DIRECTIVE	:	GENERAL ADMINISTRATION LETTER NO. 02-97, Change 1
TO	:	ALL STATE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY AGENCIES
FROM	:	BARBARA ANN FARMER Administrator for Regional Management
SUBJECT	:	Correction Concerning Changes in the Prevailing Wage Process for Labor Certification During Fiscal Year 1997

1. Purpose. To transmit a correction to General Administration Letter (GAL) No. 2-97.

2. References. GAL No. 2-97; 20 CFR part 656; the Technical Assistance Guide for Labor Certifications; and the State Reimbursable Grants Agreements for FY 1997.

3. Background. On October 1, 1996, the Department of Labor issued GAL No. 2-97. The GAL provided guidance to SESAs and Regional Offices with respect to changes in the prevailing wage determination process during Fiscal Year 1997, the initial period of data collection for the expanded OES program to be used for prevailing wage purposes. Specifically, GAL No. 2-97 extended the validity of prevailing wage surveys conducted by SESAs or private surveys purchased by SESAs beyond the two-year period provided for in the reimbursable grant agreement.

4. Correction. In the first sentence under item 4 of the GAL (p. 2), there was an inadvertent typing error with regard to the date when the policy changes brought about by the GAL No. 2-97 were to take effect. This sentence should have read " . . . policy changes are to be implemented beginning October 1, 1996."

5. Action Required. Administrators are requested to:

   1. Provide this information to appropriate staff.

   2. Instruct staff to follow this change effective immediately.

6. Inquiries. Inquiries regarding this GAL should bedirected to the appropriate Regional Office.