5 CFR § 532.105 - Pay-fixing authority.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s532.105"
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title: "5 CFR § 532.105 - Pay-fixing authority."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "532.105"
section_name: "Pay-fixing authority."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "532"
part_name: "PREVAILING RATE SYSTEMS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 5343, 5346. Sec. 532.707 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552."
regulatory_source: "46 FR 21344, Apr. 10, 1981, unless otherwise noted."
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# 532.105 Pay-fixing authority.

The head of each agency shall authorize application of the rates established by the lead agency or the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to prevailing rate employees within the appropriate wage area, in accordance with the provisions of this part.