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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[NAFTA–01942]

General Motors Corporation Power

Train Division, Danville, Illinois; Notice

of Termination of Investigation

Pursuant to Title V of the North

American Free Trade Agreement

Implementation Act (Pub. L. 103–182)

concerning transitional adjustment

assistance, hereinafter called (NAFTA–

TAA), and in accordance with Section

250(a), Subchapter D, Chapter 2, Title II,

of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended

(19 U.S.C. 2273), an investigation was

initiated on September 30, 1997 in

response to a petition filed on behalf of

workers at General Motors Corporation,

Power Train Division, Danville, Illinois.

In a letter dated October 22, 1997, the

petitioner requested that the petition for

NAFTA–TAA be withdrawn.

Consequently, further investigation in

this case would serve no purpose, and

the investigation has been terminated.

A trade adjustment assistance

investigation (TA–W–33,945) is

currently underway to determine if

workers are eligible to apply for benefits

under the Trade Act of 1974. The

investigation was instituted on October

27, 1997. A final determination should

be made within 60 days of the

institution date.

Signed at Washington, D.C., this 30th day

of October 1997.

Grant D. Beale,

Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–29451 Filed 11–6–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

[NAFTA–01223]

Johnson & Johnson Medical,

Incorporated Including Temporary

Workers of Kelly Services,

Incorporated El Paso, Texas; Amended

Certification Regarding Eligibility To

Apply for NAFTA-Transitional

Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 250(A),

Subchapter D, Chapter 2, Title II, of the

Trade Act of 1974 (19 USC 2273), the

Department of Labor issued a

Certification for NAFTA Transitional

Adjustment Assistance on October 9,

1996, applicable to all workers of

Johnson & Johnson Medical,

Incorporated, located in El Paso, Texas.

The notice will be published soon in the

Federal Register.

At the request of the State agency, the

Department reviewed the certification

for workers of the subject firm. New

information provided by the State

shows that some workers of Johnson &

Johnson Medical, Incorporated were

temporary workers of Kelly Services,

Incorporated employed to produce

surgical gowns, drapes and sheets at the

El Paso, Texas facility. Based on these

findings, the Department is amending

the certification to include temporary

workers from Kelly Services,

Incorporated, El Paso, Texas who were

engaged in the production of surgical

gowns, drapes and sheets at Johnson

and Johnson Medical, Incorporated, El

Paso, Texas.

The intent of the Department’s

certification is to include all workers of

Johnson & Johnson Medical,

Incorporated adversely affected by the

shift of production to Mexico.

Accordingly, the Department is

amending the certification to reflect this

matter.

The amended notice applicable to

NAFTA—01223 is hereby issued as

follows:

All workers of Johnson & Johnson Medical,

Incorporated, El Paso, Texas and temporary

workers of Kelly Services, El Paso, Texas,

engaged in employment related to the

production of surgical gowns, drapes and

sheets for Johnson & Johnson Medical,

Incorporated, El Paso, Texas who became

totally or partially separated from

employment on or after August 29, 1995 are

eligible to apply for NAFTA–TAA under

Section 250 of the Trade Act of 1974.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 30th day

of October, 1997.

Grant D. Beale,

Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–29455 Filed 11–6–97; 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

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.
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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

Massachusetts

MA970001(Feb. 14, 1997)

MA970002(Feb. 14, 1997)

MA970003(Feb. 14, 1997)

MA970005(Feb. 14, 1997)

MA970006 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MA970007 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MA970010 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MA970012 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MA970013 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MA970014 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MA970015 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MA970017 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MA970018 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MA970019 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MA970020 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MA970021 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Puerto Rico

PR970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PR970003 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume II

District of Columbia

DC970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

DC970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

DC970003 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Delaware

DE970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

DE970004 (Feb. 14, 1997)

DE970005 (Feb. 14, 1997)

DE970009 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Pennsylvania

PA970008 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970021 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970040 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Maryland

MD970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970008 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970010 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970017 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970021 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970031 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970034 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970035 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970036 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970037 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970040 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970042 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970046 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970047 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970048 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970057 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970058 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970059 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Virginia

VA970008 (Feb. 14, 1997)

VA970012 (Feb. 14, 1997)

VA970015 (Feb. 14, 1997)

VA970022 (Feb. 14, 1997)

VA970025 (Feb. 14, 1997)

VA970027 (Feb. 14, 1997)

VA970034 (Feb. 14, 1997)

VA970035 (Feb. 14, 1997)

VA970039 (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)

VA970063 (Feb. 14, 1997)

VA970078 (Feb. 14, 1997)

VA970079 (Feb. 14, 1997)

VA970080 (Feb. 14, 1997)

VA970081 (Feb. 14, 1997)

VA970104 (Feb. 14, 1997)

VA970105 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume III

Georgia

GA970003 (Feb. 14, 1997)

GA970040 (Feb. 14, 1997)

GA970084 (Feb. 14, 1997)

GA970085 (Feb. 14, 1997)

GA970086 (Feb. 14, 1997)

GA970087 (Feb. 14, 1997)

GA970088 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Kentucky

KY970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KY970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KY970003 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KY970004 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KY970007 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KY970025 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KY970027 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KY970028 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KY970029 (Feb. 14, 1997)

South Carolina

SC970023 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume IV

Michigan

MI970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MI970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MI970003 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MI970004 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MI970005 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MI970012 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MI970030 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MI970047 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Minnesota

MN970005 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MN970007 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MN970008 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MN970031 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MN970035 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MN970058 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MN970059 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MN970061 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Ohio

OH970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

OH970012 (Feb. 14, 1997)

OH970024 (Feb. 14, 1997)

OH970029 (Feb. 14, 1997)

OH970032 (Feb. 14, 1997)

OH970034 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume V

Iowa

IA970005 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IA970015 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IA970017 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Missouri

MO970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970003 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970004 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970006 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970008 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970009 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970010 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970011 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970013 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970014 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970041 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970042 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970047 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970049 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970050 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970051 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970057 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970058 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970060 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970062 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970065 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970067 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MO970072 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Nebraska

NE970058 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume VI

Colorado

CO970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CO970007 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CO970008 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CO970009 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CO970016 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CO970024 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CO970025 (Feb. 14, 1997)

North Dakota

ND970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

ND970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

ND970019 (Feb. 14, 1997)

ND970026 (Feb. 14, 1997)

ND970027 (Feb. 14, 1997)

ND970049 (Feb. 14, 1997)

ND970050 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Washington

WA970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

WA970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

WA970003 (Feb. 14, 1997)

WA970005 (Feb. 14, 1997)

WA970008 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Wyoming

WY970009 (Feb. 14, 1997)

WY970021 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume VII

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
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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 country.

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 interests, 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 31st day

of October 1997.

Margaret Washington,

Acting Chief, Branch of Construction Wage

Determinations.

[FR Doc. 97–29274 Filed 11–6–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

[Docket No. ICR–97–47]

Agency Information Collection

Activities; Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Procedures for

Handling of Discrimination Complaints

Under Federal Employee Protection

Statutes (29 CFR 24)

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as

part of its continuing effort to reduce

paperwork and respondent burden,

conducts a pre-clearance consultation

program to provide the general public

and Federal agencies with an

opportunity to comment on proposed

and/or continuing collections of

information in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA

95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). The

program helps to ensure that requested

data can be provided in the desired

format, reporting burden (time and

financial resources) is minimized,

collection instruments are clearly

understood, and impact of collection

requirements on respondents can be

properly assessed. Currently, the

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA) is soliciting

comments concerning the proposed

implementation of the information

collection requirements contained in 29

CFR 24. The Agency is particularly

interested in comments which:

• Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of the Agency is necessary for

the proper performance of the functions

of the Agency, including whether the

information will have particular 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

• 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 submissions

of responses.

DATES: Written comments are to be

submitted on or before January 6, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments are to be

submitted to the Docket Office, Docket

No. ICR–97–47, Occupational Safety

and Health Administration, U.S.

Department of Labor, Room N–2625,

200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20210. Telephone:

(202) 219–7894. Written comments

limited to 10 pages or less may also be

transmitted by facsimile to (202) 219–

5046.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rich Weitzman, Office of Investigative

Assistance, Occupational Safety and

Health Administration, U.S. Department

of Labor, Room N–3468, 200

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC 20210, telephone: (202)219–8095.

Copies of the referenced information

collection request are available for

inspection and copying in the Docket

Office and will be mailed to persons

who request copies by telephoning (202)

219–7894, or Barbara Bielaski at (202)

219–8076, ext. 142. For electronic

copies of the Information Collection

Request on the certification provisions

of Procedures for the Handling of

Discrimination Complaints Under

Federal Employee Protection Statutes,

contact OSHA’s Webpage on the

Internet at http://www.osha.gov/ and

click on ‘‘standards.’’

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

29 CFR 24 establishes procedures for

the expeditious handling of complaints

pursuant to the following statutes: Clean

Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7622; Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act, 42

U.S.C. 9610; Energy Reorganization Act

of 1974, 42 U.S.C. 5851; Federal Water

Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. 1367;

Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C.

300j–9(I), Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42

U.S.C. 6971; and Toxic Substances

Control Act, 15 U.S.C. 2622. These

complaints are filed by employees, or

persons acting on their behalf, of alleged

discriminatory action by employers.

The employee records required are

necessary to conduct discrimination

investigations under 29 CFR 24. They

are intended to gather evidence to

establish whether or not an employee

has suffered discrimination reprisal for

engaging in activity protected under

Section 322 of the Clean Air Act;

Section 110 of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act;

Section 210 of the Energy

Reorganization Act; Section 507 of the

Federal Water Pollution Control Act;

Section 1550(I) of the Safe Drinking

Water Act; Section 7001 of the Solid

Waste Disposal Act; and Section 23 of

the toxic Substances Control Act.

II Current Actions

This notice requests an extension of

the current Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) approval of the

procedures for the handling of

discrimination complaints under

Federal employee protection statutes

(currently approved under OMB Control

No. 1215–0183.)

III OSHA’s Estimate of a Burden

OSHA estimates that there will be 200

complaints filed annually. On average,

each complaint will require one hour to

supply the documentation needed to

conduct the investigation.

Type of Review: New.

Agency: U.S. Department of Labor,

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration.

Title: Procedures for the Handling of

Discrimination Complaints Under

Federal Employee Protection Statutes.

OMB Number: 1218–Onew (formerly

1215–0183).

Agency Number: Docket Number ICR–

97–47.