Proposed Collection; Comment Request [10/21/2003]
Volume 68, Number 203, Page 60117-60118
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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 December 22, 2003.
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
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 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
through 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. This information collection is currently
approved for use through April 30, 2004.
II. Review Focus
The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments
which:
[sbull] 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;
[sbull] 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;
[sbull] Enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information
to be collected; and
[sbull] 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 Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) as well as
the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (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 of other for-profit; Federal Government;
State, local or tribal government.
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Number of Number of Burden
Requirement respondents responses Estimated time per response hours
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Conformance Report.................... 1,500 1,500 15 minutes....................... 375
Unfunded Fringe Benefit Plans......... 6 6 6 hours.......................... 6
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Total........................... 1,506 1,506 ................................. 381
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Frequency: On Occasion.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 381.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.
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 15, 2003.
Bruce Bohanon,
Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, Division of
Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration and
Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-26480 Filed 10-20-03; 8:45 am]
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