Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Fort Wayne-Marion, IN, and Detroit, MI, Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas, 5451-5452 [2015-01938]

Download as PDF 5451 Rules and Regulations Federal Register Vol. 80, No. 21 Monday, February 2, 2015 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT management committee responsible for advising OPM on matters concerning the pay of FWS employees, reviewed and recommended this change by consensus. The proposed rule had a 30day comment period, during which OPM received no comments. This final rule adds La Crosse County, WI, to the survey area of the Southwestern Wisconsin wage area, which OPM inadvertently omitted in a final rule published in 2013 (78 FR 29611). This correction does not affect the pay of any FWS employees. 5 CFR Part 532 Regulatory Flexibility Act RIN 3206–AN06 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. 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. Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Fort Wayne-Marion, IN, and Detroit, MI, Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas U.S. Office of Personnel Management. ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final rule to redefine the geographic boundaries of the Fort Wayne-Marion, IN, and Detroit, MI, appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas. The final rule redefines Fulton County, OH, from the Fort Wayne-Marion wage area to the Detroit wage area. This change is based on a consensus recommendation of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC) to best match Fulton County to a nearby FWS survey area. In addition, this final rule adds La Crosse County, WI, to the survey area of the Southwestern Wisconsin wage area, which OPM inadvertently omitted in a final rule published in 2013. DATES: Effective date: This regulation is effective February 2, 2015. Applicability date: This change applies on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after March 4, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Gonzalez, by telephone at (202) 606–2838 or by email at pay-leavepolicy@opm.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 18, 2014, OPM issued a proposed rule (79 FR 41927) to redefine Fulton County, OH, from the Fort WayneMarion, IN, wage area to the Detroit, MI, wage area. The Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee, the national labor- wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:25 Jan 30, 2015 Jkt 235001 List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 532 Administrative practice and procedure, Freedom of information, Government employees, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Wages. 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. 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 Fort Wayne-Marion, IN; Detroit, MI; and Southwestern Wisconsin wage areas to read as follows: * * * * * ■ INDIANA * * * Fort Wayne-Marion Survey Area Indiana: Adams Allen DeKalb Grant PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 * * * * MICHIGAN * * * U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Katherine Archuleta, Director. * Huntington Wells Area of Application. Survey area plus: Indiana: Blackford Case Elkhart Fulton Jay Kosciusko Lagrange Marshall Miami Noble St. Joseph Steuben Wabash White Whitley Ohio: Allen Defiance Henry Mercer Paulding Putnam Van Wert Williams * * Detroit Survey Area * * Michigan: Lapeer Livingston Macomb Oakland St. Clair Wayne Area of Application. Survey area plus: Michigan: Arenac Bay Clare Clinton Eaton Genesee Gladwin Gratiot Huron Ingham Isabella Lenawee Midland Monroe Saginaw Sanilac Shiawassee Tuscola Washtenaw Ohio: Fulton Lucas Wood E:\FR\FM\02FER1.SGM 02FER1 5452 * Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 21 / Monday, February 2, 2015 / Rules and Regulations * * WISCONSIN * * * * * * * Southwestern Wisconsin Survey Area Wisconsin: Chippewa Eau Claire La Crosse 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 * * * * * [FR Doc. 2015–01938 Filed 1–30–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6325–39–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. FAA–2011–0961; Directorate Identifier 2011–NE–22–AD; Amendment 39– 18090; AD 2015–02–22] wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with RULES RIN 2120–AA64 Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Corporation Turboprop and Turboshaft Engines Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: We are superseding airworthiness directive (AD) 2012–14– 06 for certain Rolls-Royce Corporation SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:25 Jan 30, 2015 Jkt 235001 (RRC) 250–C20, –C20B, and –C20R/2 turboshaft engines. AD 2012–14–06 required a one-time visual inspection and fluorescent-penetrant inspection (FPI) on certain 3rd-stage and 4th-stage turbine wheels for cracks in the turbine blades. This new AD replaces the onetime visual inspection and FPI with repetitive visual inspections and FPIs. This AD also adds certain engine models to the applicability. This AD was prompted by the determination that the one-time inspections required by AD 2012–14–06 should be changed to repetitive inspections. We are issuing this AD to prevent failure of 3rd-stage and 4th-stage turbine wheel blades, which could cause engine failure and damage to the aircraft. DATES: This AD is effective March 9, 2015. ADDRESSES: For service information identified in this AD, contact RollsRoyce Corporation, 450 South Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46225–1103; phone: 888–255–4766 or 317–230–2720; email: helicoptercustsupp@rollsroyce.com; Internet: www.rollsroyce.com. You may view this service information at the FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call 781–238–7125. Examining the AD Docket You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at https:// www.regulations.govby searching for and locating Docket No. FAA–2011– 0961; or in person at the Docket Management Facility 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 address for the Docket Office (phone: 800–647–5527) is Document Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M–30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Tallarovic, Aerospace Engineer, Chicago Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, 2300 E. Devon Ave., Des Plaines, IL 60018; phone: 847–294–8180; fax: 847–294– 7834; email: john.m.tallarovic@faa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Discussion We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR part 39 to supersede AD 2012–14–06, Amendment 39–17120 (77 FR 40479, July 10, 2012), (‘‘AD 2012–14–06’’). AD PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 2012–14–06 applied to certain RRC 250–C20, –C20B, and –C20R/2 turboshaft engines. The NPRM published in the Federal Register on October 2, 2014 (79 FR 59463). The NPRM was prompted by determination that the one-time inspections required by AD 2012–14–06 should be changed to repetitive inspections. The NPRM proposed to replace the one-time visual inspection and FPI with repetitive visual inspections and FPIs, and also to require a visual inspection and FPI after any engine hot start. The NPRM also proposed to add certain engine models to the applicability. We are issuing this AD to prevent failure of 3rd-stage and 4th-stage turbine wheel blades, which could cause engine failure and damage to the aircraft. Comments We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing this AD. The following presents the comments received on the NPRM (79 FR 59463, October 2, 2014) and the FAA’s response to each comment. Request To Remove a Certain Proposed Inspection Requirement RRC requested that we remove the requirement to inspect the 3rd-stage and 4th-stage turbine wheels after a hot start because they are already prohibited from further use after a hot start by the maintenance instructions. We agree. Maintenance instructions clearly direct replacement of 3rd-stage and 4th-stage turbine wheels following a hot start. We removed from this AD the requirement to perform a visual inspection and an FPI on the affected turbine wheels after any hot start. Request To Limit Applicability RRC requested that we restrict applicability of the AD to only those affected engines that are installed on MD helicopters because the majority of failures have occurred on MD helicopters. We disagree. Failures have occurred in installations on other than MD helicopters. Also, the FAA cannot ensure that parts once used on MD helicopters have not been subsequently installed on other engines or helicopter models. We did not change this AD. Request To Delete a Certain Reference RRC requested that we remove, from the Actions Since AD 2012–14–06 Was Published paragraph, reference to 3rdstage turbine wheel failures by replacing the words ‘‘3rd-stage and’’ with the words ‘‘two additional’’ because additional failures only occurred in 4thstage turbine wheels. E:\FR\FM\02FER1.SGM 02FER1

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

5 CFR Part 532

RIN 3206-AN06


Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Fort Wayne-Marion, 
IN, and Detroit, MI, 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 (OPM) is issuing a 
final rule to redefine the geographic boundaries of the Fort Wayne-
Marion, IN, and Detroit, MI, appropriated fund Federal Wage System 
(FWS) wage areas. The final rule redefines Fulton County, OH, from the 
Fort Wayne-Marion wage area to the Detroit wage area. This change is 
based on a consensus recommendation of the Federal Prevailing Rate 
Advisory Committee (FPRAC) to best match Fulton County to a nearby FWS 
survey area. In addition, this final rule adds La Crosse County, WI, to 
the survey area of the Southwestern Wisconsin wage area, which OPM 
inadvertently omitted in a final rule published in 2013.

DATES: Effective date: This regulation is effective February 2, 2015. 
Applicability date: This change applies on the first day of the first 
applicable pay period beginning on or after March 4, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Gonzalez, by telephone at 
(202) 606-2838 or by email at pay-leave-policy@opm.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 18, 2014, OPM issued a proposed rule 
(79 FR 41927) to redefine Fulton County, OH, from the Fort Wayne-
Marion, IN, wage area to the Detroit, MI, wage area. The Federal 
Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee, the national labor-management 
committee responsible for advising OPM on matters concerning the pay of 
FWS employees, reviewed and recommended this change by consensus. The 
proposed rule had a 30-day comment period, during which OPM received no 
comments.
    This final rule adds La Crosse County, WI, to the survey area of 
the Southwestern Wisconsin wage area, which OPM inadvertently omitted 
in a final rule published in 2013 (78 FR 29611). This correction does 
not affect the pay of any FWS employees.

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.
Katherine Archuleta,
Director.
    Accordingly, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management amends 5 CFR 
part 532 as follows:

PART 532--PREVAILING RATE SYSTEMS

0
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

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2. Appendix C to subpart B is amended by revising the wage area 
listings for the Fort Wayne-Marion, IN; Detroit, MI; and Southwestern 
Wisconsin wage areas to read as follows:
* * * * *

 
 
 
                                 INDIANA
 
 
                                * * * * *
 
                            Fort Wayne-Marion
 
                               Survey Area
 
Indiana:
  Adams
  Allen
  DeKalb
  Grant
  Huntington
  Wells
 
                 Area of Application. Survey area plus:
 
Indiana:
  Blackford
  Case
  Elkhart
  Fulton
  Jay
  Kosciusko
  Lagrange
  Marshall
  Miami
  Noble
  St. Joseph
  Steuben
  Wabash
  White
  Whitley
Ohio:
  Allen
  Defiance
  Henry
  Mercer
  Paulding
  Putnam
  Van Wert
  Williams
 
                                * * * * *
 
                                MICHIGAN
 
 
                                * * * * *
                                 Detroit
 
                               Survey Area
 
Michigan:
  Lapeer
  Livingston
  Macomb
  Oakland
  St. Clair
  Wayne
 
                 Area of Application. Survey area plus:
 
Michigan:
  Arenac
  Bay
  Clare
  Clinton
  Eaton
  Genesee
  Gladwin
  Gratiot
  Huron
  Ingham
  Isabella
  Lenawee
  Midland
  Monroe
  Saginaw
  Sanilac
  Shiawassee
  Tuscola
  Washtenaw
Ohio:
  Fulton
  Lucas
  Wood
 

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                                * * * * *
 
                                WISCONSIN
 
 
                                * * * * *
 
                         Southwestern Wisconsin
 
                               Survey Area
 
Wisconsin:
  Chippewa
  Eau Claire
  La Crosse
  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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