05-2285.txt

WD 05-2285 (Rev.-9) was first posted on www.wdol.gov on 06/22/2010

REGISTER OF WAGE DETERMINATIONS UNDER | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

THE SERVICE CONTRACT ACT | EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION

By direction of the Secretary of Labor | WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION

| WASHINGTON D.C. 20210

| Wage Determination No.: 2005-2285 Shirley F. Ebbesen Division of | Revision No.: 9 Director Wage Determinations| Date Of Revision: 06/15/2010 States: Minnesota, Wisconsin

Area: Minnesota Counties of Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Kanabec, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of The Woo, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, St Louis, Wadena, Wilkin Wisconsin Counties of Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, Washburn **Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE RATE

01000 - Administrative Support And Clerical Occupations 01011 - Accounting Clerk I 14.79 01012 - Accounting Clerk II 16.60 01013 - Accounting Clerk III 18.56 01020 - Administrative Assistant 20.26 01040 - Court Reporter 18.20 01051 - Data Entry Operator I 12.27 01052 - Data Entry Operator II 13.46 01060 - Dispatcher, Motor Vehicle 19.01 01070 - Document Preparation Clerk 14.78 01090 - Duplicating Machine Operator 14.78 01111 - General Clerk I 11.51 01112 - General Clerk II 12.56 01113 - General Clerk III 14.09 01120 - Housing Referral Assistant 20.30 01141 - Messenger Courier 12.25 01191 - Order Clerk I 14.05 01192 - Order Clerk II 15.19 01261 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) I 16.05 01262 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) II 17.95 01263 - Personnel Assistant (Employment) III 20.02 01270 - Production Control Clerk 21.13 01280 - Receptionist 11.40 01290 - Rental Clerk 10.60 01300 - Scheduler, Maintenance 16.27 01311 - Secretary I 16.27 01312 - Secretary II 18.20 01313 - Secretary III 20.30 01320 - Service Order Dispatcher 14.81 01410 - Supply Technician 20.26 01420 - Survey Worker 14.47 01531 - Travel Clerk I 13.72 01532 - Travel Clerk II 14.81 01533 - Travel Clerk III 15.89 01611 - Word Processor I 13.51 01612 - Word Processor II 15.17 01613 - Word Processor III 16.96 05000 - Automotive Service Occupations 05005 - Automobile Body Repairer, Fiberglass 18.48 05010 - Automotive Electrician 16.89 05040 - Automotive Glass Installer 16.40 05070 - Automotive Worker 16.40 05110 - Mobile Equipment Servicer 14.99 05130 - Motor Equipment Metal Mechanic 17.42 05160 - Motor Equipment Metal Worker 16.40 05190 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic 17.16 05220 - Motor Vehicle Mechanic Helper 15.87 05250 - Motor Vehicle Upholstery Worker 15.58 05280 - Motor Vehicle Wrecker 16.40 05310 - Painter, Automotive 16.63 05340 - Radiator Repair Specialist 16.40 05370 - Tire Repairer 13.24 05400 - Transmission Repair Specialist 17.42 07000 - Food Preparation And Service Occupations 07010 - Baker 12.34 07041 - Cook I 10.76 07042 - Cook II 11.58 07070 - Dishwasher 7.94 07130 - Food Service Worker 10.69 07210 - Meat Cutter 17.76 07260 - Waiter/Waitress 9.38 09000 - Furniture Maintenance And Repair Occupations 09010 - Electrostatic Spray Painter 17.84 09040 - Furniture Handler 12.26 09080 - Furniture Refinisher 17.84 09090 - Furniture Refinisher Helper 14.60 09110 - Furniture Repairer, Minor 15.77 09130 - Upholsterer 17.84 11000 - General Services And Support Occupations 11030 - Cleaner, Vehicles 10.29 11060 - Elevator Operator 10.96 11090 - Gardener 13.39 11122 - Housekeeping Aide 10.96 11150 - Janitor 11.09 11210 - Laborer, Grounds Maintenance 12.45 11240 - Maid or Houseman 10.24 11260 - Pruner 10.55 11270 - Tractor Operator 12.20 11330 - Trail Maintenance Worker 12.45 11360 - Window Cleaner 11.65 12000 - Health Occupations 12010 - Ambulance Driver 12.63 12011 - Breath Alcohol Technician 16.85 12012 - Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant 18.69 12015 - Certified Physical Therapist Assistant 20.00 12020 - Dental Assistant 17.71 12025 - Dental Hygienist 28.01 12030 - EKG Technician 24.55 12035 - Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist 24.55 12040 - Emergency Medical Technician 12.63 12071 - Licensed Practical Nurse I 14.48 12072 - Licensed Practical Nurse II 16.19 12073 - Licensed Practical Nurse III 18.06 12100 - Medical Assistant 14.00 12130 - Medical Laboratory Technician 19.03 12160 - Medical Record Clerk 15.34 12190 - Medical Record Technician 17.16 12195 - Medical Transcriptionist 16.24 12210 - Nuclear Medicine Technologist 34.98 12221 - Nursing Assistant I 10.66 12222 - Nursing Assistant II 11.98 12223 - Nursing Assistant III 13.07 12224 - Nursing Assistant IV 14.67 12235 - Optical Dispenser 12.84 12236 - Optical Technician 12.93 12250 - Pharmacy Technician 14.21 12280 - Phlebotomist 14.67 12305 - Radiologic Technologist 25.69 12311 - Registered Nurse I 25.14 12312 - Registered Nurse II 29.52 12313 - Registered Nurse II, Specialist 29.52 12314 - Registered Nurse III 35.72 12315 - Registered Nurse III, Anesthetist 35.72 12316 - Registered Nurse IV 42.81 12317 - Scheduler (Drug and Alcohol Testing) 18.97 13000 - Information And Arts Occupations 13011 - Exhibits Specialist I 17.73 13012 - Exhibits Specialist II 21.97 13013 - Exhibits Specialist III 26.87 13041 - Illustrator I 17.73 13042 - Illustrator II 21.97 13043 - Illustrator III 26.87 13047 - Librarian 24.32 13050 - Library Aide/Clerk 12.64 13054 - Library Information Technology Systems 21.97 Administrator 13058 - Library Technician 16.20 13061 - Media Specialist I 16.59 13062 - Media Specialist II 18.12 13063 - Media Specialist III 20.20 13071 - Photographer I 15.00 13072 - Photographer II 18.19 13073 - Photographer III 22.54 13074 - Photographer IV 27.57 13075 - Photographer V 33.36 13110 - Video Teleconference Technician 16.28 14000 - Information Technology Occupations 14041 - Computer Operator I 15.98 14042 - Computer Operator II 17.87 14043 - Computer Operator III 20.92 14044 - Computer Operator IV 23.25 14045 - Computer Operator V 25.73 14071 - Computer Programmer I (see 1) 19.03 14072 - Computer Programmer II (see 1) 22.53 14073 - Computer Programmer III (see 1) 27.36 14074 - Computer Programmer IV (see 1) 14101 - Computer Systems Analyst I (see 1) 14102 - Computer Systems Analyst II (see 1) 14103 - Computer Systems Analyst III (see 1) 14150 - Peripheral Equipment Operator 15.98 14160 - Personal Computer Support Technician 25.73 15000 - Instructional Occupations 15010 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Non-Rated) 28.96 15020 - Aircrew Training Devices Instructor (Rated) 35.04 15030 - Air Crew Training Devices Instructor (Pilot) 40.44 15050 - Computer Based Training Specialist / Instructor 28.96 15060 - Educational Technologist 29.11 15070 - Flight Instructor (Pilot) 40.44 15080 - Graphic Artist 18.10 15090 - Technical Instructor 19.74 15095 - Technical Instructor/Course Developer 24.15 15110 - Test Proctor 15.93 15120 - Tutor 15.93 16000 - Laundry, Dry-Cleaning, Pressing And Related Occupations 16010 - Assembler 11.19 16030 - Counter Attendant 11.19 16040 - Dry Cleaner 14.10 16070 - Finisher, Flatwork, Machine 11.19 16090 - Presser, Hand 11.19 16110 - Presser, Machine, Drycleaning 11.19 16130 - Presser, Machine, Shirts 11.19 16160 - Presser, Machine, Wearing Apparel, Laundry 11.19 16190 - Sewing Machine Operator 14.92 16220 - Tailor 15.77 16250 - Washer, Machine 12.41 19000 - Machine Tool Operation And Repair Occupations 19010 - Machine-Tool Operator (Tool Room) 22.10 19040 - Tool And Die Maker 25.88 21000 - Materials Handling And Packing Occupations 21020 - Forklift Operator 17.17 21030 - Material Coordinator 21.13 21040 - Material Expediter 21.13 21050 - Material Handling Laborer 12.63 21071 - Order Filler 10.71 21080 - Production Line Worker (Food Processing) 17.17 21110 - Shipping Packer 15.63 21130 - Shipping/Receiving Clerk 13.77 21140 - Store Worker I 15.63 21150 - Stock Clerk 19.08 21210 - Tools And Parts Attendant 17.17 21410 - Warehouse Specialist 17.17 23000 - Mechanics And Maintenance And Repair Occupations 23010 - Aerospace Structural Welder 24.61 23021 - Aircraft Mechanic I 23.44 23022 - Aircraft Mechanic II 24.61 23023 - Aircraft Mechanic III 25.84 23040 - Aircraft Mechanic Helper 20.70 23050 - Aircraft, Painter 22.65 23060 - Aircraft Servicer 21.17 23080 - Aircraft Worker 22.06 23110 - Appliance Mechanic 24.98 23120 - Bicycle Repairer 13.24 23125 - Cable Splicer 27.72 23130 - Carpenter, Maintenance 21.48 23140 - Carpet Layer 22.07 23160 - Electrician, Maintenance 28.31 23181 - Electronics Technician Maintenance I 26.05 23182 - Electronics Technician Maintenance II 26.81 23183 - Electronics Technician Maintenance III 27.67 23260 - Fabric Worker 21.08 23290 - Fire Alarm System Mechanic 23.44 23310 - Fire Extinguisher Repairer 19.98 23311 - Fuel Distribution System Mechanic 24.50 23312 - Fuel Distribution System Operator 21.26 23370 - General Maintenance Worker 17.89 23380 - Ground Support Equipment Mechanic 23.44 23381 - Ground Support Equipment Servicer 21.17 23382 - Ground Support Equipment Worker 22.06 23391 - Gunsmith I 19.98 23392 - Gunsmith II 22.07 23393 - Gunsmith III 23.44 23410 - Heating, Ventilation And Air-Conditioning 23.44 Mechanic 23411 - Heating, Ventilation And Air Contditioning 24.85 Mechanic (Research Facility) 23430 - Heavy Equipment Mechanic 23.73 23440 - Heavy Equipment Operator 23.09 23460 - Instrument Mechanic 23.44 23465 - Laboratory/Shelter Mechanic 22.72 23470 - Laborer 12.63 23510 - Locksmith 23.44 23530 - Machinery Maintenance Mechanic 22.84 23550 - Machinist, Maintenance 18.85 23580 - Maintenance Trades Helper 16.62 23591 - Metrology Technician I 23.44 23592 - Metrology Technician II 24.16 23593 - Metrology Technician III 24.99 23640 - Millwright 24.38 23710 - Office Appliance Repairer 21.08 23760 - Painter, Maintenance 22.23 23790 - Pipefitter, Maintenance 29.07 23810 - Plumber, Maintenance 24.55 23820 - Pneudraulic Systems Mechanic 23.44 23850 - Rigger 23.44 23870 - Scale Mechanic 22.07 23890 - Sheet-Metal Worker, Maintenance 26.47 23910 - Small Engine Mechanic 17.88 23931 - Telecommunications Mechanic I 26.45 23932 - Telecommunications Mechanic II 27.27 23950 - Telephone Lineman 23.44 23960 - Welder, Combination, Maintenance 19.95 23965 - Well Driller 21.56 23970 - Woodcraft Worker 23.44 23980 - Woodworker 18.65 24000 - Personal Needs Occupations 24570 - Child Care Attendant 11.20 24580 - Child Care Center Clerk 13.95 24610 - Chore Aide 10.81 24620 - Family Readiness And Support Services 12.95 Coordinator 24630 - Homemaker 17.83 25000 - Plant And System Operations Occupations 25010 - Boiler Tender 23.17 25040 - Sewage Plant Operator 23.08 25070 - Stationary Engineer 23.17 25190 - Ventilation Equipment Tender 18.84 25210 - Water Treatment Plant Operator 23.08 27000 - Protective Service Occupations 27004 - Alarm Monitor 20.47 27007 - Baggage Inspector 11.27 27008 - Corrections Officer 21.97 27010 - Court Security Officer 20.42 27030 - Detection Dog Handler 14.85 27040 - Detention Officer 21.97 27070 - Firefighter 16.27 27101 - Guard I 11.27 27102 - Guard II 14.85 27131 - Police Officer I 23.38 27132 - Police Officer II 25.97 28000 - Recreation Occupations 28041 - Carnival Equipment Operator 10.28 28042 - Carnival Equipment Repairer 10.73 28043 - Carnival Equpment Worker 9.09 28210 - Gate Attendant/Gate Tender 13.80 28310 - Lifeguard 11.34 28350 - Park Attendant (Aide) 15.43 28510 - Recreation Aide/Health Facility Attendant 11.27 28515 - Recreation Specialist 15.51 28630 - Sports Official 12.30 28690 - Swimming Pool Operator 13.78 29000 - Stevedoring/Longshoremen Occupational Services 29010 - Blocker And Bracer 22.80 29020 - Hatch Tender 22.80 29030 - Line Handler 22.80 29041 - Stevedore I 21.78 29042 - Stevedore II 24.36 30000 - Technical Occupations 30010 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Center (HFO) (see 2) 35.77 30011 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Station (HFO) (see 2) 24.66 30012 - Air Traffic Control Specialist, Terminal (HFO) (see 2) 27.16 30021 - Archeological Technician I 16.56 30022 - Archeological Technician II 18.65 30023 - Archeological Technician III 23.01 30030 - Cartographic Technician 22.89 30040 - Civil Engineering Technician 25.25 30061 - Drafter/CAD Operator I 16.51 30062 - Drafter/CAD Operator II 18.62 30063 - Drafter/CAD Operator III 20.60 30064 - Drafter/CAD Operator IV 25.34 30081 - Engineering Technician I 14.97 30082 - Engineering Technician II 16.80 30083 - Engineering Technician III 18.79 30084 - Engineering Technician IV 23.28 30085 - Engineering Technician V 28.48 30086 - Engineering Technician VI 34.46 30090 - Environmental Technician 21.39 30210 - Laboratory Technician 21.32 30240 - Mathematical Technician 22.89 30361 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant I 18.62 30362 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant II 22.37 30363 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant III 27.38 30364 - Paralegal/Legal Assistant IV 33.12 30390 - Photo-Optics Technician 22.89 30461 - Technical Writer I 21.42 30462 - Technical Writer II 26.19 30463 - Technical Writer III 31.70 30491 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician I 22.74 30492 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician II 27.51 30493 - Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technician III 32.97 30494 - Unexploded (UXO) Safety Escort 22.74 30495 - Unexploded (UXO) Sweep Personnel 22.74 30620 - Weather Observer, Combined Upper Air Or (see 2) 19.67 Surface Programs 30621 - Weather Observer, Senior (see 2) 22.89 31000 - Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation Occupations 31020 - Bus Aide 13.34 31030 - Bus Driver 16.93 31043 - Driver Courier 14.34 31260 - Parking and Lot Attendant 12.44 31290 - Shuttle Bus Driver 15.42 31310 - Taxi Driver 15.13 31361 - Truckdriver, Light 15.38 31362 - Truckdriver, Medium 15.99 31363 - Truckdriver, Heavy 19.03 31364 - Truckdriver, Tractor-Trailer 19.03 99000 - Miscellaneous Occupations 99030 - Cashier 8.39 99050 - Desk Clerk 9.36 99095 - Embalmer 31.81 99251 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker I 11.47 99252 - Laboratory Animal Caretaker II 12.16 99310 - Mortician 31.81 99410 - Pest Controller 14.83 99510 - Photofinishing Worker 11.95 99710 - Recycling Laborer 15.90 99711 - Recycling Specialist 17.45 99730 - Refuse Collector 15.01 99810 - Sales Clerk 11.04 99820 - School Crossing Guard 12.24 99830 - Survey Party Chief 22.95 99831 - Surveying Aide 15.42 99832 - Surveying Technician 20.16 99840 - Vending Machine Attendant 14.70 99841 - Vending Machine Repairer 16.40 99842 - Vending Machine Repairer Helper 14.78

ALL OCCUPATIONS LISTED ABOVE RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:

HEALTH & WELFARE: $3.50 per hour or $140.00 per week or $606.67 per month

VACATION: 2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service with a contractor or successor; 3 weeks after 5 years, and 4 weeks after 15 years. Length of service includes the whole span of continuous service with the present contractor or successor, wherever employed, and with the predecessor contractors in the performance of similar work at the same Federal facility. (Reg. 29 CFR 4.173)

HOLIDAYS: A minimum of eleven paid holidays per year: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. A contractor may substitute for any of the named holidays another day off with pay in accordance with a plan communicated to the employees involved.)

(See 29 CFR 4.174)

THE OCCUPATIONS WHICH HAVE NUMBERED FOOTNOTES IN PARENTHESES RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING:

1) COMPUTER EMPLOYEES: Under the SCA at section 8(b), this wage determination does not apply to any employee who individually qualifies as a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional employee as defined in 29 C.F.R. Part 541. Because most Computer System Analysts and Computer Programmers who are compensated at a rate not less than $27.63 (or on a salary or fee basis at a rate not less than $455 per week) an hour would likely qualify as exempt computer professionals, (29 C.F.R. 541.

400) wage rates may not be listed on this wage determination for all occupations within those job families. In addition, because this wage determination may not list a wage rate for some or all occupations within those job families if the survey data indicates that the prevailing wage rate for the occupation equals or exceeds $27.63 per hour conformances may be necessary for certain nonexempt employees. For example, if an individual employee is nonexempt but nevertheless performs duties within the scope of one of the Computer Systems Analyst or Computer Programmer occupations for which this wage determination does not specify an SCA wage rate, then the wage rate for that employee must be conformed in accordance with the conformance procedures described in the conformance note included on this wage determination.

Additionally, because job titles vary widely and change quickly in the computer industry, job titles are not determinative of the application of the computer professional exemption. Therefore, the exemption applies only to computer employees who satisfy the compensation requirements and whose primary duty consists of:

(1) The application of systems analysis techniques and procedures, including consulting with users, to determine hardware, software or system functional specifications;

(2) The design, development, documentation, analysis, creation, testing or modification of computer systems or programs, including prototypes, based on and related to user or system design specifications;

(3) The design, documentation, testing, creation or modification of computer programs related to machine operating systems; or

(4) A combination of the aforementioned duties, the performance of which requires the same level of skills. (29 C.F.R. 541.400).

2) AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AND WEATHER OBSERVERS - NIGHT PAY & SUNDAY PAY: If you work at night as part of a regular tour of duty, you will earn a night differential and receive an additional 10% of basic pay for any hours worked between 6pm and 6am.

If you are a full-time employed (40 hours a week) and Sunday is part of your regularly scheduled workweek, you are paid at your rate of basic pay plus a Sunday premium of 25% of your basic rate for each hour of Sunday work which is not overtime (i.e. occasional work on Sunday outside the normal tour of duty is considered overtime work).

HAZARDOUS PAY DIFFERENTIAL: An 8 percent differential is applicable to employees employed in a position that represents a high degree of hazard when working with or in close proximity to ordinance, explosives, and incendiary materials. This includes work such as screening, blending, dying, mixing, and pressing of sensitive ordance, explosives, and pyrotechnic compositions such as lead azide, black powder and photoflash powder. All dry-house activities involving propellants or explosives.

Demilitarization, modification, renovation, demolition, and maintenance operations on sensitive ordnance, explosives and incendiary materials. All operations involving regrading and cleaning of artillery ranges.

A 4 percent differential is applicable to employees employed in a position that represents a low degree of hazard when working with, or in close proximity to ordance, (or employees possibly adjacent to) explosives and incendiary materials which involves potential injury such as laceration of hands, face, or arms of the employee engaged in the operation, irritation of the skin, minor burns and the like; minimal damage to immediate or adjacent work area or equipment being used.

All operations involving, unloading, storage, and hauling of ordance, explosive, and incendiary ordnance material other than small arms ammunition. These differentials are only applicable to work that has been specifically designated by the agency for ordance, explosives, and incendiary material differential pay.

** UNIFORM ALLOWANCE **

If employees are required to wear uniforms in the performance of this contract (either by the terms of the Government contract, by the employer, by the state or local law, etc.), the cost of furnishing such uniforms and maintaining (by laundering or dry cleaning) such uniforms is an expense that may not be borne by an employee where such cost reduces the hourly rate below that required by the wage determination. The Department of Labor will accept payment in accordance with the following standards as compliance:

The contractor or subcontractor is required to furnish all employees with an adequate number of uniforms without cost or to reimburse employees for the actual cost of the uniforms. In addition, where uniform cleaning and maintenance is made the responsibility of the employee, all contractors and subcontractors subject to this wage determination shall (in the absence of a bona fide collective bargaining agreement providing for a different amount, or the furnishing of contrary affirmative proof as to the actual cost), reimburse all employees for such cleaning and maintenance at a rate of $3.35 per week (or $.67 cents per day). However, in those instances where the uniforms furnished are made of "wash and wear" materials, may be routinely washed and dried with other personal garments, and do not require any special treatment such as dry cleaning, daily washing, or commercial laundering in order to meet the cleanliness or appearance standards set by the terms of the Government contract, by the contractor, by law, or by the nature of the work, there is no requirement that employees be reimbursed for uniform maintenance costs.

The duties of employees under job titles listed are those described in the "Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations", Fifth Edition, April 2006, unless otherwise indicated. Copies of the Directory are available on the Internet. A links to the Directory may be found on the WHD home page at http://www.dol.

gov/esa/whd/ or through the Wage Determinations On-Line (WDOL) Web site at http://wdol.gov/.

REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL CLASSIFICATION AND WAGE RATE {Standard Form

1444 (SF 1444)}

Conformance Process:

The contracting officer shall require that any class of service employee which is not listed herein and which is to be employed under the contract (i.e., the work to be performed is not performed by any classification listed in the wage determination), be classified by the contractor so as to provide a reasonable relationship (i.e., appropriate level of skill comparison) between such unlisted classifications and the classifications listed in the wage determination. Such conformed classes of employees shall be paid the monetary wages and furnished the fringe benefits as are determined. Such conforming process shall be initiated by the contractor prior to the performance of contract work by such unlisted class(es) of employees. The conformed classification, wage rate, and/or fringe benefits shall be retroactive to the commencement date of the contract. {See Section 4.6 (C)(vi)} When multiple wage determinations are included in a contract, a separate SF 1444 should be prepared for each wage determination to which a class(es) is to be conformed.

The process for preparing a conformance request is as follows:

1) When preparing the bid, the contractor identifies the need for a conformed occupation(s) and computes a proposed rate(s).

2) After contract award, the contractor prepares a written report listing in order proposed classification title(s), a Federal grade equivalency (FGE) for each proposed classification(s), job description(s), and rationale for proposed wage rate(s), including information regarding the agreement or disagreement of the authorized representative of the employees involved, or where there is no authorized representative, the employees themselves. This report should be submitted to the contracting officer no later than 30 days after such unlisted class(es) of employees performs any contract work.

3) The contracting officer reviews the proposed action and promptly submits a report of the action, together with the agency's recommendations and pertinent information including the position of the contractor and the employees, to the Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, for review. (See section 4.6(b)(2) of Regulations 29 CFR Part 4).

4) Within 30 days of receipt, the Wage and Hour Division approves, modifies, or disapproves the action via transmittal to the agency contracting officer, or notifies the contracting officer that additional time will be required to process the request.

5) The contracting officer transmits the Wage and Hour decision to the contractor.

6) The contractor informs the affected employees.

Information required by the Regulations must be submitted on SF 1444 or bond paper.

When preparing a conformance request, the "Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations" (the Directory) should be used to compare job definitions to insure that duties requested are not performed by a classification already listed in the wage determination. Remember, it is not the job title, but the required tasks that determine whether a class is included in an established wage determination.

Conformances may not be used to artificially split, combine, or subdivide classifications listed in the wage determination.