General Schedule Locality Pay Areas, 34923-34924 [2010-14981]

Download as PDF 34923 Rules and Regulations Federal Register Vol. 75, No. 118 Monday, June 21, 2010 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510. The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents. Prices of new books are listed in the first FEDERAL REGISTER issue of each week. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 5 CFR Part 531 RIN 3206–AL96 General Schedule Locality Pay Areas AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: On behalf of the President’s Pay Agent, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing final regulations on the locality pay program for General Schedule employees. Originally published on September 28, 2009, as an interim rule with a request for comments, the regulations moved the McGuire Air Force Base, NJ, and Fort Dix, NJ, Philadelphia locality pay area portions of the new Joint Base McGuireDix-Lakehurst, from the Philadelphia locality pay area to the New York locality pay area. We received no comments on the interim rule and adopt the final rule without change. We are also adding a corresponding note to the definition of the Philadelphia locality pay area to clarify that the Joint Base is not part of the Philadelphia locality pay area and changing titling of the Portland, OR, locality pay area to correspond to a change in the name of the Portland Metropolitan Statistical Area. Effective on July 21, 2010. Applicability Date: The regulations were applicable on the first day of the first pay period that began on or after September 28, 2009. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allan Hearne, (202) 606–2838; Fax: (202) 606–4264; e-mail: payperformance-policy@opm.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, authorizes locality pay for General Schedule (GS) employees with duty mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with RULES DATES: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:37 Jun 18, 2010 Jkt 220001 stations in the United States and its territories and possessions. Section 5304(f) of title 5, United States Code, authorizes the President’s Pay Agent (the Secretary of Labor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management) to determine locality pay areas. Most locality pay areas follow county lines under the methods recommended by the Federal Salary Council (Council) and adopted by the President’s Pay Agent. However, exceptions are made for Federal facilities that cross county borders under criteria recommended by the Council and approved by the Pay Agent. As part of the base realignment and closure process, the Department of Defense established Joint Base McGuireDix-Lakehurst effective October 1, 2009. McGuire Air Force Base and Fort Dix, in Burlington County, New Jersey, were in the Philadelphia locality pay area while Lakehurst, in Ocean County, New Jersey, was in the New York locality pay area. The President’s Pay Agent concluded that the Joint Base McGuireDix-Lakehurst met the Council’s existing criteria to be included in the New York locality pay area. Accordingly, on September 28, 2009, the Office of Personnel Management published an interim rule to move the Philadelphia locality pay area portions of the joint base from the Philadelphia locality pay area to the New York locality pay area. We received no comments on the interim rule and adopt it as final with a clarification that the Philadelphia locality pay area does not include Joint Base McGuire-DixLakehurst. On December 1, 2009, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published OMB Bulletin No. 10–02 making changes in metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs). One of these changes renamed the PortlandVancouver-Beaverton, OR–WA MSA as the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR– WA MSA; but this change did not alter the geographic definition of the MSA. Since we use MSAs as the core definition of locality pay areas, we are also renaming the Portland-VancouverBeaverton, OR–WA locality pay area as the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR– WA locality pay area and updating the MSA name in the regulation to match the new OMB MSA name. There are no PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 changes in the geographic definition of the locality pay area or in employee entitlements as a result of this name change. E.O. 12866, Regulatory Review The Office of Management and Budget has reviewed this rule in accordance with E.O. 12866. Paperwork Reduction Act This document does not contain proposed information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– 13. 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 apply only to Federal agencies and employees. List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 531 Government employees, Law enforcement officers, Wages. U.S. Office of Personnel Management. John Berry, Director. Accordingly, OPM adopts as a final rule the interim rule published at 74 FR 49307 on September 28, 2009 with the following changes: ■ PART 531—PAY UNDER THE GENERAL SCHEDULE 1. The authority citation for part 531 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5115, 5307, and 5338; sec. 4 of Public Law 103–89, 107 Stat. 981; and E.O. 12748, 56 FR 4521, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 316; Subpart B also issued under 5 U.S.C. 5303(g), 5305, 5333, 5334(a) and (b), and 7701(b)(2); Subpart D also issued under 5 U.S.C. 5335 and 7701(b)(2); Subpart E also issued under 5 U.S.C. 5336; Subpart F also issued under 5 U.S.C. 5304 and 5305; E.O. 12883, 58 FR 63281, 3 CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 682; and E.O. 13106, 63 FR 68151, 3 CFR, 1998 Comp., p. 224. Subpart F—Locality-Based Comparability Payments 2. In § 531.603, paragraphs (b)(20), (b)(21), and (b)(24) are revised to read as follows: ■ § 531.603 Locality pay areas. * * * * * (b) * * * (20) New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY–NJ–CT–PA—consisting of the New E:\FR\FM\21JNR1.SGM 21JNR1 34924 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 118 / Monday, June 21, 2010 / Rules and Regulations York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY–NJ–CT– PA CSA, plus Monroe County, PA, Warren County, NJ, and all of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst; (21) Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA–NJ–DE–MD—consisting of the Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA– NJ–DE–MD CSA excluding Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, plus Kent County, DE, Atlantic County, NJ, and Cape May County, NJ; * * * * * (24) Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR–WA—consisting of the PortlandVancouver-Hillsboro, OR–WA MSA, plus Marion County, OR, and Polk County, OR; * * * * * [FR Doc. 2010–14981 Filed 6–18–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6325–39–P follows:’’ is corrected to read: ’’For the reasons stated above, the CCC revises part 1470 of Title 7 of the CFR to read as follows:’’ Signed June 15, 2010, in Washington, DC. Teressa Davis, Rulemaking Manager, Natural Resources Conservation Service. [FR Doc. 2010–14847 Filed 6–18–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–16–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. FAA–2010–0026; Directorate Identifier 2010–NE–03–AD; Amendment 39– 16340; AD 2010–13–09] RIN 2120–AA64 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Airworthiness Directives; CFM International, S.A. CFM56–5, –5B, and –7B Series Turbofan Engines Commodity Credit Corporation 7 CFR Part 1470 AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule. RIN 0578–AA43 Conservation Stewardship Program Commodity Credit Corporation, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture. ACTION: Final rule; correction. mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with RULES AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Natural Resources Conservation Service is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of June 3, 2010 (75 FR 31653). The document 2010–12699, concerning the Conservation Stewardship Program, contained an error in the words of ‘‘issuance’’ at the end of the preamble. DATES: Effective Date: The rule is effective June 3, 2010. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dwayne Howard, Branch Chief, Financial Assistance Programs Division, Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 5237 South Building, Washington, DC. 20250; Telephone: (202) 720–1845; Fax: (202) 720–4265; or e-mail: Dwayne.howard@wdc.usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In FR Doc. 2010–12699 appearing on page 31653 in the Federal Register of Thursday, June 3, 2010, the following correction is made: Words of Issuance [Corrected] (1) On page 31653, in the second column, the Words of Issuance that read ‘‘For the reasons stated above, the CCC adds part 1470 of the CFR to read as VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:37 Jun 18, 2010 Jkt 220001 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for CFM International, S.A. CFM56–5, –5B, and –7B series turbofan engines. This AD requires removing from service, nine stage 3 low-pressure turbine (LPT) disks, identified by serial number (S/N). This AD results from the discovery of a material nonconformity requiring removal of the disk before the certified disk life of certain stage 3 LPT disks. We are issuing this AD to prevent uncontained failure of the stage 3 LPT disk and damage to the airplane. DATES: This AD becomes effective July 26, 2010. ADDRESSES: The Docket Operations office is located at Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Antonio Cancelliere, Aerospace Engineer, Engine Certification Office, FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; e-mail: antonio.cancelliere@faa.gov; telephone (781) 238–7751; fax (781) 238–7199. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 39 with a proposed AD. The proposed AD applies to CFM International, S.A. CFM56–5, –5B, and –7B series turbofan engines. We published the proposed AD PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 in the Federal Register on March 18, 2010 (75 FR 13045). That action proposed to require removing from service, nine stage 3 LPT disks, identified by S/N. Examining the AD Docket You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at https:// www.regulations.gov; or in person at the Docket Operations office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains this AD, the regulatory evaluation, any comments received, and other information. The street address for the Docket Operations office (telephone (800) 647–5527) is provided in the ADDRESSES section. Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly after receipt. Comments We provided the public the opportunity to participate in the development of this AD. We have considered the comments received. Two commenters support the proposal as written. Remove the Airbus A340 Reference One commenter, CFM International, S.A., requests that we remove the reference to the Airbus A340 airplane from the applicability paragraph, as the engines used on that airplane are CFM56–5C engines, and use a different disk P/N not affected by this AD. We agree. We removed the A340 reference from the AD. Request To Reference the Disk Part Number CFM International, S.A., requests that we reference the disk part number of 336–002–006–0, along with the affected disk serial numbers, in the applicability paragraph to help identify the parts to be removed. We agree. We added the disk part number to the applicability paragraph. Request To Clarify the Applicability Paragraph CFM International, S.A., requests clarification of the applicability paragraph that none of these affected disk S/Ns were originally installed on any CFM56–5 turbofan engines, however, that disk P/N is certified for use on CFM56–5 engines. We agree and changed the applicability paragraph. Request To Reference European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Related AD CFM International, S.A., requests that we reference the EASA related AD in our AD. E:\FR\FM\21JNR1.SGM 21JNR1

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

5 CFR Part 531

RIN 3206-AL96


General Schedule Locality Pay Areas

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: On behalf of the President's Pay Agent, the U.S. Office of 
Personnel Management is issuing final regulations on the locality pay 
program for General Schedule employees. Originally published on 
September 28, 2009, as an interim rule with a request for comments, the 
regulations moved the McGuire Air Force Base, NJ, and Fort Dix, NJ, 
Philadelphia locality pay area portions of the new Joint Base McGuire-
Dix-Lakehurst, from the Philadelphia locality pay area to the New York 
locality pay area. We received no comments on the interim rule and 
adopt the final rule without change. We are also adding a corresponding 
note to the definition of the Philadelphia locality pay area to clarify 
that the Joint Base is not part of the Philadelphia locality pay area 
and changing titling of the Portland, OR, locality pay area to 
correspond to a change in the name of the Portland Metropolitan 
Statistical Area.

DATES: Effective on July 21, 2010.
    Applicability Date: The regulations were applicable on the first 
day of the first pay period that began on or after September 28, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allan Hearne, (202) 606-2838;
    Fax: (202) 606-4264; e-mail: pay-performance-policy@opm.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, 
authorizes locality pay for General Schedule (GS) employees with duty 
stations in the United States and its territories and possessions.
    Section 5304(f) of title 5, United States Code, authorizes the 
President's Pay Agent (the Secretary of Labor, the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management) to determine locality pay areas. Most locality 
pay areas follow county lines under the methods recommended by the 
Federal Salary Council (Council) and adopted by the President's Pay 
Agent. However, exceptions are made for Federal facilities that cross 
county borders under criteria recommended by the Council and approved 
by the Pay Agent.
    As part of the base realignment and closure process, the Department 
of Defense established Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst effective 
October 1, 2009. McGuire Air Force Base and Fort Dix, in Burlington 
County, New Jersey, were in the Philadelphia locality pay area while 
Lakehurst, in Ocean County, New Jersey, was in the New York locality 
pay area. The President's Pay Agent concluded that the Joint Base 
McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst met the Council's existing criteria to be 
included in the New York locality pay area. Accordingly, on September 
28, 2009, the Office of Personnel Management published an interim rule 
to move the Philadelphia locality pay area portions of the joint base 
from the Philadelphia locality pay area to the New York locality pay 
area. We received no comments on the interim rule and adopt it as final 
with a clarification that the Philadelphia locality pay area does not 
include Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.
    On December 1, 2009, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
published OMB Bulletin No. 10-02 making changes in metropolitan 
statistical areas (MSAs). One of these changes renamed the Portland-
Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA MSA as the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-
WA MSA; but this change did not alter the geographic definition of the 
MSA. Since we use MSAs as the core definition of locality pay areas, we 
are also renaming the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA locality pay 
area as the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA locality pay area and 
updating the MSA name in the regulation to match the new OMB MSA name. 
There are no changes in the geographic definition of the locality pay 
area or in employee entitlements as a result of this name change.

E.O. 12866, Regulatory Review

    The Office of Management and Budget has reviewed this rule in 
accordance with E.O. 12866.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    This document does not contain proposed information collection 
requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 
104-13.

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 apply only to Federal agencies and employees.

List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 531

    Government employees, Law enforcement officers, Wages.

    U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
John Berry,
Director.

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Accordingly, OPM adopts as a final rule the interim rule published at 
74 FR 49307 on September 28, 2009 with the following changes:

PART 531--PAY UNDER THE GENERAL SCHEDULE

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1. The authority citation for part 531 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  5 U.S.C. 5115, 5307, and 5338; sec. 4 of Public Law 
103-89, 107 Stat. 981; and E.O. 12748, 56 FR 4521, 3 CFR, 1991 
Comp., p. 316; Subpart B also issued under 5 U.S.C. 5303(g), 5305, 
5333, 5334(a) and (b), and 7701(b)(2); Subpart D also issued under 5 
U.S.C. 5335 and 7701(b)(2); Subpart E also issued under 5 U.S.C. 
5336; Subpart F also issued under 5 U.S.C. 5304 and 5305; E.O. 
12883, 58 FR 63281, 3 CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 682; and E.O. 13106, 63 FR 
68151, 3 CFR, 1998 Comp., p. 224.

Subpart F--Locality-Based Comparability Payments

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2. In Sec.  531.603, paragraphs (b)(20), (b)(21), and (b)(24) are 
revised to read as follows:


Sec.  531.603  Locality pay areas.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (20) New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA--consisting of the New

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York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA, plus Monroe County, PA, Warren 
County, NJ, and all of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst;
    (21) Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD--consisting of the 
Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA excluding Joint Base 
McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, plus Kent County, DE, Atlantic County, NJ, and 
Cape May County, NJ;
* * * * *
    (24) Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA--consisting of the 
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA, plus Marion County, OR, and 
Polk County, OR;
* * * * *

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