[Federal Register: December 29, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 248)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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 http://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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