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Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of Certain Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas

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88 FR 17365

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88 FR 17365Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of Certain Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas

Agency

88 FR 17365Office of Personnel Management.

Summary

88 FR 17365The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final rule to redefine the geographic boundaries of the following appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas for pay-setting purposes: Hagerstown-Martinsburg-Chambersburg, MD; Richmond, VA; Roanoke, VA; and Washington, DC. The final rule will redefine the Shenandoah National Park portions of Albemarle, Augusta, Greene, Page, and Rockingham Counties, VA, to the Washington, DC, wage area. This change is based on a recent consensus recommendation of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC).

Dates

88 FR 17365Effective date: This regulation is effective April 24, 2023. Applicability date: This change applies on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after April 24, 2023.

For Further Information Contact

88 FR 17365Ana Paunoiu, by telephone at (202) 606-2858 or by email at pay-leave-policy@opm.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

88 FR 17365On December 30, 2022, OPM issued a proposed rule (87 FR 80472) to redefine the geographic boundaries of the following appropriated fund FWS wage areas: Hagerstown-Martinsburg-Chambersburg, MD; Richmond, VA; Roanoke, VA; and Washington, DC. 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.

Regulatory Impact Analysis

88 FR 17365This action is not a “significant regulatory action” under the terms of Executive Order (E.O.) 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and is therefore not subject to review under E.O. 12866 and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011).

Regulatory Flexibility Act

88 FR 17365OPM certifies that this rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.

Federalism

88 FR 17365We have 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

88 FR 17365This regulation meets the applicable standard set forth in Executive Order 12988.

Unfunded Mandates Act of 1995

88 FR 17365This rule will not result in the expenditure by State, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $100 million or more in any year and it will not significantly or uniquely affect small governments. Therefore, no actions were deemed necessary under the provisions of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995.

Paperwork Reduction Act

88 FR 17365This rule does not impose any new reporting or record-keeping requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act.

List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 532

88 FR 17365Administrative practice and procedure, Freedom of information, Government employees, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Wages. Office of Personnel Management. Accordingly, OPM is amending 5 CFR part 532 as follows:

Regulatory text — 5 CFR Part 532

88 FR 173651. The authority citation for part 532 continues to read as follows:

Authority

88 FR 173655 U.S.C. 5343, 5346; § 532.707 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552.

Regulatory text — 5 CFR Part 532

88 FR 173652. In appendix C to subpart B amend the table by revising the wage area listings for the District of Columbia and the States of Maryland and Virginia to read as follows:

Survey Area

88 FR 17365District of Columbia: Washington, DC Maryland: Charles Frederick Montgomery Prince George's Virginia (cities): Alexandria Fairfax Falls Church Manassas Manassas Park Virginia (counties): Arlington Fairfax Loudoun Prince William

Area of Application. Survey area plus:

88 FR 17365Maryland: Calvert St. Mary's Virginia (city): Fredericksburg Virginia (counties): Albemarle (Only includes the Shenandoah National Park portion) Augusta (Only includes the Shenandoah National Park portion) Clarke Culpeper Fauquier Greene (Only includes the Shenandoah National Park portion) King George Madison Page (Only includes the Shenandoah National Park portion) Rappahannock Rockingham (Only includes the Shenandoah National Park portion) Spotsylvania Stafford Warren West Virginia: Jefferson

Survey Area

88 FR 17366Maryland (city): Baltimore Maryland (counties): Anne Arundel Baltimore Carroll Harford Howard

Survey Area

88 FR 17366Maryland: Washington Pennsylvania: Franklin West Virginia: Berkeley

Area of Application. Survey area plus:

88 FR 17366Maryland: Allegany Garrett Pennsylvania: Fulton Virginia (cities): Harrisonburg Winchester Virginia (counties): Frederick Page (Does not include the Shenandoah National Park portion) Rockingham (Does not include the Shenandoah National Park portion) Shenandoah West Virginia: Hampshire Hardy Mineral Morgan

Survey Area

88 FR 17366Virginia (cities): Chesapeake Hampton Newport News Norfolk Poquoson Portsmouth Suffolk Virginia Beach Williamsburg Virginia (counties): Gloucester James City York North Carolina: Currituck

Area of Application. Survey area plus:

88 FR 17366Virginia (city): Franklin Virginia (counties): Accomack Isle of Wight Mathews Northampton Southampton Surry North Carolina: Camden Chowan Gates Pasquotank Perquimans Maryland: Assateague Island part of Worcester

Survey Area

88 FR 17366Virginia (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:

88 FR 17366Virginia (cities): Charlottesville Emporia Virginia (counties): Albemarle (Does not include the Shenandoah National Park portion) Amelia Brunswick Buckingham Caroline Charlotte Cumberland Essex Fluvanna Greene (Does not include the Shenandoah National Park portion) Greensville King and Queen King William Lancaster Louisa Lunenberg Mecklenburg Middlesex Nelson Northumberland Nottoway Orange Prince Edward Richmond Sussex Westmoreland

Survey Area

88 FR 17366Virginia (cities): Radford Roanoke Salem Virginia (counties): Botetourt Craig Montgomery Roanoke

Area of Application. Survey area plus:

88 FR 17366Virginia (cities): Bedford Buena Vista Clifton Forge Covington Danville Galax Lexington Lynchburg Martinsville South Boston Staunton Waynesboro Virginia (counties): Alleghany Amherst Appomattox Augusta (Does not include the Shenandoah National Park portion) Bath Bedford Bland Campbell Carroll Floyd Franklin Giles Halifax Henry Highland Patrick Pittsylvania Pulaski Rockbridge Wythe

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Type
Final rule
Citation
88 FR 17365
Published
2023-03-23
Effective
2023-04-24
Action
Final rule.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final rule to redefine the geographic boundaries of the following appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas for pay-setting purposes: Hagerstown-Martinsburg-Chambersburg, MD; Richmond, VA; Roanoke, VA; and Washington, DC. The final rule will redefine the Shenandoah National Park portions of Albemarle, Augusta, Greene, Page, and Rockingham Counties, VA, to the Washington, DC, wage area. This change is based on a recent consensus recommendation of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC).

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