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1871 

Vol. 74, No. 9 

Wednesday, January 14, 2009 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

5 CFR Part 532 

RIN 3206–AL71 

Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition 

of the Buffalo, NY, and Pittsburgh, PA, 

Appropriated Fund Federal Wage 

System Wage Areas 

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management is issuing a final rule to 

redefine the geographic boundaries of 

the Buffalo, NY, and Pittsburgh, PA, 

appropriated fund Federal Wage System 

(FWS) wage areas. The final rule 

redefines McKean and Warren Counties, 

PA, and the Allegheny National Forest 

portions of Elk and Forest Counties, PA, 

from the Pittsburgh wage area to the 

Buffalo wage area. These changes are 

based on a consensus recommendation 

of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory 

Committee (FPRAC) to best match the 

above counties to a nearby FWS survey 

area. FPRAC recommended no other 

changes in the geographic definitions of 

the Buffalo and Pittsburgh wage areas. 

DATES: Effective Date: This regulation is 

effective on January 14, 2009. 

Applicability date: The affected 

employees in Elk, Forest, McKean, and 

Warren Counties will be placed on the 

wage schedule for the Buffalo wage area 

on the first day of the first applicable 

pay period beginning on or after 

February 13, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606–2838; email pay-performance-policy@opm.gov; 

or FAX: (202) 606–4264. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 7, 2008, the U.S. Office of 

Personnel Management (OPM) issued a 

proposed rule (73 FR 58506) to redefine 

the Buffalo, NY, and Pittsburgh, PA, 

appropriated fund Federal Wage System 

wage areas. This proposed rule would 

redefine McKean and Warren Counties, 

PA, and the Allegheny National Forest 

portions of Elk and Forest Counties, PA, 

from the Pittsburgh wage area to the 

Buffalo wage area. The proposed rule 

had a 30-day comment period, during 

which OPM received no comments. 

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. 

U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 

Michael W. Hager, 

Acting Director. 

■ Accordingly, the U.S. Office of 

Personnel Management is amending 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. In appendix C to subpart B, the 

wage area listing for the State of New 

York is amended by revising the listing 

for Buffalo; and for the State of 

Pennsylvania, by revising the listing for 

Pittsburgh, to read as follows: 

APPENDIX C TO SUBPART B OF PART 

532—APPROPRIATED FUND WAGE 

AND SURVEY AREAS 

* * * * * 

NEW YORK 

* * * * * 

Buffalo 

Survey Area 

New York: 

Erie 

Niagara 

Area of Application. Survey area plus: 

New York: 

Cattaraugus 

Chautauqua 

Pennsylvania: 

Elk (Only includes the Allegheny National 

Forest portion) 

Forest (Only includes the Allegheny 

National Forest portion) 

McKean 

Warren 

* * * * * 

PENNSYLVANIA 

* * * * * 

Pittsburgh 

Survey Area 

Pennsylvania: 

Allegheny 

Beaver 

Butler 

Washington 

Westmoreland 

Area of Application. Survey area plus: 

Pennsylvania: 

Armstrong 

Bedford 

Blair 

Cambria 

Cameron 

Centre 

Clarion 

Clearfield 

Clinton 

Crawford 

Elk (Does not include the Allegheny 

National Forest portion) 

Erie 

Fayette 

Forest (Does not include the Allegheny 

National Forest portion) 

Greene 

Huntingdon 

Indiana 

Jefferson 

Lawrence 

Mercer 

Potter 

Somerset 

Venango 

Ohio: 

Belmont 

Carroll 

Harrison 

Jefferson 

Tuscarawas 

West Virginia: 

Brooke 

Hancock 

Marshall 

Ohio 

* * * * * 

[FR Doc. E9–554 Filed 1–13–09; 8:45 am] 

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