Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-28
Text of Regulations on 48-Hour Work Week

ject to the provisions of the EXecu-
tive order. may be delegated by
regional manpower directors to area
manpower directors, or to any other
persons ADMINISTRATIVE responsible
to them
Regulations No. prescribed by the
chairman on February %, 1913, for
the application of the Executive
order. hereinafter referred to as
the regulations. which together
with the Interpretation thereof es-
tablishes the policies under which
regional manpower directors and
their designated representatives will
proceed to carry out their respon-
sibilities
3 Procedure.
General order No. 5. approved by
he chairman on February q. 1873.
designated 80 areas as areas in which
the Executive order must he made
operative 1t is the responsibility of
The regional manpoWer directors to
define the geographical limits of
these areas. These designated areas
should generally be defined so as to
De Identical with respect to the sur
rounding communities to be includ-
ed, with the so-called Group l areas
in the February list However, for
purposes of the Executive order and
the regulations, the regional man
power director may exclude certain
rf these surrounding communities if
he finds that such exclusions are
necessary for the purpose of prop
nrly calculating the executive or
der. The regional nlanrower direc-
tor shall give notice as to the COM
munities which are to be included
N each of the DESIGNATED areas.
May Designate Additional Areas.
Regional manDOWer directors are
authorized to designate additional
areas or activities in their respective
regions as subject to the provisions
II the executive order. Prior to any
such designation they shall make a
finding that the designation of such
area or activity will aid in alleviat-
ing labor shortages which are i'm
peding the war program.
The findings to be made by the
regional manpoWer director with
regard to the area or activity shall
be based upon such labor market in
formation as he can obtain.
The regional manpower directors
findings shall clearly describe the
area or activity to be designated as
subject to the provisions of the
executive order The boundaries of
designated areas shall conform as
closely as is practicable to the bonn
diaries of the labor market areas"
used in analyzing the adequacy of
available manpoWer. The findings
shall designate date, subsequent to
the time of their announcement,
which date shall, for the purpose of
the newly designated area or &C
tivity, serve the same purpose as
the date April /. 1943, in section
9035 Co of the regulations.
The regional manpoWer director
or his representative shall then give
through newspapers, trade journals,
radio and other channels. because
of Office of War Information regu-
lations regarding release Of public
information, all public information
al materials should have advance
clearance by the regional informa-
tional service representatives.
Will Review Complaints.
Regional manpower directors shall
inform the executive director of all
designations and definitions of areas
made in accordance with provisions
of subsections Sol, 302, 1903 and
304 of this instruction. This in
formation shall be forwarded as far
as is practicable in advance of the
date referred to in subsection 3O4
In carrying out their responsible
ties. regional manpower directors or
their authorized representatives
shall review complaints from in
dividuals or organizations regard
ing non compliance. They shall
make such investigations as may be
necessary to determine whether the
employer is complying with the
regulations
In making investigations as to the
noncompliance of an employer, the
regional manpower director or his
representative shall utilize to the
extent necessary the reports, records
and personnel of the War Man
power Commission and of other
Government agencies.
If regional manpoWer director,
or his authorized representative has
reason to believe that in particular
plant, factory or other place of en-
ployment the minimum wartime