Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Fort Wayne-Marion, IN, and Detroit, MI, Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 21 (Monday, February 2, 2015)

Federal Register Volume 80, Number 21 (Monday, February 2, 2015)

Rules and Regulations

Pages 5451-5452

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2015-01938

Page 5451

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

5 CFR Part 532

RIN 3206-AN06

Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Fort Wayne-Marion, IN, and Detroit, MI, Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final rule to redefine the geographic boundaries of the Fort Wayne-

Marion, IN, and Detroit, MI, appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas. The final rule redefines Fulton County, OH, from the Fort Wayne-Marion wage area to the Detroit wage area. This change is based on a consensus recommendation of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC) to best match Fulton County to a nearby FWS survey area. In addition, this final rule adds La Crosse County, WI, to the survey area of the Southwestern Wisconsin wage area, which OPM inadvertently omitted in a final rule published in 2013.

DATES: Effective date: This regulation is effective February 2, 2015. Applicability date: This change applies on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after March 4, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Gonzalez, by telephone at (202) 606-2838 or by email at pay-leave-policy@opm.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 18, 2014, OPM issued a proposed rule (79 FR 41927) to redefine Fulton County, OH, from the Fort Wayne-

Marion, IN, wage area to the Detroit, MI, wage area. The Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee, the national labor-management committee responsible for advising OPM on matters concerning the pay of FWS employees, reviewed and recommended this change by consensus. The proposed rule had a 30-day comment period, during which OPM received no comments.

This final rule adds La Crosse County, WI, to the survey area of the Southwestern Wisconsin wage area, which OPM inadvertently omitted in a final rule published in 2013 (78 FR 29611). This correction does not affect the pay of any FWS employees.

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.

Katherine Archuleta,

Director.

Accordingly, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management amends 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--Appropriated Fund Wage and Survey Areas

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2. Appendix C to subpart B is amended by revising the wage area listings for the Fort Wayne-Marion, IN; Detroit, MI; and Southwestern Wisconsin wage areas to read as follows:

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   INDIANA

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   Fort Wayne-Marion

   Survey Area

   Indiana:

   Adams

   Allen

   DeKalb

   Grant

   Huntington

   Wells

   Area of Application. Survey area plus:

   Indiana:

   Blackford

   Case

   Elkhart

   Fulton

   Jay

   Kosciusko

   Lagrange

   Marshall

   Miami

   Noble

   St. Joseph

   Steuben

   Wabash

   White

   Whitley

   Ohio:

   Allen

   Defiance

   Henry

   Mercer

   Paulding

   Putnam

   Van Wert

   Williams

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   MICHIGAN

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   Detroit

   Survey Area

   Michigan:

   Lapeer

   Livingston

   Macomb

   Oakland

   St. Clair

   Wayne

   Area of Application. Survey area plus:

   Michigan:

   Arenac

   Bay

   Clare

   Clinton

   Eaton

   Genesee

   Gladwin

   Gratiot

   Huron

   Ingham

   Isabella

   Lenawee

   Midland

   Monroe

   Saginaw

   Sanilac

   Shiawassee

   Tuscola

   Washtenaw

   Ohio:

   Fulton

   Lucas

   Wood

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   WISCONSIN

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   Southwestern Wisconsin

   Survey Area

   Wisconsin:

   Chippewa

   Eau Claire

   La Crosse

   Monroe

   Trempealeau

   Area of Application. Survey area plus:

   Minnesota:

   Fillmore

   Houston

   Winona

   Wisconsin:

   Barron

   Buffalo

   Clark

   Crawford

   Dunn

   Florence

   Forest

   Jackson

   Juneau

   Langlade

   Lincoln

   Marathon

   Marinette

   Menominee

   Oneida

   Pepin

   Portage

   Price

   Richland

   Rusk

   Shawano

   Taylor

   Vernon

   Vilas

   Waupaca

   Wood

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