[Federal Register: August 1, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 148)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 49879]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
5 CFR Part 532
RIN 3206-AJ63
Prevailing Rate Systems; Change in Federal Wage System Survey Job
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: Proposed rule with request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management is issuing a proposed rule
that would permit the Department of Defense to survey the Maintenance
Mechanic job on an optional basis rather than having to seek OPM's
permission when it wants to add that job to appropriated fund wage
surveys. Currently, OPM's regulations contain required and optional
survey jobs. If a particular job does not appear on either list, but is
needed for a survey, an agency must request OPM's written approval. The
Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC) established a Survey
Job Work Group to review wage survey job descriptions in general, and
it recommended making the Maintenance Mechanic job an optional job. The
FPRAC agreed with the Work Group's recommendation, which will save time
and facilitate the survey process.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 3, 2002.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to Donald J. Winstead, Assistant
Director for Compensation Administration, Workforce Compensation and
Performance Service, Office of 1 Personnel Management, Room 7H31, 1900
E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415-8200, or FAX: (202) 606-4264.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chenty I. Carpenter, (202) 606-2848,
FAX: (202) 606-0824, or e-mail cicarpen@opm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory
Committee (FPRAC), the national labor-management committee responsible
for advising the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on matters
concerning the pay of Federal Wage System (FWS) employees, established
a Survey Job Work Group (SJWG) to review the survey job descriptions
used by Federal agencies during FWS local wage surveys to determine
prevailing rates of pay for FWS employees. The SJWG reviewed many FWS
jobs and found that the Maintenance Mechanic survey job description
should be changed, to better reflect the industry standard wording for
the job. The SJWG also decided that it would be beneficial to add the
Maintenance Mechanic survey job to the list of optional survey jobs.
The SJWG recommended these changes to FPRAC because adding the
Maintenance Mechanic survey job to the list of optional jobs would
allow the Department of Defense (DOD) the opportunity to survey the job
at its discretion, without having to ask OPM for prior approval. This
change would allow DOD more planning time when conducting surveys, and
the changed job description, when surveyed, may provide DOD with more
job matches. FPRAC agreed with the Work Group's recommendations.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
I certify that this regulation would not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities because it
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.
Office of Personnel Management.
Kay Coles James,
Director.
Accordingly, the 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; Sec. 532.707 also issued under 5
U.S.C. 552.
Sec. 532.217 [Amended]
2. In Sec. 532.217, paragraph (c) is amended by adding the job
``Maintenance Mechanic'' and grade ``10'' after Television Station
Mechanic.
[FR Doc. 02-19463 Filed 7-31-02; 8:45 am]
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