99-33595. Minimum Wages for Federal and Federally Assisted Construction; General Wage Determination Decisions  

  • [Federal Register Volume 65, Number 1 (Monday, January 3, 2000)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 137-138]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 99-33595]
    
    
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    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 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 self-explanatory 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:
    
    Massachusetts
        MA990007 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    New York
        NY990060 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    Rhode Island
        RI990001 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    
    Volume II:
    
    Pennsylvania
        PA990009 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    
        PA990059 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    
    Volume III:
    
    None
    
    Volume IV:
    
    None
    
    Volume V:
    
    Iowa
        IA990001 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    
        IA990003 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    
    Volume VI:
    
    Idaho
        ID990001 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    
        ID990003 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    
        ID990014 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    Oregon
        OR990001 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    
        OR990017 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    Washington
        WA990007 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    
    
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        WA990009 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    
    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 Davis-Bacon 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, 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 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 22nd day of December 1999.
    Carl J. Poleskey,
    Chief, Branch of Construction Wage Determinations.
    [FR Doc. 99-33595 Filed 12-30-99; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
01/03/2000
Department:
Labor Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
99-33595
Pages:
137-138 (2 pages)
PDF File:
99-33595.pdf