[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 133 (Tuesday, July 11, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 42597-42598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-17458]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

5 CFR Part 532

RIN 3206-AJ01


Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of the Lebanon, PA, 
Nonappropriated 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 
that will abolish the Lebanon, Pennsylvania, nonappropriated fund (NAF) 
Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area and redefine Lebanon County, PA, to 
the York, PA, NAF FWS wage area. This change is necessary because the 
Lebanon wage area's host installation, Fort Indiantown Gap, has 
downsized its operation. This leaves the Department of Defense without 
an installation in the survey area capable of hosting annual local wage 
surveys in the wage area. The rule will also remove Columbia County, 
PA, as part of an NAF wage area because NAF employees no longer have 
duty stations in the county.

DATES: Effective date: This regulation is effective on July 11, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Hopkins by phone at (202) 
606-2848, by FAX at (202) 606-0824, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 29, 2000, the Office of 
Personnel Management (OPM) published an interim rule (65 FR 10674) to 
abolish the Lebanon, Pennsylvania, nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal 
Wage System (FWS) wage area, redefine Lebanon County, PA, and remove 
Columbia County, PA, as part of an NAF wage area. The Lebanon wage area 
consists of one survey county, Lebanon County, and one area of 
application county, Columbia County. Under section 5343 of title 5, 
United States Code, OPM is responsible for defining FWS wage areas. For 
this purpose, we follow the regulatory criteria in section

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532.219(b) of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations.
    OPM may establish NAF wage areas when a minimum of 26 NAF wage 
employees work in the survey area, a local activity has the capability 
to host annual local wage surveys, and a minimum of 1,800 private 
enterprise employees are within the survey area in establishments 
within survey specifications. Lebanon County, PA, has approximately 22 
NAF FWS employees, and the wage area's host activity, Fort Indiantown 
Gap, has downsized its operation. This leaves the Department of Defense 
without an activity in the survey area with the capability to conduct 
annual local wage surveys in the wage area. Columbia County, PA, is not 
a part of an NAF wage area because NAF employees no longer have duty 
stations in the county. Therefore, the York, PA, NAF wage area will 
consist of one survey county, York County, PA, and one area of 
application county, Lebanon County, PA.
    The Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee, the national labor-
management committee responsible for advising OPM on matters concerning 
the pay of FWS employees, has reviewed and concurred by consensus with 
this change. FWS employees in Lebanon County, PA, transferred to the 
York, PA, NAF wage area schedule on the first day of the first 
applicable pay period beginning on or after March 2, 2000. The interim 
rule had a 30-day public comment period, during which OPM did not 
receive any comments.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    I certify that this regulation will not have a significant economic 
impact on a substantial number of small entities because it 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 
(65 FR 10674) amending 5 CFR part 532 published on February 29, 2000, 
is adopted as final with no changes.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

Janice R. Lachance,
Director.
[FR Doc. 00-17458 Filed 7-10-00; 8:45 am]
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