[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44762-44763]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20523]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, intends to extend for three years, an 
information collection request with the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB). All Federal agencies administering programs subject to Davis-
Bacon wage provisions are required to submit to the Department of Labor 
(DOL) a report of all new covered contracts/projects and all compliance 
and enforcement activities every six months. In order for the DOE to 
comply with this reporting requirement, it must collect contract and 
enforcement information from

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Recovery Act funded Loan and Loan Guarantee Borrowers, DOE direct 
contractors, and other prime contractors that administer DOE programs 
subject to Davis-Bacon requirements.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before November 27, 2017. If you anticipate difficulty 
in submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed 
below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to: John M. Sullivan, GC-63, 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585; 
Fax: 202-586-0971; or email at: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to John M. Sullivan, GC-63, Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585; Fax: 202-586-0971; or 
email at: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No. 1910-5165; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Davis-Bacon Semi-Annual Labor Compliance Report; (3) Type of 
Request: three-year extension without changes; (4) Purpose: To obtain 
information from the Department of Energy Management and Operation, 
Facilities Management Contractors, and recipients of financial 
assistance whose work is subject to the Davis-Bacon Act; (5) Annual 
Estimated Number of Respondents: 75; (6) Annual Estimated Number of 
Total Responses: 150; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 2 
per respondent for total of 300 hours per year; (8) Annual Estimated 
Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.00 annually.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the extended collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) 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; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.
    Statutory Authority: 29 CFR part 5, Section 5.7(b).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 20, 2017.
Jean S. Stucky,
Assistant General Counsel for Contractor Human Resources, Office of the 
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2017-20523 Filed 9-25-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6450-01-P