Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee Virtual Public Meeting

AGENCY:

Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

According to the provisions of section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that a virtual meeting of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee will be held on Thursday, March 21, 2024. There will be no in-person gathering for this meeting.

DATES:

The virtual meeting will be held on March 21, 2024, beginning at 10 a.m. (ET).

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will convene virtually.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ana Paunoiu, 202–606–2858, or email pay-leave-policy@opm.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee is composed of a Chair, five representatives from labor unions holding exclusive bargaining rights for Federal prevailing rate employees, and five representatives from Federal agencies. Entitlement to membership on the Committee is provided for in 5 U.S.C. 5347.

The Committee's primary responsibility is to review the Prevailing Rate System and other matters pertinent to establishing prevailing rates under subchapter IV, chapter 53, 5 U.S.C., as amended, and from time to time advise the Office of Personnel Management.

Annually, the Chair compiles a report of pay issues discussed and concluded recommendations. These reports are available to the public. Reports for calendar years 2008 to 2022 are posted at http://www.opm.gov/fprac. Previous reports are also available, upon written request to the Committee.

The public is invited to submit material in writing to the Chair on Federal Wage System pay matters felt to be deserving of the Committee's attention. Additional information on these meetings may be obtained by contacting the Committee at Office of Personnel Management, Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee, Room 7H31, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20415, (202) 606–2858.

This meeting is open to the public, with an audio option for listening. This notice sets forth the participation guidelines for the meeting.

Meeting Agenda. The committee meets to discuss various agenda items related to the determination of prevailing wage rates for the Federal Wage System. The committee's agenda is approved one week prior to the public meeting and will be available upon request at that time.

Public Participation: The March 21, 2024, meeting of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee is open to the public through advance registration. Public participation is available for the meeting. All individuals who plan to attend the virtual public meeting to listen must register by sending an email to pay-leave-policy@opm.gov with the subject line “March 21, 2024” no later than Tuesday, March 19, 2024.

The following information must be provided when registering:

• Name.
• Agency and duty station.
• Email address.
• Your topic of interest.

Members of the press, in addition to registering for this event, must also RSVP to media@opm.gov by March 19, 2024.

A confirmation email will be sent upon receipt of the registration. Audio teleconference information for participation will be sent to registrants the morning of the virtual meeting.