[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 10 (Friday, January 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2418-2421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00687]


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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 meetings.

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

DATES: 
    Tuesday, January 25, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and will be 
closed to the public.
    Tuesday, February 8, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and will be 
closed to the public.
    Tuesday, February 22, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and will 
be closed to the public.
    Tuesday, March 8, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and will be 
closed to the public.
    Tuesday, March 22, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and will be 
closed to the public.
    Tuesday, April 5, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and will be 
closed to the public.
    Tuesday, April 19, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and will be 
closed to the public.

ADDRESSES: The closed meetings 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). Any agenda 
updates can be found at the DoDWC's official website: https://wageandsalary.dcpas.osd.mil/BWN/DODWC/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to circumstances beyond the control of 
the Department of Defense and the Designated Federal Officer, the DoDWC 
was unable to provide public notification required by 41 CFR 102-
3.450(a) concerning its meeting of January 25, 2022 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. These meetings are 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 these meetings 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 Department of Defense.

Agendas

January 25, 2022

    Opening Remarks.
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Appropriated Fund areas:
    1. Any items needing further clarification or action from the 
previous agenda.
    2. Survey Specifications for the Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida wage 
area (AC-035).
    3. Survey Specifications for the Lake Charles-Alexandria, Louisiana 
wage area (AC-060).
    4. Survey Specifications for the El Paso, Texas wage area (AC-132).
    5. Any items needing further clarification from this agenda may be 
discussed during future scheduled meetings.
    Closing Remarks.

February 8, 2022

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

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    1. Any items needing further clarification or action from the 
previous agenda.
    2. Survey Specifications for the Pennington, South Dakota wage area 
(AC-086).
    3. Survey Specifications for the Nueces, Texas wage area (AC-115).
    4. Survey Specifications for the Bexar, Texas wage area (AC-117).
    5. Survey Specifications for the Anchorage, Alaska wage area (AC-
118).
    6. Survey Specifications for the Kitsap, Washington wage area (AC-
142).
    7. Survey Specifications for the Dallas, Texas wage area (AC-152).
    8. Survey Specifications for the Tarrant, Texas wage area (AC-156).
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Appropriated Fund areas:
    9. Survey Specifications for the Shreveport, Louisiana wage area 
(AC-062).
    10. Survey Specifications for the Central North Carolina wage area 
(AC-099).
    11. Survey Specifications for the Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News-
Hampton, Virginia wage area (AC-140).
    12. Any items needing further clarification from this agenda may be 
discussed during future scheduled meetings.
    Closing Remarks.

February 22, 2022

    Opening Remarks.
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Nonappropriated Fund areas:
    1. Any items needing further clarification or action from the 
previous agenda.
    2. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Washoe-Churchill, Nevada wage 
area (AC-011).
    3. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Orange, Florida wage area 
(AC-062).
    4. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Bay, Florida wage area (AC-
063).
    5. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Escambia, Florida wage area 
(AC-064).
    6. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Okaloosa, Florida wage area 
(AC-065).
    7. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Clark, Nevada wage area (AC-
140).
    8. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Brevard, Nevada wage area 
(AC-061).
    9. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Hillsborough, Florida wage 
area (AC-119).
    10. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Miami-Dade, Florida wage 
area (AC-158).
    11. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Duval, Florida wage area 
(AC-159).
    12. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Monroe, Florida wage area 
(AC-160).
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Appropriated Fund areas:
    13. Survey Specifications for the Augusta, Maine wage area (AC-
063).
    14. Survey Specifications for the Columbia, South Carolina wage 
area (AC-120).
    15. Any items needing further clarification from this agenda may be 
discussed during future scheduled meetings.
    Closing Remarks.

March 8, 2022

    Opening Remarks.
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Nonappropriated Fund areas:
    1. Any items needing further clarification or action from the 
previous agenda.
    2. Survey Specifications for the Arapahoe-Denver, Colorado wage 
area (AC-084).
    3. Survey Specifications for the El Paso, Colorado wage area (AC-
085).
    4. Survey Specifications for the Laramie, Wyoming wage area (AC-
087).
    5. Survey Specifications for the New London, Connecticut wage area 
(AC-136).
    6. Survey Specifications for the Snohomish, Washington wage area 
(AC-141).
    7. Survey Specifications for the Pierce, Washington wage area (AC-
143).
    8. Survey Specifications for the Newport, Rhode Island wage area 
(AC-167).
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Appropriated Fund areas:
    9. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Birmingham, Alabama wage area 
(AC-002).
    10. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Southern Colorado wage area 
(AC-023).
    11. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Hagerstown-Martinsburg-
Chambersburg, Maryland wage area (AC-067).
    12. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Dayton, Ohio wage area (AC-
107).
    13. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 
wage area (AC-114).
    14. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Wyoming wage area (AC-150).
    15. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Detroit, Michigan wage area 
(AC-070).
    16. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Columbus, Ohio wage area 
(AC-106).
    17. Any items needing further clarification from this agenda may be 
discussed during future scheduled meetings.
    Closing Remarks.

March 22, 2022

    Opening Remarks.
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Nonappropriated Fund areas:
    1. Any items needing further clarification or action from the 
previous agenda.
    2. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Onslow, North Carolina wage 
area (AC-097).
    3. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Shelby, Tennessee wage area 
(AC-098).
    4. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Christian, Kentucky/
Montgomery, Tennessee wage area (AC-099).
    5. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Charleston, South Carolina 
wage area (AC-120).
    6. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the San Juan-Guaynabo, Puerto 
Rico wage area (AC-155).
    7. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Sacramento, California wage 
area (AC-002).
    8. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the San Joaquin, California wage 
area (AC-008).
    9. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Bernalillo, New Mexico wage 
area (AC-019).
    10. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Dona Ana, New Mexico wage 
area (AC-021).
    11. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the El Paso, Texas wage area 
(AC-023).
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Appropriated Fund areas:
    12. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the New York, New York wage area 
(AC-094).
    13. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Denver, Colorado wage area 
(AC-022).
    14. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Jacksonville, Florida wage 
area (AC-030).
    15. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Miami, Florida wage area 
(AC-031).
    16. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Southeastern North Carolina 
wage area (AC-101).
    17. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Cincinnati, Ohio wage area 
(AC-104).
    18. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Narragansett Bay, Rhode 
Island wage area (AC-118).
    19. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas 
wage area (AC-131).
    20. Survey Specifications for the Hawaii wage area (AC-044).

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    21. Survey Specifications for the Central & Western Massachusetts 
wage area (AC-069).
    22. Survey Specifications for the Southwestern Wisconsin wage area 
(AC-149).
    23. Special Pay--Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Special Rates.
    24. Any items needing further clarification from this agenda may be 
discussed during future scheduled meetings.
    Closing Remarks.

April 5, 2022

    Opening Remarks.
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Nonappropriated Fund areas:
    1. Any items needing further clarification or action from the 
previous agenda.
    2. Survey Specifications for the Frederick, Maryland wage area (AC-
088).
    3. Survey Specifications for the Washington, District of Columbia 
wage area (AC-124).
    4. Survey Specifications for the Alexandria-Arlington-Fairfax, 
Virginia wage area (AC-125).
    5. Survey Specifications for the Prince William, Virginia wage area 
(AC-126).
    6. Survey Specifications for the Prince George's-Montgomery, 
Maryland wage area (AC-127).
    7. Survey Specifications for the Charles-St. Mary's, Maryland wage 
area (AC-128).
    8. Survey Specifications for the Anne Arundel, Maryland wage area 
(AC-147).
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Appropriated Fund areas:
    9. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Salinas-Monterey, California 
wage area (AC-015).
    10. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Sacramento, California wage 
area (AC-014).
    11. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Stockton, California wage 
area (AC-020).
    12. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Meridian, Mississippi wage 
area (AC-079).
    13. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Eastern Tennessee wage area 
(AC-123).
    14. Survey Specifications for the Central & Northern Maine wage 
area (AC-064).
    15. Survey Specifications for the Asheville, North Carolina wage 
area (AC-098).
    16. Survey Specifications for the Southwestern Oregon wage area 
(AC-113).
    17. Survey Specifications for the Austin, Texas wage area (AC-129).
    18. Survey Specifications for the Corpus Christi, Texas wage area 
(AC-130).
    19. Special Pay--Southeast Power Rate Schedule.
    20. Any items needing further clarification from this agenda may be 
discussed during future scheduled meetings.
    Closing Remarks.

April 19, 2022

    Opening Remarks.
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Nonappropriated Fund areas:
    1. Any items needing further clarification or action from the 
previous agenda.
    2. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Oklahoma, Oklahoma wage area 
(AC-052).
    3. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Harrison, Mississippi wage 
area (AC-070).
    4. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Hardin-Jefferson, Kentucky 
wage area (AC-096).
    5. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Wayne, North Carolina wage 
area (AC-107).
    6. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Cumberland, North Carolina 
wage area (AC-108).
    7. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Richland, South Carolina wage 
area (AC-110).
    8. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Wichita, Texas wage area (AC-
122).
    9. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Comanche, Oklahoma wage area 
(AC-123).
    10. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Craven, North Carolina wage 
area (AC-164).
    11. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Lauderdale, Mississippi 
wage area (AC-001).
    12. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Lowndes, Mississippi wage 
area (AC-004).
    13. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Rapides, Mississippi wage 
area (AC-024).
    14. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Caddo-Bossier, Louisiana 
wage area (AC-025).
    15. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Chatham, Georgia wage area 
(AC-037).
    16. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Dougherty, Georgia wage 
area (AC-046).
    17. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Lowndes, Georgia wage area 
(AC-047).
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Appropriated Fund areas:
    18. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Lexington, Kentucky wage 
area (AC-058).
    19. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Northern Mississippi wage 
area (AC-077).
    20. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Rochester, New York wage 
area (AC-096).
    21. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Memphis, Tennessee wage area 
(AC-124).
    22. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Nashville, Tennessee wage 
area (AC-125).
    23. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Fresno, California wage 
area (AC-012).
    24. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Louisville, Kentucky wage 
area (AC-059).
    25. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Jackson, Mississippi wage 
area (AC-078).
    26. Survey Specifications for the Alaska wage area (AC-007).
    27. Survey Specifications for the Montana wage area (AC-083).
    28. Survey Specifications for the Charleston, South Carolina wage 
area (AC-119).
    29. Special Pay--Northern Mississippi Special Rates.
    30. Special Pay--Fresno, California Special Rates.
    31. Any items needing further clarification from this agenda may be 
discussed during future scheduled meetings.
    Closing Remarks.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), the DoD has 
determined that the meetings 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 each of these meetings 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 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 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

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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: January 11, 2022.
Kayyonne T. Marston,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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