U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR
WASHINGTON 25
JUN 24 1964
MEMOREDUM #59
TO: AGENCIES ADMINISTERING STATUTES REFERRED TO IN 29 CFR,
SUBTITLE A, PART 5
FROM : Charles Donahue
Solicitor of Labor 
SUBJECT: Applicable Apprentice Wage Rates and Ratios
Implementing § 5.5(a)(4) of the Department's Regulations, Part 5
(29 CFR Part 5), the Office of the Solicitor will discontinue the
listing of apprentice rates on wage determinations under the Davis-
Bacon Act and related acts. Future determinations will contain the
following notation:
"Before using apprentices on the job the contractor shall
present to the Contracting Officer written evidence of registration
of such employees in a program of a State apprenticeship and training
agency approved and recognized by the U. S. Bureau of Apprenticeship
and Training. In the absence of such a State agency, the contractor
shall submit evidence of approval and registration by the U. S. Bureau
of Apprenticeship and Training.
"The contractor shall submit to the Contracting Officer written
evidence of the established apprentice-journeyman ratios and wage
rates in the project area, which will be the basis for establishing
such ratios and rates for the project under the applicable contract
provisions."