[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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