[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11198-11199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5084]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Wage and Hour Division
Proposed Extension of the Approval of Information Collection
Requirements
AGENCY: Wage and Hour Division, Labor.
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
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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 Wage and Hour Division is soliciting comments concerning
its proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval of the Information Collection: Federal Service Contracts 29
CFR, Part 4. A copy of the proposed information collection request can
be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before May 10, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Control Number 1235-
0150, through one of the following methods:
E-mail: [email protected]; or
Mail, Hand Delivery, Courier: Regulatory Analysis Branch, Wage and
Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-3502, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Instructions: Please submit one copy of your comments by only one
method. All submissions received must include the agency name and
Control Number identified above for this information collection.
Because we continue to experience delays in receiving mail in the
Washington, DC area, commenters are strongly encouraged to transmit
their comments electronically via email or to submit them by mail
early. Comments, including any personal information provided, become a
matter of public record. They will also be summarized and/or included
in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth, Chief, Regulatory
Analysis Branch, Division of Interpretations and Regulatory Analysis,
Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-3502, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-
0406 (this is not a toll-free number). Copies of this notice may be
obtained in alternative formats (Large Print, Braille, Audio Tape or
Disc), upon request, by calling (202) 693-0023 (not a toll-free
number). TTY/TDD callers may dial toll-free (877) 889-5627 to obtain
information or request materials in alternative formats.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
I. Background
Service Contract Act section 2(a) provides that every contract
subject to the Act must contain a provision specifying the minimum
monetary wages and fringe benefits to be paid to the various classes of
service employees performing work on the contract. This information
collection pertains to records needed to determine an employee's
seniority for purposes of determining any vacation benefit, to conform
wage rates where they do not appear on a wage determination (WD), and
to update WDs because of changing terms in a collective bargaining
agreement.
II. Review Focus
The DOL 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 DOL seeks approval for the extension of this information
collection in to order carry out the labor standards provisions
applicable to Federal service contracts.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Wage and Hour Division.
Title: Labor Standards for Federal Service Contracts--Regulations
29 CFR part 4.
OMB Numbers: 1235-0150.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits, Federal
Government.
Respondents: 49,484.
Total Annual responses: 50,812.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 49,220.
Estimated Time Per Response: vacation benefit seniority list: 1
hour; conformance record 30 minutes; collective bargaining agreement, 5
minutes.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.
Dated: March 5, 2010.
Michel Smyth,
Regulatory Analysis Branch Chief.
[FR Doc. 2010-5084 Filed 3-9-10; 8:45 am]
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