2021-00466. Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee; Virtual Public Meeting

AGENCY:

Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

According to the provisions of section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that a virtual meeting via teleconference of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee will be held on Thursday, February 18, 2021. There will be no in-person gathering for this meeting.

DATES:

The virtual meeting will be held on February 18, 2021, beginning at 10:00 a.m. (EST).

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will convene virtually.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ana Paunoiu, 202-606-2858, or email [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee is composed of a Chair, five representatives from labor unions holding exclusive bargaining rights for Federal prevailing rate employees, and five representatives from Federal agencies. Entitlement to membership on the Committee is provided for in 5 U.S.C. 5347.

The Committee's primary responsibility is to review the Prevailing Rate System and other matters pertinent to establishing prevailing rates under subchapter IV, chapter 53, 5 U.S.C., as amended, and from time to time advise the Office of Personnel Management.

Annually, the Chair compiles a report of pay issues discussed and concluded recommendations. These reports are available to the public. Reports for calendar years 2008 to 2019 are posted at http://www.opm.gov/​fprac. Previous reports are also available, upon written request to the Committee.

The public is invited to submit material in writing to the Chair on Federal Wage System pay matters felt to be deserving of the Committee's attention. Additional information on these meetings may be obtained by contacting the Committee at Office of Personnel Management, Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee, Room 7H31, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20415, [phone].

This meeting is open to the public, with an audio option for listening. This notice sets forth the agenda for the meeting and the participation guidelines.

Meeting Agenda. The tentative agenda for this meeting includes the following Federal Wage System items:

• The definition of Monroe County, PA
• The definition of San Joaquin County, CA
• The definition of the Salinas-Monterey, CA, wage area
• The definition of the Puerto Rico wage area
• Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee Annual Summary for 2020

Public Participation: The February 18, 2021, meeting of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee is open to the public through advance registration. Public participation is available for the teleconference by audio access only. All individuals who plan to attend the virtual public meeting to listen must register by sending an email to [e-mail] with the subject line “February 18 FPRAC Meeting” no later than Tuesday, February 16, 2021.

The following information must be provided when registering:

• Name.
• Agency and duty station.
• Email address.
• Your topic of interest.

Members of the press, in addition to registering for this event, must also RSVP to [e-mail] by February 16, 2021.

A confirmation email will be sent upon receipt of the registration. Audio teleconference information for participation will be sent to registrants the morning of the virtual meeting.

Office of Personnel Management.

Alexys Stanley,

Regulatory Affairs Analyst.