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5 CFR Part 532
RIN 3206–AN26
Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment
of the Newburgh, NY, Appropriated
Fund Federal Wage System Wage Area
U.S. Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: Proposed rule with request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) is issuing a
proposed rule that would abolish the
Newburgh, New York, appropriated
fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage
area and redefine Orange County, NY, to
the New York, NY, survey area;
Dutchess County, NY, to the New York
area of application; Delaware and Ulster
Counties, NY, to the AlbanySchenectady-Troy, NY, area of
application; and Sullivan County, NY,
to the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre,
Pennsylvania, area of application. These
changes are based on a recent consensus
recommendation of the Federal
Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee
(FPRAC) to best match the counties
proposed for redefinition to nearby FWS
survey areas.
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issuing a proposed rule that would
abolish the Newburgh, NY, appropriated
fund FWS wage area and redefine the
geographic boundaries of the New York,
NY; Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY; and
Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA,
appropriated fund FWS wage areas. The
proposed rule would redefine Orange
County, NY, to the New York survey
area; Dutchess County, NY, to the New
York area of application; Delaware and
Ulster Counties, NY, to the AlbanySchenectady-Troy area of application;
and Sullivan County, NY, to the
Scranton-Wilkes-Barre area of
application.
The Newburgh wage area is presently
composed of three survey counties
(Dutchess, Orange, and Ulster Counties)
and two area of application counties
(Delaware and Sullivan Counties).
Under section 5343 of title 5, United
States Code, OPM is responsible for
defining wage areas following the
regulatory criteria under section 532.211
of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations.
Under the regulatory criteria, OPM
considers the following factors 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.
The Office of Management and Budget
defines Metropolitan Statistical Areas
(MSAs) and maintains and updates the
definitions of MSA boundaries
following each decennial census. OMB’s
2013 definitions of MSAs added
Dutchess and Orange Counties to the
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY–NJ–
PA MSA. The New York-Newark-Jersey
City is now split between the Newburgh
and New York wage areas. OPM
regulations at 5 CFR 532.211 do not
permit splitting MSAs for the purpose of
defining a wage area, except in very
unusual circumstances.
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Dutchess and Orange Counties, NY
Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon,
Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean,
Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, and Union
Counties, NJ; Bronx, Dutchess, Kings,
Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam,
Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk,
and Westchester Counties, NY; and Pike
County, PA, comprise the New YorkNewark-Jersey City, NY–NJ–PA MSA.
The New York-Newark-Jersey City MSA
contains parts of the Newburgh and
New York FWS wage areas. Bergen,
Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Morris,
Passaic, Somerset, and Union Counties,
NJ, and Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New
York, Queens, Suffolk, and Westchester
Counties, NY, are part of the New York
survey area. Hunterdon, Monmouth,
Ocean (excluding the Fort Dix Military
Reservation), and Sussex Counties, NJ;
Putnam, Richmond, and Rockland
Counties, NY; and Pike County, PA, are
part of the New York area of
application. Dutchess and Orange
Counties, NY, are part of the Newburgh
survey area.
There now appear to be no unusual
circumstances for Dutchess and Orange
Counties to be split from the majority of
the counties of the New York-NewarkJersey City MSA. Therefore, OPM
proposes to redefine Dutchess and
Orange Counties to the New York wage
area. Because Orange County has a large
FWS workforce of 800 employees, it
would be redefined to the New York
survey area. With only 39 FWS
employees, Dutchess County would be
redefined to the New York area of
application.
Delaware, Sullivan, and Ulster
Counties, NY
With the redefinition of Dutchess and
Orange Counties to the New York wage
area, the Newburgh wage area would no
longer be a viable wage area and would
be abolished. Its remaining constituent
counties would be redefined to a
neighboring wage area.
In selecting a wage area to which
Delaware County should be redefined,
the distance criterion favors the AlbanySchenectady-Troy wage area. The
commuting patterns criterion slightly
favors the New York wage area. 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 these findings, OPM is proposing to
redefine Delaware County as an area of
application county to the AlbanySchenectady-Troy wage area.
In selecting a wage area to which
Sullivan County would be redefined,
the distance criterion favors the
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Scranton-Wilkes-Barre wage area. The
commuting patterns criterion favors the
New York wage area. 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 these findings, OPM is proposing to
redefine Sullivan County as an area of
application to the Scranton-WilkesBarre area of application.
In selecting a wage area to which
Ulster County would be redefined, the
distance criterion favors the AlbanySchenectady-Troy wage area. The
commuting patterns criterion favors the
New York wage area. 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 these findings, OPM is proposing to
redefine Ulster County as an area of
application county to the AlbanySchenectady-Troy wage area.
The Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory
Committee (FPRAC), the statutory
national labor-management committee
responsible for advising OPM on
matters affecting 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.
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.
Beth F. Cobert,
Acting Director.
Accordingly, OPM 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—
[Amended]
■ 2. Appendix A to subpart B of part
532 is amended for the State of New
York by removing the entry for
Newburg.
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3. Appendix C to subpart B is
amended by removing the wage area
listing for Newburgh, NY, and revising
the wage area listing for the AlbanySchenectady-Troy, NY; New York, NY;
and Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA, wage
areas to read as follows:
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Appendix C to Subpart B of Part 532—
Appropriated Fund Wage and Survey
Areas
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NEW YORK
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
Survey Area
New York:
Albany
Montgomery
Rensselaer
Saratoga
Schenectady
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New Jersey:
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Sussex
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Putnam
Richmond
Rockland
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New Jersey:
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Essex
Hudson
Middlesex
Morris
Passaic
Somerset
Union
New York:
Bronx
Kings
Nassau
New York
Orange
Queens
Suffolk
Westchester
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Area of Application. Survey area plus:
New York:
Sullivan
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Bradford
Columbia
Lycoming (Excluding Allenwood Federal
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Montour
Sullivan
Susquehanna
Wayne
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Survey Area
Pennsylvania:
Lackawanna
Luzerne
Monroe
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Area of Application. Survey area plus:
New York:
Columbia
Delaware
Fulton
Greene
Schoharie
Ulster
Warren
Washington
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Scranton-Wilkes-Barre
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
5 CFR Part 532
RIN 3206-AN26
Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of the Newburgh, NY,
Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Area
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 (OPM) is issuing a
proposed rule that would abolish the Newburgh, New York, appropriated
fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area and redefine Orange County,
NY, to the New York, NY, survey area; Dutchess County, NY, to the New
York area of application; Delaware and Ulster Counties, NY, to the
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY, area of application; and Sullivan County,
NY, to the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, area of application.
These changes are based on a recent consensus recommendation of the
Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC) to best match the
counties proposed for redefinition to nearby FWS survey areas.
DATES: We must receive comments on or before December 30, 2015.
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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by ``RIN 3206-AN26,''
using any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Brenda L. Roberts, 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Gonzalez, by telephone at
(202) 606-2838 or by email at pay-leave-policy@opm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OPM is issuing a proposed rule that would
abolish the Newburgh, NY, appropriated fund FWS wage area and redefine
the geographic boundaries of the New York, NY; Albany-Schenectady-Troy,
NY; and Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA, appropriated fund FWS wage areas.
The proposed rule would redefine Orange County, NY, to the New York
survey area; Dutchess County, NY, to the New York area of application;
Delaware and Ulster Counties, NY, to the Albany-Schenectady-Troy area
of application; and Sullivan County, NY, to the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre
area of application.
The Newburgh wage area is presently composed of three survey
counties (Dutchess, Orange, and Ulster Counties) and two area of
application counties (Delaware and Sullivan Counties).
Under section 5343 of title 5, United States Code, OPM is
responsible for defining wage areas following the regulatory criteria
under section 532.211 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations. Under
the regulatory criteria, OPM considers the following factors 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.
The Office of Management and Budget defines Metropolitan
Statistical Areas (MSAs) and maintains and updates the definitions of
MSA boundaries following each decennial census. OMB's 2013 definitions
of MSAs added Dutchess and Orange Counties to the New York-Newark-
Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA MSA. The New York-Newark-Jersey City is now split
between the Newburgh and New York wage areas. OPM regulations at 5 CFR
532.211 do not permit splitting MSAs for the purpose of defining a wage
area, except in very unusual circumstances.
Dutchess and Orange Counties, NY
Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris,
Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, and Union Counties, NJ; Bronx,
Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond,
Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties, NY; and Pike County, PA,
comprise the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA MSA. The New York-
Newark-Jersey City MSA contains parts of the Newburgh and New York FWS
wage areas. Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic,
Somerset, and Union Counties, NJ, and Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York,
Queens, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties, NY, are part of the New York
survey area. Hunterdon, Monmouth, Ocean (excluding the Fort Dix
Military Reservation), and Sussex Counties, NJ; Putnam, Richmond, and
Rockland Counties, NY; and Pike County, PA, are part of the New York
area of application. Dutchess and Orange Counties, NY, are part of the
Newburgh survey area.
There now appear to be no unusual circumstances for Dutchess and
Orange Counties to be split from the majority of the counties of the
New York-Newark-Jersey City MSA. Therefore, OPM proposes to redefine
Dutchess and Orange Counties to the New York wage area. Because Orange
County has a large FWS workforce of 800 employees, it would be
redefined to the New York survey area. With only 39 FWS employees,
Dutchess County would be redefined to the New York area of application.
Delaware, Sullivan, and Ulster Counties, NY
With the redefinition of Dutchess and Orange Counties to the New
York wage area, the Newburgh wage area would no longer be a viable wage
area and would be abolished. Its remaining constituent counties would
be redefined to a neighboring wage area.
In selecting a wage area to which Delaware County should be
redefined, the distance criterion favors the Albany-Schenectady-Troy
wage area. The commuting patterns criterion slightly favors the New
York wage area. 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 these findings, OPM is proposing
to redefine Delaware County as an area of application county to the
Albany-Schenectady-Troy wage area.
In selecting a wage area to which Sullivan County would be
redefined, the distance criterion favors the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre wage
area. The commuting patterns criterion favors the New York wage area.
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 these findings, OPM is proposing to
redefine Sullivan County as an area of application to the Scranton-
Wilkes-Barre area of application.
In selecting a wage area to which Ulster County would be redefined,
the distance criterion favors the Albany-Schenectady-Troy wage area.
The commuting patterns criterion favors the New York wage area. 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 these findings, OPM is proposing to redefine
Ulster County as an area of application county to the Albany-
Schenectady-Troy wage area.
The Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC), the
statutory national labor-management committee responsible for advising
OPM on matters affecting 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.
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.
Beth F. Cobert,
Acting Director.
Accordingly, OPM is proposing to amend 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.
Appendix C to Subpart B of Part 532--[Amended]
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2. Appendix A to subpart B of part 532 is amended for the State of New
York by removing the entry for Newburg.
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3. Appendix C to subpart B is amended by removing the wage area listing
for Newburgh, NY, and revising the wage area listing for the Albany-
Schenectady-Troy, NY; New York, NY; and Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA, wage
areas to read as follows:
Appendix C to Subpart B of Part 532--Appropriated Fund Wage and Survey
Areas
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NEW YORK
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
Survey Area
New York:
Albany
Montgomery
Rensselaer
Saratoga
Schenectady
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
New York:
Columbia
Delaware
Fulton
Greene
Schoharie
Ulster
Warren
Washington
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New York
Survey Area
New Jersey:
Bergen
Essex
Hudson
Middlesex
Morris
Passaic
Somerset
Union
New York:
Bronx
Kings
Nassau
New York
Orange
Queens
Suffolk
Westchester
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
New Jersey:
Hunterdon
Monmouth
Ocean (Excluding the Fort Dix Military Reservation)
Sussex
New York:
Dutchess
Putnam
Richmond
Rockland
Pennsylvania:
Pike
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PENNSYLVANIA
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Scranton-Wilkes-Barre
Survey Area
Pennsylvania:
Lackawanna
Luzerne
Monroe
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
New York:
Sullivan
Pennsylvania:
Bradford
Columbia
Lycoming (Excluding Allenwood Federal Prison Camp)
Montour
Sullivan
Susquehanna
Wayne
Wyoming
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[FR Doc. 2015-30310 Filed 11-27-15; 8:45 am]
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