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properly assessed. Currently, the

Employment and Training

Administration (ETA) is soliciting

comments concerning the proposed

extension of the State Quality Service

Plan (SQSP).

Guidelines for completion and

submittal of the SQSP are contained in

ETA Handbook 336, 16th Edition. Fiscal

year-specific information such as

Federal Program emphasis, or additional

budget allocations, will be provided

annually in an implementation directive

that will initiate the planning process

each year. The requirements of the

reporting and data collection process

itself will remain unchanged from year

to year. Copies of the SQSP Handbook

may be obtained by contacting the

addressed below. The Handbook is also

available on the Internet at http://

www.itsc.state.md.us/ and http://

www.workforcesecurity.doleta.gov.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted to the office listed in the

addressee section below on or before

August 14, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Delores A. Mackall, U.S.

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW., Room S–4231,

Washington, DC 20210, 202–693–3183

(this is not a toll-free number).: FAX,

202–693–3229; Internet:

dmackall@doleta.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The SQSP is the planning instrument

for the Unemployment Insurance (UI)

system nationwide. The statutory basis

for the SQSP is Title III of the Social

Security Act, which establishes

conditions for each State to receive

grant funds to administer its UI

program. Plans are prepared annually,

since funds for UI operations are

appropriated each year. ETA’s annual

budget request for State UI operations

contains workload assumptions for

which a State must plan in order for the

Secretary of Labor to carry out her

responsibilities under title III. ETA

issues financial planning targets based

on the budget request. States make plans

based on these assumptions and targets.

II. Review Focus

The Department of Labor is

particularly interested in comments

which:

• Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

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 submission of

responses.

III. Current Actions

ETA proposes to extent this clearance

and this request includes a revision to

a form (Worksheet UI–3, Quarterly

Contingency Report) that States use to

report budget information. The revisions

will change only the format in which

information is reported by deleting three

entries of figures that were already

entered elsewhere on the form. There is

no change in the burden of data

collection. Revisions include allowing

States to submit the SQSP and the

required signature page electronically.

Type of Review: Extension.

Agency: Employment and Training

Administration.

Title: SQSP Handbook.

OMB Number: 1205–0132.

Affected Public: State Employment

Security Agencies (SESAs).

Total Respondents: 53.

Frequency: Annually.

Average Time per Response: 40 hours.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2120

hours.

Estimated Total Burden Cost: $61,324.

Dated: June 4, 2001.

Grace A. Kilbane,

Administrator, Office or Workforce Security.

[FR Doc. 01–15165 Filed 6–14–01; 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 determination 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.

Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 116 / Friday, June 15, 2001 / Notices 32647

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.

New General Wage Determination

Decision

The number of the decisions added to

the Government Printing Office

document entitled ‘‘General Wage

Determinations Issued Under the DavisBacon and Related Acts’’ are listed by

Volume and States:

Volume VI

North Dakota

ND010019 (Jun. 15, 2001)

Modification to General Wage

Determination Decisions

The number of decisions listed to 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

District of Columbia

DC010001 (Mar. 02, 2001)

DC010003 (Mar. 02, 2001)

Delaware

DE010001 (Mar. 02, 2001)

Maryland

MD010017 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MD010034 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MD010035 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MD010036 (Mar. 02, 2001)

Virginia

VA010020 (Mar. 02, 2001)

VA010022 (Mar. 02, 2001)

VA010039 (Mar. 02, 2001)

VA010048 (Mar. 02, 2001)

VA010052 (Mar. 02, 2001)

VA010058 (Mar. 02, 2001)

VA010063 (Mar. 02, 2001)

VA010078 (Mar. 02, 2001)

VA010092 (Mar. 02, 2001)

VA010099 (Mar. 02, 2001)

Volume III

None

Volume IV

MI010001 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010002 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010003 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010004 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010005 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010007 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010008 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010010 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010011 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010012 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010013 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010015 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010016 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010020 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010030 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010031 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010034 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010035 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010036 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010046 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010047 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010050 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010052 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010060 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010062 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010063 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010064 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010065 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010066 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010067 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010068 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010069 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010070 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010071 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010072 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010073 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010074 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010075 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010076 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010078 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010079 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010080 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010081 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010082 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010083 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010084 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010085 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010087 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010088 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010089 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010090 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010091 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010092 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010093 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010094 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010095 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010096 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MI010097 (Mar. 02, 2001)

Wisconsin

WI010010 (Mar. 02, 2001)

WI010019 (Mar. 02, 2001)

Volume V

Missouri

MO010001 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MO010003 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MO010010 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MO010012 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MO010041 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MO010055 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MO010056 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MO010059 (Mar. 02, 2001)

MO010064 (Mar. 02, 2001)

Volume VI

Idaho

ID010001 (Mar. 02, 2001)

ID010002 (Mar. 02, 2001)

ID010003 (Mar. 02, 2001)

Oregon

OR010001 (Mar. 02, 2001)

OR010017 (Mar. 02, 2001)

South Dakota

SD010009 (Mar. 02, 2001)

Washington

WA010001 (Mar. 02, 2001)

WA010002 (Mar. 02, 2001)

WA010003 (Mar. 02, 2001)

WA010005 (Mar. 02, 2001)

WA010007 (Mar. 02, 2001)

WA010008 (Mar. 02, 2001)

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 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.

General wage determinations issued

under the Davis-Bacon and related Acts

are available electronically at no cost on

the Government Printing Office site at

www.access.gpo.gov/davisbacon. They

are also 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 six

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 will

be distributed to subscribers.

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Signed at Washington, DC this 7 day of

June 2001.

Carl J. Poleskey,

Chief, Branch of Construction Wage

Determinations.

[FR Doc. 01–14891 Filed 6–14–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–27–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as

part of its continuing effort to reduce

paperwork and respondent burden,

conducts a pre-clearance 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. The Bureau of Labor

Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments

concerning the proposed reinstatement

of the ‘‘National Longitudinal Survey of

Youth 1979.’’ A copy of the proposed

information collection request (ICR) can

be obtained by contacting the individual

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this

notice.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted to the office listed in the

ADDRESSES section below on or before

August 14, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Amy A.

Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer, Division

of Management Systems, Bureau of

Labor Statistics, Room 3255, 2

Massachusetts Avenue, NE.,

Washington, DC 20212, telephone

number 202–691–7628 (this is not a toll

free number).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer,

telephone number 202–691–7628. (See

ADDRESSES section.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The National Longitudinal Survey of

Youth 1979 (NLSY79) is a

representative national sample of

persons who were born in the years

1957 to 1964 and lived in the U.S. in

1978. These respondents were ages 14–

22 when the first round of interviews

began in 1979; they will be ages 37 to

45 when the planned twentieth round of

interviews is conducted from January to

September 2002. The NLSY79 was

conducted annually from 1979 to 1994

and has been conducted biennially

since 1994. The longitudinal focus of

this survey requires information to be

collected from the same individuals

over many years in order to trace their

education, training, work experience,

fertility, income, and program

participation.

In addition to the main NLSY79, the

biological children of female NLSY79

respondents have been surveyed since

1986, when the National Institute of

Child Health and Human Development

began providing funding to the Bureau

of Labor Statistics (BLS) to gather a large

amount of information about the lives of

these children. A battery of child

cognitive, socio-emotional, and

physiological assessments has been

administered biennially since 1986 to

NLSY79 mothers and their children.

Starting in 1994, children who had

reached age 15 by December 31 of the

survey year (the Young Adults) were

interviewed about their work

experiences, training, schooling, health,

fertility, and self-esteem, as well as

sensitive topics addressed in a

supplemental, self-administered

questionnaire.

The BLS contracts with the Center for

Human Resource Research (CHRR) of

the Ohio State University to implement

the NLSY79, Child, and Young Adult

surveys. Interviewing of respondents is

conducted by the National Opinion

Research Center (NORC) of the

University of Chicago. Among the

objectives of Department of Labor (DOL)

are to promote the development of the

U.S. labor force and the efficiency of the

U.S. labor market. The BLS contributes

to these objectives by gathering

information about the labor force and

labor market and disseminating it to

policy makers and the public so that

participants in those markets can make

more informed, and, thus, more efficient

choices. Research based on the NLSY79

contributes to the formation of national

policy in the areas of education,

training, employment programs, and

school-to-work transitions. In addition

to the reports that the BLS produces

based on data from the NLSY79,

members of the academic community

publish articles and reports based on

NLSY79 data for the DOL and other

funding agencies. The survey design

provides data gathered from the same

respondents over time to form the only

data set that contains this type of

intergenerational information for these

important population groups. Without

the collection of these data, an accurate

longitudinal data set could not be

provided to researchers and policy

makers, and the DOL would not have

the data for use in could not performing

its policy and report-making activities.

II. Desired Focus of Comments

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is

particularly interested in comments

that:

• Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

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.

III. Current Actions

The Bureau of Labor Statistics seeks

approval to conduct the round 20

interviews of the NLSY79 and the

associated surveys of biological children

of female NLSY79 respondents. The

main NLSY79 interview has an average

response time of approximately 60

minutes per respondent. The time

estimate for the NLSY79 Child Survey

involves three components:

• The Mother Supplement is

administered to female NLSY79

respondents who live with biological

children under age 15. This

questionnaire will be administered to

about 2,300 women, who will be asked

a series of questions about each child

under age 15. On average, these women

each have about 1.4 children under age

15, for a total number of approximately

3,260 children.

• The Child Supplement, which

involves aptitude testing of about 3,260

children under age 15.

• The Child Self-Administered

Questionnaire is administered to

children ages 10 to 14.

In addition to the main NLSY79 and

Child Survey, the Young Adult Survey

will be administered to approximately

2,520 youths ages 15 to 20 who are the