[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 244 (Thursday, December 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69777-69778]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27332]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal 
Contractors

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Wage and Hour 
Division (WHD) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, 
``Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors'' 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). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before January 21, 2020.

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 website at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201909-1235-002 (this link will only become active 
on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting 
Frederick Licari by telephone at 202-693-8073, TTY 202-693-8064, (these 
are not toll-free numbers) or by email at [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request by mail 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: Frederick Licari by telephone at 202-
693-8073, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks to extend PRA authority for 
the Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors information 
collection. Please note that the 60-day Federal Register Notice 
proposed respondent burden and cost amounts were found to be 
underestimated. DOL is presenting the revised respondent burden and 
cost amounts below in the appropriate sections.
    On September 7, 2015, President Barack Obama signed Executive Order 
13706 (80 FR 54697, September 10, 2015). The Executive Order 
established paid sick leave for Federal Contractors. Executive Order 
13706 stated that the Federal Government's procurement interests in 
efficiency and cost savings are promoted when the Federal Government 
contracts with sources that ensure workers on those contracts can earn 
paid sick leave. The Executive Order therefore required parties who 
contract with the Federal Government to provide their employees with up 
to seven days of paid sick time annually, including paid time allowing 
for family care. The Final Rule established standards and procedures 
for implementing and enforcing the paid sick leave requirements of 
Executive Order 13706. As required by the Order, the Final Rule 
incorporated, to the extent practicable, existing definitions, 
procedures, remedies, and enforcement processes under the Fair Labor 
Standards Act, the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act, the Davis-
Bacon Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Violence Against Women 
Act, and Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for 
Contractors.
    Among other requirements, the regulations require employers subject 
to the Order to make and maintain records for notifications to 
employees on leave accrual and requests to use paid sick leave, dates 
and amounts of paid sick leave used, written responses to requests to 
use paid sick leave, records relating to certification and 
documentation where an employer requires this from an employee using at 
least three consecutive days of leave, tracking of or calculations 
related to an employee's accrual or use of paid sick leave, the 
relevant covered contract, pay and benefits provided to an employee 
using leave, and any financial payment for unused sick leave made to an 
employee on separation from employment.
    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 the OMB under the PRA approves it 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 1235-0029.
    OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) 
years without renewal and the current approval for this collection will 
expire on December 31, 2019. 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 May 22, 2019 (84 FR 23586).
    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 1235-0029. 
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, 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: Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal 
Contractors.
    OMB Control Number: 1235-0029.

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    Affected Public: Private Section: Businesses or other for-profits; 
not-for-profit institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 454,067.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 31,803,436 responses 
(previously presented as 1,816,268).
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 626,406 hours (previously 
presented as 30,272 hours).
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $1,088,156.

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

    Dated: December 13, 2019.
Frederick Licari,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-27332 Filed 12-18-19; 8:45 am]
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