[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 248 (Monday, December 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74982-74983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-31609]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment Standard 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 determination 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 
supersedeas 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.

Modification to General Wage Determination Decisions

    The number of the decisions listed to 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

None

Volume II

None

Volume III

None

Volume IV

None

Volume V

Arkansas
    AR030001 (June 13, 2003)
    AR030003 (June 13, 2003)
    AR030008 (June 13, 2003)
    AR030027 (June 13, 2003)
Louisiana
    LA030004 (June 13, 2003)
    LA030009 (June 13, 2003)
    LA030014 (June 13, 2003)
    LA030015 (June 13, 2003)
    LA030017 (June 13, 2003)

Volume VI

None

Volume VII

Nevada
    NV030002 (June 13, 2003)
    NV030005 (June 13, 2003)
    NV030009 (June 13, 2003)

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.
    General wage determinations issued under the Davis-Bacon and 
related Acts are available electronically at no cost on the 
Government Printing Office site at www.access.gpo.gov/davisbacon. 
They are also available electronically by subscription to the Davis-
Bacon Online Service (http://davisbacon.fedworld.gov) of the 
National Technical Information Service (NTIS) of the U.S. Department 
of Commerce at 1-800-363-2068. This subscription offers value-added 
features such as electronic delivery of modified wage decisions 
directly to the user's desktop, the ability to access prior wage 
decisions issued during the year, extensive Help Desk Support, etc.
    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 six 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 will be distributed to subscribers.


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    Signed at Washington, DC this 18th day of December 2003.
Carl J. Poleskey,
Chief, Branch of Construction Wage Determinations.
[FR Doc. 03-31609 Filed 12-24-03; 8:45 am]
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