Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 14 / Friday, January 21, 2000 / Notices 3483

with emergency review procedures of

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

OMB approval has been requested by

January 28, 2000. The proposed

information collection is published to

obtain comments from the public and

affected agencies. If granted, the

emergency approval is only valid for

180 days. Comments should be directed

to OMB, Office of Information

Regulation Affairs, Attention:

Department of Justice Desk Officer (202)

395–3122, Washington, DC 20530.

During the first 60 days of this same

review period, a regular review of this

information collection is also being

undertaken. All comments and

suggestions, or questions regarding

additional information, to include

obtaining a copy of the proposed

information collection instrument with

instructions, should be directed to

Marcia Samuels, Project Manager, Office

of Community Oriented Policing, 1110

Vermont Avenue NW, Washington DC

20531.

Request written comments and

suggestions from the public and affected

agencies concerning the proposed

collection the proposed collection of

information. Your comments should

address one or more of the following

four points:

(1) 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;

(2) 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;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(4) 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 submission of

responses.

Overview of This Collection

(1) Type of Information Collection:

Second Collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: COPS

Grant Status Survey.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and

the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the

collection: Form: COPS 301/01. Office of

Community Oriented Policing Services,

U.S. Department of Justice.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: The COPS Count Project

surveys agencies who currently have

been awarded a Hiring and/or MORE

grants from the COPS Office. The

information collected provides an

accurate up to date account on the

status of officers hired/redeployed.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: Estimated number of

respondents: 11,559. Estimated time for

average respondent to respond: 1 hour

annually (30 min. × 2 times per

year=50/60 min.)

(6) An estimate of the total of public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: Approximately 11,559

annual burden hours.

If additional information is required

contact: Ms. Brenda E. Dyer, Deputy

Clearance Office, United States

Department of Justice, Information

Management and Security Staff Justice

Management Division, Suite 1220,

National Place, 1331 Pennsylvania

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: January 14, 2000.

Brenda E. Dyer,

Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United

States Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 00–1440 Filed 1–20–00; 8:45am ]

BILLING CODE 4410–AT–M

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 and 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 are 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.

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1Any portion of the closed session consisting

solely of staff briefings does not fall within the

Sunshine Act’s definition of the term ‘‘meeting’’

and, therefore, the requirements of the Sunshine

Act do not apply to any such portion of the closed

session. 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(a)(2) and (b). See also 45

C.F.R. § 1622.2 & 1622.3

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

None.

Volume II

None.

Volume III

None.

Volume IV

None.

Volume V

None.

Volume VI

None.

Volume VII

None.

General Wager 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 13th day of

January 2000.

Carl J. Poleskey,

Chief, Branch of Construction Wage

Determinations.

[FR Doc. 00–1168 Filed 12–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–27–M

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

Sunshine Act Meeting of the Board of

Directors

TIME AND DATE: The Board of Directors

of the Legal Services Corporation will

meet on January 28–29, 2000. The

meeting will begin on January 28, 2000

at 10:00 a.m. and continue until

conclusion of the Board’s agenda.

LOCATION: The Hyatt Regency Austin

On Town Lake, 208 Barton Springs

Road, Austin, Texas 78704.

STATUS OF MEETING: Open, except that

a portion of the meeting may be closed

pursuant to a vote of the Board of

Directors to hold an executive session.

At the closed session, the Corporation’s

General Counsel will report to the Board

on litigation to which the Corporation is

or may become a party, and the Board

may act on the matters reported. The

closing is authorized by the relevant

provisions of the Government in the

Sunshine Act [5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(10)] and

the corresponding provisions of the

Legal Services corporation’s

implementing regulation [45 CFR

§ 1622.5(h)]. A copy of the General

Counsel’s Certification that the closing

is authorized by law will be available

upon request.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Open Session

1. Approval of agenda.

2. Approval of minutes of the Board’s

meeting of November 20, 1999.

3. Approval of minutes of the

executive session of the Board’s meeting

of November 20, 1999.

4. Consider and adopt the proposed

Strategic Plan for the Corporation.

5. Public Speakers:

• Paul Furrh, Executive Director of

the East Legal Services.

• Lisa Melton, Executive Director of

the Texas Equal Access to Justice

Foundation (Texas IOLTA).

• Velva Price, President, Travis

County Bar Association.

6. Chairman’s Report.

7. Member’s Report.

8. President’s Report.

9. Inspector General’s Report.

10. Consider and act on the 1999

Annual Performance Reviews

Committee’s report on the annual

evaluation of the Corporation’s

President.

11. Consider and act on the 1999

Annual Performance Reviews

Committee’s report on the annual

evaluation of the Corporation’s

Inspector General.

12. Consider and act on possible

dissolution of the Board’s 1999 Annual

Performance Reviews Committee.

13. Consider and act on proposed FY

2000 consolidated operating budget for

the Corporation.

14. Presentation by the Office of

Inspector General on the Corporation’s

FY’99 annual audit.

15. Consider and act on proposed

appointment to the office of Vice

President of Programs.

16. Report by Justice John Broderick

on the recommendations of the Board

Development Task Force.

17. Election of Board Chair.

18. Election of Board Vice-Chair.

19. Consider and act on Board

committee appointments.

20. Consider and act on the extension

of John McKay’s contract of

employment as President of the

Corporation.

21. Adjustment of the rate of

compensation to be paid to the

President of the Corporation.

Closed Session

22. Briefing 1 by the Inspector General

on the activities of the Office of

Inspector General.

23. Consider and act on the General

Counsel’s report on potential and

pending litigation involving the

Corporation.

Open Session

24. Consider and act on other

business.

25. Public Comment.

CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION:

Victor M. Fortuno, Vice President for

Legal Affairs, General Counsel and

Secretary of the Corporation, at (202)

336–8800.

Special Needs: Upon request, meeting

notices will be made available in

alternate formats to accommodate visual

and hearing impairments. Individuals

who have a disability and need an

accommodation to attend the meeting

may notify Shannon Nicko Adaway, at

(202) 336–8800.