[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 210 (Tuesday, October 31, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63782-63783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-18282]


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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 January 2, 2007.

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: Regulations 29 CFR Part 5 prescribes labor standards 
for federally financed and assisted construction contracts subject to 
the Davis-Bacon (DBA), 40 U.S.C. 3141 et seq., the Davis-Bacon Related 
Acts (DBRA), and labor standards for all contracts subject to the 
Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (CWHSSA), 40 U.S.C. 3701 
et seq. The DB and DBRA require payment of locally prevailing wages and 
fringe benefits, as determined by the Department of Labor (DOL), to 
laborers and mechanics on most federally financed or assisted 
construction projects. See 40 U.S.C. Sec.  3142(a) and 29 CFR 
5.5(2)(1). The CWHSSA requires the payment of one and one-half times 
the basic rate of pay hours worked over forty in a week on most Federal 
contracts involving the employment of laborers or mechanics. See 40 
U.S.C. 3702(c) and 29 CFR 5.5(b)(1). The requirements of this 
information collection consist of: (A) reports of conformed 
classifications and wage rates, and (B) requests for approval of 
unfunded fringe benefit plans. This information collection is currently 
approved for use through May 31, 2007.
    II. Review Focus: The Department of Labor is particularly 
interested in comments which:
     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;
     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;
     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 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 DBA, DBRA, and 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 or other for-profit; Federal Government; 
State, Local or Tribal Government.

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                                          Number of       Number of        Estimated time per
             Requirement                 respondents      responses             response           Burden hours
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Conformance Reports..................           3,000           3,000  15 minutes...............             750
Unfunded Fringe Benefit Plans........               6               6  6 hours..................               6
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    Total............................           3,006           3,006  .........................             756
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    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 756.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $1,263.
    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 26, 2006.
Ruben Wiley,
Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, Division of 
Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration and 
Planning, Employment Standards Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-18282 Filed 10-30-06; 8:45 am]
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