[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 193 (Thursday, October 5, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58870-58871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16440]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5091-N-04]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Federal Labor Standards Remote Monitoring

AGENCY: Office of Labor Relations, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department 
is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: December 4, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
Control Number and should be sent to: Lillian Deitzer, Reports 
Management Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
7th Street, SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410 or [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jade Banks, Senior Policy Advisor, 
Office of Labor Relations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street, SW., Room 2102, Washington, DC 20410 or [email protected], telephone (202) 708-0370, Ext. 5475 (this is not a toll-
free number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available 
information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting the proposed 
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended).
    This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to: 
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information will have practical utility; (2) evaluate the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (3) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (4) minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond; including the 
use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of 
responses.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Federal Labor Standards Remote Monitoring.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: None.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: Many 
HUD programs are subject to Federal labor standards provisions, 
including the payment of federally-determined prevailing wage rates to 
construction and maintenance laborers and mechanics, and the payment of 
premium rates for overtime hours worked. Several HUD programs are 
administered by State, local, and tribal agencies, aka local 
contracting agencies (LCAs), to which HUD has delegated labor standards 
administration and enforcement responsibilities. HUD is responsible, 
overall, for full compliance with Federal labor standards requirements 
in all of its programs and must monitor LCA performance. HUD prefers to 
conduct monitoring reviews on-site, at the LCA's place(s) of business. 
In some instances, resource constraints may limit HUD's ability to 
conduct on-site LCA monitoring. To ensure compliance, HUD may resort to 
remote monitoring requiring LCAs to submit to HUD information relating 
to performance in the delegated areas of labor standards administration 
and enforcement.
    In order for HUD to accomplish remote monitoring and to assist 
LCAs, HUD proposes to institute remote monitoring information 
collection requirements and has created forms on which LCAs may submit 
information necessary for HUD's monitoring review.
    HUD and LCAs would be required to maintain records of these remote 
monitoring forms and the results of the remote monitoring review for 
three (3) years after the review or the resolution of any findings, 
whichever is later.

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    Agency form numbers, if applicable: Proposed forms HUD-4742 (A, B, 
C, D, and E for city, county, and Tribal agencies); and HUD-4743 (A and 
B for State agencies).
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:

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                                                                                  Amount of time    Total time
                              Item                                   Number of       required     required/annum
                                                                    respondents       (hours)         (hours)
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HUD-4742 (A through E)..........................................              45               4             180
HUD-4743 (A and B)..............................................               5               4              20
Recordkeeping...................................................              50               1              50
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    Total Annual Burden.........................................  ..............  ..............             250
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    Status of the proposed information collection: This is a new 
collection.


    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C., 
Chapter 35, as amended.


    Dated: September 28, 2006.
Edward L. Johnson,
Director, Office of Labor Relations.
[FR Doc. E6-16440 Filed 10-4-06; 8:45 am]
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