# 5 CFR § 532.209: Lead agency

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-532.209

## Section

- **Citation:** 5 CFR § 532.209
- **Heading:** Lead agency
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 5—Administrative Personnel > CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT > SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS > PART 532—PREVAILING RATE SYSTEMS > Subpart B—Prevailing Rate Determinations

## Text

(a) The Office of Personnel Management shall select a lead agency for each appropriated and nonappropriated fund wage area based on the number of agency employees covered by the regular wage schedule for that area and the capability of the agency in providing administrative and clerical support at the local level necessary to conduct a wage survey.
(b) OPM may authorize exceptions to these criteria where this will improve the administration of the local wage survey.
(c) The listing in appendix A to this subpart shows the lead agency for each appropriated fund wage area. The Department of Defense is the lead agency for each nonappropriated fund wage area.
[55 FR 46141, Nov. 1, 1990]

## Nearby sections

- [5 CFR § 532.101 § 532.101 Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-532.101.md)
- [5 CFR § 532.103 § 532.103 Coverage.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-532.103.md)
- [5 CFR § 532.105 § 532.105 Pay-fixing authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-532.105.md)
- [5 CFR § 532.201 § 532.201 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-532.201.md)
- [5 CFR § 532.203 § 532.203 Structure of regular wage schedules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-532.203.md)
- [5 CFR § 532.205 § 532.205 The use of Federal, State, and local minimum wage requirements in determining prevailing rates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-532.205.md)
- [5 CFR § 532.207 § 532.207 Time schedule for wage surveys.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-532.207.md)
- [5 CFR § 532.209 § 532.209 Lead agency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-532.209.md)
- [5 CFR § 532.211 § 532.211 Criteria for appropriated fund wage areas.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-532.211.md)
- [5 CFR § 532.213 § 532.213 Industries included in regular appropriated fund wage surveys.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-532.213.md)
- [5 CFR § 532.215 § 532.215 Establishments included in regular appropriated fund surveys.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-532.215.md)
- [5 CFR § 532.217 § 532.217 Appropriated fund survey jobs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-532.217.md)
- [5 CFR § 532.219 § 532.219 Criteria for establishing nonappropriated fund wage areas.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-532.219.md)
- [5 CFR § 532.221 § 532.221 Industries included in regular nonappropriated fund surveys.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-5-532.221.md)

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