CFR part
1631 as follows: Requests for records that originated in
recommendations made by the National
another agency and that are in the
Archives and Records Administration’s
PART 1631—AVAILABILITY OF custody of the Board may, in
(NARA) Office of Government
RECORDS appropriate circumstances, be referred
Information Services (OGIS) and reflect
to that agency for consultation or
the amendments required by the FOIA 1. The authority for part 1631
■ processing, and the requestor shall be
Improvement Act of 2016. continues to read as follows: notified of the part or parts of the
DATES: This rule is effective May 31, request that have been referred and
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552.
2017. provided with a point of contact within
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
■ 2. Amend § 1631.1 by adding new the receiving agency.
Dharmesh Vashee, Deputy General paragraphs (j), (k), and (l) to read as
■ 5. In § 1631.6, in paragraphs (a)(1),
Counsel, Federal Retirement Thrift follows:
(a)(2) and (a)(3), remove the word
Investment Board, Office of General § 1631.1 Definitions. ‘‘must’’ and add in its place the word
Counsel, 77 K Street NE., Suite 1000, * * * * * ‘‘should’’ and revise the last sentence in
Washington, DC 20002, 202–639–4424. (j) FOIA Public Liaison means the paragraph (e) to read as follows:
You may also contact Amanda Haas, Board official who is responsible for
FOIA Officer, Office of General Counsel, § 1631.6 How to request records—form
assisting in reducing delays, increasing and content.
at the above address and by phone at transparency and understanding of the
202–942–1660. (e) * * * Any Board employee or
status of requests, and assisting in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board official who receives an oral request for
resolution of disputes.
administers the Thrift Savings Plan (k) Requestor category means one of records shall inform the requestor that
(TSP), which was established by the the three categories that agencies place FOIA requires requests to be in writing
Federal Employees’ Retirement System requesters in for the purpose of according to the procedures set out
Act of 1986 (FERSA), Public Law 99– determining whether a requester will be herein.
335, 100 Stat. 514. The TSP provisions charged fees for search, review, and/or * * * * *
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with RULES
of FERSA are codified, as amended, duplication, including: ■ 6. Amend § 1631.8 by revising
largely at 5 U.S.C. 8351 and 8401–79. (1) Commercial use requestors, paragraph (b) to read as follows:
The TSP is a tax-deferred retirement (2) Non-commercial scientific or
savings plan for Federal civilian educational institutions or news media § 1631.8 Prompt response.
employees and members of the requesters, and * * * * *
uniformed services. The TSP is similar (3) All other requestors. (b) The FOIA Officer will either
to cash or deferred arrangements (l) Fee waiver means the waiver or approve or deny a reasonably
established for private-sector employees reduction of processing fees if a descriptive request for records within 20
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| Action | Final rule. | |
| Dates | Effective date: This regulation is effective on May 31, 2017. | |
| Contact | Madeline Gonzalez, by telephone at (202) 606-2838 or by email at [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 24825 | |
| RIN Number | 3206-AN48 | |
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