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(iii) The contractor or subcontractor shall make the records required under paragraph (a)(3)(i) of this <br /> section available for inspection, copying, or transcription by authorized representatives of the State, EPA or <br /> the Department of Labor, and shall permit such representatives to interview employees during working <br /> hours on the job. If the contractor or subcontractor fails to submit the required records or to make them <br /> available, the Federal agency or State may, after written notice to the contractor, sponsor, applicant, or <br /> owner, take such action as may be necessary to cause the suspension of any further payment, advance, or <br /> guarantee of funds. Furthermore, failure to submit the required records upon request or to make such <br /> records available may be grounds for debarment action pursuant to 29 CFR 5.12. <br /> (4)Apprentices and trainees <br /> (i) Apprentices.Apprentices will be permitted to work at less than the predetermined rate for the work they <br /> performed when they are employed pursuant to and individually registered in a bona fide apprenticeship <br /> program registered with the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of <br /> Apprenticeship Training, Employer and Labor Services, or with a State Apprenticeship Agency recognized by <br /> the Office,or if a person is employed in his or her first 90 days of probationary employment as an apprentice <br /> in such an apprenticeship program, who is not individually registered in the program, but who has been <br /> certified by the Office of Apprenticeship Training, Employer and Labor Services or a State Apprenticeship <br /> Agency(where appropriate) to be eligible for probationary employment as an apprentice.The allowable ratio <br /> of apprentices to journeymen on the job site in any craft classification shall not be greater than the ratio <br /> permitted to the contractor as to the entire work force under the registered program.Any worker listed on a <br /> payroll at an apprentice wage rate,who is not registered or otherwise employed as stated above,shall be paid <br /> not less than the applicable wage rate on the wage determination for the classification of work actually <br /> performed.In addition,any apprentice performing work on the job site in excess of the ratio permitted under <br /> the registered program shall be paid not less than the applicable wage rate on the wage determination for the <br /> work actually performed.Where a contractor is performing construction on a project in a locality other than <br /> that in which its program is registered, the ratios and wage rates (expressed in percentages of the <br /> journeyman's hourly rate) specified in the contractor's or subcontractor's registered program shall be <br /> observed.Every apprentice must be paid at not less than the rate specified in the registered program for the <br /> apprentice's level of progress, expressed as a percentage of the journeymen hourly rate specified in the <br /> applicable wage determination.Apprentices shall be paid fringe benefits in accordance with the provisions of <br /> the apprenticeship program. If the apprenticeship program does not specify fringe benefits,apprentices must <br /> be paid the full amount of fringe benefits listed on the wage determination for the applicable classification. If <br /> the Administrator determines that a different practice prevails for the applicable apprentice classification, <br /> fringes shall be paid in accordance with that determination. In the event the Office of Apprenticeship <br /> Training,Employer and Labor Services,or a State Apprenticeship Agency recognized by the Office,withdraws <br /> approval of an apprenticeship program, the contractor will no longer be permitted to utilize apprentices at <br /> less than the applicable predetermined rate for the work performed until an acceptable program is approved. <br /> (ii) Trainees. Except as provided in 29 CFR 5.16, trainees will not be permitted to work at less than the <br /> predetermined rate for the work performed unless they are employed pursuant to and individually registered <br /> in a program which has received prior approval, evidenced by formal certification by the U.S. Department of <br /> Labor,Employment and Training Administration.The ratio of trainees to journeymen on the job site shall not <br /> be greater than permitted under the plan approved by the Employment and Training Administration. Every <br /> trainee must be paid at not less than the rate specified in the approved program for the trainee's level of <br /> progress, expressed as a percentage of the journeyman hourly rate specified in the applicable wage <br /> determination. Trainees shall be paid fringe benefits in accordance with the provisions of the trainee <br /> program. If the trainee program does not mention fringe benefits, trainees shall be paid the full amount of <br /> fringe benefits listed on the wage determination unless the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division <br /> determines that there is an apprenticeship program associated with the corresponding journeyman wage <br /> rate on the wage determination which provides for less than full fringe benefits for apprentices. Any <br /> employee listed on the payroll at a trainee rate who is not registered and participating in a training plan <br /> approved by the Employment and Training Administration shall be paid not less than the applicable wage <br /> rate on the wage determination for the classification of work actually performed. In addition, any trainee <br /> performing work on the job site in excess of the ratio permitted under the registered program shall be paid <br /> TWDB Commitment No.L1000601 <br /> Exhibit D,Page 4 of 7 <br />