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[Federal Register: October 23, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 205)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 15, 2001.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of 
each individual ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be 
obtained by calling the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation 
contact Marlene Howze at (202) 219-8904 or Email <A HREF="mailto:Howze-Marlene@dol.gov">Howze-Marlene@dol.gov</A>.
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for ESA, Office of Management and 
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 ((202) 395-7316), within 30 
days from the date of this publication in the Federal Register.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> 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;
    <bullet> 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 submission of responses.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration (ESA).
    Title: Report of Construction Contractor's Wage Rates.
    OMB Number: 1215-0046.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 37,500.
    Number of Annual Responses: 75,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 20 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 25,000.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The Davis-Bacon Act (29 U.S.C. 276a-276-a-7) provides, 
in part that ``* * * every contract in excess of $2,000 * * * which 
requires or involves the employment of mechanics and/or laborers shall 
contain a provision stating the minimum wages to be paid various 
classes of laborers and mechanics which shall be based upon the wages 
that will be determined by the Secretary of Labor to be prevailing for 
the corresponding classes of laborers and mechanics employed on 
projects of a character similar to the contract work in the city, town, 
village or other civil subdivision of the State in which the work is 
performed * * *.''
    Form WD-10 is used by the US Department of Labor to elicit 
construction project data from contractor associations, contractors and 
unions. The wage date is used to determine locally prevailing wages 
under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts. The information collection 
requests addresses changes being proposed to Form WD1-10 to develop

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more cost-effective and less burdensome methods of obtaining reliable 
wage data.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-26635 Filed 10-22-01; 8:45 am]
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