Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of Detroit Special Wage Schedules for Printing Positions

SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management is issuing interim

regulations to abolish the Federal Wage System special wage schedule

for printing positions in the Detroit, Michigan, wage area. Printing

and lithographic employees in Detroit will now be paid rates from the

regular Detroit, Michigan, wage schedule.

DATES: This interim rule becomes effective on November 2, 1994.

Comments must be received by December 2, 1994. Employees paid rates

from the Detroit, Michigan, special wage schedule for printing

positions will continue to be paid from that schedule until their

conversion to the regular Detroit, Michigan, wage schedule effective on

the first day of the first full pay period beginning on or after

November 2, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to Donald J. Winstead, Acting

Assistant Director for Compensation Policy, Personnel Systems and

Oversight Group, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Room 6H31, 1900 E

Street NW., Washington, DC 20415.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Shields, (202) 606-2848.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Defense recommended to the

Office of Personnel Management that the Detroit, Michigan, Printing and

Lithographic wage schedule be abolished and that the regular Detroit,

Michigan, wage schedule apply to printing employees in Detroit. This

recommendation was based on the fact that the Detroit special printing

wage survey would produce special schedule rates lower than the regular

schedule rates for the area. Because regulations provide that the

special printing schedule rates may not be lower than the regular

schedule rates for an area, special printing schedule rates for Detroit

are currently based on the Detroit regular wage schedule rates.

In addition, the Detroit special printing wage survey has become

impractical due to the declining number of printing and lithographic

employees available to serve as data collectors in the Detroit wage

area. There are only nine covered employees. No employee's wage rate

will be reduced upon conversion to the regular schedule. The Federal

Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee has reviewed this recommendation and

by consensus has recommended approval.

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B), I find that good cause exists

for waiving the general notice of proposed rulemaking. Also, pursuant

to section 553(d)(3) of title 5, United States Code, I find that good

cause exists for making this rule effective in less than 30 days. The

notice is being waived and the regulation is being made effective in

less than 30 days because preparations for the January 1995 Detroit

survey must begin immediately.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

I certify that these regulations will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial number of small entities because they

affect only Federal agencies and employees.

Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Review

This rule has been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget

in accordance with Executive Order 12866.

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.

James B. King,

Director.

Accordingly, OPM is amending 5 CFR part 532 as follows:

PART 532--PREVAILING RATE SYSTEMS

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.

Sec. 532.279 [Amended]

2. Section 532.279 is amended by removing paragraph (j)(10) and

redesignating paragraph (j)(11) as (j)(10).

[FR Doc. 94-27103 Filed 11-1-94; 8:45 am]

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