[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 144 (Friday, July 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45259-45260]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18002]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5719-N-02]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Federal Labor 
Standards Questionnaire(s); Complaint Intake Form

AGENCY: Office of Labor Relations, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment 
from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. 
The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: September 24, 2013.

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: Saundra A. Green, Administrative 
Officer, Office of Labor Relations, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 2124, Washington, DC 20410-5000; 
telephone 202-402-5537 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at 
[email protected] or a copy of the proposed forms or other 
available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may 
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay 
Service at (800) 877-8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-3400. This is not a toll-
free number. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this 
number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at 
(800) 877-8339.
    Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from 
Ms. Pollard.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is 
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in 
Section A.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Federal Labor Standards 
Questionnaire; Complaint Intake Form.
    OMB Approval Number: 2501-0018.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Form Number: HUD-4730, HUD-4730E, HUD-4730SP and HUD-4731.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Information collected on HUD-4730, 4730E and 4730SP, Federal Labor 
Standards Questionnaires, will be used by HUD and agencies 
administering HUD programs to collect information from laborers and 
mechanics employed on HUD-assisted projects. Employers are required to 
submit weekly certified payroll reports in order to demonstrate and 
attest to their compliance with Federal labor standards. The 
information collected on questionnaires is primarily used to determine 
whether payroll information supplied by employers is valid. Testing 
employer data can disclose violations that may be concealed or that are 
otherwise not apparent to the agency.
    Information collected on the HUD 4731, Federal Labor Standard 
Complaint Intake form, will be used by HUD and agencies administering 
HUD programs to collect information from complainants alleging 
violations of Federal labor standards on HUD-assisted projects. The 
information collected is primarily used in the conduct of 
investigations into the allegations.
    Generally, enforcement actions, including investigations, are 
geared to the respondent's benefit, that is, to determine whether the 
respondent was underpaid and to ensure the payment of wage restitution 
to the respondent, if so.

These forms have been crafted to focus on essential information, to 
make it easy to read and complete, and to best capture the information 
needed for HUD to competently enforce Federal labor standards and to 
protect workers' rights to prevailing wages.

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,000.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 2,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Hours per Response: .5.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 1,000.

    Note: Preparer of this notice may substitute the chart for 
everything beginning with estimated number of respondents above:


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                                                        Number of     Frequency of    Responses    Burden hour     Annual      Hourly cost
               Information collection                  respondents      response      per annum   per response  burden hours  per response   Annual cost
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HUD-4730, 4730E, 4730SP............................           2,500             1             1            .5          1250         10.00        12,500
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B. Solicitation of Public Comment

    This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected parties concerning the collection of information described in 
Section A on the following: (1) 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;
    (2) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond; including through the use of appropriate 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.
    HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to 
these questions.

     Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.


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    Dated: July 18, 2013.
Jacqueline Roundtree,
Acting Director, Office of Labor Relations.
[FR Doc. 2013-18002 Filed 7-25-13; 8:45 am]
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