[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 56 (Thursday, March 23, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 17365-17366]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05816]



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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

5 CFR Part 532

RIN 3206-AO49


Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of Certain Appropriated 
Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas

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 redefine the geographic boundaries of the following 
appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas for pay-setting 
purposes: Hagerstown-Martinsburg-Chambersburg, MD; Richmond, VA; 
Roanoke, VA; and Washington, DC. The final rule will redefine the 
Shenandoah National Park portions of Albemarle, Augusta, Greene, Page, 
and Rockingham Counties, VA, to the Washington, DC, wage area. This 
change is based on a recent consensus recommendation of the Federal 
Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC).

DATES: 
    Effective date: This regulation is effective April 24, 2023.
    Applicability date: This change applies on the first day of the 
first applicable pay period beginning on or after April 24, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana Paunoiu, by telephone at (202) 
606-2858 or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 30, 2022, OPM issued a proposed 
rule (87 FR 80472) to redefine the geographic boundaries of the 
following appropriated fund FWS wage areas: Hagerstown-Martinsburg-
Chambersburg, MD; Richmond, VA; Roanoke, VA; and Washington, DC.
    FPRAC, the national labor-management committee responsible for 
advising OPM on matters concerning the pay of FWS employees, reviewed 
and recommended these changes by consensus. The proposed rule had a 30-
day comment period, during which OPM received no comments.

Regulatory Impact Analysis

    This action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under the 
terms of Executive Order (E.O.) 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) 
and is therefore not subject to review under E.O. 12866 and 13563 (76 
FR 3821, January 21, 2011).

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.

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.
Stephen Hickman,
Federal Register Liaison.

    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.


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2. In appendix C to subpart B amend the table by revising the wage area 
listings for the District of Columbia and the States of Maryland and 
Virginia to read as follows:

Appendix C to Subpart B of Part 532--Appropriated Fund Wage and Survey 
Areas

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Definitions of Wage Areas and Wage Area Survey Areas

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District of Columbia

Washington, DC

Survey Area

District of Columbia:
    Washington, DC
Maryland:
    Charles
    Frederick
    Montgomery
    Prince George's
Virginia (cities):
    Alexandria
    Fairfax
    Falls Church
    Manassas
    Manassas Park
Virginia (counties):
    Arlington
    Fairfax
    Loudoun
    Prince William

Area of Application. Survey area plus:

Maryland:
    Calvert
    St. Mary's
Virginia (city):
    Fredericksburg
Virginia (counties):
    Albemarle (Only includes the Shenandoah National Park portion)
    Augusta (Only includes the Shenandoah National Park portion)
    Clarke
    Culpeper
    Fauquier
    Greene (Only includes the Shenandoah National Park portion)
    King George
    Madison
    Page (Only includes the Shenandoah National Park portion)
    Rappahannock
    Rockingham (Only includes the Shenandoah National Park portion)

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    Spotsylvania
    Stafford
    Warren
West Virginia:
    Jefferson
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Maryland

Baltimore

Survey Area

Maryland (city):
    Baltimore
Maryland (counties):
    Anne Arundel
    Baltimore
    Carroll
    Harford
    Howard

Area of Application. Survey area plus:

Maryland:
    Queen Anne's

Hagerstown-Martinsburg-Chambersburg

Survey Area

Maryland:
    Washington
Pennsylvania:
    Franklin
West Virginia:
    Berkeley

Area of Application. Survey area plus:

Maryland:
    Allegany
    Garrett
Pennsylvania:
    Fulton
Virginia (cities):
    Harrisonburg
    Winchester
Virginia (counties):
    Frederick
    Page (Does not include the Shenandoah National Park portion)
    Rockingham (Does not include the Shenandoah National Park 
portion)
    Shenandoah
West Virginia:
    Hampshire
    Hardy
    Mineral
    Morgan
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Virginia

Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News-Hampton

Survey Area

Virginia (cities):
    Chesapeake
    Hampton
    Newport News
    Norfolk
    Poquoson
    Portsmouth
    Suffolk
    Virginia Beach
    Williamsburg
Virginia (counties):
    Gloucester
    James City
    York
North Carolina:
    Currituck

Area of Application. Survey area plus:

Virginia (city):
    Franklin
Virginia (counties):
    Accomack
    Isle of Wight
    Mathews
    Northampton
    Southampton
    Surry
North Carolina:
    Camden
    Chowan
    Gates
    Pasquotank
    Perquimans
Maryland:
    Assateague Island part of Worcester

Richmond

Survey Area

Virginia (cities):
    Colonial Heights
    Hopewell
    Petersburg
    Richmond
Virginia (counties):
    Charles City
    Chesterfield
    Dinwiddie
    Goochland
    Hanover
    Henrico
    New Kent
    Powhatan
    Prince George

Area of Application. Survey area plus:

Virginia (cities):
    Charlottesville
    Emporia
Virginia (counties):
    Albemarle (Does not include the Shenandoah National Park 
portion)
    Amelia
    Brunswick
    Buckingham
    Caroline
    Charlotte
    Cumberland
    Essex
    Fluvanna
    Greene (Does not include the Shenandoah National Park portion)
    Greensville
    King and Queen
    King William
    Lancaster
    Louisa
    Lunenberg
    Mecklenburg
    Middlesex
    Nelson
    Northumberland
    Nottoway
    Orange
    Prince Edward
    Richmond
    Sussex
    Westmoreland

Roanoke

Survey Area

Virginia (cities):
    Radford
    Roanoke
    Salem
Virginia (counties):
    Botetourt
    Craig
    Montgomery
    Roanoke

Area of Application. Survey area plus:

Virginia (cities):
    Bedford
    Buena Vista
    Clifton Forge
    Covington
    Danville
    Galax
    Lexington
    Lynchburg
    Martinsville
    South Boston
    Staunton
    Waynesboro
Virginia (counties):
    Alleghany
    Amherst
    Appomattox
    Augusta (Does not include the Shenandoah National Park portion)
    Bath
    Bedford
    Bland
    Campbell
    Carroll
    Floyd
    Franklin
    Giles
    Halifax
    Henry
    Highland
    Patrick
    Pittsylvania
    Pulaski
    Rockbridge
    Wythe
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