[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 17, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 48817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23780]
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Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 181 / Tuesday, September 17, 1996 /
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
5 CFR Part 532
RIN 3206-AH59
Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of San Joaquin, California,
Nonappropriated Fund Wage Area
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: Interim rule with request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing an interim
rule to abolish the San Joaquin, CA, nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal
Wage System (FWS) wage area and redefine its sole county (San Joaquin
County) as an area of application to the Sacramento, CA, NAF wage area
for pay-setting purposes.
DATES: This interim rule becomes effective on September 17, 1996.
Comments must be received by October 17, 1996. Employees currently paid
rates from the San Joaquin, CA, NAF wage schedule will continue to be
paid from that scheduled until their conversion to the Sacramento, CA,
NAF wage schedule on April 18, 1997, 1 day before the effective date of
the next Sacramento, CA, wage schedule.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to Donald J. Winstead, Assistant
Director for Compensation Policy, Human Resources Systems Service,
Office of Personnel Management, Room 6H31, 1900 E Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20415, or FAX: (202) 606-0824.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Angela Graham Humes, (202) 606-2848.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Defense recommended to OPM
that the San Joaquin, CA, FWS NAF wage area be abolished and that the
sole remaining county (San Joaquin County) be added as an area of
application to the Sacramento, CA, NAF wage area. This change is
necessary because the Stockton Naval Communication Station, host
installation for the wage area, will close on September 30, 1996. The
remaining installation in the area, the Defense Distribution Region
West, has approximately 18 FWS employees and no longer meets the
minimum FWS employment criterion (26 employees) required to be a survey
area.
As required in regulation, 5 CFR 532.219, the following criteria
were considered in redefining these wage areas:
(1) Proximity of largest activity in each county;
(2) Transportation facilities and commuting patterns; and
(3) Similarities of the counties in:
(i) Overall population;
(ii) Private employment in major industry categories; and
(iii) Kinds and sizes of private industrial establishments.
Proximity, similarities in overall population and total private
sector employment, and the kinds and sizes of private industrial
establishments all favor redefining San Joaquin County to the
Sacramento, CA, NAF wage area. Of the regulatory criteria, only
commuting patterns favor the Almeda-Contra Costa, CA, NAF wage area.
Overall, the criteria support the redefinition of San Joaquin County to
the Sacramento, CA, wage area.
The Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee reviewed this
recommendation and by consensus recommended approval.
Waiver of Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Delayed Effective Date
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B), I find that good cause exists
for waiving the general notice of proposed rulemaking. Also, pursuant
to section 553(d)(3) of title 5, United States Code, I find that good
cause exists for making this rule effective in less than 30 days. The
notice is being waived and the regulation is being made effective in
less than 30 days so that advance preparations otherwise required for
the 1997 San Joaquin, CA, NAF wage area survey may be canceled.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
I certify that these regulations will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities because they
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.
Office of Personnel Management.
Lorraine A. Green,
Deputy Director.
Accordingly, OPM 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.
Appendix B to Subpart B of Part 532--[Amended]
2. Appendix B to subpart B is amended by removing the entry for San
Joaquin in the listing for the State of California.
3. Appendix D to supart B is amended by removing the wage area
listing for San Joaquin, California, and by revising the listing for
Sacramento, California, to read as follows: Appendix D to Supart B of
Part 532--Nonappropriated Fund Wage and Survey Areas
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CALIFORNIA
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SACRAMENTO
Survey area
California:
Sacramento
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
California:
San Joaquin (Effective date April 19, 1997)
Yuba
Oregon:
Jackson
Klamath
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[FR Doc. 96-23780 Filed 9-16-96; 8:45 am]
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