[Federal Register: June 22, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 119)]
[Rules and Regulations]               
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

5 CFR Part 532

RIN 3206-AH88

 
Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of the Lubbock, Texas, 
Nonappropriated Fund Wage Area

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management is adopting as final an 
interim rule to abolish the Lubbock, Texas, nonappropriated fund 
Federal Wage System wage area and establish a new Curry County, New 
Mexico, wage area. This change is being made because of the closure of 
the Lubbock wage area's host installation, Reese Air Force Base. This 
closure left the lead agency, the Department of Defense, without an 
installation in the survey area capable of hosting annual local wage 
surveys.

DATES: This final regulation is effective on July 22, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Hopkins, (202) 606-2848, FAX: 
(202) 606-0824, or email to jdhopkin@opm.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 29, 1997, the Office of Personnel 
Management (OPM) published an interim rule (62 FR 28978) to abolish the 
Lubbock, Texas, nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal Wage System (FWS) 
wage area and establish a new Curry County, New Mexico, NAF FWS wage 
area. The Lubbock wage area consisted of one survey county, Lubbock, 
TX, and two area of application counties, Curry, NM, and Potter, TX. 
The closure of the Lubbock wage area's host activity, Reese Air Force 
Base, left the Department of Defense (DOD), the lead agency for the 
Lubbock wage area, without an installation in the survey area capable 
of hosting local annual wage surveys.
    Even though the host installation closed, the Lubbock wage area

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continued to have NAF FWS employment. Cannon Air Force Base, located in 
Curry County, NM, has more than the minimum required number of NAF FWS 
employees and has the capability to host annual local wage surveys. 
Also, Curry County has more than the required minimum number of private 
enterprise employees in establishments within survey specifications. 
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 abolish the 
Lubbock, TX, NAF wage area and establish a new Curry, NM, NAF wage 
area. The new wage area consists of one survey county, Curry County, 
NM, and two area of application counties, Lubbock and Potter, TX.
    Full-scale wage surveys were ordered in the Curry, NM, NAF wage 
area in June of odd-numbered fiscal years. The first full-scale wage 
survey began in June 1997. The interim rule provided a 30-day public 
comment period, during which OPM did not receive any comments. The 
interim rule is being adopted as final with no changes.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    I certify that these regulations will not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities because they 
will 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 May 29, 1997 (62 FR 28978), is 
adopted as final with no changes.

Office of Personnel Management.
Janice R. Lachance,
Director.
[FR Doc. 99-15804 Filed 6-21-99; 8:45 am]
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