[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 72 (Monday, April 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19013-19014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7093]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5146-N-02]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request Semi-
annual Labor Standards Enforcement Report

AGENCY: Office of Departmental Operations and Coordination, 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: June 15, 2007.

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 4178, 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) 402-5475 (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: Semi-annual Labor Standards Enforcement Report.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2501-0019.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: All 
Federal agencies administering programs subject to Davis-Bacon wage 
provisions are required by Department of Labor (DOL) regulations (29 
CFR Part 5, Section 5.7(b)) to submit a report of all new covered 
contracts/projects and all enforcement activities each six months. In 
order for HUD to comply with this requirement, it must collect contract 
and enforcement information from local agencies that administer HUD-
assisted programs subject to Davis-Bacon requirements. HUD requests 
that local agencies complete and submit a Semi-annual Enforcement 
Report each six months.

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    Local agencies and HUD must retain a copy of the Semi-annual 
Enforcement Report in its files.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: Forms HUD-4710, HUD-4710i.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The estimated total number of hours 
needed to prepare the information collection is 9,000; the number of 
respondents is 4,500; the frequency of response is semi-annually; and 
the hours per response is 2. Recordkeeping requirements add an addition 
2,250 hours for a total of 11,250 hours per year.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: April 9, 2007.
Edward L. Johnson,
Director, Office of Labor Relations.
[FR Doc. E7-7093 Filed 4-13-07; 8:45 am]
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