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Lake Charles-Alexandria
Survey Area
Louisiana:
Allen
Beauregard
Calcasieu
Grant
Rapides
Sabine
Vernon
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Louisiana:
Acadia
Avoyelles
Caldwell
Cameron
Catahoula
Concordia
Evangeline
Franklin
Iberia
Jefferson Davis
Lafayette
La Salle
Madison
Natchitoches
St. Landry
St. Martin
Tensas
Vermilion
Winn
New Orleans
Survey Area
Louisiana:
Jefferson
Orleans
Plaquemines
St. Bernard
St. Charles
St. John the Baptist
St. Tammany
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Louisiana:
Ascension
Assumption
East Baton Rouge
East Feliciana
Iberville
Lafourche
Livingston
Pointe Coupee
St. Helena
St. James
St. Mary
Tangipahoa
Terrebonne
Washington
West Baton Rouge
West Feliciana
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5 CFR Part 532
RIN 3206–AL82
Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition
of the Boise, ID, and Utah Appropriated
Fund Federal Wage System Wage
Areas
AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: Proposed rule with request for
comments.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel
Management is issuing a proposed rule
that would redefine the geographic
boundaries of the Boise, ID, and Utah
appropriated fund Federal Wage System
(FWS) wage areas. The proposed rule
would redefine Franklin County, ID,
from the Boise wage area to the Utah
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. No other changes are
proposed for the Boise and Utah FWS
wage areas.
DATES: We must receive comments on or
before April 8, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments
to Charles D. Grimes III, Deputy
Associate Director for Performance and
Pay Systems, Strategic Human
Resources Policy Division, U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, Room 7H31,
1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC
20415–8200; e-mail pay-performancepolicy@opm.gov; or FAX: (202) 606–
4264.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606–2838;
e-mail pay-performancepolicy@opm.gov; or FAX: (202) 606–
4264.
The U.S.
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
is issuing a proposed rule to redefine
the Boise, ID, and Utah appropriated
fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage
areas. This proposed rule would
redefine Franklin County, ID, from the
Boise wage area to the Utah wage area.
OPM considers the following
regulatory criteria under 5 CFR 532.211
when defining FWS wage area
boundaries:
i. Distance, transportation facilities,
and geographic features;
ii. Commuting patterns; and
iii. Similarities in overall population,
employment, and the kinds and sizes of
private industrial establishments.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Franklin County, ID and Cache
County, UT, comprise the Logan, UT–ID
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).
The Logan MSA is split between the
Boise, ID, wage area and the Utah wage
area. Franklin County is part of the area
of application of the Boise wage area
and Cache County is part of the area of
application of the Utah wage area.
Based on an analysis of the regulatory
criteria for Cache County, the location of
the main population center in the Logan
MSA, we recommend that the entire
Logan MSA be defined to the Utah wage
area. The distance criterion for Cache
County favors the Utah wage area more
than the Boise wage area. The
commuting patterns criterion favors the
Utah wage area. All other criteria are
inconclusive. We believe our regulatory
analysis findings indicate that Cache
County is appropriately defined to the
Utah wage area. OPM regulations at 5
CFR 532.211 permit splitting MSAs only
in very unusual circumstances (e.g.,
organizational relationships among
closely located Federal activities). There
appear to be no unusual circumstances
that would permit splitting the Logan
MSA. To comply with OPM regulations
not to split MSAs, Franklin County
would be redefined to the Utah wage
area.
The Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory
Committee (FPRAC), the national labormanagement committee responsible for
advising OPM on matters concerning
the pay of FWS employees,
recommended these changes by
consensus. These changes would be
effective on the first day of the first
applicable pay period beginning on or
after 30 days following publication of
the final regulations. FPRAC
recommended no other changes in the
geographic definitions of the Boise and
Utah wage areas.
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.
Kathie Ann Whipple,
Acting Director.
Accordingly, the U.S. Office of
Personnel Management is proposing to
amend 5 CFR part 532 as follows:
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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.
2. Appendix C to subpart B is
amended by revising the wage area
listings for the Boise, ID, and Utah wage
areas to read as follows:
Appendix C to Subpart B of Part 532—
Appropriated Fund Wage and Survey
Areas
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Idaho
Boise
Survey Area
Idaho:
Ada
Boise
Canyon
Elmore
Gem
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Idaho:
Adams
Bannock
Bear Lake
Bingham
Blaine
Bonneville
Butte
Camas
Caribou
Cassia
Clark
Custer
Fremont
Gooding
Jefferson
Jerome
Lemhi
Lincoln
Madison
Minidoka
Oneida
Owyhee
Payette
Power
Teton
Twin Falls
Valley
Washington
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
7 CFR Part 980
[Doc. No. AMS FV–08–0097; FV09–980–1
PR]
Vegetables, Import Regulations; Partial
Exemption to the Minimum Grade
Requirements for Fresh Tomatoes
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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Utah:
Box Elder
Davis
Salt Lake
Tooele
Utah
Weber
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Utah:
Beaver
Cache
Carbon
Daggett
Duchesne
Emery
Garfield
Grand
Iron
Juab
Millard
Morgan
Piute
Rich
San Juan (Only includes the Canyonlands
National Park portion.)
Sanpete
Sevier
Summit
Uintah
Wasatch
Washington
Wayne
Colorado:
Mesa
Moffat
Idaho:
Franklin
SUMMARY: This rule invites comments
on a proposed partial exemption to the
minimum grade requirements under the
tomato import regulation. The Florida
Tomato Committee (Committee) which
locally administers the marketing order
for tomatoes grown in Florida (order)
recommended the change for Florida
tomatoes. The change in the import
regulation is required under section 8e
of the Agricultural Marketing
Agreement Act of 1937. A separate rule
amending the rules and regulations
under the order to exempt Vintage
Ripes TM tomatoes (Vintage Ripes TM)
from the shape requirements associated
with the U.S. No. 2 grade is being issued
by the Department of Agriculture
(USDA). This rule would provide the
same partial exemption under the
import regulation so it would conform
to the regulations under the order.
DATES: Comments must be received by
May 8, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments
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concerning this proposal. Comments
must be sent to the Docket Clerk,
Marketing Order Administration
Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs,
AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., STOP 0237, Washington,
DC 20250–0237; Fax: (202) 720–8938; or
Internet: https://www.regulations.gov. All
comments should reference the
document number and the date and
page number of this issue of the Federal
Register and will be available for public
inspection in the Office of the Docket
Clerk during regular business hours, or
can be viewed at: https://
www.regulations.gov. All comments
submitted in response to this rule will
be included in the record and will be
made available to the public. Please be
advised that the identity of the
individuals or entities submitting the
comments will be made public on the
Internet at the address provided above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Doris Jamieson, Marketing Specialist, or
Christian Nissen, Regional Manager,
Southeast Marketing Field Office,
Marketing Order Administration
Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs,
AMS, USDA; Telephone: (863) 324–
3375, Fax: (863) 325–8793; or E-mail:
Doris.Jamieson@usda.gov or
Christian.Nissen@usda.gov.
Small businesses may request
information on complying with this
regulation by contacting Jay Guerber,
Marketing Order Administration
Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs,
AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., STOP 0237, Washington,
DC 20250–0237; Telephone: (202) 720–
2491, Fax: (202) 720–8938, or E-mail:
Jay.Guerber@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
proposed rule is issued under section 8e
of the Agricultural Marketing
Agreement Act of 1937, as amended (7
U.S.C. 601–674), hereinafter referred to
as the ‘‘Act,’’ which provides that
whenever certain specified
commodities, including tomatoes, are
regulated under a Federal marketing
order, imports of these commodities
into the United States are prohibited
unless they meet the same or
comparable grade, size, quality, or
maturity requirements as those in effect
for the domestically produced
commodity.
USDA is issuing this rule in
conformance with Executive Order
12866.
This proposal has been reviewed
under Executive Order 12988, Civil
Justice Reform. This rule is not intended
to have retroactive effect. This proposal
will not preempt any State or local laws,
regulations, or policies, unless they
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[Pages 9968-9969]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
5 CFR Part 532
RIN 3206-AL82
Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Boise, ID, and Utah
Appropriated 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 is issuing a proposed
rule that would redefine the geographic boundaries of the Boise, ID,
and Utah appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas. The
proposed rule would redefine Franklin County, ID, from the Boise wage
area to the Utah 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. No other changes are proposed for the Boise and Utah FWS
wage areas.
DATES: We must receive comments on or before April 8, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to Charles D. Grimes III, Deputy
Associate Director for Performance and Pay Systems, Strategic Human
Resources Policy Division, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Room
7H31, 1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20415-8200; e-mail pay-
performance-policy@opm.gov; or FAX: (202) 606-4264.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606-2838; e-
mail pay-performance-policy@opm.gov; or FAX: (202) 606-4264.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management
(OPM) is issuing a proposed rule to redefine the Boise, ID, and Utah
appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas. This proposed
rule would redefine Franklin County, ID, from the Boise wage area to
the Utah wage area.
OPM considers the following regulatory criteria under 5 CFR 532.211
when defining FWS wage area boundaries:
i. Distance, transportation facilities, and geographic features;
ii. Commuting patterns; and
iii. Similarities in overall population, employment, and the kinds
and sizes of private industrial establishments.
Franklin County, ID and Cache County, UT, comprise the Logan, UT-ID
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The Logan MSA is split between the
Boise, ID, wage area and the Utah wage area. Franklin County is part of
the area of application of the Boise wage area and Cache County is part
of the area of application of the Utah wage area.
Based on an analysis of the regulatory criteria for Cache County,
the location of the main population center in the Logan MSA, we
recommend that the entire Logan MSA be defined to the Utah wage area.
The distance criterion for Cache County favors the Utah wage area more
than the Boise wage area. The commuting patterns criterion favors the
Utah wage area. All other criteria are inconclusive. We believe our
regulatory analysis findings indicate that Cache County is
appropriately defined to the Utah wage area. OPM regulations at 5 CFR
532.211 permit splitting MSAs only in very unusual circumstances (e.g.,
organizational relationships among closely located Federal activities).
There appear to be no unusual circumstances that would permit splitting
the Logan MSA. To comply with OPM regulations not to split MSAs,
Franklin County would be redefined to the Utah wage area.
The Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC), 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 be effective on the first day of the
first applicable pay period beginning on or after 30 days following
publication of the final regulations. FPRAC recommended no other
changes in the geographic definitions of the Boise and Utah wage areas.
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.
Kathie Ann Whipple,
Acting Director.
Accordingly, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management is proposing
to amend 5 CFR part 532 as follows:
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PART 532--PREVAILING RATE SYSTEMS
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.
2. Appendix C to subpart B is amended by revising the wage area
listings for the Boise, ID, and Utah wage areas to read as follows:
Appendix C to Subpart B of Part 532--Appropriated Fund Wage and Survey
Areas
* * * * *
Idaho
Boise
Survey Area
Idaho:
Ada
Boise
Canyon
Elmore
Gem
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Idaho:
Adams
Bannock
Bear Lake
Bingham
Blaine
Bonneville
Butte
Camas
Caribou
Cassia
Clark
Custer
Fremont
Gooding
Jefferson
Jerome
Lemhi
Lincoln
Madison
Minidoka
Oneida
Owyhee
Payette
Power
Teton
Twin Falls
Valley
Washington
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Utah
Survey Area
Utah:
Box Elder
Davis
Salt Lake
Tooele
Utah
Weber
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Utah:
Beaver
Cache
Carbon
Daggett
Duchesne
Emery
Garfield
Grand
Iron
Juab
Millard
Morgan
Piute
Rich
San Juan (Only includes the Canyonlands National Park portion.)
Sanpete
Sevier
Summit
Uintah
Wasatch
Washington
Wayne
Colorado:
Mesa
Moffat
Idaho:
Franklin
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