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Prevailing Rate Systems; Nonappropriated Fund Wage and Survey Areas 

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identifier: "/us/fr/2010-19969"
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title: "Prevailing Rate Systems; Nonappropriated Fund Wage and Survey Areas"
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title_name: "Federal Register"
section_number: "2010-19969"
section_name: "Prevailing Rate Systems; Nonappropriated Fund Wage and Survey Areas"
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document_number: "2010-19969"
document_type: "rule"
publication_date: "2010-08-13"
agencies:
  - "Personnel Management Office"
cfr_references:
  - "5 CFR Part 532"
rin: "3206-AM09"
fr_citation: "75 FR 49351"
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effective_date: "2010-09-13"
fr_action: "Final rule."
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#  Prevailing Rate Systems; Nonappropriated Fund Wage and Survey 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 correct several minor formatting, spelling, and typographical errors in appendix D to subpart B of part 532—Nonappropriated Fund (NAF) Wage and Survey Areas. This document also corrects editorial or printing errors, inconsistencies, and omissions made in previously published rules. The purpose of this rule is not to make policy changes for Federal Wage System (FWS) NAF employees but rather to ensure Appendix D accurately reflects the correct wage area definitions for NAF employees as recommended by the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC). FWS NAF employees will not be affected by the corrections in this final rule because the lead agency for FWS NAF surveys has followed FPRAC recommended wage area definitions when conducting wage surveys and publishing wage schedules. For the convenience of the reader, Appendix D is being reprinted in its entirety.

**DATES:**

This rule is effective on September 13, 2010.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Madeline Gonzalez, (202) 606-2838; e-mail *[email protected];* or FAX: (202) 606-4264.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

On April 6, 2010, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a proposed rule (75 FR 17316) to make several minor corrections to appendix D to subpart B of part 532—Nonappropriated Fund (NAF) Wage and Survey Areas. The revisions contained in this rule concern formatting, spelling, and typographical errors. This document also corrects editorial or printing errors, inconsistencies, and omissions made in previously published rules. The purpose of this rule is not to make policy changes for Federal Wage System (FWS) NAF employees but rather to ensure Appendix D accurately reflects the correct wage area definitions for NAF employees as recommended by the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC). FWS NAF employees are not affected by the corrections in this final rule because the lead agency for FWS NAF surveys has followed FPRAC recommended wage area definitions when conducting wage surveys and publishing wage schedules. Appendix D is being reprinted in its entirety. The proposed rule had a 30-day comment period, during which OPM received no comments. Therefore, we are adopting the proposed rule as final.

**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.

John Berry,

Director.

**5 CFR Part 532**

Accordingly, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management amends 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.

**5 CFR Part 532**

2. Revise appendix D to subpart B to read as follows:

**Appendix D to Subpart B of Part 532—Nonappropriated Fund Wage and Survey Areas**

This appendix lists the wage area definitions for NAF employees. With a few exceptions, each area is defined in terms of county units or independent cities. Each wage area definition consists of:

(1) *Wage area title.* Wage areas usually carry the title of the county or counties surveyed.

(2) *Survey area definition.* Lists each county or independent city in the survey area.

(3) *Area of application definition.* Lists each county or independent city which, in addition to the survey area, is in the area of application.

**Definitions of Wage Areas and Wage Area Survey Areas**

|  |
| --- |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Alabama: |
| Calhoun |
|  |
| Alabama: |
| Jefferson |
|  |
|  |
| Alabama: |
| Madison |
|  |
| Tennessee: |
| Coffee |
| Davidson |
| Hamilton |
| Rutherford |
|  |
|  |
| Alabama: |
| Montgomery |
|  |
| Alabama: |
| Dale |
| Dallas |
| Macon |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Alaska: (borough) |
| Anchorage |
|  |
| Alaska: (boroughs and census areas) |
| Fairbanks North Star |
| Juneau |
| Kenai Peninsula |
| Ketchikan Gateway |
| Kodiak Island |
| Sitka |
| Southeast Fairbanks |
| Valdez-Cordova |
| Yukon-Koyukuk |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Arizona: |
| Maricopa |
|  |
| Arizona: |
| Coconino |
| Yavapai |
|  |
|  |
| Arizona: |
| Pima |
|  |
| Arizona: |
| Cochise |
|  |
|  |
| Arizona: |
| Yuma |
|  |
| California: |
| Imperial |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Arkansas: |
| Pulaski |
|  |
| Arkansas: |
| Jefferson |
| Sebastian |
| Washington |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| California: |
| Kern |
|  |
| California: |
| Fresno |
| Kings |
|  |
|  |
| California: |
| Los Angeles |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| California: |
| Monterey |
|  |
| California: |
| Santa Clara |
|  |
|  |
| California: |
| Orange |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| California: |
| Riverside |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| California: |
| Sacramento |
|  |
| California: |
| Yuba |
| Oregon: |
| Jackson |
| Klamath |
|  |
|  |
| California: |
| San Bernardino |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| California: |
| San Diego |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| California: |
| San Joaquin |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| California: |
| Santa Barbara |
|  |
| California: |
| San Luis Obispo |
|  |
|  |
| California: |
| Solano |
|  |
| California: |
| Alameda |
| Contra Costa |
| Marin |
| Napa |
| San Francisco |
| Sonoma |
|  |
|  |
| California: |
| Ventura |
|  |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Colorado: |
| Arapahoe |
| Denver |
|  |
| Colorado: |
| Mesa |
|  |
|  |
| Colorado: |
| El Paso |
|  |
| Colorado: |
| Bent |
| Otero |
| Pueblo |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Connecticut: |
| New London |
|  |
| Connecticut: |
| New Haven |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Delaware: |
| Kent |
|  |
| Delaware: |
| Sussex |
| Maryland: |
| Kent |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| District of Columbia: |
| Washington, DC |
|  |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Florida: |
| Bay |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Florida: |
| Brevard |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Florida: |
| Duval |
|  |
| Florida: |
| Alachua |
| Clay |
| Columbia |
| Georgia: |
| Camden |
|  |
|  |
| Florida: |
| Escambia |
|  |
| Florida: |
| Santa Rosa |
|  |
|  |
| Florida: |
| Hillsborough |
|  |
| Florida: |
| Pinellas |
| Polk |
|  |
|  |
| Florida: |
| Miami-Dade |
|  |
| Florida: |
| Palm Beach |
|  |
|  |
| Florida: |
| Monroe |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Florida: |
| Okaloosa |
|  |
| Florida: |
| Walton |
|  |
|  |
| Florida: |
| Orange |
|  |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Georgia: |
| Chatham |
|  |
| Georgia: |
| Glynn |
| Liberty |
| South Carolina: |
| Beaufort |
|  |
|  |
| Georgia: |
| Clayton |
| Cobb |
| Fulton |
|  |
| Georgia: |
| Bartow |
| Clarke |
| De Kalb |
|  |
|  |
| Georgia: |
| Columbus Consolidated Government |
|  |
| Georgia: |
| Chattahoochee |
|  |
|  |
| Georgia: |
| Dougherty |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Georgia: |
| Houston |
|  |
| Georgia: |
| Laurens |
|  |
|  |
| Georgia: |
| Lowndes |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Georgia: |
| Richmond |
|  |
| South Carolina: |
| Aiken |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Guam |
|  |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Hawaii: |
| Honolulu |
|  |
| Hawaii (counties): |
| Hawaii |
| Kauai |
| Maui |
| Pacific Islands: |
| Midway Islands |
| Johnston Atoll |
| American Samoa |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Idaho: |
| Ada |
| Elmore |
|  |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Illinois: |
| Lake |
|  |
| Illinois: |
| Cook |
| Rock Island |
| Vermilion |
| Iowa: |
| Johnson |
| Michigan: |
| Dickinson |
| Marquette |
| Wisconsin: |
| Dane |
| Milwaukee |
|  |
|  |
| Illinois: |
| St. Clair |
|  |
| Illinois: |
| Madison |
| Williamson |
| Missouri: (city) |
| St. Louis |
| Missouri: (counties) |
| Jefferson |
| Pulaski |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Kansas: |
| Leavenworth |
| Missouri: |
| Jackson |
| Johnson |
|  |
| Kansas: |
| Shawnee |
| Missouri: |
| Boone |
| Camden |
| Cass |
|  |
|  |
| Kansas: |
| Sedgwick |
|  |
| Kansas: |
| Geary |
| Saline |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Kentucky: |
| Christian |
| Tennessee: |
| Montgomery |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Kentucky: |
| Hardin |
| Jefferson |
|  |
| Indiana: |
| Jefferson |
| Martin |
| Kentucky: |
| Fayette |
| Madison |
| Warren |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Louisiana: (parishes) |
| Bossier |
| Caddo |
|  |
| Texas: |
| Bowie |
|  |
|  |
| Louisiana: (parish) |
| Orleans |
|  |
| Louisiana: (parish) |
| Plaquemines |
|  |
|  |
| Louisiana: (parish) |
| Rapides |
|  |
| Louisiana: (parish) |
| Vernon |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Maine: |
| Cumberland |
|  |
| Maine: |
| Aroostook |
| Hancock |
| Kennebec |
| Knox |
| Penobscot |
| Sagadahoc |
| Washington |
|  |
|  |
| Maine: |
| York |
|  |
| New Hampshire: |
| Rockingham |
| Vermont: |
| Windsor |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Maryland: |
| Anne Arundel |
|  |
| Maryland: (city) |
| Baltimore |
| Maryland: (county) |
| Baltimore |
|  |
|  |
| Maryland: |
| Charles |
| St. Mary's |
|  |
| Maryland: |
| Calvert |
| Virginia: |
| King George |
|  |
|  |
| Maryland: |
| Frederick |
|  |
| West Virginia: |
| Berkeley |
|  |
|  |
| Maryland: |
| Harford |
|  |
| Maryland: |
| Cecil |
|  |
|  |
| Maryland: |
| Montgomery |
| Prince George's |
|  |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Massachusetts: |
| Hampden |
|  |
| Connecticut: |
| Hartford |
| Massachusetts: |
| Hampshire |
|  |
|  |
| Massachusetts: |
| Middlesex |
|  |
| Massachusetts: |
| Norfolk |
| Plymouth |
| Suffolk |
| New Hampshire: |
| Hillsborough |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Michigan: |
| Macomb |
|  |
| Michigan: |
| Alpena |
| Calhoun |
| Crawford |
| Grand Traverse |
| Huron |
| Iosco |
| Leelanau |
| Ottawa |
| Saginaw |
| Washtenaw |
| Wayne |
| Ohio: |
| Ottawa |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Minnesota: |
| Hennepin |
|  |
| Minnesota: |
| Morrison |
| Murray |
| Ramsey |
| Stearns |
| St. Louis |
| Wisconsin: |
| Juneau |
| Monroe |
| Polk |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Mississippi: |
| Harrison |
|  |
| Alabama: |
| Mobile |
| Mississippi: |
| Forest |
| Jackson |
|  |
|  |
| Mississippi: |
| Lauderdale |
|  |
| Mississippi: |
| Hinds |
| Rankin |
| Warren |
|  |
|  |
| Mississippi: |
| Lowndes |
|  |
| Alabama: |
| Tuscaloosa |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Montana: |
| Cascade |
|  |
| Montana: |
| Fergus |
| Flathead |
| Hill |
| Lewis and Clark |
| Valley |
| Yellowstone |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Nebraska: |
| Douglas |
| Sarpy |
|  |
| Iowa: |
| Marion |
| Polk |
| Woodbury |
| Nebraska: |
| Hall |
| Lancaster |
| Saunders |
| South Dakota: |
| Minnehaha |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Nevada: |
| Churchill |
| Washoe |
|  |
| California: |
| Lassen |
| Mono |
| Nevada: |
| Mineral |
|  |
|  |
| Nevada: |
| Clark |
|  |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| New Jersey: |
| Burlington |
|  |
| Delaware: |
| New Castle |
| New Jersey: |
| Atlantic |
| Cape May |
| Ocean |
| Salem |
|  |
|  |
| New Jersey: |
| Monmouth |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| New Jersey: |
| Morris |
|  |
| New Jersey: |
| Somerset |
| Pennsylvania: |
| Monroe |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| New Mexico: |
| Bernalillo |
|  |
| New Mexico: |
| McKinley |
|  |
|  |
| New Mexico: |
| Curry |
|  |
| Texas: |
| Lubbock |
| Potter |
|  |
|  |
| New Mexico: |
| Dona Ana |
|  |
| New Mexico: |
| Chaves |
| Otero |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| New York: |
| Jefferson |
|  |
| New York: |
| Albany |
| Oneida |
| Onondaga |
| Ontario |
| Schenectady |
| Steuben |
|  |
|  |
| New York: |
| Kings |
| Queens |
|  |
| New Jersey: |
| Essex |
| Hudson |
| New York: |
| Bronx |
| Nassau |
| New York |
| Richmond |
| Suffolk |
|  |
|  |
| New York: |
| Niagara |
|  |
| New York: |
| Erie |
| Genesee |
| Pennsylvania: |
| Erie |
|  |
|  |
| New York: |
| Orange |
|  |
| New York: |
| Dutchess |
| Westchester |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| North Carolina: |
| Craven |
|  |
| North Carolina: |
| Carteret |
| Dare |
|  |
|  |
| North Carolina: |
| Cumberland |
|  |
| North Carolina: |
| Durham |
| Rowan |
|  |
|  |
| North Carolina: |
| Onslow |
|  |
| North Carolina: |
| New Hanover |
|  |
|  |
| North Carolina: |
| Wayne |
|  |
| North Carolina: |
| Halifax |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| North Dakota: |
| Grand Forks |
|  |
| North Dakota: |
| Cass |
| Cavalier |
| Pembina |
| Steele |
|  |
|  |
| North Dakota: |
| Ward |
|  |
| North Dakota: |
| Divide |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Ohio: |
| Greene |
| Montgomery |
|  |
| Indiana: |
| Allen |
| Grant |
| Marion |
| Miami |
| Ohio: |
| Clinton |
| Franklin |
| Hamilton |
| Licking |
| Ross |
| West Virginia: |
| Raleigh |
| Wayne |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Oklahoma: |
| Comanche |
|  |
| Oklahoma: |
| Cotton |
| Jackson |
|  |
|  |
| Oklahoma: |
| Oklahoma |
|  |
| Oklahoma: |
| Garfield |
| Muskogee |
| Pittsburg |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Pennsylvania: |
| Allegheny |
|  |
| Ohio: |
| Cuyahoga |
| Trumball |
| Pennsylvania: |
| Butler |
| Westmoreland |
| West Virginia: |
| Harrison |
|  |
|  |
| Pennsylvania: |
| Cumberland |
|  |
| Pennsylvania: |
| Blair |
| Franklin |
|  |
|  |
| Pennsylvania: |
| Montgomery |
|  |
| Pennsylvania: |
| Bucks |
| Chester |
| Luzerne |
| Philadelphia |
|  |
|  |
| Pennsylvania: |
| York |
|  |
| Pennsylvania: |
| Lebanon |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Puerto Rico: (municipalities) |
| Guaynabo |
| San Juan |
|  |
| Puerto Rico: (municipalities) |
| Aguadilla |
| Bayamon |
| Ceiba |
| Isabela |
| Ponce |
| Salinas |
| Toa Baja |
| Vieques |
| U.S. Virgin Islands: |
| St. Croix |
| St. Thomas |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Rhode Island: |
| Newport |
|  |
| Massachusetts: |
| Barnstable |
| Nantucket |
| Rhode Island: |
| Providence |
| Washington |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| South Carolina: |
| Charleston |
|  |
| South Carolina: |
| Berkeley |
| Horry |
|  |
|  |
| South Carolina: |
| Richland |
|  |
| North Carolina: |
| Buncombe |
| South Carolina: |
| Sumpter |
| Tennessee: |
| Washington |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| South Dakota: |
| Pennington |
|  |
| Montana: |
| Custer |
| South Dakota: |
| Fall River |
| Meade |
| Wyoming: |
| Sheridan |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Tennessee: |
| Shelby |
|  |
| Arkansas: |
| Mississippi |
| Missouri: |
| Butler |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Texas: |
| Bell |
|  |
| Texas: |
| Burnet |
| Coryell |
| Falls |
|  |
|  |
| Texas: |
| Bexar |
|  |
| Texas: |
| Comal |
| Kerr |
| Travis |
| Val Verde |
|  |
|  |
| Texas: |
| Dallas |
|  |
| Texas: |
| Fannin |
| Galveston |
| Harris |
|  |
|  |
| Texas: |
| El Paso |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Texas: |
| McLennan |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Texas: |
| Nueces |
|  |
| Texas: |
| Bee |
| Calhoun |
| Kleberg |
| San Patricio |
| Webb |
|  |
|  |
| Texas: |
| Tarrant |
|  |
| Texas: |
| Cooke |
| Palo Pinto |
|  |
|  |
| Texas: |
| Taylor |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Texas: |
| Tom Green |
|  |
| Texas: |
| Howard |
|  |
|  |
| Texas: |
| Wichita |
|  |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Utah: |
| Davis |
| Salt Lake |
| Weber |
|  |
| Utah: |
| Box Elder |
| Tooele |
| Uintah |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Virginia: (city) |
| Alexandria |
| Virginia: (counties) |
| Arlington |
| Fairfax |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Virginia: (city) |
| Richmond |
| Virginia: (county) |
| Chesterfield |
|  |
| Virginia: (cities) |
| Bedford |
| Charlottesville |
| Salem |
| Virginia: (counties) |
| Caroline |
| Nottoway |
| Prince George |
| West Virginia: |
| Pendleton |
|  |
|  |
| Virginia: (cities) |
| Hampton |
| Newport News |
|  |
| Virginia: (city) |
| Williamsburg |
| Virginia: (county) |
| York |
|  |
|  |
| Virginia: (cities) |
| Norfolk |
| Portsmouth |
| Virginia Beach |
|  |
| North Carolina: |
| Pasquotank |
| Virginia: (cities) |
| Chesapeake |
| Suffolk |
| Virginia: (counties) |
| Accomack |
| Northampton |
|  |
|  |
| Virginia: |
| Prince William |
|  |
| Virginia: |
| Fauquier |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Washington: |
| Kitsap |
|  |
| Washington: |
| Clallam |
| Jefferson |
|  |
|  |
| Washington: |
| Pierce |
|  |
| Oregon: |
| Clatsop |
| Coos |
| Douglas |
| Multnomah |
| Tillamook |
| Washington: |
| Clark |
| Grays Harbor |
|  |
|  |
| Washington: |
| Snohomish |
|  |
| Washington: |
| Island |
| King |
| Yakima |
|  |
|  |
| Washington: |
| Spokane |
|  |
| Washington: |
| Adams |
| Walla Walla |
|  |
|  |
|  |
| Wyoming: |
| Laramie |
|  |