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Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Asheville, NC, and Charlotte, NC, Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas
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81 FR 57745
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81 FR 57745Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Asheville, NC, and Charlotte, NC, Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas
Agency
81 FR 57745U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Summary
81 FR 57745The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a proposed rule to redefine the geographic boundaries of the Asheville, NC, and Charlotte, NC, appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas. The final rule will redefine Alexander and Catawba Counties, NC, from the Charlotte wage area to the Asheville wage area. These changes are based on a consensus recommendation of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC) to best match the counties proposed for redefinition to a nearby FWS survey area.
Dates
81 FR 57745Effective date: This regulation is effective on August 24, 2016. Applicability date: This change applies on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after September 23, 2016.
For Further Information Contact
81 FR 57745Madeline Gonzalez, by telephone at (202) 606-2858 or by email at pay-leave-policy@opm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
81 FR 57745On April 27, 2016, OPM issued a proposed rule (81 FR 24737) to redefine Alexander and Catawba Counties, NC, from the Charlotte, NC, wage area to the Asheville, NC, 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. There are no FWS employees stationed in Alexander or Catawba Counties. The proposed rule had a 30-day comment period, during which OPM received no comments.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
81 FR 57745I 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 57745Administrative practice and procedure, Freedom of information, Government employees, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Wages. U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Accordingly, OPM amends 5 CFR part 532 as follows:
Regulatory text — 5 CFR Part 532
81 FR 577451. The authority citation for part 532 continues to read as follows:
Authority
Regulatory text — 5 CFR Part 532
81 FR 577452. Appendix C to subpart B is amended by revising the wage area listings for the Asheville, NC and Charlotte, NC, wage areas to read as follows:
Appendix C to Subpart B of Part 532—Appropriated Fund Wage and Survey Areas
81 FR 57745NORTH CAROLINA Asheville Survey Area North Carolina: Buncombe Haywood Henderson Madison Transylvania Area of Application. Survey area plus: North Carolina: Alexander Avery Burke Caldwell Catawba Cherokee Clay Graham Jackson McDowell Macon Mitchell Polk Rutherford Swain Yancey * * * * * Charlotte Survey Area North Carolina: Cabarrus Gaston Mecklenburg Rowan Union Area of Application. Survey area plus: North Carolina: Anson Cleveland Iredell Lincoln Stanly Wilkes South Carolina: Chester Chesterfield Lancaster York
About
- Type
- Final rule
- Citation
- 81 FR 57745
- Published
- 2016-08-24
- Effective
- 2016-08-24
- Action
- Final rule.
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a proposed rule to redefine the geographic boundaries of the Asheville, NC, and Charlotte, NC, appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas. The final rule will redefine Alexander and Catawba Counties, NC, from the Charlotte wage area to the Asheville wage area. These changes are based on a consensus recommendation of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC) to best match the counties proposed for redefinition to a nearby FWS survey area.