Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 93 / Friday, May 12, 2000 / Notices 30637

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.

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, N.W., Room S–3014,

Washington, D.C. 20210.

New General Wage Determination

Decisions

The number of decisions added to the

Government Printing Office document

entitled ‘‘General Wage Determinations

Issued Under the Davis-Bacon and

Related Acts’’ are listed by Volume and

States:

Volume III

Georgia

GA000095 (May 12, 2000)

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

Connecticut

CT000001 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CT000002 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CT000003 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CT000004 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CT000005 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CT000006 (Feb. 11, 2000)

New Jersey

NJ000009 (Feb. 11, 2000)

VOLUME II

District of Columbia

DC000001 (Feb. 11, 2000)

DC000002 (Feb. 11, 2000)

DC000003 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Maryland

MD000001 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MD000002 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MD000006 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MD000009 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MD000011 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MD000012 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MD000016 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MD000017 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MD000021 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MD000031 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MD000035 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MD000037 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MD000039 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MD000043 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MD000048 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MD000055 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MD000056 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MD000057 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MD000058 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Pennsylvania

PA000021 (Feb. 11, 2000)

PA000023 (Feb. 11, 2000)

PA000029 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Virginia

VA000003 (Feb. 11, 2000)

VA000015 (Feb. 11, 2000)

VA000017 (Feb. 11, 2000)

VA000018 (Feb. 11, 2000)

VA000020 (Feb. 11, 2000)

VA000022 (Feb. 11, 2000)

VA000025 (Feb. 11, 2000)

VA000035 (Feb. 11, 2000)

VA000036 (Feb. 11, 2000)

VA000048 (Feb. 11, 2000)

VA000054 (Feb. 11, 2000)

VA000055 (Feb. 11, 2000)

VA000056 (Feb. 11, 2000)

VA000076 (Feb. 11, 2000)

VA000079 (Feb. 11, 2000)

VA000080 (Feb. 11, 2000)

VA000081 (Feb. 11, 2000)

VA000084 (Feb. 11, 2000)

VA000085 (Feb. 11, 2000)

VA000092 (Feb. 11, 2000)

VA000099 (Feb. 11, 2000)

VA000103 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Volume III

Georgia

GA000002 (Feb. 11, 2000)

GA000005 (Feb. 11, 2000)

INDEX (Feb. 11, 2000)

Volume IV

Illinois

IL000001 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000012 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000014 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000015 (Feb. 11, 2000)

IL000039 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Michigan

MI000001 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000002 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000003 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000004 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000005 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000007 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000012 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000017 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000030 (Feb. 11, 2000)

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MI000039 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000042 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000047 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000060 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000062 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000063 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000064 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000066 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000067 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000068 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000069 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000070 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000071 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000072 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000073 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000074 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000075 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000076 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000077 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000078 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000079 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000080 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000081 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000082 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000083 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000084 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000085 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000087 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Volume V

Missouri

MO000001 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MO000002 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MO000003 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MO000004 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MO000005 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MO000006 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MO000007 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MO000009 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MO000010 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MO000011 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MO000013 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MO000014 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MO000016 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MO000019 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MO000020 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MO000041 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MO000042 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MO000043 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MO000047 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MO000049 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MO000051 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MO000052 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MO000053 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MO000054 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MO000055 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MO000056 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MO000057 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MO000058 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MO000059 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MO000062 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MO000063 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MO000064 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MO000065 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MO000066 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Volume VI

Utah

UT000005 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Volume VII

None.

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, D.C. 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 4th Day of

May 2000.

Carl J. Poleskey,

Chief, Branch of Construction Wage

Determinations.

[FR Doc. 00–11670 Filed 5–11–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–27–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

[Docket No. NRTL–2–90]

SGS U.S. Testing Company, Inc.;

Expansion of Recognition

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

Agency’s final decision on the

application of SGS U.S. Testing

Company, Inc. (SGSUS), for expansion

of its recognition as a Nationally

Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL)

under 29 CFR 1910.7.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This recognition

becomes effective on May 12, 2000 and,

unless modified in accordance with 29

CFR 1910.7, continues in effect while

SGSUS remains recognized by OSHA as

an NRTL.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bernard Pasquet, Office of Technical

Programs and Coordination Activities,

NRTL Program, Occupational Safety and

Health Administration, U.S. Department

of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW,

Room N3653, Washington, DC 20210, or

phone (202) 693–2110.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice of Final Decision

The Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA) hereby gives

notice of the expansion of recognition of

SGS U.S. Testing Company, Inc.

(SGSUS), as a Nationally Recognized

Testing Laboratory (NRTL). The SGSUS

expansion covers the use of the

additional test standards and the

additional programs, listed below.

OSHA recognition of an NRTL

signifies that the organization has met

the legal requirements in § 1910.7 of

Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations

(29 CFR 1910.7). Recognition is an

acknowledgment that the organization

can perform independent safety testing

and certification of the specific products

covered within its scope of recognition

and is not a delegation or grant of

government authority. As a result of

recognition, OSHA can accept products

‘‘properly certified’’ by the NRTL.

OSHA processes applications related to

an NRTL’s recognition following

requirements in Appendix A to 29 CFR

1910.7. This appendix requires that the

Agency publish this public notice of its

final decision on an application.

SGSUS submitted an application,

dated August 9, 1999 (see Exhibit 14),

to expand its recognition as an NRTL for

the four (4) additional test standards

listed below. The NRTL also included a

request for use of the two (2) additional

supplemental programs listed below. In

processing the application, OSHA

performed an on-site review of the

SGSUS facility in Fairfield, New Jersey,

on June 7–8, 1999. In the final report of

the on-site review report (see Exhibit

15), the assessor recommended the

expansion for the additional test

standards and additional programs.

OSHA published the required notice

in the Federal Register (65 FR 2438, 01/

14/2000) to announce the SGSUS

expansion application. The notice

included a preliminary finding that

SGSUS could meet the requirements for

expansion of its recognition, and OSHA

invited public comment on the

application by March 14, 2000. OSHA

received no comments concerning this

application.

The most recent prior notices

published by OSHA for the SGSUS