27104 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 94 / Friday, May 15, 1998 / Notices

The Bureau of Prisons proposes to

construct and operate either a high

security United States Penitentiary or a

medium security Federal Correctional

Institution, both with an adjacent

minimum security satellite camp, in

McCreary County, Kentucky. The high

security facility would have a rated

capacity of approximately 1,000

inmates. The medium security facility

would be designed to have a rated

capacity of approximately 1,200

inmates, and the minimum security

component would house approximately

150–300. The potential site also would

be used for road access, administration,

programs and services, parking, and

support facilities.

In the process of evaluating several

potential sites, several aspects will

receive a detailed examination

including utilities, traffic patterns, noise

levels, visual intrusions, threatened and

endangered species, cultural resources,

and socio-economic impacts.

Alternatives

In developing the DEIS, the options of

‘‘no action’’ and ‘‘alternative sites’’ for

the proposed facility will be fully and

thoroughly examined.

Scoping Process

Informal discussions and meetings

with local economic development staff

have already been held on the proposed

project, and during the preparation of

the DEIS, there will be numerous other

opportunities for public involvement.

The public scoping meeting will begin

at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, 1998,

at the Mcreary Central High School

Auditorium, located on Raider Way,

Stearns, Kentucky. The meeting has

been well publicized and is scheduled

at a time that will make the meeting

possible for the public and interested

agencies or organizations to attend.

DEIS Preparation

Public notice will be given concerning

the availability of the DEIS for public

review and comment.

ADDRESS: Questions concerning the

proposed action and the DEIS can be

answered by: James B. Jones, Deputy

Assistant Director, Administration

Division, Federal Bureau of Prisons, 320

First Street, NW., Washington, D.C.

20534, Telephone: (202) 307–3230,

Telefacsimile: (202) 514–9481.

Dated: May 8, 1998.

David J. Dorworth,

Chief, Site Selection and Environmental

Review Branch.

[FR Doc. 98–13075 Filed 5–14–98; 8:45 am]

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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

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

None

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
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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 8th day of

May 1998.

Margaret J. Washington

Acting Chief, Branch of Construction Wage

Determinations.

[FR Doc. 98–12549 Filed 5–14–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–27–M

THE NATIONAL BIPARTISAN

COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF

MEDICARE

Public Meeting

Establishment of the Medicare

Commission included in Chapter 3,

Section 4021 of the Balanced Budget

Act of 1997 Conference Report. The

Medicare Commission is charged with

holding public meetings and publicizing

the date, time and location in the

Federal Register.

Notice of Public Meetings to be held

on Monday, June 1, 1998 and Tuesday,

June 2, 1998 in Washington, DC.

The National Bipartisan Commission

on the Future of Medicare will hold

public meetings on June 1 and 2, 1998;

location to be determined. Please check

the Commission’s web site for the

location of the meeting: http://

Medicare.Commission.Gov.

Monday, June 1, 1998

1:15 PM–5:00 PM

Tentative Agenda:

Modeling Task Force Presentation

Commission Discussion of Benefits,

Cost and Eligibility Issues

Tuesday, June 2, 1998

9:00 AM–11:00 AM

Tentative Agenda:

Commission Discussion of Management,

Administration and Financing Issues

If you have any questions, please

contact the Bipartisan Medicare

Commission, Ph: 202–252–3380.

Authorized for publication in the

Federal Register by Julie Hasler, Office

Manager, National Bipartisan Medicare

Commission.

I hereby authorize publication of the

Medicare Commission meetings in the

Federal Register.

Julie Hasler,

Office Manager, National Bipartisan Medicare

Commission.

[FR Doc. 98–13029 Filed 5–14–98; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Council on the Humanities

Meeting

May 11, 1998.

Pursuant to the provisions of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.

L. 92–463, as amended), notice is hereby

given that a meeting of the National

Council on the Humanities will be held

in Washington, DC on May 27, 1998.

The purpose of this meeting is to

advise the recently appointed Chairman

of the National Endowment for the

Humanities with respect to policies and

procedures for carrying out his

functions.

The meeting will be held in the Old

Post Office Building, 1100 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC from

10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Because the

Council will consider information

relating to the internal practices of the

agency and information the disclosure

of which would significantly affect

implementation of proposed agency

action, the meeting will not be open to

the public pursuant to subsections (c)(2)

and (9)(B) of Section 552b of Title 5,

United States Code. I have made this

determination under the authority

granted to me by the Chairman’s

Delegation of Authority dated July 19,

1993.

Further information about this

meeting can be obtained from Ms.

Nancy E. Weiss, Advisory Committee

Management Officer, 1100 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Suite 530, Washington,

DC 20506, Telephone: (202) 606–8322,

TDD: (202) 606–8282.

Nancy E. Weiss,

Advisory Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–12954 Filed 5–14–98; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

National Science Board; Nominations

for Membership

The National Science Board (NSB) is

the policymaking body of the National

Science Foundation NSF). The Board

consists of 24 members appointed by

the President, with the advice and

consent of the Senate, for six-year terms,

in addition to the NSF Director ex

officio. Section 4(c) of the National

Science Foundation Act of 1950, as

amended, states that: ‘‘The persons

nominated for appointment as members

of the Board (1) shall be eminent in the

fields of the basic, medical, or social

sciences, engineering, agriculture,

education, research management, or

public affairs; (2) shall be selected solely

on the basis of established records of

distinguished service; and (3) shall be so

selected as to provide representation of

the views of scientific and engineering

leaders in all areas of the Nation.’’

The Board and the NSF Director

solicit and evaluate nominations for

submission to the President.

Nominations accompanied by

biographical information may be

forwarded to the Chairman, National

Science Board, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, VA, 22230, no later than June

15, 1998.

Any questions should be directed to

Mrs. Susan E. Fannoney, Staff Assistant,

National Science Board Office (703/

306–2000).

Susan E. Fannoney,

Staff Assistant, NSB.

[FR Doc. 98–12948 Filed 5–14–98; 8:45 am]

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Advisory Committee on Reactor

Standards; Meeting Notice

In accordance with the purposes of

Sections 29 and 182b. of the Atomic

Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the

Advisory Committee on Reactor

Safeguards will hold a meeting on June

3–5, 1998, in Conference Room T–2B3,

11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland. The date of this meeting was

previously published in the Federal