[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 47 (Monday, March 11, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15377-15378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05559]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; 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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Wage and Hour 
Division (WHD) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, 
``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,'' to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued use 
in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq.

DATES: Submit comments on or before April 10, 2013.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; 
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency 
of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained from the 
RegInfo.gov Web site, http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, on the 
day following publication of this notice or by contacting Michel Smyth 
by telephone at 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or 
sending an email to [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-WHD, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 
20503, Fax: 202-395-6881 (this is not a toll-free number), email: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 
202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at [email protected].
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulations 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 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 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.
    This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency 
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and 
the public is generally not required to respond to an information 
collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under the PRA and displays 
a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any 
other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to 
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that 
does not display a valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 
1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection 
under Control Number 1235-0023. The current approval is scheduled to 
expire on April

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30, 2013; however, it should be noted that existing information 
collection requirements submitted to the OMB receive a month-to-month 
extension while they undergo review. For additional information, see 
the related notice published in the Federal Register on November 8, 
2012 (77 FR 67026).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section within 30 days of publication of this notice in 
the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1235-0023. 
The OMB is particularly interested in comments that:
     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: DOL-WHD.
    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: 1235-0027.
    Affected Public: Federal Government and Private Sector--businesses 
or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 8,503.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 8,503.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 2,128.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $3,996.

    Dated: March 5, 2013.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-05559 Filed 3-8-13; 8:45 am]
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