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Prevailing Rate Systems; Definition of Hancock County, Mississippi, to a Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Area

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81 FR 8639

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81 FR 8639Prevailing Rate Systems; Definition of Hancock County, Mississippi, to a Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Area

Agency

81 FR 8639U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

Summary

81 FR 8639The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final rule to define Hancock County, Mississippi, as an area of application county to the Harrison, MS, nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area. This change is necessary because there are four NAF FWS employees working in Hancock County, and the county is not currently defined to a NAF wage area.

Dates

81 FR 8639Effective date: This regulation is effective on February 22, 2016. Applicability date: This change applies on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after March 23, 2016.

For Further Information Contact

81 FR 8639Madeline Gonzalez, by telephone at (202) 606-2858 or by email at pay-leave-policy@opm.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

81 FR 8639On August 27, 2015, OPM issued a proposed rule (80 FR 51963) to define Hancock County, MS, as an area of application county to the Harrison, MS, NAF FWS wage area. FPRAC, 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.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

81 FR 8639I 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.

List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 532

81 FR 8639Administrative 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 is amending 5 CFR part 532 as follows:

PART 532—PREVAILING RATE SYSTEMS

81 FR 86391. The authority citation for part 532 continues to read as follows:

Authority

81 FR 8639 5 U.S.C. 5343, 5346; § 532.707 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552.

Regulatory text — 5 CFR Part 532

81 FR 86392. Appendix D to subpart B is amended by revising the wage area listing for the Harrison, Mississippi, NAF wage areas to read as follows:

Appendix D to Subpart B of Part 532—Nonappropriated Fund Wage and Survey Areas

81 FR 8639* * * * * MISSISSIPPI * * * * * Harrison Survey Area Mississippi: Harrison Area of Application. Survey area plus: Alabama: Mobile Mississippi: Forrest Hancock Jackson * * * * *

About

Type: Final rule
Citation: 81 FR 8639
Published: 2016-02-22
Effective: 2016-02-22
Action: Final rule.

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final rule to define Hancock County, Mississippi, as an area of application county to the Harrison, MS, nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area. This change is necessary because there are four NAF FWS employees working in Hancock County, and the county is not currently defined to a NAF wage area.

This document rescinds or replaces

finalizedPrevailing Rate Systems; Definition of Hancock County, Mississippi, to a Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Area (80 FR 51963)“Final rule.”