[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 93 (Friday, May 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 29391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10341]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Requests to Approve Conformed Wage 
Classifications and Unconventional Fringe Benefit Plans Under the 
Davis-Bacon and Related Acts and Contract Work Hours and Safety 
Standards Act

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Wage and Hour 
Division (WHD)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval 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 the agency 
receives on or before June 13, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) if the information will be processed and used in a timely 
manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and 
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (5) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202-
693-8538, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Wage and Hour Division of the Department 
of Labor administers the Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) and Davis-Bacon Related 
Acts (DBRA), 40 U.S.C. 3141 et seq., and the Contract Work Hours and 
Safety Standards Act (CWHSSA), 40 U.S.C. 3701 et seq. Regulations at 29 
CFR part 5 prescribe labor standards for federally financed and 
federally assisted construction contracts subject to DBA, DBRA, and 
labor standards for all contracts subject to CWHSSA. The DBA and DBRA 
require payment of locally prevailing wages and fringe benefits, as 
determined by the Department, to laborers and mechanics on most 
federally financed or assisted construction projects. CWHSSA requires 
the payment of one and one-half times the basic rate of pay for hours 
worked over 40 in a week on most federal contracts involving the 
employment of laborers or mechanics. The requirements of this 
information collection consist of (1) reports of conformed 
classifications and wage rates, and (2) requests for approval of 
unfunded fringe benefit plans. For additional substantive information 
about this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal 
Register on February 7, 2022 (87 FR 6894).
    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 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 
OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
    DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than 
three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information 
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive 
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
    Agency: DOL-WHD.
    Title of Collection: Requests to Approve Conformed Wage 
Classifications and Unconventional Fringe Benefit Plans Under the 
Davis-Bacon and Related Acts and Contract Work Hours and Safety 
Standards Act.
    OMB Control Number: 1235-0023.
    Affected Public: Federal Government; Private Sector-- Businesses or 
other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 8,518.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 8,518.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 2,143 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $5,196.

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

    Dated: May 9, 2022.
Mara Blumenthal,
Senior PRA Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2022-10341 Filed 5-12-22; 8:45 am]
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