Rule2025-17309
Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of Hennepin, Minnesota, as a Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Area
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Published
September 9, 2025
Effective
October 9, 2025
Issuing agencies
Personnel Management Office
Abstract
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final rule to abolish the Hennepin, Minnesota, nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area and define most of its counties to the nearest NAF FWS wage areas. Those counties without NAF FWS employment would no longer be defined to a NAF wage area. These changes are necessary because NAF FWS employment in the survey area has been declining, and the local activities no longer have the capability to conduct local wage surveys. This rule also makes correcting amendments related to four prior final rules revising other NAF FWS wage areas.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 9, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 43365-43367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17309]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
5 CFR Part 532
[Docket ID: OPM-2025-0010]
RIN 3206-AO83
Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of Hennepin, Minnesota, as a
Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Area
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: Final rule; correcting amendments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final
rule to abolish the Hennepin, Minnesota, nonappropriated fund (NAF)
Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area and define most of its counties to
the nearest NAF FWS wage areas. Those counties without NAF FWS
employment would no longer be defined to a NAF wage area. These changes
are necessary because NAF FWS employment in the survey area has been
declining, and the local activities no longer have the capability to
conduct local wage surveys. This rule also makes correcting amendments
related to four prior final rules revising other NAF FWS wage areas.
DATES: Effective date: This regulation is effective October 9, 2025.
Applicability date: This change applies on the first day of the
first applicable pay period beginning on or after October 9, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana Paunoiu, by telephone at (202)
606-2858 or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1e6e7f676e7172777d675e716e7330797168"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bfcfdec6cfd0d3d6dcc6ffd0cfd291d8d0c9">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 2, 2025, OPM issued a proposed rule
(90 FR 23292) to abolish the Hennepin, MN, NAF FWS wage area and define
Hennepin, Morrison, and Stearns Counties, to the Grand Forks, North
Dakota, NAF FWS wage area; and Monroe County, Wisconsin, to the Lake,
Illinois, NAF FWS wage area. Murray, Ramsey and St. Louis Counties, MN;
and Juneau and Polk Counties, WI, will no longer be defined to a NAF
wage area because those counties have no NAF FWS employment. The
Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee, the national labor-
management committee responsible for advising OPM on matters concerning
the pay of FWS employees, reviewed and recommended these changes by
consensus.
In addition, this final rule makes revisions to the ``Appendix B to
Subpart B of Part 532--Nationwide Schedule of Nonappropriated Fund
Regular Wage Surveys,'' to correct inadvertent errors in prior final
rules related to FWS wage areas. Specifically, this final rule: (1)
removes ``Allegheny'' under the State of Pennsylvania because the final
rule (88 FR 78223), published on November 15, 2023, abolishing the
Allegheny, PA, NAF FWS wage area, inadvertently omitted deleting this
entry from Appendix B; (2) revises the name of the ``Arapahoe-Denver,
Colorado,'' NAF FWS wage area to read ``Arapahoe'' because the final
rule (89 FR 67519), published on August 21, 2024, removing Denver
County from the Arapahoe-Denver, CO, NAF FWS wage area and changing the
name of the Arapahoe-Denver NAF FWS wage area to ``Arapahoe,''
inadvertently omitted revising the name in Appendix B; (3) removes
``Frederick'' under the State of Maryland because the final rule (89 FR
67829), published on August 22, 2024, abolishing the Frederick, MD, NAF
FWS wage area inadvertently omitted deleting this entry from Appendix
B; and (4) removes ``Calhoun'' under the State of Alabama because the
final rule (89 FR 93147), published on November 26, 2024, abolishing
the Calhoun, AL, NAF FWS wage area, inadvertently omitted deleting this
entry from Appendix B.
The proposed rule had a 30-day comment period, during which OPM
received no comments. Therefore, this final rule adopts the proposed
rule at 90 FR 23292 without change.
Expected Impact of This Rule
Section 5343 of title 5, U.S. Code, provides OPM with 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 final rule to impact approximately 98 NAF FWS employees.
Considering the small number of employees affected, OPM does not
anticipate this rule will substantially impact local economies or have
a large impact in local labor markets. 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 and 13563 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). This
rulemaking is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive
Order 12866. The rule is not an E.O. 14192 regulatory action because it
is not significant under E.O. 12866.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Director of OPM certifies that this rule will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
Federalism
OPM has examined this rule in accordance with Executive Order
13132, Federalism, and has 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
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 in 1995 dollars, updated annually for
inflation. That threshold is currently approximately $206 million.
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This rulemaking 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.
Congressional Review Act
Subtitle E of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness
Act of 1996 (known as the Congressional Review Act or CRA) (5 U.S.C.
801 et seq.) requires most final rules to be submitted to Congress
before taking effect. OPM will submit to Congress and the Comptroller
General of the United States a report regarding the issuance of this
rule before its effective date. The Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Management and Budget has
determined that this rule is not a major rule as defined by the CRA (5
U.S.C. 804).
Paperwork Reduction Act
This rulemaking does not impose any reporting or record-keeping
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
Jerson Matias,
Federal Register Liaison.
Accordingly, OPM is amending 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 B to subpart B, amend the table by:
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a. Revising the wage survey listings for Alabama, Colorado, and
Maryland;
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b. Removing the wage survey listings for Minnesota, and;
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c. Revising the wage survey listings for Pennsylvania.
The revisions read as follows:
Appendix B to Subpart B of Part 532--Nationwide Schedule of
Nonappropriated Fund Regular Wage Surveys
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Calendar year of full-
State Wage area Beginning month of scale survey odd or
survey even
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Alabama............................ Madison.................... April................. Even.
Montgomery................. April................. Odd.
* * * * * * *
Colorado........................... Arapahoe................... July.................. Even.
El Paso.................... July.................. Even.
* * * * * * *
Maryland........................... Anne Arundel............... August................ Even.
Charles-St. Mary's......... August................ Even.
Harford.................... May................... Even.
Montgomery-Prince George's. August................ Even.
* * * * * * *
Pennsylvania....................... Cumberland................. May................... Even.
York....................... May................... Even.
* * * * * * *
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3. In Appendix D to subpart B, amend the table by revising the wage
area listing for the States of Illinois and North Dakota 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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Illinois
Lake
Survey Area
Illinois:
Lake
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Illinois:
Cook
Rock Island
Vermilion
Indiana:
St. Joseph
Iowa:
Johnson
Michigan:
Dickinson
Marquette
Wisconsin:
Brown
Dane
Milwaukee
Monroe
St. Clair
Survey Area
Illinois:
St. Clair
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Illinois:
Madison
Williamson
Indiana:
Vanderburgh
Missouri (City):
St. Louis
Missouri (County):
St. Louis
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North Dakota
Grand Forks
Survey Area
North Dakota:
Grand Forks
Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Minnesota:
Hennepin
Morrison
Stearns
North Dakota:
Cass
Cavalier
Pembina
Steele
Ward
Survey Area
North Dakota:
Ward
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Area of Application. Survey area plus:
North Dakota:
Divide
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[FR Doc. 2025-17309 Filed 9-8-25; 8:45 am]
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