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Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee

The Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC) studies the prevailing rate system and other matters pertinent to the establishment of prevailing rates under subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, and advises the Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on the Governmentwide administration of the pay system for blue-collar Federal employees.

FPRAC has five management members, five labor members, and one Chairman appointed by the Director of OPM.

General Contact Information

Chairman
Douglas Fehrer
Email
Pay-Leave-Policy@opm.gov
Phone
202-606-2858*
Mailing Address
1900 E Street, NW, Room 5H27-G
Washington, DC 20415
Business Hours
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)
Monday thru Friday

* Hearing impaired users may utilize the Federal Relay Service by dialing 1-800-877-8339** to reach a Communications Assistant (CA). The CA will dial the requested number and relay the conversation between a standard (voice) telephone user and text telephone (TTY) user.

** Visiting the Federal Relay Service website will provide access to additional Toll-Free and Toll Access Numbers.

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