53028 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 197 / Friday, October 10, 1997 / Notices

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, 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

New Hampshire

NH970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NH970007 (Feb. 14, 1997)

New Jersey

NJ970003 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NJ970004 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NJ970007 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume II

District of Columbia

DC97001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

DC97003 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Maryland

MD970021 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970034 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970036 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970048 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970056 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970059 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Pennsylvania

PA970005 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970007 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970008 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970009 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970010 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970012 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970015 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970019 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970021 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970023 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970024 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970026 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970028 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970029 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970031 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970035 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970040 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970054 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Virginia

VA970008 (Feb. 14, 1997)

VA970015 (Feb. 14, 1997)

VA970035 (Feb. 14, 1997)

VA970046 (Feb. 14, 1997)

VA970048 (Feb. 14, 1997)

VA970052 (Feb. 14, 1997)

VA970053 (Feb. 14, 1997)

VA970054 (Feb. 14, 1997)

VA970055 (Feb. 14, 1997)

VA970058 (Feb. 14, 1997)

VA970078 (Feb. 14, 1997)

VA970079 (Feb. 14, 1997)

VA970104 (Feb. 14, 1997)

VA970105 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume III

Alabama

AL970008 (Feb. 14, 1997)

AL970017 (Feb. 14, 1997)

AL970042 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Florida

FL970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

FL970017 (Feb. 14, 1997)

FL970032 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Georgia

GA970033 (Feb. 14, 1997)

GA970073 (Feb. 14, 1997)

GA970089 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume IV

Illinois

IL970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970003 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970006 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970008 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970010 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970011 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970012 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970013 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970014 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970016 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970018 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970026 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Michigan

MI970001 (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)

Wisconsin

WI970017 (Feb. 14, 1997)

WI970021 (Feb. 14, 1997)

WI970033 (Feb. 14, 1997)
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WI970049 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume V

Arkansas

AR970003 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Iowa

IA970005 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Kansas

KS970006 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KS970009 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KS970012 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KS970022 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Nebraska

NE970009 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume VI

Alaska

AK970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Idaho

ID970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

North Dakota

ND970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Oregon

OR970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Washington

WA970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

WA970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

WA970003 (Feb. 14, 1997)

WA970005 (Feb. 14, 1997)

WA970006 (Feb. 14, 1997)

WA970008 (Feb. 14, 1997)

WA970011 (Feb. 14, 1997)

WA970013 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume VII

Arizona

AZ970004 (Feb. 14, 1997)

California

CA970084 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970085 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970086 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970087 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970088 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970089 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970091 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970092 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970093 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970094 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970095 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970096 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970097 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970098 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970099 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970100 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970101 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970102 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970103 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970104 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970105 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970106 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970107 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970108 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970109 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970110 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970111 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970112 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970113 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970114 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970115 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Hawaii

HI970001 (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, DC 20402, (202)

512–1800.

When ordering hard-copy

subscription(s), be sure to specify the

States(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 3rd Day Of

October 1997.

Carl Poleskey,

Chief, Branch of Construction Wage

Determinations.

[FR Doc. 97–26664 Filed 10–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–27–M

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50–255]

In the Matter of Consumers Energy

Company (Palisades Plant); Exemption

I

Consumers Energy Company (the

licensee) is the holder of Facility

Operating License No. DPR–20 which

authorizes operation of the Palisades

Plant. The Palisades facility is a

pressurized-water reactor located at the

licensee’s site in Van Buren County,

Michigan. The license provides, among

other things, that the facility is subject

to all rules, regulations, and orders of

the Commission now or hereafter in

effect.

II

Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.12(a), ‘‘Specific

exemptions,’’ the Commission may

grant exemptions from the requirements

of the regulations of this part (1) which

are authorized by law, will not present

an undue risk to the public health and

safety, and are consistent with the

common defense and security; and (2)

where special circumstances are

present.

Section II.G. of 10 CFR Part 50,

Appendix J, Option A, defines Type B

tests as ‘‘tests intended to detect local

leaks and to measure leakage across

each pressure-containing or leakagelimiting boundary * * *.’’ which

includes air lock door seals.

Section III.D.2.(b)(ii) of 10 CFR Part

50, Appendix J, Option A, requires air

locks opened during periods where

containment integrity is not required to

undergo a full air lock pressure test at

the end of such periods.

Section III.D.2.(b)(iii) of 10 CFR Part

50, Appendix J, Option A, requires air

locks opened during periods where

containment integrity is required to

undergo a full air lock pressure test

within 3 days after being opened.

III

By letters dated January 10, 1996, and

February 20, 1997, the licensee

requested an exemption from 10 CFR

Part 50, Appendix J, Option A, Sections

III.D.2.(b)(ii) and III.D.2.(b)(iii), for Type

B testing of the emergency escape air

lock. Specifically, this exemption would

permit the licensee to perform a door

seal contact verification check in lieu of

the final pressure test required by

Appendix J following opening the air

lock doors for post-test restoration or

seal adjustment.

The exemption request is necessary

due to the original design of the

emergency escape air lock. During

special testing in 1992, the licensee

showed that the annulus between the

door seals could not be successfully

tested without the door strongback

installed even at pressures as low as 2

psig. This testing, along with

information from the vendor, confirms

that between-the-seal pressure testing

on the emergency escape air lock doors

cannot be properly measured or

evaluated if the door strongbacks are not

installed. Similarly, the inner door does

not fully seal with the reverse-direction

pressure of a full air lock pressure test

unless the strongback is installed.

Since the removal of the inner door

strongback after pressure testing

requires the outer door to be opened, a

between-the-seals test of the outer door

would be required by the regulation.

This test would require the installation

of a strongback on the outer door.

Further, full pressure testing or the

pressure induced by the strongback may