[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 244 (Thursday, December 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69780-69781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27408]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Labor Standards for Federal Service 
Contracts--Regulations 29 CFR Part 4

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, 
``Labor Standards for Federal Service Contracts--Regulations,'' 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://

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www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201907-1235-002 (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 Labor Standards for Federal Service Contracts--Regulations 29 CFR 
part 4 information collection. DOL-WHD administers the McNamara-O'Hara 
Service Contract Act (SCA), 41 U.S.C. 351 et seq. The McNamara-O'Hara 
SCA applies to every contract entered into by the United States or the 
District of Columbia, the principal purpose of which is to furnish 
services to the United States through the use of service employees. The 
SCA requires contractors and subcontractors performing services on 
covered federal or District of Columbia contracts in excess of $2,500 
to pay service employees in various classes no less than the monetary 
wage rates and to furnish fringe benefits found prevailing in the 
locality, or the rates (including prospective increases) contained in a 
predecessor contractor's collective bargaining agreement. Safety and 
health standards also apply to such contracts. The compensation 
requirements of the SCA are enforced by the WHD.
    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 1235-0007.
    OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) 
years without renewal, and the current approval for this collection is 
scheduled to 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 20, 2019 (84 FR 22903).
    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 1235-0007. 
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: Labor Standards for Federal Service 
Contracts--Regulations 29 CFR part 4.
    OMB Control Number: 1235-0007.
    Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 123,333.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 123,463 responses.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 123,514 hours.
     Vacation Benefit Seniority List: 1 hour.
     Conformance Record: 30 minutes.
     Conformance Indexing: 2 hours.
     Collective Bargaining Agreement: 5 minutes.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

    Dated: December 13, 2019.
Frederick Licari,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-27408 Filed 12-18-19; 8:45 am]
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