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with the United States District Court for

the Southern District of Indiana,

Indianapolis Division, on November 27,

2000, pertaining to the Dow Chemical

Site (the ‘‘Site’’), located near

Zionsville, in Boone County, Indiana.

The proposed consent decree would

resolve certain civil claims of the United

States and the State of Indiana against

The Dow Chemical Company (‘‘Dow’’)

under Section 107 of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C.

9607, for damages for injury to,

destruction of, or loss of natural

resources resulting from releases of

hazardous substances from the Site.

Under the proposed consent decree,

Dow would donate an uncontaminated

northern portion of the Site—

comprising approximately 17 acres of

floodplain habitat along Eagle Creek—to

the Zionsville Park and Recreation

Board (an agency of the Town of

Zionsville, Indiana) for the purpose of

restoration, replacement, or protection

of natural resources similar to those

found on other portions of the Site

damaged by releases and threatened

releases of hazardous substances.

Pursuant to a conservation easement

and declaration of restrictive covenants

enforceable by the State of Indiana’s

Department of Natural Resources, the

Eagle Creek property would be

preserved in perpetuity for specified

conservation—and recreation-related

purposes.

The Department of Justice will receive

comments relating to the proposed

consent decree for a period of thirty (30)

days from the date of this publication.

Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General,

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, United States Department of

Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and

should refer to United States and the

State of Indiana v. The Dow Chemical

Company, Civil Action No. IP001841–

C–T/G (S.D. Ind.) and DOJ Reference

No. 90–11–3–07049.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined by appointment at the Office

of the United States Attorney for the

Southern District of Indiana, 10 West

Market Street, Suite 2100, Indianapolis,

Indiana 46204 (contact Harold Bickham

(317–226–6333)). A copy of the

proposed consent decree may also be

obtained by mail from the Department

of Justice Consent Decree Library, P.O.

Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044. In

requesting copies, please refer to the

referenced case and DOJ Reference

Number, and enclose a check for $10.25

(41 pages at 25 cents per page

reproduction cost), made payable to the

Consent Decree Library.

Bruce S. Gelber,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 00–31262 Filed 12–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–15–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Under the Clean Water Act and

Resource Conservation and Recovery

Act

Notice is hereby given that on

November 27, 2000, a proposed Consent

Decree in United States v. Turtle

Mountain Manufacturing Company (D.

North Dakota), Civil Action No. A4–00–

139, was lodged with the United States

District Court for the District of North

Dakota.

This Consent Decree represents a

settlement of claims brought against

defendant (‘‘Settling Defendant’’) in the

above-referenced action brought under

Section 309 of the Clean Water Act, 33

U.S.C. 1319, for failure to: (1) Comply

with general pretreatment requirements

for reporting noncompliance and other

information, (2) comply with specific

discharge limits under the Metal

Finishing Point Source Category

pretreatment standards, (3) sample and

submit storm water discharge

monitoring reports as required under its

NPDES general permit, and (4) comply

with a Section 308 information request

requiring monthly monitoring and

reporting of process wastewater

discharges. Additionally, the proposed

Consent Decree represents a settlement

of claims against Settling Defendant

under Section 3008 of the Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act, 42

U.S.C. 6928, for failure to comply with

numerous regulations pertaining to

storage and management of hazardous

waste and used oil applicable to

generators of such items.

Under the proposed settlement, the

Settling Defendant would be required to

pay a civil penalty of $100,000 for

violations of the Clean Water Act, and

Resource Conservation and Recovery

Act. The proposed settlement also

requires Settling Defendant to

immediately comply with all applicable

general pretreatment provisions, metal

finishing point source pretreatment

requirements and its storm water

NPDES general permit for its metal parts

manufacturing facility near Belcourt,

North Dakota. Additionally, the

proposed settlement further requires

Settling Defendant to immediately

comply with all applicable requirements

for generators of hazardous waste and

used oil from its manufacturing facility.

The Department of Justice will receive

for a period of thirty (30) days from the

date of this publication comments

relating to the Consent Decree.

Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General,

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, P.O. Box 7611, U.S.

Department of Justice, Washington, DC

20044–7611, and should refer to United

States v. Turtle Mountain

Manufacturing Company (D. North

Dakota), D.J. Ref. 90–7–1–06492.

The Consent Decree may be examined

at the Office of the United States

Attorney, 655 1st Avenue, North, Suite

250, Fargo, North Dakota 58102, and at

U.S. EPA Region 8, 999 18th Street,

Suite 500, Denver, Colorado 80202–

2466. A copy of the Consent Decree may

be also be obtained by mail from the

Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611,

U.S. Department of Justice, Washington,

DC 20044–7611. In requesting a copy,

please enclose a check in the amount of

$9.75 (25 cents per page reproduction

cost) payable to the Consent Decree

Library.

Bruce Gelber,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 00–31261 Filed 12–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–15–M

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

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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, 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.

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Volume III

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Mississippi

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Volume IV

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MI000071 (Feb. 11, 2000)

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Volume V

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Iowa

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Kansas

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KS000022 (Feb. 11, 2000)

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KS000070 (Feb. 11, 2000)

New Mexico

NM000001 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NM000005 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Oklahoma

OK000013 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OK000014 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OK000015 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OK000017 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OK000018 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OK000031 (Feb. 11, 2000)

OK000032 (Feb. 11, 2000)

Texas

TX000001 (Feb. 11, 2000)

TX000002 (Feb. 11, 2000)

TX000007 (Feb. 11, 2000)

TX000008 (Feb. 11, 2000)

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TX000069 (Feb. 11, 2000)

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Volume VI

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Washington

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Wyoming

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Volume VII

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Nevada

NV000001 (Feb. 11, 2000)

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NV000005 (Feb. 11, 2000)

NV000006 (Feb. 11, 2000)

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General Wage Determination

Publication

General wage determinations issued

under the Davis-Bacon and related Acts,

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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 1–

800–363–2068.

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 years, regular weekly updates are

distributed to subscribers.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 30th day

of November 2000.

Carl J. Poleskey,

Chief, Branch of Construction Wage

Determinations.

[FR Doc. 00–31019 Filed 12–7–00; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (00–140)]

NASA Advisory Committee; Notice of

Establishment

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration (NASA).

The Administrator of the National

Aeronautics and Space Administration

has determined that the establishment

of a Planetary Protection Advisory

Committee is necessary and in the

public interest in connection with the

performance of duties imposed upon

NASA by law. This determination

follows consultation with the

Committee Management Secretariat,

General Services Administration.

Name of Committee: Planetary

Protection Advisory Committee.

Purpose and Objective: Primarily to

advise on Agency programs, policies,

plans and other matters pertaining to

NASA’s responsibilities for planetary

protection. These responsibilities for

planetary protection are outlined in

NASA Policy Directive 8020.7E,

‘‘Biological Contamination Control for

Outbound and Inbound Planetary

Spacecraft.’’ The Committee will

provide a forum for advice on

interagency coordination and

intergovernmental planning related to

planetary protection. Additionally, the

Committee will review and recommend

appropriate planetary protection

categorizations for all bodies of the solar

system to which spacecraft will be sent.

Balanced Membership Plans: The

Committee will consist of 15 to 20

members selected to ensure a balanced

representation among industry,

academia, and Government with

recognized knowledge and expertise in

scientific, technological, and

programmatic fields relevant to

planetary protection. These

programmatic fields include:

astrobiology, planetary materials and

environments, engineering risk analysis,

risk management, risk communication,

microbial ecology, molecular biology,

biological containment, science/

technology, science ethics, applicable

law, and public health.

Duration: Continuing.

Responsible NASA Official: Dr. John

D. Rummel, Planetary Protection

Officer, Office of Space Science,

National Aeronautics and Space

Administration, 300 E Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20546, telephone 202/

358–0702.

Dated: December 4, 2000.

Beth M. McCormick,

Advisory Committee Management Officer,

National Aeronautics and Space

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–31286 Filed 12–7–00; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS

ADMINISTRATION

Records Schedules for Electronic

Copies Previously Covered by General

Records Schedule 20; Availability and

Request for Comments

AGENCY: National Archives and Records

Administration (NARA).

ACTION: Notice of availability of

proposed records schedules; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The National Archives and

Records Administration (NARA)

publishes notice at least once monthly

of certain Federal agency requests for

records disposition authority (records

schedules). Once approved by NARA,

records schedules provide mandatory

instructions on what happens to records

when no longer needed for current

Government business. They authorize

the preservation of records of

continuing value in the National

Archives of the United States and the

destruction, after a specified period, of

records lacking administrative, legal,

research, or other value. Notice is

published for records schedules in

which agencies propose to destroy

records not previously authorized for

disposal or reduce the retention period

of records already authorized for

disposal.

This request for comments pertains

solely to schedules for electronic copies

of records created using word

processing and electronic mail where

the recordkeeping copies are already

scheduled. (Electronic copies are

records created using word processing

or electronic mail software that remain

in storage on the computer system after

the recordkeeping copies are produced.)

These records were previously

approved for disposal under General

Records Schedule 20, Items 13 and 14.

The agencies identified in this notice

have submitted schedules pursuant to

NARA Bulletin 99–04 to obtain separate

disposition authority for the electronic

copies associated with program records

and administrative records not covered

by the General Records Schedules.

NARA invites public comments on such

records schedules, as required by 44

U.S.C. 3303a(a). To facilitate review of

these schedules, their availability for

comment is announced in Federal

Register notices separate from those

used for other records disposition

schedules.

DATES: Requests for copies must be

received in writing on or before January

22, 2001. On request, NARA will send

a copy of the schedule. NARA staff

usually prepare appraisal

memorandums concerning a proposed

schedule. These, too, may be requested.

Requesters will be given 30 days to

submit comments.

Some schedules submitted in

accordance with NARA Bulletin 99–04

group records by program, function, or

organizational element. These schedules

do not include descriptions at the file

series level, but, instead, provide

citations to previously approved

schedules or agency records disposition

manuals (see Supplementary

Information section of this notice). To

facilitate review of such disposition

requests, previously approved schedules

or manuals that are cited may be

requested in addition to schedules for