Department of Defense Wage Committee (DoDWC); Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meetings

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The Department of Defense (referred to herein as "the Department", "Department of War" or "DoW") is publishing this notice to announce the following Federal Advisory Committee meetings of the DoW will take place.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 199 (Friday, October 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65732-65735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21220]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


Department of Defense Wage Committee (DoDWC); Notice of Federal 
Advisory Committee Meetings

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness 
(USD(P&R)), Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION:  Notice of Closed Federal Advisory Committee meetings.

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SUMMARY:  The Department of Defense (referred to herein as ``the 
Department'', ``Department of War'' or ``DoW'') is publishing this 
notice to announce the following Federal Advisory Committee meetings of 
the DoW will take place.

DATES: 
    Tuesday, September 29, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. was 
closed to the public.
    Tuesday, October 13, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. was closed 
to the public.
    Tuesday, October 27, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. will be 
closed to the public.
    Tuesday, November 10, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. will be 
closed to the public.
    Tuesday, November 24, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. will be 
closed to the public.
    Tuesday, December 8, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. will be 
closed to the public.
    Tuesday, December 15, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. will be 
closed to the public.

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ADDRESSES: Meetings will be held via Microsoft Teams.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Karl Fendt, Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO) (571) 372-1618 (voice), <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#96fdf7e4fab8feb8f0f3f8f2e2b8f5ffe0d6fbf7fffab8fbfffa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="137872617f3d7b3d75767d77673d707a65537e727a7f3d7e7a7f">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. 
(email), 4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 05G21, Alexandria, Virginia 
22350 (mailing address). Any agenda updates can be found at the DoDWC's 
official website: <a href="https://wageandsalary.dcpas.osd.mil/BWN/DODWC/">https://wageandsalary.dcpas.osd.mil/BWN/DODWC/</a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These meetings are held under the provisions 
of chapter 10 of 5, United States Code (U.S.C.) (commonly known as the 
``Federal Advisory Committee Act'' or ``FACA''), 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) and 
41 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 102-3.140 and 102-3.155.
    Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of these meetings is to provide 
independent advice and recommendations on matters relating to the 
conduct of wage surveys and the establishment of wage schedules for all 
appropriated fund and non-appropriated fund areas of blue-collar 
employees within the DoW.

Agenda

September 29, 2026

    Due to circumstances beyond the control of the Designated Federal 
Officer and the DoW, the DoDWC was unable to provide public 
notification required by 41 CFR part 102-3.150(a) concerning its 
September 29, 2026, meeting. Accordingly, the Advisory Committee 
Management Officer for the DoW, pursuant to 41 CFR part 102-3.150(b), 
waives the public notification requirement.
    Opening Remarks by Chair, Mr. Eric Clayton, and DFO, Mr. Karl 
Fendt.
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Non-appropriated Fund areas:
    1. Any items needing further clarification or action from the 
previous meeting.
    2. Survey Specifications for the Sacramento, California wage area 
(AC-002).
    3. Survey Specifications for the San Joaquin, California wage area 
(AC-008).
    4. Survey Specifications for the Bernalillo, New Mexico area (AC-
019).
    5. Survey Specifications for the Dona Ana, New Mexico wage area 
(AC-021).
    6. Survey Specifications for the El Paso, Texas wage area (AC-023).
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Appropriated Fund areas:
    7. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Little Rock, Arkansas wage 
area (AC-011).
    8. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, Iowa 
wage area (AC-052).
    9. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Portland-Vancouver-Salem, 
Oregon wage area (AC-112).
    10. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Wichita Falls, Texas-
Southwestern Oklahoma wage area (AC-138).
    11. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Madison, Wisconsin wage area 
(AC-147).
    12. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Dothan, Alabama wage area 
(AC-003).
    13. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 
wage area (AC-116).
    14. Special Pay--Little Rock, Arkansas Special Rate
    15. Special Pay--Portland-Vancouver-Salem, Oregon Special Rate
    16. Special Pay--Missouri River Power Rate
    17. Any items needing further clarification from this agenda may be 
discussed during future scheduled meetings.

October 13, 2026

    Due to circumstances beyond the control of the Designated Federal 
Officer and the DoW, the DoDWC was unable to provide public 
notification required by 41 CFR part 102-3.150(a) concerning its 
October 13, 2026, meeting. Accordingly, the Advisory Committee 
Management Officer for the DoW, pursuant to 41 CFR part 102-3.150(b), 
waives the public notification requirement.
    Opening Remarks by Chair, Mr. Eric Clayton, and DFO, Mr. Karl 
Fendt.
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Non-appropriated Fund areas:
    1. Any items needing further clarification or action from the 
previous meeting.
    2. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Los Angeles, California wage 
area (AC-130).
    3. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Orange, California wage area 
(AC-131).
    4. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Ventura, California wage area 
(AC-132).
    5. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Riverside, California wage 
area (AC-133).
    6. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the San Bernardino, California 
wage area (AC-134).
    7. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Santa Barbara, California 
wage area (AC-135).
    8. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Guam wage area (AC-150).
    9. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Monterey, California wage 
area (AC-003).
    10. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Kern, California wage area 
(AC-010).
    11. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the San Diego, California wage 
area (AC-054).
    12. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Solano, California wage 
area (AC-059).
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Appropriated Fund areas:
    13. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Boston-Worcester-Providence, 
Massachusetts wage area (AC-068).
    14. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Washington-Baltimore-
Arlington, District of Columbia wage area (AC-027).
    15. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Albany, Georgia wage area 
(AC-036).
    16. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Montgomery-Selma, Alabama 
wage area (AC-040).
    17. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Northwestern Michigan wage 
area (AC-071).
    18. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Charlotte-Concord, North 
Carolina wage area (AC-100).
    19. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 
wage area (AC-109).
    20. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Tulsa, Oklahoma wage area 
(AC-111).
    21. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Scranton-Wilkes Barre, 
Pennsylvania wage area (AC-117).
    22. Survey Specifications for the Jacksonville, Florida wage area 
(AC-030).
    23. Survey Specifications for the Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort 
Lauderdale, Florida wage area (AC-031).
    24. Survey Specifications for the Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, 
Michigan wage area (AC-070).
    25. Survey Specifications for the Southeastern North Carolina wage 
area (AC-101).
    26. Survey Specifications for the Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, Ohio 
wage area (AC-106).
    27. Special Pay--Boston-Worcester-Providence, Massachusetts Special 
Rate
    28. Any items needing further clarification from this agenda may be 
discussed during future scheduled meetings.

October 27, 2026

    Opening Remarks by Chair, Mr. Eric Clayton, and DFO, Mr. Karl 
Fendt.
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Non-appropriated Fund areas:

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    1. Any items needing further clarification or action from the 
previous meeting.
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Appropriated Fund areas:
    2. Survey Specifications for the Denver, Colorado wage area (AC-
022).
    3. Survey Specifications for the Cincinnati, Ohio wage area (AC-
104).
    4. Any items needing further clarification from this agenda may be 
discussed during future scheduled meetings.

November 10, 2026

    Opening Remarks by Chair, Mr. Eric Clayton, and DFO, Mr. Karl 
Fendt.
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Non-appropriated Fund areas:
    1. Any items needing further clarification or action from the 
previous meeting.
    2. Survey Specifications for the Lauderdale, Mississippi wage area 
(AC-001).
    3. Survey Specifications for the Lowndes, Mississippi wage area 
(AC-004).
    4. Survey Specifications for the Rapides, Louisiana wage area (AC-
024).
    5. Survey Specifications for the Caddo-Bossier, Louisiana wage area 
(AC-025).
    6. Survey Specifications for the Chatham, Georgia wage area (AC-
037).
    7. Survey Specifications for the Dougherty, Georgia wage area (AC-
046).
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Appropriated Fund areas:
    8. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Panama City, Florida wage 
area (AC-033).
    9. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Chicago-Naperville, Illinois 
wage area (AC-047).
    10. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Las Vegas, Nevada wage area 
(AC-085).
    11. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the San Diego wage area (AC-
017).
    12. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the San Jose-San Francisco-
Oakland, California wage area (AC-018).
    13. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Pensacola, Florida wage 
area (AC-034).
    14. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Des Moines, Iowa wage area 
(AC-054).
    15. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Buffalo, New York wage area 
(AC-092).
    16. Survey Specifications for the Sacramento-Roseville, California 
wage area (AC-014).
    17. Survey Specifications for the Meridian, Mississippi wage area 
(AC-079).
    18. Special Pay--San Diego, California Special Rate
    19. Any items needing further clarification from this agenda may be 
discussed during future scheduled meetings.

November 24, 2026

    Opening Remarks by Chair, Mr. Eric Clayton, and DFO, Mr. Karl 
Fendt.
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Non-appropriated Fund areas:
    1. Any items needing further clarification or action from the 
previous meeting.
    2. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Maricopa, Arizona wage area 
(AC-012).
    3. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Pima, Arizona wage area (AC-
013).
    4. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Yuma, Arizona wage area (AC-
055).
    5. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Kings-Queens, New York wage 
area (AC-091).
    6. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Hampden, Massachusetts wage 
area (AC-039).
    7. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Middlesex, Massachusetts 
wage area (AC-138).
    8. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the York, Maine wage area (AC-
139).
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Appropriated Fund areas:
    9. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Seattle-Everett, Washington 
wage area (AC-143).
    10. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Bloomington-Pontiac, 
Illinois wage area (AC-046).
    11. Survey Specifications for the Fresno, California wage area (AC-
012).
    12. Survey Specifications for the Louisville, Kentucky wage area 
(AC-059).
    13. Survey Specifications for the Jackson, Mississippi wage area 
(AC-078).
    14. Special Pay--Washington, District of Columbia Special Rate
    15. Any items needing further clarification from this agenda may be 
discussed during future scheduled meetings.

December 8, 2026

    Opening Remarks by Chair, Mr. Eric Clayton, and DFO, Mr. Karl 
Fendt.
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Non-appropriated Fund areas:
    1. Any items needing further clarification or action from the 
previous meeting.
    2. Survey Specifications for the Richmond, Georgia wage area (AC-
035).
    3. Survey Specifications for the Houston, Georgia wage area (AC-
036).
    4. Survey Specifications for the Pulaski, Arkansas wage area (AC-
045).
    5. Survey Specifications for the Montgomery, Alabama wage area (AC-
048).
    6. Survey Specifications for the Sedgwick, Kansas wage area (AC-
078).
    7. Survey Specifications for the Montgomery-Greene, Ohio wage area 
(AC-166).
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Appropriated Fund areas:
    8. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Fort Wayne-Marion, Indiana 
wage area (AC-049).
    9. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the St. Louis, Missouri wage area 
(AC-081).
    10. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas 
wage area (AC-131).
    11. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Cocoa Beach, Florida wage 
area (AC-028).
    12. Survey Specifications for the Phoenix, Arizona wage area (AC-
009).
    13. Survey Specifications for the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota 
wage area (AC-075).
    14. Survey Specifications for the Albany-Schenectady, New York wage 
area (AC-091).
    15. Any items needing further clarification from this agenda may be 
discussed during future scheduled meetings.

December 15, 2026

    Opening Remarks by Chair, Mr. Eric Clayton, and DFO, Mr. Karl 
Fendt.
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Non-appropriated Fund areas:
    1. Any items needing further clarification or action from the 
previous meeting.
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Appropriated Fund areas:
    2. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Evansville-Henderson, Indiana 
wage area (AC-048).
    3. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, 
Indiana wage area (AC-050).
    4. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Kansas City, Missouri wage 
area (AC-080).
    5. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Southern Missouri wage area 
(AC-082).
    6. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Omaha, Nebraska wage area 
(AC-084).
    7. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Davenport-Moline, Iowa wage 
area (AC-053).
    8. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Southwestern Michigan wage 
area (AC-073).

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    9. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, 
Pennsylvania wage area (AC-115).
    10. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Eastern South Dakota wage 
area (AC-121).
    11. Survey Specifications for the Northeastern Arizona wage area 
(AC-008).
    12. Survey Specifications for the Tucson, Arizona wage area (AC-
010).
    13. Survey Specifications for the Northern New York wage area (AC-
095).
    14. Special Pay--Omaha, Nebraska Special Rate
    15. Special Pay--Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, Pennsylvania Special 
Rate
    16. Any items needing further clarification from this agenda may be 
discussed during future scheduled meetings.
    Closing Remarks by Chair, Mr. Eric Clayton.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), the DoW has 
determined that the meetings shall be closed to the public. The 
USD(P&R), in consultation with the DoW Office of General Counsel, has 
determined in writing that each of these meetings is likely to disclose 
trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a 
person and is privileged or confidential.
    Written Statements: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1009(a)(3) and 41 CFR part 
102-3.140, interested persons may submit written statements to the DFO 
for the DoDWC at any time. Written statements should be submitted to 
the DFO at the email or mailing address listed above in FOR FUTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT. If statements pertain to a specific topic being 
discussed at a planned meeting, then these statements must be submitted 
no later than five (5) business days prior to the meeting in question. 
Written statements received after this date may not be provided to or 
considered by the DoDWC until its next meeting. The DFO will review all 
timely submitted written statements and provide copies to all the 
committee members before the meetings that are the subject of this 
notice.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to negative impacts to pay for Federal 
Wage System employees that directly support national defense, the 7-day 
notice period was unable to be met for the September 29th and October 
13th meetings. The delay was unavoidable for the lead agency and 
additional delays would have increased the severity of negative 
implications for all agencies that employ Federal Wage System 
employees. Due to circumstances, beyond the control of the DFO and the 
DoW, the DoDWC was unable to provide public notification required by 41 
CFR. part 102-3.150(a) concerning its September 29, 2026, and October 
13, 20206 meetings. Accordingly, the Advisory Committee Management 
Officer for the DoW, pursuant to 41 CFR part 102-3.150(b), waives the 
public notification requirement.

    Dated: October 14, 2026.
Stephanie J. Bost,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2026-21220 Filed 10-15-26; 8:45 am]
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