[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 148 (Friday, July 31, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46163-46164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16613]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7024-N-32]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Federal Labor 
Standards Payee Verification and Payment Processing; OMB Control No. 
2501-0021

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, 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 30 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: August 31, 2020.

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: HUD Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503; fax: 202-395-5806, Email: OIRA [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email her at [email protected] or 
telephone 202-402-5535. This is not a toll-free number. Person 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

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seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in 
Section A.
    The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the 
information collection for a period of 60 days was published on January 
6, 2020 at 85 FR 521.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Federal Labor Standards Payee 
Verification and Payment Processing.
    OMB Approval Number: 2501-0021.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement.
    Form Number: HUD FORM 4734.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD, 
State, Local and Tribal housing agencies administrating HUD-assisted 
programs must enforce Federal Labor Standards requirements, including 
the payment of prevailing wage rates to laborers and mechanics employed 
on HUD-assisted construction and maintenance work that is covered by 
these requirements. Enforcement activities include securing funds to 
ensure the payment of wage restitution that has been or may be found 
due to laborers and mechanics who were employed on HUD-assisted 
projects. Also, for the payment to the U.S. Treasury of liquidated 
damages that were assessed for violations of Contract Work Hours and 
Safety Standards Act (CWHSSA). If the labor standards discrepancies are 
resolved, HUD refunds associated amounts to the depositor. As underpaid 
laborers and mechanics are located, HUD sends wage restitution payments 
to the workers.

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                                                                                           Total burden
         Information collection              Number of     Frequency of    Responses per     hours per     Burden hours     Hourly cost     Total cost
                                            respondents      response          annum         response                      per response
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4734 Deposit Voucher....................           15.00            1.00            1.00             .10            1.50          $43.71          $65.57
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    Total...............................           15.00  ..............            1.00             .10            1.50           43.71           65.57
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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.

Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-16613 Filed 7-30-20; 8:45 am]
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