[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 203 (Tuesday, October 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60117-60118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26480]


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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 [email protected]. 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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