Proposed Collection; Comment Request [Notices] [11/20/2000]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request [11/20/2000]
Volume 65, Number 224, Page 69793-69795
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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 extension collection of the following
information collection: (1) Regulations 29 CFR part 5, Davis-Bacon and
Related Acts/Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act Reporting
Requirements; and (2) Claim for Compensation by Dependents Information
Reports. Copies of the proposed information collection requests can be
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section
of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below within 60 days of the date of this Notice.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Patricia A. Forkel, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Ave., NW., Room S-3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone
(202) 693-0339 (this is not a toll-free number), fax (202) 693-1451.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
29 CFR Part 5, Davis-Bacon and Related Acts/Contract Work Hours and
Safety Standards Act Reporting Requirements
I. Background
This regulation prescribes labor standards for federally financed
and assisted construction contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon and
Related Acts (DBRA), as well as labor standards for construction
contracts subject to the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act
(CWHSSA). The Davis-Bacon Act provides that every contract
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wage subject to the Act must contain a provision (wage determination)
stating the minimum wages and fringe benefits to be paid the various
classes of laborers and mechanics employed on the contract. Any class
of laborer or mechanic not listed in the wage determination which is to
be employed under the contract shall be classified in conformance with
the wage determination, and a report of the action shall be submitted
to DOL for review and approval. Further, where a benefit plan is not of
the conventional type described in the Act and/or common in the
construction industry which is established under a customary fund or
program, the regulation provides for contractors to request approval of
unfunded fringe benefit plans.
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 the extension of approval to collect
this information in order to ensure that employees on federally
financed or assisted contracts receive the wage protection to which
they are entitled by law.
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.
Frequency: On occasion.
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Requirement Respondents Responses Time per response Burden hours
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Conformance Report.................................. 3,500 3,500 15 min 875
Unfunded Fringe Benefit Plans....................... 6 6 1 hour 6
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Total Responses: 3,506.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 881.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $1,262.16.
Claim for Compensation by Dependents Information Reports
I. Background
The forms included in this information request are used by Federal
employees and their dependents to claim benefits, prove continued
eligibility for benefits, and to show entitlement to the remaining
compensation of a deceased beneficiary under the Federal Employees'
Compensation Act. There are nine forms in this information collection
request. They are the CA-5, CA-5b, CA-1031, CA-1085, CA-1093, CA-1615,
CA-1617, CA-1618, and CA-1074.
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 the extension of approval to collect
this information in order to carry out its responsibility to meet the
statutory requirements of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act. The
information contained in these forms is used by the Division of Federal
Employees' Compensation to determine entitlement to benefits under the
Act, to verify dependent status, and to initiate, continue, adjust, or
terminate benefits based on eligibility criteria.
Review: Extension.
Agency: Employment Standards Administration.
Title: Request for Earnings Information.
OMB Number: 1215-0155.
Agency Numbers: CA-5, CA-5b, CA-1031, CA-1074, CA-1085, CA-1093,
CA-1615, CA-1617, and CA-1618.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
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Respondents/ Minutes per Burden
Form responses Frequency form hours
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CA-5...................................... 150 Once........................ 90 225
CA-5b..................................... 20 Once........................ 90 30
CA-1615................................... 600 Once........................ 30 300
CA-1617................................... 300 Semiannually................ 30 150
CA-1085................................... 500 Once........................ 45 375
CA-1031................................... 150 Annually.................... 15 37
CA-1074................................... 10 Once........................ 60 10
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CA-1093................................... 15 Once........................ 30 7
CA-1618................................... 150 Semiannually................ 30 75
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Total Responses: 1,895.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,209.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $435.
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: November 14, 2000.
Margaret J. Sherrill,
Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, Division of
Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration and
Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-29617 Filed 11-17-00; 8:45 am]
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