Prevailing Rate Systems; Champaign, Illinois, NAF Wage Area

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

5 CFR Part 532

RIN 3206-AF61

Prevailing Rate Systems; Champaign, Illinois, NAF Wage Area

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final

regulation to abolish the Champaign, IL, Federal Wage System

nonappropriated fund (NAF) wage area for pay-setting purposes. With the

closing of Chanute Air Force Base in August 1993, the only NAF

employees remaining in the Champaign wage area are those located in

Vermilion County, IL. This regulation assigns Vermilion County to the

Marion, IN, NAF wage area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Paul Shields, (202) 606-2848.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 10, 1993, OPM published an

interim rule abolishing the Champaign, IL, Federal Wage System NAF wage

area and assigning Vermilion County, IL, to the Marion, IN, wage area

(58 FR 59639). OPM received no comments during the 30-day comment

period. However, the interim regulation gave a March 4, 1994, effective

date coinciding with the anticipated effective date of the Marion wage

schedule (reflecting the 90-day delay required by law since 1984).

Since the publication of the interim rule, Public Law 103-123, which

phases out the 90-day delay, was enacted. The new law provides that

wage adjustments will be effective on the later of the normal wage

adjustment date for the wage area or the first day of the first pay

period beginning on or after January 1, 1994. The normal wage

adjustment dates for both the Champaign and Marion wage areas were in

December 1933. Hence under the new law, wage adjustments for both of

these wage areas would be effective on the first day of the first pay

period beginning on or after January 1, 1994. Because of the interim

rule abolishing the Champaign NAF wage area, there is no new wage

schedule for Champaign. In order that Vermilion County employees may

receive a pay adjustment in January 1994, as required by Public Law

103-123, the effective date of the wage area redefinition must be

changed from March 4, 1994, to January 1, 1994.

Waiver of 30-Day Delay in Effective Date of Final Regulation

Pursuant to section 553(d)(3) of title 5 of the United States Code,

I find that good cause exists to make this amendment effective in less

than 30 days. The regulation is being made effective retroactively to

January 1, 1994, so that Vermilion County employees may receive the pay

adjustment required by Public Law 103-123.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

I certify that these regulations will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial number of small entities because they

will affect only Federal agencies and employees.

List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 532

Administrative practice and procedure, Freedom of information,

Government employees, Reporting and record keeping requirements, Wages.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management

Lorraine A. Green,

Deputy Director.

Accordingly the interim rule amending 5 CFR part 532 published on

November 10, 1993, (58 FR 59639), is adopted as final with the

following change:

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.

2. Appendix D to subpart B is amended by revising the for

``Vermilion'' to read as follows:

Appendix D to Subpart B of Part 532--Nonappropriated Fund Wage and

Survey Areas

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Indiana

Marion

Survey area

Indiana:

Marion

Area of application: Survey area plus:

Vermilion\1\

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[FR Doc. 94-5784 Filed 3-11-94; 8:45 am]

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