[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1.7]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
PART 1_PROCEDURES FOR PREDE TERMINATION OF WAGE RATES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1.7  Scope of consideration.

    (a) In making a wage determination, the area will normally be the 
county unless sufficient current wage data (data on wages paid on 
current projects or, where necessary, projects under construction no 
more than one year

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prior to the beginning of the survey or the request for a wage 
determination, as appropriate) is unavailable to make a wage 
determination.
    (b) If there has not been sufficient similar construction within the 
area in the past year to make a wage determination, wages paid on 
similar construction in surrounding counties may be considered, Provided 
That projects in metropolitan counties may not be used as a source of 
data for a wage determination in a rural county, and projects in rural 
counties may not be used as a source of data for a wage determination 
for a metropolitan county.
    (c) If there has not been sufficient similar construction in 
surrounding counties or in the State in the past year, wages paid on 
projects completed more than one year prior to the beginning of the 
survey or the request for a wage determination, as appropriate, may be 
considered.
    (d) The use of helpers, apprentices and trainees is permitted in 
accordance with part 5 of this subtitle.

[48 FR 19533, Apr. 29, 1983, as amended at 50 FR 4507, Jan. 31, 1985; 55 
FR 50149, Dec. 4, 1990; 65 FR 69692, Nov. 20, 2000]