§ 1.7 - Scope of consideration.

§ 1.7 Scope of consideration.

Cross Reference

Link to an amendment published at 88 FR 57728, Aug. 23, 2023.

(a) In making a wage determination, the area will “area” from which wage data will be drawn will normally be the county unless sufficient current wage data (data on wages paid on current projects or, where necessary, projects under construction no more than one 1 year prior to the beginning of the survey or the request for a wage determination, as appropriate) is unavailable to make a wage determination.

(b) If there has not been sufficient similar construction within the area in the past year sufficient current wage data is not available from projects within the county to make a wage determination, wages paid on similar construction in surrounding counties may be considered, Provided That projects in metropolitan counties may not be used as a source of data for a wage determination in a rural county, and projects in rural counties may not be used as a source of data for a wage determination for a metropolitan county.

(c) If there has not been sufficient sufficient current wage data is not available in surrounding counties, the Administrator may consider wage data from similar construction in surrounding comparable counties or groups of counties in the State in the past year, , and, if necessary, overall statewide data.

(d) If sufficient current statewide wage data is not available, wages paid on projects completed more than

one

1 year prior to the beginning of the survey or the request for a wage determination, as appropriate, may be considered.

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d

e) The use of

helpers, apprentices

“helpers and

trainees

apprentices” is permitted in accordance with part 5 of this subtitle.

[48 88 FR 1953357728, AprAug. 29, 1983, as amended at 50 FR 4507, Jan. 31, 1985; 55 FR 50149, Dec. 4, 1990; 65 FR 69692, Nov. 20, 200023, 2023]