78 FR 70 pgs. 21515-21517 - Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the St. Louis, MO; Southern Missouri; Cleveland, OH; and Pittsburgh, PA, Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas
Type: RULEVolume: 78Number: 70Pages: 21515 - 21517
FR document: [FR Doc. 2013-08518 Filed 4-10-13; 8:45 am]
Agency: OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
5 CFR Part 532
RIN 3206-AM70
Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the St. Louis, MO; Southern Missouri; Cleveland, OH; and Pittsburgh, PA, Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas
AGENCY:
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION:
Final rule.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing a final rule to redefine the geographic boundaries of the St. Louis, MO; Southern Missouri; Cleveland, OH; and Pittsburgh, PA, appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas. The final rule redefines Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, and Perry Counties, MO, from the Southern Missouri wage area to the St. Louis wage area and Mercer County, PA, from the Pittsburgh wage area to the Cleveland wage area. These changes are based on recent consensus recommendations of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee to best match the counties proposed for redefinition to a nearby FWS survey area. This final rule makes two additional corrections. It renames the Champaign-Urbana, IL, wage area as the Central Illinois wage area and updates the name of the White Sands Proving Ground in the Albuquerque, NM, and El Paso, TX, wage areas to White Sands Missile Range.
DATES:
This regulation is effective on May 13, 2013.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
On November 15, 2012, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a proposed rule (77 FR 68073) to redefine Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, and Perry Counties, MO, from the Southern Missouri wage area to the St. Louis wage area and Mercer County, PA, from the Pittsburgh wage area to the Cleveland wage area. These changes are based on recent consensus recommendations of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee to best match the above counties to a nearby FWS survey area.
This final rule makes two additional corrections. It renames the Champaign-Urbana, IL, wage area as the Central Illinois wage area and updates the name of the White Sands Proving Ground in the Albuquerque, NM, and El Paso, TX, wage areas to White Sands Missile Range. These corrections do not affect the pay of any FWS employees.
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.
John Berry,
Director.
Accordingly, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management amends 5 CFR part 532 as follows:
PART 532-PREVAILING RATE SYSTEMS
1. The authority citation for part 532 continues to read as follows:
Authority:
5 U.S.C. 5343, 5346; § 532.707 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552.
Appendix A to Subpart B of Part 532-[Amended]
2. In appendix A to subpart B of part 532, under the State of Illinois, revise "Champaign-Urbana" wage area to read "Central Illinois".
3. In appendix C to subpart B of part 532, under the State of Illinois, revise "Champaign-Urbana" wage area to read "Central Illinois", and revise the wage area listings for the St. Louis, MO; Southern Missouri; Albuquerque, NM; Cleveland, OH; Pittsburgh, PA, and El Paso, TX, wage areas to read as follows:
Appendix C to Subpart B of Part 532-Appropriated Fund Wage and Survey Areas
| ***** |
| MISSOURI |
| ***** |
| St. Louis |
| Survey Area |
| Illinois: |
| Clinton |
| Madison |
| Monroe |
| St. Clair |
| Missouri: (city) |
| St. Louis |
| Missouri: (counties) |
| Franklin |
| Jefferson |
| St. Charles |
| St. Louis |
| Area of Application. Survey area plus: |
| Illinois: |
| Alexander |
| Bond |
| Calhoun |
| Clay |
| Effingham |
| Fayette |
| Franklin |
| Greene |
| Hamilton |
| Jackson |
| Jefferson |
| Jersey |
| Johnson |
| Macoupin |
| Marion |
| Massac |
| Montgomery |
| Morgan |
| Perry |
| Pike |
| Pope |
| Pulaski |
| Randolph |
| Saline |
| Scott |
| Union |
| Washington |
| Wayne |
| Williamson |
| Missouri: |
| Audrain |
| Bollinger |
| Boone |
| Callaway |
| Cape Girardeau |
| Clark |
| Cole |
| Crawford |
| Gasconade |
| Knox |
| Lewis |
| Lincoln |
| Marion |
| Moniteau |
| Monroe |
| Montgomery |
| Osage |
| Perry |
| Pike |
| Ralls |
| Randolph |
| St. Francois |
| Ste. Genevieve |
| Scotland |
| Shelby |
| Warren |
| Washington |
| Southern Missouri |
| Survey Area |
| Missouri: |
| Christian |
| Greene |
| Laclede |
| Phelps |
| Pulaski |
| Webster |
| Area of Application. Survey area plus: |
| Kansas: |
| Cherokee |
| Crawford |
| Missouri: |
| Barry |
| Barton |
| Benton |
| Butler |
| Camden |
| Carter |
| Cedar |
| Dade |
| Dallas |
| Dent |
| Douglas |
| Hickory |
| Howell |
| Iron |
| Jasper |
| Lawrence |
| Madison |
| Maries |
| Miller |
| Mississippi |
| Morgan |
| New Madrid |
| Newton |
| Oregon |
| Ozark |
| Polk |
| Reynolds |
| Ripley |
| St. Clair |
| Scott |
| Shannon |
| Stoddard |
| Stone |
| Taney |
| Texas |
| Vernon |
| Wayne |
| Wright |
| ***** |
| NEW MEXICO |
| Albuquerque |
| Survey Area |
| New Mexico: |
| Bernalillo |
| Sandoval |
| Area of Application. Survey area plus: |
| New Mexico: |
| Catron |
| Cibola |
| Colfax |
| Curry |
| De Baca |
| Guadalupe |
| Harding |
| Lincoln (Does not include White Sands Missile Range portion) |
| Los Alamos |
| Mora |
| Quay |
| Rio Arriba |
| Roosevelt |
| San Miguel |
| Santa Fe |
| Socorro (Does not include White Sands Missile Range portion) |
| Taos |
| Torrance |
| Union |
| Valencia |
| ***** |
| OHIO |
| ***** |
| Cleveland |
| Survey Area |
| Ohio: |
| Cuyahoga |
| Geauga |
| Lake |
| Medina |
| Area of Application. Survey area plus: |
| Ohio: |
| Ashland |
| Ashtabula |
| Carroll |
| Columbiana |
| Erie |
| Huron |
| Lorain |
| Mahoning |
| Ottawa |
| Portage |
| Sandusky |
| Seneca |
| Stark |
| Summit |
| Trumbull |
| Wayne |
| Pennsylvania: |
| Mercer |
| ***** |
| PENNSYLVANIA |
| ***** |
| Pittsburgh |
| Survey Area |
| Ohio:Pennsylvania: |
| Allegheny |
| Beaver |
| Butler |
| Washington |
| Westmoreland |
| Area of Application. Survey area plus: |
| Ohio: |
| Belmont |
| Harrison |
| Jefferson |
| Tuscarawas |
| Pennsylvania: |
| Armstrong |
| Bedford |
| Blair |
| Cambria |
| Cameron |
| Centre |
| Clarion |
| Clearfield |
| Clinton |
| Crawford |
| Elk (Does not include the Allegheny National Forest portion) |
| Erie |
| Fayette |
| Forest (Does not include the Allegheny National Forest portion) |
| Greene |
| Huntingdon |
| Indiana |
| Jefferson |
| Lawrence |
| Potter |
| Somerset |
| Venango |
| West Virginia: |
| Brooke |
| Hancock |
| Marshall |
| Ohio |
| ***** |
| TEXAS |
| ***** |
| El Paso |
| Survey Area |
| New Mexico: |
| Dona Ana |
| Otero |
| Texas: |
| El Paso |
| Area of Application. Survey area plus: |
| New Mexico: |
| Chaves |
| Eddy |
| Grant |
| Hidalgo |
| Lincoln (Only White Sands Missile Range portion) |
| Luna |
| Sierra |
| Socorro (Only White Sands Missile Range portion) |
| Texas: |
| Culberson |
| Hudspeth |
| ***** |
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