# Prevailing Rate Systems; Change in Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Survey Schedule From Fiscal Year to Calendar Year > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3AE8-11838 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Proposed Rule - **Published:** May 28, 2008 - **Citation:** 73 FR 30526 ## Text 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] BILLING CODE 6325-39-P --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3AE8-11838. Public record. Not legal advice.