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1See Exempt. of Rail Abandonment—Offers of

Finan. Assist., 4 I.C.C.2d 164 (1987).

45 North Brandon Drive, Glendale

Heights, Illinois 60139.

2. Wholly owned subsidiaries which

will participate in the operations, and

State(s) of incorporation: GMK Ltd.,

GMK Ltd. is an Illinois corporation.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–12339 Filed 5–18–95; 8:45 am]

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[Docket No. AB–410 (Sub-No. 2)]

Austin Railroad Co., d/b/a Austin &

Northwestern Railroad—

Discontinuance of Service—Between

Smoot and Giddings, in Travis,

Bastrop, and Lee Counties, TX

The Commission has found that the

public convenience and necessity

permit Austin Railroad Co., d/b/a

Austin & Northwestern Railroad

(AUNW), to discontinue service over

53.5 miles of rail line extending

between Smoot at milepost 53.5 and

Giddings at milepost 0.0, in Travis,

Bastrop, and Lee Counties, TX, subject

to the employee protective conditions

imposed in Oregon Short Line R. Co.—

Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91

(1979).

A certificate will be issued

authorizing discontinuance of service

unless within 15 days after this

publication the Commission finds that:

(1) a financially responsible person has

offered financial assistance (through

subsidy) to enable the rail service to

continue; and (2) it is likely that the

assistance would fully compensate

AUNW.

Any offers of financial assistance

must be filed with: (1) the Office of the

Secretary, Case Control Branch,

Interstate Commerce Commission, 1201

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20423; and (2) AUNW’s

representative, Michael W. Blaszak,

Austin & Northwestern Railroad, 211

South Leitch Avenue, LaGrange, IL

60525–2162, no later than 10 days from

the date of publication of this notice.

The following notation must be typed in

bold face on the lower left-hand corner

of the envelope containing the offer:

‘‘Office of Proceedings, AB–OFA.’’ Any

offer previously made must be remade

within the 10-day period.

Information and procedures regarding

financial assistance for continued rail

service are contained in 49 U.S.C. 10905

and 49 CFR 1152.27.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Beryl Gordon, (202) 927–5610. [TDD for

the hearing impaired: (202) 927–5721.]

Decided: May 12, 1995.

By the Commission, Chairman Morgan,

Vice Chairman Owen, and Commissioners

Simmons and McDonald.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–12340 Filed 5–18–95; 8:45 am]

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[Docket No. AB–307 (Sub-No. 2X)]

Wyoming and Colorado Railroad

Company, Inc.—Abandonment

Exemption—Jackson County, CO

AGENCY: Interstate Commerce

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of exemption.

SUMMARY: The Commission, pursuant to

49 U.S.C. 10505, exempts from the prior

approval requirements of 49 U.S.C.

10903–04 the abandonment by

Wyoming and Colorado Railroad

Company, Inc. of a 27.03-mile segment

of the Coalmont Branch between

milepost 67.47, at the Colorado/

Wyoming State line, and the end of the

line at milepost 94.5, near Walden, in

Jackson County, CO, subject to standard

labor protective conditions, an historical

condition, and environmental

conditions.

DATES: Provided no formal expression of

intent to file a financial assistance offer

has been received, this exemption will

be effective on June 18, 1995. Formal

expressions of intent to file financial

assistance offers 1 under 49 CFR

1152.27(c)(2) must be filed by May 30,

1995. Petitions to stay must be filed by

June 5, 1995. Requests for a public use

condition must be filed by June 8, 1995.

Petitions to reopen must be filed by June

13, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Send pleadings referring to

Docket No. AB–307 (Sub-No. 2X) to: (1)

Office of the Secretary, Case Control

Branch, Interstate Commerce

Commission, 1201 Constitution Avenue

NW., Washington, DC 20423; and (2)

Petitioner’s representative: Karl Morell,

Suite 1035, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue

NW., Washington, D.C. 20004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joseph H. Dettmar, (202) 927–5660.

[TDD for the hearing impaired: (202)

927–5721.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Additional information is contained in

the Commission’s decision. To purchase

a copy of the full decision, write to, call,

or pick up in person from: Dynamic

Concepts, Inc., Interstate Commerce

Commission Building, 1201

Constitution Avenue NW., Room 2229,

Washington, DC 20423. Telephone:

(202) 289–4357/4359. [Assistance for

the hearing impaired is available

through TDD services (202) 927–5721.]

Decided: May 12, 1995.

By the Commission, Chairman McDonald,

Vice Chairman Morgan, and Commissioners

Simmons and Owen.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–12341 Filed 5–18–95; 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
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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.

Withdrawn General Wage

Determination Decision

This is to advise all interested parties

that the Department of Labor is

withdrawing, from the date of this

notice, General Wage Determination No.

OH950033 Dated Feb. 10, 1995.

Agencies with construction projects

pending, to which this wage decision

would have been applicable, should

utilize Wage Decision OH950024.

Contracts for which bids have been

opened shall not be affected by this

notice. Also, consistent with 29 CFR

1.6(c)(2)(i)(A), when the opening of bids

is less than ten (10) days from the date

of this notice, this action shall be

effective unless the agency finds that

there is insufficient time to notify

bidders of the change and the finding is

documented in the contract file.

Modification to General Wage

Determinations 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

New York

NY950013 (Feb. 10, 1995)

Volume II

District of Columbia

DC950001 (Feb. 10, 1995)

Maryland

MD950016 (Feb. 10, 1995)

MD950017 (Feb. 10, 1995)

MD950034 (Feb. 10, 1995)

MD950048 (Feb. 10, 1995)

Pennsylvania

PA950004 (Feb. 10, 1995)

PA950006 (Feb. 10, 1995)

Virginia

VA950003 (Feb. 10, 1995)

VA950009 (Feb. 10, 1995)

VA950015 (Feb. 10, 1995)

VA950017 (Feb. 10, 1995)

VA950018 (Feb. 10, 1995)

VA950021 (Feb. 10, 1995)

VA950025 (Feb. 10, 1995)

VA950046 (Feb. 10, 1995)

VA950048 (Feb. 10, 1995)

VA950052 (Feb. 10, 1995)

VA950054 (Feb. 10, 1995)

VA950080 (Feb. 10, 1995)

VA950081 (Feb. 10, 1995)

VA950084 (Feb. 10, 1995)

VA950085 (Feb. 10, 1995)

VA950104 (Feb. 10, 1995)

VA950105 (Feb. 10, 1995)

VA950108 (Feb. 10, 1995)

VA950113 (Feb. 10, 1995)

Volume III

Florida

FL950015 (Feb. 10, 1995)

Tennessee

TN950018 (Feb. 10, 1995)

TN950038 (Feb. 10, 1995)

TN950039 (Feb. 10, 1995)

Volume IV

Indiana

IN950001 (Feb. 10, 1995)

IN950002 (Feb. 10, 1995)

IN950003 (Feb. 10, 1995)

IN950004 (Feb. 10, 1995)

IN950005 (Feb. 10, 1995)

IN950043 (Mar. 31, 1995)

Michigan

MI950004 (Feb. 10, 1995)

MI950049 (Feb. 10, 1995)

Minnesota

MN950005 (Feb. 10, 1995)

MN950007 (Feb. 10, 1995)

MN950008 (Feb. 10, 1995)

MN950058 (Feb. 10, 1995)

MN950061 (Feb. 10, 1995)

Ohio

OH950001 (Feb. 10, 1995)

OH950002 (Feb. 10, 1995)

OH950003 (Feb. 10, 1995)

OH950009 (Feb. 10, 1995)

OH950024 (Feb. 10, 1995)

OH950026 (Feb. 10, 1995)

OH950027 (Feb. 10, 1995)

OH950029 (Feb. 10, 1995)

OH950032 (Feb. 10, 1995)

OH950034 (Feb. 10, 1995)

Volume V

Iowa

IA950004 (Feb. 10, 1995)

IA950024 (Feb. 10, 1995)

New Mexico

NM950001 (Feb. 10, 1995)

NM950004 (Feb. 10, 1995)

Texas

TX950018 (Feb. 10, 1995)

TX950033 (Feb. 10, 1995)

TX950037 (Feb. 10, 1995)

TX950054 (Feb. 10, 1995)

TX950057 (Feb. 10, 1995)

TX950069 (Feb. 10, 1995)

TX950096 (Feb. 10, 1995)

Volume VI

California

CA950002 (Feb. 10, 1995)

CA950004 (Feb. 10, 1995)

CA950027 (Feb. 10, 1995)

CA950028 (Apr. 7, 1995)

Washington

WA950009 (Feb. 10, 1995)

Wyoming

WY950009 (Feb. 10, 1995)

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

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Technical Information Service (NTIS) of

the U.S.

Hard-copy subscriptions may be

purchased from: Superintendent of

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Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, (202)

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When ordering hard-copy

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Subscriptions include an annual edition

(issued in January or February) which

included all current general wage

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each volume. Throughout the remainder
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of the year, regular weekly updates will

be distributed to subscribers.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 12th day

of May 1995.

Alan L. Moss,

Director, Division of Wage Determination.

[FR Doc. 95–12162 Filed 5–18–95; 8:45 am]

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Mine Safety and Health Administration

Petitions for Modification

The following parties have filed

petitions to modify the application of

mandatory safety standards under

section 101(c) of the Federal Mine

Safety and Health Act of 1977.

1. Black Gem Mining, Inc.

[Docket No. M–95–63–C]

Black Gem Mining, Inc., P.O. Box

1257, Pikeville, Kentucky 41502 has

filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75.1710 (canopies

or cabs) to its No. 3 Mine (I.D. No. 15–

12303) located in Floyd County,

Kentucky. The petitioner proposes to

operate its No. 2 (482 S & S Scoop)

without a canopy due to 28 feet of

substandard conditions and a height of

approximately 28 inches to 32 inches.

The petitioner states that the mine is

located in the Elkhorn No. 3 seam and

the height of the seam is very irregular,

ranging from 28 inches to 96 inches;

that the scoop’s primary function is for

cleaning and dusting, hauling timbers,

brattice blocks, and for keeping the

return airways free from obstructions on

the No. 1 and No. 2 entry; and that

periodically, because of the design of

the solid state controls on the scoop, the

scoop must be used out of its primary

function due to dampness that occurs

when not operated frequently rendering

the scoop inoperable. The petitioner

asserts that application of the standard

would result in a diminution of safety

to the equipment operator.

2. Shady Lane Coal Corporation

[Docket No. M–95–64–C]

Shady Lane Coal Corporation, P.O.

Box 776, Grundy, Virginia 24614 has

filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 77.214(a) (refuse

piles; general) to its Mine No. 4 (I.D. No.

44–06651) located in Buchanan County,

Virginia. The petitioner requests a

modification of the standard to allow

construction of a refuse fill in an area

containing abandoned mine openings.

The petitioner asserts that the proposed

alternative method would provide at

least the same measure of protection as

would the mandatory standard.

3. Genwal Resources, Inc.

[Docket No. M–95–65–C]

Genwal Resources, Inc., P.O. Box

1201, Huntington, Utah 84528 has filed

a petition to modify the application of

30 CFR 75.804(a) (underground highvoltage cables) to its Crandall Canyon

Mine (I.D. No. 42–01715) located in

Emery County, Utah. The petitioner

requests a modification of the standard

to permit the use of Anaconda Type

SHD+GC, Pirelli Type SHD–CENTER–

GC, and Tiger Brand Type SHD–CGC

flame-resistant cables with a flexible No.

16 (A.W.G.) ground check conductor for

the ground continuity check circuit. The

petitioner asserts that the proposed

alternative method would provide at

least the same measure of protection as

would the mandatory standard.

4. Shell Energy Company, Inc.

[Docket No. M–95–66–C]

Shell Energy Company, Inc., P.O. Box

423, Fairmont, West Virginia 26554 has

filed a petition to modify the

application of 30 CFR 75.364(b)(2)

(weekly examination) to its StacyMeranda Mine (I.D. No. 46–08086)

located in Harrison County, West

Virginia. Due to hazardous roof

conditions in the No. 3 return air course

from 130 feet into the pitt mouth to the

No. 7 crosscut, traveling the affected

area in its entirety would be unsafe. The

petitioner proposes to establish monitor

points ‘‘A’’ and ‘‘B’’ to test for methane

and quantity of air in the affected area;

to have a certified person examine each

monitor point on a weekly basis and

record the results in a record book kept

on the surface available for inspection

by interested persons; to record daily

examinations of the water gauge at the

main fan in a record book kept on the

surface; to cease mining if a 10 percent

change occurs in the water gauge on the

active section until corrective action has

been made; to cease mining if a 10

percent decrease in the quantity of air

is measured at either monitor point ‘‘A’’

or ‘‘B’’ in the active section until

corrective action has been made; and to

cease mining if an increase of .05 per

centum of methane is detected at either

monitor point in the active section until

corrective action has been made. The

petitioner asserts that the proposed

alternative method would provide at

least the same measure of protection as

would the mandatory standard.

5. Hunt Midwest Mining, Inc., Licausi

Services Company, Holland

Corporation, Amerigold Corporation,

Missouri Rock, Inc., and Parkville

Stone Company

[Docket No. M–95–07–M]

Hunt Midwest Mining, Inc., Route 13,

4th Street & Randolph Road, Randolph,

Missouri 64161 has filed a petition to

modify the application of 30 CFR 49.8

(training for mine rescue teams) to its

Randolph Mine (I.D. No. 23–00154)

located in Clay County, Missouri. The

petitioner is requesting this

modification for The Kansas City Mine

Rescue Teams and states that the

following underground mining

companies would also be affected by

this modification: Lacausi Services

Company, Carefree Quarries (I.D. No.

23–00007) located in Jackson County,

Missouri; Holland Corporation, Mine

No. 1 (I.D. No. 14–00761) located in

Johnson County, Kansas; Amerigold

Corporation, Inland Quarries (I.D. No.

14–00159) located in Wyandotte

County, Kansas; Missouri Rock, Inc.,

Missouri Rock, Inc. Mine (I.D. No. 23–

01981) located in Clay County,

Missouri; and Parkville Stone Company,

Parkville Stone Mine (I.D. No. 23–

01883) located in Platte County,

Missouri. The petitioner requests a

modification to allow training

requirements to be met at different time

frames. The petitioner proposes to

conduct training three hours under

oxygen four times annually for twelve

hours instead of two hours every other

month for the same annual hours; and

to hold training six times annually with

equipment checks monthly, and to

reserve two sessions for annual

physicals and first aid training. The

petitioner asserts that the proposed

alternative method would provide at

least the same measure of protection as

would the mandatory standard.

Request for Comments

Persons interested in these petitions

may furnish written comments. These

comments must be filed with the Office

of Standards, Regulations, and

Variances, Mine Safety and Health

Administration, Room 627, 4015 Wilson

Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22203.

All comments must be postmarked or

received in that office on or before June

19, 1995. Copies of these petitions are

available for inspection at that address.

Dated: May 11, 1995.

Patricia W. Silvey,

Director, Office of Standards, Regulations and

Variances.

[FR Doc. 95–12347 Filed 5–18–95; 8:45 am]

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