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Reclamation’s ability to establish

baseline data for use by Reclamation

and its region and area offices to ensure

compliance with GPRA and its strategic

planning goals as applied to our

customers. Additionally, Reclamation

will benchmark the collected data

against best business practices in future

years to further reengineer

Reclamation’s service delivery systems.

Affected Public: This information

collection will affect individuals or

households, businesses or others forprofit, not for profit institutions, farms,

and State, local or tribal governments in

the 17 Western United States who

receive Reclamation services.

Freqency: Two times.

Average Time per Response: 15

minutes.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

5,000.

Estimated Burden Hours: 2,500.

Written comments are solicited to; (1)

Evaluate whether the proposed data

collection is necessary for the proper

performance of Reclamation, including

whether the information will have

practical utility; (2) evaluate the

accuracy the Reclamation’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 of

other forms of information technology.

Dated: August 18, 1997.

Eluid L. Martinez,

Commissioner.

[FR Doc. 97–22358 Filed 8–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–94–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

August 19, 1997.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has

submitted the following public

information collection request (ICR) to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and approval in

accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,

44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of this

ICR, with applicable supporting

documentation, may be obtained by

calling the Department of Labor,

Departmental Clearance Officer, Theresa

M. O’Malley ((202) 219–5096 ext. 143)

or by E-Mail to OMalleyTheresa@dol.gov. Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TTY/TDD) may call (202) 219–4720

between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern

time, Monday–Friday.

Comments should be sent to Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the

Employment Standards Administration,

Office of Management and Budget,

Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503

((202) 395–7316), on or before

September 22, 1997.

The OMB 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
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• 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.

Agency: Employment Standards

Administration.

Title: Application for Certificate to

Employ Homeworkers and the

Homeworker Handbook.

OMB Number: 1215–0013 (extension).

Agency Number: WH–46, WH–75.

Frequency: On occasion.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; Business or other for-profit;

Not-for-profit institutions.

Number of Respondents: 14,175.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 30

minutes each (WH–46 and WH–75).

Total Burden Hours: 28,916.

Total Annualized capital/startup

costs: 0.

Total annual costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): $13.30.

Description: An employer must file an

application, Form WH–46, to obtain a

certificate to be permitted to employ

homeworkers in the restricted industries

(knitted outwear, women’s apparel,

jewelry manufacturing, gloves and

mittens, button and buckle

manufacturing, handkerchief

manufacturing and embroideries). It

provides a means of identifying

employers of homeworkers. Employers

must obtain a separate handbook, WH–

75, for each of their employed

homeworkers for recordkeeping

purposes to ensure employer obligations

to obtain accurate hours worked in

order to pay homeworkers in

compliance with the Fair Labor

Standards Act.

Theresa M. O’Malley,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–22387 Filed 8–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–27–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 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 NW., Room S–3014,

Washington, DC 20210.

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

New Jersey

NJ 970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NJ 970003 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NJ 970004 (Feb. 14, 1997)

New York

NY970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970003 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970004 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970005 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970008 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970010 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970011 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970012 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970013 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970014 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970015 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970016 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970017 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970018 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970019 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970020 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970021 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970025 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970026 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970032 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970033 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970034 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970036 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970038 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970039 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970040 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970041 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970043 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970044 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970045 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970046 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970047 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970048 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970049 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970060 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970072 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970074 (Feb. 14, 1997)