Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Jacksonville, FL; Savannah, GA; Hagerstown-Martinsburg-Chambersburg, MD; Richmond, VA; and Roanoke, VA, Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas

80 FR 40895Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Jacksonville, FL; Savannah, GA; Hagerstown-Martinsburg-Chambersburg, MD; Richmond, VA; and Roanoke, VA, Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas

80 FR 40895U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

80 FR 40895The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final rule to redefine the geographic boundaries of the Jacksonville, FL; Savannah, GA; Hagerstown-Martinsburg-Chambersburg, MD; Richmond, VA; and Roanoke, VA, appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas. The final rule redefines Brantley, Glynn, and Pierce Counties, GA, from the Jacksonville wage area to the Savannah wage area; Greene County, VA, from the Hagerstown-Martinsburg-Chambersburg wage area to the Richmond wage area; and Nelson County, VA, from the Roanoke wage area to the Richmond wage area. These changes are based on consensus recommendations of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC) to best match the counties proposed for redefinition to a nearby FWS survey area.

80 FR 40895Effective date: This regulation is effective on July 14, 2015. Applicability date: This change applies on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after August 13, 2015.

80 FR 40895Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606-2838; email pay-leave-policy@opm.gov; or FAX: (202) 606-4264.

80 FR 40895On February 2, 2015, OPM issued a proposed rule (80 FR 5487) to redefine Brantley, Glynn, and Pierce Counties, GA, from the Jacksonville, FL, wage area to the Savannah, GA, wage area; Greene County, VA, from the Hagerstown-Martinsburg-Chambersburg, MD, wage area to the Richmond, VA, wage area; and Nelson County, VA, from the Roanoke, VA, wage area to the Richmond wage area. FPRAC, 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.

80 FR 40895I 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 40895Administrative 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 408951. The authority citation for part 532 continues to read as follows:

80 FR 408955 U.S.C. 5343, 5346; § 532.707 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552.

80 FR 408952. Appendix C to subpart B is amended by revising the wage area listings for the Jacksonville, FL; Savannah, GA; Hagerstown-Martinsburg-Chambersburg, MD; Richmond, VA; and Roanoke, VA, wage areas to read as follows:

80 FR 40895FLORIDA Jacksonville Survey Area Florida: Alachua Baker Clay Duval Nassau St. Johns Area of Application. Survey area plus: Florida: Bradford Citrus Columbia Dixie Flagler Gilchrist Hamilton Lafayette Lake Levy Madison Marion Orange Osceola Putnam Seminole Sumter Suwannee Taylor Union Volusia Georgia: Camden Charlton GEORGIA Savannah Survey Area Georgia: Bryan Chatham Effingham Liberty Area of Application. Survey area plus: Georgia: Appling Bacon Brantley Bulloch Candler Evans Glynn Jeff Davis Long McIntosh Pierce Screven Tattnall Toombs Wayne South Carolina: Beaufort (the portion south of Broad River) Hampton Jasper MARYLAND Hagerstown-Martinsburg-Chambersburg Survey Area Maryland: Washington Pennsylvania: Franklin West Virginia: Berkeley Area of Application. Survey area plus: Maryland: Allegany Garrett Pennsylvania: Fulton Virginia (cities): Harrisonburg Winchester Virginia (counties): Frederick Madison Page Rockingham Shenandoah West Virginia: Hampshire Hardy Mineral Morgan VIRGINIA Richmond Survey Area Virginia (cities): Colonial Heights Hopewell Petersburg Richmond Virginia (counties): Charles City Chesterfield Dinwiddie Goochland Hanover Henrico New Kent Powhatan Prince George Area of Application. Survey area plus: Virginia (cities): Charlottesville Emporia Virginia (counties): Albemarle Amelia Brunswick Buckingham Caroline Charlotte Cumberland Essex Fluvanna Greene Greensville King and Queen King William Lancaster Louisa Lunenburg Mecklenburg Middlesex Nelson Northumberland Nottoway Orange Prince Edward Richmond Sussex Westmoreland Roanoke Survey Area Virginia (cities): Radford Roanoke Salem Virginia (counties): Botetourt Craig Montgomery Roanoke Area of Application. Survey area plus: Virginia (cities): Bedford Buena Vista Clifton Forge Covington Danville Galax Lexington Lynchburg Martinsville South Boston Staunton Waynesboro Virginia (counties): Alleghany Amherst Appomattox Augusta Bath Bedford Bland Campbell Carroll Floyd Franklin Giles Halifax Henry Highland Patrick Pittsylvania Pulaski Rockbridge Wythe