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FEDERAL
VOLUME 6

REGISTER
1934

NUMBER 159

Washington, Friday, August 15, 1941
The President EXECUTIVE ORDER
S u spen sio n o f E ig h t -H our L aw as to L aborers and M ech anics E m plo yed b y t h e W ar D epartm ent i n t h e C on
struction W it h in t h e U nited S tates of P u b lic W orks W h ic h A re N e c e s
sary for t h e N ational D e f e n s e
WHEREAS the War Department has commenced the construction of-canton ments, air fields, fortifications and other public works within the limits of the United States which are necessary for the national defense; and WHEREAS the interests of the na tional defense require the completion of the foregoing public works at the earliest practicable date; and WHEREAS by section 1 of the act of August 1, 1892, 27 Stat. 340, as amended by the act of March 3, 1913, 37 Stat. 726
U.S.C., title 40, section 321, the service of all laborers and mechanics employed by the Government upon any public work of the United States is limited to eight hours in any one calendar day except in case of extraordinary emergency; and WHEREAS the timely completion of the foregoing public works requires that work by laborers and mechanics em ployed on the construction of certain of such public works shall be in excess of eight hours per day; and WHEREAS by section 5 b of Public No. 671, 76th Congress, 3d Session, and by section 303 of Public No. 781, 76th Congress, 3d Session, laborers and me chanics of a contractor or a subcontrac tor engaged in the performance of con struction work for the War Department may be permitted to work in excess of eight hours in any one day; and WHEREAS by reason of the foregoing enactments a disparity has been created between the standards for overtime work which are applicable to construc tion work performed by the War Depart ment and the standards applicable to construction, work engaged in for the War Department by contractors and subcontractors; and WHEREAS the foregoing disparity, coupled with the acute shortage of
skilled mechanics and laborers, makes it difficult to obtain and retain adequate personnel for construction work per formed by the War Department; and WHEREAS I find that by reason of the foregoing an extraordinary emergency exists:
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 of said act of August 1, 1892, as amended by the said act of March 3 1913, and as President of the United States, 1 hereby suspend, for the duration of the emer gencies proclaimed by me on September 8, 1939,1 and May 27, 1941,4 the abovementioned provisions of law prohibiting more than eight hours of labor in any one day of laborers and mechanics em ployed by the Government of the United States as to all work performed by labor ers and mechanics employed by the War Department in the construction, within the limits of the United States, of can tonments, air fields, fortifications and other public works which are necessary for the national defense and which may from time to time be specified by the Secretary of War as requiring, in the interests of national defense, work in excess of eight hours per day: Provided, That the wages of all laborers and me chanics employed by the Government upon projects so specified by the Sec retary of War shall be computed on a basic day rate of eight nours of work with overtime rates to be paid for at not less than time and one-half for all hours of work in excess of eight hours in any one day.
F ranklin D R o o sev elt T h e W h it e H ouse ,
August 8th, 1941.
No. 88481
F. R. Doc. 41-5970; Filed, August 13, 1941;
3:00 p. m.

EXECUTIVE ORDER
R evoking t h e D esignation o f G rand R apids , M ichigan , as a C usto m s P ort of E ntry
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 of the act of August 1, 1914,
CONTENTS
THE PRESIDENT
Executive Orders:
Alaska, lands withdrawn for use of War Department as an aerial bombing and gunnery range___________________
Canal Zone, revocation of li cense authorizing construc tion, etc., of street railway system___________________
Grand Rapids, Mich., designation as customs port of entry revoked__________________
Suspension of eight-hour law, laborers and mechanics em ployed by War Department in defense construction within the United States RULES, REGULATIONS, ORDERS

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T it l e 7 A g riculture :

Surplus Marketing Administra tion:
Regulations amended:
Cotton stamp plan________ 4071
Food stamp plan--------------- 4071
T it l e 19C ustom s D u t ie s :
Bureau of Customs:
Free entry of forage for live stock___________________ 4071
T it l e 29 L abor :
Wage and Hour Division:
Clay products industry, wage order__________________ 4072
T it l e 30 M ineral R es o u r c es :
Bituminous Coal Division:
Minimum price schedule, Dis trict No. 17_____________ 4072
T it l e 32 N ational D e f e n s e :
Export Control:
Schedule Y _______
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Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply:
Aluminum scrap, etc., amend ment of price schedule__ 4076
Pig tin, price schedule---------- 4076
Office of Production Manage ment:
Metals, restriction of inven tory accumulation of cer tain materials__________ 4075
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14 F.R. 3851.
6 F.R. 2617.

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