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subsection (t) of Section 3306, FUTA’’ is

changed to ‘‘Section 401(d)(1) of P.L. 102–

318’’.

b UIPL 17–95. In Item 4.b. on page 2 of the

UIPL, the word ‘‘voluntarily’’ is substituted

for ‘‘voluntary’’ in the quote of Section

3304(a)(18), FUTA.

In item 4.g. on page 7, first paragraph, the

phrase ‘‘must be permitting the withholding

Federal income tax’’ is changed to read ‘‘and

the States must be permitting the

withholding of Federal income tax’’. Also in

item 4.g., the words ‘‘voluntary holding’’ in

the second sentence of the third paragraph

are changed to ‘‘voluntary withholding’’ and

the words ‘‘as for payments’’ are changed to

‘‘for payments’’.

c. UIPL 30–96. In the second sentence of

the footnote on page 2 of the UIPL, ‘‘two

cases involving UC’’ is changed to ‘‘two cases

involving UC law.’’ This change is made

because characterizing the court cases in

question as ‘‘involving UC’’ may imply that

they addressed the payment of UC. Instead,

they addressed the taxing provisions of

Federal UC law. These taxing provisions are,

however, entwined with the issue of coverage

which UIPL 30–96 addresses.

d. UIPL 37–96. Two changes are made to

the draft language on page 13 of the UIPL

relating to the intercept of food stamp

overissuances. In Section 1(a) the words

‘‘child support obligations’’ are changed to

‘‘an uncollected overissuance of food

stamps’’. In Section (1)(c), the word ‘‘of’’ is

changed to ‘‘to’’. Also, on page 14, in the last

sentence of item 10 of the UIPL, the first of

the two appearances of the word ‘‘is’’ is

deleted.

5. Action Required. Please alert appropriate

staff of these technical changes. Pen and ink

changes should be made to the above

referenced UIPLs as indicated.

6 Inquiries. Please direct inquiries to the

appropriate Regional Office.

[FR Doc. 97–5002 Filed 2–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

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.

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, NW., Room S–3014,

Washington, DC 20210.

New general Wage Determination

Decisions

The number of the decisions added to

the Government Printing Office

document entitled ‘‘General Wage

Determinations Issued Under the DavisBacon and related Acts’’ are listed by

Volume and States:

Volume III

South Carolina

SC970035 (Feb. 28, 1997)

SC970036 (Feb. 28, 1997)

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

publications 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)

NJ970011 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NJ970013 (Feb. 14, 1997)

NJ970015 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume II

None

Volume III

Alabama

AL970007 (Feb. 14, 1997)

AL970008 (Feb. 14, 1997)

AL970052 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume IV

Illinois

IL970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970003 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970006 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970008 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970009 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970010 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970012 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970016 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970023 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970026 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970053 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970055 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IL970065 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Indiana

IN970001 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IN970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IN970003 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IN970004 (Feb. 14, 1997)
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IN970005 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IN970006 (Feb. 14, 1997)

IN970060 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Michigan

MI970007 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Minnesota

MN970007 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MN970008 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MN970015 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MN970027 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MN970031 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MN970035 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MN970039 (Feb. 14, 1997)

MN970061 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume V

Arkansas

AR970027 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Louisiana

LA970004 (Feb. 14, 1997)

LA970005 (Feb. 14, 1997)

LA970009 (Feb. 14, 1997)

LA970015 (Feb. 14, 1997)

LA970018 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume VI

North Dakota

ND970002 (Feb. 14, 1997)

ND970019 (Feb. 14, 1997)

ND970024 (Feb. 14, 1997)

ND970027 (Feb. 14, 1997)

Volume VII

California

CA970030 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970049 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970051 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970052 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970053 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970058 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970065 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970068 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970069 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970071 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970072 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970073 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970074 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970077 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970081 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970082 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970083 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970085 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970086 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970087 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970088 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970089 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970090 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970091 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970092 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970093 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970100 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970105 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970107 (Feb. 14, 1997)

CA970109 (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 county.

The general wage determinations

issued udner 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 State covered by

each volume. Throughout the remainder

of the year, regular weekly updates are

distributed to subscribers.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 21st day of

February 1997.

John Frank,

Chief, Branch of Construction Wage

Determinations.

[FR Doc. 97–4763 Filed 2–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–27–M

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

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

Administration is soliciting comments

concerning the proposed extension of

the information collection request for

the Ethylene Oxide Standard 29 CFR

1910.1047. 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.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted to the office listed in the

addressee section below on or before

April 29, 1997. 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.

ADDRESSES: Comments are to be

submitted to the Docket Office, Docket

No. ICR–97–4, 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 fewer may also be transmitted by

facsimile to (202) 219–5046.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Bonnie

Friedman, Director, OSHA Office of

Information and Public Affairs,

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration, U.S. Department of

Labor, Room N–3647, 200 Constitution

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20210.

Telephone: (202) 219–8148. 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 Vivian Allen at (202) 219–

8076. For electronic copies of the

Ethylene Oxide Information Collection

Request contact OSHA’s WebPage on

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The Ethylene Oxide Standard and its

information collection is designed to

provide protection for employees from

the adverse health effects associated