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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 previsions 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 the

publication in the Federal Register are

in parentheses following the decisions

being modified.

Volume I:

Maine:

ME 970037 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume II

Pennsylvania:

PA970014 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Virginia:

VA970026 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume III

Florida:

FL970045 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Georgia:

GA970003 (Feb. 14, 1997)

GA970022 (Feb. 14, 1997)

GA970031 (Feb. 14, 1997)

GA970032 (Feb. 14, 1997)

GA970039 (Feb. 14, 1997)

GA970040 (Feb. 14, 1997)

GA970050 (Feb. 14, 1997)

GA970065 (Feb. 14, 1997)

GA970073 (Feb. 14, 1997)

GA970083 (Feb. 14, 1997)

GA970084 (Feb. 14, 1997)

GA970085 (Feb. 14, 1997)

GA970086 (Feb. 14, 1997)

GA970087 (Feb. 14, 1997)

GA970088 (Feb. 14, 1997)

North Carolina:

NC970050 (Feb. 14, 1997)

South Carolina:

SC970036 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume IV

Illinois:

IL970018 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Michigan:

MI970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MI970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MI970003 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MI970031 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume V

None.

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, D.C., this 19th day

of December 1997.

Carl J. Poleskey,

Chief, Branch of Construction Wage

Determinations.

[FR Doc. 97–33533 Filed 12–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–22–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration

Proposed Information Collection

Request Submitted for Public

Comment and Recommendations;

Program To Prevent Smoking in

Hazardous Areas

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) [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 Mine Safety and Health

Administration (MSHA) is soliciting

comments concerning the proposed

extension of the information collection

related to the Program to Prevent

Smoking in Hazardous Areas. MSHA 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
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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.

A copy of the proposed information

collection request can be obtained by

contacting the employee listed below in

the For Further Information Contact

section of this notice.

DATES: Submit comments on or before

February 27, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Patricia

W. Silvey, Director, Office of Standards,

Regulations, and Variances, 4015

Wilson Boulevard, Room 627,

Arlington, VA 22203–1984. Commenters

are encouraged to send their comments

on a computer disk, or via E-mail to

psilvey@msha.gov, along with an

original printed copy. Ms. Silvey can be

reached at (703) 235–1910 (voice) or

(703) 235–5551 (facsimile).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George M. Fesak, Director, Office of

Program Evaluation and Information

Resources, U.S. Department of Labor,

Mine Safety and Health Administration,

Room 715, 4015 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, VA 22203–1984. Mr. Fesak

can be reached at gfesak@msha.gov

(Internet E-mail), (703) 235–8378

(voice), or (703) 235–1563 (facsimile).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

Section 317(c) of the Federal Mine

Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine

Act), 30 U.S.C. § 877(c), and 30 CFR

§ 75.1702 prohibits persons from

smoking or carrying smoking materials

underground or in places where there is

a fire or explosion hazard. Under the

Mine Act and § 75.1702, coal mine

operators are required to develop

programs to prevent persons from

carrying smoking materials, matches, or

lighters underground and to prevent

smoking in hazardous areas, such as in

or around oil houses, explosives

magazines, etc. The Mine Act and the

standard further require that the mine

operator submit the program plan to

MSHA for approval. The purpose of the

program is to insure that a fire or

explosion hazard does not occur.

II. Current Actions

It is necessary to continue this

paperwork burden in order to ensure

that mine operators continue to submit

smoking materials search plans and that

miners are continually protected from

the hazards of igniting mine explosions

or mine fires by the open flames of

cigarette lighters and matches and

smoldering tobacco products. Smoking

continues to be a prevalent habit of

underground coal miners when off work

when engaged in surface activities. Both

the accidental or intentional carrying of

smoking materials underground and the

deliberate disregard for the safety of

other miners can only be mitigated by

the systematic programs to prohibit the

carrying and use of smoking materials

underground as required by 30 CFR

§ 75.1702.

Type of Review: Extension (without

change).

Agency: Mine Safety and Health

Administration.

Title: Program to Prevent Smoking in

Hazardous Areas.

OMB Number: 1219–0041.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit institutions.

Cite/Reference/Form/etc: 30 CFR

75.1702.

Total Respondents: 328.

Frequency: On occasion.

Total Responses: 328.

Average Time per Response: 30

minutes.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 164.

Estimated Total Burden Cost: $6,888.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):

$0.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintaining): $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: December 18, 1997.

George M. Fesak,

Director, Program Evaluation and Information

Resources.

[FR Doc. 97–33677 Filed 12–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–43–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

[Docket No. ICR–97–49]

Agency Information Collection

Activities; Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Portable Fire

Extinguishers—Annual Maintenance

Certification Record

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 (PRA

95) (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 impact of collection

requirements on respondents can be

properly assessed. Currently, the

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA) is soliciting

comments concerning the proposed

extension of the information collection

requirements contained in 29 CFR

1910.157(e)(3). 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 on or before February 27,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments are to be

submitted to the Docket Office, Docket