Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA; Harrisburg, PA; Washington, DC; and Waco, TX, Wage Areas

SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management is issuing a final rule to

remove Schuylkill County, PA, from the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA,

Federal Wage System wage area and reassign the county to the

Harrisburg, PA, area of application. This rule also moves Adams County

and Perry County, PA, from the Harrisburg survey area to the Harrisburg

area of application. Additionally, this rule adds Manassas and Manassas

Park, two independent cities in Virginia, to the Washington, DC, FWS

wage area definition. This rule also corrects a printing error by

reinserting McLennan County, TX, in the Waco, TX, FWS wage area

listing.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 6, 1995.

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Allen, (202) 606-2848.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is

currently engaged in an ongoing system-wide review of the geographic

definitions of Federal Wage System (FWS) appropriated fund wage areas.

On December 28, 1994, OPM published a proposed rule (59 FR 66795)

communicating changes and technical corrections in FWS wage area

definitions. The proposed rule provided a 30-day period for public

comment. OPM received no comments during the comment period. Therefore,

the proposed rule is being adopted as a final rule without any changes.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

I certify that these regulations would not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial number of small entities because they

would 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 recordkeeping requirements, Wages.

Office of Personnel Management.

Lorraine A. Green,

Deputy 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.

2. Appendix C to subpart B is amended by revising the wage area

listings for Washington, District of Columbia; Harrisburg,

Pennsylvania; Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; and Waco, Texas; to

read as follows:

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

Areas

* * * * *

District of Columbia, Washington, DC

Survey Area

District of Columbia:

Washington, D.C.

Maryland:

Charles

Federick

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:

Fauquier

King George

Stafford

* * * * *

Pennsylvania, Harrisburg

Survey Area

Pennsylvania:

Cumberland

Dauphin

Lebanon

York

Area of Application. Survey area plus:

Pennsylvania:

Adams

Berks

Juniata

Lancaster

Lycoming\19\

\19\Allenwood Federal Prison Camp portion only.

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Mifflin

Montour

Northumberland

Perry

Schuylkill

Snyder

Union

* * * * *

Scranton-Wilkes-Barre

Survey Area

Pennsylvania:

Lackawanna

Luzerne

Monroe

Area of Application. Survey area plus:

Pennsylvania:

Bradford

Carbon

Columbia

Lycoming\20\

\20\Excluding Allenwood Federal Prison Camp.

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Pike

Sullivan

Susquehanna

Tioga

Wayne

Wyoming

* * * * *

Texas

* * * * *

Waco

Survey Area

Texas:

Bell

Coryell

McLennan

Area of Application. Survey area plus:

Texas:

Anderson [[Page 12396]]

Bosque

Brazos

Falls

Freestone

Hamilton

Hill

Leon

Limestone

Mills

Robertson

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[FR Doc. 95-5453 Filed 3-6-95; 8:45 am]

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