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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

None

Volume II

None

Volume III

None

Volume IV

Illinois

IL970019 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Michigan

MI970063 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Minnesota

MN970007 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MN970008 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MN970058 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MN970059 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume V

Texas

TX970085 (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 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 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, D.C. this 14th day

of November 1997.

Margaret Washington,

Acting Chief, Branch of Construction Wage

Determinations.

[FR Doc. 97–30339 Filed 11–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–27–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

[Docket No. ICR 97–46]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Hazard

Communication

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as

part of its continuing effort to reduce

paperwork and respondent burden,

conducts a preclearance 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

(PRA95) (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

Occupational Safety and Health
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Administration is soliciting comments

concerning the proposed extension of

the information collection request for

the Hazard Communication Standard 29

CFR 1910.1200; 1915; 1917; 1918; 1926;

1928. A copy of the proposed

information collection request (ICR) can

be obtained by contacting the employee

listed below in the addressee section of

this notice.

The Department of Labor 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

addressee section below on or before

January 20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments are to be

submitted to the Docket Office, Docket

No. ICR–97–46, U.S. Department of

Labor, Room N–2625, 200 Constitution

Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20210,

telephone (202) 219–7894. Written

comments limited to 10 pages or less in

length may also be transmitted by

facsimile to (202) 219–5046.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Todd R. Owen, Directorate of Health

Standards Programs, Occupational

Safety and Health Administration, U.S.

Department of Labor, Room N–3718,

200 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington

D.C. 20210. Telephone: (202) 219–7075,

extension 109. 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 Todd R. Owen (202) 219–

7075 extension 109 or Barbara Bielaski

on 219–8076, extension 142. For

electronic copies of the Hazard

Communication Information Collection

Request, contact the Labor News

Bulletin Board (202) 219–4784; or

OSHA’s WebPage on Internet at http://

www.osha.gov/ and click on standards.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The Hazard Communication Standard

and its information collection

requirements are designed to ensure that

the hazards of all chemicals produced or

imported are evaluated and that

information concerning their hazards is

transmitted to employees and

downstream employers. The standard

requires chemical manufacturers and

importers to evaluate chemicals they

produce or import to determine if they

are hazardous; for those chemicals

determined to be hazardous, material

safety data sheets and warning labels

must be developed. Employers are

required to establish hazard

communication program, to transmit

information on the hazards of chemicals

to their employees by means of labels on

containers, material safety data sheets

and training programs. Implementation

of these collection of information

requirements will ensure all employees

have the ‘‘right-to-know’’ the hazards

and identities of the chemicals they

work with and will reduce the

incidence of chemically-related

occupational illnesses and injuries.

II. Current Actions

This notice requests an extension of

the current OMB approval of the

paperwork requirements in the Hazard

Communication Standard. Extension is

necessary to ensure that employees

continue to receive information about

hazardous and chemicals they are

exposed to when working, as well as

what protective measures are available

to prevent adverse effects from

occurring.

Type of review: Extension.

Agency: Occupational Safety and

Health Administration.

Title: Hazard Communication.

OMB Number: 1218–0072.

Agency Number: Docket Number ICR–

97–46.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Federal government and State,

Local or Tribal governments.

Total Respondents: 5,041,918.

Frequency: On occasion.

Total Responses: 74,679,540.

Average Time per Response: Time per

response ranges from 12 seconds to affix

labels to in-house containers containing

hazardous chemicals to 5 hours to

develop a hazard communication

program.

Estimated Total Burden Hours:

7,301,762.

Estimated Capital, Operational/

Maintenance Burden Cost: $0.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for Office of

Management and Budget approval of the

information collection request; they will

also become a matter of public record.

Dated: November 17, 1997.

Adam M. Finkel,

Director, Directorate of Health Standards

Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–30680 Filed 11–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–26–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

[Docket No. NRTL–1–97]

Applied Research Laboratories, Inc.,

Recognition as a NRTL

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health

Administration; Labor.

ACTIONS: Notice of recognition as a

Nationally Recognized Testing

Laboratory (NRTL).

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

Agency’s final decision on the

application of Applied Research

Laboratories, Inc. for recognition as a

NRTL under 29 CFR 1910.7.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This recognition will

become effective on November 21, 1997

and will be valid for a period of five

years from that date, until November 21,

2002, unless terminated prior to that

date, in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.7.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bernard Pasquet, Office of Variance

Determination, NRTL Recognition

Program, Occupational Safety and

Health Administration, U.S. Department

of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue,

N.W., Room N3653, Washington, D.C.

20210, or phone (202) 219–7056.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice of Final Decision

Notice is hereby given that Applied

Research Laboratories, Inc. (ARL),

which made application pursuant to 29

CFR 1910.7, has been recognized as a

Nationally Recognized Testing

Laboratory for the equipment or

materials, and the program listed below.

The address of the laboratory covered

by this recognition is: Applied Research

Laboratories, Inc., 5371 NW 161st

Street, Miami, Florida 33014.

Background

Applied Research Laboratories, Inc.

(ARL), according to the applicant, was

founded in 1949, and is a Floridaregistered engineering corporation, with