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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
5 CFR Part 532
[Docket ID: OPM–2023–0018]
RIN 3206–AO61
Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition
of the Northeastern Arizona and Utah
Appropriated Fund Federal Wage
System Wage Areas
Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) is issuing a final
rule to redefine the geographic
boundaries of the Northeastern Arizona
and Utah appropriated fund Federal
Wage System (FWS) wage areas for paysetting purposes. The final rule will
redefine Washington County, UT, and
several National Parks portions of
Garfield, Grand, Iron, San Juan, and
Wayne Counties, UT, to the
Northeastern Arizona wage area.
DATES:
Effective date: This regulation is
effective December 15, 2023.
Applicability date: This change
applies on the first day of the first
applicable pay period beginning on or
after December 15, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana
Paunoiu, by telephone at (202) 606–
2858 or by email at pay-leave-policy@
opm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August
15, 2023, OPM issued a proposed rule
(88 FR 55423) to redefine the geographic
boundaries of the Northeastern Arizona
and Utah appropriated fund FWS wage
areas. The rulemaking proposed to
redefine Washington County, UT; and
the Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, and
Canyonlands National Parks portions of
Garfield County, UT; the Arches and
Canyonlands National Parks portions of
Grand County, UT; the Cedar Breaks
National Monument and Zion National
Park portions of Iron County, UT; the
Canyonlands National Park portion of
San Juan County, UT; and the Capitol
Reef and Canyonlands National Parks
portions of Wayne County from the
Utah wage area to the Northeastern
Arizona 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 these changes by
consensus.
The 30-day comment period ended on
September 15, 2023. OPM received one
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public comment expressing general
concerns about economic growth
around National Parks that is outside
the scope of this rulemaking. Therefore,
this final rule adopts the proposed rule
at 88 FR 55423 without change.
Civil Justice Reform
Expected Impact of This Rule
This rule will not result in the
expenditure by State, local, and tribal
governments, in the aggregate, or by the
private sector, of $100 million or more
in any year and it will not significantly
or uniquely affect small governments.
Therefore, no actions were deemed
necessary under the provisions of the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of
1995.
Section 5343 of title 5, U.S. Code,
provides OPM with the authority and
responsibility to define the boundaries
of FWS wage areas. Any changes in
wage area boundaries can have the longterm effect of increasing pay for FWS
employees in affected locations. OPM
expects this rule to impact
approximately 100 FWS employees. Of
the changes this rule implements, the
most significate change in terms of the
number of impacted employees would
be in Washington County, UT, where
approximately 32 FWS employees
would be affected. Considering the
small number of employees affected,
OPM does not anticipate this rule will
have a substantial impact on the local
economies or a large impact in the local
labor markets. However, OPM will
continue to study the implications of
such impacts in this or future rules as
needed, as this and future changes in
wage area definitions may impact higher
volumes of employees in geographical
areas and could rise to the level of
impacting local labor markets.
Regulatory Review
Executive Orders 13563, 12866, and
14094 direct agencies to assess all costs
and benefits of available regulatory
alternatives and, if regulation is
necessary, to select regulatory
approaches that maximize net benefits
(including potential economic,
environmental, public health and safety
effects, distributive impacts, and
equity). This rule is not a ‘‘significant
regulatory action’’ under the provisions
of Executive Order 14094 and, therefore,
was not reviewed by OMB.
This rule meets the applicable
standard set forth in Executive Order
12988.
Unfunded Mandates Act of 1995
Congressional Review Act
Subtitle E of the Small Business
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of
1996 (known as the Congressional
Review Act or CRA) (5 U.S.C. 801 et
seq.) requires most final rules to be
submitted to Congress before taking
effect. OPM will submit to Congress and
the Comptroller General of the United
States a report regarding the issuance of
this rule before its effective date. The
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs in the Office of Management and
Budget has determined that this rule is
not a major rule as defined by the CRA
(5 U.S.C. 804).
Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule does not impose any
reporting or record-keeping
requirements subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act.
List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 532
Administrative practice and
procedure, Freedom of information,
Government employees, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Wages.
Office of Personnel Management.
Kayyonne Marston,
Federal Register Liaison.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
Accordingly, OPM amends 5 CFR part
532 as follows:
The Director of OPM certifies that this
rule will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities.
PART 532—PREVAILING RATE
SYSTEMS
OPM has examined this rule in
accordance with Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, and have determined that
this rule will not have any negative
impact on the rights, roles and
responsibilities of State, local, or tribal
governments.
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1. The authority citation for part 532
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5343, 5346; § 532.707
also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552.
2. In Appendix C to subpart B, amend
the table by revising the wage area
listings for the States of Arizona and
Utah to read as follows:
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Appendix C to Subpart B of Part 532—
Appropriated Fund Wage and Survey
Areas
Definitions of Wage Areas and Wage Area
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:
Garfield (Only includes the Bryce Canyon,
Capitol Reef, and Canyonlands National
Parks portions)
Grand (Only includes the Arches and
Canyonlands National Parks portions)
Iron (Only includes the Cedar Breaks
National Monument and Zion National
Park portions)
Kane
San Juan
Washington
Wayne (Only includes the Capitol Reef and
Canyonlands National Parks portions)
Phoenix
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
RIN 0563–AC84
Tucson
Survey Area
Arizona:
Pima
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[Docket ID FCIC–23–0007]
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Arizona:
Pinal
Yavapai
Early Harvest Insurance Flexibility for
Sugar Beets
Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation, U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Final rule with request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation (FCIC) is amending the
Common Crop Insurance Regulations,
Sugar Beet Crop Insurance Provisions.
This rule makes the early harvest
adjustment an option, providing
producers with maximum flexibility to
tailor their insurance policy to meet the
unique risk management needs of their
operation. This rule also incorporates
comments to improve the early harvest
adjustment that were received on a prior
final rule amending the Sugar Beet Crop
Insurance Provisions, published in the
SUMMARY:
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Arizona:
Cochise
Graham
Greenlee
Santa Cruz
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7 CFR Part 457
Survey Area
Arizona:
Gila
Maricopa
*
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Utah:
Beaver
Cache
Carbon
Daggett
Duchesne
Emery
Garfield (Does not include the Bryce
Canyon, Capitol Reef, and Canyonlands
National Parks portions)
Grand (Does not include the Arches and
Canyonlands National Parks portions)
Iron (Does not include the Cedar Breaks
National Monument and Zion National
Park portions)
Juab
Millard
Morgan
Piute
Rich
Sevier
Sanpete
Summit
Uintah
Wasatch
Wayne (Does not include the Capitol Reef
and Canyonlands National Parks
portions)
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UTAH
Utah
Survey Area
Utah:
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Federal Register on November 29, 2019.
The changes will be effective for the
2024 and succeeding crop years for
counties with a contract change date on
or after November 30, 2023, and for the
2025 and succeeding crop years for
counties with a contract change date
prior to November 30, 2023.
DATES:
Effective date: November 30, 2023.
Comment date: We will consider
comments that we receive by the close
of business January 16, 2024. FCIC will
consider the comments received and
may conduct additional rulemaking in
the future based on the comments.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
comments on this rule. You may submit
comments by going through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal as follows:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID FCIC–23–0007. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
All comments will be posted without
change and will be publicly available on
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Francie Tolle; telephone (816) 926–
7829; or email francie.tolle@usda.gov.
Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means for communication
should contact the USDA Target Center
at (202) 720–2600 (voice) or (844) 433–
2774 (toll-free nationwide).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
FCIC serves America’s agricultural
producers through effective, marketbased risk management tools to
strengthen the economic stability of
agricultural producers and rural
communities. FCIC is committed to
increasing the availability and
effectiveness of Federal crop insurance
as a risk management tool. Approved
Insurance Providers (AIPs) sell and
service Federal crop insurance policies
in every state through a public-private
partnership. FCIC reinsures the AIPs
who share the risks associated with
catastrophic losses due to major weather
events. FCIC’s vision is to secure the
future of agriculture by providing world
class risk management tools to rural
America.
Federal crop insurance policies
typically consist of the Basic Provisions,
the Crop Provisions, the Special
Provisions, the Commodity Exchange
Price Provisions, if applicable, other
applicable endorsements or options, the
actuarial documents for the insured
agricultural commodity, the
Catastrophic Risk Protection
Endorsement, if applicable, and the
applicable regulations published in 7
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
5 CFR Part 532
[Docket ID: OPM-2023-0018]
RIN 3206-AO61
Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Northeastern Arizona
and Utah Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final
rule to redefine the geographic boundaries of the Northeastern Arizona
and Utah appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas for
pay-setting purposes. The final rule will redefine Washington County,
UT, and several National Parks portions of Garfield, Grand, Iron, San
Juan, and Wayne Counties, UT, to the Northeastern Arizona wage area.
DATES:
Effective date: This regulation is effective December 15, 2023.
Applicability date: This change applies on the first day of the
first applicable pay period beginning on or after December 15, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana Paunoiu, by telephone at (202)
606-2858 or by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 15, 2023, OPM issued a proposed
rule (88 FR 55423) to redefine the geographic boundaries of the
Northeastern Arizona and Utah appropriated fund FWS wage areas. The
rulemaking proposed to redefine Washington County, UT; and the Bryce
Canyon, Capitol Reef, and Canyonlands National Parks portions of
Garfield County, UT; the Arches and Canyonlands National Parks portions
of Grand County, UT; the Cedar Breaks National Monument and Zion
National Park portions of Iron County, UT; the Canyonlands National
Park portion of San Juan County, UT; and the Capitol Reef and
Canyonlands National Parks portions of Wayne County from the Utah wage
area to the Northeastern Arizona 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 these changes by consensus.
The 30-day comment period ended on September 15, 2023. OPM received
one public comment expressing general concerns about economic growth
around National Parks that is outside the scope of this rulemaking.
Therefore, this final rule adopts the proposed rule at 88 FR 55423
without change.
Expected Impact of This Rule
Section 5343 of title 5, U.S. Code, provides OPM with the authority
and responsibility to define the boundaries of FWS wage areas. Any
changes in wage area boundaries can have the long-term effect of
increasing pay for FWS employees in affected locations. OPM expects
this rule to impact approximately 100 FWS employees. Of the changes
this rule implements, the most significate change in terms of the
number of impacted employees would be in Washington County, UT, where
approximately 32 FWS employees would be affected. Considering the small
number of employees affected, OPM does not anticipate this rule will
have a substantial impact on the local economies or a large impact in
the local labor markets. However, OPM will continue to study the
implications of such impacts in this or future rules as needed, as this
and future changes in wage area definitions may impact higher volumes
of employees in geographical areas and could rise to the level of
impacting local labor markets.
Regulatory Review
Executive Orders 13563, 12866, and 14094 direct agencies to assess
all costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public
health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). This rule
is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under the provisions of
Executive Order 14094 and, therefore, was not reviewed by OMB.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Director of OPM certifies that this rule will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
Federalism
OPM has examined this rule in accordance with Executive Order
13132, Federalism, and have determined that this rule will not have any
negative impact on the rights, roles and responsibilities of State,
local, or tribal governments.
Civil Justice Reform
This rule meets the applicable standard set forth in Executive
Order 12988.
Unfunded Mandates Act of 1995
This rule will not result in the expenditure by State, local, and
tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $100
million or more in any year and it will not significantly or uniquely
affect small governments. Therefore, no actions were deemed necessary
under the provisions of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995.
Congressional Review Act
Subtitle E of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness
Act of 1996 (known as the Congressional Review Act or CRA) (5 U.S.C.
801 et seq.) requires most final rules to be submitted to Congress
before taking effect. OPM will submit to Congress and the Comptroller
General of the United States a report regarding the issuance of this
rule before its effective date. The Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Management and Budget has
determined that this rule is not a major rule as defined by the CRA (5
U.S.C. 804).
Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule does not impose any reporting or record-keeping
requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act.
List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 532
Administrative practice and procedure, Freedom of information,
Government employees, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Wages.
Office of Personnel Management.
Kayyonne Marston,
Federal Register Liaison.
Accordingly, OPM 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.
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2. In Appendix C to subpart B, amend the table by revising the wage
area listings for the States of Arizona and Utah to read as follows:
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Appendix C to Subpart B of Part 532--Appropriated Fund Wage and Survey
Areas
Definitions of Wage Areas and Wage Area Survey Areas
* * * * *
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:
Garfield (Only includes the Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, and
Canyonlands National Parks portions)
Grand (Only includes the Arches and Canyonlands National Parks
portions)
Iron (Only includes the Cedar Breaks National Monument and Zion
National Park portions)
Kane
San Juan
Washington
Wayne (Only includes the Capitol Reef and Canyonlands National
Parks portions)
Phoenix
Survey Area
Arizona:
Gila
Maricopa
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Arizona:
Pinal
Yavapai
Tucson
Survey Area
Arizona:
Pima
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Arizona:
Cochise
Graham
Greenlee
Santa Cruz
* * * * *
UTAH
Utah
Survey Area
Utah:
Box Elder
Davis
Salt Lake
Tooele
Utah
Weber
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Utah:
Beaver
Cache
Carbon
Daggett
Duchesne
Emery
Garfield (Does not include the Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, and
Canyonlands National Parks portions)
Grand (Does not include the Arches and Canyonlands National
Parks portions)
Iron (Does not include the Cedar Breaks National Monument and
Zion National Park portions)
Juab
Millard
Morgan
Piute
Rich
Sevier
Sanpete
Summit
Uintah
Wasatch
Wayne (Does not include the Capitol Reef and Canyonlands
National Parks portions)
* * * * *
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