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5 CFR Part 532
RIN 3206–AL79
Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition
of the Fresno and Stockton, CA,
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 Fresno and Stockton, CA,
appropriated fund Federal Wage System
(FWS) wage areas. The final rule
redefines Mariposa and Merced
Counties and the Yosemite National
Park portion of Madera and Tuolumne
Counties, CA, to the Stockton 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.
DATES: Effective date: This regulation is
effective on May 13, 2009.
Applicability date: The affected
employees in Mariposa and Merced
Counties and the Yosemite National
Park portion of Madera and Tuolumne
Counties will be placed on the wage
schedule for the Stockton wage area on
the first day of the first applicable pay
period beginning on or after June 12,
2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606–2838;
email pay-performancepolicy@opm.gov; or FAX: (202) 606–
4264.
On
February 4, 2009, the U.S. Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) issued a
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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proposed rule (74 FR 6003) to redefine
the geographic boundaries of the Fresno
and Stockton, CA, appropriated fund
Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas
for blue-collar Federal employees. The
proposed rule would redefine Mariposa
and Merced Counties and the Yosemite
National Park portion of Madera and
Tuolumne Counties, CA, to the Stockton
FWS wage area. The 30-day comment
period ended on March 6, 2009. Public
comments supported these changes but
numerous white-collar General
Schedule (GS) employees also
recommended that Fresno, Stanislaus,
and Tulare Counties, CA, be moved
from the Rest of U.S. (RUS) GS locality
pay area to the San Jose-San FranciscoOakland, CA GS locality pay area.
The recommendation on GS locality
pay areas is beyond the scope of this
rule. The proposed rule addressed only
blue-collar FWS wage area boundaries,
not white-collar GS locality pay area
boundaries. Therefore, this final
regulation does not make changes to GS
locality pay areas.
Mariposa and Merced Counties and
the Yosemite National Park portion of
Madera and Tuolumne Counties are
currently defined to the Fresno FWS
area of application and coincide with
the RUS GS locality pay area. Analysis
of OPM’s regulatory criteria for defining
FWS wage area boundaries shows that
Mariposa and Merced Counties and the
Yosemite National Park portion of
Madera and Tuolumne Counties are
more appropriately defined as part of
the Stockton FWS area of application.
This final regulation will, therefore,
redefine Mariposa and Merced Counties
and the Yosemite National Park portion
of Madera and Tuolumne Counties to
the Stockton FWS area of application.
Because this final regulation makes no
changes to GS locality pay areas,
Mariposa and Merced Counties and the
Yosemite National Park portion of
Madera and Tuolumne Counties will
continue to coincide with the RUS GS
locality pay area.
Fresno and Tulare Counties are part of
the Fresno FWS wage area and
Stanislaus County is part of the
Stockton FWS wage area. This
regulation makes no changes to the FWS
definition of these counties. Fresno,
Stanislaus, and Tulare Counties will
also continue to coincide with the RUS
GS locality pay area.
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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 is amending 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. In appendix C to subpart B, the
wage area listing for the State of
California is amended by revising the
listings for Fresno and Stockton, to read
as follows:
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Appendix C to Subpart B of Part 532—
Appropriated Fund Wage and Survey
Areas
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California
Fresno
Survey Area
California:
Fresno
Kings
Tulare
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
California:
Kern (Does not include China Lake Naval
Weapons Center, Edwards Air Force
Base, and portions occupied by Federal
activities in Boron (City).)
Madera (Does not include Devils Postpile
National Monument and Yosemite National Park portions.)
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Stockton
Survey Area
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California:
San Joaquin
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
California:
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Madera (Only includes Yosemite National Park portion.)
Mariposa
Merced
Stanislaus
Tuolumne
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The European Aviation Safety Agency
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after this as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct an
unsafe condition for the specified
products. The MCAI states:
During the flight test campaign of the
A380–861 model (Engine Alliance powered),
some cracks were found on the Movable Flap
Track Fairing number 6 (MFTF#6).
These cracks were located at the pivot
attachment support-ring and at the U-frame
in the attachment area to aft-kinematic. In
addition, delamination has been observed
within the monolithic Carbon Fibre
Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) structure around
the pivot support-ring.
This condition, if not corrected, could lead
to in-flight loss of the MFTF#6, potentially
resulting in injuries to persons on the
ground.
To prevent the risk of a MFTF#6
detachment, this Airworthiness Directive
(AD) requires an inspection program in order
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to detect cracks [and delamination] before
they become critical and in case of findings
to replace the MFTF#6 [with a new or
serviceable part].
You may obtain further information by
examining the MCAI in the AD docket.
Relevant Service Information
Airbus has issued Service Bulletin
A380–57–8014, including Appendix 01,
dated November 21, 2008. The actions
described in this service information are
intended to correct the unsafe condition
identified in the MCAI.
FAA’s Determination and Requirements
of This AD
This product has been approved by
the aviation authority of another
country, and is approved for operation
in the United States. Pursuant to our
bilateral agreement with the State of
Design Authority, we have been notified
of the unsafe condition described in the
MCAI and service information
referenced above. We are issuing this
AD because we evaluated all pertinent
information and determined the unsafe
condition exists and is likely to exist or
develop on other products of the same
type design.
There are no products of this type
currently registered in the United States.
However, this rule is necessary to
ensure that the described unsafe
condition is addressed if any of these
products are placed on the U.S. Register
in the future.
Differences Between the AD and the
MCAI or Service Information
We have reviewed the MCAI and
related service information and, in
general, agree with their substance. But
we might have found it necessary to use
different words from those in the MCAI
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these changes, we do not intend to differ
substantively from the information
provided in the MCAI and related
service information.
We might also have required different
actions in this AD from those in the
MCAI in order to follow FAA policies.
Any such differences are highlighted in
a Note within the AD.
FAA’s Determination of the Effective
Date
Since there are currently no domestic
operators of this product, notice and
opportunity for public comment before
issuing this AD are unnecessary.
Comments Invited
This AD is a final rule that involves
requirements affecting flight safety, and
we did not precede it by notice and
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and Regulations
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
5 CFR Part 532
RIN 3206-AL79
Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Fresno and Stockton,
CA, 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 Fresno and Stockton,
CA, appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas. The final
rule redefines Mariposa and Merced Counties and the Yosemite National
Park portion of Madera and Tuolumne Counties, CA, to the Stockton 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.
DATES: Effective date: This regulation is effective on May 13, 2009.
Applicability date: The affected employees in Mariposa and Merced
Counties and the Yosemite National Park portion of Madera and Tuolumne
Counties will be placed on the wage schedule for the Stockton wage area
on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or
after June 12, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606-2838;
email pay-performance-policy@opm.gov; or FAX: (202) 606-4264.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 4, 2009, the U.S. Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) issued a proposed rule (74 FR 6003) to
redefine the geographic boundaries of the Fresno and Stockton, CA,
appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas for blue-collar
Federal employees. The proposed rule would redefine Mariposa and Merced
Counties and the Yosemite National Park portion of Madera and Tuolumne
Counties, CA, to the Stockton FWS wage area. The 30-day comment period
ended on March 6, 2009. Public comments supported these changes but
numerous white-collar General Schedule (GS) employees also recommended
that Fresno, Stanislaus, and Tulare Counties, CA, be moved from the
Rest of U.S. (RUS) GS locality pay area to the San Jose-San Francisco-
Oakland, CA GS locality pay area.
The recommendation on GS locality pay areas is beyond the scope of
this rule. The proposed rule addressed only blue-collar FWS wage area
boundaries, not white-collar GS locality pay area boundaries.
Therefore, this final regulation does not make changes to GS locality
pay areas.
Mariposa and Merced Counties and the Yosemite National Park portion
of Madera and Tuolumne Counties are currently defined to the Fresno FWS
area of application and coincide with the RUS GS locality pay area.
Analysis of OPM's regulatory criteria for defining FWS wage area
boundaries shows that Mariposa and Merced Counties and the Yosemite
National Park portion of Madera and Tuolumne Counties are more
appropriately defined as part of the Stockton FWS area of application.
This final regulation will, therefore, redefine Mariposa and Merced
Counties and the Yosemite National Park portion of Madera and Tuolumne
Counties to the Stockton FWS area of application. Because this final
regulation makes no changes to GS locality pay areas, Mariposa and
Merced Counties and the Yosemite National Park portion of Madera and
Tuolumne Counties will continue to coincide with the RUS GS locality
pay area.
Fresno and Tulare Counties are part of the Fresno FWS wage area and
Stanislaus County is part of the Stockton FWS wage area. This
regulation makes no changes to the FWS definition of these counties.
Fresno, Stanislaus, and Tulare Counties will also continue to coincide
with the RUS GS locality pay area.
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.
0
Accordingly, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management 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. In appendix C to subpart B, the wage area listing for the State of
California is amended by revising the listings for Fresno and Stockton,
to read as follows:
Appendix C to Subpart B of Part 532--Appropriated Fund Wage and Survey
Areas
* * * * *
California
Fresno
Survey Area
California:
Fresno
Kings
Tulare
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
California:
Kern (Does not include China Lake Naval Weapons Center, Edwards Air
Force Base, and portions occupied by Federal activities in Boron
(City).)
Madera (Does not include Devils Postpile National Monument and
Yosemite National Park portions.)
* * * * *
Stockton
Survey Area
California:
San Joaquin
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
California:
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Calaveras
Madera (Only includes Yosemite National Park portion.)
Mariposa
Merced
Stanislaus
Tuolumne
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