[Federal Register: August 12, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 155)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 47877]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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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.
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
5 CFR Part 532
RIN 3206-AJ79
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 (OPM) is issuing a proposed
rule that would change a Federal Wage System appropriated fund optional
survey job, Industrial Electronic Controls Repairer, so that its grade
level and title would better reflect the level of work and occupational
title that private industry typically uses. This change would enable
the Department of Defense to collect more wage data when conducting
local wage surveys to set pay levels for the Government's blue-collar
workforce.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 11, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to Donald J. Winstead, Deputy
Associate Director for Pay and Performance Policy, Strategic Human
Resources Policy Division, Office of Personnel Management, Room 7H31,
1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20415-8200; e-mail payleave@opm.gov;
or FAX: (202) 606-4264.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark A. Allen, (202) 606-2848; e-mail
maallen@opm.gov; or FAX: (202) 606-4264.
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
the Department of Defense (DOD) uses during FWS local wage surveys to
determine prevailing rates of pay for FWS employees. DOD contacts
private sector employers annually in each of the 132 appropriated fund
FWS wage areas to determine prevailing rates of pay.
The SJWG has recommended that OPM change the title of the optional
survey job, ``Industrial Electronic Controls Repairer'' to ``Electronic
Industrial Controls Mechanic,'' and the grade level of the survey job
from WG-10 to WG-11. The change in job title is proposed so that it
would conform to the title of the FWS job grading standards for the
occupation, a title now also more commonly used in private industry.
The change in grade would better reflect the grade level of the work
that Federal employees are currently doing. When the job is surveyed in
the future, it is anticipated that DOD would be able to collect more
private sector wage data for the occupation. 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, Claims, 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 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; Sec. 532.707 also issued under
5 U.S.C. 552.
Sec. 532.217 [Amended]
2. In Sec. 532.217, paragraph (c) table is amended by removing the
job title entry ``Industrial Electronic Controls Repairer'', and its
corresponding job grade ``10'', and adding in its place ``Electronic
Industrial Controls Mechanic'', grade ``11''.
[FR Doc. 03-20445 Filed 8-11-03; 8:45 am]
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