Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Fort Wayne-Marion, IN, and Detroit, MI, Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas

80 FR 5451Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Fort Wayne-Marion, IN, and Detroit, MI, Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas

80 FR 5451U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

80 FR 5451The 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.

80 FR 5451Effective 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.

80 FR 5451Madeline Gonzalez, by telephone at (202) 606-2838 or by email at pay-leave-policy@opm.gov.

80 FR 5451On 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.

80 FR 5451I 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.

80 FR 5451Administrative practice and procedure, Freedom of information, Government employees, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Wages. U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Accordingly, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management amends 5 CFR part 532 as follows:

80 FR 54511. The authority citation for part 532 continues to read as follows:

80 FR 54515 U.S.C. 5343, 5346; § 532.707 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552.

80 FR 54512. 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 * * * * * 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