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5 CFR Part 532, Appendix C

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

(1) Wage area title. Wage areas usually carry the title of the principal city in the area. Sometimes, however, the area title reflects a broader geographic area, such as Combined Statistical Area or Metropolitan Statistical Area.

(2) Survey area definition. Lists each county, independent city, or a similar geographic entity in the survey area.

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

Alabama:

Alabama:

Alabama:

Georgia:

Alabama:

Georgia:

Alabama:

Alabama

Tennessee

Alabama

Alabama

Alaska: (boroughs and the areas within a 24-kilometer (15-mile) radius of their corporate city limits)

Alaska:

Arizona:

New Mexico:

Colorado:

Utah:

Arizona:

Arizona:

Arizona:

Arizona:

Arkansas:

Arkansas:

California:

California:

California:

California:

California:

California:

California:

Arizona:

Arizona:

California:

California:

California:

Colorado:

Colorado:

Colorado:

Colorado:

Connecticut:

Massachusetts:

Connecticut:

Massachusetts:

District of Columbia:

Maryland (city):

Maryland (counties):

Pennsylvania:

Virginia (cities):

Virginia (counties):

West Virginia:

Maryland (city):

Pennsylvania:

Virginia (cities):

Virginia (counties):

West Virginia:

Florida:

Florida:

Georgia:

Florida:

Georgia:

Florida:

Florida:

Florida:

Florida:

Georgia:

Florida:

Alabama:

Florida:

Florida:

Florida:

Georgia:

Georgia:

Alabama:

Georgia:

Alabama:

Georgia:

Georgia:

South Carolina:

Georgia:

South Carolina:

Georgia:

Georgia:

Georgia:

South Carolina:

Georgia:

South Carolina:

Hawaii:

Hawaii:

Idaho:

Idaho:

Illinois:

Illinois:

Illinois:

Illinois:

Indiana:

Wisconsin:

Indiana:

Illinois:

Indiana:

Kentucky:

Indiana:

Indiana:

Ohio:

Indiana:

Indiana:

Iowa:

Iowa:

Illinois:

Iowa:

Illinois:

Iowa:

Iowa:

Iowa:

Kansas:

Kansas:

Kansas:

Kansas:

Kentucky:

Kentucky:

Indiana:

Kentucky:

Indiana:

Kentucky:

Louisiana:

Louisiana:

Louisiana:

Louisiana:

Louisiana:

Louisiana:

Texas:

Maine:

Maine:

Maine:

Maine:

Massachusetts:

New Hampshire:

Rhode Island:

Maine:

Massachusetts:

New Hampshire:

Rhode Island:

Vermont:

Michigan:

Ohio:

Michigan:

Ohio:

Michigan:

Michigan:

Wisconsin:

Michigan:

Michigan:

Minnesota:

Wisconsin:

Minnesota:

Wisconsin:

Minnesota:

Wisconsin:

Minnesota:

Wisconsin:

Mississippi:

Mississippi:

Mississippi:

Mississippi:

Alabama:

Mississippi:

Alabama:

Mississippi:

Mississippi:

Mississippi:

Kansas:

Missouri:

Kansas:

Missouri:

Illinois:

Missouri (city):

Missouri (counties):

Illinois:

Missouri:

Missouri:

Kansas:

Missouri:

Montana:

Montana:

Wyoming:

Iowa:

Nebraska:

Iowa:

Nebraska:

South Dakota:

Nevada:

Arizona:

California:

Nevada:

California:

Nevada:

California:

Nevada (city):

Nevada (county):

New Mexico:

New Mexico:

New York:

Massachusetts:

New York:

Vermont:

New York:

New York:

Pennsylvania:

New Jersey:

New York:

Pennsylvania:

Connecticut:

New Jersey:

New York:

Pennsylvania:

New York:

Vermont:

New York:

Vermont:

New York:

New York:

Pennsylvania:

New York:

New York:

North Carolina:

North Carolina:

North Carolina:

North Carolina:

South Carolina:

North Carolina:

North Carolina:

South Carolina:

North Carolina:

North Carolina:

Minnesota:

North Dakota:

Minnesota:

North Dakota:

Indiana:

Kentucky:

Ohio:

Indiana:

Kentucky:

Ohio:

Ohio:

Ohio:

Ohio:

Ohio:

Ohio:

Oklahoma:

Oklahoma:

Oklahoma:

Arkansas:

Missouri:

Oklahoma:

Oregon:

Washington:

Oregon:

Washington:

Oregon:

California:

Oregon:

Pennsylvania:

Pennsylvania:

Delaware:

Maryland:

New Jersey:

Pennsylvania:

Delaware:

Maryland:

New Jersey:

Pennsylvania:

Pennsylvania:

Ohio:

Pennsylvania:

West Virginia:

Pennsylvania:

Pennsylvania:

Puerto Rico (Municipios):

Puerto Rico

South Carolina:

South Carolina:

South Carolina:

South Carolina:

South Dakota:

Iowa:

Minnesota:

South Dakota:

Tennessee:

Virginia (city):

Virginia (counties):

Kentucky:

North Carolina:

Tennessee:

Virginia:

Arkansas:

Tennessee:

Arkansas:

Mississippi:

Missouri:

Tennessee:

Kentucky:

Tennessee:

Alabama:

Georgia:

Illinois:

Kentucky:

Tennessee:

Texas:

Texas:

Texas:

Texas:

Texas:

Oklahoma:

Texas:

New Mexico:

Texas:

New Mexico:

Texas:

Texas:

Texas:

Texas:

Texas:

Arkansas:

Texas:

Arkansas:

Texas:

Texas:

Texas:

Texas:

New Mexico:

Oklahoma:

Texas:

Oklahoma:

Texas:

Oklahoma:

Texas:

Utah:

Colorado:

Idaho:

Utah:

Virginia (cities):

Virginia (counties):

Virginia (cities):

Virginia (counties):

Virginia (cities):

Virginia (counties):

Virginia (cities):

Virginia (counties):

North Carolina:

Virginia (cities):

Virginia (counties):

Maryland:

North Carolina:

Virginia (city):

Virginia (counties):

Washington:

Washington:

Oregon:

Washington:

Oregon:

Washington:

Washington:

Idaho:

Washington:

Kentucky:

Ohio:

West Virginia:

Kentucky:

Ohio:

Virginia (city):

Virginia (counties):

West Virginia:

Wisconsin:

Wisconsin:

Wisconsin:

Wisconsin:

Wisconsin:

Minnesota:

Wisconsin:

South Dakota:

Wyoming:

Nebraska:

South Dakota:

Wyoming:

[46 FR 21344, Apr. 10, 1981]

Editorial Note:For Federal Register citations affecting appendix C to subpart B of part 532, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at www.govinfo.gov.