11332 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 37 / Friday, February 23, 2001 / Notices

capacity. Will it sell at least as much alumina

to third parties as Reynolds did, or will it use

more of the alumina in its own aluminum

smelter? To the extent that the alumina is

used internally, will it simply substitute for

third-party alumina that the owner

previously purchased on the open market, or

will it be used to expand aluminum

production? The answers to such questions

are buyer-specific, and could dramatically

affect the future competitive dynamics of the

aluminum industry.

For the above reasons, we once again urge

the United States to allow some form of

public comment on the proposed Final

Judgment after buyers are found for the

divested assets, even if the comment period

is relatively brief. This is an industry with

huge barriers to entry, relatively few large

players, highly inelastic demand, and a

history of antitrust problems. We cannot

afford to tip the scales in an anticompetitive

direction by allowing Alcoa to find weak or

otherwise inappropriate buyers for the assets

it is being asked to divest. A public

explanation of the Government’s reasons for

approving specific buyers and a brief public

comment on the buyers will help us avoid

this result.

Sincerely,

Albert Foer,

President, American Antitrust Institute.

Matthew Siegel,

Research Fellow, American Antitrust

Institute.

cc: The District Court for the District of

Columbia, The Hon. Joel Klein, Assistant

Attorney General for Antitrust.

700 S. Courthouse Road, Arlington, VA,

22204, June 8, 2000.

Ms. Janet Reno, Attorney General, The

Department of Justice, Constitution Avenue

at 10th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20530.

Dear Ms. Reno: One wonders why the

federal government will permit the

Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) to

take over Reynolds Metals Company

(REYNOLDS).

On May 15, 1911, the Supreme Court

dissolved Standard Oil Company.

The 13-year-old lawsuit against AT&T by

the Justice Department was settled on

January 8, 1982.

Now, the Justice Department is trying to

break-up Microsoft Corporation.

If the above mentioned companies were

and are monopolies, why isn’t ALCOA

included in that category, since it will

become the world’s largest aluminum

producer? Where is the competition in the

aluminum industry in the United States.

Sincerely,

Charles A. Stille.

[FR Doc. 01–4516 Filed 2–22–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

February 16, 2001.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has

submitted the following public

information collection requests (ICRs) to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and approval in

accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,

44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of each

individual ICR, with applicable

supporting documentation, may be

obtained by contacting the Department

of Labor. To obtain documentation

contact Darrin King at (202) 693–4129 or

E-Mail King-Darrin@dol.gov.

Comments should be sent to Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for ETA, Office

of Management and Budget, Room

10235, Washington, DC 20503 ((202)

395–7316), within 30 days from the date

of this publication in the Federal

Register.

The OMB 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.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Agency: Employment and Training

Administration (ETA).

Title: One-Stop Labor Market

Information Grant Plan and Progress

Reports.

OMB Number: 1205–0417.

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal

Government and Federal Government.

Frequency: Annually and semiannually.

Number of Respondents: 54.

Number of Annual Responses: 162.

Estimated Time Per Response: 36

hours to prepare and submit an annual

plan and 6 hours to prepare and submit

a semi-annual progress report.

Total Burden Hours: 2,592.

Total Annualized Capital/Startup

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Total Annual Costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): $0.

Description: ETA is requesting OMB

approval for a grant annual plan

narrative and two progress reports as

part of the requirements for receiving

One-Stop Labor Market Information

(OS/LMI) core products and services

reimbursement.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Agency: Employment and Training

Administration (ETA).

Title: One-Stop Occupational

Employment Statistics Survey Plan and

Progress Reports.

OMB Number: 1205–0418.

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal

Government and Federal Government.

Frequency: Annually and semiannually.

Number of Respondents: 54.

Number of Annual Responses: 162.

Estimated Time Per Response: 36

hours to prepare and submit an annual

plan and 6 hours to prepare and submit

a semi-annual progress report.

Total Burden Hours: 2,592.

Total Annualized Capital/Startup

Costs: $0.

Total Annual Costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): $0.

Description: ETA is requesting OMB

approval for a grant annual narrative

and two progress reports as part of the

requirements for receiving One-Stop

Occupational Employment Statistics

survey grant.

Ira L. Mills,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–4499 Filed 2–22–01; 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

Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 37 / Friday, February 23, 2001 / Notices 11333

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, NW., Room S–3014,

Washington, DC 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 1–

800–363–2068.

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

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, DC, this 12th day of

February 2001.

Carl J. Poleskey,

Chief, Branch of Construction Wage

Determinations.

[FR Doc. 01–4145 Filed 2–22–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–27–M

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY

Advisory Board Meeting

AGENCY: National Institute for Literacy

(NIFL).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule and proposed agenda of a

forthcoming meeting of the National

Institute for Literacy Board (Advisory

Board ). This notice also describes the

function of the Advisory Board. Notice

of this meeting is required under section

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act. This document is

intended to notify the general public of

their opportunity to attend the meeting.

Date and Time: March 8, 2001 from

9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and March 9, 2001

from 9:30 a.m. to 12 Noon.

ADDRESSES: National Institute for

Literacy, 1775 I Street, NW, Suite 730,

Washington, DC 20006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Shelly Coles, Executive Assistant,

National Institute for Literacy, 1775 I

Street, NW, Suite 730, Washington, DC

20006. Telephone number (202) 233–

2027, email scoles@nifl.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Advisory Board is established under the

Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Title

II of Public Law 105–220, Sec. 242, the

National Institute for Literacy. The

Advisory Board consists of ten

individuals appointed by the President

with the advice and consent of the

Senate. The Advisory Board is