Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 192 / Friday, October 3, 1997 / Notices 51907

Title: Construction Records for

Blasting Operations (29 CFR

1926.900(k)(3)(I).

OMB Number: 1218–0new (formerly

1218–0210) (extension).

Frequency: On occasion.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Number of Respondents: 3,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 8

hours, once per 160 work sites.

Total Burden Hours: 1,280.

Total Annualized capital/startup

costs: 0.

Total annual costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): $240.000.

Description: The construction

standard on blasting operations requires

employers to post warning signs or use

other alternative means to prevent

premature detonation of electric blasting

caps and explosives attached to them by

mobile radio transmitters. A written

description of the alternative means

(measures) to be taken must be

prepared.

Theresa M. O’Malley,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–26302 Filed 10–2–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–26–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 decision 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.

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

Maine

ME970006 (Feb. 14, 1997)

ME970007 (Feb. 14, 1997)

ME970008 (Feb. 14, 1997)

ME970010 (Feb. 14, 1997)

ME970024 (Feb. 14, 1997)

New York

NY970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970007 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970013 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970021 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970022 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970026 (Feb. 14, 1997)

ME970060 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume II

District of Columbia

DC970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Maryland

MD970048 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Pennsylvania

PA970005 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970006 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970010 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970014 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970024 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970025 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970026 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970030 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970031 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970052 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Virginia

VA970104 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume III

None

Volume IV

Indiana

IN970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IN970003 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IN970004 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IN970059 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IN970060 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Michigan

MI970062 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MI970063 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MI970064 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MI970066 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MI970067 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MI970068 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MI970069 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MI970070 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MI970071 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MI970072 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MI970073 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MI970074 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MI970075 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MI970076 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MI970077 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MI970078 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MI970079 (Feb. 14, 1997)
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MI970080 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume V

Iowa

IA970010 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Kansas

KS970034 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KS970054 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Nebraska

NE970003 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NE970009 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NE970011 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NE970058 (Feb. 14, 1997)

New Mexico

NM970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NM970005 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume VI

Colorado

CO970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CO970005 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CO970006 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CO970008 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CO970009 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CO970010 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CO970011 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CO970016 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CO970023 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CO970025 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Montana

MT970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MT970003 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MT970004 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MT970005 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MT970006 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MT970007 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MT970008 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume VII

Arizona

AZ970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

AZ970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

California

CA970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970009 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970010 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970049 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970050 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970051 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970052 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970053 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970054 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970055 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970056 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970058 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970059 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970061 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970062 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970064 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970066 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970067 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970068 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970069 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970070 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970071 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970072 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970073 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970074 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970075 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970076 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970077 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970078 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970079 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970080 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970081 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970082 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970083 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Nevada

NV970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NV970005 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NV970006 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NV970007 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NV970008 (Feb. 14, 1997)

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 county.

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 26th day

of September 1997.

Margaret Washington,

Acting Chief, Branch of Construction Wage

Determinations.

[FR Doc. 97–26002 Filed 10–2–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–27–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration

Petitions for Modification

The following parties have filed

petitions to modify the application of

mandatory safety standards under

section 101(c) of the Federal Mine

Safety and Health Act of 1977.

1. McElroy Coal Company

[Docket No. M–97–101–C]

McElroy Coal Company, Consol Plaza,

1800 Washington Road, Pittsburgh,

Pennsylvania 15241–1421 has filed a

petition to modify the application of 30

CFR 75.312(c) to its McElroy Mine (I.D.

No. 46–01437) located in Marshall

County, West Virginia. The petitioner

requests a modification of the

mandatory safety standard to permit the

testing of the automatic fan signal

device without stopping the fan. The

petitioner proposes to test the automatic

fan signal device at least every 31 days

by manually operating a valve near the

fan pressure recording chart reducing

the pressure on the water gauge to cause

the activation of the fan signal. The

petitioner asserts that the proposed

alternative method would provide at

least the same measure of protection as

would the mandatory standard.

2. Mark P. Shingara Coal

[Docket No. M–97–102–C]

Mark P. Shingara Coal, R.D. #3, Box

79E, Sunbury, Pennsylvania 17801 has

filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75.335

(construction of seals) to its No. 4 Vein

Slope (I.D. No. 36–08527) located in

Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.

The petitioner requests a modification

of the standard to permit alternative

methods of seal construction using

wooden materials of moderate size and

weight due to the difficulty in accessing

previously driven headings and breasts

containing inaccessible abandoned

workings; to accept a design criteria in

the 10 psi range; and to permit the water

trap to be installed in the gangway seal

and sampling tube in the monkey seal

for seals installed in pairs. The

petitioner asserts that the proposed

alternative method would provide at

least the same measure of protection as

would the mandatory standard.

3. Mark P. Shingara Coal

[Docket No. M–97–103–C]

Mark P. Shingara Coal, R.D. #3, Box

79E, Sunbury, Pennsylvania 17801 has

filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75.360 (preshift

examination) to its No. 4 Vein Slope

(I.D. No. 36–08527) located in

Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.

The petitioner proposes to visually

examine each seal for physical damage

from the slope gunboat during the

preshift examination after an air quality

reading is taken inby the intake portal

and to test for the quantity and quality

of air at the intake air split locations off

the slope in the gangway portion of the

working section. The petitioner