Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 249 / Friday, December 28, 2001 / Notices 67319

hours. This should be changed to 3.7

hours.

Dated: December 20, 2001.

Margaret J. Sherrill,

Chief, Branch of Management Review and

Internal Control, Division of Financial

Management, Office of Management,

Administration and Planning, Employment

Standards Administration.

[FR Doc. 01–31962 Filed 12–27–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–CM–M

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

following information collection: (1) 29

CFR part 825, The Family and Medical

Leave Act of 1993.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted to the office listed in the

addressee section below by February 26,

2002.

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

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution

Ave., NW., Room S–3201, Washington,

DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–0339

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

693–1451, E-mail: pforkel@fenix2.dolesa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The Family and Medical Leave Act of

1993 (FMLA), Public Law 103–3, 107

Stat. 6, 29 U.S.C. 2601, which became

effective on August 5, 1993, requires

private sector employers of 50 or more

employees, and public agencies, to

provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid, jobprotected leave during any 12-month

period to eligible employees for certain

family and medical reasons. Leave must

be granted to eligible employees because

of the birth of a child and to care for the

newborn child, because of placement of

a child with the employee for adoption

or foster care, because the employee is

needed to care for a family member

(child, spouse, or parent) with a serious

health condition, or because the

employee’s own serious health

condition makes the employee unable to

perform any of the essential functions of

his or her job. This information

collection contains all recordkeeping

and notification requirements associated

with the Act and regulations. Two

optional forms are included in this

information collection request. The

Certification of Health Care Provider

(WH–380) may be used to certify a

serious health condition under FMLA.

The Employer Response to Employee

Request for Family or Medical Leave

(WH–381) may be used by an employer

to respond to a leave request under

FMLA. Both forms are third-party

notifications and are sent to the

employee; they are not submitted to the

Department of Labor.

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 submissions

of responses.

III. Current Actions

The Department of Labor seeks

approval for the extension of this

information collection in order to

ensure that both employers and

employees are aware of and can exercise

their rights and meet their respective

obligations under FMLA; and in order

for the Department of Labor to carry out

its statutory obligation under FMLA to

investigate and ensure employer

compliance.

Type of Review: Extension.

Agency: Employment Standards

Administration.

Title: 29 CR part 825, The Family and

Medical Leave Act of 1993.

OMB Number: 1215–0181.

Agency Numbers: WH–380, WH–381.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; Businesses or other forprofit; Not-for-profit Institutions; Farms,

State, Local or Tribal Government.

Frequency: On occasion

(recordkeeping, third-party disclosure).

Total Respondents: 4.7 million.

Total Responses: 10.107 million.

Time per Record: 1 to 10 minutes.

Estimated Total Burden Hours:

718,529.

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: December 7, 2001.

Margaret J. Sherrill,

Chief, Branch of Management, Review, and

Internal Control, Chief, Division of Financial

Management, Office of Management,

Administration and Planning, Employment

Standards Administration.

[FR Doc. 01–31963 Filed 12–27–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–27–P

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

67320 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 249 / Friday, December 28, 2001 / Notices

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

supersede as 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.

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

Maine

ME010001 (Mar. 2, 2001)

ME010002 (Mar. 2, 2001)

ME010008 (Mar. 2, 2001)

ME010009 (Mar. 2, 2001)

ME010012 (Mar. 2, 2001)

New York

NY010002 (Mar. 2, 2001)

NY010003 (Mar. 2, 2001)

NY010007 (Mar. 2, 2001)

Volume II

Maryland

MD010002 (Mar. 2, 2001)

Virginia

VA010003 (Mar. 2, 2001)

VA010005 (Mar. 2, 2001)

VA010006 (Mar. 2, 2001)

VA010015 (Mar. 2, 2001)

VA010018 (Mar. 2, 2001)

VA010022 (Mar. 2, 2001)

VA010023 (Mar. 2, 2001)

VA010033 (Mar. 2, 2001)

VA010034 (Mar. 2, 2001)

VA010035 (Mar. 2, 2001)

VA010036 (Mar. 2, 2001)

VA010039 (Mar. 2, 2001)

VA010046 (Mar. 2, 2001)

VA010055 (Mar. 2, 2001)

VA010069 (Mar. 2, 2001)

VA010076 (Mar. 2, 2001)

VA010084 (Mar. 2, 2001)

Volume III

Mississippi

MS010003 (Mar. 2, 2001)

MS010050 (Mar. 2, 2001)

MS010055 (Mar. 2, 2001)

MS010057 (Mar. 2, 2001)

Volume IV

None

Volume V

Arkansas

AR010001 (Mar. 2, 2001)

AR010003 (Mar. 2, 2001)

AR010008 (Mar. 2, 2001)

AR010023 (Mar. 2, 2001)

Iowa

IA010005 (Mar. 2, 2001)

IA010008 (Mar. 2, 2001)

IA010047 (Mar. 2, 2001)

Kansas

KS010008 (Mar. 2, 2001)

Missouri

MO010001 (Mar. 2, 2001)

MO010002 (Mar. 2, 2001)

MO010011 (Mar. 2, 2001)

MO010042 (Mar. 2, 2001)

MO010050 (Mar. 2, 2001)

MO010054 (Mar. 2, 2001)

MO010057 (Mar. 2, 2001)

MO010058 (Mar. 2, 2001)

Volume VI

Alaska

AK010001 (Mar. 2, 2001)

AK010002 (Mar. 2, 2001)

AK010003 (Mar. 2, 2001)

AK010006 (Mar. 2, 2001)

Colorado

CO010001 (Mar. 2, 2001)

CO010008 (Mar. 2, 2001)

CO010009 (Mar. 2, 2001)

Oregon

OR010001 (Mar. 2, 2001)

Washington

WA010001 (Mar. 2, 2001)

WA010002 (Mar. 2, 2001)

WA010003 (Mar. 2, 2001)

WA010007 (Mar. 2, 2001)

Volume VII

California

CA010001 (Mar. 2, 2001)

CA010002 (Mar. 2, 2001)

CA010004 (Mar. 2, 2001)

CA010007 (Mar. 2, 2001)

CA010009 (Mar. 2, 2001)

CA010027 (Mar. 2, 2001)

CA010028 (Mar. 2, 2001)

CA010029 (Mar. 2, 2001)

CA010030 (Mar. 2, 2001)

CA010031 (Mar. 2, 2001)

CA010033 (Mar. 2, 2001)

CA010035 (Mar. 2, 2001)

CA010036 (Mar. 2, 2001)

CA010037 (Mar. 2, 2001)

CA010038 (Mar. 2, 2001)

CA010039 (Mar. 2, 2001)

CA010040 (Mar. 2, 2001)

CA010041 (Mar. 2, 2001)

Nevada

NV010003 (Mar. 2, 2001)

NV010005 (Mar. 2, 2001)

NV010007 (Mar. 2, 2001)

NV010009 (Mar. 2, 2001)

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.

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 Davis-Bacon

Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 249 / Friday, December 28, 2001 / Notices 67321

1Based on its assessment of the paperwork

requirements contained in this standard, the

Agency estimates that the total burden hours

decreased compared to its previous burden-hour

estimate. Under this notice, OSHA is not proposing

to revise these paperwork requirements in any

substantive manner, only to decrease its estimate of

the burden hours imposed by the existing

paperwork requirements.

Online Service (http://

davisbacon.fedworld.gov)of the National

Technical Information Service (NTIS) of

the U.S. Department of Commerce at 1–

800–363–2068. This subscription offers

value-added features such as electronic

delivery of modified wage decisions

directly to the user’s desktop, the ability

to access prior wage decisions issued

during the year, extensive Help desk

Support, etc.

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.

Signed at Washington, DC this 20th day of

December 2001.

Carl J. Poleskey,

Chief, Branch of Construction Wage

Determinations.

[FR Doc. 01–31950 Filed 12–27–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–27–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration

Fee Adjustments for Testing,

Evaluation, and Approval of Mining

Products

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health

Administration (MSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice of fee adjustments.

SUMMARY: This notice revises the user

fees for MSHA’s Approval and

Certification Center (A&CC). Fees

compensate MSHA for the costs

incurred for testing, evaluating, and

approving certain products for use in

underground mines. The 2002 fees are

based on MSHA’s actual expenses for

fiscal year 2001. The fees reflect changes

both in MSHA’s approval processing

operations and in the costs to process

approval actions.

DATES: This fee schedule is effective

from January 1, 2002 through December

31, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steven J. Luzik, Chief, Approval and

Certification Center (A&CC), 304–547–

2029 or 304–547–0400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On May 8, 1987 (52 FR 17506), MSHA

published a final rule, 30 CFR Part 5—

Fees for Testing, Evaluation, and

Approval of Mining Products. The rule

established specific procedures for

calculating, administering, and revising

user fees. MSHA has revised its fee

schedule for 2001 in accordance with

the procedures of that rule. This new fee

schedule is included below. For

approval applications postmarked

before January 1, 2002, MSHA will

continue to calculate fees under the

previous (2001) fee schedule, published

on December 28, 2000.

Fee Computation

In general, MSHA computed the 2002

fees based on fiscal year 2001 data. We

calculated a weighted-average, direct

cost for all the services provided during

fiscal year 2001 in the processing of

requests for testing, evaluation, and

approval of certain products for use in

underground mines. From this cost, we

calculated a single hourly rate to apply

uniformly across all of the product

approval categories during 2002.

Signed in Arlington, Virginia, this 19th day

of December, 2001.

Dave D. Lauriski,

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety

and Health.

FEE SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1,

2002

[Based on FY 2001 data]

Action title Hourly

rate

Fees for Testing, Evaluation, and

Approval of all Mining Products 1 .. $57

Retesting for Approval as a Result

of Post-Approval Product Audit 2 .. ............

30 CFR PART 15—EXPLOSIVES

TESTING

Permissibility Tests for Explosives:

Weigh-in ........................................ 462

Physical Exam: First size .............. 325

Chemical Analysis ......................... 1,977

Air Gap—Minimum Product Firing

Temperature .............................. 460

Air Gap—Room Temperature ....... 352

Pendulum Friction Test ................. 163

Detonation Rate ................................ 352

Gallery Test 7 ................................... 7,436

Gallery Test 8 ................................... 5,533

Toxic Gases (Large Chamber) ......... 805

Permissibility Tests for Sheathed

Explosives:

Physical Examination .................... 128

Chemical Analysis ......................... 1,044

Gallery Test 9 ............................... 1,944

Gallery Test 10 ............................. 1,944

Gallery Test 11 ............................. 1,944

Gallery Test 12 ............................. 1,944

Drop Test ...................................... 648

Temperature Effects/Detonation ... 672

FEE SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1,

2002—Continued

[Based on FY 2001 data]

Action title Hourly

rate

Toxic Gases .................................. 580

1Full approval fee consists of evaluation

cost plus applicable test costs. 2Fee based upon the approval schedule in

effect at the time of retest.

Note: When the nature of the product

requires that we test and evaluate it at a

location other than our premises, you must

reimburse us for the traveling, subsistence,

and incidental expenses of our representative

in accordance with standardized government

travel regulations. This reimbursement is in

addition to the fees charged for evaluation

and testing.

[FR Doc. 01–31855 Filed 12–27–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

[Docket No. ICR–1218–0150(2002)]

Standard on the Control of Hazardous

Energy sources (Lockout/Tagout) (29

CFR 1910.147); Extension of the Office

of Management and Budget’s (OMB)

Approval of Information-Collection

(Paperwork) Requirements

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Request for comment.

SUMMARY: OSHA solicits comment

concerning its proposal to decrease the

existing burden-hour estimates for, and

to extend OMB approval of, the

information-collection requirements of

the Standard on the Control of

Hazardous Energy Sources (Lockout/

Tagout) (29 CFR 1910.147)1 This

standard regulates control of hazardous

energy sources using lockout or tagout

procedures while employees service,

maintain, or repair machines or

equipment if activation, start up, or

release of energy from the energy source

is possible. The paperwork

requirements of the standard specify

that employers must ensure that

employees use these energy-control

procedures effectively and safely,