Minimum Wages for Federal and Federally Assisted Construction; General Wage Determination Decisions

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 223 (Friday, November 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63342-63344]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-29978]


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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 
determine 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 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,

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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 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.

Withdrawn General Wage Determination Decision

    This is to advise all interested parties that the Department of 
Labor is withdrawing from the date of this notice, General Wage 
Determination No. PA990059 dated March 12, 1999. See PA990062.
    Contracts for which bids have been opened shall not be affected by 
this notice. Also, consistent with 29 CFR 1.6(c)(i)(A), when the 
opening of bids is less than ten (10) days from the date of this 
notice, this action shall be effective unless the agency finds that 
there is insufficient time to notify bidders of the change and the 
finding is documented in the contract file.

New General Wage Determination Decisions

    The number of the decisions added to the Government Printing Office 
document entitled ``General Wage Determinations Issued Under the Davis-
Bacon and Related Acts'' are listed by Volumes and States:

Volume II

WEST VIRGINIA
    WV990011 (Nov. 19, 1999)
    WV990012 (Nov. 19, 1999)

Volume III

MISSISSIPPI
    MS990061 (Nov. 19, 1999)
    MS990062 (Nov. 19, 1999)

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
    MA990003 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    MA990005 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    MA990006 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    MA990009 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    MA990012 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    MA990013 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    MA990019 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    MA990020 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    MA990021 (Mar. 12, 1999)
NEW YORK
    NY990018 (Mar. 12, 1999)
VERMONT
    VT990002 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    VT990026 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    VT990027 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    VT990028 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    VT990029 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    VT990030 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    VT990031 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    VT990032 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    VT990033 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    VT990034 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    VT990035 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    VT990036 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    VT990037 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    VT990038 (Mar. 12, 1999)

Volume II

PENNSYLVANIA
    PA990001 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    PA990002 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    PA990003 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    PA990011 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    PA990017 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    PA990018 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    PA990020 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    PA990027 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    PA990038 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    PA990043 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    PA990051 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    PA990053 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    PA990055 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    PA990062 (Mar. 12, 1999)
West Virginia
    WV990002 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    WV990003 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    WV990006 (Mar. 12, 1999)

Volume III

Florida
    FL990001 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    FL990002 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    FL990017 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    FL990066 (Mar. 12, 1999)
Georgia
    GA990004 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    GA990023 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    GA990044 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    GA990050 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    GA990065 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    GA990073 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    GA990093 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    GA990094 (Mar. 12, 1999)
Mississippi
    MS990001 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    MS990055 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    MS990058 (Mar. 12, 1999)

Volume IV

Michigan
    MI990003 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    MI990012 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    MI990064 (Mar. 12, 1999)

Volume V

Kansas
    KS990006 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    KS990008 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    KS990012 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    KS990013 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    KS990015 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    KS990018 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    KS990019 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    KS990022 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    KS990069 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    KS990070 (Mar. 12, 1999)
Nebraska
    NE990001 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    NE990019 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    NE990038 (Mar. 12, 1999)

Volume VI

Colorado
    CO990001 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    CO990005 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    CO990006 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    CO990008 (Mar. 12, 1999)

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    CO990009 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    CO990010 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    CO990011 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    CO990016 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    CO990018 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    CO990025 (Mar. 12, 1999)
Idaho
    ID990003 (Mar. 12, 1999)
Oregon
    OR990001 (Mar. 12, 1999)
Washington
    WA990005 (Mar. 12, 1999)

Volume VII

California
    CA990031 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    CA990034 (Mar. 12, 1999)
    CA990037 (Mar. 12, 1999)

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 10th day of November, 1999.
Carl J. Poleskey,
Chief, Branch of Construction Wage Determinations.
[FR Doc. 99-29978 Filed 11-18-99; 8:45 am]
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