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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
5 CFR Part 532
RIN 3206-AL77
Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of Certain Appropriated
Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas
AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: Proposed rule with request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a
proposed rule that would redefine the geographic boundaries of several
appropriated fund Federal Wage System wage areas for pay-setting
purposes. Based on recent reviews of Metropolitan Statistical Area
boundaries in a number of wage areas, OPM proposes redefinitions
affecting the following wage areas: Birmingham, AL; Denver, CO;
Wilmington, DE; Washington, DC; Atlanta, GA; Columbus, GA; Macon, GA;
Chicago, IL; Bloomington-Bedford-Washington, IN; Indianapolis, IN;
Louisville, KY; Baltimore, MD; Hagerstown-Martinsburg-Chambersburg, MD;
St. Louis, MO; Southern Missouri; Omaha, NE; New York, NY;
Philadelphia, PA; Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA; Eastern South Dakota;
Richmond, VA; and Milwaukee, WI.
DATES: We must receive comments on or before February 13, 2009.
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: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management
(OPM) is issuing a proposed rule to redefine the geographic boundaries
of several appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas.
These changes are based on recommendations of the Federal Prevailing
Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC), the statutory national labor-
management committee responsible for advising OPM on matters affecting
the pay of FWS employees. From time to time, FPRAC reviews the
boundaries of wage areas and provides OPM with recommendations for
changes if the Committee finds that changes are warranted.
There are currently 132 FWS wage areas in the United States and the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for blue-collar employees who are paid from
appropriated funds. Each wage area is comprised of a survey area where
a lead agency, the Department of Defense, measures local prevailing
wage levels in a local labor market. Because it is not feasible to
include every part of the United States in a survey area, those parts
that are not in a survey area are combined with a nearby survey area to
form a wage area's area of application.
OPM considers the following regulatory criteria under 5 CFR 532.211
when defining FWS wage area boundaries:
1. Distance, transportation facilities, and geographic features;
2. Commuting patterns; and
3. Similarities in overall population, employment, and the kinds
and sizes of private industrial establishments.
In addition, OPM regulations at 5 CFR 532.211 do not permit
splitting Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) for the purpose of
defining a wage area, except in very unusual circumstances (e.g.,
organizational relationships among closely located Federal activities).
The Office of Management and Budget defines MSAs and maintains and
updates the definitions of MSA boundaries following each decennial
census. MSAs are composed of counties and are defined on the basis of a
central urbanized area-a contiguous area of relatively high population
density. Additional surrounding counties are included in MSAs if they
have strong social and economic ties to central counties.
When the boundaries of wage areas were first established in the
1960s, there were fewer MSAs than there are today and the boundaries of
the then existing MSAs were much smaller. Most MSAs were contained
within the boundaries of a wage area. MSAs have expanded each decade
and in some cases now extend beyond the boundaries of the wage area.
FPRAC recently reviewed several wage areas where boundaries
subdivide certain MSAs and concurred by consensus with the changes
described in this proposed rule. These changes would be effective on
the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after
30 days following publication of the final regulations. FPRAC
recommended no other changes in the geographic definitions of the wage
areas.
Birmingham-Hoover, AL MSA: Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Jefferson, St.
Clair, Shelby, and Walker Counties, AL, comprise the Birmingham-Hoover,
AL MSA. Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby, and Walker Counties are part of
the Birmingham survey area, Bibb and Blount Counties are part of the
Birmingham area of application, and Chilton County is part of the
Columbus area of application. OPM proposes to redefine Chilton County
to the Birmingham area of application so that the entire Birmingham-
Hoover, AL MSA is in one wage area. There are currently no FWS
employees working in Chilton County.
Denver-Aurora, CO MSA: Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Clear Creek,
Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson, and Park Counties, CO,
comprise the Denver-Aurora, CO MSA. Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas,
Gilpin, and Jefferson Counties are part of the Denver, CO, survey area
and Clear Creek, Elbert, and Park are part of the Denver area of
application. Broomfield County is currently undefined.
The municipality of Broomfield was incorporated in 1961 in the
southeastern corner of Boulder County, CO. On November 15, 2001,
Broomfield County officially separated from Boulder County and became
the 64th county of Colorado. The boundaries of the City of Broomfield
and the County of Broomfield are identical.
OPM proposes to define Broomfield County as part of the Denver
survey area. There are three FWS employees working in Broomfield
County.
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-MD-VA-WV MSA: Washington, DC;
Calvert, Charles, Frederick,
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Montgomery, and Prince George's Counties, MD; Arlington, Clarke,
Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and
Warren Counties, VA; Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg,
Manassas, and Manassas Park Cities, VA; and Jefferson County, WV,
comprise the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-MD-VA-WV MSA.
Washington, DC; Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, and Prince George's
Counties, MD; Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties,
VA; and Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park
Cities, VA; are part of the Washington survey area. Calvert and St.
Mary's Counties, MD, and Fauquier, King George, and Stafford Counties,
VA, are part of the Washington area of application. Spotsylvania County
and Fredericksburg City, VA, are part of the Richmond area of
application. Clarke and Warren Counties, VA, and Jefferson County, WV,
are part of the Hagerstown-Martinsburg-Chambersburg area of
application. OPM proposes to redefine Clarke, Spotsylvania, and Warren
Counties, VA, Fredericksburg City, VA, and Jefferson County, WV, to the
Washington area of application so that the entire Washington-Arlington-
Alexandria, DC-MD-VA-WV MSA is in one wage area. There are no FWS
employees working in Clarke and Spotsylvania Counties, but there are 31
FWS employees working in Warren County, 9 FWS employees working in
Fredericksburg City, and 50 FWS employees working in Jefferson County.
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA: Barlow, Barrow, Butts,
Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas,
Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper,
Lamar, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding,
and Walton Counties, GA, comprise the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta,
GA MSA. Butts, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette,
Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Rockdale, and
Walton Counties are part of the Atlanta survey area; Bartow, Barrow,
Carroll, Coweta, Dawson, Haralson, Heard, Pickens, Pike, and Spalding
Counties are part of the Atlanta area of application; Jasper and Lamar
Counties are part of the Macon area of application; and Meriwether
County is part of the Columbus area of application. OPM proposes to
redefine Jasper, Lamar, and Meriwether Counties to the Atlanta area of
application so that the entire Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA
is in one wage area. There are no FWS employees working in Jasper and
Lamar Counties, but there is one FWS employee working in Meriwether
County.
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI MSA: Cook, DeKalb, DuPage,
Grundy, Kane, Kendall, McHenry, and Will Counties, IL; Jasper, Lake,
Newton, and Porter Counties, IN; and Lake and Kenosha Counties, WI,
comprise the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI MSA. Cook, DuPage,
Kane, McHenry, and Will Counties, IL, and Lake County, WI, are part of
the Chicago survey area; DeKalb, Grundy, and Kendall, IL, and Jasper,
Lake, Newton, and Porter Counties, IN, are part of the Chicago area of
application; and Kenosha County, WI, is part of the Milwaukee area of
application. OPM proposes to redefine Kenosha County to the Chicago
area of application so that the entire Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-
IN-WI MSA is in one wage area. There are six FWS employees working in
Kenosha County.
Indianapolis, IN MSA: Boone, Brown, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks,
Johnson, Marion, Morgan, Putnam, and Shelby Counties, IN, comprise the
Indianapolis, IN MSA. Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson,
Marion, Morgan, and Shelby Counties are part of the Indianapolis survey
area; Putnam County is part of the Indianapolis area of application;
and Brown County is part of the Bloomington-Bedford-Washington area of
application. OPM proposes to redefine Brown County to the Indianapolis
area of application so that the entire Indianapolis, IN MSA is in one
wage area. There are no FWS employees working in Brown County.
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA: Woodbury County, IA, Dakota and Dixon
Counties, NE, and Union County, SD, comprise the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
MSA. Woodbury County, IA, and Dakota and Dixon Counties, NE, are part
of the Omaha area of application and Union County, SD, is part of the
Eastern South Dakota area of application. OPM proposes to redefine
Union County to the Omaha area of application so that the entire Sioux
City, IA-NE-SD MSA is in one wage area. There are no FWS employees
working in Union County.
Louisville, KY-IN MSA: Clark, Floyd, Harrison, and Washington
County, IN, and Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Meade, Nelson, Oldham,
Shelby, Spencer, and Trimble Counties, KY, comprise the Louisville, KY-
IN MSA. Clark, and Floyd Counties, IN, and Bullitt, Jefferson, and
Oldham Counties, KY, are part of the Louisville survey area; Harrison
County, IN, and Henry, Meade, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer, and Trimble
Counties, KY, are part of the Louisville area of application; and
Washington County, IN, is part of the Bloomington-Bedford-Washington
area of application. OPM proposes to redefine Washington County to the
Louisville area of application so that the entire Louisville, KY-IN MSA
is in one wage area. There are no FWS employees working in Washington
County.
Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA: Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll,
Harford, Howard, and Queen Anne's Counties, MD, and Baltimore City, MD,
comprise the Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA. Anne Arundel, Baltimore,
Carroll, Harford, and Howard Counties and Baltimore City are part of
the Baltimore survey area and Queen Anne's County is part of the
Wilmington area of application. OPM proposes to redefine Queen Anne's
County to the Baltimore area of application so that the entire
Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA is in one wage area. There are no FWS
employees working in Queen Anne's County.
Jefferson City, MO MSA: Callaway, Cole, Moniteau, and Osage
Counties, MO, comprise the Jefferson City, MO MSA. Callaway, Cole, and
Osage Counties are part of the St. Louis area of application and
Moniteau County is part of the Southern Missouri area of application.
OPM proposes to redefine Moniteau County to the St. Louis area of
application so that the entire Jefferson City, MO MSA is in one wage
area. There are no FWS employees working in Moniteau County.
New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA MSA: Bergen, Essex, Hudson,
Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset,
Sussex, and Union Counties, NJ; Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Putnam,
Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties, NY; and
Pike County, PA, comprise the New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA MSA.
Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, and Union
Counties, NJ, and Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Suffolk, and
Westchester Counties, NY, are part of the New York survey area.
Monmouth, Ocean (excluding the Fort Dix Military Reservation), and
Sussex Counties, NJ, and Putnam, Richmond, and Rockland Counties, NY,
are part of the New York area of application. Hunterdon County, NJ, is
part of the Philadelphia area of application and Pike County, PA, is
part of the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre area of application. OPM proposes to
redefine Hunterdon County, NJ, and Pike County, PA, to the New York
area of application so that the entire New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA
MSA is in one wage area. There are no FWS employees working in
Hunterdon
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County, but there are five FWS employees working in Pike County.
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA: Warren County, NJ, and
Carbon, Lehigh, and Northampton Counties, PA, comprise the Allentown-
Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA. Warren County, NJ, and Lehigh and
Northampton Counties, PA are part of the Philadelphia area of
application and Carbon County, PA, is part of the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre
area of application. OPM proposes to redefine Carbon County to the
Philadelphia area of application so that the entire Allentown-
Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA is in one wage area. There are three FWS
employees working in Carbon County.
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.
Michael W. Hager,
Acting 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; Sec. 532.707 also issued under
5 U.S.C. 552.
2. Appendix C to subpart B is amended by revising the wage area
listings for Birmingham, AL; Denver, CO; Wilmington, DE; Washington,
DC; Atlanta, GA; Columbus, GA; Macon, GA; Chicago, IL; Bloomington-
Bedford-Washington, IN; Indianapolis, IN; Louisville, KY; Baltimore,
MD; Hagerstown-Martinsburg-Chambersburg, MD; St. Louis, MO; Southern
Missouri; Omaha, NE; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Scranton-Wilkes-
Barre, PA; Eastern South Dakota; Richmond, VA; and Milwaukee, WI, to
read as follows:
APPENDIX C TO SUBPART B OF PART 532--APPROPRIATED FUND WAGE AND SURVEY
AREAS
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ALABAMA
* * * * *
Birmingham
Survey Area
Alabama:
Jefferson
St. Clair
Shelby
Tuscaloosa
Walker
Area of Application. Survey Area Plus
Alabama:
Bibb
Blount
Chilton
Cullman
Fayette
Greene
Hale
Lamar
Marengo
Perry
Pickens
* * * * *
COLORADO
Denver
Survey Area
Colorado:
Adams
Arapahoe
Boulder
Broomfield
Denver
Douglas
Gilpin
Jefferson
Area of Application. Survey Area Plus
Colorado:
Clear Creek
Eagle
Elbert
Garfield
Grand
Jackson
Lake
Larimer
Logan
Morgan
Park
Phillips
Pitkin
Rio Blanco
Routt
Sedgwick
Summit
Washington
Weld
Yuma
* * * * *
DELAWARE
Wilmington
Survey Area
Delaware:
Kent
New Castle
Maryland:
Cecil
New Jersey:
Salem
Area of Application. Survey Area Plus
Delaware:
Sussex
Maryland:
Caroline
Dorchester
Kent
Somerset
Talbot
Wicomico
Worcester (Does not include the Assateague Island portion.)
* * * * *
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington, DC
Survey Area
District of Columbia:
Washington, DC
Maryland:
Charles
Frederick
Montgomery
Prince George's
Virginia (cities):
Alexandria
Fairfax
Falls Church
Manassas
Manassas Park
Virginia (counties):
Arlington
Fairfax
Loudoun
Prince William
Area of Application. Survey Area Plus
Maryland:
Calvert
St. Mary's
Virginia (city):
Fredericksburg
Virginia (counties):
Clarke
Fauquier
King George
Spotsylvania
Stafford
Warren
West Virginia:
Jefferson
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GEORGIA
* * * * *
Atlanta
Survey Area
Georgia:
Butts
Cherokee
Clayton
Cobb
De Kalb
Douglas
Fayette
Forsyth
Fulton
Gwinnett
Henry
Newton
Paulding
Rockdale
Walton
Area of Application. Survey Area Plus
Georgia:
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Banks
Barrow
Bartow
Carroll
Chattooga
Clarke
Coweta
Dawson
Fannin
Floyd
Franklin
Gilmer
Gordon
Greene
Habersham
Hall
Haralson
Heard
Jackson
Jasper
Lamar
Lumpkin
Madison
Meriwether
Morgan
Murray
Oconee
Oglethorpe
Pickens
Pike
Polk
Rabun
Spalding
Stephens
Towns
Union
White
Whitfield
* * * * *
Columbus
Survey Area
Georgia (counties):
Chattahoochee
Georgia (consolidated government):
Columbus
Alabama:
Autauga
Elmore
Lee
Macon
Montgomery
Russell
Area of Application. Survey Area Plus
Georgia:
Harris
Marion
Quitman
Schley
Stewart
Talbot
Taylor
Webster
Alabama:
Bullock
Butler
Chambers
Coosa
Crenshaw
Dallas
Lowndes
Pike
Tallapoosa
Wilcox
Macon
Survey Area
Georgia:
Bibb
Houston
Jones
Laurens
Twiggs
Wilkinson
Area of Application. Survey Area Plus
Georgia:
Baldwin
Bleckley
Crawford
Crisp
Dodge
Dooly
Hancock
Johnson
Macon
Monroe
Montgomery
Peach
Pulaski
Putnam
Telfair
Treutlen
Upson
Washington
Wheeler
Wilcox
* * * * *
ILLINOIS
* * * * *
Chicago
Survey Area
Illinois:
Cook
Du Page
Kane
Lake
McHenry
Will
Area of Application. Survey Area Plus
Illinois:
Boone
De Kalb
Grundy
Iroquois
Kankakee
Kendall
La Salle
Lee
Livingston
Ogle
Stephenson
Winnebago
Indiana:
Benton
Jasper
Lake
La Porte
Newton
Porter
Pulaski
Starke
Wisconsin:
Kenosha
INDIANA
Bloomington-Bedford-Washington
Survey Area
Indiana:
Daviess
Greene
Knox
Lawrence
Martin
Monroe
Orange
Area of Application. Survey Area Plus
Indiana:
Crawford
Dubois
Gibson
Jackson
Owen
Perry
Pike
Posey
Spencer
Vanderburgh
Warrick
Illinois:
Edwards
Gallatin
Hardin
Lawrence
Richland
Wabash
White
Kentucky:
Crittenden
Daviess
Hancock
Henderson
Livingston
McLean
Ohio
Union
Webster
* * * * *
Indianapolis
Survey Area
Indiana:
Boone
Hamilton
Hancock
Hendricks
Johnson
Marion
Morgan
Shelby
Area of Application. Survey Area Plus
Indiana:
Bartholomew
Brown
Clay
Clinton
Decatur
Delaware
Fayette
Fountain
Henry
Madison
Montgomery
Parke
Putnam
Rush
Sullivan
Tippecanoe
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Tipton
Vermillion
Vigo
Warren
* * * * *
KENTUCKY
* * * * *
Louisville
Survey Area
Kentucky:
Bullitt
Hardin
Jefferson
Oldham
Indiana:
Clark
Floyd
Jefferson
Area of Application. Survey Area Plus
Kentucky:
Breckinridge
Grayson
Hart
Henry
Larue
Meade
Nelson
Shelby
Spencer
Trimble
Indiana:
Harrison
Jennings
Scott
Washington
* * * * *
MARYLAND
* * * * *
Baltimore
Survey Area
Maryland:
Baltimore City
Anne Arundel
Baltimore
Carroll
Harford
Howard
Area of Application. Survey Area Plus
Maryland:
Queen Anne's
Hagerstown-Martinsburg-Chambersburg
Survey Area
Maryland:
Washington
Pennsylvania:
Franklin
West Virginia:
Berkeley
Area of Application. Survey Area Plus
Maryland:
Allegany
Garrett
Pennsylvania:
Fulton
Virginia (cities):
Harrisonburg
Winchester
Virginia (counties):
Culpeper
Frederick
Greene
Madison
Page
Rappahannock
Rockingham
Shenandoah
West Virginia:
Hampshire
Hardy
Mineral
Morgan
* * * * *
MISSOURI
St. Louis
Survey Area
Missouri:
St. Louis City
Franklin
Jefferson
St. Charles
St. Louis
Illinois:
Clinton
Madison
Monroe
St. Clair
Area of Application. Survey Area Plus
Missouri:
Audrain
Boone
Callaway
Clark
Cole
Crawford
Gasconade
Knox
Lewis
Lincoln
Marion
Moniteau
Monroe
Montgomery
Osage
Pike
Ralls
Randolph
St. Francois
Ste. Genevieve
Scotland
Shelby
Warren
Washington
Illinois:
Alexander
Bond
Calhoun
Clay
Effingham
Fayette
Franklin
Greene
Hamilton
Jackson
Jefferson
Jersey
Johnson
Macoupin
Marion
Massac
Montgomery
Morgan
Perry
Pike
Pope
Pulaski
Randolph
Saline
Scott
Union
Washington
Wayne
Williamson
Southern Missouri
Survey Area
Missouri:
Christian
Greene
Laclede
Phelps
Pulaski
Webster
Area of Application. Survey Area Plus
Missouri:
Barry
Barton
Benton
Bollinger
Butler
Camden
Cape Girardeau
Carter
Cedar
Dade
Dallas
Dent
Douglas
Hickory
Howell
Iron
Jasper
Lawrence
McDonald
Madison
Maries
Miller
Mississippi
Morgan
New Madrid
Newton
Oregon
Ozark
Perry
Polk
Reynolds
Ripley
St. Clair
Scott
Shannon
Stoddard
Stone
Taney
Texas
Vernon
Wayne
Wright
Kansas:
Cherokee
Crawford
* * * * *
NEBRASKA
Omaha
Survey Area
Nebraska:
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Douglas
Lancaster
Sarpy
Iowa:
Pottawattamie
Area of Application. Survey Area Plus
Nebraska:
Adams
Antelope
Arthur
Blaine
Boone
Boyd
Brown
Buffalo
Burt
Butler
Cass
Cedar
Chase
Cherry
Clay
Colfax
Cuming
Custer
Dakota
Dawson
Dixon
Dodge
Dundy
Fillmore
Franklin
Frontier
Furnas
Gage
Garfield
Gosper
Grant
Greeley
Hall
Hamilton
Harlan
Hayes
Hitchcock
Holt
Hooker
Howard
Jefferson
Johnson
Kearney
Keith
Keya Paha
Knox
Lincoln
Logan
Loup
McPherson
Madison
Merrick
Nance
Nemaha
Nuckolls
Otoe
Pawnee
Perkins
Phelps
Pierce
Platte
Polk
Red Willow
Richardson
Rock
Saline
Saunders
Seward
Sherman
Stanton
Thayer
Thomas
Thurston
Valley
Washington
Wayne
Webster
Wheeler
York
Iowa:
Adams
Audubon
Buena Vista
Cass
Cherokee
Clay
Crawford
Fremont
Harrison
Ida
Mills
Monona
Montgomery
O'Brien
Page
Palo Alto
Plymouth
Pocahontas
Sac
Shelby
Sioux
Taylor
Woodbury
South Dakota:
Union
* * * * *
NEW YORK
* * * * *
New York
Survey Area
New York:
Bronx
Kings
Nassau
New York
Queens
Suffolk
Westchester
New Jersey:
Bergen
Essex
Hudson
Middlesex
Morris
Passaic
Somerset
Union
Area of Application. Survey Area Plus
New York:
Putnam
Richmond
Rockland
New Jersey:
Hunterdon
Monmouth
Ocean (Excluding the Fort Dix Military Reservation)
Sussex
Pennsylvania:
Pike
* * * * *
PENNSYLVANIA
* * * * *
Philadelphia
Survey Area
Pennsylvania:
Bucks
Chester
Delaware
Montgomery
Philadelphia
New Jersey:
Burlington
Camden
Gloucester
Area of Application. Survey Area Plus
Pennsylvania:
Carbon
Lehigh
Northampton
New Jersey:
Atlantic
Cape May
Cumberland
Mercer
Ocean (Fort Dix Military Reservation only)
Warren
* * * * *
Scranton-Wilkes-Barre
Survey Area
Pennsylvania:
Lackawanna
Luzerne
Monroe
Area of Application. Survey Area Plus
Pennsylvania:
Bradford
Columbia
Lycoming (Excluding Allenwood Federal Prison Camp)
Sullivan
Susquehanna
Wayne
Wyoming
* * * * *
SOUTH DAKOTA
Eastern South Dakota
Survey Area
South Dakota:
Minnehaha
Area of Application. Survey Area Plus
South Dakota:
Aurora
Beadle
Bennett
Bon Homme
Brookings
Brown
Brule
Buffalo
Campbell
Charles Mix
Clark
Clay
Codington
Corson
Davison
Day
Deuel
Dewey
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Douglas
Edmunds
Faulk
Grant
Gregory
Haakon
Hamlin
Hand
Hanson
Hughes
Hutchinson
Hyde
Jerauld
Jones
Kingsbury
Lake
Lincoln
Lyman
McCook
McPherson
Marshall
Mellette
Miner
Moody
Potter
Roberts
Sanborn
Spink
Stanley
Sully
Todd
Tripp
Turner
Walworth
Washabaugh
Yankton
Ziebach
Iowa:
Dickinson
Emmet
Lyon
Osceola
Minnesota:
Jackson
Lincoln
Lyon
Murray
Nobles
Pipestone
Rock
* * * * *
VIRGINIA
* * * * *
Richmond
Survey Area
Virginia (cities):
Colonial Heights
Hopewell
Petersburg
Richmond
Virginia (counties):
Charles City
Chesterfield
Dinwiddie
Goochland
Hanover
Henrico
New Kent
Powhatan
Prince George
Area of Application. Survey Area Plus
Virginia (cities):
Charlottesville
Emporia
Virginia (counties):
Albemarle
Amelia
Brunswick
Buckingham
Caroline
Charlotte
Cumberland
Essex
Fluvanna
Greensville
King and Queen
King William
Lancaster
Louisa
Lunenberg
Mecklenburg
Middlesex
Northumberland
Nottoway
Orange
Prince Edward
Richmond
Sussex
Westmoreland
* * * * *
WISCONSIN
* * * * *
Milwaukee
Survey Area
Wisconsin:
Milwaukee
Ozaukee
Washington
Waukesha
Area of Application. Survey Area Plus
Wisconsin:
Brown
Calumet
Door
Fond du Lac
Kewaunee
Manitowoc
Outagamie
Racine
Sheboygan
Walworth
Winnebago
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