[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5871-5872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2283]


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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

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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 in 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 of 
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

Connecticut
    CT030001 (Jun. 13, 2003)
    CT030002 (Jun. 13, 2003)
    CT030004 (Jun. 13, 2003)
    CT030005 (Jun. 13, 2003)

Volume II

Delaware
    DE030002 (Jun. 13, 2003)
    DE030004 (Jun. 13, 2003)
    DE030009 (Jun. 13, 2003)
Maryland
    MD030016 (Jun. 13, 2003)
    MD030034 (Jun. 13, 2003)
    MD030036 (Jun. 13, 2003)
    MD030050 (Jun. 13, 2003)
    MD030056 (Jun. 13, 2003)
    MD030057 (Jun. 13, 2003)

Volume III

Mississippi
    MS030031 (Jun. 13, 2003)
North Carolina
    NC030055 (Jun. 13, 2003)

Volume IV

None

Volume V

Louisiana
    LA030001 (Jun. 13, 2003)
    LA030005 (Jun. 13, 2003)
    LA030012 (Jun. 13, 2003)
    LA030013 (Jun. 13, 2003)
    LA030018 (Jun. 13, 2003)
    LA030040 (Jun. 13, 2003)
    LA030043 (Jun. 13, 2003)
    LA030048 (Jun. 13, 2003)
    LA030052 (Jun. 13, 2003)

Volume VI

Alaska
    AK030001 (Jun. 13, 2003)
Oregon
    OR030001 (Jun. 13, 2003)
    OR030002 (Jun. 13, 2003)
    OR030004 (Jun. 13, 2003)
    OR030007 (Jun. 13, 2003)
Washington
    WA030001 (Jun. 13, 2003)
    WA030002 (Jun. 13, 2003)
    WA030003 (Jun. 13, 2003)
    WA030005 (Jun. 13, 2003)
    WA030007 (Jun. 13, 2003)
    WA030008 (Jun. 13, 2003)
    WA030010 (Jun. 13, 2003)

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 14,00 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.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 29th day of January, 2004.
Carl J. Poleskey,
Chief, Branch of Construction Wage Determinations.
[FR Doc. 04-2283 Filed 2-5-04; 8:45 am]
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