[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 25 (Monday, February 9, 2009)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 6351-6352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-2629]



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[[Page 6351]]



OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

5 CFR Part 532

RIN 3206-AL76


Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Little Rock, AR, 
Southern Missouri, and Tulsa, OK, Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System 
Wage Areas

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing a final 
rule to redefine the geographic boundaries of the Little Rock, AR, 
Southern Missouri, and Tulsa, OK, appropriated fund Federal Wage System 
(FWS) wage areas. The final rule redefines Crawford and Sebastian 
Counties, AR, from the Little Rock wage area to the Tulsa wage area and 
Madison County, AR, and McDonald County, MO, from the Southern Missouri 
wage area to the Tulsa wage area. These changes are based on recent 
consensus recommendations of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory 
Committee (FPRAC) to best match the counties proposed for redefinition 
to a nearby FWS survey area. FPRAC recommended no other changes in the 
geographic definitions of the Little Rock, Southern Missouri, and Tulsa 
FWS wage areas.

DATES: Effective date: This regulation is effective on March 11, 2009. 
Applicability date: The affected employees in Crawford, Madison, and 
Sebastian Counties, AR, and McDonald County, MO, would be placed on the 
wage schedule for the Tulsa, OK, wage area on the first day of the 
first applicable pay period beginning on or after March 11, 2009.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 8, 2008, the U.S. Office of 
Personnel Management (OPM) issued a proposed rule (73 FR 74374) to 
redefine the Little Rock, AR, Southern Missouri, and Tulsa, OK, 
appropriated fund Federal Wage System wage areas. This proposed rule 
would redefine Crawford and Sebastian Counties, AR, from the Little 
Rock wage area to the Tulsa wage area and Madison County, AR, and 
McDonald County, MO, from the Southern Missouri wage area to the Tulsa 
wage area. The proposed rule had a 30-day comment period, during which 
OPM received no comments.

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.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Kathie Ann Whipple,
Acting Director.

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Accordingly, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management 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 C to subpart B, the wage area listing for the State of 
Arkansas is amended by revising the listing for Little Rock; for the 
State of Missouri, by revising the listing for Southern Missouri; and 
for the State of Oklahoma, by revising the listing for Tulsa, to read 
as follows:

Appendix C to Subpart B of Part 532--Appropriated Fund Wage and Survey 
Areas

 
                                * * * * *
                                ARKANSAS
                               Little Rock
                               Survey Area
Arkansas:
  Jefferson
  Pulaski
  Saline
                 Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Arkansas:
  Arkansas
  Ashley
  Baxter
  Boone
  Bradley
  Calhoun
  Chicot
  Clay
  Clark
  Cleburne
  Cleveland
  Conway
  Dallas
  Desha
  Drew
  Faulkner
  Franklin
  Fulton
  Garland
  Grant
  Greene
  Hot Spring
  Independence
  Izard
  Jackson
  Johnson
  Lawrence
  Lincoln
  Logan
  Lonoke
  Marion
  Monroe
  Montgomery
  Newton
  Ouachita
  Perry
  Phillips
  Pike
  Polk
  Pope
  Prairie
  Randolph
  Scott
  Searcy
  Sharp
  Stone
  Union
  Van Buren
  White
  Woodruff
  Yell
 
                                * * * * *
                                MISSOURI
 
                                * * * * *
                            Southern Missouri
                               Survey Area
Missouri:
  Christian
  Greene
  Laclede
  Phelps
  Pulaski

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  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
  Madison
  Maries
  Miller
  Mississippi
  Moniteau
  Morgan
  New Madrid
  Newton
  Oregon
  Ozark
  Perry
  Polk
  Reynolds
  Ripley
  St. Clair
  Scott
  Shannon
  Stoddard
  Stone
  Taney
  Texas
  Vernon
  Wayne
  Wright
Kansas:
  Cherokee
  Crawford
 
                                * * * * *
                                OKLAHOMA
 
                                * * * * *
                                  Tulsa
                               Survey Area
Oklahoma:
  Creek
  Mayes
  Muskogee
  Osage
  Pittsburg
  Rogers
  Tulsa
  Wagoner
                 Area of Application. Survey area plus:
Oklahoma:
  Adair
  Cherokee
  Choctaw
  Craig
  Delaware
  Haskell
  Kay
  Latimer
  Le Flore
  McCurtain
  McIntosh
  Nowata
  Okfuskee
  Okmulgee
  Ottawa
  Pawnee
  Pushmataha
  Sequoyah
  Washington
Arkansas:
  Benton
  Carroll
  Crawford
  Madison
  Sebastian
  Washington
Missouri:
  McDonald
 
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