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Commission to treat as confidential

must be submitted on separate sheets of

paper, each clearly marked

‘‘Confidential Business Information’’ at

the top. All submissions requesting

confidential treatment must conform

with the requirements of section 201.6

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure (19 CFR 201.6). All

written submissions, except for

confidential business information, will

be made available in the Office of the

Secretary to the Commission for

inspection by the public. All

submissions should be addressed to the

Secretary, United States International

Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW,

Washington, DC 20436.

Persons with mobility impairments

who will need special assistance in

gaining access to the Commission

should contact the Office of the

Secretary at 202–205–2000. General

information concerning the Commission

may also be obtained by accessing its

Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov).

Issued: December 2, 1997.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–31924 Filed 12–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–04–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

Temporary Closure of the Law Library

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Temporary closure to the public

of the Commission’s Law Library.

SUMMARY: Because of office relocations

during painting and recarpeting, the

Commission’s Law Library will be

closed to the public beginning Monday,

December 15, 1997, and will be

reopened to the public on Monday,

January 5, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steven J. Kover or Maureen E. Bryant,

Law Librarians, Office of the General

Counsel, U.S. International Trade

Commission, 500 E Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202–

205–3287.

Issued: December 2, 1997.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–31923 Filed 12–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

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

determination frequently and in large

volume causes procedures to be

practical 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 York

NY970043 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume II

Maryland

MD970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970015 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970023 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970026 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970031 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970037 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970046 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970055 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970056 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MD970058 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Pennsylvania

PA970007 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970008 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970021 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970023 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970024 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970040 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970052 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970054 (Feb. 14, 1997)

PA970063 (Feb. 14, 1997)
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Volume III

Kentucky

KY970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KY970004 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KY970025 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KY970027 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KY970028 (Feb. 14, 1997)

KY970029 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume IV

Minnesota

MN970008 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MN970061 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Ohio

OH970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

OH970003 (Feb. 14, 1997)

OH970012 (Feb. 14, 1997)

OH970029 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume V

Iowa

IA970005 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IA970032 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Louisiana

LA970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

LA970004 (Feb. 14, 1997)

LA970005 (Feb. 14, 1997)

LA970009 (Feb. 14, 1997)

LA970012 (Feb. 14, 1997)

LA970014 (Feb. 14, 1997)

LA970015 (Feb. 14, 1997)

LA970017 (Feb. 14, 1997)

LA970018 (Feb. 14, 1997)

LA970045 (Feb. 14, 1997)

LA970055 (Feb. 14, 1997)

New Mexico

NM970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume VI

Colorado

CO970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CO970011 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CO970016 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CO970025 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Wyoming

WY970004 (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

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, DC 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 26th day of

November, 1997.

Margaret J. Washington,

Acting Chief, Branch of Construction Wage

Determinations.

[FR Doc. 97–31539 Filed 12–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–27–M

NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE

ARTS AND HUMANITIES

Institute of Museum and Library

Services, Office of Library Services,

Submission for OMB Review; 1998

Indian Library Services Application

and Guidelines, 1998 Native Hawaiians

Library Services Application and

Guidelines; Comment Request

AGENCY: Institute of Museum and

Library Services.

ACTION Notice.

SUMMARY: The Institute of Museum and

Library Services, as part of its

continuing effort to reduce paperwork

and respondent burden, conducts a

preclearance consultation to provide the

general public and Federal agencies

with an opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing collection

of information in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(a)]. This

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 the impact of collection

requirements on respondents can be

properly assessed. Currently, the

Institute of Museum and Library

Services is soliciting comment

concerning two new collections

entitled, 1998 Indian Library Services

Application and Guidelines and 1998

Native Hawaiians Library Services

Application and Guidelines.

A copy of the proposed information

collection request can be obtained by

contacting the individual listed below

in the addressee section of this notice.

The agency is particularly interested

in comments which:

• Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical 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 must be

submitted to the office listed in the

address section below on or before

February 3, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

or requests for additional information

to: Rebecca Danvers, Director of

Research and Technology, Institute of

Museum and Library Services, 1100

Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington,

D.C. 20506. Comments may also be

submitted by e-mail to

imlsinfo@imls.fed.us.

Background

Pub. L. 104–208 enacted on

September 30, 1996 contains the Library

Services and Technology Act, a

reauthorization and refocusing of

federal library programs. This

legislation calls upon the Director of the

Institute of Museum and Library

Services to award grants to Indian tribes

and to organizations that primarily serve

and represent Native Hawaiians (as the

term is defined in section 9212 of the

Native Hawaiian Education Act (20

U.S.C. 7912) to enable such tribes and

organizations to carry out activities to:

• Establish or enhance electronic

linkages among or between libraries

electronically link libraries with

educational, social or information

services; assist libraries in accessing

information through electronic

networks;

• Encourage libraries in different

areas, and encourage different types of

libraries, to establish consortia and

share resources; or

• Pay costs for libraries to acquire or

share computer systems and

telecommunications technologies; and