[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 13765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6404]
[[Page 13765]]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-00XX; Docket 2010-0083, Sequence 17]
Submission for OMB Review; Use of Project Labor Agreements for
Federal Construction Projects
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding a new OMB
information clearance.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Regulatory Secretariat will be submitting
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and
approve a new information collection requirement regarding Use of
Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects.
A request for public comments was published in the Federal Register
at 74 FR 33953, on July 14, 2009. No comments were received.
Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
functions of the FAR, and whether it will have practical utility;
whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of
information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and
methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and ways in which we can minimize the
burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond,
through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Submit comments on or before April 22, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for
reducing this burden to the GSA Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10236, NEOB,
Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to the Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB),
General Services Administration, 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4041,
Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-00XX, Use of
Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects, in all
correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ernest Woodson, Procurement
Analyst, Contract Policy Branch, at telephone (202) 501-3775 or via e-
mail to [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
FAR 22.501 prescribes policies and procedures to implement
Executive Order 13502, February 6, 2009, which encourages Federal
agencies to consider the use of a project labor agreement (PLA), as
they may decide appropriate, on large-scale construction projects,
where the total cost to the Government is more than $25 million, in
order to promote economy and efficiency in Federal procurement. A PLA
is a pre-hire collective bargaining agreement with one or more labor
organizations that establishes the terms and conditions of employment
for a specific construction project. FAR 22.503(b) provides that an
agency may, if appropriate, require that every contractor and
subcontractor engaged in construction on the project agree, for that
project, to negotiate or become a party to a project labor agreement
with one or more labor organizations if the agency decides that the use
of project labor agreements will--
(1) Advance the Federal Government's interest in achieving economy
and efficiency in Federal procurement, producing labor-management
stability, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations governing
safety and health, equal employment opportunity, labor and employment
standards, and other matters; and,
(2) Be consistent with law.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 70.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 70.
Hours per Response: 1.
Total Burden Hours: 70.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from the General Services
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1800 F Street, NW., Room
4041, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB
Control No. 9000-00XX, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal
Construction Projects, in all correspondence.
Dated: March 18, 2010.
Al Matera,
Director, Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-6404 Filed 3-22-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6820-EP-P