[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 25 (Monday, February 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6516-6517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02450]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0175; Docket 2016-0053; Sequence 5]
Information Collection; Use of Project Labor Agreements for
Federal Construction Projects
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding a new OMB
information clearance.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
the Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a new
information collection requirement regarding Use of Project Labor
Agreements for Federal Construction Projects.
DATES: Submit comments on or before April 8, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0175, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction
Projects, by any of the following methods:
Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov.
Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the
OMB control number. Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that
corresponds with ``Information Collection 9000-0175, Use of Project
Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects''. Follow the
instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please
include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection
9000-0175, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction
Projects'' on your attached document.
Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405.
ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC 9000-0175, Use of Project Labor Agreements for
Federal Construction Projects.
Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information
Collection 9000-0175, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal
Construction Projects, in all correspondence related to this
collection. Comments received generally will be posted without change
to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal and/or business
confidential information provided. To confirm receipt of your
comment(s), please check www.regulations.gov, approximately two to
three days after submission to verify posting (except allow 30 days for
posting of comments submitted by mail).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Edward Loeb, Procurement Analyst,
Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, at telephone 202-501-0650
or via email to [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
FAR 22.501 prescribes policies and procedures to implement
Executive Order 13502, February 6, 2009 which encourages Federal
agencies to consider the use of a project labor agreement (PLA), as
they may decide appropriate, on large-scale construction projects,
where the total cost to the Government is more than $25 million, in
order to promote economy and efficiency in Federal procurement. A PLA
is a pre-hire collective bargaining agreement with one or more labor
organizations that establishes the terms and conditions of employment
for a specific construction project. FAR 22.503(b) provides that an
agency may, if appropriate, require that every contractor and
subcontractor engaged in construction on the project agree, for that
project, to negotiate or become a party to a project labor agreement
with one or more labor organizations if the agency decides that the use
of project labor agreements will--
(1) Advance the Federal Government's interest in achieving economy
and efficiency in Federal procurement,
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producing labor-management stability, and ensuring compliance with laws
and regulations governing safety and health, equal employment
opportunity, labor and employment standards, and other matters; and,
(2) Be consistent with law.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 70.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 70.
Hours per Response: 1.
Total Burden Hours: 70.
C. Public Comments
Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
functions of the FAR, and whether it will have practical utility;
whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of
information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and
methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and ways in which we can minimize the
burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond,
through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from the General Services
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street
NW., Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202-501-4755. Please cite OMB
Control No. 9000-0175, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal
Construction Projects, in all correspondence.
Dated: February 3, 2016.
Lorin S. Curit,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of
Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016-02450 Filed 2-5-16; 8:45 am]
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