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Mobil for the violations alleged in the

Complaint, provides that Mobile will

undertake extensive injunctive relief,

pay a civil penalty of $500,000 and

perform two Supplemental

Environmental Projects valued at $1

million. One SEP involves the purchase

of emergency response equipment for

use by the local fire department. The

second SEP involves studying and

implementing water conservation

projects at the refinery.

The Department of Justice will

receive, for a period of thirty (30) days

from the date of this publication,

comments relating to the proposed

Consent Decree. Comments should be

addressed to the Assistant Attorney

General for the Environment and

Natural Resources Division, U.S.

Department of Justice, Box 7611,

Washington, DC 20044, and refer to

United States v. Mobil Oil Corporation,

DOJ Ref. #90–5–2–1–2121.

The proposed settlement agreement

may be examined at the Office of the

United States Attorney, Federal

Building, 300 North Los Angeles Street,

Los Angeles, California 90012 and at the

Office of the Environmental Protection

Agency, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street,

San Francisco, CA 94105. A copy of the

proposed Consent Decree may also be

obtained by mail from the Department

of Justice Consent Decree Library, Box

7611, Washington, DC 20044. In

requesting a copy, please refer to the

referenced case and enclose a check in

the amount of $13.25 (Consent Decree

only) or $43.75 (Consent Decree with

Appendices) (25 cents per page

reproduction costs), payable to the

Consent Decree Library.

Bruce Gelber,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 00–27001 Filed 10–19–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–15–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment Standards

Administration, Wage and Hour

Division

Minimum Wage 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.

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

Pennsylvania

PA000006 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Volume III

Florida

FL000032 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Kentucky

KY000002 (Feb. 11, 2000)

KY000007 (Feb. 11, 2000)

KY000026 (Feb. 11, 2000)

KY000027 (Feb. 11, 2000)

KY000029 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Mississippi

MS000003 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Volume IV

Michigan

MI000060 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000062 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000063 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000064 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000066 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000067 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000068 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000069 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000070 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000071 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000072 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000073 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000074 (Feb. 11, 2000)

MI000075 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Ohio

OH000003 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OH000023 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OH000028 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OH000029 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Volume V

None

Volume VI

Idaho

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ID000001 (Feb. 11, 2000)

ID000002 (Feb. 11, 2000)

ID000003 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Oregon

OR000001 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OR000004 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OR000017 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Washington

WA000001 (Feb. 11, 2000)

WA000002 (Feb. 11, 2000)

WA000005 (Feb. 11, 2000)

WA000007 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Volume VII

California

CA000001 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CA000002 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CA000028 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CA000031 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CA000032 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CA000033 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CA000034 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CA000035 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CA000036 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CA000037 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CA000038 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CA000039 (Feb. 11, 2000)

CA000040 (Feb. 11, 2000)

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 Davis-Bacon 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 1–800–363–2068

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 12th Day

of October 2000.

Carl J. Poleskey,

Chief, Branch of Construction Wage

Determinations.

[FR Doc. 00–26715 Filed 10–19–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–27–M

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (00–128)]

Notice of Prospective Patent License

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of Prospective Patent

License.

SUMMARY: NASA hereby gives notice

that Cyrospace Technologies, of

Houston, Texas has applied for an

exclusive license to practice the

inventions disclosed in U.S. Patent Nos.

5,651,079 and 5,963,683 both entitled

‘‘Photonic Switching Devices Using

Light Bullets’’ which are assigned to the

United States of America as represented

by the Administrator of the National

Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Written objections to the prospective

grant of a license should be sent to

Ames Research Center.

DATES: Response to this notice must be

received on or before December 19,

2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob

Padilla, Patent Counsel, NASA Ames

Research Center, Mail Stop 202A–3,

Moffett Field, CA 94035–1000,

telephone (650) 604–5104.

Dated: October 13, 2000.

Edward A. Frankle,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 00–26977 Filed 10–19–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7510–01–P

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Notice of Permit Applications Received

Under the Antarctic Conservation Act

of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541)

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of permit applications

received under the Antarctic

Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law

95–541.

SUMMARY: The National Science

Foundation (NSF) is required to publish

notice of permit applications received to

conduct activities regulated under the

Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978.

NSF has published regulations under

the Antarctic Conservation Act at Title

45 Part 670 of the Code of Federal

Regulations. This is the required notice

of permit applications received.

DATES: Interested parties are invited to

submit written data, comments, or

views with respect to this permit

application by November 17, 2000.

Permit applications may be inspected by

interested parties at the Permit Office,

address below.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to Permit Office, Room 755,

Office of Polar Programs, National

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson

Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nadene G. Kennedy at the above

address or (703) 292–7405.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Science Foundation, as

directed by the Antarctic Conservation

Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541), has

developed regulations that implement

the ‘‘Agreed Measures for the

Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and

Flora’’ for all United States citizens. The

Agreed Measures, developed by the

Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties,

recommended establishment of a permit

system for various activities in

Antarctica and designation of certain

animals and certain geographic areas

requiring special protection. The

regulations establish such a permit

system to designate Specially Protected

Areas and Sites of Special Scientific

Interest.

The applications received are as

follows:

1. Applicant

Colin M. Harris, Director,

Environmental Research And

Assessment, British Antarctic Survey,

Madingley Road, High Cross, Cambridge

CB3 OET, United Kingdom

[Permit application No. 2001–023]

Activity for Which Permit is

Requested: Take and Enter Antarctic

Specially Protected Areas. The

applicant is undertaking a project,

supported by the National Antarctic

Programs of the U.S. and U.K., to revise

the Management Plans of several

Antarctic Specially Protected Areas. The

applicant will access these sites to:

verify, describe and map features of the

areas; conduct an on-site assessment of

the features under protection; describe

scientific work conducted at the site;

assess whether the area continues to

serve the purpose for which it was

designated; identify and map, using

GPS, the protected area boundaries; and,

define designated photo points for

covering the most import features of the

site. In addition, the applicant will

collect plant and soil samples from

within the sites for later analysis to

determine identity of the soil’s

vegetation and invertebrates.

Location: ASPA 107—Dion Islands,

Marguerite Bay, ASPA 108—Green

Island, Berthelot Islands, ASPA 113—

Litchfield Island, Arthur Harbor, Palmer