[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 30, 2009)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 31153-31154]
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[FR Doc No: E9-15474]



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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

5 CFR Part 532

RIN 3206-AL83


Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the New Haven-Hartford 
and New London, CT, 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 (OPM) is issuing a 
final rule to define the New Haven-Hartford and New London, CT, 
appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas by county rather 
than by city and town boundaries. Defining the New England FWS wage 
areas by primarily considering county boundaries provides greater 
consistency in how OPM defines FWS wage areas and improves the ability 
to make direct data comparisons with Census Bureau data. The final rule 
defines the New Haven-Hartford wage area to include Hartford and New 
Haven Counties, CT, as the survey area and Fairfield, Litchfield, 
Middlesex, and Tolland Counties, CT, as the area of application and the 
New London wage area to include New London County, CT, as the survey 
area and Windham County, CT, as the area of application.

DATES: Effective Date: This regulation is effective on June 30, 2009.
    Applicability date for the New Haven-Hartford, CT, wage area: This 
rule applies for the full-scale wage survey scheduled to begin in April 
2011.
    Applicability date for the New London, CT, wage area: This rule 
applies for the full-scale wage survey scheduled to begin in September 
2010.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 24, 2009, the U.S. Office of 
Personnel Management (OPM) issued a proposed rule (74 FR 12280) to make 
the following three changes:
    (1) Define the New Haven-Hartford and New London, CT, appropriated 
fund Federal Wage System wage areas by county rather than by city and 
town boundaries;
    (2) Define the New Haven-Hartford wage area to include Hartford and 
New Haven Counties, CT, as the survey area and Fairfield, Litchfield, 
Middlesex, and Tolland Counties, CT, as the area of application; and
    (3) Define the New London wage area to include New London County, 
CT, as the survey area and Windham County, CT, as the area of 
application.

These changes are based on consensus recommendations of the Federal 
Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee. 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.

John Berry,
Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

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Accordingly, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management amends 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 
Connecticut is amended by revising the listings for New Haven-Hartford 
and New London; for the State of Massachusetts, by revising the listing 
for Central and Western Massachusetts; and for the State of Rhode 
Island, by revising the listing for Narragansett Bay, to read as 
follows:

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

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                               Connecticut
 
                           New Haven-Hartford
 
                               Survey Area
 
Connecticut:
  Hartford
  New Haven
 
                 Area of Application. Survey area plus:
 
Connecticut:
  Fairfield
  Litchfield
  Middlesex
  Tolland
                               New London
 
                               Survey Area
Connecticut:
  New London
 
                 Area of Application. Survey area plus:
 
Connecticut:
  Windham
 
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                  Massachusetts
 
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                    Central and Western Massachusetts
 
                               Survey Area
Massachusetts:
 
The following cities and towns in:
 
  Hampden County:
    Agawam
    Chicopee
    East Longmeadow
    Feeding Hills
    Hampden
    Holyoke
    Longmeadow
    Ludlow
    Monson
    Palmer
    Southwick
    Springfield
    Three Rivers
    Westfield
    West Springfield
    Wilbraham
 
  Hampshire County:
    Easthampton
    Granby
    Hadley
    Northampton
    South Hadley
 
  Worcester County:
    Warren
    West Warren
 
                 Area of Application. Survey area plus:
 
Massachusetts:
  Berkshire
  Franklin

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  Worcester (except Blackstone and Millville)
 
The following cities and towns in:
 
  Hampshire County:
    Amherst
    Belchertown
    Chesterfield
    Cummington
    Goshen
    Hatfield
    Huntington
    Middlefield
    Pelham
    Plainfield
    Southampton
    Ware
    Westhampton
    Williamsburg
    Worthington
 
  Hampden County:
    Blandford
    Brimfield
    Chester
    Granville
    Holland
    Montgomery
    Russell
    Tolland
    Wales
 
  Middlesex County:
    Ashby
    Shirley
    Townsend
 
New Hampshire:
  Belknap
  Carroll
  Cheshire
  Grafton
  Hillsborough
  Merrimack
  Sullivan
 
Vermont:
  Addison
  Bennington
  Caledonia
  Essex
  Lamoille
  Orange
  Orleans
  Rutland
  Washington
  Windham
  Windsor
 
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                              Rhode Island
 
                            Narragansett Bay
 
                               Survey Area
Rhode Island:
  Bristol
  Newport
 
The following cities and towns:
 
  Kent County:
    Anthony
    Coventry
    East Greenwich
    Greene
    Warwick
    West Warwick
 
  Providence County:
    Ashton
    Burrillville
    Central Falls
    Cranston
    Cumberland
    Cumberland Hill
    East Providence
    Esmond
    Forestdale
    Greenville
    Harrisville
    Johnston
    Lincoln
    Manville
    Mapleville
    North Providence
    North Smithfield
    Oakland
    Pascoag
    Pawtucket
    Providence
    Saylesville
    Slatersville
    Smithfield
    Valley Falls
    Wallum Lake
    Woonsocket
 
  Washington County:
    Davisville
    Galilee
    Lafayette
    Narragansett
    North Kingstown
    Point Judith
    Quonset Point
    Saunderstown
    Slocum
 
Massachusetts:
 
The following cities and towns:
 
  Bristol County:
    Attleboro
    Fall River
    North Attleboro
    Rehoboth
    Seekonk
    Somerset
    Swansea
    Westport
 
  Norfolk County:
    Caryville
    Plainville
    South Bellingham
 
  Worcester County:
    Blackstone
    Millville
 
                 Area of Application. Survey area plus:
 
Rhode Island:
 
The following cities and towns in:
 
  Kent County:
    West Greenwich
 
  Providence County:
    Foster
    Glocester
    Scituate
 
  Washington County:
    Charlestown
    Exeter
    Hopkinton
    New Shoreham
    Richmond
    South Kingstown
    Westerly
 
Massachusetts:
 
The following cities and towns in:
 
  Bristol County:
    Acushnet
    Berkley
    Dartmouth
    Dighton
    Fairhaven
    Freetown
    Mansfield
    New Bedford
    Norton
    Raynham
    Taunton
 

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