[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49182-49183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12729]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7084-N-04]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Semi-Annual 
Labor Standards Enforcement Report--Local Contracting Agencies (HUD 
Program); OMB Control No.: 2501-0019

AGENCY: Office of Field Policy and Management, Housing and Urban 
Development (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 60 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: August 12, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection can be sent within 60 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 60-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Interested 
persons are also invited to submit comments regarding this proposal and 
comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number 
and should be sent to: Jennifer A. Dupont, Program Analyst, Office of 
Field Policy and Management, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 40 Marietta Street, 10th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30303 or the 
number (678) 732-2034 this is not a toll free number or email at 
[email protected] for a copy of the proposed forms or other 
available information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollards, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-3400 (this is not 
a toll free number) or email Colette Pollard at [email protected] 
for copies of the proposed forms and other available information. HUD 
welcomes and is prepared to receive calls from individuals who are deaf 
or hard of hearing, as well as individuals with speech or communication 
disabilities. To learn more about how to make an accessible telephone 
call, please visit https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting the proposed 
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended).
    This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to: 
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection 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; (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 the 
use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of 
responses.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Information Collection: Semi-Annual Labor Standards 
Enforcement Report--Local Contracting Agencies (HUD Programs).
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2501-0019.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Department of Labor (DOL) requires all Federal agencies administering 
programs subject to Davis-Bacon wage requirements covered by 29 CFR 
5.7(b) to submit a semi-annual report of all new covered contracts/
projects and all enforcement activities during the six-month reporting 
period. For HUD to comply, HUD collects data from state and local 
agencies that administer HUD-assisted programs subject to Davis-Bacon 
requirements. HUD requires these agencies to complete and submit a 
Semi-annual Labor Standards Enforcement Report every six months. 
Respondents and HUD must retain a copy of the Semi-annual Labor 
Standards Enforcement Report files at least three years.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD FORM 4710.

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    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:

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                                             Number of     Frequency of    Responses per    Burden hour    Annual burden    Hourly cost
         Information collection             respondents      response          annum       per response        hours       per response     Annual cost
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HUD 4710 Semi-Annual Labor Standards               4,565               2           9,130             1.0           9,130          $48.69     $444,539.70
 Enforcement Report--Local Contracting
 Agencies (HUD Programs)................
HUD 4710 Semi-Annual Labor Standards                   0               0               0               0               0               0            0.00
 Enforcement Report--Local Contracting
 Agencies (HUD Programs) i..............
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    Total...............................           4,565               2           9,130             1.0           9,130           48.69      444,539.70
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    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. chapter 
35, as amended.

Christopher D. Taylor,
Director, Field Policy and Management.
[FR Doc. 2024-12729 Filed 6-10-24; 8:45 am]
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