[Federal Register: October 31, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 210)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards Administration
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to
ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format,
reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of
collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed.
Currently, the Employment Standards Administration is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed collection: Davis-Bacon and Related
Act/Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act Reporting
Requirements--Regulations, 29 CFR Part 5. A copy of the proposed
information collection request can be obtained by contacting the office
listed below in the addresses section of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before January 2, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone
(202) 693-0418, fax (202) 693-1451, E-mail bell.hazel@dol.gov. Please
use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or E-
mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: Regulations 29 CFR Part 5 prescribes labor standards
for federally financed and assisted construction contracts subject to
the Davis-Bacon (DBA), 40 U.S.C. 3141 et seq., the Davis-Bacon Related
Acts (DBRA), and labor standards for all contracts subject to the
Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (CWHSSA), 40 U.S.C. 3701
et seq. The DB and DBRA require payment of locally prevailing wages and
fringe benefits, as determined by the Department of Labor (DOL), to
laborers and mechanics on most federally financed or assisted
construction projects. See 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3142(a) and 29 CFR
5.5(2)(1). The CWHSSA requires the payment of one and one-half times
the basic rate of pay hours worked over forty in a week on most Federal
contracts involving the employment of laborers or mechanics. See 40
U.S.C. 3702(c) and 29 CFR 5.5(b)(1). The requirements of this
information collection consist of: (A) reports of conformed
classifications and wage rates, and (B) requests for approval of
unfunded fringe benefit plans. This information collection is currently
approved for use through May 31, 2007.
II. Review Focus: The Department of Labor is particularly
interested in comments which:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions: The Department of Labor seeks approval for
the extension of this information collection in order to ensure that
federal contractors are in compliance with the DBA, DBRA, and CWHSSA.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Davis-Bacon and Related Acts/Contract Work Hours and Safety
Standards Act Reporting Requirements-Regulations, 29 CFR Part 5.
OMB Number: 1215-0140.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Federal Government;
State, Local or Tribal Government.
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Number of Number of Estimated time per
Requirement respondents responses response Burden hours
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Conformance Reports.................. 3,000 3,000 15 minutes............... 750
Unfunded Fringe Benefit Plans........ 6 6 6 hours.................. 6
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Total............................ 3,006 3,006 ......................... 756
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Frequency: On Occasion.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 756.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $1,263.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a
matter of public record.
Dated: October 26, 2006.
Ruben Wiley,
Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, Division of
Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration and
Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-18282 Filed 10-30-06; 8:45 am]
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