[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 48 (Friday, March 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 11912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5461]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

March 5, 2010.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of 
the following public information collection request (ICR) to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 
chapter 35). A copy of this ICR, with applicable supporting 
documentation; including among other things a description of the likely 
respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden 
may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Darrin A. King on 
202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number)/e-mail: [email protected].
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Wage 
and Hour Division (WHD), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 202-395-7316/Fax: 202-395-5806 (these 
are not toll-free numbers), E-mail: [email protected] within 
30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal Register. In 
order to ensure the appropriate consideration, comments should 
reference the OMB Control Number (see below).
    The OMB 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 submission of responses.
    Agency: Wage and Hour Division.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Title of Collection: Requests to Approve Conformed Wage 
Classifications and Unconventional Fringe Benefit Plans Under the 
Davis-Bacon and Related Acts and Contract Work Hours and Safety 
Standards Act.
    OMB Control Number: 1215-0140.
    Agency Form Number: N/A.
    Affected Public: Federal Government and businesses and other for-
profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,966.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 746.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden (Operation and Maintenance): 
$1,391.
    Description: The Department Regulations at 29 CFR part 5 prescribe 
labor standards for federally financed and assisted construction 
contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act (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 DBA 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. 40 U.S.C. 3142(a)-(b) and 
29 CFR 5.5(a)(1). The CWHSSA requires the payment of one and one-half 
times the basic rate of pay for hours worked over forty in a week on 
most federal contracts involving the employment of laborers or 
mechanics. See 40 U.S.C. 3702(a) 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 unconventional fringe benefit plans. For additional information, see 
related notice published in the Federal Register on December 2, 2009 
(74 FR 63158).

Darrin A. King,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-5461 Filed 3-11-10; 8:45 am]
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