[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 113 (Wednesday, June 13, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 32683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-11520]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Wage and Hour Division


Special Industry Committee for All Industries in American Samoa; 
Cancellation

    I hereby discharge the Industry Committee that I appointed and 
convened on May 10, 2007, (72 FR 27337) because of provisions contained 
in section 8103 of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina 
Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007 (``the 
Act'') that repeal current sections 5, 6(a)(3), and 8 of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act, as amended, (FLSA) (29 U.S.C. 205, 206(a)(3), and 208), 
effective July 24, 2007. The Act sets forth statutory requirements 
providing that the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa under the 
FLSA shall be--
    (1) The applicable wage rate in effect for each industry and 
classification under 29 CFR part 697 on May 25, 2007;
    (2) Increased by $0.50 an hour, beginning on July 24, 2007; and
    (3) Increased by $0.50 an hour (or such lesser amount as may be 
necessary to equal the minimum wage under FLSA section 6(a)(1), 
beginning on May 25, 2008, and each year thereafter until the minimum 
wage applicable to American Samoa is equal to the general minimum wage 
set forth in FLSA section 6(a)(1) (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)).
    In addition, the repeal of the FLSA provisions mentioned above 
removes the Department of Labor's authority to convene American Samoa 
Industry Committees.

    Signed in Washington, DC, this 8th day of June, 2007.
Elaine L. Chao,
Secretary of Labor.
[FR Doc. E7-11520 Filed 6-12-07; 8:45 am]
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