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.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

70616 

Vol. 75, No. 222 

Thursday, November 18, 2010 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

5 CFR Part 532 

RIN 3206–AM32 

Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition 

of the Madison, WI, and Southwestern 

Wisconsin Appropriated Fund Federal 

Wage System Wage Areas 

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: Proposed rule with request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management is issuing a proposed rule 

that would redefine the geographic 

boundaries of the Madison, Wisconsin, 

and Southwestern Wisconsin 

appropriated fund Federal Wage System 

(FWS) wage areas. The proposed rule 

would redefine Adams and Waushara 

Counties, WI, from the Southwestern 

Wisconsin wage area to the Madison 

wage area. These changes are based on 

recent consensus recommendations of 

the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory 

Committee to best match the counties 

proposed for redefinition to a nearby 

FWS survey area. No other changes are 

proposed for the Madison and 

Southwestern Wisconsin FWS wage 

areas. 

DATES: We must receive comments on or 

before December 20, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments 

to Jerome D. Mikowicz, Deputy 

Associate Director for Pay and Leave, 

Employee Services, U.S. Office of 

Personnel Management, Room 7H31, 

1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20415–8200; e-mail pay-performancepolicy@opm.gov; or FAX: (202) 606– 

4264. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606–2838; email 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 Madison, WI, and Southwestern 

Wisconsin appropriated fund Federal 

Wage System (FWS) wage areas. This 

proposed rule would redefine Adams 

and Waushara Counties, WI, from the 

Southwestern Wisconsin wage area to 

the Madison wage area. 

OPM considers the following 

regulatory criteria under 5 CFR 532.211 

when defining FWS wage area 

boundaries: 

(i) Distance, transportation facilities, 

and geographic features; 

(ii) Commuting patterns; and 

(iii) Similarities in overall population, 

employment, and the kinds and sizes of 

private industrial establishments. 

Adams County is currently defined to 

the Southwestern Wisconsin area of 

application. Based on our analysis of the 

regulatory criteria for defining 

appropriated fund FWS wage areas, we 

find that Adams County would be more 

appropriately defined as part of the 

Madison area of application. When 

measuring to cities, the distance 

criterion favors the Madison wage area. 

When measuring to host installations, 

the distance criterion favors the 

Southwestern Wisconsin wage area. The 

transportation facilities and geographic 

features criteria are indeterminate. The 

commuting patterns criterion slightly 

favors the Madison wage area. 

Similarities in overall population, total 

private sector employment, and kinds 

and sizes of private industrial 

establishments favor the Southwestern 

Wisconsin wage area. Although a 

standard review of regulatory criteria 

shows mixed results, the distance 

criterion indicates Adams County is 

closer to the Madison survey area. Based 

on this analysis, we recommend that 

Adams County be redefined to the 

Madison wage area. 

Waushara County is also currently 

defined to the Southwestern Wisconsin 

area of application. Our analysis of the 

regulatory criteria indicates that 

Waushara County would be more 

appropriately defined as part of the 

Madison wage area. When measuring to 

cities, the distance criterion favors the 

Madison wage area. When measuring to 

host installations, the distance criterion 

favors the Southwestern Wisconsin 

wage area. The transportation facilities 

and geographic features criteria are 

indeterminate. The commuting patterns 

criterion is also indeterminate. 

Similarities in overall population, total 

private sector employment, and kinds 

and sizes of private industrial 

establishments favor the Southwestern 

Wisconsin wage area. Although a 

standard review of regulatory criteria 

shows mixed results, the distance 

criterion indicates Waushara County is 

closer to the Madison survey area. Based 

on this analysis, we recommend that 

Waushara County be redefined to the 

Madison wage area. 

The Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory 

Committee (FPRAC), the national labormanagement committee responsible for 

advising OPM on matters concerning 

the pay of FWS employees, 

recommended these changes by 

consensus. 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 Madison 

and Southwestern Wisconsin wage 

areas. 

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. 

John Berry, 

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; § 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 the Madison, WI, and 

Southwestern Wisconsin wage areas to 

read as follows: 


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Appendix C to Subpart B of Part 532— 

Appropriated Fund Wage and Survey 

Areas 

* * * * * 

WISCONSIN

Madison 

Survey Area 

Wisconsin: 

Dane 

Area of Application. Survey area plus: 

Wisconsin: 

Adams 

Columbia 

Dodge 

Grant 

Green 

Green Lake 

Iowa 

Jefferson 

Lafayette 

Marquette 

Rock 

Sauk 

Waushara 

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Southwestern Wisconsin 

Survey Area 

Wisconsin: 

Chippewa 

Eau Claire 

La Crosse 

Monroe 

Trempealeau 

Area of Application. Survey area plus: 

Wisconsin: 

Barron 

Buffalo 

Clark 

Crawford 

Dunn 

Florence 

Forest 

Jackson 

Juneau 

Langlade 

Lincoln 

Marathon 

Marinette 

Menominee 

Oconto 

Oneida 

Pepin 

Portage 

Price 

Richland 

Rusk 

Shawano 

Taylor 

Vernon 

Vilas 

Waupaca 

Wood 

Minnesota: 

Fillmore 

Houston 

Wabasha 

Winona 

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BILLING CODE 6325–39–P 

MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION 

BOARD 

5 CFR Part 1206 

Practices and Procedures, Board 

Meetings 

AGENCY: Merit Systems Protection 

Board. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Merit Systems Protection 

Board (MSPB or the Board) is proposing 

to amend its open meeting regulations at 

5 CFR 1206.7 to ensure consistency with 

the Government in Sunshine Act. 

DATES: Submit written comments on or 

before December 20, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to William 

D. Spencer, Clerk of the Board, Merit 

Systems Protection Board, 1615 M 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20419; 

(202) 653–7200, fax: (202) 653–7130 or 

e-mail: mspb@mspb.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William D. Spencer, Clerk of the Board, 

Merit Systems Protection Board, 1615 M 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20419; 

(202) 653–7200, fax: (202) 653–7130 or 

e-mail: mspb@mspb.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice proposes to make several 

amendments to 5 CFR 1206.7. The title 

of § 1206.7 is re-named to more fully 

advise the reader of matters addressed 

therein. In section (a)(1) of the proposed 

regulation a new section is added to 

make clear that the Board may, instead 

of maintaining a transcript or electronic 

recording, maintain a set of minutes of 

a meeting closed pursuant to section 

(10) of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c). This revised 

section also sets forth the information 

that must be included in a set of 

minutes. Section (a)(2) of the proposed 

amendment states the Board’s 

responsibility to promptly make 

available to the public copies of 

transcripts, recordings, or minutes of 

closed meetings, except where the 

Board determines that such information 

may be withheld pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c). Section (a)(3) of the proposed 

regulation addresses the Board’s 

responsibility to retain copies of 

transcripts, recordings or minutes of 

closed meetings. Section (b) of 5 CFR 

1206.7 is unchanged by the proposed 

amendment. 

List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 1206 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Board meetings. 

Accordingly, the Board proposes to 

amend 5 CFR part 1206 as follows: 

PART 1206—[AMENDED] 

1. The authority citation for 5 CFR 

part 1206 continues to read: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552b. 

2. Revise § 1206.7 to read as follows: 

§ 1206.7 Transcripts, recordings or 

minutes of open and closed meetings; 

public availability; retention. 

(a) Closed meetings. (1) For every 

meeting, or portion thereof, closed 

pursuant to this part the presiding 

officer shall prepare a statement setting 

forth the time and place of the meeting 

and the persons present, which 

statement shall be retained by the 

Board. For each such meeting, or 

portion thereof, the Board shall 

maintain a copy of the General 

Counsel’s certification under § 1206.6(b) 

of this part, a statement from the 

presiding official specifying the time 

and place of the meeting and naming 

the persons present, a record (which 

may be part of the transcript) of all votes 

and all documents considered at the 

meeting, and a complete transcript or 

electronic recording of the proceedings, 

except that for meetings or portions of 

meetings closed pursuant to section (10) 

of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), the Board may 

maintain either a transcript, electronic 

recording, or a set of minutes. In lieu of 

a transcript or electronic recording, a set 

of minutes shall fully and accurately 

summarize any action taken, the reasons 

therefor and views thereon, documents 

considered and the members’ vote on 

each roll call vote, if any. 

(2) The Board shall make promptly 

available to the public copies of 

transcripts, recordings or minutes 

maintained as provided in accordance 

with paragraph (a) of this section, 

except to the extent the items therein 

contain information which the Board 

determines may be withheld pursuant to 

the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c). 

Copies of transcripts or minutes, or 

transcriptions of electronic recordings 

including the identification of speakers, 

shall to the extent determined to be 

publicly available, be furnished to any 

person, subject to the payment of 

duplication costs or the actual cost of 

transcription. 

(3) The Board shall maintain a 

complete verbatim copy of the 

transcript, a complete copy of the 

minutes, or a complete electronic 

recording of each meeting, or portion of 

a meeting, closed to the public, for a 

period of at least two (2) years after such 

meeting or until one (1) year after the 

conclusion of any Board proceeding 


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