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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
5 CFR Part 532
RIN 3206–AM22
Prevailing Rate Systems; Definition of
Tulsa County, OK, and Angelina
County, TX, to Nonappropriated Fund
Federal Wage System Wage Areas
Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: Proposed rule with request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Office of Personnel
Management is issuing a proposed rule
that would define Tulsa County,
Oklahoma, as an area of application to
the Oklahoma, OK, nonappropriated
fund (NAF) Federal Wage System (FWS)
wage area and Angelina County, Texas,
as an area of application to the Dallas,
TX, NAF FWS wage area. These changes
are necessary because there are NAF
FWS employees working in Tulsa and
Angelina Counties and the counties are
not currently defined to NAF wage
areas. In addition, this proposed rule
would restore Appendix B to subpart B
of part 532—Nationwide Schedule of
Nonappropriated Fund Regular Wage
Schedules by removing, under the State
of California, ‘‘Santa Clara,’’ which was
abolished as a NAF FWS wage area by
a final rule published on March 9, 2009.
DATES: We must receive comments on or
before September 2, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments
to Jerome D. Mikowicz, Deputy
Associate Director for Pay and Leave,
Employee Services, U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, Room 7H31,
1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC
20415–8200; email pay-performancepolicy@opm.gov; or FAX: (202) 606–
4264.
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SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606–2838;
e-mail pay-performancepolicy@opm.gov; or FAX: (202) 606–
4264.
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The U.S.
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
is issuing a proposed rule that would
define Tulsa County, Oklahoma, as an
area of application to the Oklahoma,
OK, nonappropriated fund (NAF)
Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area
and Angelina County, Texas, as an area
of application to the Dallas, TX, NAF
FWS wage area. Veterans Canteen
Service (VCS) now operates franchise
coffee bars, staffed with NAF
employees, at Outpatient Clinics in
Tulsa and Angelina Counties. The
Ernest Childers VA Outpatient Clinic in
Tulsa County employs one NAF FWS
employee and the Charles Wilson VA
Outpatient Clinic in Angelina County
employs two NAF FWS employees.
Under section 532.219 of title 5, Code
of Federal Regulations, each NAF wage
area ‘‘shall consist of one or more survey
areas, along with nonsurvey areas, if
any, having nonappropriated fund
employees.’’ Tulsa and Angelina
Counties do not meet the regulatory
criteria under 5 CFR 532.219 to be
established as separate NAF wage areas;
however, nonsurvey counties may be
combined with a survey area to form a
wage area. Section 532.219 lists the
regulatory criteria that OPM considers
when defining FWS wage area
boundaries:
(i) Proximity of largest facilities
activity in each county;
(ii) Transportation facilities and
commuting patterns; and
(iii) Similarities of the counties in:
(A) Overall population;
(B) Private employment in major
industry categories; and
(C) Kinds and sizes of private
industrial establishments.
OPM recently completed reviews of
the definitions of Tulsa and Angelina
Counties and, based on analyses of the
regulatory criteria for defining NAF
wage areas, is proposing the changes
described below. The Federal Prevailing
Rate Advisory Committee, 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Tulsa County, OK
Based on an analysis of the regulatory
criteria for defining NAF wage areas, we
recommend that Tulsa County, OK, be
defined as an area of application to the
Oklahoma, OK, NAF FWS wage area.
The proximity criterion favors the
Oklahoma wage area more than the
Sedgwick, OK, wage area. The
commuting patterns criterion does not
favor one wage area more than another.
Although the overall population,
employment sizes, and kinds and sizes
of private industrial establishments
criterion does not favor one wage area
more than another, the comparison of
the total population and workforce,
employment, and kinds and sizes of
private industrial establishments for
Tulsa County is similar to the Oklahoma
survey area. The NAF FWS employee in
Tulsa County works at the Ernest
Childers VA Outpatient Clinic, which is
a satellite activity attached to the Jack C.
Montgomery VA Medical Center in
Muskogee County. Muskogee County is
already defined to the Oklahoma NAF
wage area. Based on this analysis, OPM
proposes to define Tulsa County to the
Oklahoma NAF wage area.
The proposed Oklahoma NAF wage
area would consist of one survey
county, Oklahoma County, OK, and four
area of application counties: Garfield,
Muskogee, Pittsburgh, and Tulsa
Counties, OK.
Angelina County, TX
Based on an analysis of the regulatory
criteria for defining NAF wage areas, we
recommend that Angelina County, TX,
be defined as an area of application to
the Dallas, TX, NAF FWS wage area.
The proximity criterion favors the
Rapides, LA, wage area. The commuting
patterns criterion does not favor one
wage area more than another. Although
the overall population, employment
sizes, and kinds and sizes of private
industrial establishments criterion does
not favor one wage area more than
another, the industrial distribution
pattern for Angelina County is similar to
the Rapides survey area. However, the
Department of Veterans Affairs has
requested that OPM consider defining
Angelina County to the Dallas wage
area. The two NAF FWS employees in
Angelina County work at the Charles
Wilson VA Outpatient Clinic, which is
a satellite activity of the Michael E.
DeBakey VA Medical Center in Harris
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County, which is in the Dallas wage
area. Although a standard review of
regulatory criteria shows that the
proximity criterion favors defining
Angelina County to the Rapides wage
area, we believe the organizational
relationship between the Charles Wilson
VA Outpatient Clinic and its parent
facility, the Michael E. DeBakey VA
Medical Center, supports defining
Angelina County to the Dallas wage
area. An additional factor to consider is
the relative proximity of the Medical
Center to the Outpatient Clinic. There is
a distance of only 128 miles (206 km)
separating the two facilities. The
distance from the Outpatient Clinic to
the host activity in the Rapides wage
area is 126 miles (203 km). The
difference between these distances is
only 2 miles. Based on our analysis of
the organizational relationship and
geographic proximity of the Medical
Center and its Outpatient Clinic, OPM
proposes to define Angelina County to
the Dallas NAF wage area.
The proposed Dallas NAF wage area
would consist of one survey county,
Dallas County, TX, and four area of
application counties: Angelina, Fannin,
Galveston, and Harris Counties, TX.
Appendix B to Subpart B of Part 532—
[Amended]
2. Appendix B to subpart B is
amended by removing, under the State
of California, the entry for ‘‘Santa Clara.’’
3. Appendix D to subpart B is
amended by revising the wage area
listing for the Oklahoma, OK, and
Dallas, TX, NAF wage areas to read as
follows:
Appendix D to Subpart B of Part 532—
Nonappropriated Fund Wage and
Survey Areas
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OKLAHOMA
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Oklahoma
Survey Area
Oklahoma:
Oklahoma
Area of Application. Survey
area plus:
Oklahoma:
Garfield
Muskogee
Pittsburg
Tulsa
Santa Clara, CA
On March 9, 2009, we published a
final rule (74 FR 9951) that abolished
the Santa Clara, CA, NAF FWS wage
area. Therefore, ‘‘Santa Clara’’ should be
removed under the State of California in
Appendix B to subpart B of part 532—
Nationwide Schedule of
Nonappropriated Fund Regular Wage
Schedules.
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TEXAS
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Dallas
Survey Area
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.
Texas:
Dallas
Area of Application. Survey
area plus:
Texas:
Angelina
Fannin
Galveston
Harris
List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 532
Administrative practice and
procedure, Freedom of information,
Government employees, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Wages.
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U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
John Berry,
Director.
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Accordingly, the U.S. Office of
Personnel Management proposes to
amend 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.
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
5 CFR Part 532
RIN 3206-AM22
Prevailing Rate Systems; Definition of Tulsa County, OK, and
Angelina County, TX, to Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage
Areas
AGENCY: 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 define Tulsa County, Oklahoma, as an area of
application to the Oklahoma, OK, nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal
Wage System (FWS) wage area and Angelina County, Texas, as an area of
application to the Dallas, TX, NAF FWS wage area. These changes are
necessary because there are NAF FWS employees working in Tulsa and
Angelina Counties and the counties are not currently defined to NAF
wage areas. In addition, this proposed rule would restore Appendix B to
subpart B of part 532--Nationwide Schedule of Nonappropriated Fund
Regular Wage Schedules by removing, under the State of California,
``Santa Clara,'' which was abolished as a NAF FWS wage area by a final
rule published on March 9, 2009.
DATES: We must receive comments on or before September 2, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to Jerome D. Mikowicz, Deputy
Associate Director for Pay and Leave, Employee Services, U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, Room 7H31, 1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC
20415-8200; email 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 that would define Tulsa County,
Oklahoma, as an area of application to the Oklahoma, OK,
nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area and
Angelina County, Texas, as an area of application to the Dallas, TX,
NAF FWS wage area. Veterans Canteen Service (VCS) now operates
franchise coffee bars, staffed with NAF employees, at Outpatient
Clinics in Tulsa and Angelina Counties. The Ernest Childers VA
Outpatient Clinic in Tulsa County employs one NAF FWS employee and the
Charles Wilson VA Outpatient Clinic in Angelina County employs two NAF
FWS employees.
Under section 532.219 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, each
NAF wage area ``shall consist of one or more survey areas, along with
nonsurvey areas, if any, having nonappropriated fund employees.'' Tulsa
and Angelina Counties do not meet the regulatory criteria under 5 CFR
532.219 to be established as separate NAF wage areas; however,
nonsurvey counties may be combined with a survey area to form a wage
area. Section 532.219 lists the regulatory criteria that OPM considers
when defining FWS wage area boundaries:
(i) Proximity of largest facilities activity in each county;
(ii) Transportation facilities and commuting patterns; and
(iii) Similarities of the counties in:
(A) Overall population;
(B) Private employment in major industry categories; and
(C) Kinds and sizes of private industrial establishments.
OPM recently completed reviews of the definitions of Tulsa and
Angelina Counties and, based on analyses of the regulatory criteria for
defining NAF wage areas, is proposing the changes described below. The
Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee, 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.
Tulsa County, OK
Based on an analysis of the regulatory criteria for defining NAF
wage areas, we recommend that Tulsa County, OK, be defined as an area
of application to the Oklahoma, OK, NAF FWS wage area. The proximity
criterion favors the Oklahoma wage area more than the Sedgwick, OK,
wage area. The commuting patterns criterion does not favor one wage
area more than another. Although the overall population, employment
sizes, and kinds and sizes of private industrial establishments
criterion does not favor one wage area more than another, the
comparison of the total population and workforce, employment, and kinds
and sizes of private industrial establishments for Tulsa County is
similar to the Oklahoma survey area. The NAF FWS employee in Tulsa
County works at the Ernest Childers VA Outpatient Clinic, which is a
satellite activity attached to the Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center
in Muskogee County. Muskogee County is already defined to the Oklahoma
NAF wage area. Based on this analysis, OPM proposes to define Tulsa
County to the Oklahoma NAF wage area.
The proposed Oklahoma NAF wage area would consist of one survey
county, Oklahoma County, OK, and four area of application counties:
Garfield, Muskogee, Pittsburgh, and Tulsa Counties, OK.
Angelina County, TX
Based on an analysis of the regulatory criteria for defining NAF
wage areas, we recommend that Angelina County, TX, be defined as an
area of application to the Dallas, TX, NAF FWS wage area. The proximity
criterion favors the Rapides, LA, wage area. The commuting patterns
criterion does not favor one wage area more than another. Although the
overall population, employment sizes, and kinds and sizes of private
industrial establishments criterion does not favor one wage area more
than another, the industrial distribution pattern for Angelina County
is similar to the Rapides survey area. However, the Department of
Veterans Affairs has requested that OPM consider defining Angelina
County to the Dallas wage area. The two NAF FWS employees in Angelina
County work at the Charles Wilson VA Outpatient Clinic, which is a
satellite activity of the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in
Harris
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County, which is in the Dallas wage area. Although a standard review of
regulatory criteria shows that the proximity criterion favors defining
Angelina County to the Rapides wage area, we believe the organizational
relationship between the Charles Wilson VA Outpatient Clinic and its
parent facility, the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, supports
defining Angelina County to the Dallas wage area. An additional factor
to consider is the relative proximity of the Medical Center to the
Outpatient Clinic. There is a distance of only 128 miles (206 km)
separating the two facilities. The distance from the Outpatient Clinic
to the host activity in the Rapides wage area is 126 miles (203 km).
The difference between these distances is only 2 miles. Based on our
analysis of the organizational relationship and geographic proximity of
the Medical Center and its Outpatient Clinic, OPM proposes to define
Angelina County to the Dallas NAF wage area.
The proposed Dallas NAF wage area would consist of one survey
county, Dallas County, TX, and four area of application counties:
Angelina, Fannin, Galveston, and Harris Counties, TX.
Santa Clara, CA
On March 9, 2009, we published a final rule (74 FR 9951) that
abolished the Santa Clara, CA, NAF FWS wage area. Therefore, ``Santa
Clara'' should be removed under the State of California in Appendix B
to subpart B of part 532--Nationwide Schedule of Nonappropriated Fund
Regular Wage Schedules.
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.
John Berry,
Director.
Accordingly, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management proposes to
amend 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; Sec. 532.707 also issued under
5 U.S.C. 552.
Appendix B to Subpart B of Part 532--[Amended]
2. Appendix B to subpart B is amended by removing, under the State
of California, the entry for ``Santa Clara.''
3. Appendix D to subpart B is amended by revising the wage area
listing for the Oklahoma, OK, and Dallas, TX, NAF wage areas to read as
follows:
Appendix D to Subpart B of Part 532--Nonappropriated Fund Wage and
Survey Areas
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OKLAHOMA
* * * *
Oklahoma
Survey Area
Oklahoma:
Oklahoma
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Oklahoma:
Garfield
Muskogee
Pittsburg
Tulsa
* * * * *
TEXAS
* * * * *
Dallas
Survey Area
Texas:
Dallas
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Texas:
Angelina
Fannin
Galveston
Harris
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