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The data currently collected by TAA

does not provide sufficient information

to adequately assess TAA program

performance and participant outcomes,

making it impossible to precisely

evaluate program effectiveness. In order

to comply with Federal law and respond

to other concerns, the Office of Trade

Adjustment Assistance (OTAA) is

implementing a new system of

collecting and reporting performance

and outcomes data.

Each quarter, beginning with the

quarter ending June 30, 1998, the States

will provide the Department with

reports on demographic data, benefits

provided, and participant outcomes for

each participant who has terminated

from the TAA or NAFTA–TAA program

during the reporting quarter. A

conference of Regional and State TAA

staff concluded that many States already

collect most, if not all, of the proposed

data items. Therefore, many State TAA

coordinators will only need to access

existing data and reformat it for

submission to the Department, rather

than creating an entirely new data

collection and reporting system. States

may also take this opportunity to begin

to collect additional data items for their

own program review and improvement

purposes.

Dated: January 27, 1998.

Todd Owen,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–2353 Filed 1–29–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–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

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

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
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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 22nd day

of January 1998.

Carl L. Poleskey,

Chief, Branch of Construction Wage

Determinations.

[FR Doc. 98–2009 Filed 1–29–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–27–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

[Docket No. ICR 98–3]

Agency Informaton Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; 4,4′-

Methylenedianiline in Construction

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

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration is soliciting comments

concerning the proposed extension of

the information collection request for

the 4,4,′ Methylenedianiline Standard

29 CFR 1926.60.

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.

The Department of Labor is particularly

interested in comments which:

• Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information 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 by March 31, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments are to be

submitted to the Docket Office, Docket

No. ICR 98–3, U.S. Department of Labor,

Room N–2625, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210,

telephone number (202) 219–7894.

Written comments limited to 10 pages

or less in length may also be transmitted

by facsimile to (202) 219–5046.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Adrian Corsey, Directorate of Health

Standards Programs, Occupational

Safety and Health Administration, U.S.

Department of Labor, Room N3718,

telephone (202) 219–7075. A copy of the

referenced information collection

request is available for inspection and

copying in the Docket Office and will be

mailed immediately to persons who

request copies by telephoning Adrian

Corsey at (202) 219–7075 extension 105

or Barbara Bielaski at (202) 219–8076

extension 142. For electronic copies of

the Information Collection Request on

4,4′-Methylenedianiline, contact

OSHA’s WebPage on the Internet at

http://www.osha.gov/ and click on

standards.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The 4,4′-Methylenedianiline standard

and its information collection

requirements is to provide protection for

employees from the adverse health

effects associated with occupational

exposure to 4,4′-Methylenedianiline.

The standard requires that employers

establish a compliance program,

including exposure monitoring and

medical surveillance records. These

records are used by employees,

physicians, employers and OSHA to

determine the effectiveness of the

employers’ compliance efforts. Also the

standard requires that OSHA have

access to various records to ensure that

employers are complying with the

disclosure provisions of the 4,4′-

Methylenedianiline Standard.

Type of Review: Extension.

Agency: Occupational Safety and

Health Administration.

Title: 4,4′—Methylenedianiline 29

CFR 1926.60.

OMB Number: 1218–0183.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Federal government, State and

Local governments.

Total Respondents: 66.

Frequency: On occasion.

Total Responses: 2,848.

Average Time per Response: Ranges

from 5 minutes to maintain records to

2 hours to monitor employee exposure.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,841.

Total Annualized capital/startup

costs: 0.

Total initial annual costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): $59,120.

Comments submitted in responses to

this notice will be summarized and

included in the request for Office of

Management and Budget approval of the

information collection request. The

comments will become a matter of

public record.

Dated: January 20, 1998.

Adam Finkel,

Director, Directorate of Health Standards

Programs.

[FR Doc. 98–2354 Filed 1–29–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–26–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

[Docket Number ICR 98–4]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; 4,4′

-Methylenedianiline in General Industry

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

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration is soliciting comments

concerning the proposed extension of

the information collection request for