Prevailing Rate Systems; Change in Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Survey Schedule From Fiscal Year to Calendar Year
Federal RegisterMay 28, 2008
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
5 CFR Part 532
RIN 3206-AL63
Prevailing Rate Systems; Change in Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Survey Schedule From Fiscal Year to Calendar Year
AGENCY:
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION:
Proposed rule with request for comments.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is issuing a proposed rule to change the annual schedule of nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal Wage System wage surveys from a fiscal year cycle to a calendar year cycle. The purpose of this change is to move certain wage surveys to a different time of year and thus optimize the data collection process for those areas. In addition, this change would more evenly distribute the workload for the agency responsible for conducting NAF surveys.
DATES:
We must receive comments on or before June 27, 2008.
ADDRESSES:
Send or deliver comments to Charles D. Grimes III, Deputy Associate Director for Performance and Pay Systems, Strategic Human Resources Policy Division, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Room 7H31, 1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20415-8200; e-mail
pay-performance-policy@opm.gov;
or FAX: (202) 606-4264.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606-2838; e-mail
pay-performance-policy@opm.gov;
or FAX: (202) 606-4264.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
As required by law, Federal Wage System (FWS) wage surveys must be conducted on a 2-year cycle at annual intervals in each appropriated and nonappropriated fund (NAF) FWS wage area. A full-scale wage survey is conducted in the first year of the 2-year cycle and an interim (wage-change) survey is conducted between each two consecutive full-scale wage surveys. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is responsible for prescribing the beginning month of appropriated and NAF wage surveys and the fiscal year during which full-scale wage surveys are conducted.
This proposed rule would change the nationwide schedule of NAF regular wage surveys at appendix B to subpart B of part 532 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, from a fiscal year cycle to a calendar year cycle. Since a Federal fiscal year straddles two calendar years (i.e., October to September) and only some NAF wage surveys are conducted in the first part of the fiscal year, not all NAF wage areas would be affected by this change. In addition, the lead agency does not need to change the timing of all NAF surveys because many are already conducted at the optimum time, considering agency resources and timing of private sector pay adjustments. Therefore, about one-third of the NAF wage areas would experience no change in the timing of their wage surveys. In the remaining NAF wage areas, the changes in survey schedule would vary from wage area to wage area. In some of the remaining NAF wage areas the wage surveys would be conducted earlier in the year and in others the wage surveys would be conducted later in the year. We note that the adjustment period for this change would be lengthy and some wage areas would require multiple surveys to comply with the 2-year cycle law. However, changing to a calendar year cycle would significantly simplify the scheduling of NAF surveys.
The Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee, the national labor-management committee responsible for advising OPM on matters concerning the pay of FWS employees, recommended by consensus that we adopt this change. This change would be effective in January 2009.
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.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Linda M. Springer,
Director.
Accordingly, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management is proposing to amend 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; § 532.707 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552.
2. In appendix B to subpart B, revise paragraph (3) and the table to read as follows:
Appendix B to Subpart B of Part 532—Nationwide Schedule of Nonappropriated Fund Regular Wage Surveys
(3) Whether full-scale surveys will be conducted in odd or even numbered calendar years.
State
Wage area
Beginning
month of survey
Calendar year of full-scale survey odd or even
Alabama
Calhoun
April
Even.
Madison
April
Even.
Montgomery
April
Odd.
Alaska
Anchorage
June
Even.
Arizona
Maricopa
October
Even.
Pima
October
Even.
Yuma
October
Even.
Arkansas
Pulaski
April
Odd.
California
Kern
September
Odd.
Los Angeles
September
Even.
Monterey
September
Odd.
Orange
September
Even.
Riverside
September
Even.
Sacramento
February
Odd.
San Bernardino
September
Even.
San Diego
September
Odd.
San Joaquin
February
Odd.
Santa Barbara
September
Even.
Santa Clara
September
Odd.
Solano
September
Odd.
Ventura
September
Even.
Colorado
Arapahoe-Denver
July
Even.
El Paso
July
Even.
Connecticut
New London
July
Even.
Delaware
Kent
August
Odd.
District of Columbia
Washington, DC
August
Even.
Florida
Bay
January
Even.
Brevard
January
Odd.
Miami-Dade
January
Odd.
Duval
January
Odd.
Escambia
January
Even.
Hillsborough
January
Odd.
Monroe
January
Odd.
Okaloosa
January
Even.
Orange
January
Even.
Georgia
Chatham
March
Odd.
Clayton-Cobb-Fulton
June
Odd.
Columbus
June
Odd.
Dougherty
March
Odd.
Houston
April
Odd.
Lowndes
March
Odd.
Richmond
April
Odd.
Guam
Guam
September
Even.
Hawaii
Honolulu
May
Even.
Idaho
Ada-Elmore
July
Odd.
Illinois
Lake
April
Even.
St. Clair
April
Even.
Kansas
Leavenworth-Jackson-Johnson
April
Even.
Sedgwick
April
Odd.
Kentucky
Christian-Montgomery
February
Even.
Hardin-Jefferson
March
Even.
Louisiana
Bossier-Caddo
March
Odd.
Orleans
June
Odd.
Rapides
March
Odd.
Maine
Cumberland
October
Odd.
York
October
Odd.
Maryland
Anne Arundel
August
Even.
Charles-St. Mary's
August
Even.
Frederick
August
Even.
Harford
May
Even.
Montgomery-Prince George's
August
Even.
Massachusetts
Hampden
October
Odd.
Middlesex
October
Odd.
Michigan
Macomb
May
Odd.
Minnesota
Hennepin
July
Odd.
Mississippi
Harrison
March
Even.
Lauderdale
March
Odd.
Lowndes
March
Odd.
Montana
Cascade
July
Odd.
Nebraska
Douglas-Sarpy
April
Even.
Nevada
Churchill-Washoe
January
Even.
Clark
January
Even.
New Jersey
Burlington
August
Odd.
Monmouth
August
Odd.
Morris
August
Odd.
New Mexico
Bernalillo
February
Odd.
Curry
June
Odd.
Dona Ana
February
Odd.
New York
Jefferson
May
Odd.
Kings-Queens
October
Even.
Niagara
May
Odd.
Orange
May
Odd.
North Carolina
Craven
March
Even.
Cumberland
March
Even.
Onslow
February
Even.
Wayne
March
Even.
North Dakota
Grand Forks
July
Odd.
Ward
July
Odd.
Ohio
Greene-Montgomery
April
Odd.
Oklahoma
Comanche
March
Even.
Oklahoma
March
Even.
Pennsylvania
Allegheny
May
Odd.
Cumberland
May
Even.
Montgomery
August
Odd.
York
May
Even.
Puerto Rico
Guaynabo-San Juan
February
Even.
Rhode Island
Newport
July
Even.
South Carolina
Charleston
February
Even.
Richland
March
Even.
South Dakota
Pennington
June
Even.
Tennessee
Shelby
February
Even.
Texas
Bell
June
Odd.
Bexar
June
Even.
Dallas
June
Even.
El Paso
February
Odd.
McLennan
May
Odd.
Nueces
June
Even.
Tarrant
June
Even.
Taylor
June
Odd.
Tom Green
June
Odd.
Wichita
March
Even.
Utah
Davis-Salt Lake-Weber
July
Odd.
Virginia
Alexandria-Arlington-Fairfax
August
Even.
Chesterfield-Richmond
August
Odd.
Hampton-Newport News
May
Even.
Norfolk-Portsmouth-Virginia Beach
May
Even.
Prince William
August
Even.
Washington
Kitsap
June
Even.
Pierce
July
Even.
Snohomish
July
Even.
Spokane
July
Odd.
Wyoming
Laramie
July
Even.
[FR Doc. E8-11838 Filed 5-27-08; 8:45 am]
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