82 FR 40669 - Prevailing Rate Systems; Definition of Brown County, Wisconsin, and Forsyth and Mecklenburg Counties, North Carolina, to Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas

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Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 165 (August 28, 2017)

Page Range		40669-40669
FR Document		2017-18204

This rule amends the geographic boundaries of three 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 Brown County, Wisconsin, as an area of application county to the Lake, Illinois, NAF FWS wage area; Forsyth County, North Carolina, as an area of application to the Cumberland, NC, NAF FWS wage area; and Mecklenburg County, NC, as an area of application to the Richland, South Carolina, NAF FWS wage area. These changes are necessary because there are NAF FWS employees working in these three counties, and the counties are not currently defined in regulation to NAF wage areas.

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5 CFR Part 532

RIN 3206-AN50


Prevailing Rate Systems; Definition of Brown County, Wisconsin, 
and Forsyth and Mecklenburg Counties, North Carolina, to 
Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule amends the geographic boundaries of three 
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 Brown County, Wisconsin, as an area of application county to 
the Lake, Illinois, NAF FWS wage area; Forsyth County, North Carolina, 
as an area of application to the Cumberland, NC, NAF FWS wage area; and 
Mecklenburg County, NC, as an area of application to the Richland, 
South Carolina, NAF FWS wage area. These changes are necessary because 
there are NAF FWS employees working in these three counties, and the 
counties are not currently defined in regulation to NAF wage areas.

DATES: 
    Effective date: This regulation is effective on August 28, 2017.
    Applicability date: This change applies on the first day of the 
first applicable pay period beginning on or after September 27, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Gonzalez, by telephone at 
(202) 606-2838 or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 15, 2017, OPM issued a proposed rule 
(82 FR 22298) to define--
     Brown County, WI, as an area of application county to the 
Lake, IL, NAF FWS wage area;
     Forsyth County, NC, as an area of application to the 
Cumberland, NC, NAF FWS wage area; and
     Mecklenburg County, NC, as an area of application to the 
Richland, SC, 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 these changes 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.

E.O. 13771, Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs

    This rule is not an E.O. 13771 regulatory action because this rule 
is not significant under E.O. 12866.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Kathleen M. McGettigan,
Acting Director.

    Accordingly, OPM is amending 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 Lake, IL; Cumberland, NC; and Richland, SC, wage areas to read 
as follows:

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

 
 
                                * * * * *
                                ILLINOIS
                                  Lake
                               Survey Area
Illinois:
  Lake
                 Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Illinois:
  Cook
  Rock Island
  Vermilion
Iowa:
  Johnson
Michigan:
  Dickinson
  Marquette
Wisconsin:
  Brown
  Dane
  Milwaukee
 
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                             NORTH CAROLINA
 
                                * * * * *
                               Cumberland
                               Survey Area
North Carolina:
  Cumberland
                 Area of Application. Survey area plus:
North Carolina:
  Durham
  Forsyth
  Rowan
 
                                * * * * *
                             SOUTH CAROLINA
 
                                * * * * *
                                Richland
                               Survey Area
South Carolina:
  Richland
                 Area of Application. Survey area plus:
North Carolina:
  Buncombe
  Mecklenburg
South Carolina
  Sumter
Tennessee
  Washington
 
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May and Richland, SC, wage areas to read as
contains regulatory documents having general 15, 2017, OPM issued a proposed rule follows:
applicability and legal effect, most of which (82 FR 22298) to define—
are keyed to and codified in the Code of Appendix D to Subpart B of Part 532—
• Brown County, WI, as an area of
Federal Regulations, which is published under Nonappropriated Fund Wage and
application county to the Lake, IL, NAF
50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510. Survey Areas
FWS wage area;
The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by • Forsyth County, NC, as an area of
the Superintendent of Documents. application to the Cumberland, NC,
NAF FWS wage area; and
* * * * *
• Mecklenburg County, NC, as an area
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL ILLINOIS
of application to the Richland, SC, NAF Lake
MANAGEMENT
FWS wage area. Survey Area
5 CFR Part 532 FPRAC, the national labor- Illinois:
management committee responsible for Lake
advising OPM on matters concerning Area of Application. Survey area plus:
RIN 3206–AN50 the pay of FWS employees, reviewed Illinois:
Prevailing Rate Systems; Definition of and recommended these changes by Cook
Brown County, Wisconsin, and Forsyth consensus. These changes will apply on Rock Island
and Mecklenburg Counties, North the first day of the first applicable pay Vermilion
period beginning on or after 30 days Iowa:
Carolina, to Nonappropriated Fund Johnson
Federal Wage System Wage Areas following publication of the final
regulations. Michigan:
The proposed rule had a 30-day Dickinson
AGENCY:U.S. Office of Personnel Marquette
Management. comment period, during which OPM
Wisconsin:
received no comments.
ACTION: Final rule. Brown
Regulatory Flexibility Act Dane
SUMMARY: This rule amends the Milwaukee
I certify that these regulations will not
geographic boundaries of three have a significant economic impact on
nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal * * * * *
a substantial number of small entities NORTH CAROLINA
Wage System (FWS) wage areas. Based because they will affect only Federal
on consensus recommendations of the agencies and employees. * * * * *
Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Cumberland
Committee (FPRAC), the U.S. Office of List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 532
Survey Area
Personnel Management (OPM) is Administrative practice and North Carolina:
defining Brown County, Wisconsin, as procedure, Freedom of information, Cumberland
an area of application county to the Government employees, Reporting and Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Lake, Illinois, NAF FWS wage area; recordkeeping requirements, Wages. North Carolina:
Forsyth County, North Carolina, as an Durham
area of application to the Cumberland, E.O. 13771, Reducing Regulation and Forsyth
NC, NAF FWS wage area; and Controlling Regulatory Costs Rowan
Mecklenburg County, NC, as an area of This rule is not an E.O. 13771
application to the Richland, South * * * * *
regulatory action because this rule is not
Carolina, NAF FWS wage area. These SOUTH CAROLINA
significant under E.O. 12866.
changes are necessary because there are
U.S. Office of Personnel Management. * * * * *
NAF FWS employees working in these
Kathleen M. McGettigan, Richland
three counties, and the counties are not
Acting Director. Survey Area
currently defined in regulation to NAF South Carolina:
wage areas. Accordingly, OPM is amending 5 CFR Richland
DATES: part 532 as follows: Area of Application. Survey area plus:
North Carolina:
Effective date: This regulation is PART 532—PREVAILING RATE Buncombe
effective on August 28, 2017. SYSTEMS Mecklenburg
Applicability date: This change
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South Carolina
applies on the first day of the first ■ 1. The authority citation for part 532 Sumter
applicable pay period beginning on or continues to read as follows: Tennessee
after September 27, 2017. Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5343, 5346; § 532.707 Washington
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552.
* * * * *
Madeline Gonzalez, by telephone at ■ 2. Appendix D to subpart B is
(202) 606–2838 or by email at pay-leave- amended by revising the wage area [FR Doc. 2017–18204 Filed 8–25–17; 8:45 am]
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
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 August 28, 2017.
Contact		Madeline Gonzalez, by telephone at (202) 606-2838 or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 40669
RIN Number		3206-AN50
CFR Associated		Administrative Practice and Procedure; Freedom of Information; Government Employees; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements and Wages