[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 42 (Friday, March 5, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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[FR Doc No: 2021-04627]



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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

5 CFR Part 532

RIN 3206-AO10


Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of the Special Wage 
Schedules for Ship Surveyors in Puerto Rico

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final 
rule to abolish the special wage schedule pay plan practice previously 
established for nonsupervisory and supervisory ship surveyor positions 
in Puerto Rico. The Department of the Navy no longer has such positions 
in Puerto Rico. This change is based on a consensus recommendation of 
the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC).

DATES: 
    Effective date: This regulation is effective on March 5, 2021.
    Applicability date: This change applies on the first day of the 
first applicable pay period beginning on or after April 5, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Allen, by telephone at (202) 606-
2838 or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 19, 2020, OPM issued a proposed 
rule (85 FR 66282) to abolish the special wage schedule pay plan 
practice previously used for nonsupervisory and supervisory ship 
surveyor positions in Puerto Rico because the schedule is no longer 
being used by the Department of the Navy. FPRAC, the national labor-
management committee that advises OPM on Federal Wage System pay 
matters, reviewed and concurred by consensus with this change.
    The 30-day comment period ended on November 18, 2020. OPM received 
one comment in support of the abolishment of the special wage schedule 
for ship surveyor positions and one comment that is beyond the scope of 
this rule.
    Since there are no FWS employees remaining in the special wage 
schedule for ship surveyor positions, this final rule removes Sec.  
532.275 from title 5, Code of Federal Regulations.

Regulatory Impact Analysis

    OPM has examined the impact of this rule as required by Executive 
Order 12866 and Executive Order 13563, which direct agencies to assess 
all costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if 
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize 
net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public, 
health, and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). This 
rule has not been designated as a ``significant regulatory action,'' 
under Executive Order 12866.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    OPM certifies that this rule will not have a significant economic 
impact on a substantial number of small entities.

Federalism

    We have examined this rule in accordance with Executive Order 
13132, Federalism, and have determined that this rule will not have any 
negative impact on the rights, roles and responsibilities of State, 
local, or tribal governments.

Civil Justice Reform

    This regulation meets the applicable standard set forth in 
Executive Order 12988.

Unfunded Mandates Act of 1995

    This rule will not result in the expenditure by State, local, and 
tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $100 
million or more in any year and it will not significantly or uniquely 
affect small governments. Therefore, no actions were deemed necessary 
under the provisions of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995.

Congressional Review Act

    This action pertains to agency management, personnel, and 
organization and does not substantially affect the rights or 
obligations of nonagency parties and, accordingly, is not a ``rule'' as 
that term is used by the Congressional Review Act (Subtitle E of the 
Small Business ``Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996'' 
(SBREFA)). Therefore, the reporting requirement of 5 U.S.C. 801 does 
not apply.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    This rule does not impose any new reporting or record-keeping 
requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act.

List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 532

    Administrative practice and procedure, Freedom of information, 
Government employees, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Wages.

Office of Personnel Management.
Alexys Stanley,
Regulatory Affairs Analyst.

    Accordingly, OPM 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.


Sec.  532.275   [Removed]

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2. Remove Sec.  532.275.

[FR Doc. 2021-04627 Filed 3-4-21; 8:45 am]
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