67762 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 223 / Friday, November 19, 2004 / Notices 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as 

part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

conducts a preclearance consultation 

program to provide the general public 

and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing collections of 

information in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This 

program helps to ensure that requested 

data can be provided in the desired 

format, reporting burden (time and 

financial resources) is minimized, 

collection instruments are clearly 

understood, and the impact of collection 

requirements on respondents can be 

properly assessed. Currently, the 

Employment Standards Administration 

is soliciting comments concerning the 

proposed collection: Claim for 

Continuance of Compensation (CA–12). 

A copy of the proposed information 

collection request can be obtained by 

contacting the office listed below in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

ADDRESSES section below on or before 

January 18, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Ave., NW., Room S–3201, Washington, 

DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–0418, 

fax (202) 693–1451, e-mail 

bell.hazel@dol.gov. Please use only one 

method of transmission for comments 

(mail, fax, or e-mail).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

I. Background 

The Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs (OWCP) administers the 

Federal Employees’ Compensation Act 

(FECA), 5 U.S.C. 8133. The Act provides 

that eligible dependents of deceased 

employees receive compensation 

benefits on account of the employee’s 

death. The OWCP monitors death 

benefits for current marital status, 

potential for dual benefits, and other 

criteria for qualifying as a dependent 

under the law. The CA–12 is sent 

annually to beneficiaries in death cases 

to ensure that their status has not 

changed and that they remain entitled to 

benefits. This information collection is 

currently approved for use through May 

31, 2005. 

II. Review Focus 

The Department of Labor is 

particularly interested in comments 

which: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submissions 

of responses. 

III. Current Actions 

The Department of Labor seeks the 

extension of approval to collect this 

information to determine eligibility for 

benefits. 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Agency: Employment Standards 

Administration. 

Title: Claim for Continuance of 

Compensation. 

OMB Number: 1215–0154. 

Agency Number: CA–12. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Total Respondents: 5,450. 

Total Annual Responses: 5,450. 

Average Time per Response: 5 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 454. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Total Burden Cost (Capital/Startup):

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (Operating/

Maintenance): $2,017.00. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 

information collection request; they will 

also become a matter of public record.

Dated: November 15, 2004. 

Bruce Bohanon, 

Chief, Branch of Management Review and 

Internal Control, Division of Financial 

Management, Office of Management, 

Administration and Planning, Employment 

Standards Administration.

[FR Doc. 04–25686 Filed 11–18–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–CH–P

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment Standards 

Administration; Wage and Hour 

Division 

Minimum Wages for Federal and 

Federally Assisted Construction; 

General Wage Determination Decisions 

General wage determination decisions 

of the Secretary of Labor are issued in 

accordance with applicable law and are 

based on the information obtained by 

the Department of Labor from its study 

of local wage conditions and data made 

available from other sources. They 

specify the basic hourly wage rates and 

fringe benefits which are determined to 

be prevailing for the described classes of 

laborers and mechanics employed on 

construction projects of a similar 

character and in the localities specified 

therein. 

The determinations in these decisions 

of prevailing rates and fringe benefits 

have been made in accordance with 29 

CFR part 1, by authority of the Secretary 

of Labor pursuant to the provisions of 

the Davis-Bacon Act of March 3, 1931, 

as amended (46 Stat. 1494, as amended, 

40 U.S.C. 276a) and of other Federal 

statutes referred to in 29 CFR part 1, 

Appendix, as well as such additional 

statutes as may from time to time be 

enacted containing provisions for the 

payment of wages determined to be 

prevailing by the Secretary of Labor in 

accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act. 

The prevailing rates and fringe benefits 

determined in these decisions shall, in 

accordance with the provisions of the 

foregoing statutes, constitute the 

minimum wages payable on Federal and 

federally assisted construction projects 

to laborers and mechanics of the 

specified classes engaged on contract 

work of the character and in the 

localities described therein. 

Good cause is hereby found for not 

utilizing notice and public comment 

procedure thereon prior to the issuance 

of these determinations as prescribed in 

5 U.S.C. 553 and not providing for delay 

in the effective date as prescribed in that 

section, because the necessity to issue 

current construction industry wage 

determinations frequently and in large 

volume causes procedures to be 

impractical and contrary to the public 

interest. 

General wage determination 

decisions, and modifications and 

supersedeas decisions thereto, contain 

no expiration dates and are effective 

from their date of notice in the Federal 

Register, or on the date written notice 

is received by the agency, whichever is 

earlier. These decisions are to be used 

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in accordance with the provisions of 29 

CFR parts 1 and 5. Accordingly, the 

applicable decision, together with any 

modifications issued, must be made a 

part of every contract for performance of 

the described work within the 

geographic area indicated as required by 

an applicable Federal prevailing wage 

law and 29 CFR part 5. The wage rates 

and fringe benefits, notice of which is 

published herein, and which are 

contained in the Government Printing 

Office (GPO) document entitled 

‘‘General Wage Determinations Issued 

Under The Davis-Bacon And Related 

Acts,’’ shall be the minimum paid by 

contractors and subcontractors to 

laborers and mechanics. 

Any person, organization, or 

governmental agency having an interest 

in the rates determined as prevailing is 

encouraged to submit wage rate and 

fringe benefit information for 

consideration by the Department. 

Further information and selfexplanatory forms for the purpose of 

submitting this data may be obtained by 

writing to the U.S. Department of Labor, 

Employment Standards Administration, 

Wage and Hour Division, Division of 

Wage Determinations, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Room S–3014, 

Washington, DC 20210.

Modification to General Wage 

Determination Decisions 

The number of the decisions listed to 

the Government Printing Office 

document entitled ‘‘General Wage 

Determinations Issued Under the DavisBacon and Related Acts’’ being modified 

are listed by Volume and State. Dates of 

the publication in the Federal Register

are in parentheses following the 

decisions being modified.

Volume I 

None 

Volume II 

None 

Volume III 

Georgia 

GA030053 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

Kentucky 

KY030001 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

KY030002 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

KY030003 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

KY030004 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

KY030005 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

KY030006 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

KY030007 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

KY030029 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

KY030035 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

KY030039 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

Volume IV 

Illinois 

IL030001 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

IL030006 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

IL030007 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

IL030009 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

IL030012 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

IL030014 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

IL030025 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

IL030026 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

IL030048 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

Ohio 

OH030003 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

Volume V 

Arkansas 

AR030001 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

AR030003 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

AR030008 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

AR030023 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

AR030027 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

Louisiana 

LA030002 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

LA030005 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

LA030006 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

LA030012 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

LA030014 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

LA030052 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

Missouri 

MO030001 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

MO030003 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

MO030006 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

MO030007 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

MO030010 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

MO030015 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

MO030018 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

MO030020 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

MO030041 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

MO030043 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

MO030047 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

MO030052 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

MO030053 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

MO030055 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

MO030057 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

MO030059 (Jun. 13, 2003)

Volume VI 

Idaho 

ID030002 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

Oregon 

OR030001 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

Washington 

WA030001 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

WA030002 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

WA030003 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

WA030007 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

Volume VII 

California 

CA030001 (Jun. 13, 2003) 

CA030009 (Jun. 13, 2003)

General Wage Determination 

Publication 

General wage determinations issued 

under the Davis-Bacon and related Acts, 

including those noted above, may be 

found in the Government Printing Office 

(GPO) document entitled ‘‘General Wage 

Determinations Issued Under the DavisBacon and Related Acts’’. This 

publication is available at each of the 50 

Regional Government Depository 

Libraries and many of the 1,400 

Government Depository Libraries across 

the country. 

General wage determinations issued 

under the Davis-Bacon and related Acts 

are available electronically at no cost on 

the Government Printing Office site at 

www.access.gpo.gov/davisbacon. They 

are also available electronically by 

subscription to the Davis-Bacon Online 

Service (http://

davisbacon.fedworld.gov) of the 

National Technical Information Service 

(NTIS) of the U.S. Department of 

Commerce at 1–800–363–2068. This 

subscription offers value-added features 

such as electronic delivery of modified 

wage decisions directly to the user’s 

desktop, the ability to access prior wage 

decisions issued during the year, 

extensive Help Desk Support, etc. 

Hard-copy subscriptions may be 

purchased from: Superintendent of 

Documents, U.S. Government Printing 

Office, Washington, DC 20402, (202) 

512–1800. 

When ordering hard-copy 

subscription(s), be sure to specify the 

State(s) of interest, since subscriptions 

may be ordered for any or all of the six 

separate Volumes, arranged by State. 

Subscriptions include an annual edition 

(issued in January or February) which 

includes all current general wage 

determinations for the States covered by 

each volume. Throughout the remainder 

of the year, regular weekly updates will 

be distributed to subscribers.

Signed in Washington, DC this 10 day of 

November, 2004. 

John Frank, 

Acting Chief, Branch of Construction Wage 

Determinations.

[FR Doc. 04–25440 Filed 11–18–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request Submitted for Public 

Comment and Recommendations; 

Examinations & Testing of Electrical 

Equipment Including Exam, Testing, 

and Maintenance of High Voltage 

Longwalls

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as 

part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden 

conducts a pre-clearance consultation 

program to provide the general public 

and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing collections of 

information in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA95) (44 U.S.C. 3506 (c)(2)(A)). This 

program helps to ensure that requested 

data can be provided in the desired 

format, reporting burden (time and 

financial resources) is minimized,