[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 97 (Friday, May 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23278-23279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10611]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0154; Docket 2018-0053; Sequence 2]


Information Collection; Construction Wage Rate Requirements-Price 
Adjustment (Actual Method)

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, the FAR Council 
invites the public to comment upon a renewal for the Construction Wage 
Rate Requirements-Price Adjustment (Actual Method). There are no 
changes to the existing information collection.

DATES: Submit comments on or before July 17, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The FAR Council invites interested persons to submit 
comments on this collection by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: This website provides the 
ability to type short comments directly into the comment field or 
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to http://www.regulations.gov 
and follow the instructions on the site.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Mandell/IC 9000-0154, Construction Wage Rate Requirements-
Price Adjustment (Actual Method).
    Instructions: All items submitted must cite Information Collection 
9000-0154, Construction Wage Rate Requirements-Price Adjustment (Actual 
Method). 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). This information collection is 
pending at the FAR Council. The Council will submit it to OMB within 60 
days from the date of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Zenaida Delgado, Procurement 
Analyst, at telephone 202-969-7207, or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Overview of Information Collection

Description of the Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Revision/Renewal of a currently 
approved collection.
    2. Title of the Collection--Construction Wage Rate Requirements-
Price Adjustment (Actual Method).
    3. Agency form number, if any:--N/A.

Solicitation of Public Comment

    Written comments and suggestions from the public should address one 
or more of the following four points:
    (1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility;
    (2) 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;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.

B. Purpose

    Government contracting officers may include Federal Acquisition 
Regulation (FAR) clause 52.222-32, Construction Wage Rate Requirements-
Price Adjustment (Actual Method), in fixed-price solicitations and 
contracts subject to the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute 
under certain conditions. The conditions are that the solicitation or 
contract contains option provisions to extend the term of the contract 
and the contracting officer determines that the most appropriate method 
to adjust the contract price at

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option exercise is to use a computation method based on the actual 
increase or decrease from a new or revised Department of Labor 
Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute wage determination.
    The clause requires that a contractor submit at the exercise of 
each option to extend the term of the contract, a statement of the 
amount claimed for incorporation of the most current wage determination 
by the Department of Labor, and any relevant supporting data, including 
payroll records, that the contracting officer may reasonably require. 
The information is used by Government contracting officers to establish 
the contract price adjustment for the construction requirements of a 
contract, generally if the contract requirements are predominantly 
services subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards statute.

C. Annual Reporting Burden

    The Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) indicates that 5,309 
construction contractors in FY 2017 could potentially have had 
contracts with recurring options. However, we believe there are only 
approximately 10% of these that would contain the subject clause, since 
most would not have a price adjustment clause, and there are other FAR 
prescribed price adjustment clauses. The estimated total burden is as 
follows:
    Respondents: 531.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Total Annual Responses: 531.
    Hours per Response: 40.
    Total Burden Hours: 21,240.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Obtaining Copies: 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-
0154, Construction Wage Rate Requirements-Price Adjustment (Actual 
Method), in all correspondence.

    Dated: May 14, 2018.
Lorin S. Curit,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2018-10611 Filed 5-17-18; 8:45 am]
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