[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11198-11199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5084]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Wage and Hour Division


Proposed Extension of the Approval of Information Collection 
Requirements

AGENCY: Wage and Hour Division, Labor.

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

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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 Wage and Hour Division is soliciting comments concerning 
its proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
approval of the Information Collection: Federal Service Contracts 29 
CFR, Part 4. A copy of the proposed information collection request can 
be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Notice.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the 
addresses section below on or before May 10, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Control Number 1235-
0150, through one of the following methods:
    E-mail: [email protected]; or
    Mail, Hand Delivery, Courier: Regulatory Analysis Branch, Wage and 
Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-3502, 200 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.
    Instructions: Please submit one copy of your comments by only one 
method. All submissions received must include the agency name and 
Control Number identified above for this information collection. 
Because we continue to experience delays in receiving mail in the 
Washington, DC area, commenters are strongly encouraged to transmit 
their comments electronically via email or to submit them by mail 
early. Comments, including any personal information provided, become a 
matter of public record. They will also be summarized and/or included 
in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval of the 
information collection request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth, Chief, Regulatory 
Analysis Branch, Division of Interpretations and Regulatory Analysis, 
Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-3502, 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-
0406 (this is not a toll-free number). Copies of this notice may be 
obtained in alternative formats (Large Print, Braille, Audio Tape or 
Disc), upon request, by calling (202) 693-0023 (not a toll-free 
number). TTY/TDD callers may dial toll-free (877) 889-5627 to obtain 
information or request materials in alternative formats.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

I. Background

    Service Contract Act section 2(a) provides that every contract 
subject to the Act must contain a provision specifying the minimum 
monetary wages and fringe benefits to be paid to the various classes of 
service employees performing work on the contract. This information 
collection pertains to records needed to determine an employee's 
seniority for purposes of determining any vacation benefit, to conform 
wage rates where they do not appear on a wage determination (WD), and 
to update WDs because of changing terms in a collective bargaining 
agreement.

II. Review Focus

    The DOL 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 DOL seeks approval for the extension of this information 
collection in to order carry out the labor standards provisions 
applicable to Federal service contracts.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Agency: Wage and Hour Division.
    Title: Labor Standards for Federal Service Contracts--Regulations 
29 CFR part 4.
    OMB Numbers: 1235-0150.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits, Federal 
Government.
    Respondents: 49,484.
    Total Annual responses: 50,812.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 49,220.
    Estimated Time Per Response: vacation benefit seniority list: 1 
hour; conformance record 30 minutes; collective bargaining agreement, 5 
minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0.
    Total Burden Cost (operating/maintenance): $0.

    Dated: March 5, 2010.
Michel Smyth,
Regulatory Analysis Branch Chief.
[FR Doc. 2010-5084 Filed 3-9-10; 8:45 am]
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