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General Wage Determination

Publication

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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

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the country.

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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

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recognition covered the renewal and

expansion of its recognition, which

OSHA announced on May 19, 1998 (63

FR 27598), and granted on August 28,

1998 (63 FR 46084). OSHA published a

correction to this last notice on

December 17, 1998 (63 FR 69683).

You may obtain or review copies of

all public documents pertaining to the

application by contacting the Docket

Office, Occupational Safety and Health

Administration, U.S. Department of

Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW,

Room N2625, Washington, DC 20210,

telephone: (202) 693–2350. You should

refer to Docket No. NRTL–2–90, the

permanent records of public

information on the SGSUS recognition.

The current addresses of the facilities

(sites) that OSHA recognizes for SGSUS

are:

SGS U.S. Testing Company Inc., 291

Fairfield Avenue, Fairfield, New

Jersey 07004

SGS U.S. Testing Company Inc., 5555

Telegraph Road, Los Angeles,

California 90040

Final Decision and Order

The NRTL Program staff has

examined the application, the on-site

review report, and other pertinent

information. Based upon this

examination and the staff’s

recommendation, OSHA finds that SGS

U.S. Testing Company Inc., has met the

requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for

expansion of its recognition to include

the additional test standards, listed

below, subject to the limitations and

conditions listed below. Pursuant to the

authority in 29 CFR 1910.7, OSHA

hereby expands the recognition of

SGSUS, subject to these limitations and

conditions.

Limitations

OSHA hereby expands the recognition

of SGSUS for testing and certification of

products to demonstrate conformance to

the four (4) additional test standards

listed below. OSHA has determined that

each test standard meets the

requirements for an appropriate test

standard, within the meaning of 29 CFR

1910.7(c).

The Agency’s recognition of SGSUS,

or any NRTL, for a particular test

standard is always limited to equipment

or materials (products) for which OSHA

standards require third party testing and

certification before use in the

workplace. As a result, OSHA’s

recognition of an NRTL for a test

standard excludes any product(s),

falling within the scope of the test

standard, for which OSHA has no such

requirements. In addition, testing or

certification to any of the standards

listed below is limited to those sites that

have the proper capability and

programs. In fact, this limitation applies

to all test standards for which SGSUS is

currently recognized. This treatment is

consistent with the recognition that

OSHA has granted to other NRTLs that

operate or utilize multiple sites.

ANSI/UL 696 Electric Toys

ANSI/UL 697 Toy Transformers

ANSI/UL 1310 Class 2 Power Units

ANSI/UL 6500 Audio/Visual and

Musical Instrument Apparatus for

Household, Commercial, and Similar

General Use

The designations and titles of the

above test standards were current at the

time of the preparation of the

preliminary notice, which announced

the SGSUS application for expansion.

Programs and Procedures

OSHA is granting the request by

SGSUS to use the two (2) supplemental

programs, listed below, based upon the

criteria detailed in the March 9, 1995

Federal Register notice (60 FR 12980, 3/

9/95). This notice lists nine (9) programs

and procedures (collectively, programs),

eight of which an NRTL may use to

control and audit, but not actually to

generate, the data relied upon for

product certification. An NRTL’s initial

recognition will always include the first

or basic program, which requires that all

product testing and evaluation be

performed in-house by the NRTL that

will certify the product. The on-site

review report indicates that SGSUS

meets the criteria for use of the

following additional supplemental

programs:

Program 3: Acceptance of product

evaluations from independent

organizations, other than NRTLs.

Program 9: Acceptance of services other

than testing or evaluation performed

by subcontractors or agents.

OSHA developed the program

descriptions to limit how an NRTL may

perform certain aspects of its work and

to permit the activities covered under a

program only when the NRTL meets

certain criteria. In this sense, they are

special conditions that the Agency

places on an NRTL’s recognition. OSHA

does not consider these programs in

determining whether an NRTL meets

the requirements for recognition under

29 CFR 1910.7. However, OSHA does

treat these programs as one of the three

elements that defines an NRTL’s scope

of recognition.

OSHA previously granted a request by

SGSUS to use two other supplemental

programs but included certain

conditions on their use. Since these

conditions are still in effect and apply

to the use of Program 3, we have listed

them below. These conditions apply

solely to the SGSUS operations as an

NRTL and solely to those products that

it certifies for purposes of enabling

employers to meet OSHA product

approval requirements. The conditions

are in addition to the requirements

detailed in the previously cited March

9, 1995 Federal Register. Also, they are

in addition to the other conditions listed

below, which OSHA normally imposes

in its recognition notices. The NRTL

Program staff includes these type of

additional conditions on OSHA’s

informational web page for the NRTL.

When the staff determines that a

particular condition is no longer in

effect, the staff removes it from the web

page and notifies the NRTL accordingly.

OSHA has no requirement to give public

notice when removing such a condition.

Conditions

SGS U.S. Testing Company, Inc., must

also abide by the following conditions

of the recognition, in addition to those

already required by 29 CFR 1910.7:

SGS U.S. Testing Company, Inc.,

Fairfield, New Jersey, will review and

approve the qualifications of all external

organizations prior to SGS U.S. Testing

Company, Inc., accepting test data from

these organizations.

SGS U.S. Testing Company, Inc.,

Fairfield, New Jersey, will review and

approve the qualifications of all external

organizations prior to SGS U.S. Testing

Company, Inc., using a site of any of

these organizations for witnessed test

data.

OSHA must be allowed access to the

SGSUS facilities and records for

purposes of ascertaining continuing

compliance with the terms of its

recognition and to investigate as OSHA

deems necessary;

If SGSUS has reason to doubt the

efficacy of any test standard it is using

under this program, it must promptly

inform the organization that developed

the test standard of this fact and provide

that organization with appropriate

relevant information upon which its

concerns are based;

SGSUS must not engage in or permit

others to engage in any

misrepresentation of the scope or

conditions of its recognition. As part of

this condition, SGSUS agrees that it will

allow no representation that it is either

a recognized or an accredited Nationally

Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL)

without clearly indicating the specific

equipment or material to which this

recognition is tied, or that its

recognition is limited to certain

products;

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SGSUS must inform OSHA as soon as

possible, in writing, of any change of

ownership, facilities, or key personnel,

and of any major changes in its

operations as an NRTL, including

details;

SGSUS will continue to meet all the

terms of its recognition and will always

comply with all OSHA policies

pertaining to this recognition;

SGSUS will continue to meet the

requirements for recognition in all areas

where it has been recognized; and

SGSUS will always cooperate with

OSHA to assure compliance with the

spirit as well as the letter of its

recognition and 29 CFR 1910.7.

Signed at Washington, DC this 2nd day of

May 2000.

Charles N. Jeffress,

Assistant Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–11979 Filed 5–11–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND

BUDGET

Office of Federal Procurement Policy

Office of Federal Procurement Policy;

Determination of Executive

Compensation Benchmark Amount

Pursuant to Section 808 of Pub. L.

105–85.

AGENCY: Office of Federal Procurement

Policy, OMB.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Administrator of the

Office of Federal Procurement Policy

(OFPP) is hereby publishing the

attached memorandum to heads of

agencies concerning the determination

of the maximum ‘‘benchmark’’

compensation that will be allowable

under government contracts during

contractors’ FY 2000—$353,010. This

determination is required to be made

pursuant to Section 808 of Public Law

105–85. It applies equally to both

defense and civilian procurement

agencies.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard C. Loeb, Executive Secretary,

Cost Accounting Standards Board, OFPP

on (202) 395–3254.

Deidre A. Lee,

Administrator.

To the Heads of Executive Departments

and Agencies

Subject: Determination of Executive

Compensation Benchmark Amount

Pursuant to Section 808 of Pub. L. 105–

85

This memorandum sets forth the

‘‘benchmark compensation amount’’ as

required by Section 39 of the Office of

Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Act

(41 U.S.C. 435), as amended. Under

Section 39, the ‘‘benchmark

compensation amount’’ is ‘‘the median

amount of the compensation provided

for all senior executives of all

benchmark corporations for the most

recent year for which data is available.’’

The ‘‘benchmark compensation

amount’’ established as directed by

Section 39 limits the allowability of

compensation costs under government

contracts. The ‘‘benchmark

compensation amount’’ does not limit

the compensation that an executive may

otherwise receive.

Based on a review of commercially

available surveys of executive

compensation and after consultation

with the Director of the Defense

Contract Audit Agency, I have

determined pursuant to the

requirements of Section 39 that the

benchmark compensation amount for

contractor fiscal year 2000 is $353,010.

This benchmark compensation amount

is to be used for contractor fiscal year

2000, and subsequent contractor fiscal

years, unless and until revised by OFPP.

This benchmark compensation amount

applies to contract costs incurred after

January 1, 2000, under covered

contracts of both the defense and

civilian procurement agencies as

specified in Section 808 of Pub. L. 105–

85.

Questions concerning this

memorandum may be addressed to

Richard C. Loeb, Executive Secretary,

Cost Accounting Standards Board,

OFPP, on (202) 395–3254.

Deidre A. Lee,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 00–12017 Filed 5–11–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3110–01–P

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice 00–046]

Notice of Prospective Patent License

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration

ACTION: Notice of prospective patent

license.

SUMMARY: NASA hereby gives notice

that Access, LLC, of Norfolk, VA, has

applied for an exclusive license to

practice the inventions described and

claimed in U.S. Patent Number

5,377,100, entitled ‘‘A Method of

Encouraging Attention by Correlating

Video Game Difficulty With Attention

Level,’’ and NASA Case No. LAR

15817–1, entitled ‘‘A Method of

Encouraging Physiological SelfRegulation Through Modulation of an

Operator’s Control Input to a Video

Game or Training Simulator,’’ both of

which are assigned to the United States

of America as represented by the

Administrator of the National

Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Written objections to the prospective

grant of a license should be sent to

Langley Research Center.

DATES: Responses to this notice must be

received by July 11, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Helen M. Galus, Patent Attorney,

Langley Research Center, Mail Code

212, Hampton, VA 23681–2199;

telephone 757–864–3227; facsimile

757–864–9190.

Dated: May 1, 2000.

Edward A. Frankle,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 00–11980 Filed 5–11–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7510–01–P

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (00–050)]

Notice of Prospective Patent License

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of prospective patent

license.

SUMMARY: NASA hereby gives notice

that Cognitive Technologies, LLC, of

Purcellville, VA, has applied for an

exclusive license to practice the

inventions described and claimed in

U.S. Patent Number 5,377,100, entitled

‘‘A METHOD OF ENCOURAGING

ATTENTION BY CORRELATING

VIDEO GAME DIFFICULTY WITH

ATTENTION LEVEL,’’ and NASA Case