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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

(703) 487–4630.

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, D.C. this 8th day of

August 1997.

Margaret Washington,

Acting Chief, Branch of Construction Wage

Determinations.

[FR Doc. 97–21385 Filed 8–14–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

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,

collection instruments are clearly

understood, and the impact of collection

requirements on respondents can be

properly assessed. Currently, the Bureau

of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting

comments concerning the proposed

reinstatement of the ‘‘CPS Displaced

Worker and Job Tenure Supplement.’’

A copy of the proposed information

collection request (ICR) can be obtained

by contacting the individual 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

October 14, 1997.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics 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.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Karin G.

Kurz, BLS Clearance Officer, Division of

Management Systems, Bureau of Labor

Statistics, Room 3255, 2 Massachusetts

Avenue, NE., Washington, DC 20212.

Ms. Kurz can be reached on 202–606–

7628 (this is not a toll free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The Employment and Training

Administration (ETA) of the Department

of Labor sponsors the Displaced

Workers supplement to the Current

Population Survey (CPS). Data on

displaced workers were first collected in

January 1984. Subsequent displaced

worker surveys have been conducted

biennially. In addition to the

information on worker displacement,

the February 1998 CPS supplement also

will collect information on job tenure.

The information will be used to

determine the size and nature of the

population affected by job

displacements and, hence, the needs

and scope of ETA programs serving

adult displaced workers. The

information collected also will be used

to assess employment stability by

determining the length of time workers

have been with their current employer.

In addition, data on job tenure for all

workers are needed to calculate the

incidence of displacement among

various worker groups so that

comparisons can be made over time and

among different affected groups.

Combining the questions on

displacement and tenure will enable

analysts to obtain a more complete

picture of employment stability.

II. Current Actions

The questions concerning

displacement among workers will help

define the size of the readjustment

problem faced by individual workers

and the economy including: (a) Workers

who have lost their jobs or have

received notice that they soon will lose

their jobs due to a permanent plant

closing; (b) laid-off workers who are

unlikely to return to their previous

industry or occupation; and (c) the longterm unemployed with little prospect of

reemployment. Policy planning has to

take into account the industries with the

most severe displacement problem and

the retraining needs of affected workers.

This supplement also will provide

data regarding:

1. The economic impact of job

displacements. For those workers who

have been reemployed, data will be

collected to compare current earnings

with those from the lost job.

2. Information on the receipt of

unemployment compensation, the loss

of health insurance coverage, and the
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time spent without a job. In

combination, these supplemental data

will provide the information needed to

assess the economic hardship

experienced by displaced workers.

3. Types of jobs that displaced

workers have been able to find. This

will assist in developing training

programs that will provide other

displaced workers with the skills

necessary to adjust to the changing

economic environment.

4. The extent to which displaced

workers received advance notice of job

cutbacks or the closing of their plant or

business. The President, Congress, and

private organizations have shown

significant interest in this area.

5. The length of time workers

(including those who have not been

displaced) have been with their current

employer. Tenure data are used to

calculate displacement rates for longtenured workers so that comparisons

can be made over time and among

different worker groups. Information on

job tenure also is important because of

the effect seniority has on wage levels,

the receipt of employee benefits such as

vacations and pensions, and other facets

of the employment relationship.

Type of Review: Reinstatement, with

change, of previously approved

collection for which approval has

expired.

Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Title: CPS Displaced Worker and Job

Tenure Supplement.

OMB Number: 1220–0104.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Total Respondents: 48,000.

Frequency: One-time.

Total Responses: 48,000.

Average Time Per Response: 8

minutes.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 6,400

hours.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):

$0.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintenance): $0.

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 also

will become a matter of public record.

Signed at Washington, D.C., this 11th day

of August 1997.

Ausie B. Grigg, Jr.,

Acting Chief, Division of Management

Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

[FR Doc. 97–21666 Filed 8–14–97; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts;

Combined Arts Panel

Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public

Law 92–463), as amended, notice is

hereby given that a meeting of the

Combined Arts Advisory Panel, Music

Section A (Creation & Presentation

category) to the National Council on the

Arts will be held on September 8–12,

1997. The panel will meet from 10:00

a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on September 8; from

9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on September 9

and 10; from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on

September 11; and from 9:00 a.m. to

12:00 p.m. on September 12 in Room

730 at the Nancy Hanks Center, 1100

Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C., 20506. A portion of

this meeting, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

on September 11, will be open to the

public for a policy discussion on

guidelines, Leadership Initiatives,

Millennium projects, planning, and

field needs and trends.

The remaining portions of this

meeting, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on

September 8; from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

on September 9 and 10; from 9:00 a.m.

to 2:00 p.m. on September 11 and from

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on September 12

are for the purpose of Panel review,

discussion, evaluation, and

recommendation on applications for

financial assistance under the National

Foundation on the Arts and the

Humanities Act of 1965, as amended,

including information given in

confidence to the agency by grant

applicants. In accordance with the

determination of the Chairman of March

31, 1997, these sessions will be closed

to the public pursuant to subsection

(c)(4)(6) and (9)(B) of section 552b of

Title 5, United States Code.

Any person may observe meetings, or

portions thereof, of advisory panels

which are open to the public, and may

be permitted to participate in the

panel’s discussions at the discretion of

the panel chairman and with the

approval of the full-time Federal

employee in attendance.

If you need special accommodations

due to a disability, please contact the

Office of AccessAbility, National

Endowment for the Arts, 1100

Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20506, 202/682–5532,

TDY–TDD 202/682–5496, at least seven

(7) days prior to the meeting.

Further information with reference to

this meeting can be obtained from Ms.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Committee

Management Officer, National

Endowment for the Arts, Washington,

D.C., 20506, or call 202/682–5691.

Dated: August 12, 1997.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden,

Panel Coordinator, Panel Operations,

National Endowment for the Arts.

[FR Doc. 97–21675 Filed 8–14–97; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts;

Combined Arts Panel

Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public

Law 92–463), as amended, notice is

hereby given that a meeting of the

Combined Arts Advisory Panel, Media

Arts Section A (Creation & Presentation

category) to the National Council on the

Arts will be held on September 25–26,

1997. The panel will meet from 9:00

a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on September 25 and

from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on

September 26 in Room 716 at the Nancy

Hanks Center, 1100 Pennsylvania

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20506.

A portion of this meeting, from 1:00

p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on September 26, will

be open to the public for a policy

discussion on guidelines, Leadership

Initiatives, Millennium projects,

planning, and field needs and trends.

The remaining portions of this

meeting, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on

September 25 and from 9 a.m. to 12:00

p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on

September 26, are for the purpose of

Panel review, discussion, evaluation,

and recommendation on applications

for financial assistance under the

National Foundation on the Arts and the

Humanities Act of 1965, as amended,

including information given in

confidence to the agency by grant

applicants. In accordance with the

determination of the Chairman of March

31, 1997, these sessions will be closed

to the public pursuant to subsection

(c)(4) (6) and (9)(B) of section 552b of

Title 5, United States Code.

Any person may observe meetings, or

portions thereof, of advisory panels

which are open to the public, and may

be permitted to participate in the

panel’s discussions at the discretion of

the panel chairman and with the

approval of the full-time Federal

employee in attendance.

If you need special accommodations

due to a disability, please contact the

Office of AccessAbility, National

Endowment for the Arts, 1100

Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20506, 202/682–5532,