Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, and Southwestern Wisconsin Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas, 75589-75590 [2012-30805]
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Vol. 77, No. 246
Friday, December 21, 2012
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
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issuance of rules and regulations. The
purpose of these notices is to give interested
persons an opportunity to participate in the
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
5 CFR Part 532
RIN 3206–AM75
Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition
of the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul,
MN, and Southwestern Wisconsin
appropriated fund Federal Wage System
wage areas. The proposed rule would
redefine Wabasha County, MN, from the
Southwestern Wisconsin wage area to
the Minneapolis-St. Paul wage area.
This change is based on a recent
consensus recommendation of the
Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory
Committee to best match Wabasha
County to a nearby FWS survey area.
DATES: We must receive comments on or
before January 22, 2013.
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-leavepolicy@opm.gov; or FAX: (202) 606–
4264.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606–2838;
email pay-leave-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
redefine the geographic boundaries of
the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, and
Southwestern Wisconsin appropriated
fund Federal Wage System wage areas.
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The proposed rule would redefine
Wabasha County, MN, from the
Southwestern Wisconsin wage area to
the Minneapolis-St. Paul 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.
Dodge, Olmsted, and Wabasha
Counties, MN, comprise the Rochester,
MN Metropolitan Statistical Area
(MSA). The Rochester MSA is split
between the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN,
and Southwestern Wisconsin wage
areas. Dodge and Olmsted Counties are
part of the area of application of the
Minneapolis-St. Paul wage area and
Wabasha County is part of the area of
application of the Southwestern
Wisconsin wage area.
Based on an analysis of the regulatory
criteria for Olmsted County, the core
county in the Rochester MSA, the entire
Rochester MSA would be defined to the
Minneapolis-St. Paul wage area. When
measuring to cities, the distance
criterion does not favor one wage area
more than another. Since the percentage
difference between the city of Rochester
and the closest cities in Minneapolis-St.
Paul and Southwestern Wisconsin
survey areas is less than 10 percent,
distance to the closest cities is not a
definitive determining factor. However,
when measuring to host installations,
the distance criterion favors the
Minneapolis-St. Paul wage area more
than the Southwestern Wisconsin wage
area. The commuting patterns criterion
does not favor one wage area more than
another. The difference between the
resident workforce commuting to work
in the Minneapolis-St. Paul and
Southwestern Wisconsin survey areas is
insignificant; however, marginally more
people commute into the MinneapolisSt. Paul survey area (1.07 percent) than
into the Southwestern Wisconsin survey
area (0.05 percent). The overall
population and employment and the
kinds and sizes of private industrial
establishments criterion does not favor
one wage area more than another.
Based on this analysis, we believe
Olmsted County is appropriately
defined to the Minneapolis-St. Paul
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wage area. OPM regulations at 5 CFR
532.211 permit splitting MSAs only in
very unusual circumstances. There
appear to be no unusual circumstances
that would permit splitting the
Rochester MSA. To comply with OPM
regulations not to split MSAs, Wabasha
County would be redefined to the
Minneapolis-St. Paul wage area. The
remaining county in the Rochester
MSA, Dodge County, is already defined
to the Minneapolis-St. Paul wage area.
There are currently no FWS employees
working in Wabasha County.
The Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory
Committee (FPRAC), the national labormanagement committee responsible for
advising OPM on matters concerning
the pay of FWS employees,
recommended this change by
consensus. This change 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
Minneapolis-St. Paul and Southwestern
Wisconsin wage areas.
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 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.
Appendix C to Subpart B of Part 532—
Appropriated Fund Wage and Survey
Areas
2. Appendix C to subpart B is
amended by revising the wage area
listings for the Minneapolis-St. Paul,
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MN, and Southwestern Wisconsin wage
areas to read as follows:
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MINNESOTA
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Minneapolis-St. Paul
Survey Area
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Minnesota:
Anoka
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Wright
Wisconsin:
St. Croix
Area of Application. Survey Area Plus:
Minnesota:
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Chippewa
Cottonwood
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Isanti
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Lac Qui Parle
Le Sueur
McLeod
Martin
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Nicollet
Olmsted
Pope
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Watonwan
Yellow Medicine
Wisconsin:
Pierce
Polk
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WISCONSIN
Southwestern Wisconsin
Survey Area
Wisconsin:
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Chippewa
Eau Claire
Monroe
Trempealeau
Area of Application. Survey Area Plus:
Minnesota:
Fillmore
Houston
Winona
Wisconsin:
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
Wood
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We propose to adopt a new
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• Fax: 202–493–2251.
• Mail: U.S. Department of
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W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail
address above between 9 a.m. and 5
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Federal holidays.
For service information identified in
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Aircraft Company, Customer Service,
P.O. Box 7706, Wichita, Kansas 67277;
telephone: (316) 517–5800; fax (316)
517–7271; Internet:
www.cessnasupport.com. You may
review copies of the referenced service
information at the FAA, Small Airplane
Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas City,
Missouri 64106. For information on the
availability of this material at the FAA,
call (816) 329–4148.
Examining the AD Docket
You may examine the AD docket on
the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov; or in person at the
Docket Management Facility between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD
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regulatory evaluation, any comments
received, and other information. The
street address for the Docket Office
(phone: 800–647–5527) is in the
ADDRESSES section. Comments will be
available in the AD docket shortly after
receipt.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary
Park, Aerospace Engineer, Wichita
Aircraft Certification Office (ACO),
FAA, 1801 Airport Road, Wichita, KS
67209; phone: (316) 946–4123; fax: (316)
946–4107; email: gary.park@faa.gov.
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
5 CFR Part 532
RIN 3206-AM75
Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Minneapolis-St.
Paul, MN, and Southwestern Wisconsin Appropriated Fund Federal Wage
System Wage Areas
AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: Proposed rule with request for comments.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing a proposed
rule that would redefine the geographic boundaries of the Minneapolis-
St. Paul, MN, and Southwestern Wisconsin appropriated fund Federal Wage
System wage areas. The proposed rule would redefine Wabasha County, MN,
from the Southwestern Wisconsin wage area to the Minneapolis-St. Paul
wage area. This change is based on a recent consensus recommendation of
the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee to best match Wabasha
County to a nearby FWS survey area.
DATES: We must receive comments on or before January 22, 2013.
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-leave-policy@opm.gov; or FAX: (202) 606-4264.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606-2838;
email pay-leave-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 redefine the geographic
boundaries of the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, and Southwestern Wisconsin
appropriated fund Federal Wage System wage areas. The proposed rule
would redefine Wabasha County, MN, from the Southwestern Wisconsin wage
area to the Minneapolis-St. Paul 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.
Dodge, Olmsted, and Wabasha Counties, MN, comprise the Rochester,
MN Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The Rochester MSA is split
between the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, and Southwestern Wisconsin wage
areas. Dodge and Olmsted Counties are part of the area of application
of the Minneapolis-St. Paul wage area and Wabasha County is part of the
area of application of the Southwestern Wisconsin wage area.
Based on an analysis of the regulatory criteria for Olmsted County,
the core county in the Rochester MSA, the entire Rochester MSA would be
defined to the Minneapolis-St. Paul wage area. When measuring to
cities, the distance criterion does not favor one wage area more than
another. Since the percentage difference between the city of Rochester
and the closest cities in Minneapolis-St. Paul and Southwestern
Wisconsin survey areas is less than 10 percent, distance to the closest
cities is not a definitive determining factor. However, when measuring
to host installations, the distance criterion favors the Minneapolis-
St. Paul wage area more than the Southwestern Wisconsin wage area. The
commuting patterns criterion does not favor one wage area more than
another. The difference between the resident workforce commuting to
work in the Minneapolis-St. Paul and Southwestern Wisconsin survey
areas is insignificant; however, marginally more people commute into
the Minneapolis-St. Paul survey area (1.07 percent) than into the
Southwestern Wisconsin survey area (0.05 percent). The overall
population and employment and the kinds and sizes of private industrial
establishments criterion does not favor one wage area more than
another.
Based on this analysis, we believe Olmsted County is appropriately
defined to the Minneapolis-St. Paul wage area. OPM regulations at 5 CFR
532.211 permit splitting MSAs only in very unusual circumstances. There
appear to be no unusual circumstances that would permit splitting the
Rochester MSA. To comply with OPM regulations not to split MSAs,
Wabasha County would be redefined to the Minneapolis-St. Paul wage
area. The remaining county in the Rochester MSA, Dodge County, is
already defined to the Minneapolis-St. Paul wage area. There are
currently no FWS employees working in Wabasha County.
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 this change by
consensus. This change 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul and
Southwestern Wisconsin wage areas.
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 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.
Appendix C to Subpart B of Part 532--Appropriated Fund Wage and Survey
Areas
2. Appendix C to subpart B is amended by revising the wage area
listings for the Minneapolis-St. Paul,
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MN, and Southwestern Wisconsin wage areas to read as follows:
* * * * *
MINNESOTA
* * * * *
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Survey Area
Minnesota:
Anoka
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Wright
Wisconsin:
St. Croix
Area of Application. Survey Area Plus:
Minnesota:
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Chippewa
Cottonwood
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Isanti
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Lac Qui Parle
Le Sueur
McLeod
Martin
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Nicollet
Olmsted
Pope
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Watonwan
Yellow Medicine
Wisconsin:
Pierce
Polk
* * * * *
WISCONSIN
Southwestern Wisconsin
Survey Area
Wisconsin:
Chippewa
Eau Claire
Monroe
Trempealeau
Area of Application. Survey Area Plus:
Minnesota:
Fillmore
Houston
Winona
Wisconsin:
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
Wood
* * * * *
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