Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 88 / Friday, May 5, 2000 / Notices 26237

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Environmental Statements; Availability

etc; Gettysburg National Military Park

AGENCY: National Park Service (NPS),

Department of Interior (DOI).

ACTION: Notice of availability of an

environmental assessment on the

proposed demolition and removal of the

National Tower at Gettysburg National

Military Park, Gettysburg, PA.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Council on

Environmental Quality regulations and

National Park Service policy, the NPS

announces the availability of a draft

environmental assessment on the

proposed demolition and removal of the

National Tower at Gettysburg National

Military Park, Gettysburg, PA. The

purpose of this environmental

assessment is to present the alternatives

for removal of the tower and related

impacts. Specific actions required for

future site restoration are not described

or analyzed within this document. The

NPS is soliciting comments on this

environmental assessment. NPS will

consider these comments in making a

decision pursuant to the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and

the National Historic Preservation Act of

1966 (NHPA).

DATES: The environmental assessment

will remain available for public

comment through May 31, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Katie Lawhon, (717) 334–1124

extension 452 or write to

Superintendent, Gettysburg National

Military Park, 97 Taneytown Road,

Gettysburg, PA 17325.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

December 9, 1999, the Department of

Justice filed a complaint in

condemnation at the U.S. District Court

in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This action

was the first formal legal step in the

federal government’s acquisition of the

privately owned 307-foot observation

tower, the land upon which it sits and

its appurtenant rights-of-way. The

action to acquire the National Tower,

which overlooks the Gettysburg

Battlefield, implements the decision

made by the National Park Service as

part of its 1990 Boundary Study and its

1993 Land Protection Plan to add the

site to the park, acquire the land and the

tower, and remove the tower.

Removal of non-historic structures in

order to restore natural conditions is

listed by the NPS as a categorical

exclusion under the National Park

Service procedures for implementing

the provisions of the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

However, in the interests of disclosing

the limited impacts associated with the

demolition of the non-historic tower

structure, this environmental

assessment ahs been prepared for public

and agency review. Alternatives

analyzed in the draft Environmental

Assessment include Alternative 1, (the

Proposal), Tower Removal and

Alternative 2, No Action. Under

Alternative 1, the tower structure and its

surrounding buildings would be

demolished and removed. Demolition

itself could be accomplished through a

variety of methods. One alternative

method would be to dismantle the

structure in a piece-by-piece method

through use of cranes and other

mechanical methods. Another

demolition method would be to use an

implosion method to reduce the tower

and associated structures into on-site

debris and then remove the debris.

Under all methods, the resulting debris

would be removed by truck to approved

scrap yards/resale facilities and

landfills. Under Alternative 2, No

Action, the tower property would be

acquired as stated in previous planning

documents. The NPS would close the

National Tower to public access and

use, but the tower would not be

removed. This alternative is presented

for baseline purposes of comparison. All

interested agencies, organizations, and

individuals are urged to provide

comments on the draft Environmental

Assessment. All comments received by

the closing date will be considered by

NPS as it completes its NEPA and

NHPA compliance.

Dated: April 28, 2000.

John A. Latschar,

Superintendent, Gettysburg National Military

Park.

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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

supersedes 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

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.

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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.

Withdrawn General Wage

Determination Decisions

This is to advise all interested parties

that the Department of Labor is

withdrawing, from the date of this

notice, the following General Wage

Determinations:

IA000015—See IA000020

IA000046—See IA000020

IA000053—See IA000020

IA000055—See IA000020

ND000008—See ND000006

ND000010—See ND000006 and

ND000007

ND000011—See ND000007 and

ND000009

ND000012—See ND000009

ND000013—See ND000007

ND000014—See ND000009

ND000015—See ND000007

ND000016—See ND000007

ND000018—See ND000007

ND000019—See ND000006

ND000020—See ND000009

ND000021—See ND000006

ND000022—See ND000006

ND000023—See ND000009

ND000024—See ND000006

ND000025—See ND000006

ND000030—See ND000007

SD000003—See SD000006

SD000008—See SD000011

SD000009—See SD000007

SD000010—See SD000007

SD000012—See SD000006 and

SD000007

SD000013—See SD000006

SD000014—See SD000006 and

SD000011

SD000015—See SD000007

SD000016—See SD000007

SD000018—See SD000011

SD000019—See SD000007

SD000020—See SD000006

SD000021—See SD000007

SD000022—See SD000007

SD000023—See SD000006

SD000024—See SD000002

SD000025—See SD000011

SD000026—See SD000007

Contracts for which bids have been

opened shall not be affected by this

notice. Also, consistent with 29 CFR

1.6(c)(2)(i)(A), when the opening of bids

is less than ten (10) days from the date

of this notice, this action shall be

effective unless the agency finds that

there is insufficient time to notify

bidders of the change and the finding is

documented in the contract file.

Modifications to General Wage

Determination Decisions

The number of decisions listed in the

Government Printing Office document

entitled ‘‘General Wage Determinations

Issued Under the Davis—Bacon and

related Acts’’ being modified are listed

by Volume and State. Dates of

publication in the Federal Register are

in parentheses following the decisions

being modified.

Volume I

Massachusetts

MA000001 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MA000005 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MA000007 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MA000008 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MA000010 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MA000019 (Feb. 11, 2000)

New Jersey

NJ000001 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NJ000002 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NJ000003 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NJ000007 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NJ000009 (Apr. 24, 2000)

New York

NY000002 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000003 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000004 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000005 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000006 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000008 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000010 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000011 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000012 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000013 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000014 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000015 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000016 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000017 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000018 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000019 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000020 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000021 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000022 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000025 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000026 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000031 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000032 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000033 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000034 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000036 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000037 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000038 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000039 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000040 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000041 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000042 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000043 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000044 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000045 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000046 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000047 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000048 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000049 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000050 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000051 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000066 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000067 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000072 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000073 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000075 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000076 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000077 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000078 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NY000079 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Volume II

None

Volume III

Alabama

AL000007 (Feb. 11, 2000)

AL000008 (Feb. 11, 2000)

AL000034 (Feb. 11, 2000)

AL000052 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Florida

KY000017 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Kentucky

KY000001 (Feb. 11, 2000)

KY000002 (Feb. 11, 2000)

KY000004 (Feb. 11, 2000)

KY000007 (Feb. 11, 2000)

KY000025 (Feb. 11, 2000)

KY000027 (Feb. 11, 2000)

KY000028 (Feb. 11, 2000)

KY000029 (Feb. 11, 2000)

KY000044 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Volume IV

Illinois

IL000001 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000002 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000003 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000004 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000005 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000007 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000012 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000013 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000014 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000016 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000017 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000023 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000025 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000026 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000028 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000040 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000041 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000046 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000047 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000049 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000055 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000056 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000059 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000060 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000062 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000064 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000068 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Indiana

IN000001 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IN000002 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IN000003 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IN000004 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IN000005 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IN000006 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IN000007 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IN000016 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IN000017 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IN000018 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IN000020 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IN000021 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IN000047 (Feb. 11, 2000)

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IN000048 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Minnesota

MN000001 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000002 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000003 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000004 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000005 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000007 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000008 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000012 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000015 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000017 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000027 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000031 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000035 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000039 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000043 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000045 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000047 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000048 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000049 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000051 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000052 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000053 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000054 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000055 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000056 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000058 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000059 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000060 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000061 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MN000062 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Ohio

OH000001 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OH000002 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OH000003 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OH000004 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OH000008 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OH000012 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OH000018 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OH000023 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OH000024 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OH000026 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OH000027 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OH000028 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OH000029 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OH000032 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OH000034 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OH000035 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Volume V

Iowa

IA000020 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IA000073 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Kansas

KS000016 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Louisiana

LA000005 (Feb. 11, 2000)

LA000009 (Feb. 11, 2000)

LA000014 (Feb. 11, 2000)

LA000015 (Feb. 11, 2000)

LA000017 (Feb. 11, 2000)

LA000018 (Feb. 11, 2000)

New Mexico

NM000001 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Texas

TX000007 (Feb. 11, 2000)

TX000033 (Feb. 11, 2000)

TX000034 (Feb. 11, 2000)

TX000035 (Feb. 11, 2000)

TX000037 (Feb. 11, 2000)

TX000046 (Feb. 11, 2000)

TX000060 (Feb. 11, 2000)

TX000069 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Volume VI

Colorado

CO000001 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CO000002 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CO000003 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CO000005 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CO000006 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CO000007 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CO000008 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CO000009 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CO000010 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CO000016 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CO000021 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CO000022 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CO000023 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CO000024 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CO000025 (Feb. 11, 2000)

North Dakota

ND000004 (Feb. 11, 2000)

ND000005 (Feb. 11, 2000)

ND000006 (Feb. 11, 2000)

ND000007 (Feb. 11, 2000)

ND000009 (Feb. 11, 2000)

ND000017 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Oregon

OR000001 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OR000017 (Feb. 11, 2000)

South Dakota

SD000002 (Feb. 11, 2000)

SD000005 (Feb. 11, 2000)

SD000006 (Feb. 11, 2000)

SD000007 (Feb. 11, 2000)

SD000011 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Washington

WA000002 (Feb. 11, 2000)

WA000005 (Feb. 11, 2000)

WA000008 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Wyoming

WY000023 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Volume VII

California

CA000028 (Feb. 11, 2000)

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.

The general wage determinations

issued under the Davis-Bacon and

related Acts are available electronically

by subscription to the FedWorld

Bulletin Board System of the National

Technical Information Service (NTIS) of

the U.S. Department of Commerce at 1–

800–363–2068.

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

seven 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 are

distributed to subscribers.

Signed at Washington, DC this 27th day of

April 2000.

Carl J. Poleskey,

Chief, Branch of Construction Wage

Determinations.

[FR Doc. 00–10902 Filed 5–4–00; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Special Emphasis Panel in Advanced

Computational Infrastructure &

Research; Notice of Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting:

Name: Special Emphasis Panel in

Advanced Computational Infrastructure &

Research (#1185).

Date and Time: May 26, 2000, 8:30am–

5:00pm.

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201

Wilson Boulevard, Suite 320, Arlington, VA

22230.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Dr. Charles H. Koelbel,

Program Director, Advanced Computational

Research Program, Suite 1122, National

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, VA 22230, (703) 306–1962.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide

recommendations and advice concerning

Visualization & Data Management Proposals

submitted to NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate Proposals

in the Advanced Computational Research

Program as part of the selection process for

awards.

Reason for Closing: The proposals being

reviewed include information of a

proprietary or confidential nature, including

technical information; financial data, such as

salaries; and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

proposals. These matters are exempt under 5

U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the Government

in the Sunshine Act.

Dated: May 2, 2000.

Karen J. York,

Committee Management Officer.

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