[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 77 (Friday, April 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28754-28757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08356]


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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, April 16, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will be 
closed to the public. Tuesday, April 30, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 
a.m. and will be closed to the public; Tuesday, May 14, 2024, from 10 
a.m. to 1 p.m. and will be closed to the public; Tuesday, May 28, 2024, 
from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and will be closed to the public; Tuesday, 
June 11, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and will be closed to the 
public.

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 (DFO) and the DoD, the DoDWC was unable 
to provide public notification required by 41 CFR 102-3.150(a) 
concerning its April 16, 2024 meeting. Accordingly, the Advisory 
Committee Management Officer for the DoD, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-
3.150(b), waives the 15-calendar day notification requirement.
    Due to circumstances beyond the control of the DFO and the DoD, the 
DoDWC was unable to provide public notification required by 41 CFR 102-
3.150(a) concerning its April 30, 2024 meeting. Accordingly, the 
Advisory Committee Management Officer for the DoD, 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(c) (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

April 16, 2024

    Opening Remarks by Chair, Mr. Eric Clayton, and DFO, Mr. Karl 
Fendt.
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Nonappropriated Fund areas:
    1. Any items needing further clarification or action from the 
previous meeting.
    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).

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    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).
    12. Survey Specifications for the Frederick, Maryland wage area 
(AC-088).
    13. Survey Specifications for the Washington, District of Columbia 
wage area (AC-124).
    14. Survey Specifications for the Alexandria-Arlington-Fairfax, 
Virginia wage area (AC-125).
    15. Survey Specifications for the Prince William, Virginia wage 
area (AC-126).
    16. Survey Specifications for the Prince George's-Montgomery, 
Maryland wage area (AC-127).
    17. Survey Specifications for the Charles-St. Mary's, Maryland wage 
area (AC-128).
    18. Survey Specifications for the Anne Arundel, Maryland wage area 
(AC-147).
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Appropriated Fund areas:
    19. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Salinas-Monterey, California 
wage area (AC-015).
    20. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Southern Colorado wage area 
(AC-023).
    21. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Lexington, Kentucky wage 
area (AC-058).
    22. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Northern Mississippi wage 
area (AC-077).
    23. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the New York, New York wage area 
(AC-094).
    24. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Rochester, New York wage 
area (AC-096).
    25. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Dayton, Ohio wage area (AC-
107).
    26. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Memphis, Tennessee wage area 
(AC-124).
    27. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Nashville, Tennessee wage 
area (AC-125).
    28. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Wyoming wage area (AC-150).
    29. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Fresno, California wage 
area (AC-012).
    30. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Sacramento, California wage 
area (AC-014).
    31. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Stockton, California wage 
area (AC-020).
    32. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Denver, Colorado wage area 
(AC-022).
    33. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Miami, Florida wage area 
(AC-031).
    34. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Louisville, Kentucky wage 
area (AC-059).
    35. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Jackson, Mississippi wage 
area (AC-078).
    36. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Meridian, Mississippi wage 
area (AC-079).
    37. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Cincinnati, Ohio wage area 
(AC-104).
    38. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Narragansett Bay, Rhode 
Island wage area (AC-118).
    39. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Eastern Tennessee wage area 
(AC-123).
    40. Survey Specifications for the Alaska wage area (AC-007).
    41. Survey Specifications for the Hawaii wage area (AC-044).
    42. Survey Specifications for the Central & Western Massachusetts 
wage area (AC-069).
    43. Survey Specifications for the Southwestern Wisconsin wage area 
(AC-149).
    44. Survey Specifications for the Central and Northern Maine wage 
area (AC-064).
    45. Survey Specifications for the Montana wage area (AC-083).
    46. Survey Specifications for the Asheville, North Carolina wage 
area (AC-098).
    47. Survey Specifications for the Southwestern Oregon wage area 
(AC-113).
    48. Survey Specifications for the Charleston, South Carolina wage 
area (AC-119).
    49. Survey Specifications for the Austin, Texas wage area (AC-129).
    50. Survey Specifications for the Corpus Christi, Texas wage area 
(AC-130).
    51. Special Pay--Northern Mississippi Special Rates.
    52. Special Pay--Fresno, California Special Rates.
    53. Special Pay--Louisville, Kentucky Special Rates.
    54. Special Pay--Stockton, California Special Rates.
    55. Special Pay--Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Special Rates.
    56. Special Pay--Southeast Power Rate.
    57. Any items needing further clarification from this agenda may be 
discussed during future scheduled meetings.
    Closing Remarks by Chair, Mr. Eric Clayton.

April 30, 2024

    Opening Remarks by Chair, Mr. Eric Clayton, and DFO, Mr. Karl 
Fendt.
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Nonappropriated Fund areas:
    1. Any items needing further clarification or action from the 
previous meeting.
    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, Louisiana 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. Survey Specifications for the Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, Iowa wage 
area (AC-052).
    19. Survey Specifications for the Madison, Wisconsin wage area (AC-
147).
    20. Any items needing further clarification from this agenda may be 
discussed during future scheduled meetings.
    Closing Remarks by Chair, Mr. Eric Clayton.

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May 14, 2024

    Opening Remarks by Chair, Mr. Eric Clayton, and DFO, Mr. Karl 
Fendt.
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Nonappropriated Fund areas:
    1. Any items needing further clarification or action from the 
previous meeting.
    2. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Calhoun, Alabama wage area 
(AC-104).
    3. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Madison, Alabama wage area 
(AC-105).
    4. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Lake, Illinois wage area (AC-
145).
    5. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Douglas-Sarpy, Nevada wage 
area (AC-149).
    6. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Leavenworth, Kansas/Jackson-
Johnson, Missouri wage area (AC-151).
    7. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the St. Clair, Illinois wage area 
(AC-157).
    8. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Richmond, Georgia wage area 
(AC-035).
    9. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Houston, Georgia wage area 
(AC-036).
    10. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Pulaski, Arkansas wage area 
(AC-045).
    11. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Montgomery, Alabama wage 
area (AC-048).
    12. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Sedgwick, Kansas wage area 
(AC-078).
    13. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Montgomery-Greene, Ohio 
wage area (AC-166).
    14. Survey Specifications for the Los Angeles, California wage area 
(AC-130).
    15. Survey Specifications for the Orange, California wage area (AC-
131).
    16. Survey Specifications for the Ventura, California wage area 
(AC-132).
    17. Survey Specifications for the Riverside, California wage area 
(AC-133).
    18. Survey Specifications for the San Bernardino, California wage 
area (AC-134).
    19. Survey Specifications for the Santa Barbara, California wage 
area (AC-135).
    20. Survey Specifications for the Guam wage area (AC-150).
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Appropriated Fund areas:
    21. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Reno, Nevada wage area (AC-
086).
    22. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Syracuse-Utica-Rome, New 
York wage area (AC-097).
    23. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the North Dakota wage area (AC-
103).
    24. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Houston-Galveston-Texas 
City, Texas wage area (AC-133).
    25. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Northeastern Arizona wage 
area (AC-008).
    26. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Phoenix, Arizona wage area 
(AC-009).
    27. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Tucson, Arizona wage area 
(AC-010).
    28. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Minneapolis-St. Paul, 
Minnesota wage area (AC-075).
    29. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, 
New York wage area (AC-091).
    30. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Northern New York wage area 
(AC-095).
    31. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the West Virginia wage area 
(AC-146).
    32. Survey Specifications for the Little Rock, Arkansas wage area 
(AC-011).
    33. Survey Specifications for the Portland, Oregon wage area (AC-
112).
    34. Survey Specifications for the Wichita Falls, Texas-Southwestern 
Oregon wage area (AC-138).
    35. Special Pay--Pacific Northwest Power Rate.
    36. Any items needing further clarification from this agenda may be 
discussed during future scheduled meetings.
    Closing Remarks by Chair, Mr. Eric Clayton.

May 28, 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. Survey Specifications for the Boston, Massachusetts wage area 
(AC-068).
    3. Any items needing further clarification from this agenda may be 
discussed during future scheduled meetings.
    Closing Remarks by Chair, Mr. Eric Clayton.

June 11, 2024

    Opening Remarks by Chair, Mr. Eric Clayton, and DFO, Mr. Karl 
Fendt.
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Nonappropriated Fund areas:
    1. Any items needing further clarification or action from the 
previous meeting.
    2. Survey Specifications for the Maricopa, Arizona wage area (AC-
012).
    3. Survey Specifications for the Pima, Arizona wage area (AC-013).
    4. Survey Specifications for the Yuma, Arizona wage area (AC-055).
    5. Survey Specifications for the Kings-Queens, New York wage area 
(AC-091).
    Reviewing survey results and/or survey specifications for the 
following Appropriated Fund areas:
    6. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Anniston-Gadsden, Alabama 
wage area (AC-001).
    7. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Huntsville, Alabama wage area 
(AC-004).
    8. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida 
wage area (AC-035).
    9. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the Lake Charles-Alexandria, 
Louisiana wage area (AC-060).
    10. Wage Schedule (Full Scale) for the El Paso, Texas wage area 
(AC-132).
    11. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the New Haven-Hartford, 
Connecticut wage area (AC-024).
    12. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Albuquerque, New Mexico 
wage area (AC-089).
    13. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Cleveland, Ohio wage area 
(AC-105).
    14. Wage Schedule (Wage Change) for the Texarkana, Texas wage area 
(AC-136).
    15. Survey Specifications for the Los Angeles, California wage area 
(AC-013).
    16. Survey Specifications for the Santa Barbara, California wage 
area (AC-019).
    17. Survey Specifications for the New London, Connecticut wage area 
(AC-025).
    18. Survey Specifications for the Panama City, Florida wage area 
(AC-033).
    19. Survey Specifications for the Las Vegas, Nevada wage area (AC-
085).
    20. Survey Specifications for the Portsmouth, New Hampshire wage 
area (AC-087).
    21. 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 
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 5 U.S.C. 1009(a)(3) and 41 CFR 102-
3.140,

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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 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 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: April 15, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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