Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of San Joaquin, CA, Nonappropriated Fund Wage Area

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

5 CFR Part 532

RIN 3206-AH59

Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of San Joaquin, CA,

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 San Joaquin, CA, nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal

Wage System (FWS) wage area and redefine its sole county (San Joaquin

County) as an area of application to the Sacramento, CA, NAF wage area

for pay-setting purposes.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 21, 1997. Employees currently paid rates from

the San Joaquin, CA, NAF wage schedule will continue to be paid from

that schedule until their conversion to the Sacramento, CA, NAF wage

schedule on April 18, 1997, 1 day before the effective date of the next

Sacramento, CA, wage schedule.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Graham Humes, (202) 606-2848.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 17, 1996, OPM published an

interim rule to abolish the San Joaquin, CA, NAF wage area and redefine

its sole remaining county (San Joaquin County) as an area of

application to the Sacramento, CA, NAF wage area. This change was

necessary because the Stockton Naval Communication Station, host

installation for the wage area, closed on September 30, 1996. The

remaining installation in the area, the Defense Distribution Region

West, has approximately 18 FWS employees and no longer meets the

minimum FWS employment criterion (26 employees) required to be a survey

area. The interim rule provided a 30-day comment period. OPM received

no comments during the comment period. Therefore, the interim 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 September 17, 1996 (61 FR 48817),

is adopted as final without any changes.

Office of Personnel Management.

Lorraine A. Green,

Deputy Director.

[FR Doc. 97-1417 Filed 1-21-97; 8:45 am]

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