[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 24 (Monday, February 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7695-7698]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02485]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


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

AGENCY: Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness 
(USD(P&R)), 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, February 21, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and will 
be closed to the public.
    Tuesday, March 7, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and will be 
closed to the public.
    Tuesday, March 21, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and will be 
closed to the public.
    Tuesday, April 4, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and will be 
closed to the public.
    Tuesday, April 18, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and will be 
closed to the public.
    Tuesday, May 2, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and will be 
closed to the public.
    Tuesday, May 16, 2023 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: 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

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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.

Agendas

February 21, 2023

    Opening Remarks by Chair and Designated Federal Officer (DFO).
    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 Savannah, Georgia wage area (AC-
042).
    3. Survey Specifications for the Western Texas wage area (AC-127).
    4. Any items needing further clarification from this agenda may be 
discussed during future scheduled meetings.
    Closing Remarks by Chair.

March 7, 2023

    Opening Remarks by Chair and DFO.
    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 Hennepin, Minnesota wage area (AC-
015).
    3. Survey Specifications for the Grand Forks, North Dakota wage 
area (AC-017).
    4. Survey Specifications for the Davis-Weber-Salt Lake, Utah wage 
area (AC-018).
    5. Survey Specifications for the Ada-Elmore, Idaho wage area (AC-
038).
    6. Survey Specifications for the Cascade, Montana wage area (AC-
040).
    7. Survey Specifications for the Spokane, Washington wage area (AC-
043).
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Appropriated Fund areas:
    8. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Jacksonville, Florida wage 
area (AC-030).
    9. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Detroit, Michigan wage area 
(AC-070).
    10. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Southeastern North Carolina 
wage area (AC-101).
    11. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Columbus, Ohio wage area 
(AC-106).
    12. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Birmingham, Alabama wage 
area (AC-002).
    13. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Southern Colorado wage area 
(AC-023).
    14. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Hagerstown-Martinsburg-
Chambersburg, Maryland wage area (AC-067).
    15. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Dayton, Ohio wage area (AC-
107).
    16. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 
wage area (AC-114).
    17. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Wyoming wage area (AC-150).
    18. Special Pay--Jacksonville, Florida Special Rates.
    19. Any items needing further clarification from this agenda may be 
discussed during future scheduled meetings.
    Closing Remarks by Chair.

March 21, 2023

    Opening Remarks by Chair and DFO.
    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 Sacramento, California wage 
area (AC-002).
    3. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the San Joaquin, California wage 
area (AC-008).
    4. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Bernalillo, New Mexico wage 
area (AC-019).
    5. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Dona Ana, New Mexico wage 
area (AC-021).
    6. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the El Paso, Texas wage area (AC-
023).
    7. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Onslow, North Carolina wage 
area (AC-097).
    8. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Shelby, Tennessee wage area 
(AC-098).
    9. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Christian, Kentucky/
Montgomery, Tennessee wage area (AC-099).
    10. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Charleston, South Carolina 
wage area (AC-120).
    11. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the San Juan-Guaynabo, Puerto 
Rico wage area (AC-155).
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Appropriated Fund areas:
    12. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Denver, Colorado wage area 
(AC-022).
    13. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Miami, Florida wage area 
(AC-031).
    14. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Cincinnati, Ohio wage area 
(AC-104).
    15. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Narragansett Bay, Rhode 
Island wage area (AC-118).
    16. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the New York, New York wage 
area (AC-094).
    17. Survey Specifications for the Augusta, Georgia wage area (AC-
038).
    18. Survey Specifications for the Macon, Georgia wage area (AC-
041).
    19. Survey Specifications for the Southeastern Washington-Eastern 
Oregon wage area (AC-144).
    20. Special Pay--Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Special Rates
    21. Any items needing further clarification from this agenda may be 
discussed during future scheduled meetings.
    Closing Remarks by Chair.

April 4, 2023

    Opening Remarks by Chair and DFO.
    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 Burlington, New Jersey wage area 
(AC-071).
    3. Survey Specifications for the Kent, Delaware wage area (AC-076).
    4. Survey Specifications for the Richmond-Chesterfield, Virginia 
wage area (AC-082).
    5. Survey Specifications for the Morris, New Jersey wage area (AC-
090).
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Appropriated Fund areas:
    6. Survey Specifications for the Duluth, Minnesota wage area (AC-
074).
    7. Survey Specifications for the San Antonio, Texas wage area (AC-
135).
    8. Survey Specifications for the Milwaukee, Wisconsin wage area 
(AC-148).
    9. Special Pay--Southeast Power Rate.
    10. Any items needing further clarification from this agenda may be 
discussed during future scheduled meetings.
    Closing Remarks by Chair.

April 18, 2023

    Opening Remarks by Chair and DFO.
    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 Lauderdale, Mississippi wage 
area (AC-001).
    3. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Lowndes, Mississippi wage 
area (AC-004).
    4. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Rapides, Louisiana wage area 
(AC-024).

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    5. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Caddo-Bossier, Louisiana wage 
area (AC-025).
    6. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Chatham, Georgia wage area 
(AC-037).
    7. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Dougherty, Georgia wage area 
(AC-046).
    8. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Lowndes, Georgia wage area 
(AC-047).
    9. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Oklahoma, Oklahoma wage area 
(AC-052).
    10. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Harrison, Mississippi wage 
area (AC-070).
    11. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Hardin-Jefferson, Kentucky 
wage area (AC-096).
    12. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Wayne, North Carolina wage 
area (AC-107).
    13. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Cumberland, North Carolina 
wage area (AC-108).
    14. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Richland, South Carolina 
wage area (AC-110).
    15. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Wichita, Texas wage area 
(AC-122).
    16. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Comanche, Oklahoma wage 
area (AC-123).
    17. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Craven, North Carolina wage 
area (AC-164).
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Appropriated Fund areas:
    18. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Fresno, California wage area 
(AC-012).
    19. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Sacramento, California wage 
area (AC-014).
    20. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Stockton, California wage 
area (AC-020).
    21. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Louisville, Kentucky wage 
area (AC-059).
    22. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Jackson, Mississippi wage 
area (AC-078).
    23. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Meridian, Mississippi wage 
area (AC-079).
    24. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Eastern Tennessee wage area 
(AC-123).
    25. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Salinas-Monterey, 
California wage area (AC-015).
    26. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Lexington, Kentucky wage 
area (AC-058).
    27. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Northern Mississippi wage 
area (AC-077).
    28. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Rochester, New York wage 
area (AC-096).
    29. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Memphis, Tennessee wage 
area (AC-124).
    30. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Nashville, Tennessee wage 
area (AC-125).
    31. Survey Specifications for the Boise, Idaho wage area (AC-045).
    32. Survey Specifications for the Utah wage area (AC-139).
    33. Survey Specifications for the Spokane, Washington wage area 
(AC-145).
    34. Special Pay--Fresno, California Special Rates
    35. Special Pay--Northern Mississippi Special Rates
    36. Any items needing further clarification from this agenda may be 
discussed during future scheduled meetings.
    Closing Remarks by Chair.

May 2, 2023

    Opening Remarks by Chair and DFO.
    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 Monterey, California wage area 
(AC-003).
    3. Survey Specifications for Kern, California wage area (AC-010).
    4. Survey Specifications for the San Diego, California wage area 
(AC-054).
    5. Survey Specifications for the Solano, California wage area (AC-
059).
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Appropriated Fund areas:
    6. Survey Specifications for the Dothan, Alabama wage area (AC-
003).
    7. Survey Specifications for the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania wage area 
(AC-116).
    8. Survey Specifications for the Puerto Rico wage area (AC-151).
    9. Any items needing further clarification from this agenda may be 
discussed during future scheduled meetings.
    Closing Remarks by Chair.

May 16, 2023

    Opening Remarks by Chair and DFO.
    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 Richmond, Georgia wage area 
(AC-035).
    3. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Houston, Georgia wage area 
(AC-036).
    4. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Pulaski, Arkansas wage area 
(AC-045).
    5. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Montgomery, Alabama wage area 
(AC-048).
    6. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Sedgwick, Kansas wage area 
(AC-078).
    7. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Montgomery-Greene, Ohio wage 
area (AC-166).
    8. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Cumberland, Pennsylvania 
wage area (AC-092).
    9. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the York, Pennsylvania wage area 
(AC-093).
    10. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Honolulu, Hawaii wage area 
(AC-106).
    11. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Norfolk-Portsmouth-Virginia 
Beach, Virginia wage area (AC-111).
    12. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Hampton-Newport News, 
Virginia wage area (AC-112).
    13. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Harford, Maryland wage area 
(AC-148).
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Appropriated Fund areas:
    14. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Northeastern Arizona wage 
area (AC-008).
    15. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Phoenix, Arizona wage area 
(AC-009).
    16. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Tucson, Arizona wage area 
(AC-010).
    17. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Minneapolis-St. Paul, 
Minnesota wage area (AC-075).
    18. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New 
York wage area (AC-091).
    19. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Northern New York wage area 
(AC-095).
    20. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the West Virginia area (AC-146).
    21. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Reno, Nevada wage area (AC-
086).
    22. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Syracuse-Utica-Rome, New 
York wage area (AC-097).
    23. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the North Dakota wage area (AC-
103).
    24. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Houston-Galveston-Texas 
City, Texas wage area (AC-133).
    25. Survey Specifications for the Washington, District of Columbia 
wage area (AC-027).
    26. Survey Specifications for the Columbus, Georgia wage area (AC-
040).
    27. Survey Specifications for the Charlotte, North Carolina wage 
area (AC-100).
    28. Survey Specifications for the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma wage area 
(AC-109).
    29. Special Pay--Pacific Northwest Power Rate

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    30. Any items needing further clarification from this agenda may be 
discussed during future scheduled meetings.
    Closing Remarks by Chair.
    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 
USD(P&R), in consultation with the DoD Office of General Counsel, has 
determined in writing that each of these meetings is likely to 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 DFO for the DoDWC at any time. Written 
statements should be submitted to the DFO at the email or mailing 
address listed 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 DFO 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: February 1, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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