[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 224 (Thursday, November 20, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69130-69131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27477]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Davis-Bacon Certified Payroll

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, 
``Davis-Bacon Certified Payroll,'' to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued use, without change, 
in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq. Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before December 22, 2014.

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 free of charge 
from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201411-1235-001 (this link will only become active 
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting 
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are 
not toll-free numbers) or by email at [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request by mail or courier 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; by Fax: 202-395-5806 (this is not a toll-free 
number); or by email: [email protected]. Commenters are 
encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments 
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information Compliance 
Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; or by email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by email 
at [email protected].

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks to extend PRA authority for 
the Davis-Bacon Certified Payroll information collection. The Copeland 
Act requires contractors and subcontractors performing work on 
federally financed or assisted construction contracts to furnish weekly 
a statement with respect to the wages paid each employee during the 
preceding week. See 40 U.S.C. 3145(a); 29 CFR 3.3(b). Regulations 29 
CFR 5.5 (a)(3)(ii)(A) requires contractors to submit weekly a copy of 
all payrolls to the Federal agency contracting for or financing the 
construction project, if the agency is a party to the contract, 
accompanied by a signed Statement of Compliance indicating that the 
payrolls are correct and complete and that each laborer or mechanic has 
been paid not less than the proper Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rate for 
the work performed. See 29 CFR 5.5(a)(3)(ii)(B). The DOL has developed 
optional use Form WH-347, Payroll Form, to aide contractors and 
subcontractors performing work on federally financed or assisted 
construction contracts in meeting weekly payroll reporting 
requirements. See 29 CFR 5.5(a)(3)(ii)(A); see also, 29 CFR 3.3(b). 
Properly filled out, this form will satisfy the requirements of 
Regulations 29 CFR parts 3 and 5 as to payrolls submitted in connection 
with contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts. Copeland 
Act section 2 authorizes this information collection. See 40 U.S.C. 
3145(a).
    Consistent with the development of additional tools to increase 
transparency in the accounting of information collection burdens across 
Federal agencies, the DOL seeks for the Davis-Bacon Certified Payroll 
to be designated a common form that may be used by all Federal 
agencies. This designation will not change the collection, except that 
the burdens associated with the ICR would be apportioned to each 
contracting agency, in accordance with its use of certified payrolls, 
instead of all burdens being allocated to the DOL.
    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 1235-0008.
    OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) 
years without renewal, and the current approval for this collection is 
scheduled to expire on January 31, 2015. The DOL seeks to extend PRA 
authorization for this information collection for three (3) more years, 
without any change to existing requirements. The DOL notes that 
existing information collection requirements submitted to the OMB 
receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For 
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related 
notice published in the Federal Register on June 9, 2014 (79 FR 33001).
    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 thirty (30) days of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1235-0008. 
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,

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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: Davis-Bacon Certified Payroll.
    OMB Control Number: 1235-0008.
    Affected Public: Private sector--businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 89,498.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 8,233,816.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 7,684,895 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $1,086,863.

    Dated: November 14, 2014.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-27477 Filed 11-19-14; 8:45 am]
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