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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

5 CFR Part 532

RIN 3206-AL77


Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of Certain Appropriated 
Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Proposed rule with request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a 
proposed rule that would redefine the geographic boundaries of several 
appropriated fund Federal Wage System wage areas for pay-setting 
purposes. Based on recent reviews of Metropolitan Statistical Area 
boundaries in a number of wage areas, OPM proposes redefinitions 
affecting the following wage areas: Birmingham, AL; Denver, CO; 
Wilmington, DE; Washington, DC; Atlanta, GA; Columbus, GA; Macon, GA; 
Chicago, IL; Bloomington-Bedford-Washington, IN; Indianapolis, IN; 
Louisville, KY; Baltimore, MD; Hagerstown-Martinsburg-Chambersburg, MD; 
St. Louis, MO; Southern Missouri; Omaha, NE; New York, NY; 
Philadelphia, PA; Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA; Eastern South Dakota; 
Richmond, VA; and Milwaukee, WI.

DATES: We must receive comments on or before February 13, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to Charles D. Grimes III, Deputy 
Associate Director for Performance and Pay Systems, Strategic Human 
Resources Policy Division, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Room 
7H31, 1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20415-8200; e-mail [email protected]; or FAX: (202) 606-4264.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606-2838; e-
mail [email protected]; or FAX: (202) 606-4264.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management 
(OPM) is issuing a proposed rule to redefine the geographic boundaries 
of several appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas. 
These changes are based on recommendations of the Federal Prevailing 
Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC), the statutory national labor-
management committee responsible for advising OPM on matters affecting 
the pay of FWS employees. From time to time, FPRAC reviews the 
boundaries of wage areas and provides OPM with recommendations for 
changes if the Committee finds that changes are warranted.
    There are currently 132 FWS wage areas in the United States and the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for blue-collar employees who are paid from 
appropriated funds. Each wage area is comprised of a survey area where 
a lead agency, the Department of Defense, measures local prevailing 
wage levels in a local labor market. Because it is not feasible to 
include every part of the United States in a survey area, those parts 
that are not in a survey area are combined with a nearby survey area to 
form a wage area's area of application.
    OPM considers the following regulatory criteria under 5 CFR 532.211 
when defining FWS wage area boundaries:
    1. Distance, transportation facilities, and geographic features;
    2. Commuting patterns; and
    3. Similarities in overall population, employment, and the kinds 
and sizes of private industrial establishments.
    In addition, OPM regulations at 5 CFR 532.211 do not permit 
splitting Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) for the purpose of 
defining a wage area, except in very unusual circumstances (e.g., 
organizational relationships among closely located Federal activities).
    The Office of Management and Budget defines MSAs and maintains and 
updates the definitions of MSA boundaries following each decennial 
census. MSAs are composed of counties and are defined on the basis of a 
central urbanized area-a contiguous area of relatively high population 
density. Additional surrounding counties are included in MSAs if they 
have strong social and economic ties to central counties.
    When the boundaries of wage areas were first established in the 
1960s, there were fewer MSAs than there are today and the boundaries of 
the then existing MSAs were much smaller. Most MSAs were contained 
within the boundaries of a wage area. MSAs have expanded each decade 
and in some cases now extend beyond the boundaries of the wage area.
    FPRAC recently reviewed several wage areas where boundaries 
subdivide certain MSAs and concurred by consensus with the changes 
described in this proposed rule. 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. FPRAC 
recommended no other changes in the geographic definitions of the wage 
areas.
    Birmingham-Hoover, AL MSA: Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Jefferson, St. 
Clair, Shelby, and Walker Counties, AL, comprise the Birmingham-Hoover, 
AL MSA. Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby, and Walker Counties are part of 
the Birmingham survey area, Bibb and Blount Counties are part of the 
Birmingham area of application, and Chilton County is part of the 
Columbus area of application. OPM proposes to redefine Chilton County 
to the Birmingham area of application so that the entire Birmingham-
Hoover, AL MSA is in one wage area. There are currently no FWS 
employees working in Chilton County.
    Denver-Aurora, CO MSA: Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Clear Creek, 
Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson, and Park Counties, CO, 
comprise the Denver-Aurora, CO MSA. Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas, 
Gilpin, and Jefferson Counties are part of the Denver, CO, survey area 
and Clear Creek, Elbert, and Park are part of the Denver area of 
application. Broomfield County is currently undefined.
    The municipality of Broomfield was incorporated in 1961 in the 
southeastern corner of Boulder County, CO. On November 15, 2001, 
Broomfield County officially separated from Boulder County and became 
the 64th county of Colorado. The boundaries of the City of Broomfield 
and the County of Broomfield are identical.
    OPM proposes to define Broomfield County as part of the Denver 
survey area. There are three FWS employees working in Broomfield 
County.
    Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-MD-VA-WV MSA: Washington, DC; 
Calvert, Charles, Frederick,

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Montgomery, and Prince George's Counties, MD; Arlington, Clarke, 
Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and 
Warren Counties, VA; Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, 
Manassas, and Manassas Park Cities, VA; and Jefferson County, WV, 
comprise the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-MD-VA-WV MSA. 
Washington, DC; Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, and Prince George's 
Counties, MD; Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties, 
VA; and Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park 
Cities, VA; are part of the Washington survey area. Calvert and St. 
Mary's Counties, MD, and Fauquier, King George, and Stafford Counties, 
VA, are part of the Washington area of application. Spotsylvania County 
and Fredericksburg City, VA, are part of the Richmond area of 
application. Clarke and Warren Counties, VA, and Jefferson County, WV, 
are part of the Hagerstown-Martinsburg-Chambersburg area of 
application. OPM proposes to redefine Clarke, Spotsylvania, and Warren 
Counties, VA, Fredericksburg City, VA, and Jefferson County, WV, to the 
Washington area of application so that the entire Washington-Arlington-
Alexandria, DC-MD-VA-WV MSA is in one wage area. There are no FWS 
employees working in Clarke and Spotsylvania Counties, but there are 31 
FWS employees working in Warren County, 9 FWS employees working in 
Fredericksburg City, and 50 FWS employees working in Jefferson County.
    Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA: Barlow, Barrow, Butts, 
Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, 
Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, 
Lamar, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, 
and Walton Counties, GA, comprise the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, 
GA MSA. Butts, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, 
Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Rockdale, and 
Walton Counties are part of the Atlanta survey area; Bartow, Barrow, 
Carroll, Coweta, Dawson, Haralson, Heard, Pickens, Pike, and Spalding 
Counties are part of the Atlanta area of application; Jasper and Lamar 
Counties are part of the Macon area of application; and Meriwether 
County is part of the Columbus area of application. OPM proposes to 
redefine Jasper, Lamar, and Meriwether Counties to the Atlanta area of 
application so that the entire Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA 
is in one wage area. There are no FWS employees working in Jasper and 
Lamar Counties, but there is one FWS employee working in Meriwether 
County.
    Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI MSA: Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, 
Grundy, Kane, Kendall, McHenry, and Will Counties, IL; Jasper, Lake, 
Newton, and Porter Counties, IN; and Lake and Kenosha Counties, WI, 
comprise the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI MSA. Cook, DuPage, 
Kane, McHenry, and Will Counties, IL, and Lake County, WI, are part of 
the Chicago survey area; DeKalb, Grundy, and Kendall, IL, and Jasper, 
Lake, Newton, and Porter Counties, IN, are part of the Chicago area of 
application; and Kenosha County, WI, is part of the Milwaukee area of 
application. OPM proposes to redefine Kenosha County to the Chicago 
area of application so that the entire Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-
IN-WI MSA is in one wage area. There are six FWS employees working in 
Kenosha County.
    Indianapolis, IN MSA: Boone, Brown, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, 
Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Putnam, and Shelby Counties, IN, comprise the 
Indianapolis, IN MSA. Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, 
Marion, Morgan, and Shelby Counties are part of the Indianapolis survey 
area; Putnam County is part of the Indianapolis area of application; 
and Brown County is part of the Bloomington-Bedford-Washington area of 
application. OPM proposes to redefine Brown County to the Indianapolis 
area of application so that the entire Indianapolis, IN MSA is in one 
wage area. There are no FWS employees working in Brown County.
    Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA: Woodbury County, IA, Dakota and Dixon 
Counties, NE, and Union County, SD, comprise the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 
MSA. Woodbury County, IA, and Dakota and Dixon Counties, NE, are part 
of the Omaha area of application and Union County, SD, is part of the 
Eastern South Dakota area of application. OPM proposes to redefine 
Union County to the Omaha area of application so that the entire Sioux 
City, IA-NE-SD MSA is in one wage area. There are no FWS employees 
working in Union County.
    Louisville, KY-IN MSA: Clark, Floyd, Harrison, and Washington 
County, IN, and Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Meade, Nelson, Oldham, 
Shelby, Spencer, and Trimble Counties, KY, comprise the Louisville, KY-
IN MSA. Clark, and Floyd Counties, IN, and Bullitt, Jefferson, and 
Oldham Counties, KY, are part of the Louisville survey area; Harrison 
County, IN, and Henry, Meade, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer, and Trimble 
Counties, KY, are part of the Louisville area of application; and 
Washington County, IN, is part of the Bloomington-Bedford-Washington 
area of application. OPM proposes to redefine Washington County to the 
Louisville area of application so that the entire Louisville, KY-IN MSA 
is in one wage area. There are no FWS employees working in Washington 
County.
    Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA: Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, 
Harford, Howard, and Queen Anne's Counties, MD, and Baltimore City, MD, 
comprise the Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA. Anne Arundel, Baltimore, 
Carroll, Harford, and Howard Counties and Baltimore City are part of 
the Baltimore survey area and Queen Anne's County is part of the 
Wilmington area of application. OPM proposes to redefine Queen Anne's 
County to the Baltimore area of application so that the entire 
Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA is in one wage area. There are no FWS 
employees working in Queen Anne's County.
    Jefferson City, MO MSA: Callaway, Cole, Moniteau, and Osage 
Counties, MO, comprise the Jefferson City, MO MSA. Callaway, Cole, and 
Osage Counties are part of the St. Louis area of application and 
Moniteau County is part of the Southern Missouri area of application. 
OPM proposes to redefine Moniteau County to the St. Louis area of 
application so that the entire Jefferson City, MO MSA is in one wage 
area. There are no FWS employees working in Moniteau County.
    New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA MSA: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, 
Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, 
Sussex, and Union Counties, NJ; Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Putnam, 
Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties, NY; and 
Pike County, PA, comprise the New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA MSA. 
Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, and Union 
Counties, NJ, and Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Suffolk, and 
Westchester Counties, NY, are part of the New York survey area. 
Monmouth, Ocean (excluding the Fort Dix Military Reservation), and 
Sussex Counties, NJ, and Putnam, Richmond, and Rockland Counties, NY, 
are part of the New York area of application. Hunterdon County, NJ, is 
part of the Philadelphia area of application and Pike County, PA, is 
part of the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre area of application. OPM proposes to 
redefine Hunterdon County, NJ, and Pike County, PA, to the New York 
area of application so that the entire New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA 
MSA is in one wage area. There are no FWS employees working in 
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County, but there are five FWS employees working in Pike County.
    Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA: Warren County, NJ, and 
Carbon, Lehigh, and Northampton Counties, PA, comprise the Allentown-
Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA. Warren County, NJ, and Lehigh and 
Northampton Counties, PA are part of the Philadelphia area of 
application and Carbon County, PA, is part of the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre 
area of application. OPM proposes to redefine Carbon County to the 
Philadelphia area of application so that the entire Allentown-
Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA is in one wage area. There are three FWS 
employees working in Carbon County.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    I certify that these regulations would not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities because they 
would 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.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Michael W. Hager,
Acting Director.

    Accordingly, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management is proposing 
to amend 5 CFR part 532 as follows:

PART 532--PREVAILING RATE SYSTEMS

    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.

    2. Appendix C to subpart B is amended by revising the wage area 
listings for Birmingham, AL; Denver, CO; Wilmington, DE; Washington, 
DC; Atlanta, GA; Columbus, GA; Macon, GA; Chicago, IL; Bloomington-
Bedford-Washington, IN; Indianapolis, IN; Louisville, KY; Baltimore, 
MD; Hagerstown-Martinsburg-Chambersburg, MD; St. Louis, MO; Southern 
Missouri; Omaha, NE; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Scranton-Wilkes-
Barre, PA; Eastern South Dakota; Richmond, VA; and Milwaukee, WI, to 
read as follows:

APPENDIX C TO SUBPART B OF PART 532--APPROPRIATED FUND WAGE AND SURVEY 
AREAS

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ALABAMA

* * * * *

Birmingham

Survey Area

Alabama:
    Jefferson
    St. Clair
    Shelby
    Tuscaloosa
    Walker

Area of Application. Survey Area Plus

Alabama:
    Bibb
    Blount
    Chilton
    Cullman
    Fayette
    Greene
    Hale
    Lamar
    Marengo
    Perry
    Pickens
* * * * *

COLORADO

Denver

Survey Area

Colorado:
    Adams
    Arapahoe
    Boulder
    Broomfield
    Denver
    Douglas
    Gilpin
    Jefferson

Area of Application. Survey Area Plus

Colorado:
    Clear Creek
    Eagle
    Elbert
    Garfield
    Grand
    Jackson
    Lake
    Larimer
    Logan
    Morgan
    Park
    Phillips
    Pitkin
    Rio Blanco
    Routt
    Sedgwick
    Summit
    Washington
    Weld
    Yuma
* * * * *

DELAWARE

Wilmington

Survey Area

Delaware:
    Kent
    New Castle
Maryland:
    Cecil
New Jersey:
    Salem

Area of Application. Survey Area Plus

Delaware:
    Sussex
Maryland:
    Caroline
    Dorchester
    Kent
    Somerset
    Talbot
    Wicomico
    Worcester (Does not include the Assateague Island portion.)
* * * * *

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Washington, DC

Survey Area

District of Columbia:
    Washington, DC
Maryland:
    Charles
    Frederick
    Montgomery
    Prince George's
Virginia (cities):
    Alexandria
    Fairfax
    Falls Church
    Manassas
    Manassas Park
Virginia (counties):
    Arlington
    Fairfax
    Loudoun
    Prince William

Area of Application. Survey Area Plus

Maryland:
    Calvert
    St. Mary's
    Virginia (city):
    Fredericksburg
    Virginia (counties):
    Clarke
    Fauquier
    King George
    Spotsylvania
    Stafford
    Warren
West Virginia:
    Jefferson
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GEORGIA

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Atlanta

Survey Area

Georgia:
    Butts
    Cherokee
    Clayton
    Cobb
    De Kalb
    Douglas
    Fayette
    Forsyth
    Fulton
    Gwinnett
    Henry
    Newton
    Paulding
    Rockdale
    Walton

Area of Application. Survey Area Plus

Georgia:

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    Banks
    Barrow
    Bartow
    Carroll
    Chattooga
    Clarke
    Coweta
    Dawson
    Fannin
    Floyd
    Franklin
    Gilmer
    Gordon
    Greene
    Habersham
    Hall
    Haralson
    Heard
    Jackson
    Jasper
    Lamar
    Lumpkin
    Madison
    Meriwether
    Morgan
    Murray
    Oconee
    Oglethorpe
    Pickens
    Pike
    Polk
    Rabun
    Spalding
    Stephens
    Towns
    Union
    White
    Whitfield
* * * * *

Columbus

Survey Area

Georgia (counties):
    Chattahoochee
Georgia (consolidated government):
    Columbus
Alabama:
    Autauga
    Elmore
    Lee
    Macon
    Montgomery
    Russell

Area of Application. Survey Area Plus

Georgia:
    Harris
    Marion
    Quitman
    Schley
    Stewart
    Talbot
    Taylor
    Webster
Alabama:
    Bullock
    Butler
    Chambers
    Coosa
    Crenshaw
    Dallas
    Lowndes
    Pike
    Tallapoosa
    Wilcox

Macon

Survey Area

Georgia:
    Bibb
    Houston
    Jones
    Laurens
    Twiggs
    Wilkinson

Area of Application. Survey Area Plus

Georgia:
    Baldwin
    Bleckley
    Crawford
    Crisp
    Dodge
    Dooly
    Hancock
    Johnson
    Macon
    Monroe
    Montgomery
    Peach
    Pulaski
    Putnam
    Telfair
    Treutlen
    Upson
    Washington
    Wheeler
    Wilcox
* * * * *

ILLINOIS

* * * * *

Chicago

Survey Area

Illinois:
    Cook
    Du Page
    Kane
    Lake
    McHenry
    Will

Area of Application. Survey Area Plus

Illinois:
    Boone
    De Kalb
    Grundy
    Iroquois
    Kankakee
    Kendall
    La Salle
    Lee
    Livingston
    Ogle
    Stephenson
    Winnebago
Indiana:
    Benton
    Jasper
    Lake
    La Porte
    Newton
    Porter
    Pulaski
    Starke
Wisconsin:
    Kenosha

INDIANA

Bloomington-Bedford-Washington

Survey Area

Indiana:
    Daviess
    Greene
    Knox
    Lawrence
    Martin
    Monroe
    Orange

Area of Application. Survey Area Plus

Indiana:
    Crawford
    Dubois
    Gibson
    Jackson
    Owen
    Perry
    Pike
    Posey
    Spencer
    Vanderburgh
    Warrick
Illinois:
    Edwards
    Gallatin
    Hardin
    Lawrence
    Richland
    Wabash
    White
Kentucky:
    Crittenden
    Daviess
    Hancock
    Henderson
    Livingston
    McLean
    Ohio
    Union
    Webster
* * * * *

Indianapolis

Survey Area

Indiana:
    Boone
    Hamilton
    Hancock
    Hendricks
    Johnson
    Marion
    Morgan
    Shelby

Area of Application. Survey Area Plus

Indiana:
    Bartholomew
    Brown
    Clay
    Clinton
    Decatur
    Delaware
    Fayette
    Fountain
    Henry
    Madison
    Montgomery
    Parke
    Putnam
    Rush
    Sullivan
    Tippecanoe

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    Tipton
    Vermillion
    Vigo
    Warren
* * * * *

KENTUCKY

* * * * *

Louisville

Survey Area

Kentucky:
    Bullitt
    Hardin
    Jefferson
    Oldham
Indiana:
    Clark
    Floyd
    Jefferson

Area of Application. Survey Area Plus

Kentucky:
    Breckinridge
    Grayson
    Hart
    Henry
    Larue
    Meade
    Nelson
    Shelby
    Spencer
    Trimble
Indiana:
    Harrison
    Jennings
    Scott
    Washington
* * * * *

MARYLAND

* * * * *

Baltimore

Survey Area

Maryland:
    Baltimore City
    Anne Arundel
    Baltimore
    Carroll
    Harford
    Howard

Area of Application. Survey Area Plus

Maryland:
    Queen Anne's

Hagerstown-Martinsburg-Chambersburg

Survey Area

Maryland:
    Washington
Pennsylvania:
    Franklin
West Virginia:
    Berkeley

Area of Application. Survey Area Plus

Maryland:
    Allegany
    Garrett
Pennsylvania:
    Fulton
Virginia (cities):
    Harrisonburg
    Winchester
Virginia (counties):
    Culpeper
    Frederick
    Greene
    Madison
    Page
    Rappahannock
    Rockingham
    Shenandoah
West Virginia:
    Hampshire
    Hardy
    Mineral
    Morgan
* * * * *

MISSOURI

St. Louis

Survey Area

Missouri:
    St. Louis City
    Franklin
    Jefferson
    St. Charles
    St. Louis
Illinois:
    Clinton
    Madison
    Monroe
    St. Clair

Area of Application. Survey Area Plus

Missouri:
    Audrain
    Boone
    Callaway
    Clark
    Cole
    Crawford
    Gasconade
    Knox
    Lewis
    Lincoln
    Marion
    Moniteau
    Monroe
    Montgomery
    Osage
    Pike
    Ralls
    Randolph
    St. Francois
    Ste. Genevieve
    Scotland
    Shelby
    Warren
    Washington
Illinois:
    Alexander
    Bond
    Calhoun
    Clay
    Effingham
    Fayette
    Franklin
    Greene
    Hamilton
    Jackson
    Jefferson
    Jersey
    Johnson
    Macoupin
    Marion
    Massac
    Montgomery
    Morgan
    Perry
    Pike
    Pope
    Pulaski
    Randolph
    Saline
    Scott
    Union
    Washington
    Wayne
    Williamson

Southern Missouri

Survey Area

Missouri:
    Christian
    Greene
    Laclede
    Phelps
    Pulaski
    Webster

Area of Application. Survey Area Plus

Missouri:
    Barry
    Barton
    Benton
    Bollinger
    Butler
    Camden
    Cape Girardeau
    Carter
    Cedar
    Dade
    Dallas
    Dent
    Douglas
    Hickory
    Howell
    Iron
    Jasper
    Lawrence
    McDonald
    Madison
    Maries
    Miller
    Mississippi
    Morgan
    New Madrid
    Newton
    Oregon
    Ozark
    Perry
    Polk
    Reynolds
    Ripley
    St. Clair
    Scott
    Shannon
    Stoddard
    Stone
    Taney
    Texas
    Vernon
    Wayne
    Wright
Kansas:
    Cherokee
    Crawford
* * * * *

NEBRASKA

Omaha

Survey Area

Nebraska:

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    Douglas
    Lancaster
    Sarpy
Iowa:
    Pottawattamie

Area of Application. Survey Area Plus

Nebraska:
    Adams
    Antelope
    Arthur
    Blaine
    Boone
    Boyd
    Brown
    Buffalo
    Burt
    Butler
    Cass
    Cedar
    Chase
    Cherry
    Clay
    Colfax
    Cuming
    Custer
    Dakota
    Dawson
    Dixon
    Dodge
    Dundy
    Fillmore
    Franklin
    Frontier
    Furnas
    Gage
    Garfield
    Gosper
    Grant
    Greeley
    Hall
    Hamilton
    Harlan
    Hayes
    Hitchcock
    Holt
    Hooker
    Howard
    Jefferson
    Johnson
    Kearney
    Keith
    Keya Paha
    Knox
    Lincoln
    Logan
    Loup
    McPherson
    Madison
    Merrick
    Nance
    Nemaha
    Nuckolls
    Otoe
    Pawnee
    Perkins
    Phelps
    Pierce
    Platte
    Polk
    Red Willow
    Richardson
    Rock
    Saline
    Saunders
    Seward
    Sherman
    Stanton
    Thayer
    Thomas
    Thurston
    Valley
    Washington
    Wayne
    Webster
    Wheeler
    York
Iowa:
    Adams
    Audubon
    Buena Vista
    Cass
    Cherokee
    Clay
    Crawford
    Fremont
    Harrison
    Ida
    Mills
    Monona
    Montgomery
    O'Brien
    Page
    Palo Alto
    Plymouth
    Pocahontas
    Sac
    Shelby
    Sioux
    Taylor
    Woodbury
South Dakota:
    Union
* * * * *

NEW YORK

* * * * *

New York

Survey Area

New York:
    Bronx
    Kings
    Nassau
    New York
    Queens
    Suffolk
    Westchester
New Jersey:
    Bergen
    Essex
    Hudson
    Middlesex
    Morris
    Passaic
    Somerset
    Union

Area of Application. Survey Area Plus

New York:
    Putnam
    Richmond
    Rockland
New Jersey:
    Hunterdon
    Monmouth
    Ocean (Excluding the Fort Dix Military Reservation)
    Sussex
Pennsylvania:
    Pike
* * * * *

PENNSYLVANIA

* * * * *

Philadelphia

Survey Area

Pennsylvania:
    Bucks
    Chester
    Delaware
    Montgomery
    Philadelphia
New Jersey:
    Burlington
    Camden
    Gloucester

Area of Application. Survey Area Plus

Pennsylvania:
    Carbon
    Lehigh
    Northampton
New Jersey:
    Atlantic
    Cape May
    Cumberland
    Mercer
    Ocean (Fort Dix Military Reservation only)
    Warren
* * * * *

Scranton-Wilkes-Barre

Survey Area

Pennsylvania:
    Lackawanna
    Luzerne
    Monroe

Area of Application. Survey Area Plus

Pennsylvania:
    Bradford
    Columbia
    Lycoming (Excluding Allenwood Federal Prison Camp)
    Sullivan
    Susquehanna
    Wayne
    Wyoming
* * * * *

SOUTH DAKOTA

Eastern South Dakota

Survey Area

South Dakota:
    Minnehaha

Area of Application. Survey Area Plus

South Dakota:
    Aurora
    Beadle
    Bennett
    Bon Homme
    Brookings
    Brown
    Brule
    Buffalo
    Campbell
    Charles Mix
    Clark
    Clay
    Codington
    Corson
    Davison
    Day
    Deuel
    Dewey

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    Douglas
    Edmunds
    Faulk
    Grant
    Gregory
    Haakon
    Hamlin
    Hand
    Hanson
    Hughes
    Hutchinson
    Hyde
    Jerauld
    Jones
    Kingsbury
    Lake
    Lincoln
    Lyman
    McCook
    McPherson
    Marshall
    Mellette
    Miner
    Moody
    Potter
    Roberts
    Sanborn
    Spink
    Stanley
    Sully
    Todd
    Tripp
    Turner
    Walworth
    Washabaugh
    Yankton
    Ziebach
Iowa:
    Dickinson
    Emmet
    Lyon
    Osceola
Minnesota:
    Jackson
    Lincoln
    Lyon
    Murray
    Nobles
    Pipestone
    Rock
* * * * *

VIRGINIA

* * * * *

Richmond

Survey Area

Virginia (cities):
    Colonial Heights
    Hopewell
    Petersburg
    Richmond
Virginia (counties):
    Charles City
    Chesterfield
    Dinwiddie
    Goochland
    Hanover
    Henrico
    New Kent
    Powhatan
    Prince George

Area of Application. Survey Area Plus

Virginia (cities):
    Charlottesville
    Emporia
Virginia (counties):
    Albemarle
    Amelia
    Brunswick
    Buckingham
    Caroline
    Charlotte
    Cumberland
    Essex
    Fluvanna
    Greensville
    King and Queen
    King William
    Lancaster
    Louisa
    Lunenberg
    Mecklenburg
    Middlesex
    Northumberland
    Nottoway
    Orange
    Prince Edward
    Richmond
    Sussex
    Westmoreland
* * * * *

WISCONSIN

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Milwaukee

Survey Area

Wisconsin:
    Milwaukee
    Ozaukee
    Washington
    Waukesha

Area of Application. Survey Area Plus

Wisconsin:
    Brown
    Calumet
    Door
    Fond du Lac
    Kewaunee
    Manitowoc
    Outagamie
    Racine
    Sheboygan
    Walworth
    Winnebago

 [FR Doc. E9-528 Filed 1-13-09; 8:45 am]
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