[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 190 (Friday, October 1, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 53179]
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[FR Doc No: 99-25610]



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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

5 CFR Part 532

RIN 3206-AI68


Prevailing Rate Systems; Change in Survey Cycle for the 
Southwestern Michigan Appropriated Fund Wage Area

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management is issuing a final rule to 
change the full-scale survey cycle for the Southwestern Michigan 
appropriated fund Federal Wage System wage area from odd to even-
numbered fiscal years. This change is being made to help even out the 
local wage survey workload of the Department of Defense.

DATE: This final rule is effective on November 1, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Hopkins, (202) 606-2848, FAX: 
(202) 606-0824, or e-mail to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 3, 1999, the Office of Personnel 
Management (OPM) published an interim rule (64 FR 23531) to change the 
full-scale survey cycle for the Southwestern Michigan wage area from 
odd to even-numbered fiscal years. The interim regulation had a 30-day 
public comment period, during which OPM received no comments. The 
interim rule is therefore being made final. Under section 532.207 of 
title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, the scheduling of wage surveys 
takes into consideration the best timing in relation to wage 
adjustments in the principal local private enterprise establishments, 
reasonable distribution of workload of the lead agency, timing of 
surveys for nearby or selected wage areas, and scheduling relationships 
with other pay surveys.
    This change is being made to help even out the Department of 
Defense's (DOD's) wage survey workload and stems from DOD's recent 
acquisition of lead agency responsibility for 23 Federal Wage System 
(FWS) wage areas from the Department of Veterans Affairs. DOD requested 
that a full-scale wage survey for the Southwestern Michigan wage area 
be conducted in October 1999 and that a wage change survey be conducted 
in October 2000. The timing of the Southwestern Michigan wage survey 
relative to private sector wage adjustments will remain unchanged.
    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 concurred by consensus with this 
change.

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.
    Accordingly, under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 5343, the interim rule 
(64 FR 23531) amending 5 CFR part 532 published on May 3, 1999, is 
adopted as final with no changes.

Office of Personnel Management.
Janice R. Lachance,
Director.
[FR Doc. 99-25610 Filed 9-30-99; 8:45 am]
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