Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Boise, ID, and Utah Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas, 42169-42170 [E9-20094]
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Friday, August 21, 2009
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Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee.
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 532
Administrative practice and
procedure, Freedom of Information,
Government employees, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Wages.
5 CFR Part 532
RIN 3206–AL81
Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition
of the Lake Charles-Alexandria and
New Orleans, LA, Appropriated Fund
Federal Wage System Wage Areas
U.S. Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Office of Personnel
Management is issuing a final rule to
redefine the geographic boundaries of
the Lake Charles-Alexandria and New
Orleans, LA, appropriated fund Federal
Wage System (FWS) wage areas. The
final rule redefines Iberia and St. Martin
Parishes, LA, from the New Orleans
wage area to the Lake CharlesAlexandria wage area. These changes
are based on consensus
recommendations of the Federal
Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee
(FPRAC) to best match the counties
proposed for redefinition to a nearby
FWS survey area. FPRAC recommended
no other changes in the geographic
definitions of the Lake CharlesAlexandria and New Orleans wage
areas.
SUMMARY:
This regulation is effective on
September 21, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606–2838; email pay-performance-policy@opm.gov;
or FAX: (202) 606–4264.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March
9, 2009, the U.S. Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) issued a proposed
rule (74 FR 9967) to redefine Iberia and
St. Martin Parishes, LA, from the New
Orleans, LA, wage area to the Lake
Charles-Alexandria, LA, wage area.
These changes are based on consensus
recommendations of the Federal
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U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
John Berry,
Director.
Accordingly, the U.S. Office of
Personnel Management amends 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:
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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
Louisiana is amended by revising the
listings for Lake Charles-Alexandria and
New Orleans, 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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LOUISIANA
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
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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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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: Final rule.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel
Management is issuing a final rule to
redefine the geographic boundaries of
the Boise, ID, and Utah appropriated
fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage
areas. The final rule redefines Franklin
County, ID, from the Boise wage area to
the Utah wage area. These changes are
based on consensus recommendations
of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory
Committee (FPRAC) to best match the
counties proposed for redefinition to a
nearby FWS survey area. FPRAC
recommended no other changes in the
geographic definitions of the Boise and
Utah FWS wage areas.
DATES: This regulation is effective on
September 21, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606–2838; email pay-performance-policy@opm.gov;
or Fax: (202) 606–4264.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March
9, 2009, the U.S. Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) issued a proposed
rule (74 FR 9968) to redefine Franklin
County, ID, from the Boise, ID, wage
area to the Utah wage area. These
changes are based on consensus
recommendations of the Federal
Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee.
The proposed rule had a 30-day
comment period, during which OPM
received no comments.
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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 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.
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
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Power
Teton
Twin Falls
Valley
Washington
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UTAH
Survey Area
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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
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Commodity Credit Corporation
7 CFR Part 1415
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Grassland Reserve Program;
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AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation
(CCC), United States Department of
Agriculture.
ACTION: Interim final rule; amendment
with reopening of comment period.
SUMMARY: The United States Department
of Agriculture (USDA), through the
Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC),
published in the Federal Register of
January 21, 2009, an interim final rule
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with request for comment amending the
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AA38. This amendment to the January
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on how GRP can be used to contribute
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Additionally, USDA seeks public input
on the January 21, 2009, interim final
rule, as amended. Therefore, USDA
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upon publication of this amendment
until September 21, 2009.
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effective August 21, 2009. Comment
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September 21, 2009. In addition, the
comment period for the GRP interim
final rule published on January 21, 2009
(74 FR 2317), is reopened. Comments
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September 21, 2009.
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and follow the instructions for sending
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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: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing a final
rule to redefine the geographic boundaries of the Boise, ID, and Utah
appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas. The final rule
redefines Franklin County, ID, from the Boise wage area to the Utah
wage area. These changes are based on consensus recommendations of the
Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC) to best match the
counties proposed for redefinition to a nearby FWS survey area. FPRAC
recommended no other changes in the geographic definitions of the Boise
and Utah FWS wage areas.
DATES: This regulation is effective on September 21, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606-2838; e-
mail pay-performance-policy@opm.gov; or Fax: (202) 606-4264.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 9, 2009, the U.S. Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) issued a proposed rule (74 FR 9968) to
redefine Franklin County, ID, from the Boise, ID, wage area to the Utah
wage area. These changes are based on consensus recommendations of the
Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee. The proposed rule had a 30-
day comment period, during which OPM received no comments.
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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
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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.
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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
* * * * *
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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