Special Industry Committee for All Industries in American Samoa;
Cancellation
[06/13/2007]
Volume 72, Number 113, Page 32683
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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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