[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50091-50093]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19168]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Department of Defense Wage Committee (DoDWC); Notice of Federal 
Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, 
Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Notice of closed Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: DoD is publishing this notice to announce that the following 
Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the DoDWC will take place.

DATES: Tuesday, September 7, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and will 
be closed to the public.

ADDRESSES: The closed meeting will be held by teleconference.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Karl Fendt, (571) 372-1618 
(voice), [email protected] (email), 4800 Mark Center Drive, 
Suite 05G21, Alexandria, Virginia 22350 (mailing address).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meeting Announcement: Due to circumstances 
beyond the control of the Department of Defense and the Designated 
Federal Officer for the DoDWC, the DoDWC was unable to provide public 
notification required by 41 CFR 102-3.450(a) concerning its September 
7, 2021 meeting. Accordingly, the Advisory Committee Management Officer 
for the Department of Defense, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150(b), waives 
the 15-calendar day notification requirement.
    This meeting is being held under the provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C., Appendix), the Government in 
the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 CFR 102-3.140 and 102-3.150.
    Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of this meeting is to provide 
independent advice and recommendations on matters relating to the 
conduct of wage surveys and the establishment of wage schedules for all 
appropriated fund and non-appropriated fund areas of blue-collar 
employees within the DoD.

Agenda

    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Nonappropriated Fund areas:

    1. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Orleans, Louisiana wage 
area (AC-006).
    2. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Hennepin, Minnesota wage 
area (AC-015).
    3. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Ward, North Dakota wage 
area (AC-016).
    4. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Grand Forks. North Dakota 
wage area (AC-017).
    5. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Davis-Weber-Salt Lake, 
Utah wage area (AC-018).
    6. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the McLennan, Texas wage area 
(AC-022).
    7. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Bell, Texas wage area (AC-
028).
    8. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Curry, New Mexico wage 
area (AC-030).
    9. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Tom Green, Texas wage area 
(AC-032).
    10. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Cobb, Georgia wage area 
(AC-034).
    11. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Richmond, Georgia wage 
area (AC-035).
    12. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Houston, Georgia wage 
area (AC-036).
    13. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Ada-Elmore, Idaho wage 
area (AC-038).
    14. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Cascade, Montana wage 
area (AC-040).
    15. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Spokane, Washington wage 
area (AC-043).
    16. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Pulaski, Arkansas wage 
area (AC-045).
    17. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Montgomery, Alabama wage 
area (AC-048).
    18. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Allegheny, Pennsylvania 
wage area (AC-066).
    19. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Columbus, Georgia wage 
area (AC-067).
    20. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Sedgwick, Kansas wage 
area (AC-078).
    21. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Jefferson, New York wage 
area (AC-101).
    22. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Orange, New York wage 
area (AC-103).
    23. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Macomb, Michigan wage 
area (AC-162).
    24. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Niagara, New York wage 
area (AC-163).
    25. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Montgomery-Greene, Ohio 
wage area (AC-166).
    26. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Arapahoe-Denver, 
Colorado wage area (AC-084).
    27. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the El Paso, Colorado wage 
area (AC-085).
    28. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Pennington, South Dakota 
wage area (AC-086).
    29. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Laramie, Wyoming wage 
area (AC-087).
    30. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Cumberland, Pennsylvania 
wage area (AC-092).
    31. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the York, Pennsylvania wage 
area (AC-093).
    32. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Calhoun, Alabama wage 
area (AC-104).
    33. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Madison, Alabama wage 
area (AC-105).
    34. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Honolulu, Hawaii wage 
area (AC-106).
    35. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Norfolk-Portsmouth-
Virginia Beach, Virginia wage area (AC-111).
    36. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Hampton-Newport News, 
Virginia wage area (AC-112).
    37. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Nueces, Texas wage area 
(AC-115).
    38. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Bexar, Texas wage area 
(AC-117).
    39. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Anchorage, Alaska wage 
area (AC-118).
    40. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the New London, Connecticut 
wage area (AC-136).
    41. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Snohomish, Washington 
wage area (AC-141).
    42. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Pierce, Washington wage 
area (AC-143).
    43. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Kitsap, Washington wage 
area (AC-142).
    44. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Lake, Illinois wage area 
(AC-145).
    45. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Harford, Maryland wage 
area (AC-148).

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    46. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Douglas-Sarpy, Nevada 
wage area (AC-149).
    47. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Leavenworth, Kansas-
Jackson-Johnson, Missouri wage area (AC-151).
    48. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Dallas, Texas wage area 
(AC-152).
    49. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Tarrant, Texas wage area 
(AC-156).
    50. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the St. Clair, Illinois wage 
area (AC-157).
    51. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Newport, Rhode Island 
Texas wage area (AC-167).
    52. Survey Specifications for the Monterey, California wage area 
(AC-003).
    53. Survey Specifications for the Orleans, Louisiana wage area 
(AC-006).
    54. Survey Specifications for the Kern, California wage area 
(AC-010).
    55. Survey Specifications for the Hennepin, Minnesota wage area 
(AC-015).
    56. Survey Specifications for the Ward, North Dakota wage area 
(AC-016).
    57. Survey Specifications for the Grand Forks, North Dakota wage 
area (AC-017).
    58. Survey Specifications for the Davis-Weber-Salt Lake, Utah 
wage area (AC-018).
    59. Survey Specifications for the Bell, Texas wage area (AC-
028).
    60. Survey Specifications for the Curry, New Mexico wage area 
(AC-030).
    61. Survey Specifications for the Cobb, Georgia wage area (AC-
034).
    62. Survey Specifications for the Ada-Elmore, Idaho wage area 
(AC-038).
    63. Survey Specifications for the Hampden, Massachusetts wage 
area (AC-039).
    64. Survey Specifications for the Cascade, Montana wage area 
(AC-040).
    65. Survey Specifications for the Spokane, Washington wage area 
(AC-043).
    66. Survey Specifications for the San Diego, California wage 
area (AC-054).
    67. Survey Specifications for the Solano, California wage area 
(AC-059).
    68. Survey Specifications for the Columbus, Georgia wage area 
(AC-067).
    69. Survey Specifications for the Burlington, New Jersey wage 
area (AC-071).
    70. Survey Specifications for the Kent, Delaware wage area (AC-
076).
    71. Survey Specifications for the Richmond-Chesterfield, 
Virginia wage area (AC-082).
    72. Survey Specifications for the Morris, New Jersey wage area 
(AC-090).
    73. Survey Specifications for the York, Maine wage area (AC-
139).

    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Appropriated Fund areas:

    74. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Northeastern Arizona wage 
area (AC-008).
    75. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the New Haven-Hartford, 
Connecticut wage area (AC-024).
    76. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Atlanta, Georgia wage 
area (AC-037).
    77. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Augusta, Georgia wage 
area (AC-038).
    78. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Macon, Georgia wage area 
(AC-041).
    79. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Savannah, Georgia wage 
area (AC-042).
    80. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Boise, Idaho wage area 
(AC-045).
    81. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Duluth, Minnesota wage 
area (AC-074).
    82. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Albuquerque, New Mexico 
wage area (AC-089).
    83. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, 
New York wage area (AC-091).
    84. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Northern New York wage 
area (AC-095).
    85. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Cleveland, Ohio wage area 
(AC-105).
    86. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Western Texas wage area 
(AC-127).
    87. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the San Antonio, Texas wage 
area (AC-135).
    88. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Texarkana, Texas wage 
area (AC-136).
    89. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Waco, Texas wage area 
(AC-137).
    90. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Southeastern Washington-
Eastern Oregon wage area (AC-144).
    91. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the West Virginia wage area 
(AC-146).
    92. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Milwaukee, Wisconsin wage 
area (AC-148).
    93. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Puerto Rico wage area 
(AC-151).
    94. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Anniston-Gadsden, 
Alabama wage area (AC-001).
    95. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Huntsville, Alabama wage 
area (AC-004).
    96. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Alaska wage area (AC-
007).
    97. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Tampa-St. Petersburg, 
Florida wage area (AC-035).
    98. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Hawaii wage area (AC-
044).
    99. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Lake Charles-Alexandria, 
Louisiana wage area (AC-060).
    100. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Shreveport, Louisiana 
wage area (AC-062).
    101. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Augusta, Maine wage 
area (AC-063).
    102. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Central and Northern 
Maine wage area (AC-064).
    103. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Central and Western 
Massachusetts wage area (AC-069).
    104. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Montana wage area (AC-
083).
    105. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Syracuse-Utica-Rome, 
New York wage area (AC-097).
    106. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Asheville, North 
Carolina wage area (AC-098).
    107. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Central North Carolina 
wage area (AC-099).
    108. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the North Dakota wage area 
(AC-103).
    109. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Southwestern Oregon 
wage area (AC-113).
    110. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Columbia, South 
Carolina wage area (AC-120).
    111. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Austin, Texas wage area 
(AC-129).
    112. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Corpus Christi, Texas 
wage area (AC-130).
    113. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the El Paso, Texas wage 
area (AC-132).
    114. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Norfolk-Portsmouth-
Newport News-Hampton, Virginia wage area (AC-140).
    115. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Southwestern Wisconsin 
wage area (AC-149).
    116. Survey Specifications for the Columbus, Georgia wage area 
(AC-003).
    117. Survey Specifications for the San Diego, California wage 
area (AC-017).
    118. Survey Specifications for the San Francisco, California 
wage area (AC-018).
    119. Survey Specifications for the Wilmington, Delaware wage 
area (AC-026).
    120. Survey Specifications for the Washington, District of 
Columbia wage area (AC-027).
    121. Survey Specifications for the Cocoa Beach-Melbourne, 
Florida wage area (AC-028).
    122. Survey Specifications for the Pensacola, Florida wage area 
(AC-034).
    123. Survey Specifications for the Albany, Georgia wage area 
(AC-036).
    124. Survey Specifications for the Central Illinois wage area 
(AC-046).
    125. Survey Specifications for the Davenport-Rock Island-Moline, 
Iowa wage area (AC-053).
    126. Survey Specifications for the Des Moines, Iowa wage area 
(AC-054).
    127. Survey Specifications for the Topeka, Kansas wage area (AC-
056).
    128. Survey Specifications for the Wichita, Kansas wage area 
(AC-057).
    129. Survey Specifications for the Baltimore, Maryland wage area 
(AC-066).
    130. Survey Specifications for the Northwestern Michigan wage 
area (AC-071).
    131. Survey Specifications for the Southwestern Michigan wage 
area (AC-073).
    132. Survey Specifications for the Biloxi, Mississippi wage area 
(AC-076).
    133. Survey Specifications for the Buffalo, New York wage area 
(AC-092).
    134. Survey Specifications for the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma wage 
area (AC-109).
    135. Survey Specifications for the Tulsa, Oklahoma wage area 
(AC-111).
    136. Survey Specifications for the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
wage area (AC-115).
    137. Survey Specifications for the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania wage 
area (AC-116).
    138. Survey Specifications for the Scranton-Wilkes Barre, 
Pennsylvania wage area (AC-117).
    139. Survey Specifications for the Eastern South Dakota wage 
area (AC-121).
    140. Survey Specifications for the Utah wage area (AC-139).
    141. Survey Specifications for the Roanoke, Virginia wage area 
(AC-142).
    142. Survey Specifications for the Puerto Rico wage area (AC-
151).
    143. Special Pay--Pacific Northwest Power Rate Schedule
    144. Special Pay--Washington, District of Columbia TV Systems/
Electrical Equipment
    145. Any items needing further clarification from this agenda 
may be discussed during future scheduled meetings.

    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), the DoD has

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determined that the meeting shall be closed to the public. The Under 
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in consultation with 
the Department of Defense Office of General Counsel, has determined in 
writing that this meeting may disclose trade secrets and commercial or 
financial information obtained from a person and privileged or 
confidential.
    Written Statements: Pursuant to section 10(a)(3) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act and 41 CFR 102-3.140, interested persons may 
submit written statements to the Designated Federal Officer for the 
DoDWC at any time. Written statements should be submitted to the 
Designated Federal Officer at the email or mailing address listed above 
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. If statements pertain 
to a specific topic being discussed at a planned meeting, then these 
statements must be submitted no later than five (5) business days prior 
to the meeting in question. Written statements received after this date 
may not be provided to or considered by the DoDWC until its next 
meeting. The Designated Federal Officer will review all timely 
submitted written statements and provide copies to all the committee 
members before the meeting that is the subject of this notice.

    Dated: August 30, 2021.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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