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to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a

relationship of shared group identity

which can be reasonably traced between

these Native American human remains

and associated funerary objects and the

Onondaga Indian Nation.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Onondaga Indian Nation.

Representatives of any other Indian tribe

that believes itself to be culturally

affiliated with these human remains and

associated funerary objects should

contact Barbara L. Schafer, Curator of

Collections, Rome Historical Society,

200 Church Street, Rome, NY 13440;

telephone: (315) 336–5870, before May

28, 1996. Repatriation of the human

remains and associated funerary objects

to the Onondaga Indian Nation may

begin after that date if no additional

claimants come forward.

Dated: April 22, 1996

Francis P. McManamon

Departmental Consulting Archeologist

Chief, Archeology & Ethnography Program

[FR Doc. 96–10346 Filed 4–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment Standards Administration

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 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

Employment Standards Administration

is soliciting comments concerning the

proposed extension collection of the

Certificate of Medical Necessity (CM–

893).

A copy of the proposed information

collection request can be obtained by

contacting the office listed below in the

addressee section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted to the office listed in the

addresses section below on or before

July 1, 1996. 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 submissions

of responses.

ADDRESSES: Ms. Patricia A. Forkel, U.S.

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution

Ave., N.W., Room S–3201, Washington,

D.C. 20210, telephone (202) 219–7601

(this is not a toll-free number), fax 202–

219–6592.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

30 U.S.C. 932 includes section 7 of

Public Law 803, as amended, and

stipulates that medical treatment

including services and apparatus, as

required, will be furnished to an eligible

coal miner for such period as the nature

of the illness or process of recovery may

require. The implementing regulations

stipulate that: there must be prior

approval before ordering an apparatus

where the purchase price exceeds

$100.00; there must be ongoing

supervision of the miner’s medical care,

including the necessity, character and

sufficiency of care to be furnished;

OWCP has the authority to request

medical reports and the right to refuse

payment for failing to submit any report

required. The Certificate of Medical

Necessity (CM–893) is the form devised

for this purpose.

II. Current Actions

The Department of Labor seeks the

extension of approval to collect this

information in order to carry out its

responsibility to determine eligibility

for black lung medical benefits under

the above provisions.

Type of Review: Extension.

Agency: Employment Standards

Administration.

Title: Certificate of Medical Necessity.

OMB Number: 1215–0113.

Agency Number: CM–893.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit; Not-for-Profit Institutions.

Total Respondents: 7,000.

Frequency: On occasion.

Total Responses: 7,000.

Average Time per Response: 40

minutes.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,799.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):

$0.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintenance): $0.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for Office of

Management and Budget approval of the

information collection request; they will

also become a matter of public record.

Dated: April 21, 1996.

Cecily A. Rayburn,

Director, Division of Financial Management,

[FR Doc. 96–10376 Filed 4–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–27–M

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
Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 82 / Friday, April 26, 1996 / Notices 18625

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

supersedeas 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, NW., Room S–3014,

Washington, DC, 20210.

Superseadeas Decisions to General

Wage Determination Decisions

The number of the decisions being

superseded and their date of notice in

the Federal Register is listed with each

State. Supersedeas decision numbers are

in parenthesis following the number of

decisions to be superseded.

Volume III

Georgia

GA95–88 (Jan. 26, 1996) (GA96–88)

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

Massachusetts

MA960001 (Mar. 15, 1996)

MA960017 (Mar. 15, 1996)

MA960018 (Mar. 15, 1996)

New York

NY960003 (Mar. 15, 1996)

NY960007 (Mar. 15, 1996)

NY960012 (Mar. 15, 1996)

NY960020 (Mar. 15, 1996)

Volume II

Pennsylvania

PA960004 (Mar. 15, 1996)

PA960005 (Mar. 15, 1996)

PA960021 (Mar. 15, 1996)

Virginia

VA960022 (Mar. 15, 1996)

Volume III

None

Volume IV

Illinois

IL960009 (Mar. 15, 1996)

IL960018 (Mar. 15, 1996)

IL960020 (Mar. 15, 1996)

Indiana

IN960004 (Mar. 15, 1996)

IN960006 (Mar. 15, 1996)

Volume V

Oklahoma

OK960023 (Mar. 15, 1996)

OK960025 (Mar. 15, 1996)

OK960028 (Mar. 15, 1996)

OK960043 (Apr. 12, 1996)

Texas

TX960002 (Mar. 15, 1996)

TX960003 (Mar. 15, 1996)

TX960005 (Mar. 15, 1996)

TX960007 (Mar. 15, 1996)

TX960010 (Mar. 15, 1996)

TX960016 (Mar. 15, 1996)

TX960018 (Mar. 15, 1996)

TX960019 (Mar. 15, 1996)

TX960055 (Mar. 15, 1996)

TX960060 (Mar. 15, 1996)

TX960063 (Mar. 15, 1996)

TX960093

Volume VI

Alaska

AK960001 (Mar. 15, 1996)

California

CA960001 (Mar. 15, 1996)

CA960002 (Mar. 15, 1996)

CA960004 (Mar. 15, 1996)

CA960027 (Mar. 15, 1996)

CA960028 (Mar. 15, 1996)

CA960029 (Mar. 15, 1996)

CA960030 (Mar. 15, 1996)

CA960031 (Mar. 15, 1996)

CA960032 (Mar. 15, 1996)

CA960033 (Mar. 15, 1996)

CA960034 (Mar. 15, 1996)

CA960035 (Mar. 15, 1996)

CA960036 (Mar. 15, 1996)

CA960037 (Mar. 15, 1996)

CA960038 (Mar. 15, 1996)

CA960039 (Mar. 15, 1996)

CA960040 (Mar. 15, 1996)

CA960041 (Mar. 15, 1996)

CA960042 (Mar. 15, 1996)

CA960043 (Mar. 15, 1996)

CA960044 (Mar. 15, 1996)

CA960045 (Mar. 15, 1996)

CA960046 (Mar. 15, 1996)

CA960047 (Mar. 15, 1996)

CA960048 (Mar. 15, 1996)

CA960049 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960050 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960051 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960052 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960053 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960054 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960055 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960056 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960057 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960058 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960059 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960060 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960061 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960062 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960063 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960064 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960065 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960066 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960067 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960068 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960069 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960070 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960071 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960072 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960073 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960074 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960075 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960076 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960077 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960078 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960079 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960080 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960081 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960082 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960083 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960084 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960085 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960086 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960087 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960088 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960089 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960090 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960091 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960092 (Apr. 12, 1996)

CA960093 (Apr. 12, 1996)

Colorado CO960011 (Mar. 15, 1996)

Montana MT960003 (Mar. 15, 1996)

MT960004 (Mar. 15, 1996)

MT960006 (Mar. 15, 1996)

MT960007 (Mar. 15, 1996)

MT960008 (Mar. 15, 1996)

Oregon OR960001 (Mar. 15, 1996)

OR960007 (Mar. 15, 1996)

Washington WA960001 (Mar. 15, 1996)

WA960008 (Mar. 15, 1996)

* Note: The dates of publications of

General Wage Determinations reflected in the

Federal Register of April 19, 1996, were

shown as April 19, 1996, that date should

have been March 15, 1996 in every instance.
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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 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 are

distributed to subscribers.

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 19th day

of April 1996.

Philip J. Gloss,

Chief, Branch of Construction Wage

Determinations.

[FR Doc. 96–10066 Filed 4–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–22–M

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 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 Bureau

of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting

comments concerning the proposed

extension of the ‘‘Mass Layoff Statistics

(MLS) Program Survey.’’

A copy of the proposed information

collection request (ICR) can be obtained

by contacting the individual listed

below 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

June 25, 1996.

BLS is particularly interested in

comments which help the agency to:

• 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 assumption 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.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Karin G.

Kurz, BLS Clearance Officer, Division of

Management Systems, Bureau of Labor

Statistics, Room 3255, 2 Massachusetts

Avenue N.E., Washington, D.C. 20212.

Ms. Kurz can be reached on 202–606–

7628 (this is not a toll free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

Section 462(e) of PL 97–300, the Job

Training Partnership Act (JTPA),

provides that the Secretary of Labor

develop and maintain statistical data

relating to permanent mass layoffs and

plant closings and issue an annual

report. The report is to include, at a

minimum, the number of plant closings

and mass layoffs, and the number of

workers affected. The data are

summarized by geographical area and

industry.

The MLS program uses a standardized

automated approach to identify,

describe, and track the impact of major

job cutbacks. The program utilizes, to

the greatest degree possible, existing

Unemployment Insurance (UI) records

and computerized data files,

supplemented by direct employer

contact. Its major features include:

• The identification of major layoffs

and closings through initial UI claims

filed against the identified employer;

• The use of existing files on

claimants to obtain basic demographic

and economic characteristics on the

individual;

• The telephone contact of those

employers meeting mass layoff criteria

to obtain specific information on the

nature of the layoff and characteristics

of the establishment;

• The identification of the continuing

impact of the mass layoff on individuals

by matching affected initial claimants

with persons in claims status; and,

• The measurement of the incidence

of the exhaustion of regular State UI

benefits by affected workers.

In the program, State Employment

Security Agencies (SESAs) submit a

comprehensive report each quarter, and

a preliminary, summary report each

month. These computerized reports

contain information from State

administrative files and information

obtained from those employers meeting

the program criteria of a mass layoff.

Congress provided for the

implementation of the MLS program by

BLS through fiscal years 1984–1992

appropriations for the Departments of

Labor, Health and Human Services,

Education, and related agencies. The

program was not operational in fiscal

years 1993 and 1994. Program operation

resumed in fiscal years 1995 and 1996

with funds provided by the

Employment and Training

Administration (ETA).

At the present time, all States

(including the District of Columbia and

Puerto Rico) are participating in the

program.

II. Current Actions

The information collected and

compiled in the MLS program is used to

satisfy the reporting requirement

legislatively mandated by Section 462(e)

of PL 97–300 (JTPA). The BLS annual

reports from this program meet that

statutory mandate, as well as provide

economic analyses of these data.

In addition to the BLS uses of MLS

data, such data are required by

Congress, the Executive branch,

business, labor, and academic

communities, SESAs, and the

Department of Labor for both macroand micro-economic analysis, including

specific labor market studies geared

towards manpower assistance and