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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains notices to the public of the proposed
issuance of rules and regulations. The
purpose of these notices is to give interested
persons an opportunity to participate in the
rule making prior to the adoption of the final
rules.
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
5 CFR Part 532
RIN 3206–AM28
Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition
of the Shreveport, LA; Texarkana, TX;
Milwaukee, WI; and Southwestern
Wisconsin Appropriated Fund Federal
Wage System Wage Areas
U.S. 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 redefine the geographic
boundaries of the Shreveport, LA;
Texarkana, TX; Milwaukee, WI; and
Southwestern Wisconsin appropriated
fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage
areas. The proposed rule would redefine
Upshur County, TX, from the Texarkana
wage area to the Shreveport wage area
and Oconto County, WI, from the
Southwestern Wisconsin wage area to
the Milwaukee 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 Shreveport, Texarkana, Milwaukee,
and Southwestern Wisconsin FWS wage
areas.
DATES: We must receive comments on or
before October 25, 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; e-mail pay-performancepolicy@opm.gov; or FAX: (202) 606–
4264.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606–2838; email pay-performance-policy@opm.gov;
or FAX: (202) 606–4264.
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The U.S.
Office of Personnel Management is
issuing a proposed rule that would
redefine the geographic boundaries of
the Shreveport, LA; Texarkana, TX;
Milwaukee, WI; and Southwestern
Wisconsin appropriated fund Federal
Wage System (FWS) wage areas. This
proposed rule would redefine Upshur
County, TX, from the Texarkana wage
area to the Shreveport wage area and
Oconto County, WI, from the
Southwestern Wisconsin wage area to
the Milwaukee 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.
In addition, OPM regulations at 5 CFR
532.211 do not permit splitting
Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
for the purpose of defining a wage area,
except in very unusual circumstances
(e.g., organizational relationships among
closely located Federal activities).
OPM recently completed reviews of
the definitions of the Longview, TX and
Green Bay, WI MSAs and, based on
analyses of the regulatory criteria for
defining wage areas, is proposing the
changes described below. 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
Shreveport, Texarkana, Milwaukee, and
Southwestern Wisconsin wage areas.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical
Area
Gregg, Rusk, and Upshur Counties,
TX, comprise the Longview, TX MSA.
The Longview MSA is currently split
between the Shreveport, LA, and
Texarkana, TX, wage areas. Gregg and
Rusk Counties are part of the area of
application of the Shreveport wage area
and Upshur County is part of the area
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of application of the Texarkana wage
area.
Based on an analysis of the regulatory
criteria for Gregg County, the core
county in the Longview MSA, we
recommend that the entire Longview
MSA be defined to the Shreveport area
of application. The distance criterion for
Gregg County favors the Shreveport
wage area more than the Texarkana
wage area. All other criteria are
inconclusive. However, even though the
commuting patterns criterion is
inconclusive, about 10 times as many
people currently commute from Gregg
County into the Shreveport survey area
(0.47 percent of the resident workforce)
than into the Texarkana survey area
(0.05 percent). Based on this analysis,
we believe Gregg County is
appropriately defined to the Shreveport
wage area. Since there appear to be no
unusual circumstances that would
permit splitting the Longview MSA,
OPM proposes to redefine Upshur
County to the Shreveport wage area so
that the entire Longview MSA is in one
wage area. There are currently no FWS
employees working in Upshur County.
Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical
Area
Brown, Kewaunee and Oconto
Counties, WI, comprise the Green Bay,
WI MSA. The Green Bay MSA is
currently split between the Milwaukee,
WI, and Southwestern Wisconsin wage
areas. Brown and Kewaunee Counties
are part of the area of application of the
Milwaukee wage area and Oconto
County is part of the area of application
of the Southwestern Wisconsin wage
area.
Based on an analysis of the regulatory
criteria for Brown County, the core
county in the Green Bay MSA, we
recommend that the entire Green Bay
MSA be defined to the Milwaukee wage
area. The distance criterion for Brown
County favors the Milwaukee wage area
more than the Southwestern Wisconsin
wage area. All other criteria are
inconclusive. Based on the mixed
nature of our regulatory analysis
findings, we believe Brown County is
appropriately defined to the Milwaukee
wage area. Since there appear to be no
unusual circumstances that would
permit splitting the Green Bay MSA,
OPM proposes to redefine Oconto
County to the Milwaukee wage area so
that the entire Green Bay MSA is in one
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Upshur
wage area. There are currently no FWS
employees working in Oconto County.
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TEXAS
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.
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List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 532
Administrative practice and
procedure, Freedom of information,
Government employees, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Wages.
John Berry,
Director, U.S. Office of Personnel
Management.
Accordingly, the U.S. Office of
Personnel Management is proposing 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.
2. Appendix C to subpart B is
amended by revising the wage area
listings for the Shreveport, LA;
Texarkana, TX; Milwaukee, WI; and
Southwestern Wisconsin wage areas to
read as follows:
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Shreveport
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Survey Area
Louisiana: (parishes)
Bossier
Caddo
Webster
Area of Application. Survey Area Plus:
Louisiana: (parishes)
Bienville
Claiborne
De Soto
East Carroll
Jackson
Lincoln
Morehouse
Ouachita
Red River
Richland
Union
West Carroll
Texas:
Cherokee
Gregg
Harrison
Panola
Rusk
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Texarkana
Survey Area
Texas:
Bowie
Arkansas:
Little River
Miller
Area of Application. Survey Area Plus:
Texas:
Camp
Cass
Franklin
Marion
Morris
Red River
Titus
Arkansas:
Columbia
Hempstead
Howard
Lafayette
Nevada
Sevier
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Florence
Forest
Jackson
Juneau
Langlade
Lincoln
Marathon
Marinette
Menominee
Oneida
Pepin
Portage
Price
Richland
Rusk
Shawano
Taylor
Vernon
Vilas
Waupaca
Waushara
Wood
Minnesota:
Fillmore
Houston
Wabasha
Winona
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Milwaukee
Federal Aviation Administration
Survey Area
Wisconsin:
Milwaukee
Ozaukee
Washington
Waukesha
14 CFR Part 39
Area of Application. Survey Area Plus:
Wisconsin:
Brown
Calumet
Door
Fond du Lac
Kewaunee
Manitowoc
Oconto
Outagamie
Racine
Sheboygan
Walworth
Winnebago
Appendix C to Subpart B of Part 532—
Appropriated Fund Wage and Survey
Areas
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Industries, Ltd., Seats and Seating
Systems Approved Under Technical
Standard Order (TSO) TSO–C39b,
TSO–C39c, or TSO–C127a
[Docket No. FAA–2010–0857; Directorate
Identifier 2010–NM–156–AD]
RIN 2120–AA64
Southwestern Wisconsin
Survey Area
Wisconsin:
Chippewa
Eau Claire
La Crosse
Monroe
Trempealeau
Area of Application. Survey Area Plus:
Wisconsin:
Adams
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Buffalo
Clark
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Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
We propose to adopt a new
airworthiness directive (AD) for certain
Koito Industries, Ltd., seats and seating
systems approved under TSO–C39b,
TSO–C39c, or TSO–C127a. This
proposed AD would require
determining if affected seats and seating
systems and their components are
compliant with certain FAA regulations,
and removing those seats, seating
systems, and their components from the
affected fleet that are shown to be
unsafe. This proposed AD results from
a determination that the affected seats
and seating systems may not meet
certain flammability and strength
criteria. Failure to meet strength criteria
could result in injuries to the flightcrew
and passengers during emergency
SUMMARY:
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the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
5 CFR Part 532
RIN 3206-AM28
Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Shreveport, LA;
Texarkana, TX; Milwaukee, WI; and Southwestern Wisconsin 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 Shreveport,
LA; Texarkana, TX; Milwaukee, WI; and Southwestern Wisconsin
appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas. The proposed
rule would redefine Upshur County, TX, from the Texarkana wage area to
the Shreveport wage area and Oconto County, WI, from the Southwestern
Wisconsin wage area to the Milwaukee 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
Shreveport, Texarkana, Milwaukee, and Southwestern Wisconsin FWS wage
areas.
DATES: We must receive comments on or before October 25, 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; 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 is
issuing a proposed rule that would redefine the geographic boundaries
of the Shreveport, LA; Texarkana, TX; Milwaukee, WI; and Southwestern
Wisconsin appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas. This
proposed rule would redefine Upshur County, TX, from the Texarkana wage
area to the Shreveport wage area and Oconto County, WI, from the
Southwestern Wisconsin wage area to the Milwaukee 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.
In addition, OPM regulations at 5 CFR 532.211 do not permit
splitting Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) for the purpose of
defining a wage area, except in very unusual circumstances (e.g.,
organizational relationships among closely located Federal activities).
OPM recently completed reviews of the definitions of the Longview,
TX and Green Bay, WI MSAs and, based on analyses of the regulatory
criteria for defining wage areas, is proposing the changes described
below. 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 Shreveport, Texarkana,
Milwaukee, and Southwestern Wisconsin wage areas.
Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
Gregg, Rusk, and Upshur Counties, TX, comprise the Longview, TX
MSA. The Longview MSA is currently split between the Shreveport, LA,
and Texarkana, TX, wage areas. Gregg and Rusk Counties are part of the
area of application of the Shreveport wage area and Upshur County is
part of the area of application of the Texarkana wage area.
Based on an analysis of the regulatory criteria for Gregg County,
the core county in the Longview MSA, we recommend that the entire
Longview MSA be defined to the Shreveport area of application. The
distance criterion for Gregg County favors the Shreveport wage area
more than the Texarkana wage area. All other criteria are inconclusive.
However, even though the commuting patterns criterion is inconclusive,
about 10 times as many people currently commute from Gregg County into
the Shreveport survey area (0.47 percent of the resident workforce)
than into the Texarkana survey area (0.05 percent). Based on this
analysis, we believe Gregg County is appropriately defined to the
Shreveport wage area. Since there appear to be no unusual circumstances
that would permit splitting the Longview MSA, OPM proposes to redefine
Upshur County to the Shreveport wage area so that the entire Longview
MSA is in one wage area. There are currently no FWS employees working
in Upshur County.
Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
Brown, Kewaunee and Oconto Counties, WI, comprise the Green Bay, WI
MSA. The Green Bay MSA is currently split between the Milwaukee, WI,
and Southwestern Wisconsin wage areas. Brown and Kewaunee Counties are
part of the area of application of the Milwaukee wage area and Oconto
County is part of the area of application of the Southwestern Wisconsin
wage area.
Based on an analysis of the regulatory criteria for Brown County,
the core county in the Green Bay MSA, we recommend that the entire
Green Bay MSA be defined to the Milwaukee wage area. The distance
criterion for Brown County favors the Milwaukee wage area more than the
Southwestern Wisconsin wage area. All other criteria are inconclusive.
Based on the mixed nature of our regulatory analysis findings, we
believe Brown County is appropriately defined to the Milwaukee wage
area. Since there appear to be no unusual circumstances that would
permit splitting the Green Bay MSA, OPM proposes to redefine Oconto
County to the Milwaukee wage area so that the entire Green Bay MSA is
in one
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wage area. There are currently no FWS employees working in Oconto
County.
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.
John Berry,
Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Accordingly, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management is proposing
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.
2. Appendix C to subpart B is amended by revising the wage area
listings for the Shreveport, LA; Texarkana, TX; Milwaukee, WI; and
Southwestern Wisconsin wage areas to read as follows:
Appendix C to Subpart B of Part 532--Appropriated Fund Wage and Survey
Areas
* * * * *
LOUISIANA
* * * * *
Shreveport
Survey Area
Louisiana: (parishes)
Bossier
Caddo
Webster
Area of Application. Survey Area Plus:
Louisiana: (parishes)
Bienville
Claiborne
De Soto
East Carroll
Jackson
Lincoln
Morehouse
Ouachita
Red River
Richland
Union
West Carroll
Texas:
Cherokee
Gregg
Harrison
Panola
Rusk
Upshur
* * * * *
TEXAS
* * * * *
Texarkana
Survey Area
Texas:
Bowie
Arkansas:
Little River
Miller
Area of Application. Survey Area Plus:
Texas:
Camp
Cass
Franklin
Marion
Morris
Red River
Titus
Arkansas:
Columbia
Hempstead
Howard
Lafayette
Nevada
Sevier
* * * * *
WISCONSIN
* * * * *
Milwaukee
Survey Area
Wisconsin:
Milwaukee
Ozaukee
Washington
Waukesha
Area of Application. Survey Area Plus:
Wisconsin:
Brown
Calumet
Door
Fond du Lac
Kewaunee
Manitowoc
Oconto
Outagamie
Racine
Sheboygan
Walworth
Winnebago
Southwestern Wisconsin
Survey Area
Wisconsin:
Chippewa
Eau Claire
La Crosse
Monroe
Trempealeau
Area of Application. Survey Area Plus:
Wisconsin:
Adams
Barron
Buffalo
Clark
Crawford
Dunn
Florence
Forest
Jackson
Juneau
Langlade
Lincoln
Marathon
Marinette
Menominee
Oneida
Pepin
Portage
Price
Richland
Rusk
Shawano
Taylor
Vernon
Vilas
Waupaca
Waushara
Wood
Minnesota:
Fillmore
Houston
Wabasha
Winona
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