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Rules and Regulations Federal Register Vol. 80, No. 197

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER ACTION: Final rule. on the first day of the first applicable contains regulatory documents having general pay period beginning on or after SUMMARY: applicability and legal effect, most of which The U.S. Office of Personnel December 14, 2015. are keyed to and codified in the Code of Management (OPM) is issuing a final Federal Regulations, which is published under rule to establish special wage schedules FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510. specific to nonsupervisory, leader, and Madeline Gonzalez, by telephone at supervisory wage employees of the U.S. (202) 606–2858 or by email at pay-leave- The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) who the Superintendent of Documents. Prices of [email protected]. work at dams (also known new books are listed in the first FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 5, REGISTER issue of each week. as reservoir projects) at the Vicksburg District of the Valley 2015, OPM issued a proposed rule (80 Division. This final rule assigns lead FR 32042) to establish special wage OFFICE OF PERSONNEL agency responsibility for establishing schedules specific to nonsupervisory, MANAGEMENT and issuing these special wage leader, and supervisory wage employees schedules to the Department of Defense of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 5 CFR Part 532 (DOD). The special wage schedules (USACE) who work at flood control established will have rates of pay dams (also known as reservoir projects) RIN 3206–AN17 identical to the Memphis, TN, at the Vicksburg District of the appropriated fund Federal Wage System Prevailing Rate Systems; Special Wage Mississippi Valley Division. (FWS) wage schedules and will be Schedules for U.S. Army Corps of The four lakes of the District are adjusted at the same times as those Engineers Flood Control Employees of currently in two separate wage areas. scheduled in the future. the Vicksburg District in Mississippi The Vicksburg District of the DATES: Effective date: This regulation is Mississippi Valley Division is AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel effective on October 13, 2015. comprised of the following four lakes: Management. Applicability date: This change applies

Lakes County Wage area

Arkabutla Lake ...... Tate County, MS ...... Memphis, TN. Enid Lake ...... Yalobusha County, MS ...... Northern Mississippi. Grenada Lake ...... Grenada County, MS ...... Northern Mississippi. Sardis Lake ...... Panola County, MS ...... Memphis, TN.

Because a unique situation exists in regulations. USACE employees with PART 532—PREVAILING RATE the Vicksburg District in that all four duty stations at one of the lakes of the SYSTEMS lakes are managed as one installation, Vicksburg District will transfer to the the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory new special wage schedules on a step- ■ 1. The authority citation for part 532 Committee (FPRAC), the national labor- by-step basis. No current employee will continues to read as follows: management committee responsible for have his or her pay rate reduced as a Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5343, 5346; § 532.707 advising OPM on matters concerning result of implementing these new also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552. the pay of FWS employees, special wage schedules. recommended by majority vote that ■ 2. Subpart B is amended by adding DOD establish and issue special wage Regulatory Flexibility Act § 532.289 to read as follows: schedules for USACE employees whose I certify that these regulations will not duty station is located in one of the § 532.289 Special Wage Schedules for U.S. have a significant economic impact on Army Corps of Engineers Flood Control lakes that comprise the Vicksburg a substantial number of small entities Employees of the Vicksburg District in District of the Mississippi Valley because they will affect only Federal Mississippi. Division. This final rule will create a agencies and employees. special wage schedule practice in this (a)(1) The Department of Defense will unique circumstance as recommended List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 532 establish special wage schedules for by FPRAC. The special wage schedules wage employees of the U.S. Army Corps will be established using rates identical Administrative practice and of Engineers who work at flood control to the Memphis, TN, appropriated fund procedure, Freedom of information, dams (also known as reservoir projects) FWS wage schedule. Government employees, Reporting and and whose duty station is located in one The 30-day comment period ended on recordkeeping requirements, Wages. of the lakes that comprise the Vicksburg July 6, 2015. OPM received one U.S. Office of Personnel Management. District of the Mississippi Valley comment from local agency Beth F. Cobert, Division. management supporting this change. Acting Director. (2) These special wage schedules will These special wage schedules will apply provide rates of pay for nonsupervisory, on the first day of the first applicable Accordingly, the U.S. Office of leader, and supervisory employees. pay period beginning on or after 60 days Personnel Management amends 5 CFR These special schedule positions will be following publication of the final part 532 as follows: identified by pay plan codes XR

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(nonsupervisory), XT (leader), and XU Written comments must be submitted environmental, or federalism effects that (supervisory). on or before November 12, 2015. might result from this interim rule. (b) The Vicksburg District of the ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, Comments that will provide the most Mississippi Valley Division is identified by docket number USCBP– assistance to CBP in finalizing these comprised of the following four lakes: 2015–0045, by one of the following regulations will reference a specific (1) Grenada Lake in Grenada County, methods: portion of the interim rule, explain the MS • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// reason for any recommended change, (2) Enid Lake in Yalobusha County, MS www.regulations.gov. Follow the and include data, information, or (3) Sardis Lake in Panola County, MS instructions for submitting comments. authority that support such (4) Arkabutla Lake in Tate County, MS • Mail: Trade and Commercial recommended change. See ADDRESSES (c) Special wage schedules shall be Regulations Branch, Regulations and above for information on how to submit established at the same time and with Rulings, Office of International Trade, comments. U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 90 rates identical to the Memphis, TN, I. Background appropriated fund wage schedule. K Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229–1177. A. Statutory Authority [FR Doc. 2015–25895 Filed 10–9–15; 8:45 am] Instructions: All submissions received BILLING CODE 6325–39–P must include the agency name and Section 484 of the Tariff Act of 1930, docket title for this rulemaking, and as amended (19 U.S.C. 1484), must reference docket number USCBP– establishes the requirement for DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 2015–0045 . All comments received will importers of record to make entry for SECURITY be posted without change to http:// merchandise to be imported into the www.regulations.gov, including any customs territory of the . U.S. Customs and Border Protection personal information provided. For Customs entry information is used by detailed instructions on submitting CBP and partner government agencies to DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY comments and additional information determine whether merchandise may be on the rulemaking process, see the released from CBP custody. 19 CFR Parts 4, 7, 10, 12, 18, 19, 24, ‘‘Public Participation’’ heading of the 54, 102, 113, 123, 125, 128, 132, 134, The customs entry requirements were SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of amended by Title VI of the North 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 148, 151, the document. 152, 158, 163, 174, 181, and 191 American Free Trade Agreement Docket: For access to the docket to Implementation Act (Pub. L. 103–182, [CBP Dec. No. 15–14; USCBP–2015–0045] read background documents or 107 Stat. 2057, December 8, 1993), comments received, go to http:// RIN 1515–AE03 commonly known as the Customs www.regulations.gov. Submitted Modernization Act, or Mod Act. In Automated Commercial Environment comments may also be inspected during particular, section 637 of the Mod Act (ACE) Filings for Electronic Entry/Entry business days between the hours of 9:00 amended section 484(a)(1)(A) of the Summary (Cargo Release and Related a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the Office of Tariff Act (19 U.S.C. 1484(a)(1)(A)) by Entry) International Trade, Customs and revising the requirement to make and Border Protection, 90 K Street NE., 10th complete customs entry by submitting AGENCIES: U.S. Customs and Border Floor, Washington, DC. Arrangements to documentation to CBP, to also allow in Protection, Department of Homeland inspect submitted comments should be the alternative, the transmission of entry Security; Department of the Treasury. made in advance by calling Mr. Joseph information electronically pursuant to a ACTION: Interim final rule. Clark at (202) 325–0118. CBP-authorized electronic data FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For interchange system. Further, section 634 SUMMARY: This document amends the policy questions related to ACE, contact of the Mod Act amended section 401 of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Josephine Baiamonte, Director, Business the Tariff Act (19 U.S.C. 1401) to add (CBP) regulations to reflect that on Transformation, ACE Business Office, definitions related to the electronic November 1, 2015, the Automated Office of International Trade, at filing of the entry and entry summary. Commercial Environment (ACE) will be [email protected]. For The term ‘‘electronic entry’’ is defined a CBP-authorized Electronic Data technical questions, contact Steven as the electronic transmission to CBP of Interchange (EDI) System. This Zaccaro, Client Representative Branch, entry information required for the entry regulatory document informs the public ACE Business Office, Office of of merchandise, and entry summary that the Automated Commercial System International Trade, at steven.j.zaccaro@ information required for the (ACS) is being phased out as a CBP- cbp.dhs.gov. For legal questions, contact classification and appraisement of the authorized EDI System for the Robert Altneu, Chief, Trade and merchandise, the verification of processing electronic entry and entry Commercial Regulations Branch, statistical information, and the summary filings (also known as entry Regulations and Rulings, Office of determination of compliance with filings). ACE will replace the Automated International Trade, at robert.f.altneu@ applicable law. The term ‘‘electronic Commercial System (ACS) as the CBP- cbp.dhs.gov. transmission’’ is defined as the transfer authorized EDI system for processing SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: of data or information through an commercial trade data. This document authorized electronic data interchange also announces the conclusion of the Public Participation system consisting of, but not limited to, ACE Cargo Release and the Entry Interested persons are invited to computer modems and computer Summary, Accounts and Revenue tests participate in this rulemaking by networks. The term ‘‘electronic data with regard to the entry and entry submitting written data, views, or interchange system’’ is defined as any summary requirements that are now arguments on all aspects of the interim established mechanism approved by the part of the CBP regulations. rule. U.S. Customs and Border CBP Commissioner through which DATES: Effective Date: This interim final Protection (CBP) also invites comments information can be transferred rule is effective on November 1, 2015. that relate to the economic, electronically.

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