Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Northeastern Arizona and Southern Colorado Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas, 43803-43804 [2011-18533]

Download as PDF 43803 Rules and Regulations Federal Register Vol. 76, No. 141 Friday, July 22, 2011 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 CFR Correction 5 CFR Part 532 RIN 3206–AM33 Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Northeastern Arizona and Southern Colorado 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 Northeastern Arizona and Southern Colorado appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas. The final rule redefines Dolores, Montrose, Ouray, San Juan, and San Miguel Counties, CO, and the Curecanti National Recreation Area portion of Gunnison County, CO, from the Southern Colorado wage area to the Northeastern Arizona wage area. These changes are based on consensus recommendations of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee to best match the above counties to a nearby FWS survey area. DATES: This regulation is effective on August 22, 2011. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606–2838; email pay-leave-policy@opm.gov; or Fax: (202) 606–4264. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 22, 2011, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a proposed rule (76 FR 9694) to redefine Dolores, Montrose, Ouray, San Juan, and San Miguel Counties, CO, and the Curecanti National Recreation Area portion of Gunnison County, CO, from the Southern Colorado wage area to the Northeastern Arizona wage area. The proposed rule had a 30-day comment emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:10 Jul 21, 2011 period during which OPM received no comments. 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. FPRAC recommended no other changes in the geographic definitions of the Northeastern Arizona and Southern Colorado wage areas. Jkt 223001 In addition, this final rule deletes Pitkin County, CO, as an area of application county in the Southern Colorado wage area. OPM redefined Pitkin County as part of the area of application of the Denver, CO, wage area in a final rule published in 2000 (65 FR 26119). However, Pitkin County continues to incorrectly appear listed as an area of application county in the Southern Colorado wage area. The Denver wage area correctly lists Pitkin County as one of its area of application counties. 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 Northeastern Arizona and Southern Colorado wage areas to read as follows: PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 * * * * * ARIZONA Northeastern Arizona Survey Area Arizona: Apache Coconino Navajo New Mexico: McKinley San Juan Area of Application. Survey area plus: Colorado: Dolores Gunnison (Only includes the Curecanti National Recreation Area portion) La Plata Montezuma Montrose Ouray San Juan San Miguel Utah: Kane San Juan (Does not include the Canyonlands National Park portion) * Regulatory Flexibility Act ■ Appendix C to Subpart B of Part 532— Appropriated Fund Wage and Survey Areas * * * Colorado * * * * Southwestern Colorado Survey Area * * Colorado: El Paso Pueblo Teller Area of Application. Survey area plus: Colorado: Alamosa Archuleta Baca Bent Chaffee Cheyenne Conejos Costilla Crowley Custer Delta Fremont Gunnison (Does not include the Curecanti National Recreation Area portion) Hinsdale Huerfano Kiowa Kit Carson Las Animas Lincoln Mineral Otero Prowers Rio Grande E:\FR\FM\22JYR1.SGM 22JYR1 43804 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 141 / Friday, July 22, 2011 / Rules and Regulations Saguache * SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: * * * * [FR Doc. 2011–18533 Filed 7–21–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6325–39–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 7 CFR Parts 301 and 319 [Docket No. APHIS–2010–0127] RIN 0579–AD34 Movement of Hass Avocados From Areas Where Mediterranean Fruit Fly or South American Fruit Fly Exist Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: We are amending the regulations to relieve certain restrictions regarding the movement of fresh Hass variety avocados. Specifically, we are amending our domestic regulations to provide for the interstate movement of Hass avocados from Mediterranean fruit fly quarantined areas in the United States with a certificate if the fruit is safeguarded after harvest in accordance with specific measures. We are also amending our foreign quarantine regulations to remove trapping requirements for Mediterranean fruit fly for Hass avocados imported from the ´ State of Michoacan, Mexico, requirements for treatment or origin from an area free of Mediterranean fruit fly for Hass avocados imported from Peru, and requirements for trapping or origin from an area free of South American fruit fly for Hass avocados imported from Peru. These actions are warranted in light of research demonstrating the limited host status of Hass avocados to Mediterranean fruit fly and South American fruit fly. By amending both our domestic and foreign quarantine regulations, we are making them consistent with each other and relieving restrictions for Mexican and Peruvian Hass avocado producers. In addition, this action provides a means for Hass avocados to be moved interstate if the avocados originate from a Mediterranean fruit fly quarantined area in the United States. DATES: Effective Date: July 22, 2011. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. ´ Tony Roman, Import Specialist, Regulations, Permits, and Manuals, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737–1231; (301) 734– 0627. emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:10 Jul 21, 2011 Jkt 223001 Background The domestic fruit fly regulations, contained in 7 CFR 301.32 through 301.32–10 (referred to below as the domestic regulations), were established to prevent the spread of certain fruit fly species, including Ceratitis capitata (Mediterranean fruit fly), into noninfested areas of the United States. The regulations designate soil and many fruits, nuts, vegetables, and berries as regulated articles and impose restrictions on the interstate movement of those regulated articles from regulated areas. Avocado, Persea americana (including the variety Hass), is listed as a regulated article for Mediterranean fruit fly, melon fruit fly (Bactrocera cucurbitae), Mexican fruit fly (Anastrepha ludens), Oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis), peach fruit fly (Anastrepha zonata), and sapote fruit fly (Anastrepha serpentina) in the regulations. Because avocados are listed as regulated articles, they may not be moved interstate from an area quarantined for one of those fruit flies unless the movement is authorized by a certificate or limited permit. In general, avocados may be eligible for a certificate if a bait spray is applied to the production site beginning prior to harvest and continuing through the end of harvest or if a post-harvest irradiation treatment is applied to the fruit. To be eligible for a limited permit, a regulated article must be moved to a specific destination for specialized handling, utilization, or processing or for treatment and meet all other applicable provisions of the regulations. For Hass avocados moving interstate from any Mexican fruit fly or sapote fruit fly quarantined area, the avocados may be moved interstate under certificate if the fruit is safeguarded after harvest in accordance with specific measures set out in § 301.32–4(d). We have determined that Hass avocados are a host for Mexican fruit fly and sapote fruit fly only after harvest; these measures are designed to prevent Hass avocados harvested in a quarantined area from being infested with these fruit flies after harvest. Avocados handled in accordance with these measures are thus allowed to move from the quarantined area without further restriction under the certificate. The regulations in ‘‘Subpart–Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56–1 through 319.56–50, referred to below as the import regulations) prohibit or restrict the importation of fruits and vegetables into the United States from certain parts of the world to prevent the PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 introduction and dissemination of plant pests that are new to or not widely distributed within the United States. The requirements for importing Hass variety avocados into the United States ´ from Michoacan, Mexico, are described in § 319.56–30. Those requirements include pest surveys and pest riskreducing practices, treatment, packinghouse procedures, inspection, and shipping procedures. Although Mediterranean fruit fly is not known to ´ be present in Michoacan, Mexico, the regulations require that trapping be conducted for Mediterranean fruit fly and that any fruit fly finds are reported to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). The regulations in § 319.56–50 allow the importation into the continental United States of Hass avocados from Peru provided, among other things, that the avocados originate from an area free of Mediterranean fruit fly or that the avocados have been treated for Mediterranean fruit fly in accordance with our phytosanitary treatment regulations in 7 CFR part 305. In addition, the regulations in § 319.56–50 require that the avocados must either originate from an area within Peru that is free of South American fruit fly or an area with low pest prevalence for South American fruit fly and where trapping for South American fruit fly is conducted. On April 4, 2011, we published in the Federal Register (76 FR 18419–18421, Docket No. APHIS–2010–0127) a proposal 1 to amend our domestic quarantine regulations to provide for the interstate movement of Hass avocados from Mediterranean fruit fly quarantined areas in the United States with a certificate if the fruit is safeguarded after harvest in accordance with specific measures. We also proposed to amend our foreign quarantine regulations to remove trapping requirements for Mediterranean fruit fly for Hass ´ avocados imported from Michoacan, Mexico, the treatment requirements and origin restrictions for Mediterranean fruit fly for imported Hass avocados from Peru, and the trapping requirements and origin restrictions for South American fruit fly for imported Hass avocados from Peru. These proposed actions were intended to make our domestic and foreign requirements for movement of Hass avocados consistent with each other, relieve restrictions for Mexican and Peruvian 1 To view the proposed rule, the commodity import evaluation document, and the comments we received, go to https://www.regulations.gov/ fdmspublic/component/ main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2010-0127. E:\FR\FM\22JYR1.SGM 22JYR1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 141 (Friday, July 22, 2011)]
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[FR Doc No: 2011-18533]



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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 141 / Friday, July 22, 2011 / Rules 
and Regulations

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

5 CFR Part 532

RIN 3206-AM33


Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Northeastern Arizona 
and Southern Colorado 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 Northeastern Arizona 
and Southern Colorado appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage 
areas. The final rule redefines Dolores, Montrose, Ouray, San Juan, and 
San Miguel Counties, CO, and the Curecanti National Recreation Area 
portion of Gunnison County, CO, from the Southern Colorado wage area to 
the Northeastern Arizona wage area. These changes are based on 
consensus recommendations of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory 
Committee to best match the above counties to a nearby FWS survey area.

DATES: This regulation is effective on August 22, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606-2838; e-
mail pay-leave-policy@opm.gov; or Fax: (202) 606-4264.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 22, 2011, the U.S. Office of 
Personnel Management (OPM) issued a proposed rule (76 FR 9694) to 
redefine Dolores, Montrose, Ouray, San Juan, and San Miguel Counties, 
CO, and the Curecanti National Recreation Area portion of Gunnison 
County, CO, from the Southern Colorado wage area to the Northeastern 
Arizona wage area. The proposed rule had a 30-day comment period during 
which OPM received no comments.
    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. FPRAC recommended no other changes in the geographic 
definitions of the Northeastern Arizona and Southern Colorado wage 
areas.

CFR Correction

    In addition, this final rule deletes Pitkin County, CO, as an area 
of application county in the Southern Colorado wage area. OPM redefined 
Pitkin County as part of the area of application of the Denver, CO, 
wage area in a final rule published in 2000 (65 FR 26119). However, 
Pitkin County continues to incorrectly appear listed as an area of 
application county in the Southern Colorado wage area. The Denver wage 
area correctly lists Pitkin County as one of its area of application 
counties.

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

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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 Northeastern Arizona and Southern Colorado wage areas 
to read as follows:

Appendix C to Subpart B of Part 532--Appropriated Fund Wage and Survey 
Areas

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                                 Arizona
                          Northeastern Arizona
                               Survey Area
Arizona:
  Apache
  Coconino
  Navajo
New Mexico:
  McKinley
  San Juan
                 Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Colorado:
  Dolores
  Gunnison (Only includes the Curecanti National Recreation Area
   portion)
  La Plata
  Montezuma
  Montrose
  Ouray
  San Juan
  San Miguel
Utah:
  Kane
  San Juan (Does not include the Canyonlands National Park portion)
 
                                * * * * *
                                Colorado
 
                                * * * * *
                          Southwestern Colorado
                               Survey Area
Colorado:
  El Paso
  Pueblo
  Teller
                 Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Colorado:
  Alamosa
  Archuleta
  Baca
  Bent
  Chaffee
  Cheyenne
  Conejos
  Costilla
  Crowley
  Custer
  Delta
  Fremont
  Gunnison (Does not include the Curecanti National Recreation Area
   portion)
  Hinsdale
  Huerfano
  Kiowa
  Kit Carson
  Las Animas
  Lincoln
  Mineral
  Otero
  Prowers
  Rio Grande

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