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Federal Register
Vol. 89, No. 228
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
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.
Expected Impact of This Rule
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
5 CFR Part 532
[Docket ID: OPM–2024–0012]
RIN 3206–AO70
Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment
of Calhoun, Alabama, as a
Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage
System Wage Area
Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) is issuing a final
rule to abolish the Calhoun, Alabama
(AL), nonappropriated fund (NAF)
Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area
and define Calhoun County, AL, to the
Cobb, Georgia, NAF FWS wage area, and
Jefferson County, AL, to the Madison,
AL, NAF FWS wage area. These changes
are necessary because NAF FWS
employment in the survey area is now
below the minimum criterion of 26
wage employees to maintain a wage
area, and the local activities no longer
have the capability to conduct local
wage surveys.
DATES:
Effective date: This regulation is
effective December 26, 2024.
Applicability date: This change
applies on the first day of the first
applicable pay period beginning on or
after December 26, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana
Paunoiu, by telephone at (202) 606–
2858 or by email at paypolicy@opm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May
30, 2024, OPM issued a proposed rule
(89 FR 46830) to abolish the Calhoun,
AL, NAF FWS wage area and define
Calhoun County, AL, to the Cobb, GA,
NAF FWS wage area, and Jefferson
County, AL, to the Madison, AL, NAF
FWS wage area. The Federal Prevailing
Rate Advisory Committee, the national
labor-management committee
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responsible for advising OPM on
matters concerning the pay of FWS
employees, reviewed and recommended
these changes by consensus.
The proposed rule had a 30-day
comment period, during which OPM
received no comments. Therefore, this
final rule adopts the proposed rule at 89
FR 46830 without change.
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Section 5343 of title 5, U.S. Code,
provides OPM with the authority and
responsibility to define the boundaries
of NAF FWS wage areas. Any changes
in wage area definitions can have the
long-term effect of increasing pay for
Federal employees in affected locations.
OPM expects this final rule to impact
approximately 21 NAF FWS employees.
Considering the small number of
employees affected, OPM does not
anticipate this rule will substantially
impact local economies or have a large
impact in local labor markets. As this
and future wage area changes may
impact higher volumes of employees in
geographical areas and could rise to the
level of impacting local labor markets,
OPM will continue to study the
implications of such impacts in this or
future rules as needed.
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.
Civil Justice Reform
This rule meets the applicable
standard set forth in Executive Order
12988.
Unfunded Mandates Act of 1995
Section 202 of the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA)
requires that agencies assess anticipated
costs and benefits before issuing any
rule that would impose spending costs
on State, local, or tribal governments in
the aggregate, or on the private sector,
in any 1 year of $100 million in 1995
dollars, updated annually for inflation.
That threshold is currently
approximately $183 million. This rule
will not result in the expenditure by
State, local, or tribal governments, in the
aggregate, or by the private sector, in
excess of the threshold. Thus, no
written assessment of unfunded
mandates is required.
Congressional Review Act
OMB’s Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs has determined this
rule does not satisfy the criteria listed in
5 U.S.C. 804(2).
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 is amending 5 CFR
part 532 as follows:
The Acting 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
1. The authority citation for part 532
continues to read as follows:
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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.
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5343, 5346; § 532.707
also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552.
2. In appendix D to subpart B, amend
the table by revising the wage area
listing for the States of Alabama and
Georgia to read as follows:
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(referred to as the ‘‘Order’’) is effective
DEFINITIONS OF WAGE AREAS AND
WAGE AREA SURVEY AREAS—Con- under the Agricultural Marketing
Agreement Act of 1937, as amended (7
tinued
Appendix D to Subpart B of Part 532—
Nonappropriated Fund Wage and
Survey Areas
DEFINITIONS OF WAGE AREAS AND
WAGE AREA SURVEY AREAS
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*
ALABAMA
Madison
Survey Area
*
*
Alabama:
Madison
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Alabama:
Jefferson
Tennessee:
Coffee
Davidson
Hamilton
Rutherford
Montgomery
Survey Area
Alabama:
Montgomery
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Alabama:
Dale
Dallas
Macon
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*
GEORGIA
Chatham
Survey Area
*
DOUGHERTY
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Survey Area
Georgia:
Dougherty
Area of Application. Survey area.
HOUSTON
Survey Area
Georgia:
Houston
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Georgia:
Laurens
Lowndes
Survey Area
Georgia:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Part 984
[Doc. No. AMS–SC–24–0039]
Walnuts Grown in California; Increased
Assessment Rate
*
Georgia:
Chatham
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Georgia:
Glynn
Liberty
South Carolina:
Beaufort
Cobb
Survey Area
Georgia:
Cobb
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Alabama:
Calhoun
Georgia:
Bartow
De Kalb
Fulton
Columbus
Survey Area
Georgia:
Columbus
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Georgia:
Chattahoochee
Lowndes
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Florida:
Leon
Richmond
Survey Area
Georgia:
Richmond
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
South Carolina:
Aiken
Agricultural Marketing Service,
Department of Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This final rule implements a
recommendation from the California
Walnut Board (Board) to increase the
assessment rate established for the
2024–2025 and subsequent marketing
years from $0.011 to $0.0125 per inshell
pound of California walnuts. The
assessment rate will remain in effect
indefinitely unless modified,
suspended, or terminated.
DATES: Effective December 26, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joshua R. Wilde, Marketing Specialist,
or Barry Broadbent, Chief, Northwest
Region Branch, Market Development
Division, Specialty Crops Program,
AMS, USDA; Telephone: (503) 326–
2724, or Email: Joshua.R.Wilde@
usda.gov or Barry.Broadbent@usda.gov.
Small businesses may request
information on complying with this
regulation by contacting Richard Lower,
Market Development Division, Specialty
Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, STOP 0237,
Washington, DC 20250–0237;
Telephone: (202) 720–8085, or Email:
Richard.Lower@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
action, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553,
amends regulations issued to carry out
a marketing order as defined in 7 CFR
900.2(j). This rule is issued under
Marketing Order No. 984, as amended (7
CFR part 984), regulating the handling
of walnuts grown in California. Part 984
SUMMARY:
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U.S.C. 601–674), hereinafter referred to
as the ‘‘Act.’’ The Board locally
administers the Order and comprises
growers and handlers of California
walnuts operating within the area of
production, and a public member.
The Agricultural Marketing Service
(AMS) is issuing this final rule in
conformance with Executive Orders
12866, 13563, and 14094. Executive
Orders 12866 and 13563 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). Executive Order 13563
emphasizes the importance of
quantifying both costs and benefits,
reducing costs, harmonizing rules, and
promoting flexibility. Executive Order
14094 reaffirms, supplements, and
updates Executive Orders 12866 and
further directs agencies to solicit and
consider input from a wide range of
affected and interested parties through
a variety of means. This action falls
within a category of regulatory actions
that the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) exempted from Executive
Order 12866 review.
This final rule has been reviewed
under Executive Order 13175—
Consultation and Coordination with
Indian Tribal Governments, which
requires Federal agencies to consider
whether their rulemaking actions would
have Tribal implications. AMS has
determined that this rule is unlikely to
have substantial direct effects on one or
more Indian Tribes, on the relationship
between the Federal Government and
Indian Tribes, or on the distribution of
power and responsibilities between the
Federal Government and Indian Tribes.
This final rule has been reviewed
under Executive Order 12988—Civil
Justice Reform. Under the Order now in
effect, California walnut handlers are
subject to assessments. Funds to
administer the Order are derived from
such assessments. It is intended that the
assessment rate will be applicable to all
assessable California walnuts for the
2024–2025 marketing year, and
continue until amended, suspended, or
terminated.
The Act provides that administrative
proceedings must be exhausted before
parties may file suit in court. Under
section 608c(15)(A) of the Act, any
handler subject to an order may file
with USDA a petition stating that the
order, any provision of the order, or any
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[FR Doc No: 2024-27662]
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Rules and Regulations
Federal Register
________________________________________________________________________
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.
========================================================================
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 228 / Tuesday, November 26, 2024 /
Rules and Regulations
[[Page 93147]]
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
5 CFR Part 532
[Docket ID: OPM-2024-0012]
RIN 3206-AO70
Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of Calhoun, Alabama, as a
Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Area
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: Final rule.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final
rule to abolish the Calhoun, Alabama (AL), nonappropriated fund (NAF)
Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area and define Calhoun County, AL, to
the Cobb, Georgia, NAF FWS wage area, and Jefferson County, AL, to the
Madison, AL, NAF FWS wage area. These changes are necessary because NAF
FWS employment in the survey area is now below the minimum criterion of
26 wage employees to maintain a wage area, and the local activities no
longer have the capability to conduct local wage surveys.
DATES:
Effective date: This regulation is effective December 26, 2024.
Applicability date: This change applies on the first day of the
first applicable pay period beginning on or after December 26, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana Paunoiu, by telephone at (202)
606-2858 or by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 30, 2024, OPM issued a proposed rule
(89 FR 46830) to abolish the Calhoun, AL, NAF FWS wage area and define
Calhoun County, AL, to the Cobb, GA, NAF FWS wage area, and Jefferson
County, AL, to the Madison, AL, NAF FWS 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 proposed rule had a 30-day comment period, during which OPM
received no comments. Therefore, this final rule adopts the proposed
rule at 89 FR 46830 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 NAF FWS wage areas. Any
changes in wage area definitions can have the long-term effect of
increasing pay for Federal employees in affected locations. OPM expects
this final rule to impact approximately 21 NAF FWS employees.
Considering the small number of employees affected, OPM does not
anticipate this rule will substantially impact local economies or have
a large impact in local labor markets. As this and future wage area
changes may impact higher volumes of employees in geographical areas
and could rise to the level of impacting local labor markets, OPM will
continue to study the implications of such impacts in this or future
rules as needed.
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 Acting 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
Section 202 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA)
requires that agencies assess anticipated costs and benefits before
issuing any rule that would impose spending costs on State, local, or
tribal governments in the aggregate, or on the private sector, in any 1
year of $100 million in 1995 dollars, updated annually for inflation.
That threshold is currently approximately $183 million. This rule will
not result in the expenditure by State, local, or tribal governments,
in the aggregate, or by the private sector, in excess of the threshold.
Thus, no written assessment of unfunded mandates is required.
Congressional Review Act
OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs has determined
this rule does not satisfy the criteria listed in 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
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 is amending 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 D to subpart B, amend the table by revising the wage
area listing for the States of Alabama and Georgia to read as follows:
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Appendix D to Subpart B of Part 532--Nonappropriated Fund Wage and
Survey Areas
Definitions of Wage Areas and Wage Area Survey Areas
* * * * *
ALABAMA
Madison
Survey Area
Alabama:
Madison
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Alabama:
Jefferson
Tennessee:
Coffee
Davidson
Hamilton
Rutherford
Montgomery
Survey Area
Alabama:
Montgomery
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Alabama:
Dale
Dallas
Macon
* * * * *
GEORGIA
Chatham
Survey Area
Georgia:
Chatham
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Georgia:
Glynn
Liberty
South Carolina:
Beaufort
Cobb
Survey Area
Georgia:
Cobb
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Alabama:
Calhoun
Georgia:
Bartow
De Kalb
Fulton
Columbus
Survey Area
Georgia:
Columbus
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Georgia:
Chattahoochee
Dougherty
Survey Area
Georgia:
Dougherty
Area of Application. Survey area.
HOUSTON
Survey Area
Georgia:
Houston
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Georgia:
Laurens
Lowndes
Survey Area
Georgia:
Lowndes
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Florida:
Leon
Richmond
Survey Area
Georgia:
Richmond
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
South Carolina:
Aiken
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