[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88054-88056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28012]


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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, 
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, December 12, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and will be 
closed to the public.
    Tuesday, December 19, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and will be 
closed to the public.
    Tuesday, January 9, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and will be 
closed to the public.
    Tuesday, January 23, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and will be 
closed to the public.
    Tuesday, February 6, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and will be 
closed to the public.
    Tuesday, February 20, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and will be 
closed to the public.
    Tuesday, March 5, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and will be 
closed to the public. All eastern standard time.

ADDRESSES: The closed meetings will be held by Microsoft Teams.

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 Designated Federal Officer, the Department of Defense Wage 
Committee was unable to provide public notification required by 41 CFR 
102-3.150(a) concerning its December 12, 2023 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.
    Due to circumstances beyond the control of the Designated Federal 
Officer, the Department of Defense Wage Committee was unable to provide 
public notification required by 41 CFR 102-3.150(a) concerning its 
December 19, 2023 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 chapter 10 of 
title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.) (commonly known as the ``Federal 
Advisory Committee Act'' or ``FACA''), 5 U.S.C. 552b (commonly known as 
the ``Government in the Sunshine Act''), 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 DoD.

Agendas

December 12, 2023

    Opening Remarks by Chair, Mr. Eric Clayton, and Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO), Mr. Karl Fendt.
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Non-appropriated Fund areas:
    1. Any items needing further clarification or action from the 
previous meeting.
    2. Survey Specifications for the Calhoun, Alabama wage area (AC-
104).
    3. Survey Specifications for the Madison, Alabama wage area (AC-
105).
    4. Survey Specifications for the Lake, Illinois wage area (AC-145).
    5. Survey Specifications for the Douglas-Sarpy, Nebraska wage area 
(AC-149).
    6. Survey Specifications for the Leavenworth, Kansas/Jackson-
Johnson, Missouri wage area (AC-151).
    7. Survey Specifications for the St. Clair, Illinois wage area (AC-
157).
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Appropriated Fund areas:
    8. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Cocoa Beach-Melbourne, 
Florida wage area (AC-028).
    9. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Eastern South Dakota wage 
area (AC-121).
    10. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Bloomington-Bedford-
Washington, Indiana wage area (AC-048).
    11. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Ft. Wayne-Marion, Indiana 
wage area (AC-049).
    12. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Indianapolis, Indiana wage 
area (AC-050).
    13. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Kansas City, Missouri wage 
area (AC-080).
    14. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the St. Louis, Missouri wage 
area (AC-081).
    15. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Southern Missouri wage area 
(AC-082).

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    16. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Omaha, Nebraska wage area 
(AC-084).
    17. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas 
wage area (AC-131).
    18. Survey Specifications for the Reno, Nevada wage area (AC-086).
    19. Special Pay--Omaha, Nebraska Special Rates.
    20. Any items needing further clarification from this agenda may be 
discussed during future scheduled meetings.
    Closing Remarks by Chair, Mr. Eric Clayton.

December 19, 2023

    Opening Remarks by Chair, Mr. Eric Clayton, and DFO, Mr. Karl 
Fendt.
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Appropriated Fund areas:
    1. Any items needing further clarification or action from the 
previous meeting.
    2. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Davenport-Rock Island-Moline, 
Iowa wage area (AC-053).
    3. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Southwestern Michigan wage 
area (AC-073).
    4. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
wage area (AC-115).
    5. Survey Specifications for the Syracuse-Utica-Rome, New York wage 
area (AC-097).
    6. Survey Specifications for the North Dakota wage area (AC-103).
    7. Survey Specifications for the Houston-Galveston-Texas City, 
Texas wage area (AC-133).
    8. Special Rates--Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Special Rates.
    9. Any items needing further clarification from this agenda may be 
discussed during future scheduled meetings.
    Closing Remarks by Chair, Mr. Eric Clayton.

January 9, 2024

    Opening Remarks by Chair, Mr. Eric Clayton, and DFO, Mr. Karl 
Fendt.
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Non-appropriated Fund areas:
    1. Any items needing further clarification or action from the 
previous meeting.
    2. Survey Specifications for the Cumberland, Pennsylvania wage area 
(AC-092).
    3. Survey Specifications for the York, Pennsylvania wage area (AC-
093).
    4. Survey Specifications for the Honolulu, Hawaii wage area (AC-
106).
    5. Survey Specifications for the Norfolk-Portsmouth-Virginia Beach, 
Virginia wage area (AC-111).
    6. Survey Specifications for the Hampton-Newport News, Virginia 
wage area (AC-112).
    7. Survey Specifications for the Harford, Maryland wage area (AC-
148).
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Appropriated Fund areas:
    8. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Wilmington, Delaware wage 
area (AC-026).
    9. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Topeka, Kansas wage area (AC-
056).
    10. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Wichita, Kansas wage area 
(AC-057).
    11. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Biloxi, Mississippi wage 
area (AC-076).
    12. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Roanoke, Virginia wage area 
(AC-142).
    13. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Richmond, Virginia wage 
area (AC-141).
    14. Special Pay--Wilmington, Delaware Special Rates.
    15. Any items needing further clarification from this agenda may be 
discussed during future scheduled meetings.
    Closing Remarks by Chair, Mr. Eric Clayton.

January 23, 2024

    Opening Remarks by Chair, Mr. Eric Clayton, and DFO, Mr. Karl 
Fendt.
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Appropriated Fund areas:
    1. Any items needing further clarification or action from the 
previous meeting.
    2. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the New Orleans, Louisiana wage 
area (AC-061).
    3. Survey Specifications for the Anniston-Gadsden, Alabama wage 
area (AC-001).
    4. Survey Specifications for the Huntsville, Alabama wage area (AC-
004).
    5. Survey Specifications for the Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida wage 
area (AC-035).
    6. Survey Specifications for the Lake Charles-Alexandria, Louisiana 
wage area (AC-060).
    7. Survey Specifications for the El Paso, Texas wage area (AC-132).
    8. Any items needing further clarification from this agenda may be 
discussed during future scheduled meetings.
    Closing Remarks by Chair, Mr. Eric Clayton.

February 6, 2024

    Opening Remarks by Chair, Mr. Eric Clayton, and DFO, Mr. Karl 
Fendt.
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Non-appropriated Fund areas:
    1. Any items needing further clarification or action from the 
previous meeting.
    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).
    9. Any items needing further clarification from this agenda may be 
discussed during future scheduled meetings.
    Closing Remarks by Chair, Mr. Eric Clayton.

February 20, 2024

    Opening Remarks by Chair, Mr. Eric Clayton, and DFO, Mr. Karl 
Fendt.
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Non-appropriated Fund areas:
    1. Any items needing further clarification or action from the 
previous meeting.
    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, Florida 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 Shreveport, Louisiana wage area 
(AC-062).

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    14. Survey Specifications for the Central North Carolina wage area 
(AC-099).
    15. Survey Specifications for the Columbia, South Carolina wage 
area (AC-120).
    16. Survey Specifications for the Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News-
Hampton, Virginia wage area (AC-140).
    17. Any items needing further clarification from this agenda may be 
discussed during future scheduled meetings.
    Closing Remarks by Chair, Mr. Eric Clayton.

March 5, 2024

    Opening Remarks by Chair, Mr. Eric Clayton, and DFO, Mr. Karl 
Fendt.
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Non-appropriated Fund areas:
    1. Any items needing further clarification or action from the 
previous meeting.
    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 Hagerstown-Martinsburg-
Chambersburg, Maryland wage area (AC-067).
    11. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 
wage area (AC-114).
    12. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Jacksonville, Florida wage 
area (AC-030).
    13. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Detroit, Michigan wage area 
(AC-070).
    14. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Southeastern North Carolina 
wage area (AC-101).
    15. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Columbus, Ohio wage area 
(AC-106).
    16. Survey Specifications for the Augusta, Maine wage area (AC-
063).
    17. Special Pay--Jacksonville, Florida Special Rates.
    18. Any items needing further clarification from this agenda may be 
discussed during future scheduled meetings.
    Closing Remarks by Chair, Mr. Eric Clayton.
    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 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 5 U.S.C. 1009(a)(3) 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 meetings that are the subject 
of this notice.

    Dated: December 13, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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