Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of Oneida, NY, Nonappropriated Fund Wage Area

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

5 CFR Part 532

RIN 3206-AH41

Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of Oneida, NY,

Nonappropriated Fund 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

rule to abolish the Oneida, NY, nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal Wage

System (FWS) wage area and to establish a new Jefferson, NY, NAF wage

area with a survey area consisting of Jefferson County--currently an

unsurveyed county in the Oneida wage area. The Oneida wage area is

presently composed of one survey area county (Oneida) and nine area of

application counties (Albany, Clinton, Jefferson, Onondaga, Ontario,

Schenectady, Saratoga, Seneca, and Steuben). After this change, a new

wage area, Jefferson, NY, will include seven of these counties, with

Jefferson designated as the survey area and Albany, Oneida, Onondaga,

Ontario, Schenectady, and Steuben designated as areas of application.

Clinton, Saratoga, and Seneca, which have no FWS employees, will be

deleted.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 22, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frank Derby, (202) 606-2848.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 4, 1996, OPM published an interim

rule to abolish the Oneida, NY, wage area and to establish a new

Jefferson, NY, NAF wage area with a survey area consisting of Jefferson

County--currently an unsurveyed county in the Oneida wage area. The

Oneida wage area is presently composed of one survey area county

(Oneida) and nine area of application counties (Albany, Clinton,

Jefferson, Onondaga, Ontario, Schenectady, Saratoga, Seneca, and

Steuben).

The new wage area, Jefferson, NY, will include seven of these

counties, with Jefferson designated as the survey area and Albany,

Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Schenectady, and Steuben designated as areas

of application. Clinton, Saratoga, and Seneca, which have no FWS

employees, will be deleted. The interim rule provided a 30-day public

comment period. No comments were received. Therefore, the rule is being

adopted as a final rule.

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.

List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 532

Administrative practice and procedure, Freedom of information,

Government employees, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Wages.

Accordingly, under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 5343, the interim rule

amending 5 CFR part 532 published on June 4, 1996 (61 FR 27995), is

adopted as final without any changes.

Office of Personnel Management.

Lorraine A. Green,

Deputy Director.

[FR Doc. 96-32503 Filed 12-20-96; 8:45 am]

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