[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 9, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 1493]
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[FR Doc No: E8-125]
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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 6 / Wednesday, January 9, 2008 /
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
5 CFR Part 531
RIN 3206-AL27
Locality Pay Areas
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: On behalf of the President's Pay Agent, the Office of
Personnel Management is issuing final regulations on the locality pay
program for General Schedule and certain other employees. Originally
published on June 22, 2007 as an interim rule with a request for
comments, the regulations added Whatcom County, WA, to the Seattle
locality pay area effective with the first pay period that began on or
after July 23, 2007, removed the reference to a January effective date
for changes made by the President's Pay Agent in locality pay area
boundaries, made a number of changes in the official names of locality
pay areas to correspond to revised names of Metropolitan Statistical
Areas and Combined Statistical Areas as established by the Office of
Management and Budget, and provided notice and documentation of a
number of changes in locality pay area boundaries that resulted from
revisions in Metropolitan and Combined Statistical Areas. We received
no comments on the interim rule and adopt the final rule without
change.
DATES: Effective on February 8, 2008 we are adopting as a final rule
the interim rule published at 72 FR 34361 on June 22, 2007.
Applicability Date: The regulations were applicable on the first
day of the first pay period that began on or after July 23, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allan Hearne, (202) 606-2838; FAX:
(202) 606-4264; e-mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 5304 of title 5, United States Code,
and 5 CFR part 531, subpart F, authorize locality pay for General
Schedule (GS) and certain other employees with official worksites in
the 48 contiguous United States and the District of Columbia. Section
5304(f) of title 5, United States Code, authorizes the President's Pay
Agent (the Secretary of Labor, the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), and the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM)) to determine locality pay areas.
On June 22, 2007 (72 FR 34361), OPM published an interim rule to
add Whatcom County, WA, to the Seattle locality pay area, remove the
reference to a January effective date for changes made by the
President's Pay Agent in locality pay area boundaries, and make a
number of changes in the official names of locality pay areas to
correspond to revised names of Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
and Combined Statistical Areas (CSAs) as established by the Office of
Management and Budget. The regulations also provided notice and
documentation of a number of changes in locality pay area boundaries
that resulted from the revisions in MSAs and CSAs. We received no
comments on the interim rule and OPM is adopting the rule as final
without changes.
E.O. 12866, Regulatory Review
The Office of Management and Budget has reviewed this rule in
accordance with E.O. 12866.
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 apply only to Federal agencies and employees.
List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 531
Government employees, Law enforcement officers, Wages.
Office of Personnel Management.
Linda M. Springer,
Director.
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Accordingly, the interim rule amending 5 CFR part 531 published at 72
FR 34361 on June 22, 2007, is adopted as a final rule without change.
[FR Doc. E8-125 Filed 1-8-08; 8:45 am]
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