[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 29, Volume 3] [Revised as of July 1, 2005] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 29CFR548.300] [Page 208] TITLE 29--LABOR CHAPTER V--WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PART 548_AUTHORIZATION OF ESTABLISHED BASIC RATES FOR COMPUTING OVERTIME PAY--Table of Contents Subpart B_Interpretations Sec. 548.300 Introductory statement. Section 548.3 contains a description of a number of basic rates any one of which, when established by agreement or understanding, is authorized for use without prior specific approval of the Administrator. These basic rates have been found in use in industry and the Administrator has determined that they are subtantially equivalent to the straight-time average hourly earnings of the employee over a representative period of time. The authorized basic rates are described below. [20 FR 5681, Aug. 6, 1955]