Proposed Rule2024-09669
Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Arapahoe-Denver, Colorado, Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Area
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Published
May 3, 2024
Issuing agencies
Personnel Management Office
Abstract
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing a rule to remove Denver County, CO, from the Arapahoe-Denver, CO, nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area. In addition, OPM proposes to change the name of the Arapahoe-Denver NAF FWS wage area to Arapahoe. These changes are necessary because no NAF FWS employment has been reported in Denver County since 2018.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 87 (Friday, May 3, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 36720-36721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09669]
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Proposed Rules
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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 87 / Friday, May 3, 2024 / Proposed
Rules
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
5 CFR Part 532
[Docket ID: OPM-2024-0010]
RIN 3206-AO67
Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Arapahoe-Denver,
Colorado, Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Area
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing a rule
to remove Denver County, CO, from the Arapahoe-Denver, CO,
nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area. In
addition, OPM proposes to change the name of the Arapahoe-Denver NAF
FWS wage area to Arapahoe. These changes are necessary because no NAF
FWS employment has been reported in Denver County since 2018.
DATES: Send comments on or before June 3, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and/or
Regulatory Information Number (RIN) and title, by the following method:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
All submissions received must include the agency name and docket
number or RIN for this document. The general policy for comments and
other submissions from members of the public is to make these
submissions available for public viewing at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>
without change, including any personal identifiers or contact
information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana Paunoiu, by telephone at (202)
606-2858 or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2555445c554a494c465c654a55480b424a53"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9cecfde5ecf3f0f5ffe5dcf3ecf1b2fbf3ea">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 5 CFR 532.219, OPM may establish an
NAF wage area when there are a minimum of 26 NAF wage employees in the
survey area, a local activity has the capability to host annual local
wage surveys, and the survey area has at least 1,800 private enterprise
employees in establishments within survey specifications. The Arapahoe-
Denver, CO, NAF wage area is presently composed of two survey area
counties, Arapahoe and Denver Counties, CO, and one area of application
county, Mesa County, CO. The Department of Defense (DOD) notified OPM
that the Defense Finance Cafeteria that was located in Denver County
closed in 2010 and the Denver Outpatient Clinic moved to Arapahoe
County in 2018. This leaves no NAF FWS employment in Denver County.
Under 5 U.S.C. 5343(a)(1)(B)(i), NAF wage areas ``shall not extend
beyond the immediate locality in which the particular prevailing rate
employees are employed.'' Therefore, Denver County should not be
defined as part of an NAF wage area.
With the removal of Denver County, the renamed Arapahoe wage area
would consist of one survey county, Arapahoe County, CO, and one area
of application county, Mesa County, CO. DOD indicates that there are
about 65 NAF FWS employees working in the survey area, and the area has
a local activity, Buckley Space Force Base, capable of hosting the wage
survey. There are also 4 NAF FWS employees in Mesa County.
The Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee, the national labor-
management committee responsible for advising OPM on matters concerning
the pay of FWS employees, recommended these changes by consensus. These
changes would be effective on the first day of the first applicable pay
period beginning on or after 30 days following publication of the final
regulations.
Expected Impact of This Proposed Rule
Under 5 U.S.C. 5343, OPM has the authority and responsibility to
define the boundaries of NAF FWS wage areas. Any changes in wage area
definitions can have the long-term effect of increasing pay for Federal
employees in affected locations. OPM expects this proposed rule will
have no impact on approximately 69 NAF FWS employees. OPM does not
anticipate this proposed rule will substantially impact local economies
or have a large impact in local labor markets. However, OPM is
requesting comment in this proposed rule regarding the impact. As this
and future wage area changes may impact higher volumes of employees in
geographical areas and could rise to the level of impacting local labor
markets, OPM will continue to study the implications of such impacts in
this or future rules as needed.
Regulatory Review
OPM has examined the impact of this rulemaking as required by
Executive Orders 12866, 13563, and 14094, which direct agencies to
assess all costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and,
if regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that
maximize net benefits (including potential economic, environmental,
public health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity).
OMB has determined that this rulemaking is not a ``significant
regulatory action'' under section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, as
amended by Executive Order 14094.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Director of OPM certifies that this rulemaking will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
Federalism
OPM has examined this rulemaking in accordance with Executive Order
13132, Federalism, and has determined that this proposed rule will not
have any negative impact on the rights, roles and responsibilities of
state, local, or tribal governments.
Civil Justice Reform
This rulemaking meets the applicable standard set forth in
Executive Order 12988.
Unfunded Mandates Act of 1995
This rulemaking 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.
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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
This rulemaking does not impose any reporting or recordkeeping
requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act.
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.
Kayyonne Marston,
Federal Register Liaison.
Accordingly, OPM is proposing to amend 5 CFR part 532 as follows:
PART 532--PREVAILING RATE SYSTEMS
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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.
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2. In appendix D to subpart B, amend the table by revising the wage
area listing for the State of Colorado to read as follows:
Appendix D to Subpart B of Part 532--Nonappropriated Fund Wage and
Survey Areas
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Definitions of Wage Areas and Wage Area Survey Areas
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COLORADO
Arapahoe
Survey Area
Colorado:
Arapahoe
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Colorado:
Mesa
El Paso
Survey Area
Colorado:
El Paso
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Colorado:
Bent
Otero
Pueblo
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[FR Doc. 2024-09669 Filed 5-2-24; 8:45 am]
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