54128 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 200 / Friday, October 17, 1997 / Notices

Box 439, Copper Center, AK 99573, not

later than on or before the sixtieth (60th)

day following publication of this notice

to be considered and evaluated.

Judith Gottieb,

Acting Regional Director, Alaska Region.

[FR Doc. 97–27590 Filed 10–16–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

National Institute of Corrections

Advisory Board Meeting

TIME AND DATE: 8:00 a.m., Tuesday,

November 18, 1997 (changed from

October 21, 1997).

PLACE: Sheraton National Hotel, 900

South Orme Street, Arlington, VA

22204.

STATUS: Open.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Updates on

NIC’s strategic planning; survey

concerning civil commitment of sex

offenders; interstate compact; victims’

issues discussion points; amendment of

the Bylaws; election of officers/liaisons;

orientation for new Board members; and

the Office of Justice Programs quarterly

report.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Larry Solomon, Deputy Director. (202)

307–3106, ext. 155.

Morris L. Thigpen,

Director.

[FR Doc. 97–27599 Filed 10–16–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Bureau of International Labor Affairs;

U.S. National Administrative Office;

North American Agreement on Labor

Cooperation; Hearing on Submission

#9701

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of hearing.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is

to announce a hearing, open to the

public, on Submission #9701.

Submission #9701, filed with the U.S.

National Administrative Office (NAO)

by Human Rights Watch (HRW), the

International Labor Rights Fund (ILRF),

and the National Association of

Democratic Lawyers (ANAD) of Mexico,

involves labor law matters in Mexico

and was accepted for review by the

NAO on July 14, 1997. Notice of

acceptance for review was published in

the Federal Register on July 17, 1997

(62 FR 38327).

Article 16 (3) of the North American

Agreement on Labor Cooperation

(NAALC) provides for the review of

labor law matters in Canada and Mexico

by the NAO in accordance with U.S.

domestic procedures. Revised

procedural guidelines pertaining to the

submission, review, and reporting

process utilized by the Office were

published in the Federal Register on

April 7, 1994 (59 F.R. 16660). The

guidelines provide for a discretionary

hearing as part of the review.

DATES: The hearing will be held on

November 19, 1997, commencing at 9:00

a.m. Persons desiring to present oral

testimony at the hearing must submit a

request in writing, along with a written

statement or brief describing the

information to be presented or position

to be taken.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held in

Brownsville, Texas, at the Brownsville

Public Library located at 2600 Central

Boulevard, Brownsville, Texas 78520,

Main Meeting Room, Room #102.

Written statements or briefs and

requests to present oral testimony may

be mailed or hand delivered to the U.S.

National Administrative Office (NAO),

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Room C–4327,

Washington, D.C. 20210. Requests to

present oral testimony and written

statements or briefs must be received by

the NAO no later than close of business,

November 5, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Irasema T. Garza, Secretary, U.S.

National Administrative Office,

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Room C–4327,

Washington, D.C. 20210. Telephone:

(202) 501–6653 (this is not a toll-free

number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Nature and Conduct of Hearing

As set out in the notice published in

the Federal Register on July 17, 1997,

the objective of the NAO’s review of the

submission is to gather information to

better understand and publicly report

on the Government of Mexico’s

promotion of compliance with, and

effective enforcement of, its labor law

through appropriate government action,

as set out in Article 3(1) of the NAALC,

and on the steps the Government of

Mexico has taken to ensure access to

tribunals for the enforcement of labor

law and recourse to procedures under

which labor rights are protected in

accordance with Articles 4(1) and 4(2)

of the NAALC.

The hearing will be conducted by the

Secretary of the NAO or the Secretary’s

designee. It will be open to the public.

All proceedings will be conducted in

English, with simultaneous translation

in English and Spanish provided. The

public files for the submission,

including written statements, briefs, and

requests to present oral testimony, will

be made a part of the appropriate

hearing record. The public files will also

be available for inspection at the NAO

prior to the hearing.

The hearing will be transcribed. A

transcript of the proceeding will be

made available for inspection, as

provided for in Section E of the

procedural guidelines, or may be

purchased from the reporting company.

Disabled persons should contact the

Secretary of the NAO no later than

November 5, 1997, if special

accommodations are needed.

II. Written Statements or Briefs and

Requests To Present Oral Testimony

Written statements or briefs shall

provide a description of the information

to be presented or position taken and

shall be legibly typed or printed.

Requests to present oral testimony shall

include the name, address, and

telephone number of the witness, the

organization represented, if any, and

any other information pertinent to the

request. Five copies of a statement or

brief and a single copy of a request to

present oral testimony shall be

submitted to the NAO at the time of

filing.

No request to present oral testimony

will be considered unless accompanied

by a written statement or brief. A

request to present oral testimony may be

denied if the written statement or brief

suggests that the information sought to

be provided is unrelated to the review

of the submission or for other

appropriate reasons. The NAO will

notify each requester of the disposition

of the request to present oral testimony.

In presenting testimony, the witness

should summarize the written statement

or brief, may supplement the written

statement or brief with relevant

information, and should be prepared to

answer questions from the Secretary of

the NAO or the Secretary’s designee.

Oral testimony will ordinarily be

limited to a ten minute presentation, not

including the time for questions.

Persons desiring more than ten minutes

for their presentation should so state in

the request, setting out reasons why

additional time is necessary.

The requirements relating to the

submission of written statements or

briefs and requests to present oral

testimony may be waived by the

Secretary of the NAO for reasons of

equity and public interest.
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 200 / Friday, October 17, 1997 / Notices 54129

Signed at Washington, D.C. on October 14,

1997.

Irasema T. Garza,

Secretary, U.S. National Administrative

Office.

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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 description 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 the other Federal

statues 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.

New General Wage Determination

Decisions

The number of the decisions added to

the Government Printing Office

document entitled ‘‘General Wage

Determinations Issued Under the DavisBacon and related Acts’’ are listed by

Volume and States:

Volume IV:

Michigan

MI970082 (Oct. 17, 1997)

MI970083 (Oct. 17, 1997)

MI970084 (Oct. 17, 1997)

MI970085 (Oct. 17, 1997)

MI970086 (Oct. 17, 1997)

Ohio

OH970036 (Oct. 17, 1997)

OH970037 (Oct. 17, 1997)

Modificaitons 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

ME970005 (Feb. 14, 1997)

ME970007 (Feb. 14, 1997)

ME970010 (Feb. 14, 1997)

ME970022 (Feb. 14, 1997)

ME970037 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Rhode Island

RI970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume II:

Delaware

DE970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

DE970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

DE970004 (Feb. 14, 1997)

DE970005 (Feb. 14, 1997)

DE970009 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Maryland

MD970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970021 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970034 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970036 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD979937 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970042 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970057 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970058 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Pennsylvania

PA970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970004 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970005 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970006 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970017 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970018 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970020 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970026 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970032 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970033 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970038 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970042 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970051 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970053 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970065 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Virginia

VA970025 (Feb. 14, 1997)

VA970052 (Feb. 14, 1997)

VA970078 (Feb. 14, 1997)

VA970079 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume III:

Florida

FL970039 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Kentucky

KY970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KY970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KY970003 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KY970004 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KY970006 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KY970007 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KY970025 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KY970027 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KY970029 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KY970032 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KY970035 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KY970054 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Tennessee

TN970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

TN970005 (Feb. 14, 1997)

TN970018 (Feb. 14, 1997)

TN970038 (Feb. 14, 1997)

TN970039 (Feb. 14, 1997)