99-32067. Prevailing Rate Systems; Changes in Federal Wage System Survey Jobs  

  • [Federal Register Volume 64, Number 237 (Friday, December 10, 1999)]
    [Rules and Regulations]
    [Page 69183]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 99-32067]
    
    
    
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    OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
    
    5 CFR Part 532
    
    RIN 3206-AH81
    
    
    Prevailing Rate Systems; Changes in Federal Wage System Survey 
    Jobs
    
    AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
    
    ACTION: Final rule.
    
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    SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management is issuing a final rule 
    that will change the Helper (Trades) WG-5 appropriated fund Federal 
    Wage System (FWS) survey job from required to optional, add the word 
    ``Heavy'' to the name of the Janitor WG-2 FWS survey job, change the 
    title of the Warehouseman WG-5 survey job to Warehouse Worker WG-5, and 
    remove the Boiler Plant Operator WG-9 survey job from the list of 
    optional survey jobs. These changes are being made to make FWS survey 
    jobs more useful survey tools for local wage surveys.
    
    DATES: This regulation is effective on January 10, 2000.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark A. Allen, (202) 606-2848, FAX: 
    (202) 606-0824, or email to maallen@opm.gov.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 26, 1999, the Office of Personnel 
    Management (OPM) published a proposed rule (64 FR 20221) to make 
    changes in four Federal Wage System (FWS) survey jobs. The FWS is the 
    pay system for the Federal Government's blue-collar workforce. OPM is 
    engaged in an ongoing project to review the survey job descriptions 
    used by Federal agencies during FWS local wage surveys to determine 
    prevailing rates of pay for FWS employees.
        In the past, the Helper (Trades) WG-5 survey job has produced 
    adequate data for use in calculating FWS pay rates in only about one-
    quarter of the appropriated fund FWS wage areas. Because of this, we 
    are making its use optional rather than required. Also, we are adding 
    the word ``Heavy'' to the title of the Janitor WG-2 appropriated fund 
    FWS survey job. This will better distinguish the Janitor WG-2 survey 
    job from the Janitor (Light) WG-1 survey job. The Warehouseman WG-5 
    survey job title is changing to Warehouse Worker WG-5 to modernize the 
    Warehouseman WG-5 survey job title.
        Finally, we are removing the Boiler Plant Operator WG-9 survey job 
    from the list of optional survey jobs. The Boiler Plant Operator WG-10 
    survey job will remain an optional survey job. This change is being 
    made because only 0.5 percent of FWS employment in WG-9 positions is 
    represented by this survey job, and matching private sector jobs only 
    at the WG-10 journey level will be more consistent with the other 
    survey jobs used in FWS wage surveys.
        The Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee, the national labor-
    management committee responsible for advising OPM on matters concerning 
    the pay of FWS employees, has reviewed and concurred by consensus with 
    these changes. The proposed rule provided a 30-day public comment 
    period. We received no comments during this period.
    
    E.O. 12866, Regulatory Review
    
        This rule has been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget 
    in accordance with E.O. 12866.
    
    Regulatory Flexibility Act
    
        I 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
    
        Administrative practice and procedure, Freedom of information, 
    Government employees, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Wages.
    
    U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
    Janice R. Lachance,
    Director.
    
        Accordingly, the Office of Personnel Management is amending 5 CFR 
    part 532 as follows:
    
    PART 532--PREVAILING RATE SYSTEMS
    
        1. The authority citation for part 532 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5343, 5346; Sec. 532.707 also issued under 5 
    U.S.C. 552.
    
    
    Sec. 532.217  [Amended]
    
        2. In Sec. 532.217, the table in paragraph (a) is amended by adding 
    the word ``(Heavy)'' after the Job title ``Janitor'', by removing the 
    Job title Warehouseman and replacing it with ``Warehouse Worker'', by 
    removing the Job title and Job grade for ``Helper (Trades)'' and adding 
    it to the table in paragraph (c) after ``Light Vehicle Operator'' and 
    the table in paragraph (c) is also amended by removing the Job title 
    ``Boiler Plant Operator'' and Job grade ``9''.
    
    [FR Doc. 99-32067 Filed 12-9-99; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Effective Date:
1/10/2000
Published:
12/10/1999
Department:
Personnel Management Office
Entry Type:
Rule
Action:
Final rule.
Document Number:
99-32067
Dates:
This regulation is effective on January 10, 2000.
Pages:
69183-69183 (1 pages)
RINs:
3206-AH81: Prevailing Rate Systems; Changes in Federal Wage System Survey Jobs
RIN Links:
https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/3206-AH81/prevailing-rate-systems-changes-in-federal-wage-system-survey-jobs
PDF File:
99-32067.pdf
CFR: (1)
5 CFR 532.217