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Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee

The Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee (FPRAC) studies the prevailing rate system and other matters pertinent to the establishment of prevailing rates under subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, and advises the Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on the Governmentwide administration of the pay system for blue-collar Federal employees.

FPRAC has five management members, five labor members, and one Chairman appointed by the Director of OPM.

• Five management seats: Department of Defense, two of the military departments (Army, Navy, and Air Force rotate through 2 seats annually), the Department of Veterans Affairs, and OPM staff.

• Five labor seats: Metal Trades Department/AFL-CIO, the American Federation of Government Employees (2 seats), the National Association of Government Employees, and the Association of Civilian Technicians (Ind.).

Meeting Dates for 2012

FPRAC meets on a monthly basis. Committee meetings are open to the public.

The following meeting dates for 2012 have been announced in the Federal Register:

Thursday, January 19, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Thursday, December 13, 2012

Meeting Transcripts

A transcript for each FPRAC meeting is recorded and approved by the Committee. You may find a copy of the text of the proceedings for recent meetings below. If you would prefer to obtain a copy of a transcript with each line of text numbered, please send a request to pay-leave-policy@opm.gov.

• Meeting Number 577 - August 16, 2012 [103 KB]
• Meeting Number 576 - July 19, 2012 [62 KB]
• Meeting Number 575 - June 21, 2012 [88 KB]
• Meeting Number 574 - April 19, 2012 [108 KB]
• Meeting Number 573 - March 15, 2012 [37 KB]
• Meeting Number 572 - March 8, 2012 [117 KB]
• Meeting Number 571 - February 16, 2012 [37 KB]
• Meeting Number 570 - January 19, 2012 [64 KB]
• Meeting Number 569 - December 15, 2011 [36 KB]
• Meeting Number 568 - October 20, 2011 [23 KB]
• Meeting Number 567 - September 15, 2011 [23 KB]
• Meeting Number 566 - August 18, 2011 [64 KB]
• Meeting Number 565 - July 21, 2011 [73 KB]
• Meeting Number 564 - June 16, 2011 [75 KB]
• Meeting Number 563 - May 19, 2011 [57 KB]
• Meeting Number 562 - April 21, 2011 [46 KB]
• Meeting Number 561 - February 17, 2011 [26 KB]
• Meeting Number 560 - January 20, 2011 [93 KB]

Annual Reports

Annually, the Office of the Chair compiles a report of pay issues discussed and concluded recommendations.

• Annual Summary of Recommendations and Discussions, Calendar Year 2011 [2474 KB]
• Annual Summary of Recommendations and Discussions, Calendar Year 2010 [83 KB]
• Annual Summaries of Recommendations and Discussions-Calendar Years 2008 and 2009 [93 KB]

Charter

The FPRAC Charter is reviewed every 2 years. The current Charter [672 KB] was issued on February 14, 2012.