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section for a prime contractor to require a subcontractor to provide addresses and social security numbers to the prime contractor for its own records,without weekly submission to the sub recipient(s). (B)Each payroll submitted shall be accompanied by a"Statement of Compliance,"signed by the contractor or subcontractor or his or her agent who pays or supervises the payment of the persons employed under the contract and shall certify the following: (1) That the payroll for the payroll period contains the information required to be provided under§5.5 (a)(3)(ii)of Regulations,29 CFR part 5,the appropriate information is being maintained under§5.5(a)(3)(i) of Regulations,29 CFR part 5,and that such information is correct and complete; (2)That each laborer or mechanic(including each helper,apprentice,and trainee)employed on the contract during the payroll period has been paid the full weekly wages earned, without rebate, either directly or indirectly,and that no deductions have been made either directly or indirectly from the full wages earned, other than permissible deductions as set forth in Regulations,29 CFR part 3; (3)That each laborer or mechanic has been paid not less than the applicable wage rates and fringe benefits or cash equivalents for the classification of work performed, as specified in the applicable wage determination incorporated into the contract. (C)The weekly submission of a properly executed certification set forth on the reverse side of Optional Form WH-347 shall satisfy the requirement for submission of the"Statement of Compliance"required by paragraph(a)(3)(ii)(B)of this section. (D)The falsification of any of the above certifications may subject the contractor or subcontractor to civil or criminal prosecution under section 1001 of title 18 and section 231 of title 31 of the United States Code. (iii)The contractor or subcontractor shall make the records required under paragraph(a)(3)(i)of this section available for inspection, copying, or transcription by authorized representatives of the State, EPA or the Department of Labor,and shall permit such representatives to interview employees during working hours on the job.If the contractor or subcontractor fails to submit the required records or to make them available, the Federal agency or State may,after written notice to the contractor,sponsor,applicant,or owner,take such action as may be necessary to cause the suspension of any further payment,advance,or guarantee of funds.Furthermore,failure to submit the required records upon request or to make such records available may be grounds for debarment action pursuant to 29 CFR 5.12. (4)Apprentices and trainees (i)Apprentices.Apprentices will be permitted to work at less than the predetermined rate for the work they performed when they are employed pursuant to and individually registered in a bona fide apprenticeship program registered with the U.S.Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration,Office of Apprenticeship Training,Employer and Labor Services,or with a State Apprenticeship Agency recognized by the Office, or if a person is employed in his or her first 90 days of probationary employment as an apprentice in such an apprenticeship program,who is not individually registered in the program, but who has been certified by the Office of Apprenticeship Training, Employer and Labor Services or a State Apprenticeship Agency(where appropriate)to be eligible for probationary employment as an apprentice. The allowable ratio of apprentices to journeymen on the job site in any craft classification shall not be greater than the ratio permitted to the contractor as to the entire work force under the registered program. Any worker listed on a payroll at an apprentice wage rate,who is not registered or otherwise employed as stated above, shall be paid not less than the applicable wage rate on the wage determination for the classification of work actually performed. In addition, any apprentice performing work on the job site in excess of the ratio permitted under the registered program shall be paid not less than the applicable wage rate on the wage determination for the work actually performed. Where a contractor is performing construction on a project in a locality other than that in which its program is registered,the ratios and wage rates (expressed in percentages of the journeyman's hourly rate) specified in the contractor's or D-16