[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 125 (Thursday, June 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 33540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16457]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Labor Surplus Area Classification Under Executive Orders 12073
and 10582; Notice to Addition to the Annual List of Labor Surplus Areas
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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DATES: This addition to the annual list of labor surplus area is
effective June 1, 1996.
SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to announce an addition to the
annual list of surplus areas.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William J. McGarrity, Labor Economist,
USES, Employment and Training Administration 200 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Room N-4470, Attention: TEESS, Washington, DC 20210. Telephone:
202-219-5185, ext. 129.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive Order 12073 requires executive
agencies to emphasize procurement set-asides in labor surplus areas.
The Secretary of Labor is responsible under that Order for classifying
and designating areas as labor surplus areas. Executive agencies should
refer to Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 20 (48 CFR Part 20) in
order to assess the impact of the labor surplus area program on
particular procurements.
Under Executive Order 10582 executive agencies may reject bids or
offers of foreign materials in favor of the lowest offer by a domestic
supplier, provided that the domestic supplier undertakes to produce
substantially all of the materials in areas of substantial unemployment
as defined by the Secretary of Labor. The preference given to domestic
suppliers under Executive Order 10582 has been modified by Executive
Order 12260. Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 25 (48 Part 25)
implements Executive Order 12260. Executive agencies should refer to
Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 25 in procurements involving
foreign businesses or products in order to assess its impact on the
particular procurements.
The Department of Labor regulations implementing Executive Orders
12073 and 10582 are set forth at 20 CFR Part 654, Subparts A and B.
Subpart A requires the Assistant Secretary of Labor to classify
jurisdictions as labor surplus areas pursuant to the criteria specified
in the regulations and to publish annually a list of labor surplus
areas. Pursuant to those regulations the Assistant Secretary of Labor
published the annual list of labor surplus areas on October 12, 1995,
(60 FR 53208).
Subpart B of Part 654 states that an area of substantial
unemployment for purposes of Executive Order 10582 is any area
classified as a labor surplus area under Subpart A. Thus, labor surplus
areas under Executive Order 12073 are also areas of substantial
unemployment under Executive Order 10582.
The area described below has been classified by the Assistant
Secretary as a labor surplus area pursuant to 20 CFR 654.5(b) (48 FR
165615 April 12, 1983) and is effective June 1, 1996.
The list of labor surplus areas is published for the use of all
Federal agencies in directing procurement activities and locating new
plants or facilities.
Addition to the Annual List of Labor Surplus Areas
[June 1, 1996]
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Civil jurisdictions
Labor surplus areas included
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Washington:
Richland-Kennewick-Pasco Metropolitan Benton
Statistical Area (MSA). County.
Franklin
County.
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Signed at Washington, DC on June 20, 1996.
Timothy M. Barnicle,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-16457 Filed 6-26-96; 8:45 am]
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