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have related controlled substance

issues.’’

The Acting Deputy Administrator

agrees with the Government insofar as

DEA has in fact revoked registrations in

the past based upon the material

falsification of an application that was

not related to the mishandling of

controlled substances. See Ezzat E. Majd

Pour, M.D., 55 FR 47,547 (1990).

However, the Acting Deputy

Administrator concludes that in

exercising his discretion in determining

the appropriate remedy, he must

consider all of the facts and

circumstances of a particular case. Here,

it is relevant that Respondent credibly

testified that she did not think that the

liability question applied to her since

the suspension of her Illinois license

was to due to the improper handling of

controlled substances. The Acting

Deputy Administrator also finds it

relevant that Respondent correctly

answered a similar question on a

subsequent state application even before

she received the Order to Show Cause

from DEA alleging that she had

materially falsified two of her

applications.

Judge Randall concluded that

revocation would be too harsh a

sanction in this case, ‘‘[h]owever, the

Respondent’s failure to pay close

enough attention to the administrative

details necessary to maintain her

credentials in good standing warrants

some concern about the Respondent’s

meeting the responsibilities levied

against a person provided the authority

to prescribe and to dispense controlled

substances.’’ Therefore, Judge Randall

recommended that Respondent be

reprimanded for her failure to properly

complete here DEA registration

applications; and ‘‘that for a period of

three years, that Respondent be ordered

to file with the appropriate local DEA

resident office, on an annual basis, a

copy of a document from both the

Illinois and the Indiana medical boards

certifying that her medical licenses

remain in good standing in both States,

and that there is no impediment to her

handling controlled substances at the

State level.’’

The Acting Deputy Administrator

concludes that there is no question that

Respondent materially falsified two of

her applications for DEA registration.

This is extremely troubling since DEA

relies on accurate information being

submitted by its applicants. Further,

Respondent’s actions indicate a careless

disregard for attention to detail. This

lack of attention to detail is of great

concern to the Acting Deputy

Administrator since DEA registrants are

tasked with keeping meticulous records

regarding the handling of controlled

substances in order to prevent the

diversion of these dangerous substances.

However, the Acting Deputy

Administrator agrees with Judge Randall

that revocation would be too severe a

sanction given the facts and

circumstances of this case. The Acting

Deputy Administrator concurs with

Judge Randall’s recommendation that

Respondent be reprimanded for her

failure to properly complete her

applications for registration and that she

be required for a period of three years

to submit to the DEA Chicago Field

Division, on an annual basis,

documentation from both the Illinois

and the Indiana medical licensing

authorities certifying that her medical

licenses remain in good standing in both

states, and that there is no impediment

to her handling controlled substances at

the state level. The first such

documentation should be forwarded to

DEA within thirty days of the effective

date of this final order.

Accordingly, the Acting Deputy

Administrator of the Drug Enforcement

Administration, pursuant to the

authority vested in him by 21 U.S.C. 823

and 824, and 28 CFR 0.100(b) and 0.104,

hereby reprimands Martha Hernandez,

M.D., for failing to properly complete

her DEA registration applications. The

Acting Deputy Administrator further

orders that DEA Certificates of

Registration AH2262424 and

BH4493475, issued to Martha

Hernandez, M.D., be continued, and any

pending applications be granted, subject

to the above described restriction. This

order is effective December 15, 1997.

Dated: November 4, 1997.

James S. Milford,

Acting Deputy Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–29972 Filed 11–13–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

Manufacturer of Controlled

Substances; Notice of Registration

By Notice dated July 29, 1997, and

published in the Federal Register on

August 26, 1997, (62 FR 45272),

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., 59

Route 10, East Hanover, New Jersey

07936, made application by letter to the

Drug Enforcement Administration

(DEA) to be registered as a bulk

manufacturer of methylphenidate (1724)

a basic class of controlled substance

listed in Schedule II.

DEA has considered the factors in

Title 21, United States Code, Section

823(a) and determined that the

registration of Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Corp. to manufacture methylphenidate

is consistent with the public interest at

this time. Therefore, pursuant to 21

U.S.C. § 823 and 28 CFR 0.100 and

0.104, the Deputy Assistant

Administrator, Office of Diversion

Control, hereby orders that the

application submitted by the above firm

for registration as a bulk manufacturer

of the basic class of controlled substance

listed above is granted.

Dated: November 6, 1997.

John H. King,

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of

Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement

Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–29973 Filed 11–13–97; 8:45 am]

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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 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
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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 benefits 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 Determination, 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 Jersey

NJ970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NJ970003 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NJ970004 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NJ970005 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NJ970007 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NJ970015 (Feb. 14, 1997)

New York

NY970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970004 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970005 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970008 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970012 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970013 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970016 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970020 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970022 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970025 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970032 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970037 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970040 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970042 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970045 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970048 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970049 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970072 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NY970075 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Rhode Island

RI970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

RI970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume II

Maryland

MD970055 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Pennsylvania

PA970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970003 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970004 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970006 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970008 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970012 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970016 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970017 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970018 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970020 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970024 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970026 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970030 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970031 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970038 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970042 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970054 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970065 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Virginia

VA970013 (Feb. 14, 1997)

VA970108 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume III

Alabama

AL970003 (Feb. 14, 1997)

AL970004 (Feb. 14, 1997)

AL970006 (Feb. 14, 1997)

AL970008 (Feb. 14, 1997)

AL970016 (Feb. 14, 1997)

AL970017 (Feb. 14, 1997)

AL970034 (Feb. 14, 1997)

AL970042 (Feb. 14, 1997)

AL970044 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Florida

FL970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

FL970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

FL970009 (Feb. 14, 1997)

FL970017 (Feb. 14, 1997)

FL970066 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Kentucky

KY970007 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KY970026 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KY970027 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KY970029 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KY970035 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume IV

Illinois

IL970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970003 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970004 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970005 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970006 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970007 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970008 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970009 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970010 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970014 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970015 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970017 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970018 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970025 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970026 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970038 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970040 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970053 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970055 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970065 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Indiana

IN970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IN970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IN970004 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IN970005 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IN970006 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Ohio

OH970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

OH970028 (Feb. 14, 1997)

OH970029 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume V

IA970004 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IA970009 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IA970014 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IA970032 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IA970038 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IA970047 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Kansas

KS970009 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KS970012 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KS970016 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KS970018 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KS970019 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KS970020 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KS970021 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KS970022 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KS970023 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KS970025 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KS970026 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Louisiana

LA970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

LA970004 (Feb. 14, 1997)

LA970005 (Feb. 14, 1997)

LA970009 (Feb. 14, 1997)

LA970015 (Feb. 14, 1997)

LA970016 (Feb. 14, 1997)

LA970018 (Feb. 14, 1997)

LA970055 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Missouri

MO970005 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970043 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970052 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970056 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970064 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970068 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970070 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Texas
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TX970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

TX970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

TX970007 (Feb. 14, 1997)

TX970008 (Feb. 14, 1997)

TX970019 (Feb. 14, 1997)

TX970054 (Feb. 14, 1997)

TX970081 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume VI

None

Volume VII

None

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, DC, this 7th day of

November 1997.

Carl Poleskey,

Chief, Branch of Construction Wage

Determinations.

[FR Doc. 97–29891 Filed 11–13–97; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Special Emphasis Panel in Advanced

Scientific Computing; Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting;

Name: Special Emphasis Panel in

Advanced Scientific Computing (#1185).

Date and Time: December 8, 1997, 8:30 am

to 5:00 pm.

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201

Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1105.17, Arlington,

VA.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Dr. John Van Rosendale,

Program Director, New Technologies

Program, Suite 1122, National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, VA 22230, (703) 306–1962.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide

recommendations and advice concerning

proposals submitted to NSF for financial

support.

Agenda: Panel review of the New

Technologies Program proposals as part of

the selection process for awards.

Reason for Closing: The proposals being

reviewed include information of a

proprietary or confidential nature, including

technical information; financial data, such as

salaries; and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

proposals. These matters are exempt under 5

U.S.C. 552b (c) (4) and (6) of the Government

in the Sunshine Act.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–29985 Filed 11–13–97; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Special Emphasis Panel in

Astronomical Sciences (1186);

Meetings

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces that the Special

Emphasis Panel in Astronomical

Sciences (1186) will be holding panel

meetings for the purpose of reviewing

proposals submitted to the Stellar

Astronomy and Astrophysics Program

in the area of Astronomical Sciences. In

order to review the large volume of

proposals, panel meetings will be held

on December 4 and 5, 1997, (2) and

December 9 and 10, 1997 (3). All

meetings will be closed to the public

and will be held at the National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to

5:00 p.m. each day.

Contact Person: Dr. Eileen Friel, Program

Director, Stellar Astronomy and

Astrophysics, Division of Astronomical

Sciences, National Science Foundation,

Room 1045, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, VA 22230, (703) 306–1825.

Reason For Closing: The proposals being

reviewed include information of a

proprietary or confidential nature, including

technical information, financial data such as

salaries, and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

proposals. These matters are exempt under 5

U.S.C. 552b(c) (4) and (6) of the Government

in the Sunshine Act.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–29984 Filed 11–13–97; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Special Emphasis Panel in Biological

Sciences; Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting:

Name: Special Emphasis Panel in

Biological Sciences (#1754).

Date and Time: December 4th & 5th, 1997,

8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201

Wilson Blvd., Room 1295, Arlington, VA

22230.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Dr. Fred Stollnitz, Program

Director, Research Experiences for

Undergraduates, Room 615, National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, VA

22230 Telephone: (703) 306–1413.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate proposals

submitted in response to the Research

Experiences for Undergraduates program

announcement.

Reason for Closing: The proposals being

reviewed include information of a

proprietary or confidential nature, including

technical information; financial data, such as

salaries; and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

proposals. These matters are exempt under 5

U.S.C. 552b(c) (4) and (6) of the Government

in the Sunshine Act.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–29983 Filed 11–13–97; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Special Emphasis Panel in the Division

of Electrical and Communications

Systems; Notice of Meetings

This notice is being published in

accord with the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, as

amended). During the period December

1 through December 31, 1997, the

Special Emphasis Panel will be holding

panel meetings to review and evaluate

research proposals. The dates, contact

person, and types of proposals are as

follows: