[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 5049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-2284]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 23, 2003.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection request (ICR) 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) 693-4158 or e-mail [email protected].
    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:
    [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 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: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Employment Standards Administration (ESA).
    Title: Optional Use Payroll Form Under the Davis-Bacon Act.
    OMB Number: 1215-0149.
    Affected Public: Business or other-for-profit; Individual or 
households; Federal government; and State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: Weekly.
    Number of Respondents: 100,880.
    Number of Annual Responses: 9,280,960.
    Estimated Time Per Response: Average of 56 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 8,700,000.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $371,238.00.
    Description: The Copeland Act (40 U.S.C. 276c) requires contractors 
and subcontractors performing work on Federally financed or assisted 
construction contracts to ``furnish weekly a statement with respect to 
the wages paid each employee during the preceding week.'' Section 5.5 
(a)(3)(ii) of Regulations, 29 CFR part 5, provides that contractors 
submit weekly a copy of all payrolls to the Federal agency contracting 
for or financing the construction project, accompanied by a signed 
``Statement of Compliance'' indicating that the payrolls are correct 
and complete and that each laborer or mechanic had been paid not less 
than the proper Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rate for the work 
performed. The Wh-347 is an optional form that may be used by 
contractors and subcontractors to certify payrolls, attesting that 
proper wage rates and fringe benefits have been paid to their employees 
performing work on contracts covered by the Davis-Bacon and related 
Acts and the Copeland Act.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-2284 Filed 1-30-03; 8:45 am]
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