[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 237 (Friday, December 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 89128-89129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29445]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5918-N-02]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information: Semi-Annual Labor 
Standards Enforcement Report; Local Contracting Agencies (HUD Programs)

AGENCY: Office of Field Policy and Management, 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: February 7, 2017.

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: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 202-402-
5534 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at [email protected] 
for 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: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Anna P. Guido at 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-5535. 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. Guido.

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: Semi-Annual Labor Standards 
Enforcement Report Local Contracting agencies (HUD Programs).
    OMB Approval Number: 2501-0019.
    Type of Request: Revision.
    Form Number: HUD FORM 4710, 4710i.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Department of Labor (DOL) Regulations 29 CFR 5.7(b), requires Federal 
agencies administering programs subject to Davis-Bacon and Related Act 
(DBRA) and Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (CWHSSA) labor 
standards to furnish a Semi-Annual Labor Standards Enforcement Report 
to the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division. Some HUD programs 
are administered by state and local agencies for the labor standards 
compliance. HUD must collect information from such agencies in order to 
capture enforcement activities for all HUD programs in its reports to 
DOL.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 45,000.

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    Estimated Number of Responses: 9,000.
    Frequency of Response: 2.
    Average Hours per Response: 2.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 18,000.

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                                      Number of       Frequency of    Responses per   Burden hour per   Annual burden   Hourly cost per
      Information collection         respondents        response          annum           response          hours           response       Annual cost
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Total............................           4,500                2            9,000                2           18,000           $35.38      $636,840.00
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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.

    Dated: November 30, 2016.
Nelson Breg[oacute]n,
Associate Assistant Deputy Secretary, Office of Field Policy and 
Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-29445 Filed 12-8-16; 8:45 am]
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