[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 113 (Wednesday, June 13, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 32677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-11334]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPENT

[Docket No. FR-5146-N-03]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Record of Employee Interview

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: August 13, 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: Record of Employee Interview.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2501-0009.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: All 
Federal agencies administering programs subject to Davis-Bacon wage 
provisions are required to enforce Federal wage and reporting 
activities by Department of Labor (DOL) regulations (29 CFR part 5, 
Section 5.6 paragraphs (a)(2) and (a)(3), respectively.
    HUD, state and local agencies administering HUD-assisted programs 
must enforce Federal wage and reporting requirements on covered HUD-
assisted construction and maintenance work. Enforcement activities 
include conducting interviews with laborers and mechanics employed on 
HUD-assisted projects concerning their employment on covered projects. 
The HUD-11 and HUD-11-SP (Spanish version) are used to assist in the 
conduct of the interviews and to record the information provided by the 
respondents. The forms may be supplemented with additional pages, as 
needed. Responses and the provision of supplemental information are 
voluntary on the part of respondents.
    The HUD-11 and HUD-11-SP are available on-line through HUD's web 
site. Completed HUD-11 and/or HUD-11-SP forms must be retained by the 
HUD and local agencies to document the sufficiency of enforcement 
efforts.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: Forms HUD-11 and HUD-11-SP 
(Spanish version).
    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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                                                                                                   Total time
                          Item                               Number of        Amount of time     required  (in
                                                            respondents     required  (hours)     hrs.)/annum
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Interviews.............................................             20,000                .25              5,000
Recordkeeping..........................................             20,000                .16              3,200
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    Total Annual Burden................................  .................  .................              8,200
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    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: June 4, 2007.
Edward L. Johnson,
Director, Office of Labor Relations.
[FR Doc. E7-11334 Filed 6-12-07; 8:45 am]
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